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Titanic
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»rank: 1166
Our review: :Kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio play ill-fated lovers in this epic romance set against the backdrop of an unforgettable disaster. Their budding romance is scuttled when the luxury liner on which they are traveling strikes an iceberg and plummets to the ocean floor on april 15 1912. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio Kate Winslet Run time: 194 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: James Cameron essential video:When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal ...
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Shirley Valentine
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»rank: 2095
Our review: :In the role that won her Broadway’s acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing Shirley Valentine, a wisecracking, completely unpredictable English housewife who proves it’s never too late to recapture your dreams. Bored with her suburban life, Shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to Greece. Within no time she’s back to her rebellious teenage roots, saying yes to a wild fling with a handsome rogue (Tom Conti) and the life she’s always wanted. :As movie midlife crises go, Shirley Valentine's is a doozy. A bored Northern England housewife, wondering what ...
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The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
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»rank: 3188
Our review:Description:Not seen in theaters, this unique version of the epic adventure features over 40 minutes of new and extended scenes integrated into the film by the director. DVD set consists of four discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries, commentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the film. Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship continue their quest to destroy the One Ring and stand against the evil of the dark lord Sauron. The Fellowship has divided and now find themselves taking different paths to defeating Sauron and his allies. Their destinies ...
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The Ghost and the Darkness
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»rank: 3893
Our review: :East africa 1896. Two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway. Big-game hunter remington and construction engineer patterson set out to stop these unstoppable monsters. But in this astonishing tale of man vs. Beast the hunters become the hunted. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/25/2005 Starring: Michael Douglas Val Kilmer Run time: 109 minutes Rating: R Director: Stephen Hopkins :Val Kilmer stars as Lt. Col. John Patterson, a 19th-century Irish engineer drafted by Britain's railroad bosses to build a trestle bridge over an African river, thus expanding the empire a tiny bit more. ...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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»rank: 2640
Our review:Description:A stellar cast, headed by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline, bring Shakespeare's romantic comedy to life. When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest, the result is a delightful mix of merriment and magic. Also starring Calista Flockhart, Stanley Tucci and Rupert Everett. :Imagine a work by Shakespeare reduced to one of those pretty, glossy coffee-table picture books that have only a dollop of text alongside its sumptuous photographs, and you might have Michael Hoffman's adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This all-star ...
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Yentl
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»rank: 9331
Our review:Description:A stellar cast, headed by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline, bring Shakespeare's romantic comedy to life. When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest, the result is a delightful mix of merriment and magic. Also starring Calista Flockhart, Stanley Tucci and Rupert Everett. :Imagine a work by Shakespeare reduced to one of those pretty, glossy coffee-table picture books that have only a dollop of text alongside its sumptuous photographs, and you might have Michael Hoffman's adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This all-star ...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Special Edition)
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»rank: 1942
Our review:Description:Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls start your engines. You're about to take an incredible ride with one of the most wonderful family films of all time! Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has never looked or sounded better. Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, who creates an extraordinary car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It not only drives but also flies and floats as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), into a magical world of pirates, castles and endless adventure. :This 1968 kiddie-car caper ...
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A Little Romance
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»rank: 8270
Our review:Description:An American teenager living in Paris meets and falls in love with a French teenager. Encouraged by an old con man, the two decide to elope. :Sandwiched between Slap Shot and The World According to Garp, George Roy Hill made this effervescent film about first love. A sharp American girl (Diane Lane, in her debut) and a film-loving Parisian boy (Thelonious Bernard, in his only film) fall innocently in love. When the girl's zealous mother (Sally Kellerman) goes ballistic, the young couple fall under the spell of a curious gentleman (none other than Laurence Olivier), who plants the seed to make ...
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The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
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»rank: 5226
Our review:Description:Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship continue their quest to destroy the One Ring and stand against the evil of the dark lord Sauron. The Fellowship has divided and now find themselves taking different paths to defeating Sauron and his allies. Their destinies now lie at two towers - Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupted wizard Saruman waits and Sauron's fortress at Baraddur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.DVD Features:DVD ROM Features:Exclusive online contentDocumentaries:2 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: 'On the set - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' ...
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The Scorpion King (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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»rank: 6330
Our review: :In an ancient time predating the pyramids the evil king memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop memnon from taking over the world the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin mathayus to kill the soceress. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/21/2002 Starring: The Rock Michael Clarke Duncan Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Chuck Russell :There's nothing original in The Scorpion King, but this derivative action franchise gets off to a rousing start by cleverly stealing from a lot ...
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