Contains the chronically over-challenged and understaffed secret ideological organization of ACROSS (total membership: 2) whose goal is to conquer the city of F. Also contains your complete daily requirements of Martian Princesses afro-wearing Action Heroes Mysterious Governmental Agencies Space Butlers deranged Comic Book Authors Androgynous Prisoners in Iron Masks Annoying Roommates Removable Moustaches and a generous supply of Adorably Cute Aliens Bent on Galactic Dominatio
Made in 1978, Carry On Emmannuelle was really the last gasp of the most fondly regarded series of British comedy films. In most respects, it hardly does justice to the many truly funny and brilliantly played previous scripts. But it does feature a curiously vulnerable, even touching, performance from Kenneth Williams as a French diplomat with a wife of insatiable physical appetites. In theory, of course, it aims to be a pastiche of the hugely popular Emmanuelle, which had marked the transition of soft-core erotic cinema into the art house. But it's too crudely scripted and lacking in the belly laugh inducing innuendo of the best Carry On films to succeed on that level. "Are you hungry, Loins?" Emmannuelle asks the chauffeur. "I think I could manage a little nibble," he replies. You get the idea. In the title role, Suzanne Danielle, who would go on to be the best of the Princess Diana impersonators, isn't a good enough comic actress to raise such lines above the ordinary. And the few stalwarts who returned for this outing--Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor and Peter Butterworth--just about emerge with their dignity intact. This was a Carry On too far. But fans will want it for their collection because it shows Kenneth Williams at his most professionally committed--his diaries reveal his real thoughts on the matter--and to remind themselves of the high quality of so much of the work which had gone before.On the DVD: presented in 4:3 format and with a standard mono soundtrack, this release of Carry On Emmannuelle starts off with a print of such ropey quality that you seem to be watching through a dust storm. The sound quality is little better, although on both counts things improve as the film progresses. The lack of extras is disappointing, adding to the rather sad, low-budget feel of the film itself. --Piers Ford
Ian McShane stars as lovable rogue antiques dealer Lovejoy in three 55 minute episodes - Lily's Pearls Riding In Rollers and The Black Virgin Of Vladimir. The episodes feature Lovejoy with his associates Tinker Dill Eric Catchpole and Lady Jane Felsham.
Jack Ford loses his Midas touch and becomes a victim of the Wall Street crash which forces him to leave New York with gangsters threatening his life. He returns illegally to Liverpool as a stowaway on a cargo boat which costs him every penny he has. He then sets about finding old friends and rebuilding his life... Episodes comprise: Oh My Charming Billy Boy / Friends Romans Countrymen / The Bright Young Things
Yes it's finally happened! Just when you thought the plot would never thicken the whole thing congeals and Excel finds herself in the fight for her life! With the Great Will held hostage the city in ruins the Puchuu running amok and Pedro joining forces with Nabeshin to combat the nefarious That Man the action is fast and hilarious as ACROSS finally makes its move in the final unbelievable volume of Excel Saga!
They ll Build A Barn From Your Bones! Wes Craven unearths the darkness that festers beneath an isolated community in Deadly Blessing, a rural tale of mistrust and bloody murder from the director of Last House on the Left. When Martha marries into a close knit sect she finds herself shunned as an outsider by its fanatical members, but when her husband dies mysteriously while riding a tractor expressly forbidden as a tool of the devil, things take a darker turn. Marked as a incubus by her neighbours, time is running out for Martha and her visiting friends, as plagued by nightmares and fearing for their lives, they face the violent fury and retribution of old time religion. One of Hollywood s masters of terror presents a tale of rural horror and simmering evil from the golden age of video terror.
On the surface Kaname Chidori appears to be a normal popular high school student. The problem is she doesn't realize just how popular she is. Unbeknownst to her a group of terrorists believe she possesses the special powers of ""the Whispered "" and they're out to kidnap her. Enter Sousuke Sagara a young hotshot agent from the stealthy anti-terrorist organization Mithril. Will he be able to protect Kaname without her finding out what's really going on? Or will he just drive he
Noir is back in business but Mireille and Kirika's latest case takes an unexpected turn when someone else beats them to their target. Who is this unexpected competition and what links does she have to the mysterious soldats?
There has never been a decade quite like the 60s! An era of change, conflict and hope, it will be fondly remembered for its revolutionary thinking, the fight for freedom of expression and its definitive slogan to Make Love Not War'. Here we celebrate the 60s by bringing together four of the greatest films of the decade; Alfred Hitchcock's iconic thriller The Birds; the historic epic Spartacus; literary classic To Kill a Mockingbird; and timeless Western The War Wagon starring the legendary John Wayne.
In some ways, calling this collection James Dean: The Rare Movies is a little misleading. After all, the "all-purpose delinquent"--as described in David Dalton's fascinating booklet notes--made only three feature films and, in true iconic style, died a youthful, violent death. Yet the collection works somewhat on an ironic level. The 1950s was a decade in which television established itself as the biggest threat to the cinematic medium, and this is a selection of some of the television dramas and commercials that Dean made on his way up to Hollywood stardom, presented with the same introductions and sponsors' messages of the original transmissions. So how good was he at the beginning? All the raw material was there: the restless misfit, the damaged juvenile and the complex punk. In 1954's "I am a Fool" he stars with Natalie Wood in what turned out to be a rehearsal for Rebel Without a Cause on the big screen. At times he moves with an almost balletic grace, at others he twitches with that awkwardness that still leaves new generations of fans totally enthralled. Television was never going to contain him. This is like watching history in the making and is all the more compelling because we know the tragedy that lay but a short way ahead. On the DVD: It scarcely matters that these television dramas and commercials are presented in 4:3 format. The picture quality is inevitably poor and the sound rough, sometimes to the point of inaudibility. Made in television's explosive adolescence, they were never intended to be monuments to technological brilliance. We're just lucky they've survived at all. The track selection offers a maze-like array of choices for you to skip between films, introductions and commercial breaks and occasionally this can be confusing. A chronology on the DVD itself would have helped.--Piers Ford
In a world where no one is what they seem faith and trust become the key objectives and ultimate goal. Driven by the machinations of the mysterious Chloe Altena and an all new crime family Kirika and Mireille must fightfor their lives both at home and abroad as the action explodes across the globe. Yet even as the mystery surrounding the origins of Noir slowly begins to give up its clues the two assassins find themselves being driven apart both by conflicting emotions and by c
The Ipcress File: The tense spy thriller by Len Deighton that turned Michael Caine into a superstar. Cynical and rebellious ex-army sergeant Harry Palmer has been blackmailed into working for Britain's security service. Hot on the trail of a kidnapped scientist Palmer finds himself enmeshed in a sinister conspiracy involving horrifying brainwashing techniques murder and treachery that reaches up to the highest levels of the security service itself... Educating Rita: Rita a hairdresser with a sharp wit is married to Danny and at 26 doesn't want a baby. She wants to discover herself - so she joins the Open University. Dr Frank Bryant is a disillusioned university professor of literature. His marriage has failed his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whiskey. He refers to himself as an appalling teacher of appalling students. What Frank needs is a challenge - and along comes Rita. In this hilarious and often moving drama the story tells how two people find a new lease of life through each other. The Eagle Has Landed: A Nazi strike force plots to assassinate Winston Churchill while he is resting in a desolate Norfolk Village. Colonel Radl masterminds the plot which if successful would change the outcome of the war. He enlists the help of Colonel Steiner (Caine) and Liam Devlin (Sutherland). Disguised as Polish airmen German paratroopers land in England. Radl's plan appear to be going smoothly until an unforeseeable incident exposed the Germans. But the kidnap continues and Steiner Luger in hand approaches the unmistakable figure of Churchill... Without A Clue: A madcap comedy which takes a fresh look at the classic Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson escapades. Holmes is actually a figment of Dr. Watson's own success in crime detection a character who Watson uses when he writes in 'The Strand' magazine. But when the printing plates for five pound notes are stolen Queen Victoria herself calls for the country's greatest detective...
At Inkwell Beach summer's never been so much fun! It's a time and a place where cool clothes hot music and good friends turn a dull family trip into the summertime vacation of a lifetime! Critics everywhere praised this film - the hot big-screen comedy treat that delivers outrageous summertime fun and good time entertainment all set to an irresistible soundtrack! Spend some time down at the shore with the funniest folks you're ever going to meet - summer fun doesn't get any bette
When tempers flare between Sergeant-Major Mao and Captain Testarossa there's only one way to settle the score: an AS duel. The stakes are high the price of failure a fate worse than death; a lap around the track on the Mithrill base naked! However the summer fun grinds to a halt when Sousuke is called away for a top-secret mission at his old stomping ground where painful memories threaten to bury him alongside his fallen comrades. Will he make it out alive? Don't miss a minu
The cutely indomitable Lina Inverse and the quite inexplicable Naga the Serpent are in trouble all the way up to their eyebrows once again! What starts out as the simple task of ridding a village of some villains turns into a full-blown fiasco when Lina and Naga (gasp!) realize their spells won't work. An ancient elf-made weapon a would-be world conqueror and a plot with more twists than a twisting factory: this Slayers adventure is sure to have you tied up in knots with laughter
It's never easy being the new guy. Ask Sousuke. Proving himself to a squad of team mates at least ten years his senior will be an uphill battle. But when the mission drops them deep behind enemy lines with no support it's going to take everyone's cooperation just to stay alive. Suffice to say not everyone cooperates. Nor does everyone who dies actually stay dead. And speaking of things that won't die the rivalry between Kaname and Tessa finds new life on Tessa'a home turf. It's
Action and adventure abound in volume 7 thrilling final installment of Full Metal Panic! A rogue US Navy Captain out for revenge targets the Tuatha de Danaan and Mithril's Lt. Commander Kalinin must struggle to stop the attack. On the de Danaan Sousuke and Kurz fight to restore order to the ship when the chain of command becomes unclear and Kaname uses all her abilities as a Whispered to help make things right!
We open on a hot bath with three hot babes: Sergeant Major Mao Captain Testarossa and Kaname. The lovely Sergeant Major exposes her past (and then some!) when she tells the story of how she first met Kurz and Sousuke. Funny how little has changed since then... Meanwhile the Tuatha de Danaan is racing full steam ahead to the Pacific island of Berildaobu. Terrorists have taken over a U.S. chemical weapons dismantling facility and taken the island residents hostage. Mithril's entire Special Response Team and the de Danaan are committed to the mission but sudden shifts in the power structure threaten to tear the crew and the ship apart. With hidden agendas and splintering loyalties at work can Mithril pull together and get the job done? There's more than a few curves coming your way as Full Metal Panic launches into its sixth exhilarating volume!
Mr Bean: Vol.2
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