Action & Adventure > O Action & Adventure > Cox, Brian > 15 years and over

Advantages: Everything - plot, characters, acting, literally everything
Disadvantages: Nothing...if I'm pushed I could possibly say that they are long for single episodes.

...is the first chronological film, Sharpe's Rifles is not the first chronological novel, which would be Sharpe's Tiger when he starts as a private, but the events described in that book are placed much later in the TV show. DETAILS Title: Sharpe's Rifles / Sharpe's Eagle [1993] Date DVD released: 29 April 2002 Runtime: 200 minutes Number of Disks: 2 Format: PAL Director: Tom Clegg Main Actors: Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley, Assumpta ...
...period is quite extraordinary. Both Sharpe's Rifles and Sharpe's Eagle are set in 1809, and with both of these two episodes the book and the episode are very similar, with only slight differences. The knowledge of the period is not however only limited to the battles and events, but a very in depth knowledge of how the army in that period worked, and how the weapons were used, including the difference between rifles and muskets which I had never ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant
Disadvantages: None

I haven't read the book this DVD is taken from but I have however seen most if not all of the Sharpe series on the Television and I also have a few of the full length VHS tapes. Its the same old subject matter to any great film, book or series, an action hero who is not perfect but always manages to get the girl in end. I like the historical aspects of the series and agree that the scenes are very well shot and the story lines are brilliant. I really ... Read review

Advantages: Great soundtrack, fascinating story, well acted,
Disadvantages: Brutally realistic at times,

Dead Presidents is a 1995 film, written and directed by (Allen and Albert,) The Hughes Brothers, known for directing 'Menace II Society' and 'From Hell.' It stars Larenz Tate (Menace II Society), Chris Tucker (Rush Hour) and Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror/Six Feet Under.) The documents a four year period between 1969 and 1973 in The New York Bronx district during the vietnam war and follows the fortunes of three schoolfriends and the other surrounding ...
...primarily set in New York. Dead President's contrasts these two settings to make a statement on the impact of war upon people and addresses alot of the issues faced by the soldiers when they try to reassimilate themselves back into everyday society. The Plot (A few spoilers, pretty detailed, but nothing too big I promise) The film begins quite light-heartedly with three friends casually joking around together efore their impending graduation. ... Read review

Advantages: Still Enjoyable
Disadvantages: None

Total Recall. *********** ~Introduction~ An uprising on Mars calls for a special kind of hero to step in, even one who doesn't know his own name! ~Synopsis~ Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) keeps dreaming of the wonders of Mars, much to the annoyance of his beautiful wife Lori (Sharon Stone). She is more upset because he keeps dreaming of a dark haired beauty, Melina (Rachel Ticotin), with whom he is obsessed. Doug decides to go to 'Recall', ...
...Subtitles: Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 2 Classification: 18 ASIN: B000056IFT Amazon Prices: £6.97 Run Time: 108 minutes Also included are: Trailer Teaser Trailer Making of Total Recall Featurette All are standard features. Greg. ... Read review

Advantages: Original sequences involving a Horse race.
Disadvantages: Morre is too old to be believable as 007.

The title of A View to a Kill is taken from Ian Fleming's short story called From a View to a Kill. Published in April 1960 as part of a collection of short stories in the novel For Your Eyes Only, the story tells of Bond going undercover to investigate the murder of a dispatch rider in France. This was Roger Moore's seventh and final outing as 007, at the time Moore was 58 and had been in the role of Bond for twelve years so the believability factor ...
...sequence begins with Bond recovering a microchip from the dead body of 003 in Siberia. The chip is the key to the whole plot of the film and from this Bond begins to uncover a web of intrigue and a plan for world domination that has disastrous consequences for the west coast of America. The plot has absolutely nothing to do with the novel at all; in fact the only similarities to the novel are the location of part of the story which begins in France. ... Read review