An absolute classic and THE perfect movie, great cast, soundtrack and story
The Godfather
on DVD
(1972) Starring:Marlon Brando, Richard Conte, James Caan Director:Francis Ford Coppola Certificate:
Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's ..read more »
The Godfather Part 2
on DVD
(1974) Starring:Marianna Hill, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall Director:Francis Ford Coppola Certificate:
The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Al Pacino is unreal as Tony Montana in probably the most influential movie ever.
And God what an ending . . .
Scarface(1983) Starring:Al Pacino, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfeiffer Director:Brian De Palma Certificate:
After years of diplomatic silence between the United States and Cuba, Castro opens the port of Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to thousands emmigrating to the United States in search of the American dream. Shrewdly, Castro also unlocks the overpacked prisons, allowing hordes of criminals to join the refugees. ..read more »
Ray Liotta has wanted to be a gangster his whole life, so guess what he becomes. . .
Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990) Starring:Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci Director:Martin Scorsese Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Martin Scorsese explores the life of organized crime with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi's best-selling Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-..read more »
Apart from Resurection every film here is awesome, containing a great horror, an amazing action, a rollercoaster ride that doesn't seen to stop and a steaming pile of horse . . . you get the picture; just rent it NOW
Alien Quadrilogy
(5 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Charles Dance, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser Director:Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher Certificate:
All four films in the 'Alien' saga. In Ridley Scott's 'Alien' (1979) the crew of a deep-space mining vessel come across something decidedly unpleasant on a mysterious planet. After leaving the desolate planet, they realise that something has survived and is on their ship. In James Cameron's sequel, ..read more »
I wasn't expecting much here, but boy did it deliver . . .
Alien Vs Predator(2004) Starring:Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner Director:Paul W.S. Anderson Certificate:
Sci-fi action. Early in the 21st century, billionaire Charles Weyland (Lance Hendriksen) is convinced that his satellite thermal imaging system has picked up evidence of an ancient life form buried under the ice in remotest Antarctica. When a team of archaeologists sets out to investigate, they ..read more »
HERES JOHNNY, Kubrick takes a brilliant story and turns it into the PERFECT horror
The Shining
on DVD
(1980) Starring:Danny Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers Director:Stanley Kubrick Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Stanley Kubrick directs this chilling adaptation of the Stephen King shocker. Seeking solitude in order to write a novel, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes a job as an off-season caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel in Colorado. Eager to get started, Jack disregards warnings that the isolation ..read more »
It was controversial when it came out, it still is, but it is brilliant .
A Clockwork Orange
on DVD
(1971) Starring:Patrick Magee, David Prowse, Warren Clarke Director:Stanley Kubrick Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Stanley Kubrick's controversial film triggered copycat violence on its initial release and as a result the director withdrew the film from circulation in Britain, keeping it suppressed right up to his death in 1999. The film follows sadistic punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) as he takes his gang on a ..read more »
The Usual Suspects
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin Pollak, Gabriel Byrne Director:Bryan Singer Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
When a truck loaded with stripped gun parts is hijacked outside of Queens, five notorious thieves become overnight guests of the NYPD, but that's all they need to hatch a plan that brings them to Los Angeles for the ultimate take, $91 million in hard cash. Roger "Verbal" Kint, an apparent victim of ..read more »
One of my favourites, strange, twisted, disturbing, thought provoking, 100% original and I still have no idea what was going on, please rent this for your own good . . .
Donnie Darko - Feature Disc
on DVD
(2001) Starring:Noah Wyle, Holmes Osborne, Jena Malone Director:Richard Kelly Certificate:
October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko, a brilliant but troubled teenager, plagued by terrifying visions which he knows the meaning of.
With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex teacher, nicknamed Grandma Death, he ..read more »