Review Shaft's Big Score! (German language):When a pal of detective John Shaft is murdered in a bombing (and $250,000 in cash turns up missing), New York's coolest private eye finds himself caught in the middle of a power struggle between black and white gangsters over the numbers racket in Queens. Directed by Gordon Parks (who does a brief cameo as a croupier in an illegal casino) and written by Ernest Tidyman (both of whom did the original Shaft), this film lacks the pacing of its progenitor. Roundtree is at his best when he's questioning a woman he's just met about a suspect while at the same time beguiling her into the sack (ah, those lazy, crazy days of the sexual revolution). The finale-a shootout in a cemetery, followed by a car-boat-helicopter chase through Queens and up the Harlem River-is preposterously drawn-out: Shaft, impervious to machine-gun fire, winds up tripping, spraining his ankle, and limping while running from the chopper; two shots later, he's sprinting like a halfback. Look for late Muhammad Ali trainer Drew Bundini Brown as a wise-cracking mobster. -Marshall Fine.
Release date: 1999-09-08
List Price: $29.95
Price: $25.00
Review Tai Chi Chuan Vol. 1: Fong Keen / Tapeworm Video:During the 12th century, Zheng Saam Fong incorporated the concepts of yin and yang, refined the chi and applied medical knowledge to his basis for tai chi chuan. Dr. Tin Pang Lee presents this art in three volumes, covering fong keen (square form), tsui sai (push hands), kum na (joint and pressure exercises), health concepts and yuen kuen (circle form). (approx. 60 min. ) Vol. 1: Fong Keen (Part 1) covers the postures, techniques, stances and strikes of the fong keen form. Medical charts and diagrams are also presented to illustrate the benefits to overall health.
Review scooby doo's set 10vhs: Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob, Scooby-Doo - A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts, Scooby Doo & The Monster of Mexico (P&S Clam) , Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf , Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, scooby doo and the reluctant were wolf, Scooby-Doo Meets Batman , Scooby & Scrappy Doo Vol. 1, Scooby Goes Hollywood:
Actors & Directors
- Mark Tyler
- Godfrey Ho
- Chester Howe
Creator: Thomas Tang
Price: $59.99
Review Ninja Force of Assassins / Twe Group, Inc:
Release date: 1999-09-08
List Price: $29.95
Price: $25.00
Review Tai Chi Chuan Vol. 1: Fong Keen / Tapeworm Video:During the 12th century, Zheng Saam Fong incorporated the concepts of yin and yang, refined the chi and applied medical knowledge to his basis for tai chi chuan. Dr. Tin Pang Lee presents this art in three volumes, covering fong keen (square form), tsui sai (push hands), kum na (joint and pressure exercises), health concepts and yuen kuen (circle form). (approx. 60 min. ) Vol. 1: Fong Keen (Part 1) covers the postures, techniques, stances and strikes of the fong keen form. Medical charts and diagrams are also presented to illustrate the benefits to overall health.
Actors & Directors
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Jon Amiel
- Ving Rhames
- Maury Chaykin
- Will Patton
- Sean Connery
List Price: $34.98
Price: $29.29
Review Entrapment (D-VHS) / 20th Century Fox:When a priceless Rembrandt is stolen in New York, the evidence points to a solitary master thief (Connery), who is about to meet the insurance company's most cunning - and seductive - investigator (Zeta-Jones). Following a nerve-racking game of cat and mouse, the two join forces, or so it seems, to attempt a daring multibillion-dollar heist tied to the dawn of the new millennium. Sean Connery plays a master thief thought to be long retired, while Katherine Zeta-Jones is his foil, a hotshot insurance investigator assigned to his case. They both have a little something to hold over each other's heads, until it turns out that Zeta-Jones is a professional art thief herself and is playing on both sides of the fence. At first they eye each other with mutual distrust until they team up for a job, which goes off without a hitch. Inevitably their prickly relationship begins to thaw somewhat, and the two become attracted to each other as they plan out the massive Y2K bank scam that is the movie's climax (complete with sequel-ready ending). Entrapment plays somewhat like a '70s caper movie revamped for the gadget-happy high-tech '90s. The plot takes a few too many labored twists and turns, and the chemistry between the two leads is nearly nonexistent, though both carry on gamely in their parts. On the other hand, there is some genuine suspense in many scenes as they go about their business, dripping with whiz-bang burglary devices. Zeta-Jones, of course, is drop-dead gorgeous, and Connery is as reliable as always in his role. [+]The fairly flat editing and direction tends to drag the film down somewhat, but fans of caper movies, high-tech thrillers, and the two leads should find plenty to like in this film. -Jerry Renshaw.
Actors & Directors
- David Campbell
- Karen Black
- Norman Bernard
- Julie Austin (II)
- Jim Brown
Run time: 90 min.
Price: $19.99
Review Iron Thunder / Xenon/Umvd Visual Entertainmen:
Actors & Directors
- Agnes Moorehead
- William Marshall
- Vincent Price
- Errol Flynn
- Victor Francen
- Robert Florey
- Micheline Presle
Run time: 100 min.
Creator: Robert T. Shannon
Price: $39.98
Review Adventures of Captain Fabian / Republic Pictures Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Gabriel Damon
- Don Bluth
- Candace Hutson
- Judith Barsi
- Pat Hingle
- Will Ryan
Review The Land Before Time:This 1988 animated feature from Don Bluth (An American Tail) focuses on an orphaned young dinosaur, Littlefoot, who has to make his way to the paradise of the Great Valley in order to survive a plague. Along the way, he meets up with some other dinos from different species, and they all bond and travel together. On the way, they have plenty of adventures. Even with elements of suspense, this is a pretty relaxed movie that isn't in a particular hurry to roll out its story. Kids will like the originality of the concept, and the themes of friendship and cooperation are well woven into the fabric of the entertainment, plus the music is great. Bluth's artwork looks good, though-as always-he never seems to quite catch up with the quality of the Disney machine. -Tom Keogh.
Actors & Directors
- Wesley Snipes
- Oliver Platt
- Kari Skogland
Review Liberty Stands Still / Lions Gate Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Robert Florey
- William Marshall
- Micheline Presle
- Errol Flynn
- Vincent Price
- Agnes Moorehead
- Victor Francen
Run time: 100 min.
Creator: Robert T. Shannon
Price: $39.98
Review Adventures of Captain Fabian / Republic Pictures Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Ruth Bragg
- L. J. Hortin
- Joe Pat James
- Barney Finn
- Bill Cherry
- Elaine Young
- Michael Lipman
List Price: $25.50
Price: $25.50
Review Flip Flop - Disappointment Diaries DDM 9913:
Actors & Directors
- Guy Hamilton
- Ian McShane
- Michael Caine
- Harry Andrews
- Trevor Howard
- Curd Jürgens
Review Battle of Britain:There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its grandiose manipulation. Maybe because it recounts the greatest air battle in history, achieving the greatest aerial battle in film history. Maybe because it has such a terrific cast (Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, and Edward Fox). Maybe because it's so technically well-made, thanks to the Bond team of producer Harry Saltzman and director Guy Hamilton and the great cinematographer Freddie Young. Or maybe because there is something truly riveting about watching the British kick the Nazis back to Germany. -Bill Desowitz.
Actors & Directors
- John Lithgow
- Kevin Pollak
- Ice-T
- Russell Mulcahy
- Lindsay Wagner
- Denzel Washington
Run time: 109 min.
Creator: Steven E. de Souza
Price: $9.98
Review Ricochet (Spanish) / Hbo Home Video:This sleeper star vehicle for Denzel Washington is a campy revenge thriller in the Brian De Palma style. Director Russell Mulcahy (The Shadow) makes the most of the opportunity to showcase two great actors in an exaggerated story of cops, robbers, and revenge. Denzel Washington (Glory, Crimson Tide) plays a cop who becomes a rising legal star as a result of arresting master criminal John Lithgow (The World According to Garp). Lithgow escapes prison, fakes his own death, and sets about framing lawyer Washington for various crimes and methodically destroys his life, until Washington enlists the help of childhood friend and drug dealer Ice-T (New Jack City) to turn the tables and put his tormentor out of business for good. Lurid and violent, the film is also happily over the top, making Ricochet a cheerfully decadent indulgence. -Robert Lane.
Actors & Directors
- Yoshiko Sakuma
- Yûjirô Ishihara
- Kinnosuke Nakamura
- Toshirô Mifune
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Katsuo Nakamura
Review Under the Banner of Samurai:
Actors & Directors
- Richard Cox
- Mark Griffin
- Joely Collins
- Dale Wilson
- Rolf Leenders
Review Action Man:
Actors & Directors
- Gene Barry
- Lydia Clarke
- Michael Moore
- Jerry Hopper
- Lee Aaker
- Nancy Gates
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Sydney Boehm
List Price: $9.95
Price: $39.50
Review Atomic City / Paramount:
Actors & Directors
- Clint Eastwood
- Richard Burton
- Mary Ure
- Patrick Wymark
- Michael Hordern
- Brian G. Hutton
Creator: Alistair MacLean
Review Where Eagles Dare:Scorned by reviewers when it came out, this concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder has acquired a cult over the years. In 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theater training and his headline-making romance with Elizabeth Taylor, was eager to try on the action ethos Eastwood was already nudging toward caricature. Alistair MacLean's novel The Guns of Navarone had inspired the film that started the '60s vogue for World War II military capers, so he was prevailed on to write the screenplay (his first). The central location, an impregnable Alpine stronghold locked in ice and snow, is surpassing cool, but the plot and action are ultra-mechanical, and the switcheroo gamesmanship of just who is the undercover double (triple?) agent on the mission becomes aggressively silly. -Richard T. Jameson.
Actors & Directors
- Danny Denzongpa
- Brad Pitt
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Mako
- B.D. Wong
- David Thewlis
Creator: Heinrich Harrer
Review Seven Years in Tibet:If it hadn't been for Brad Pitt signing on to play the lead role of obsessive Austrian mountain climber Heinrich Harrer, there's a good chance this lavish $70 million film would not have been made. It was one of two films from 1997 (the other being Martin Scorsese's exquisite Kundun) to view the turmoil between China and Tibet through the eyes of the young Dalai Lama. But with Pitt onboard, this adaptation of Harrer's acclaimed book focuses more on Harrer, a Nazi party member whose life was changed by his experiences in Tibet with the Dalai Lama. Having survived a treacherous climb on the challenging peak of Nanga Parbat and a stint in a British POW camp, Harrer and climbing guide Peter Aufschnaiter (nicely played by David Thewlis) arrive at the Tibetan city of Lhasa, where the 14-year-old Dalai Lama lives as ruler of Tibet. Their stay is longer than either could have expected (the "seven years" of the title), and their lives are forever transformed by their proximity to the Tibetan leader and the peaceful ways of the Buddhist people. China looms over the land as a constant invasive threat, but Seven Years in Tibet is more concerned with viewing Tibetan history through the eyes of a visitor. The film is filled with stunning images and delightful moments of discovery and soothing, lighthearted spirituality, and although he is somewhat miscast, Pitt brings the requisite integrity to his central role. What's missing here is a greater understanding of the young Dalai Lama and the culture of Tibet. Whereas Kundun tells its story purely from the Dalai Lama's point of view, Seven Years in Tibet is essentially an outsider's tale. The result is the feeling that only part of the story's been told here-or maybe just the wrong story. [+]But Harrer's memoir is moving and heartfelt, and director Jean-Jacques Annaud has effectively captured both sincerity and splendor in this flawed but worthwhile film. -Jeff Shannon.
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