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V the aliens have landed!

Advantages: Great unique sci fi
Disadvantages: would of liked a 3rd series

V the mini series is a story about a group of aliens of come to earth declaring peace,the are slowly intergrated into society,but a group of people known as the resistance think the aliens arnt being so honest about there motives for being there. The series is getting on in years now but was so good on many levels,it similaritys between the aliens and the nazis as the resistance fight against them and you begin to learn the reasons behind the vist ...
...second one with alot of the original cast in called v the final battle,these sets are very enjoyable if you like scifi and watching them back to back makes it even more enjoyable ,buy these little gems and you will never look at your pet mice the same way again! ...

daxus100 20.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of V - The Mini Series (DVD)

What brilliant weapons!

Advantages: The fighting scenes...hooray!
Disadvantages: The love scenes...boo!

...he is (watch out for the wall!) KRULL is an 80's classic fantasy film...it does sometimes get a bit mushy, but in essence it does exactly what it says on the cover. Good swashbuckling fun....with a healthy dose of magic. Summary: Fits the fantasy model really well ...

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Review of Krull (DVD)

The battle for the galaxy comes to a head!!

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Nothing

...final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi. George Lucas and co. had proved a point with their money lenders in making Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, making the lent money back in 3 months. Return of the Jedi ended up grossing nearly $500million! Initially, the film was critically and commercially successful, but since, it has been regarded as the weakest of the three films. However, this is the first ...
...badder version of the Death Star that was destroyed by the heroes in Episode IV: A New Hope. Luke Skywalker visits his master Yoda to complete his Jedi training, and discovers more about his past. Elsewhere, Darth Vader is poised on the Death Star with his Sith master, the Emperor, as the Rebel fleet, led by Lando Calrissian, homes in on the Death Star. Can the Rebels on Endor get to the shield and shut it down in time or will the whole fleet be ...

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Review of Star Wars - Episode 6 - Return Of The Jedi (Limited Edition) (DVD)

Great Balls of Fire!

Advantages: Wow, characters from the past we thought we'd never see again.
Disadvantages: Lack of Tom Baker, and overall a very weak story.

...BBC's twentieth anniversary special for Doctor Who was the second in a line of occasional stories to feature multiple incarnations of the titular character as played by (for the most part) the original actors, and is certainly the most crowded. Taking place by chance in Peter Davison's tenure as the well-mannered, cricket jersey clad Fifth Doctor, writer Terrence Dicks attempts to craft a meaningful plot to intelligently contrive a reason for five ...
...many of the more forgettable Doctor Who stories, doesn't take itself too seriously, despite Dicks' revelations regarding the history of Gallifrey, the home planet of the Doctor and his race of Time Lords. There are also a couple of unavoidable casting issues that the story has to contend with, most glaringly the absence of the Fourth Doctor from the action due to actor Tom Baker declining to return so soon after leaving the show, and the necessary ...

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Review of Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (DVD)

No Doctor Jokes Here Please!

Advantages: All Five Doctors together i one story!
Disadvantages: Just a few plot holes!

...with the 20th Anniversary of Doctor Who airing on BBC1, after all the show had become the longest running sci-fi show on television and had a few more years to run before its untimely hiatus. So deciding to buy a DVD to start watching the shows again or in some cases for the first time, I can safely say that The Five Doctors is quite a masterpiece in Doctor Who history. The story begins with the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, who is spending time relaxing ...
...his companions to get the Doctor back to Gallifrey. Whoever is behind this is also pulling the earlier versions of The Doctor from the time stream as well and this is causing the Fifth Doctor a fair amount of pain, as he says he is being diminished. When I say Five Doctors it is really only four as the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, is stuck within the time vortex as his transferral didn't go according to plan. All the stops have been pulled out for this ...

Timbo3107 29.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (DVD)