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SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence ofThunderbirdsis itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact th...
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Four action-packed episodes from Gerry Anderson's digitally restored fantasy adventure ... more
series.The year is 2065. The location is a secret island base. The Tracy family run International Rescue - a top secret organisation whose ongoing mission is to aid ...
"Filmed in VIDECOLOR [explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax] and ... more
SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence ofThunderbirdsis itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a) the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic:Thunderbirdsis action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles asArmaggedonby 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies likeThe Spy Who Loved MeandMoonrakerecho his pioneering model work here.As to the characters, the clean-cut Tracy boys take second place in the audiences' affections to their cool machines--the real stars of the show--while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catch phrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracy, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company.) The puppet stunt-work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered,Thunderbirdsis children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood.On this tape: The episodes are: "Thirty Minutes After Noon" and "Desperate Intruder".
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Volume Two contains the following four fantastic episodes: Edge Of Impact: A fighter jet ... more
crashes into a Teleray station trapping two men after being sabotaged by the Hood. Thurnderbird 2 must save the men before the station caves in. Day Of Disaster: A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses. Can International Rescue save the engineers before the rocket explodes? 30 Minutes After Noon: A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist and it's International Rescue's mission to halt the world's biggest bomb blast! Desperate Intruder: Brains and Tin-Tin set off to dive for buried treasure in an underwater temple at the bottom of a lake. But the Hood diverts them in an attempt to beat them to the hidden gold.
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16 Action Packed episodes from Gerry Anderson's digitally restored fantasy adventure ... more
series.The Year is 2065. The location is a secret island base. The Tracy family run International Rescue - a top secret organisation whose ongoing mission is to aid humanity. With the support of five incredible Thunderbirds craft, the London Agent, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, her butler, an ex safe cracker, Parker and genius Brains, the Tracy family battle the forces of evil.Episodes contained in Volumes 5-8The Man from MI.5Cry WolfDanger at Ocean DeepMove and You're DeadThe Duchess AssignmentBrink of DisasterAttack of the Alligators!Martian InvasionThe Cham ChamSecurity Hazard Atlantic InfernoPath of DestructionAlias Mr HackenbackerLord Parker's 'OlidayRicochetGive or Take a Million
Advantages: Characters, Tension. Disadvantages: Not for everyone.
Tense stuff. Just don't show it to the kids."The things I do--I do them because I like them. Because I want to.''
-- 'Machine' (Chris Bauer)
8mm exhibits bad taste and may be shocking to most people, but to me it felt like a movie with serious intent, especially seen as though it tracks the descent of Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage), as the ordinary guy, into the nasty, immoral world of underground pornography. The character, understandably, is tormented, mentally, as he simply cannot accept why all the evil surrounding him exists.
Notoriously panned by critics upon its release, this was by no means a milestone in the career of Cage, even though I believe it to contain ones of his most powerful performances. He plays a man dedicated, slightly obsessed, and deeply sickened by the events that unfold throughout his investigation into ...
andycarrington 01.04.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of 8MM (DVD)
Advantages: feel good film, effects are better than the origianals! Disadvantages: predictable
It was never going to be amazing we all knew it. It was watchable and wasn't boring but was very predictable.
It was nice to see the vehicles actually flying and the people moving without the aid of strings.
The story follows the thunderbirds after they return to there secret island to find out their space station TB5 has been badly damaged the team thinks its just a meteor strike but unknown to them master criminal The Hood did it so that the thunderbirds left the island and he could take it over, using the power of his mind he makes brain work for him. however he hasn't realised that Alan, Tin Tin and Fermat are still on the island and there not about to give it up.
Brady Corbet plays Alan Tracy one of the three youngsters who go about saving Tracy island hes helped by Soren Fulton who plays Fermat a brilliant character ...
curiousG2 04.03.2007 (05.03.2007)
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Advantages: Good storyline and cast Disadvantages: None
8-Mile - Every moment is another chance
I'm doing this review based on the DVD version of this film.
8-Mile is rated a 15 so it is only suitable for people aged over 15 due to some sexual scenes in the film.
The Cast
The main characters within the cast of this film are the famous white rapper Eminem, Kim Bassinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer.
All the cast within this film are brilliant actors making the film realistic and helping you really get into the film.
Each character is well suited to the part they play making the people within the film realistic helping drag you in all most like you are part of the film.
Story Line
The film is mainly about a group of young people in an American rapping community, Rabbit played by Eminem is a brilliant rapper working his way up trying to get himself known and make ...
Hsaxo 02.04.2008
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FAB Fact File, Thunderbirds The Secrets Featurette, Printable CD ROM, FAB Mansion Cross Section
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English
DVD Description
Gerry Anderson's cult sci-fi series made "super-marionation" popular because of its amazing and idiosyncratic puppet cast. The story follows Jeff Tracy and his sons -- the eponymous Thunderbirds -- as they fly around in their multimillion dollar spaceship, answering calls of distress throughout the galaxy in the name of International Rescue. Contains the episodes "Alias Mr Hackenbacker," "Lord Parker's 'Oliday," "Ricochet," and "Give Or Take A Million."
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