Set in the underground world of Los Angeles card sharks and gamblers, this slick neo-noir is a gripping ensemble drama that pays homage to hard-boiled heist directors like Mamet... more
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Advantages: Fun, humourous and entertaining film Disadvantages: Slightly overlong and stretches the truth liberally
...Caprio's other film Gangs of New York, which got left in the shade.
The DVD 2 disc set contains a number of interesting bonus materials, including a documentary on the film and a look at the real Frank Abagnale. For film lovers everywhere, Catch Me If You Can is one hell of a ride....
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...An epochal movie that still stands up to repeat viewings, if only so you can relive Steve 'Mr Pink' Buscemi's rant against indiscriminate tipping or freeze-frame the denouement to work out exactly who shot who first.
You probably don't need telling that Reservoir Dogs is about a mis-matched posse of hired crims on a bungled diamond heist. Tim 'Mr.Orange' Roth spends the entirety of the film lying in a pool of blood, Michael 'Mr.Blonde' Madsen chops off a cop's ear, and Tarantino's study in the ' aesthetic of violence' is complemented by stylish black suits and shades, while K-Billy's 'Sound Of The Seventies' plays in the background.
The DVD features include an interview with Tarantino about how the movie would never had been made without Harvey Keitel's intervention. A special box set is also available for £29.99 - the package includes...
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Advantages: Different skills shown, new and exciting Disadvantages: No extra featurs
...spaceship, run by humans. They discover they are orbiting a BlackHole far away in the galaxy. Can they stop themselves from getting sucked in...?
THE SATAN PIT (part two of two)
Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, a Beast controls the mind of the ships' 'slaves', the Ood, possessing them and one of the crew members. It is up to the Doctor to save them, but can he do it?
LOVE AND MONSTERS
A group of people who have an interest in the Doctor form an organisation. This becomes a regular, warming meeting, until an obsessed man gets involved. But this is no ordinary man, and he has no ordinary obsession...!
*****
These three episodes were fantastically written by Matt Jones and Russell T. Davies.
*****
MY OPINIONS!
The first thing that draws my attention to this DVD is the cover! I love that shade of purple! And the colour...
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Actor(s): Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Hal Holbrook
Director(s): Damian Nieman
Genre: Drama
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 2003
Running Time: 1 hour 38 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: The story is set in the pubs and clubs of Los Angeles where a group of poker hustlers are operating. These hustlers are being chased by an angry gangster who is set on revenge...
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): DEJ PRODUCTIONS; HIGH FLIERS
Release date: 26/07/2004
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: DJD 1022
Barcode: 5022153310220
Languages
Main Language: English
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DVD Description
Set in the underground world of Los Angeles card sharks and gamblers, this slick neo-noir is a gripping ensemble drama that pays homage to hard-boiled heist directors like Mamet and Scorsese. SHADE, a gambling term for deception and trickery, revolves around a ring of small-time hustlers with dreams of the big payoff. Tiffany (Thandie Newton) is a beautiful and calculating swindler who works together with her partner Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) in nickel-and-dime schemes. But when one card shark, The Dean (Sylvester Stallone), seems to be unbeatable, they devise a scheme to topple his flawless run. They recruit Tiffany's old flame, Vernon (Stuart Townsend) a card mechanic and sleight-of-hand genius and hustler Jennings (Jamie Foxx) to manoeuvre their way on to The Dean's poker table. But all is not what it seems in this twisting and turning thriller: deception abounds. Secret love affairs and allegiances are kindled, and The Dean, whom everyone is trying to hustle, plays a dirty game with the help of his ex-girlfriend, Eve (Melanie Griffith). In a game of who's cheating whom, each player becomes a pawn in another's swindle. Debut writer-director Damian Nieman films the card tricks with flair, making the poker-faced manipulations visible to the viewer and adding to the high stakes tension of the film.
Advantages: None Disadvantages: Too much of everything except entertainment
...I ordered the 2 disk Fight Club DVD from the states based on the reviews of the film and DVD that I'd read. Now maybe its just me but i considered switching this off after an hour or so but kept on just incase it was about to turn around and entertain me. It didnt. Im not giving anything away about the film when I say that its about a load of blokes fighting, but to have such large numbers of guys knocking 3 shades out of each other for fun before going mental and ... well i wont go too far into the film, but basically it went from the ridiculos to the insane in an hour or so. Ive sold this DVD on rather than keep it in my collection - Im that sure that Ill never watch it again!...
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Advantages: you can see all the videoes ! Disadvantages: None!
...Steps Gold Greatest Hits is a great video to add to your steps collection!This really is a must have for every steps fan!
This dvd features all the videos to all the songs steps have released in the charts.
Chain Reaction
Here and now
You'll be sorry
It's the way you make me feel
stomp
summer of love
when i said goodbye
deeper shade of blue
say you'll be mine
better the devil you know
after the love has gone
love's got a hold on my heart
better best forgotten
tragedy
heartbeat
one for sorrow
last thing on my mind
5,6,7,8
I bought this video from my local charity shop for a £1
The running time of this video is approx 82.56 minutes!
This video was released in 2001 by Zomba.
Each video is introduced by the band themselves.On the video , steps reveal facts from when they were filming the videoes.
This video also shows behind the scenes...
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...At last Stallone is given a part that tests his acting ability and he excels as the reluctant hero Sheriff(shades of Gary Cooper)of New York suburb populated by corrupt cops.It is a taut thriller with great narrative tension. The acting from all the cast is superb and what a cast.De Niro actually has little to do as the hard bitten internal affairs officer on the trail of corrupt Cop Harvey Keitel who is grimly menacing throughout. Ray Liotta plays an ambivalent sidekick to Keitel who ultimately sees the error of his ways. But it is the sensitive moralistic Sheriff who steals the show....
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