Goonies: A thrill-a-minute adventure film produced by Steven Spielberg! When brothers Mikey and Brand learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move they and their friends decide to have one last precious adventure together. With the help of a treasure map they've found in the attic the group known as the Goonies go in search of buried gold hoping against hope that if they find it Mikey and Brand will succeed in keeping their home... (Dir. Richard Donner 1985) Police Academy: The call went out. The recruits came in. No longer would police cadets have to meet standards of height weight or other requirements. Brains were optional too. Can't spell IQ? Don't know the number 911? No matter. Police Academy grads are ready to uphold law and disorder! (Dir. Hugh Wilson 1984) Gremlins: Don't ever get it wet. Keep it away from bright light. And no matter how much it cries no matter how much it begs--never ever feed it after midnight. With these three instructions young Billy Peltzer takes possession of his cuddly new pet. Billy will get a whole lot more than he bargained for... (Dir. Joe Dante 1984)
Having battled a hellish vampire master, an evil boyfriend, a rogue slayer, a giant man-eating demon-snake thing, and a particularly nasty high school principal, Buffy Summers embarked on one of her biggest challenges in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: college. With boyfriend Angel out of the picture (and on his own show) and Sunnydale High destroyed, new horizons were to be tackled for Buffy and the rest of the Scooby gang. There were cute guys (Buffy's new boyfriend Riley), cute girls (Willow's new girlfriend Tara--yes, Willow's gay!), frat parties, irritating roommates, harsh professors, and, oh yes, a secret military initiative that was experimenting on the demon population (Riley's part of it). Buffy truly hit its golden years in the fourth season--just when you thought this show couldn't get any better, Joss Whedon and his creative team pulled out all the stops and took Buffy and co. into rich new territory. By far, the highlight of the season (and the entire series) was the Emmy-nominated "Hush," a nearly dialogue-free episode in which the creepy "Gentlemen" rob Sunnydale of its collective voice, and Buffy and Riley finally come face to face with each other's hidden identities. While Frankenstein-esque monster Adam wasn't the show's best villain (you'll have to wait until next season's Glory for that), he was a worthy adversary for the biotech age, and the military milieu was a nice contrast to Buffy's previous gothic outings. Season 4 also marked the return of blonde vampire Spike (who developed a crush on Buffy), the ascension of vengeance demon Anya to full-time cast status, and the brief return of bad slayer Faith (in a fab two-part body-switching episode). Throughout, the entire cast, headed by the unparalleled Sarah Michelle Gellar, worked television magic of the kind rarely seen on the small screen. This is Buffy at its best. --Mark Englehart
Robson Green and Simone Lahbib return as dysfunctional psychologist Dr. Tony Hill and ambitious D.I. Alex Fielding for series Five and Six of ITV's gripping drama Wire In The Blood. Still as chaotically unorganised as ever and with his private life spilling from his favourite plastic carrier bags Dr. Hill's unique insight into the tortured fractured mind remains invaluable to Bradfield C.I.D. In this box set: Series 5: The Colour of Amber Nocebo The Names Of Angels Anything You Can Do Series 6: Unnatural Vices Falls The Shadow From The Defeated The Dead Land
Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side (Limited Edition With T-Shirt & Collector Cards)
At the heart of the first years of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the romance between Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), slayer of all things evil, and hunky Angel (David Boreanaz), the tortured vampire destined to walk the earth with a soul. The second season of Buffy took the Buffy-Angel pas de deux from ecstasy to agony in a now-classic plot arc that catapulted the show from WB teen drama to true TV greatness. You see, if the cursed Angel ever experiences true happiness for a moment, he'll revert to being an evil vampire again. And guess what happens after Buffy and Angel finally declare their love for one another and consummate their relationship... Buffy found its true momentum during the second season, as geeky Xander (Nicholas Brendon) fell in love with popular girl Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Willow (Alyson Hannigan) gave up her crush on Xander in favour of werewolf boy Oz (Seth Green), and watcher Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) began a sweetly tentative relationship with computer teacher (and witch) Jenny Calendar (Robia LaMorte). Mayhem came to Sunnydale, though, in the form of evil vampires Drusilla (Juliet Landau) and Spike (drolly wicked James Marsters), who were more than ready to aid and abet Angel as he turned bad. It all sounds like horror-action mayhem (and there are great fight scenes), but Buffy took on its plotlines with amazing depth, intelligence, and humour. And oh, man, the love story! Buffy and Angel's tragic relationship is one of the most heartbreaking you'll ever find. Buffy's final dilemma finds her having to save the world at Angel's expense, and Gellar (who deserves a passel of Emmys for her work) is phenomenal at telegraphing Buffy's swirling conflicts between love and duty. This is some of the best TV ever made, period. --Mark Englehart
After the first season of Buffy The Vampire Slayer became a ratings success the show was renewed with a bigger budget and twice as many episodes. Seeds are sown through the early episodes for many of the stunning plot developments later in the season: there's a slow burn for the relationships building between Buffy and Angel (no surprise), Giles and Jenny (nice surprise), and Xander and Cordelia (huge surprise). Most importantly, we're introduced to important semi-regulars Spike and Drusilla ("School Hard"), Oz ("Inca Mummy Girl") and fellow Slayer Kendra ("What's My Line Part 1"). Their appearances tackle youth issues such as sibling rivalry, sexual maturity and rejection. But nothing that came before it prepared audiences for the latter half of season 2. In the extraordinary double act of "Surprise" and "Innocence" every aspect of the show grows up in a big hurry: the result of Buffy sleeping with Angel is a series of tragedies everyone is powerless to predict or prevent, a piece of powerful storytelling conveyed with pared-down dialogue and remarkable performances from the young cast. All of these threads are tied together then torn apart by the two-part finale "Becoming". With a cliffhanger ending to rival The Empire Strikes Back, the second chapter of Buffy The Vampire Slayer closes in tantalising style leaving everything at stake. --Paul Tonks On the DVD: The computer-animated menu opens this gorgeous box set in style with a tour through a dark and oppressive cemetery, a lavish display of graphics that's all the more impressive when compared to the uneventful DVD for the first season. Most of the extra features are concentrated on the last disc, which includes the obligatory biographies, trailers and TV spots that add little value to hardcore fans but serve as a good introduction to the world of Buffy for non-adepts. The three featurettes are captivating: "Designing Buffy" offers a wealth of information about the set designs, and even includes a walk through of Buffy's home; "A Buffy Bestiary" features every monster from the second season, and "Beauty and the Beats" explores the make-up artistry and special effects. There are also brief cast interviews, in which James Masters ("Spike") reveals his American accent. All in all the extras make a worthy accompaniment to the spectacular season 2 episodes, though one might regret that Joss Whedon did not offer a commentary on the double bill season finale "Becoming". --Celine Martig
Casino Royale: Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his licence to kill. No less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, Bond is elevated to '00' status. 'M' (Judi Dench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly promoted 007 on his first mission to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless financier attempting to recapture funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Roya...
Millions of years from now after Socrates Shakespeare and the Bible are long forgotten only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim's stop-motion animated cheap gag extravanganza Robot Chicken. And now for the first time they come together for the third time in this all new special. That's right all your mot beloved Star Wars characters are going back through the comedy meat grinder. Watch Darth Vader fall into a toilet while Emperor Palpatine rides the endless Death Star escalator! See Gary the Stormtrooper's speederbike test-drive come to a gruesome Ewok-splattering end! And witness the firepower of Boba Fett's fully armed and operational T-SHIRT CANNON! Plus much much more! It's Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III. Set your phasers to ''fun''! (Oh wait wrong franchise.)
Starring Mel Gibson in his second Hollywood film, The River celebrates traditional American values through the Garvey family's determination to hold onto their farm against all odds. The drama opens with the threat of flooding from the river that adjoins the Garvey's land, then depicts their struggles through ailing livestock, accident and risk of crop failure. Add to these a local businessman, Scott Glenn, planning to turn the valley into a dam, a subplot echoing Deliverance (1972), also filmed in Eastern Tennessee, and all the elements are in place for an emotional triumph-over-adversity movie. Much of The River has a realistic tone, unflinchingly depicting numerous hardships, especially when Gibson has to earn extra money as a strike-breaking hired hand in a steel mill. Against this, and a surprisingly left-wing tone advocating cooperation over competition, the more upbeat moments resort to feel-good cliché with John Williams' lilting score seemingly wandered in from a Spielberg fantasy. Nevertheless the cast, including Sissy Spacek as Gibson's wife, deliver first-rate performances and cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond expertly captures the harshness and the beauty of the land. The River was one of a trio of major US farming movies in 1984, the others being Country and Places in the Heart. On the DVD: The 1.85:1 anamorphically enhanced image is virtually flawless, capturing the many subtle effects of light on water throughout the film. Released theatrically in stereo, the opening and closing sequences demonstrate the power of a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix in generating atmosphere through natural sound. Elsewhere the audio is less striking, but always clean and powerful. Extras are routine: the US trailer, four brief biographies, and interesting though short production notes. --Gary S. Dalkin
Relive every action packed episode of this exciting series which was originally created by comic book legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Episodes Comprise: Season 1: 1. Origin of the Fantastic Four Part 1 2. Origin of the Fantastic Four Part 2 3. Incursion of the Skrulls 4. Now Comes the Sub-Mariner 5. The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus Part 1 6. The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus Part 2 7. Superskrull 8. The Mask of Doom Part 1 9. The Mask of Doom Part 2 10. The Mask of Doom Part 3 11. The Silver Surfer and the Return of Galactus 12. Mole Man 13. Behold the Negative Zone Season 2: 1. And A Blind Man Shall Lead Them 2. Inhumans Saga (1): And The Wind Cries Medusa 3. Inhumans Saga (2): The Inhumans Among Us 4. Inhumans Saga (3): Beware The Hidden Land 5. Worlds Within Worlds 6. To Battle The Living Planet 7. Prey Of The Black Panther 8. When Calls Galactus 9. Nightmare In Green 10. Behold A Distant Star 11. Hopelessly Impossible 12. The Sentry Sinister 13. Doomsday
David Hasselhoff stars as a ruthless mercenary on the hunt for a pair of giant snakes that have escaped and are on a mega-sized feeding frenzy.
Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and on the advice of his uncle decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer...
This thrilling adventure series takes actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green on the adventure of a lifetime to the greatest fishing destinations ever seen. Robson Green is out to find the great fishing adventure searching out the biggest the strangest the rarest the hardest. He works alongside some of the finest in their field learns more than he'd like to works harder than he meant to and eats... well some things that just shouldn't be eaten. This series finds Robson island hopping in Canada; ice fishing in Alaska; fishing - and singing - with the Maori in New Zealand; facing crocodiles rare sea snails and octopuses in Australia; fishing for the elusive striped Bass in North America; struggling with the Mekong Giant Catfish in Thailand; experiencing jellyfish in the Philippines; and much much more!
The fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is about illusions and the truth that they often reveal; suddenly Buffy has a younger sister, has always had a younger sister. Michelle Trachtenberg as the moody, gawky Dawn achieves the considerable triumph of walking into an established stock company of well-known characters--Xander, Willow, Giles and so on--with the perfect assurance of a long-term member of the cast. Of course, nothing is as it seems; even Glory, the mad brain-sucking beauty in a red dress who is the villain of the year, turns out to be even more than she seems. Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy manages to convey heartbreak, self-involvement and real heroism as her relationship with her emotionally dense soldier boyfriend Riley hits the shoals and the blonde vampire Spike starts to show an altogether inappropriate interest. This season is also about the hard truth that there are some enemies it is impossible to fight. Even being around Buffy and Dawn is dangerous for their friends, as Glory and her minions proceed by a process of elimination. The eventual confrontation, when it comes, is genuinely shocking. Meanwhile, the vampire Spike's obsessed desire for Buffy takes them both to some very strange places and Willow and Tara have their love tested in the most gruelling of ways. And in the quietly upsetting episode "The Body", the cast produce their most impressive performances yet as they have to deal with another enemy they cannot fight. --Roz Kaveney
The school year starts with a bang when the new site manager, Rob Scotcher spends his first morning dealing with a break in. When he goes on to find a baby abandoned in the changing rooms it is up to Head Teacher Karen Fisher to find the mother and determine the reasons behind her decision.Challenges facing the fraught head don't end there. As the school adapts to two new members of teaching staff, the teachers have to help the pupils deal with gender issues, bullying, cancer, backstabbing and plenty more besides.It doesn't take long for both Rob and his son, Aiden, to make an impact on the females at Waterloo Road. However, with their past hanging over them, they need to deal with their own demons if they're to prevent history repeating itself.Making a breakthrough, Chris Mead takes it upon himself to help a new, troubled pupil. As he becomes too emotionally involved and oversteps the line, it is not just his job that he endangers.When Director of Education, Richard Whitman is invited to the grand opening of the community caf, it soon becomes apparent he has an ulterior motive and this is not just an innocent visit. Recruiting a spy at the school he gathers information which he is not afraid to use in his quest to discredit Waterloo Road. When threatened with closure will the school have the strength of spirit to pull together and fight back?In one of the tensest, most exciting terms at Waterloo Road yet seen, these mixed messages and more lead to dangerous, illegal and possibly even deadly conclusions.
Beverly Hills 90210: Season 10
ChromeSkull 2 is the sequel to the 2009 horror hit Laid To Rest. Tommy (Dekker), who's struggling with vivid memories of his encounter with the masked killer, has been abducted by Preston, who harbors a mysterious connection to ChromeSkull . Meanwhile, the technologically savvy slasher, who videotapes his victims as he's killing them, has set his sights on Jess (Michaels). After the young girl disappears, Detective King (Yeoman) races against time to find her and Tommy before it's too late and try to put an end to ChromeSkull's blood-soaked legacy.
Season 3 of the toy murderin' attention span shatterin' stop-motion mayhem is packed with pop culture p*ss-takes including Zombie Idol and Jesus fighting his nemesis Kill Bill style. Guest starring Scarlett Johansson Sarah Michelle Gellar & Hulk Hogan
The most hilarious animated sit-com since The Simpsons Family Guy revolves around the Griffin family and their madcap adventures. The Griffin household includes two teenagers a cynical dog who is smarter than everyone else and a megalomaniacal mutant baby who makes numerous attempts to eradicate his parents and siblings. Heading up this eclectic household is Peter Griffin. Peter does his best to do what's right for the family but along the way he makes mistakes that are the stuff of legend! Featuring all the episodes from series 1 to 5!
Club Dread (Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar 2004): When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort a hedonistic island paradise for swingers - it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence. If not at least hide it! Super Troopers (Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar 2002): Captain O'Hagen tries in vain to control the imaginations and hormones of his bumbling team of five Vermont Highway Patrolmen. But when the opportunity to solve a real crime rolls their way the formerly inept Super Troopers pounce into action to become highway heroes. Freddy Got Fingered (Dir. Tom Green 2001): Outrageous MTV star Tom Green blows away the boundaries of good taste again - violating so many sacred cows (not to mention horses elephants and deers) it makes 'Freddy Got Fingered' a must-see comedy. Anything goes when wannabe animator Gord Brody leaves the safety of his parents' basement to make it big in Hollywood and meet the paraplegic nymphomaniac of his dreams. With lots of hilarious scenes - and so many reasons to be offended - it's no wonder people can't stop talking about 'Freddy Got Fingered'.
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