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The Hammer Collection Box Set

Advantages: An aesthetically pleasing collection
Disadvantages: Some rather poor inclusions

...of classic Hammer films from the very good to...not so good. An aesthetically pleasing set for fans of the studio, or those wanting at least half of the titles. Features star favourites Peter Cushing, Raquel Welch, Ursula Andress and Christopher Lee (about whom there is an interesting documentary with 'Scars of Dracula'). The extra features vary greatly, the biggest ommission, in my opinion, is the total absence of subtitles for the hearing impaired. ...
...some for the first time, and completely uncut. My personal favourite was the inclusion of the 1965 film 'The Nanny' which stars a very chilling Bette Davis in a well scripted, and often overlooked role. Probably a tad overpriced for most, but new DVD versions of individual films are also available, so take a look at some of those if you don't want to commit yourself to a full collection. ...

spacavoy 16.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Hammer Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

Dont feed After Midnight

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Get 2nd

I will break this down into two films Film 1 Gremlins THE PLOT: It begins with a typical Christmas eve in a typical small urban town were every body nows every body. it is based on a bank clerk who is being threatened by the local busy body mis Beezly the bady of the piece we get to see a nice comical exchange between these two . And it is all normal until that is we meet his father an eccentric Inventor who has invented things around the house ...
...fairly normal that is until the father goes of to a convention and decides to make up for going away during Christmas by getting a present but not any present a unique present Mogwai. That has rules and if not followed can and do backfire what happens next is a comic horror movie that will have you jumping with fright and laughing out loud Don't feed them after Midnight The plot My opinion It is a basic but well executed plot that most of us have ...

darkmidion2 26.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Gremlins/Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (DVD)

A Cult Classic, You''ll never forget!

Advantages: No Hollywood nonsense...
Disadvantages: Can leave you disturbed

...myself watching many films in the wee small hours. The "Wicker Man" is a film I picked up cheeply and had never got round to viewing. I would not normally watch what is considered a horror film on my own, but I did and was surprised I hadn't seen this "gem" before now. **The Basic Plot** Sargaent Howie, played by (Edward Woodward) is called from the Scottish Mainland to investigate the disappearance of "Rowan Morrison"" a teenage girl on a mysterious ...
...so comes into contact with the islanders as they prepare for the May Day Festival. Their blatant disregard for christianity is amplified by the ruined Christian Churches and graveyards and what he sees as their hedonistic sexual practices and worship of the Phallic Symbol. On investigation Howie starts to believe the young girl is not dead but being saved for sacrafice on May Day. His suspicions are aroused when he meets Lord SummerIsle (Christopher ...

kath66-2008 26.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Wicker Man (DVD)

"MIND THE DOORS!"

Advantages: Donald Pleasence at his best.
Disadvantages: It's alternative American title; 'Raw Meat' is abysmal

Donald Pleasance at his best. The creepy atmosphere of the London Underground is the perfect setting for an unrelenting excercise in graphic and gruesome horror, but with a great sense of humour. From the art direction to the acting, the whole thing feels very real. Some may find it rather too gruesome but other than that, there is nothing to fault this classic British horror! Death Line is a masterpiece of simplistic excess. The use of real-life ...
...a symphony of terror, horror and humour. I have nothing but praise for this film. Fantastic! THE FILM ‘Beneath modern London buried alive in its plague-ridden tunnels lives a tribe of once humans. Neither men nor women, they are less than animals… they are the raw meat of the human race!’ U.S. tagline for ‘Raw Meat’ A civil servant (James Cossins) returning home after a night on the tiles is attacked on a London Underground station. He is found ...

paramanjara 25.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Deathline (DVD)

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling, Keep Those Bonces Rolling !!!

Advantages: Johnny Depp!! Oh and a great creepy film
Disadvantages: Ending is a little messy

SLEEPY HOLLOW 1999 DVD REVIEW Starring:Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Lee, Martin Landau, Michael Gambon, Jeffrey Jones, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gough, Ian McDiarmid, Casper Van Dien, Richard Griffiths, Marc Pickering Special appearances by Christopher Lee and Christopher Walken Director Tim Burton Composer Danny Elfman Costume Designer Colleen Altwood Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki Editor Chris Lebenzon ...
...century and the people around Sleepy Hollow, a small town in lower Westchester county, are in fear, fear for their lives -there's a menacing apparition patrolling the woods chopping off heads willy nilly and terrifying the local people. Enter Ichabod Crane (Depp), a scientifically minded, squeamish, bookish fusspot constable dispatched from New York to investigate the brutal slayings. Crane stays at the Van Tassel estate, home of the beautiful Katrina ...

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