American TV shows rarely hit the spot with me as their attempt at humour or overzealous dramatics find them sadly lacking. However, 'House', from its first season, had me hooked and the second does not disapppoint. It is as much exciting and gripping as its predecessor and forces the audience to yearn for season three because that's what the American networks want. But, for once, what the networks want works for me. An excellent blend of high drama, cleverly-written storylines and sardonic wit from Doctor Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), the second season of 'House' can be enjoyed by such a wide variety of people. And an Englishman as the lead role must have Bryan Singer eating his hat.
The worst witch is a very good children's film, this programme actually looks as if magic is in our lives.
I have always wanted to be magical or be an actress in the worst witch, as it shows magic is not just for good things, people can use it for bad and get into a dangerous mess with it.
Well, what can I say...
If you enjoyed "Police Squad - IN COLOUR!!" when it was first shown on ITV, or you loved the Naked Gun trilogy, then this DVD is a MUST. Nothing has been changed, all six episodes are included, as well as oodles of extras. Sadly, they only ever made six episodes...what a mistake ABC TV made, not making more! I still cannot stop laughing....
The Perfect Robbery: Clive Owen plays a ruthless and vengeful bank robber, with a perfectly planned operation; "who claims he will walk right out of the door". Denzel Washington plays a detective with the task of foiling the perfect plan. A truly gripping story.
Columbo aint too fashionable these days. People seem to have little time for a detective who likes to take a little time to get to the bottom of things. But Peter Falk creates an endlessly watchable character here and the who's who of guest stars has surely never been matched by any other show (Vincent Price, Martin Sheen, Ray Milland, Martin Landau, Johnny Cash, Donald Pleasance to name a few).
There's no doubt that Columbo is a total sadist - it's obvious he knows 'who dunnit' as soon as he enters the room, but he manages to string along the culprit for 2 hours everytime.
It's always a joy to watch the bad guy/girl unravel in front of our eyes, often just because Columbo refuses to go away and irritates the hell out of them whilst he's there.
The main downfall of all the do-badders, is their arrogance in thinking they are cleverer than the dishevelled figure investigating the case: but Columbo knows the score.
He needs no gun or profanity, just an uncanny inability to quite make it out of a room without asking (at least) one more question, a slobbering car-bound beagle and a mysterious phantom wife.
You wont be able to leave it alone...
Edward Scissorhands is one of the greatest Burton creations to date. The character of Edward, an outsider in a surreal suburban world, is effectively Burton as a teenager in his suburban world. The story of Edward Scissorhands, who is left alone in the world after his Inventor/Father, played by Vincent Price, dies suddenly is a poingent one. Edward is left ill-equipped for the world and is an outsider, just like his creater, Burton. Found by an Avon lady in his lonely castle, Edward is introduced to suburban life. Burton, as always, is ever present throughout the film and it is reminiscent of his earlier shorts - Vincent and Frankenweenie. With the usual Burton humour and amazing set design this film is a visual masterpiece. And of course it must be mentioned that Danny Elfman's score adds so much to the film. This film is not only an amusing and beautiful story but also a timeless love story re-told in the quintessential Burton way.
Fans of Milla Jovovich"s midriff need look no further, as the all action MTA turns it into a virtual co-star in writer / director Kurt Wimmer's hit & miss sci-fi 'Ultraviolet'. I"d been looking forward to this movie, as I presumed it'd be in the same vein as Kurt"s accomplished sophomore effort; 'Equilibrium', and though Christian Bale's Gun Kata practising Tetragrammaton Cleric, now enjoys the same cult status as Snake Pilissken did in the 1970s, I seriously doubt 'Ultraviolet' or any of its characters (even one played by the excellent William Fincher) will follow suit.
Wimmer"s template for his picture was John Cassavetes 'Gloria' (in terms of the 'tough-broad-protecting-little-kid-in-danger' scenario), and yes, 'Ultraviolet' is a bit like 'Gloria'...if 'Gloria' featured an eleutheromanic, ianthine haired vampire chick with a Samurai sword, that is. The story (which sounds better suited to a PS3 game) involves an ongoing civil war between humans and hemophages, who ---wait for it---are victims of a sinister, secret government project to create super soldiers, turning them into vampires who were rounded up, systematically tortured, some escaped, went underground to regroup / lead the resistance and find a cure for their condition...but I"m making it sound a lot more complicated than it actually is. For 'Ultraviolet' is 94 minutes of 'Magna' inspired, comic book sci-fi action, yes, its basically 'Underworld' meets 'Kill Bill' meets every camera angle from 'The Matrix' , but crucially, 'Ultraviolet' (in spite of all its thieving) is a well paced, visually engaging film, which is great fun if you"re in the mood.
Its hard to believe that Milla Jovovich, that ditzy stoner from 'Dazed & Confused', has been active in the movie business for over a decade, and though I"m not a big fan of the 'Resident Evil' franchise, I loved her in both 'The Fifth Element' and 'Joan Of Arc', for whilst 'Ultraviolet"s' lady vampire may lack bite, she"s still got it where it counts. I"ll resist the temptation to use some trite, Vampire related puns from the Paul Ross school of film criticism; like 'fang-tastic', 'get your teeth into this' or '...goes for the neck' etc, but I will say that 'Ultraviolet' (and I"d strongly recommend the Region 1 Unrated Edition) is good entertainment for anyone whose ever found themselves hypnotized at some ungodly hour, by the razzle dazzle em" of 'Manga' anime. Fangs for the memories Milla.
This thrilling programme is about the struggle of three sisters ridding the world of evil, protecting innocents and constantly putting their lives on the line. Witchcraft meddles with romance, emotions and sisterhood, which can all be witnessed in the first ever pilot episode, as well as others. This opens your eyes to a world of the supernatural and the paranormal!
'X3' was always going to be a hard sell: with original director Bryan Singer bounced out of a job and away helming 'Superman Returns', scribe David Hayter long gone and international release dates bought forward by almost a year, few people expected 'X-Men 3: The Last Stand' to live up to its spectacular predecessor 'X2: X-Men United' or even match up to the ropey, but well liked, 'X-Men 1.5 X-Treme Edition' DVD. It"s a credit to all involved then, that not only is 'X3' an awesome action movie, but also an exciting, commendably sombre, conclusion to 'Marvel"s' flagship superhero franchise.
'X3' sees all mutants offered a "cure" by the powers that be; needless to say, this cynical ploy only serves to exacerbate the mutant-human conflict and effectively blurs the line between hero and villain. New director Bret 'Rush Hour' Ratner does well (though he lacks Singer"s subtlety & occasionally sacrifices story for spectacle), Patrick Stewart is typically cerebral as Professor X, Famke Janssen delights as the resurrected Phoenix / Jean Grey (Janssen even manages to pay homage to her breakthrough role as "Goldeneye" Bond girl Xenia Onatop), Kelsey Grammer is surprisingly good as The Beast whilst Hugh Jackman brushes up on his berserker attack one more time as the feral Wolverine. Ian McKellen is also at his most charismatic playing WWII concentration camp survivor turned militant mutant leader; Eric Lensherr a.k.a. Magneto, who, in spite of his past villainy, makes a number of valid points in a spine tingling speech about extermination and prejudice which is more 'RSC' than 'Marvel Comics'. As with all the 'X-Men' movies; they"re just so many interesting characters and not nearly enough screen time to do them all justice, and here; Angel in particular is built up no end, but doesn"t really get to make as big an impact as he could have And though 'X-Men' purists will consider most of what Ratner"s done as sacrilegious meddling, this is an X-citing (see what I did there?), satisfying motion picture that"ll stand up to numerous viewings in the years to come, and makes for an enjoyable final chapter in the "X-Men" saga. X-cellent.
Fellini"s vision of the life of Casanova (played by Donald Sutherland) has little to do with historical fact: he uses an episodic structure to ridicule his many sexual encounters and show just how meaningless such prowess is. Casanova drifts through a debauched world turning in on itself, away from learning and feeling, to a cold emptiness that is vividly allied to images of mechanisms. Thematically and ideologically the film is limited, it reflects the hollowness of its protagonist, but it is so full of amazing, surreal and detailed design that the imagery is hard to dispel afterwards. It may not be one of Fellini"s greatest films, but Casanova is richly textured and not to be dismissed; a potent fantasy rarely found in cinema, perhaps most akin in treatment to the director"s Satyricon.
This release is a double DVD, one disc for the film, one for extras. The print seems to be a good quality, the colours are quite strong but the contrast loses some detail and artefacting from the transfer is present throughout (the blocking in of the picture, most obvious in large areas of colour). These faults do take the edge off the experience, which, for something as detailed as a Fellini film, should be crisp and clear. Nevertheless, still very watchable. There are three language dubs on offer and optional English subtitles. This version of the film is, I think, the one most seen in cinemas but I am given to believe there are an extra 20 minutes of material Fellini intended for the film that are not present here. The extras are interesting, but not entirely necessary: an interview with Donald Sutherland gives some good background and context to the making of and the director"s intentions, albeit in a maudlin vein of humour, and the Fellini documentary gives a free-form overview of his career, most interesting to me for the glimpses of the films I haven"t yet been able to see. Interviews are from all over the place, and Fellini as a person doesn't necessarily come out of it that well, but then that seems add to the creative aura around him. There is also a picture gallery of posters, production stills etc.
Overall: a thoroughly worthwhile film from a brilliant filmmaker, although it may prove more inaccessible to those unfamiliar with Fellini"s concerns and style - it should especially be of interest to fans of his later work. The transfer is acceptable but not brilliant, a definitive version would have improved picture quality and might dig up those missing 20 mins, but for a reasonable price this is well worth exploring.
a cracking film with a catchy storyline,keanu reeves plays his part well but al pacino is the star of the show with a fantastic performance that shows what a great actor he really is and makes the film a real must see
my favourite show of the eighties,the music the women the clothes the action and all the stars that appeared in episodes and a very good team that made up the miami vice squad,i can't wait to have all the 5 series on dvd so i can watch them over and over again
Wow what a Tv program. I am absolutely obsessed with this program. I have being waiting ages for season 2 to come out. I think I have nearly worn out my season 1 dvds. Season 2 gets more and more into the personal life of Greg House and has so much more unusual medical conditions which I have learnt so much from. Great program I highly recommend this to anyone. Right now to buy it!!
In the midst of the 'Film Noir' decade, the 40's, 'The Big Sleep' provides one of its most remarkable films.
Howard Hawks' 'The Big Sleep' uses a very well written and clever script to tell the narrative and entertain, rather than the SFX that are over-zealously used nowadays. This may be due to the fact most special effects were not available at this time!
However, the performances of Humphrey Bogart, as the Detective Philip Marlowe, and Lauren Bacall, as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge, in particular, are stunning and would be arguably their career best, makes this film an excellent watch.
Some aspects of this film are clear to see in modern films such as "Sin City" and "The Man Who Wasn"t There" which shows that the Film Noir genre is still flourishing such as the narrative elements, dark nature, mise-en-scene and witty script.
With some amusing phrases from Philip Marlowe (Bogart) and action throughout, this is a must watch and is a classic.
FANTASTIC!!!!
A real blast from the past, why has this never been repeated, thank heavens for DVD releases, this is a classic and one of the funniest sitcoms ever.
It's great that the powers that be are finally getting around to releasing this distopian classic on a worthy transfer at last. But why should you buy this on dvd?
The film is wonderful with Ford at his put upon heroic best, Hauer at his other-worldly best and Hannah at her, erm, acrobatic best!
But this disc is a vanilla release, sugar-free as well - there's nowt on here but the film, which may be ok for some.
But when you know that the film is being re-released in cinemas next year (just like Alien was) and more to the point, there's a 3 disc deluxe version coming out shortly too - why would you want this skinny effort?
Great film, so wait to get it on a great dvd package why dontcha?...
Wonderful fun, great effects and Nathan Fillion again proves himself worthy of leading this type of film (ie: heroic & cowrdly, serious & funny).
Well worth your money with jumps, frights and laughs all the way through. It's a very knowing and respectful film, but never sells out with nods and winks to the camera - this is a pure tribute to B-movie creature features of days gone by.
This dvd is well worthwhile with decent extras on there - I'm still hoping for a deluxe Slither though, it's one of those films you just gotta love!!
The Doctor and his companions have an unbelievably slow adventure on a rather dull planet. The Web Planet is many things but sadly exciting is never one of them. Hartnell stories are often slow but many times all the more interesting for it, this sadly wasn"t one of those times. The camera is covered in Vaseline, there are big carbon fibre ants and they wear anoraks to help them breath. Do you really need to know any more!!!
However, this is Doctor Who and as such it"s still far more interesting than most of the television ever made. But don"t try and watch it in one sitting - it"s more than your sanity can cope with!
The extras are, as ever, utterly excellent. But you expect nothing less from a Classic Doctor Who release.
The Survivors follows the lives of those few people who manage to live through an apocalyptic plague as they desperately struggling against the odds to rebuild their lives in this new and strange world.
To say that series one is grim would be an understatement. It takes a strong person to sit through the whole box set without the onset of depression. But you just can"t stop watching this wonderfully compelling piece of totally original television. The fact that a large majority of the series was filmed on location helps it look less like normal BBC series of the time; somehow this gives it a strangely timeless quality. The themes of struggle, pain and corruption are as relevant today as they ever were. I recommend you watch this series just so you know how powerful and daring television of the 70s could be.
Schlocky Slithers may be but to describe this film as "the most hilarious horror movie since Shawn of the Dead" is a gross lie! How anyone could generate the merest titter whilst watching this OTT modern film bamboozles me. After the first 20 minutes, I thought it was going to be a Naked Gun-style spoof of 'The Blob' with Steve McQueen. But no, the film turned out to be a decidedly average unoriginal alien infestation tale with slick effects. Avoid like the plague!
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