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Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Extreme DVD)
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Our review:Description:He said he'd be back. This time experience T2 like never before! Go EXTREME with the best picture and sound ever! ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER returns as the Terminator in this explosive action-adventure spectacle. Now he's one of the good guys, sent back in time to protect John Connor, the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. LINDA HAMILTON reprises her role as Sarah Connor, John's mother, a quintessential survivor who has been institutionalized for her warning of the nuclear holocaust she knows is inevitable. Together, the threesome must find a way to stop the ultimate enemy - the T-1000, ...
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Independence Day (Single Disc Widescreen Edition)
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»rank: 2137
Our review:Description:One of the biggest box office hits of all time delivers the ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determinded band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders - before it's the end of all mankind. essential video:In Independence Day, a scientist played by Jeff Goldblum once actually had a fistfight ...
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12 Monkeys (Special Edition)
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»rank: 2693
Our review: :The year is 2035 and humankind subsists in a desolate netherworld following an airborne viral holocaust. Desperate scientists time-shuttle a convict james cole to the past in hopes of discovering a means of saving the future. When cole arrives in 1996 hes deemed mad and placed in an asylum. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Bruce Willis Run time: 130 minutes Rating: R essential video:Inspired by Chris Marker's acclaimed short film La Jetée (which is included on the DVD Short 2: Dreams), 12 Monkeys combines intricate, intelligent storytelling with the uniquely imaginative vision of director Terry Gilliam. ...
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When Worlds Collide
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»rank: 2799
Our review: :When a group of astronomers calculate one planet is on course to pass close enough to the earth to cause havoc on land and sea while a few days later a second will record a direct hit they set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the first of the unwanted intruders. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/11/2006 Starring: Richard Derr Peter Hanson Run time: 83 minutes Rating: G Director: Rudolph Mate :Winner of the 1951 Academy Award for Best Special Effects, this science fiction extravaganza set a new standard for the realistic depiction ...
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The Fifth Element (Ultimate Edition)
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»rank: 3080
Our review: :New york cab driver korben dallas didnt mean to be a hero. But he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Bruce Willis Milla Jovovich Run time: 126 minutes Rating: Pg13 essential video:Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson's high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild ...
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Mars Attacks!
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»rank: 5322
Our review: :In this sci fi epic martian spaceships are approaching earth. Should the president bomb them or embrace them? from the opening scene in a town called lockjaw where a blazing fire sprints the road to the apocalyptic finale youll never know what to expect sophomoric funniness black humor or a genuine fright. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 12/07/2004 Starring: Jack Nicholson Annette Bening Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Tim Burton essential video:It's enlightening to view Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! as his twisted satire of the blockbuster film Independence Day, which was released earlier the same year, ...
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The Fifth Element
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Our review: :New york cab driver korben dallas didnt mean to be a hero. But he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/24/2007 Starring: Bruce Willis Milla Jovovich Run time: 126 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Luc Besson essential video:Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson's high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering ...
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Deep Impact (Special Collector's Edition)
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»rank: 3628
Our review:Description:In DEEP IMPACT, Leo Beiderman (Elijah Wood), joins a field study for his high school's Astronomy Club and discovers a new comet that unfortunately is headed for Earth. While scientists build a cave to prevent the extinction of the human race, they estimate that only 800,000 people can be selected to survive the 'Deep Impact.' The threat of a comet ending the world quickly sends Americans into a panic until the president announces a plan to send astronauts on a mission to destroy the comet before it reaches earth. :A great big rock hits the earth, and lots of people die. ...
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
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Our review: :After the US and Soviets explode nuclear devices simultaneously, the Earth gets knocked off its axis.Genre: Science FictionRating: UNRelease Date: 8-JUN-2004Media Type: DVD essential video:Despite its melodramatic title, which carried on a '50s doomsday naming convention, this taut 1961 English science fiction thriller offers an object lesson in the power of story over special effects. When both the Soviets and the West detonate nuclear tests simultaneously, the seismic double whammy jolts the earth off its axis and onto a new orbit sending it fatally closer to the sun--a fate that writer-director-producer Val Guest views from the street-level perspective of ...
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On the Beach
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Our review:Description:The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the US submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way. One (Fred Astaire) realizes a lifetime Grand Prix ambition,another (Ava Gardner) reaches out for a chance at love. The final chapter of human history is coming to a ...
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