Eraser (DVD)

Advantages: Full throttle action; Groundbraking special effects; Rail Guns
Disadvantages: Poor Direction; Cheesy Lines; A two way plot to distinguish

...over his head rather miraculously. Eraser is incredible as far as special effects go and I would recommend it as an entertaining option for a film. ********* The Rail Gun ********** The stunning rail guns tend to crop up now and again in the odd shoot em up action game i.e. Red Faction (PS2). But they rarely appear in action films, I would guess because the special effects and film budget would need to be very high to produce something special and ...
...Offering no special edition DVD, Eraser only comes in a rather tacky cased 1-disc edition with no booklet. The only features being production notes and an amazing theatrical trailer with a great soundtrack to accompany. Eraser is a very cheap film to buy and is often on sale in various DVD shops including the top names Virgin and HMV for a fiver or less. The Internet would be the best option where you could get the DVD off amazon for a few quid. ... Read review

Advantages: Action packed Arnie movie
Disadvantages: Plot could need more detail in places

John Kruger is US marshal whos sole duty is to cover up any trace of witnesses in danger of being silenced by criminal elements. His latest assignment involves a young woman Lee Cullen who holds vital information to implicating the Cyrez Corporation in a high tech weapons scam. However the finacial side involving the high tech weaponary involved has lead certain elements within the witness protection agency itself to become corrupted. Now with nobody ...
...against growing odds. Arnie is his usual action star self in this movie as Kruger. Playing the role well he delivers as a man on mission. Whilst not his strongest its still a decent enough performance and as per usual hes at his best in the action scenes.Lee Cullen is played by Vanessa Williams, who is pretty decent in this role but its not one that requires huge acting skill admittedly. She doesnt make you want to see her killed which is all the ... Read review

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: None

This is one of my favourite Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. Not only is there mindless violence and huge guns and explosions but the plot is great too. Firstly Arnold is great as usual. He play federal Marshal John Kruger and its his job to hide witnesses under the Witness Protection System. His great skill at this earned him the title "Eraser" hence the title. He has to hide Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams) until a trial since she is the only witness ...
...turns in the plot and unlike most of Arnold film the action complements the plot. The acting is superb form all the cast including Arnold, Vanessa Williams, James Caan and James Coburn. They even manage to get the usual cheesy one liner in there. Arnold shot an aligator then says "You're luggage". Very Very Arnold. The action is superb with great stunts the usual dose of massive explosions. Oh yes it just so happens that Arnold manages to get his ... Read review

Advantages: Non stop action
Disadvantages: Shallow plot

Arnie is back, this time working for the witness protection program to 'erase' peoples' identities when they need to disappear. The film starts quickly and doesn't spend too much time on the plot - which involves a little illegal arms dealing, and a leak inside the US Government. Whilst not up to True Lies (1994), the film certainly has it's moments - enough action, 'Arnie humour', and set pieces to keep most action film fans happy. James Caan turns ...
...two characters manage to squeeze some half decent dialogue into the otherwise frenetically paced movie. Whilst no surprises ever materialise, one can be forgiven as this is a Schwarzenneger film where the bad guys always finish last. Well worth your money and 90 minutes of your time. ... Read review

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...role in BATMAN AND ROBIN. ERASER is one of my favorites of his movies. I think it ranks right up there with the TERMINATOR movies and TRUE LIES. The plot, I think, is better in this movie than in most of Schwarzenegger's movies, and of course the action does not disappoint. Dr. Lee Cullen, (Vanessa Williams) a dedicated worker for the Cyrez Corporation, learns that there is a conspiracy going on within her business. Guns that were supposed to have ...
...the hands of terrorists. Lee does an undercover job for the FBI and barely escapes alive. U.S. Marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) of the Witness Protection Program is assigned to protect Lee. Kruger will "erase" Lee's identity to keep her safe. But when he finds out that his mentor and teacher Robert Deguerin (James Caan) is also in on the conspiracy, both Lee and Kruger are in danger. Much credit goes out to the main actors of this movie. ... Read review

Advantages: Great to see older episodes from missing stories
Disadvantages: Could have done with commentary on all the audio episodes

...erased from history. This three disk DVD set has episodes that have been recovered and restored, they do not have the full stories on them, but episodes that were thought lost and now recovered. The good thing is that every missing episode has audio, so it is not completely lost… I shall take you through the DVD's Disk 1: The William Hartnell years 1963-66 The Lion - Episode 1 of The Crusade First broadcast 27 March 1965 The Tardis lands in a wood in Palestine where a King is ambushed and Barbara is taken prisoner by the Saracens. The wheel of fortune - Episode 3 of The Crusade First broadcast 10 April 1965 King Richard knights Ian and sends him as a emissary to Saladin. While Barbara escapes El Akir's men in the streets of Lydda (commentary by Julian Glover and Gary Russell) Day of Armageddon - The Daleks Master Plan... Read review

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Advantages: Muse playing live
Disadvantages: its a DVD, just dont get the live feeling

...sorry this review is in the wrong section at the moment, i have asked Ciao if they could move it. sorry to anyone that it offends or has offended. Anyone who has heard of muse will know what their about, they are in a league of their own. I haven’t seen muse live, because I only recently heard of them, but I imagine that actually going to a live muse gig would be far greater than any DVD. This isn’t fault of the muse DVD, it’s just that you can’t capture the essence of a live gig on a DVD; you just don’t feel the atmosphere or the feeling of your hairs on the back of your neck. Only once did I get a small feeling similar to going live and that was at the beginning of 'Citizen Erased', I just love the zainy intro. This DVD was released in support of their 'Origin of Symmetry' album, so there aren’t obviously any of their songs from... Read review

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Advantages: Very good clips of the band doing what they do best !
Disadvantages: Doesnt show all songs from Glastonbury : (

...as they produce more songs and albums. The first thing i noticed from looking at the DVD is that some of the tracks performed at glastonbury had been removed from the DVD for some reason or another...... cant remember which ones exactly now but im sure Citizen Erased was one of the missing tracks, which kind of took the point out of watching the DVD instead of the concert. Despite a few bits missing from the glastonbury footage, the footage from the concert on the DVD is amazing and has been very well produced. I must also mention about the extras on the DVD, these include footage taken from other concerts from around the world including USA and the Earls Court concert in london which im very gald to say i went o and it was the most spectacular show i have ever seen in my life!! The footage of these gigs are also of brilliant quality and again... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful