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A.L.I.E.N. - AN OUTSTANDING MOVIE !
Advantages: IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS
Disadvantages: NOTHING
...they can about the weird alien ship. But what they find is the stuff of nightmares. With a superb cast of; Sigourney Weaver ... Ripley John Hurt ... Kane Ian Holm ... Ash (My Precious) Tom Skerritt ... Dallas Veronica Cartwright ... Lambert Harry Dean Stanton ... Brett Yaphet Kotto ... Parker Soon the horror will spread throughout their ship and people will start to die OR WORSE! With acid for blood and a built in drive simply to reproduce, ...
...The opening of the alien egg and the crawling thing that emerges is ghastly, when it decides to give Kane (John Hurt) a big kiss you know things are about to get ugly very quickly. The crew are simply out of their depth and simply cannot cope with what is about to happen to them. Only 'Jones' the ships cat knows what is happening and he soon makes tracks for the escape pod. The film was darkly shot but that was to its advantage because unlike more ...
 Maximus-Qualitus 14.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Alien (DVD)
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They mostly come out at night..... Mostly.
Advantages: Great story, and sooo atmospheric
Disadvantages: none, not even to this day.
...original. Personally I think that Aliens is in this category. Now, I agree this is an outlandish claim. Ridley Scott's original Alien, is potentially one of the most atmospheric, and terrifying films of all time. In its time, it was perfect. The effects were great, and the performances exceptional. I believe that if I had of been writing this review ten years ago, then Alien would win hands down, but in today's market the award must go to the original's ...
...that has come out recently, Aliens is as enjoyable to watch now, as it was on its general release in 1986. The film was directed by James Cameron, who as we all know is one for creating a spetacle. His direction to the film is in stark contrast to Scott's original. Where Scott went for raw science fiction, and horror, Cameron has created a rip-roaring action adventure. I think it is plain to see that Cameron was heavily influenced by the recent success ...
giksy21 12.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Aliens (Special Edition) (DVD)
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The definitive Alien collection
Advantages: Original and director's cut edition, flawless transfer, every extra you could want
Disadvantages: None
Of all movie monsters, the Alien has to be my favourite and this box set is an esential for anyone who has seen and loved any or all of the four pure Alien movies (dsicounting the Alien/ Predator crossover genre).
Having been old enough to have seen the original Alien at the cinema I was pleased that the box set includes the original as well as the new updated and reditied versions of all four of the movies. There are also extras beyond belief and ...
...movies fear not. The redited Alien for example was lovingly crafted by original director Ridley Scott who correctly recognised that a modern cinema audience would find the original somewhat slow paced in places. He has also skillfully added back scenes removed from the original release which, on viewing, are essential to the plot and reveal new charater nuances and tensions that seemed strange and unexplained previously.
This set was expensive when ...
petet66 06.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Alien Quadrilogy (Box Set) (DVD)
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Eighties action film with Arnie
Advantages: Schwarzenegger
Disadvantages: A bit dated looking
...and film and his book, The Running Man is no different. It was released in 1987 and directed by Paul Michael Glaser.
The Running Man is set in the near future, where a dictatorial society exists. The economy has collapsed and a small group of revolutionaries try to fight the oppression. During a food riot, Helicopter cop, Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is ordered to fire and kill the rioters. When he resists, he is over powered and his colleagues ...
...called Running Man, hosted by the heartless, Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). This show is used as a means to distract the population from their dreary lives. Richards and other criminals must survive the show as they are hunted by vicious men who kill their targets in cruel ways all in the aid of ratings.
I liked this film and thought it was a frightening vision of the future. It was a good story and featured some despicable characters. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
 mozzie76 21.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Running Man (DVD)
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Bug war!
Advantages: Awesome scifi war movie adapted from a novel
Disadvantages: Could have been a bit longer
The Earth is coming under a new alien threat from bugs! They even drop a meteor on Brazil (an idea they stole from Jerry Niven's novel Footfall) and the worlds Governments decide that a hard miltary strike back at them is the only solution. Paul Verhoeven is an excellent director. I liked this and I'd also previously liked Total Recall which he also directed. Micheal Ironside is truly brilliant in this and very well cast in his role indeed. He always ...
...a change he's actually a good guy. He gets some excellent lines, some seriously good action fight scenes and gets to die in an action filled way. The soccer type scene was stolen from at least 2 other movies (one starring Dean Cain and Wesley Snipes which I can't remember the tile of, and it also looked a bit like the really rubbish remake of Rollerball). The chunky blond chap who looks like a young Gary Busey (the one who gets a knife in the hand ...
atytyut2434 14.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Starship Troopers (DVD)
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Samsung CLX-3175
Printer / copier / scanner - Colour - Laser - Copy Speed: 12 ppm, 16 ppm - Print Speed: 16 ppm - USB 2.0
Sony KDL-40W5500
 Stunning when used with blu ray and high definition broadcasts (*)
Rose Tattoo - Rose Tatoo
1 CD(s) - Heavy Metal - Label: Repertoire - Distributor: RSK/Trilogy Logistics - Released: 29/07/2002 - 4009910410325
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