IN FATAL BEAUTY, Whoopi Goldberg stars as a tough female plainclothes officer hunts down the murderous drug dealers who are spreading a stolen shipment of poisoned cocaine all over L.A.
Some cops have buttons you really shouldn't push! Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg ... more
stars as a hard-as-nails, wise-crackin' undercover cop who wages a blistering personal war against a ruthless Los Angeles drug ring in this action-packed, shoot-'em-...
An earthquake is about to hit L.A. It's called Detective Rita Rizoli. Some cops have ... more
buttons you really shouldn't push! Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a hard-as-nails wise-crackin' undercover cop who wages a blistering personal war aga...
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Jumpin' Jack FlashA computer operator (Whoopi Goldberg) at a bank is plunged into an ... more
exciting world of international intrigue, danger and romance when her terminal gets an S.O.S. from Jumpin' Jack Flash, a British spy stranded in Eastern Europe. She is soon matching wits with the deadliest members of the espionage community from the CIA to the KGB!Fatal BeautyA lethal drug called 'fatal beauty' has hit the mean streets of Los Angeles- and Rita Rizzoli (Goldberg), the city's toughest undercover cop, ain't havin' any of it on her beat! Against direct orders from her boss, Rita foes on a rampage against the druglord responsible, wielding both her mighty gun- and her wicked tongue. And to get close to the enemy, Rita targets Mike Marshak (Sam Elliott), the drug kingpin's rugged and handsome bodyguard. And she doesn't know whether to kill him...or kiss him!
Jumping Jack Flash (Dir. Penny Marshall) (1986): Computer operator Terry Dolittle ... more
(Goldberg) becomes involved in international espionage when a desperate message from a British Intelligence officer appears on her computer terminal... Fatal Beauty (Dir. Tom Holland) (1987): Some cops have buttons you really shouldn't push! Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a hard-as-nails wise-crackin' undercover cop who wages a blistering personal war against a ruthless Los Angeles drug ring in this action-packed shoot-'em-up action comedy. A lethal drug called 'Fatal Beauty' has hit the mean streets of Los Angeles - and Rita Rizzoli (Goldberg) the city's toughest undercover cop ain't havin' any of it on her beat! Against direct orders from her boss Rita goes on a rampage against the druglord responsible wielding both her mighty gun - and her wicked tongue. And to get close to the enemy Rita targets Mike Marshak (Sam Elliott) the drug kingpin's rugged and handsome bodyguard. And she doesn't know whether to kill him or kiss him!
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Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 1989 - Action/Adventure - Director: Rowdy Herrington - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Advantages: A great story. Karloffs acting Disadvantages: None really
to help by individuals in trouble or by his fellow Chinese immigrants in San Francisco.
Mr Wong in Headquarters, also known as The Fatal Hour, is the fourth, and penultimate, of Boris Karloff?s appearances as Mr.Wong.
Made in 1940 The Fatal Hour involves Mr Wong investigating, at the request of and with Captain Street, the murder of a fellow Police Office who was investigating rumours of a smuggling ring at the docks.
The undercover officer was a good friend, and an old partner, of Street and he is determined that the perpetrator is going to be caught. When Mr. Wong turns up in Streets office to commiserate Street is quick to enlist his aid.
Together the two men follow a trail of clues that involve Emeralds, crooked businessmen, a club on the docks and a love struck young man and it leads them to a desperate gang for whom taking ...
Advantages: Excellent acting, directing, storyline...the list goes on! Disadvantages: none
This movie is an absolute classic. I have watched it numerous times, and every time I feel as entertained and emotionally moved as the last. The movie is extremely thought provoking, to the extent that you will most probably find yourself re-evaluating your life as a result of it!
The plot:
'I feel like I've been in a coma for the past twenty years. And I'm just now waking up...'
American Beauty tells the story of Lester, played by the legendary Kevin Spacey, who wishes to break free of the norm of 'keeping up appearances', his wife Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) is so obsessed with. Annette represents the disillusioned being, who has lost sight of what he/she wants in life and believes that happiness is represented by material things and how 'in order to be successful, one must project an image of success at all times'.
Lester ...
Advantages: An excellent award winning drama, based on a true story. Disadvantages: None!
My Reason For Purchasing A Beautiful Mind DVD.
I wrote this review a year or so ago for another review site which has since closed. I thought I would upload it here as A Beautiful Mind is one of my favourite Drama films ever and I just wanted to recommend it and give some opinions on it. There is quite a few reviews already about it, but I just wanted to give my two cents worth also.
A Beautiful mind is one of my favourite Russell Crowe Movies. I actually like this better than the movie Gladiator. Well I watched this film a few years ago at the Movie house and I enjoyed it so much, that I bought it on DVD when it first was released. I have watched it several times over the years and each time I do, I love it more and always seem to pick up on something I missed in the film the previous time I watched it. This really is ...
IN FATAL BEAUTY, Whoopi Goldberg stars as a tough female plainclothes officer hunts down the murderous drug dealers who are spreading a stolen shipment of poisoned cocaine all over L.A.
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