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The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

January 20, 2004 // 0 Comments

Superheroes in movies are hot these days and it is hardly surprising that apart from the straight paper-to-celluloid adaptations of the most infamous characters we also see incarnations of some smaller comic books. Not surprisingly, these more obscure [...]

Underworld

December 30, 2003 // 0 Comments

I am typically not a friend of contemporarized horror motives, meaning horror films that take classic horror icons and transplant them into our modern day world. Vampires, werewolves and such are gothic material and in my book have little place in a [...]

Revenge Of The Kung Fu Master

November 20, 2003 // 0 Comments

A year ago, Tai Seng released "The Kung Fu Master," on DVD, telling the first part of an epic saga about Hung Hei-Kwun and his uphill battle against the Ching dynasty. With "Revenge Of The Kung Fu Master" the studio now dishes out the [...]

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

November 13, 2003 // 0 Comments

Well, the wait is finally over and the Extended Version of Peter Jackson’s second installment in "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy has finally arrived in its Extended Edition. I deliberately avoided all the posts and reports on the Internet [...]

Once Upon A Time In The West

November 4, 2003 // 0 Comments

"Once Upon A Time In The West" is uniformly hailed as Sergio Leone’s best film. While his entire body of work is and remains impressive, every renewed viewing of "Once Upon A Time In The West" creates an increased sense of admiration [...]

X2: X-Men United

November 3, 2003 // 0 Comments

Eagerly awaited, the sequel to Bryan singer’s exceptional "X-Men" is finally making it to DVD. Once again, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has been going out all the way, creating a 2-disc Special Edition for the movie’s DVD debut, and [...]

Matrix Reloaded

October 6, 2003 // 0 Comments

I’ve heard many things about "Matrix Reloaded, " but frankly, nothing prepared me for how this movie stinks. I had trouble finding anything enjoyable about the film and only found myself bored and annoyed to the point that I repeatedly [...]

Shogun

October 1, 2003 // 0 Comments

It had been many years since I last saw "Shogun" during its initial television broadcast but I had very fond memories of this adventurous series that was filled with thrills, conspiracies and the mysteries of a feudal Japan. I had all but [...]

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

September 25, 2003 // 0 Comments

In their effort to release some of the most acclaimed classic movies from their film vaults, Warner Home Video is constantly going to great lengths to restore these films to their original glory and present them as 2-disc Special Editions. The latest [...]

Where Eagles Dare

September 9, 2003 // 0 Comments

This month, Warner Home Video is extending the "Clint Eastwood Collection" by a significant number of titles, including the World War II highlight "Where Eagles Dare." Out of the whole batch of films that Warner lined up in the [...]
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