Cover | Title | Artist#Video | DVD # Video Tape | Plot Comments rating |
| The Gift Directed by Sam Raimi. | Cate Blanchett Keanu Reeves | DVD VHS Acult Mystery Thriller Suspence (2000) | In a small town deep in the Deep South of America, Reeves a blockhead redneck and Blanchett (Annie ) A single mother endowed with a special ability becomes involved with the disappearance of a young woman and has a brush with the supernatural, attempting to raise her three kids and provide a decent life for her family, scraping out a living on Social Security since the tragic death of her husband in a work related accident the previous year. She supplements her meager income by doing ` card readings' for the local townsfolk, accepting their donations for the insights she offers them into their own inner being . Riveting mind twisting emotional Excellent plot Excellent acting 9/10 |
| Pearl Harbour
Directed by Micheal Bay | Alec Baldwin Jon Voight Ben Affeck Josh Harnett Kate Beckinsale Jennifer Garner Ewen Bremmer Dan Aykroyd | DVD VHS Drama War (2001) | This is not just a war story there is more to it watch it Pearl Harbour follows the story of two best friends as kids fighter pilots in the war and their love lives as they go off to join the war. Sounds a simple plot but this movie actually has an excellent sub plot of characters .The sound and visual effects are excellent through DVD the Zeros( Japanese fighter planes guns bombs bullets sound like they should "real ") the story is life like . The actors are excellent and there is another plot thrown in after Peal Harbour ends The Yanks on a secret mission not may people know about .Interesting twist at the end 8/10 |
| What lies Beneath | Harrison Ford Michelle Pfeiffer | DVD VHS Mystery Thriller Suspence (2000) | The wife of a professor investigates the murder of a beautiful college student who has been appearing in her visions. Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious car accident and in poor health , Claire reports hearing voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. Harrison is excellent . Pfeiffer acting is sunning in this role Definitely keeps you on the end of your chair and has a bit of a twist to it at the end. 8/10 |
| Enemy of the State | Gene Hackman Will Smith | DVD VHS Action Thriller (1998) | The murder of a congressman is caught on tape and Robert Dean (Will Smith) has it. He has to save his family career and life all in 2 hours! Fast action from Hackman and Smith on the run 7/10 |
| | Gene Hackman Anne Archer James Skilling Jt Walsh | DVD VHS Thriller Suspence Fast action on a Train (1990) | Gene Hackman has never been better. A fast train contrasting with the wide open Canadian wilderness. Tension is built up through a series of one-on-one confrontations, each with electric undercurrents. The best by far is the gentlemanly chat between Hackman and James Sikking in the dining car. Excellent brain teaser twiser 8/10 |
| Dead Calm | Nicole Kidman Sam Niel Billy Zane | DVD VHS Thriller Suspence Australian (1989)
| Two excellent Aussie Actors Kidman and Niel with Billy zane on a yaught This a great suspense thriller that will have you gripping your seat in every scene. I'm serious. It is one of those that never lets its pace slow down. Excellent acting, direction and the nail-biting music score keep you tangled up in this intense suspense filled story, 8/10 |
| A day at At the Circus | The Marx Bros | VHS Comedy (1939) | Love them or hate them The marx brothers can destroy any thing including a circus 5/10 |
| A day at the races | The Marx Bros | VHS Drama War Extreme violence (1937) | Everyone knows the Marx brothers, of course. There's Groucho (The anarchic wise guy with the drawn-on moustache), Chico (The likeable Italian stereotype), Concert pianist in real life Harpo (The mute, childish, annoying one, there for kid appeal) Concert Harpist in real life Zeppo (The normal-looking one who was always left as the straight guy). Get Your tutsi Frutsi Ice cream scene is a classic
7/10 |
| A night at the opera | The Marx Bros Groucho Chico Harpo Zeppo | VHS Comedy (1935) | Probably on of the better marx bros movies
7/10 |
| Dirty Harry | Clint Eastwood | DVD VHS Action Cult (1971) | Clint de mans first movie in this series Clint has an uncuth manner with his captives and women a "huge Colt 45" pistol can be very persuasive 9/10 poor sound |
| Twelve monkeys | Bruce Willis Madeleine Stowe | DVD VHS Drama Thriller Si Fi US (1995) | yes Bruce can act .A convict, sent back in time to stop a devastating plague, is sent too far back and is hospitalised as insane twisted plot .8/10 |
| Hell freezes over | The Eagles | DVD DTS VHS Music live studio concert (1994) | DTS sound recording and Digital picture .This is Excellent for the music and the picture quality Excellent 9/10 |
| The Dance
| Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie Mick Fleetwood | DVD VHS Music live studio concert (1997) | This reunion of the Mac is Excellent viewing sound and pic digitally recorded at the Warner Studios Live there best songs 8/10 |
| Blue ICE | Michael Caine Sean Young | DVD VHS Thriller Fast action (1992) | One of Michaels best movies with twists and turns sexy girls Caine a retired British Spy turned sleazy Jazz club owner keeps you on the edge of you seat. Excellent Aust producer 9/10 |
| Wild At Heart | Nicolas Cage Launa Dern Willem Dafoe | DVD VHS Thriller Erotic Bent (1990) | Bent twisted sex Joltingly violent wickedly funny and riveting erotic Cage de bad man on the run from the Law. by Creators of Twin Peaks 8/10 |
| Crimson Tide | Sean Connery Denzel Washington | DVD VHS Thriller-Drama (1995) | Nuclear Submarine action with Missiles and Rusky Sub chase Top actors excellent pic and sound effects Good story 8/10 |
| The Hunt For the Red October | Sean Connery | DVD VHS Thriller-Drama (1990) | Nuclear Submarine action with Missiles and Russian Sub chase Top actors excellent pic and sound effects Good story 8/10 |
| True Lies | Arnold Schwarzenegger
| DVD VHS Action (1994) | Very action packed with arnie's dry humour one of his best have a laugh with a harrier jet scene good sound effects 9/10 |
| HEAT | Al Pacino Val Kilmer | DVD VHS Action-Drama (1995) | Excellent live action in this Action packed drama bank robbery Best bullet sound excellent plot edge of seat 9/10 |
| 60 Seconds | Nicolas Cage | DVD VHS Action Auto (2000) | Like action high speed auto theft expensive cars and Cage at the Wheel this has it !! Fast and action packed 8/10 |
| The Ninth Gate | Johnny Depp | DVD VHS Thriller Drama (2000) | Depps acting is absolutley Excellent as the plot weaves thru Italy in this biblical occult drama riveting end edge of seat stuff 9/10 |
| Week end at Burnie's | Andrew McCarthy Jonathan Silverman
| VHS Comedy | Dumb Silly but funny the dead man actor will make your cheeks ache with laughter 7/10 |
| Blue Velvet | Dennis Hopper | DVD VHS Drama Cult Thriller (1986) | Dennis is a bad boy bent twisted drug crazed naughty mean man what else This is Hoppers CULT classic 8/10 |
| The Fifth Element | Bruce Willis | DVD VHS Si-Fi Action Drama (1997) | Excellent futuristic SI FI with great visuals and sound effects Bruce is action man but good watch it 9/10 |
| Judge Dread | Sylvester Stallone | DVD VHS Si- FI Action (1995) | Futuristic SI FI with great visuals and sound effects Stallone is action man but good watch it 9/10 |
| The Abyss | Dustin Hoffman Ed harris | DVD VHS Si-FI thriller (1989) | Under Water research facility si Fi with excellent pict and effects creepy scary under water stuff 8/10 |
| My Cousin Vinny | Joe Pessi | DVD VHS Comedy (1992) | Joe can make you laugh and bungle his way in and out of trouble Excellent fast witty Pessi Humour in the Court house etc 8/10 |
| Freeway | Kiefer Sutherland Brook Shields Reese Withers | DVD VHS Thriller Drama road movie (1996) | Director Oliver Stone Re Natural born killers .Twisted fast pace disturbing Thriller Reese and Sutherland take to the hwy in an action packed stream of twisted events exhilarating 9/10 |
| Final Analysis | Richard Gere Kim Basinger Uma Thurman | DVD VHS Psycho Thriller Drama (1992) | Hitchcock type plot Psychiatrist (Gere) gets caught in an exciting twisted web between to sexy sisters which keeps you guessing all the way through to the end excellent 9/10 |
| The Fugitive special edition | Harrison Ford | DVD Action thriller (1996) | Action packed Ford at his best. Chased by the Law fast and furious twisted plots with excellent ending put your seat belt on ...... 9/10 |
| Air Force One | Harrison Ford Gary Oldman Glenn Close | DVD VHS Action thriller(1997) | Harrison the ell president of the USA is in big trouble with bad boy oldman but saves the day and his family action packed .....8/10 |
| Groundhog Day | Bill Murray Andie MacDowell | DVD VHS Fantasy comedy drama (1993) | Bill (X ghost busters "I've been slimed man") is caught in a time warp loop where the day will never end interesting concept .... 8/10 |
| Memento
Independent
Christopher Nolan | Guy Pearce Carrie-Anne Moss Joe Pantoliano | DVD VHS Thriller Drama (2000) | A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's killer. ..... 8/10 |