Federal Protection DVD

Advantages: Slick, well made fun
Disadvantages: It's so very .....80's!

...Your enjoyment of Eraser may well depend on which version you are watching. There's the uncut U.S version (rated R) and the hideously censored U.K version which has been cut by nearly three & a half minutes to gain a 15 certificate. Needless to say if you have the technology (ie a multi-region DVD player) then the R1 is the one to go for. "Ah-nuld" plays U.S Marshall John Kruger assigned to protect federal witness Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams) from her evil arms-dealing employers (Lead by a sneering James Caan) before she testifies against them. Plotwise that's about it except to say that along the way they get involved in some outrageous action scenes that range from the spectacular (Arnie diving out of a plane AFTER his parachute) to the downright silly (Arnie wrestles alligators in Central Park) but director Charles Russell keeps... Read review

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Advantages: Character info, dvd cover art,
Disadvantages: not enough episodes

...After obtaining only one of the original gundams made for the earth federation, Kira and his crew head for earth, but are being constantly chased by the new humans who have stolen 4 of the new gundams, Kira using his gundam battles with a fellow human pilot to protect the ship filled with civilians and loved ones. This dvd contains 6 whole episodes of the series from episode 32 to 37, on two discs, with a total length of 180 minutes. the dvd case on the back contains character info such as their age, their hobbies and likes. the dvd comes with 5.1 dolby digital surround sound, with two audio langauges of english and japanese, with english and other european language subs. With MPEG-2 video.... Read review

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...Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the Next Generation crew reunite in an adventure that sees them rebelling against Starfleet and the Federation to protect a race of 600 people who live in a paradise and whose existence is insured by their planet's fountain of youth type powers. When this hit the cinemas last Christmas, it didn't exactly receive the greatest reviews of all time, most seemed to say that while it was good, it wasn't as good as First Contact, but having now seen it I can honestly say I disagree. This is an excellent film, with a great plot, backed up with plenty of great action sequences and brilliant special effects, definitely one of the better Friday night films around at the moment.... Read review

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Advantages: Brill film, great acting....
Disadvantages: Bugs of course..........

...Johnny Rico and friends discover the difference between civilian and citizen in the movie based on the book by Robert A. Heinlein. In the future the planet is united. There are no racism or sexism issues, everything is coed.. There is space travel and you have to have a license to have children. Executions are televised. Citizenship is required for politics. To be a citizen, you must spend at least 2 years in service of the federal government, and since the easiest service to join is the military, Rico and his friends do just that. There is Military Intelligence, the Fleet, and Mobile Infantry to join; however, it is not based on your choice, but on the scores of your exams. When it comes to military training, there is occasional protective equipment, but to get the point across, someone usually gets hurt. In school, students dissect... Read review

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