Probably some of the finest performances you will ever see on film. Al Pacino, Jack Lemon, Kevin Spacey & Ed Harris are sensational as desperate salesman and Alec Baldwin's performance is worth the admission fee alone. This film is about dialogue and sensational interplay between characters fighting for their slice of the sales pie. If you want to be a salesman think again, because you are gonna need 'brass balls...'
Spider-man 2 is in my opinion the best and most action packed super hero movie ever. It sequels Spider-man superbly. It has an excellent background story about Peter parker who gains powers and uses them to fight evil. The villain 'Doctor Octavius' is a great match for spider-man with four mechanical arms. This film is very gripping and action packed. I would recommend it to all super hero fans.
Just in case you didn't quite believe it, here is the hugely entertaining proof that we really did win the Ashes this year!
This fabulous release suceeds in capturing the excitement and tension of an unforgettable series. The quality of the cricket alone justifies this DVD - the fact that England won only makes it that extra bit special.
If you're a cricket fan, a sports fan, or just someone who likes to see an England team emerge victorious in any pursuit, this is a must-have title.
Highly recommended.
If you're searching for some saucy, but inoffensive, yuletide humour, look no further. The laughs flow thick and fast in this sumptuous feast of festive frolics, in which the irreplaceable gang take us through four hours of irresistible mirth. The stars ~ every one an actor or actress of the highest calibre ~ give their all to likeable scripts that remind us of a time of greater innocence. Pantomime, songs, dancing, slapstick and a liberal dose of innuendo ~ they're all here in abundance and somehow succeed in capturing the seasonal spirit admirably.
The combination of Carry On and Christmas is indeed a winning formula. Devoted Carry On fans will not want to be without this value-for-money set, and newcomers to the genre might just find themselves rushing out to buy the films as well.
A Yuletide treat indeed.
Perhaps one of the most tense, atmospheric films ever made, The Warriors is now rendered even more desirable with the welcome addition of some fascinating extras.
The movie focuses on gang warfare in New York, as a group known as The Warriors tries to get home safely after being wrongly accused of causing the death of a rival gang leader.
The action, which has an almost comic-book quality about it (where's the blood?), has an undeniably nail-biting quality about it and benefits enormously from being set at night. The phrase "edge of your seat" is over-used, but, in this case, is supremely appropriate. You'll actually find yourself caring about the fate of the Warriors, a sure sign that you're watching something very, very special.
This is an engrossing, well-made film with fine performances from all those involved, and richly deserves to be given Special Edition status.
A welcome set of four Vacations films, with the gifted Chevvy Chase on top form as he wrestles with a never-ending series of hilarious scrapes that will leave you guffawing relentlessly.
Each movie pitches the unfortunate Griswold family into holidays so dreadful that you might be tempted never to set foot out of your house again.
The standout film is the Christmas Vacation, where the Griswolds endure a festive break so unspeakably awful that you will have no choice other than to laugh out loud.
Great scripts, top-notch acting, crisp production... this box set will make a fine Christas prezzie for any movie fan.
The West Wing.
A unique and wonderfully scripted program, conjuring a vast array of emotions, leaving you gagging for more.
This, the opening season of the show, sets it off to a fantastic start and throughout the series you'll find yourself moved with the twists and turns it takes. As the characters develop you find yourself living the lives of White House staffers and sharing their unique, encapturing lifestyles.
A number of people will dismiss The West Wing, claiming to not be "political" however I've found that no matter what your political stance you'll be able to take something out of the show and be engrossed in the sheer volume of its drama.
There is no doubt that Aaron Sorkin has done a fantastic job which is accompanied by some of the best acting on modern television. The West Wing can get no less than a "4" rating and should be enjoyed by all.
This is a fabulous dark and almost sinister version of the Gene Wilder classic - and I loved it. The characters of Charlie and his family and, indeed, the other four ticket winners, were very much secondary to Willy Wonka, portrayed to perfection by Johnny Depp. I can see why reports that he based the character on Michael Jackson exist - the character has lost himself in childhood in many ways, possibly much in the way that MIchael Jackson built his home around a fairground and surrounded himself with children, Willy Wonka built his life around his chocolate factory and surrounded himself with Oopma Loompas. The Ooopma Loompas were in my opinion the biggest disappointment in the film. The 'cloning' of the Ooompa Loompas didn't work for me, it would have been preferable to have characters and personalities shine from every individual, to my mind. I also think the rhyme that Gene Wilder recites as they carreer down the catacomb-esque tunnels on the chocolate river would have been very fitting - but probably impossible to use due to copyright laws. But those were two minor flaws in what was for me the best 'childrens' movie I have seen in a long, long time.
WOW!! Now this is a must-see for anyone that enjoys a twist to their film. Admittedly not the best acted film ever produced but the twist and the ways the people suffer makes this a 4 rating in my book. Cannot wait for Saw II to be released and hope they dont just make a lame sequal as most do. I dare you to see Saw!!!
The Shawshank Redemption is one of the best films i have ever seen. The great acting by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins are two of the things that just make this film exciting. The film is about a banker named Tim Robbins who is faulsely accused and condemed to prison.The guards of Shawshank are tough and unfair giving the film great story and keeps your attention, but Tim Robbins uses his excellent banking talent to win them round by striking deals with them.Overall this is a great film and I recommend it to anyone.
Andy Millman is in something of a rut, careerwise. Ricky Gervais plays the struggling actor, forced to take insignificant, bit-part roles, albeit opposite some big stars. His cause is unaided by his incompetent agent (played brilliantly by Stephen Merchant, who also co-wrote the series) who seems hell-bent on flushing Andy's career down the toilet. Andy's partner is crime is the hapless Maggy (Ashley Jensen), another actor who often hilariously forgets to engage her brain before speaking.
The relationship between Andy and Maggy has a number of poignant moments as well, inevitably prompting the 'will they, won't they?' question.
Overall, a truly superb comedy series, with some star-studded cameos from Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet and Samuel L Jackson to name a few. Perhaps the most memorable episode is Les Dennis's, who certainly proves that he can laugh at himself.
It's a gimme that those who loved 'The Office' will enjoy this too. The comedy is very much in the same dry and witty vein, with many laugh-out-loud moments. Masterpiece number two under the belt for Gervais and Merchant! Personally, I can't wait for the second series.
Smallville is back with the long awaited fourth series. The epic cliff hanger at the end of series three is finally explored providing answers to our questions and introducing new intriguing mysteries. Clark Kent (Tom Welling) returns after being "reborn" and once again attempts fight against his destiny and try to balance his school life with the superpowers - we see the first example of his latest and most exciting power to develop - flight!
The season begins with the first appearance of Lois Lane (Erica Durance) in Smallville; she throws in instant sexual chemistry to the mix and adds an extra level to Clarks and Lanas (Kristin Kreuk) relationship. Meanwhile, Lana has returned from Paris with a new boyfriend, Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) has got his hands on a kryptonian crystal in Egypt, and Lionel (John Glover) sets a Terminator-style mutant on the trail of Chloe (Allison Mack) to determine whether she is dead or not.
Fantastic - Smallville just get better and better!
I had seen the occasional episode of scrubs on TV, I thought it was a funny show, but it wasn't until my brother bought me Series 1 & 2 for my birthday that I truly appreciated the sheer genius of the show.
The show focuses on J.D. (Zach Braff), an intern at the Sacred Heart Hosptial, and his co-workers and friends including Turk (Donald Faison), Elliot (Sarah Chalke) and Carla (Judy Reyes). This first series follows the intern's first year at the hospital, and is narrated by J.D. (in subsequent series other characters also narrate).
The show is all shades of excellent with a side portion of superb thrown in. The show is first and foremost absolutely hilarious, my neighbours and my dogs are now considering me for mental care due to the constant sounds of me laughing my head off loudly when I'm the only one in the house, the comedy in the script is brilliant. However, just having great comedy does not deserve an 'Excellent' rating for a series, this show also really puts your mind through the wars with it's lightening-paced transposition between emotions, from laughing so hard you're on the brink of a hernia, to suddenly being thrown straight in at the deep end with unexpected sadness with no comic undertones whatsoever. In any given episode you can expect to find incredibly clever comedy, love scenes, sadness...but if you buy the whole series you get a LOT more from the show as it all links in and the characters personalities really show through.
I cannot stress how much I enjoyed Series 1 Scrubs, the guy in charge of the casting process for this show really needs a giant pat on the back as he's discovered some awesome talents in (mostly) unheard of actors. Look out for The Janitor (Neil Flynn), apparently he hardly ever follows the script and just adlibs 90% of what he says, which is incredible because everything he does or says in the series is pure brilliance! I say mostly unheard of actors, as one of the main characters (and many people's favourite) Dr. Cox is the one and only Johnny C McGinley who has starred in over 60 movies including classics such as Platoon, Wall Street and Any Given Sunday.
The Scrubs team have really put a great effort into the extra's on this one. There's everything you could want, audio commentaries, behind the scenes documentary's, deleted scenes, outtakes, etc at a guess I'd say there was well over an hours worth of extras (not including the commentaries).
I can guarantee that people buying Series 1 will NOT be dissapointed...unless they are comically challenged...or perhaps if they're a racoon.
Series 1 and 2 are awesome, I've pre-ordered Series 3 :D
this is one of the best films i have ever seen. In my top three for sure. The great acting by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins are two of the things that just tmake this film a must see!! The film is about a banker(Tim Robbins) who is sent to prision for something he didn't do. The main events of the story happen in shawshank prision. The guards are strict and hard, but Tim Robbins uses his banking skills to win them round!! overall this is a great film and agreat watch for anyone who is into any sort of genre! i would recomend it to everyone! BUY IT!!
Lost started as a hit show from the states with great expectations. When the first episode was released It took viewers by storm with a thrilling story line and great acting, the characters chosen were perfect a huge contrast of nationality and most importantlty personality, their interesring backgrounds are displayed with flashbacks which enable the viewer to empathise with every character making their fights and squabbles seem so much more relevent. It was just what the nation needed; a decent television series to follow the likes of 'desperate houswives'. However it does have its flaws, the occaisonal episode will tend to move very slowly and off the point designed to create suspence which is very frustrating. Also the heavy price tag which doesn't at all come as a shock regarding its success is a bad point. Despite the cost and the very occasional slow epsisode the first part of this series meets the high expectations with great story and action.
This under-rated series from 2000 was created before the days of digital television and the pioneering BBC3 house of comedy. It comprises of six half-hour episodes detailing a slice of life of six different fictional couples, all of them played with astonishing detail by Rob Brydon and Julia Davis. As well as the series this DVD is packed with extras including a full commentary on every episode, outtakes, and personally-speaking and best of all, the chance to see the artists at work trying out and creating the characters by improvisation. There is also a backstage look at how the characters are created in make-up and how this brings them to life. I cannot recommend this DVD highly enough and would advise lovers of Nighty Night, Marion & Geoff or any of the Baby Cow studio output to invest this painfully dark, fly-on-the-wall gem.
Kuroswawa returned to the Samurai genre with Kagemusha in 1980 after he secured international funding with the help of George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. With this his first foray into colour with this genre, Kuroswawa shows off his talents with many indelible images etched on the viewers mind of calvary mowed down by gunfire, the Kagemusha in death floating past the lord's flag and the shadow warrior realising the depth of loyalty the dead Lord can still command from his sujects.
The plot follows a double or Shadow Warrior (Tatsuya Nakadai) who is a condemned thief rescued by a Lord's brother (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and thrust into immating Lord Shingen (also played by Tatsuya Nakadai)when he is killed during a siege.
The Thief gradually not only assumes the role, but starts to inherit the late Lord's character, much to the nobility's chagrin as they attempt to fool their enemies into believing the Lord is still alive.
This beautifully imagined story which unfolds in the courts, castles and on the battlefields of ancient Japan allows Kurosawa to explore the nature of loyalty and obedience, set against an almost peckinpah-esque view of changing times and the emergence of the firearm, which Kurosawa shows us to devastating effect at the battle of Nagashino in the 16th Century.
This is a true epic with a message that deserved won the Golden Palm at the cannes Film Festival. The region one Criterion 2 disc edition is an outstanding presentation of this film.
Ade and Rik brings the much loved BBC comedy show Bottom to the stage.This show is an extension of the tv programme, the usual gags are in here including botty burps, a sex doll and the much anticipated violence bits.
you can expect the language and filth to be more explict than whats on the BBC. But if you liked the programme you'll love this.
Its a must for all fans
Nighty Night has to be the best new comedy series of the last few years. It's incredibly funny in places but also dark and at times very disturbing. I can't name another series that gives such mixed emotions while still retaining its humour.
This concert contains some of the most popular music in history including performances of Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat It and many more. Michael Jackson as always is the most illuminating entertainer ever.
His choreography is unbelievable. It looks great, sounds superb the only let down is the constant camera shots of the crowd crying or fainting, this is not needed in my opinion an detracts from the real essence of the concert.
a must for any Michael Jackson fans and general pop lovers.
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