The Living Daylights, new boy Timothy Dalton's first Bond outing, gets off to a rocking start with a pre-credits sequence on Gibraltar, and culminates in a witty final showdown with Joe Don Baker's arms dealer, set on a model battlefield full of toy soldiers. While the Aston Martin model whizzing through the car chase has been updated for the late 1980s--including lethal lasers and other deadly gizmos--the plot is pretty standard issue, maybe a little more cluttered and unfocused than usual, involving arms, drugs and diamond smuggling. Nevertheless, the action-formula firmly in place, this one rehearses the moves with ease and throws in some fine acting. Maryam d'Abo, playing a cellist-cum-spy, is the classy main squeeze for 007 (uncharacteristically chaste for once). Dalton, with his wolfish, intelligent features, was a perfectly serviceable secret agent, but never caught on with the viewers, perhaps because everyone was hoping for a presence as charismatic as Sean Connery's in the franchise's glory days.--Leslie Felperin On the DVD: Casting the new Bond takes up much of the "making-of" documentary: first Sam Neill was in the running, but vetoed by Cubby Broccoli, who wanted Timothy Dalton and had considered him as far back as On Her Majesty's Secret Service (but Dalton felt he was just too young at the time). When Dalton proved unavailable, Pierce Brosnan was hired. Then, at the last minute, Brosnan's Remington Steele contract was renewed and he had to drop out. Dalton came back in, on the proviso that he could give Bond a harder, more realistic edge after the action-lite of the Roger Moore years. The second documentary attempts to profile the enigmatic Ian Fleming, who was apparently as mysterious and chameleon-like as his alter ego. The commentary is a miscellaneous selection of edited interviews from various members of the cast and crew. There's also Ah-Ha's "Living Daylights" video, and a "making-of" featurette about it. A brief deleted scene (comic relief--wisely dropped) and trailers complete another strong package. --Mark Walker
What do you do with a former First Lady who's unpredictable ornery and impossible to please? Anything she wants!! Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage star in this comic compassionate look at life after the White House for two former Washington insiders : First Lady Tess Carlisle and Secret Service agent Doug Chesnic. As uproarious as it is uplifting Guarding Tess is ""a grand mixture of laughter and tears"" (Gary Franklin KCOP-TV).
UFC 9 - Motor City Madness: 1. Dan Severn vs Ken Shamrock 2. Amaury Bitetti vs Don Frye 3. Mark Hall vs Koji Kitao 4. Mark Schultz vs Gary Goodridge 5. Rafael Carino vs Matt Anderson 6. Zane Frazier vs Cal Worsham UFC 10: The Tournament: 1. Mark Coleman vs Don Frye 2. Mark Coleman vs Gary Goodridge 3. Don Frye vs Brian Johnston 4. John Campetella vs Gary Goodridge 5. Mark Coleman vs Moti Horenstein 6. Scotty Fiedler vs Brian Johnston 7. Mark Hall vs Don Frye
There's a kind of perverse marketing genius at work in Species, a cheesy sci-fi hit from 1995 in which scientists create a half-human, half-alien woman named Sil (Natasha Henstridge) who's capable of morphing from a slimy, tentacled creature into a blonde babe with the body of a Playboy centerfold. This makes it easy for Sil to lure gullible guys who are only too willing to indulge her voracious mating urge, realizing too late that sex with Sil is anything but safe. As the body count rises, a handpicked team of specialists tracks the alien's killing spree, but their diverse expertise is barely a match for the ever-morphing Sil. Borrowing elements of the Alien movies (including bizarre alien designs by Swedish artist H.R. Giger) and spicing them up with some tantalizing nudity, Species is a wet dream for creature-feature fans--kind of like watching a sci-fi vampire fantasy while browsing through the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. --Jeff Shannon
A young couple head out to a secluded national park in search of some R&R. However, they get more than they bargained for when they venture off the trail and come face to face with The Redwood's legendary, blood thirsty, wildlife.
Four original episodes from the much-loved animated series. Welcome to the wonderful world of Care-a-Lot and its magical inhabitants the Care Bears! These adorable furry friends each have their own individual caring mission. With a bright-coloured logo adorning each of their tummies these friendly little guys share their own uniquely special gift of caring with all who need their help. Join Cheer Friend and Funshine Bear for another round of fun-filled adventures in this secon
It's the early 60's and hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe played by James Caan is as cynical as ever but also a newlywed. Moving to the small desert town of Poodle Springs after marrying the daughter (Dina Meyer) of a billionaire Marlowe becomes immersed in deadly intrigue surrounding the murder of another investigator. Uncovering a sinister scheme to relocate the state border of Nevada that might involve his wealthy father-in-law the world-weary Marlowe encounters a web of greed lust and murder as dark and as deadly as he has ever seen. With a talent for attracting trouble Marlowe finds it in Poodle Springs in the form of bigamy gambling pornography and double identity
The American Wild West provides a rugged backdrop for this hilarious story of one community's struggle to keep its land and with it a quiet simple life. A comic tribute to all those classic westerns where a mysterious stranger arrives to save the day the tale is rich with intrigue and ripe with passion. Capturing the strength of the pioneer spirit the story takes us to the frontiers of insanity with some of the most dim-witted characters imaginable. The citizens of Marble Hat Co
The murder of his brother has left Jake moody and frustrated. The killer was a martial arts champion who is now asking for volunteers to star in his new kickboxing movie. Jake decides to take him up on his invitation....
Turning Hale and Pace into household names this phenomenally successful series presented a rapidly paced occasionally notorious blend of stand-up and sketches that stayed just the right side of Broadcasting Standards won a Silver Rose at Montreux and made the two former PE teachers one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history.
KLITSCHKO tells the captivating story of the boxing world's most famous brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.
Pretty Penelope finds peril at every pit stop pursued by Sylvester Sneakly (alias The Hooded Claw and also alias the incomparable voice of peerless Paul Lynde) until the notorious Ant Hill Mob somehow bumble to her rescue. But don't let Penelope's girly Southern belle drawl fool you. This damsel in distress can fight back aided by her stylish retro-chic go-go boots! If you loved Wacky Races you'll love this spoofy spinoff with Penelope Pitstop the girl with beauty and brains (other than her inability to figure out Sneakly's dual identity). Enjoy all 17 fun-packed adventures in one racy package with a marvelous mob of DVD extras!
Tom and Jerry chase each other in an series of hilarious cartoons. With their endless rivalry and slapstick gags this classic cat-and-mouse comedy team scrambles slides and slams onto the screen.
The free world's secret weapon dormant for 20 years has been called up for active duty. He's the bumbling addle brained master spy extrodinaire Maxwell Smart aka Agent 86. Smart is primed again to do battle against the sinister forces of KAOS. His wife 99 wants to get involved too however she's already more involved than she thinks...
The power of evil no longer rests in the hands of a child... Damien Thorn (Sam Neill) has helped rescue the world from a recession appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S Ambassador to England Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ. Determined to thwart his holy arch-nemesis as well as a group of priests intent on killing him Damien begins his most destructive rampage yet...
This three-part drama sensitively portrays a teenage romance between an English boy and a Swedish girl. A joint Swedish-British production Annika stars Jesse Birdsall and Christina Rigner alongside Bulman star Don Henderson and was co-written by Colin Nutley a multi-award-winning English director now living and working in Sweden. Nutley is highly acclaimed for his insightful treatment of the mores of his adopted country and several of his films have been chosen to represent Sweden at leading international film festivals and at the Academy Awards. Eighteen-year-old Pete Daniels is spending the summer doing casual work on the Isle of Wight when he meets and falls in love with Annika a fifteen-year-old language student. Their relationship quickly intensifies - but the time inevitably comes when Annika has to return to her homeland and Pete makes a life-changing decision.
Clint Eastwood is Walt Coogan, a deputy sheriff from Arizona on the loose in the urban jungle of New York. Searching for a violent prisoner he has let slip ("It's got kinda personal now"), Coogan, in Stetson and cowboy boots, runs up against hippies, social workers and a bluntly hostile New York police chief played by Lee J. Cobb. It's a key film in the Eastwood oeuvre, the one in which his definitive persona first emerges, marrying the cool, laid-back westerner of the Rawhide TV series and the Italian westerns to the street-wise, kick-ass toughness which would be further developed in the Dirty Harryfilms. Directed by Eastwood's mentor, Don Siegel, Coogan's Bluff has pace, style and its share of typical Eastwood one-liners (to a hoodlum: "You better drop that blade or you won't believe what happens next"). Like all Eastwood's successful movies, it cunningly plays it both ways. Coogan represents the old-fashioned conservatism of the west in conflict with the decadence of city life. Yet he's the perennial outsider, hostile to authority, a radical loner who gets the job done where bureaucracy and legal niceties fail. The film was to be the inspiration behind the TV series McCloud, in which Dennis Weaver took the Eastwood role. --Edward Buscombe
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