Death to the Blockbuster, Long-live a Tight Budget!! (32 titles)
If, like me, you're sick to the back teeth of so-called 'blockbusters' with appalling story-lines this collection is for you. For every box office money spinner there's a truely classic alternative, enjoy..........
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Cast Away
Boring!
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Cast Away
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Christopher Noth
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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Tom Hanks is Chuck Noland, a man in a hurry. His job for Federal Express has him traveling the world on a moment's notice, exhorting the company's employees to speed things up--"never turn your back on the clock." When he's suddenly called away for business on Christmas night, his tolerant longtime ..read more »
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from 22,900 members
Mad Max
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Mad Max
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Steven Bisley
Director: George Miller
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Rebel bikers combat the police in a bleak post-nuclear future where the highways are bloody battlegrounds. When a gang of motorcyclists brutally murder a policeman's family he becomes Mad Max, avenger of the highways. Sequel: "The Road Warrior."
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from 13,253 members
War Of The Worlds
Shocking!
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War Of The Worlds
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning
Director: Steven Spielberg
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While Martian war machines appear across the globe, the horror of the assault is depicted through the eyes of one American family who refuse to give up the fight for survival. Steven Spielberg retells H. G. Wells' seminal science fiction classic.
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from 93,492 members
Time Bandits
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Time Bandits
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children's fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A boy and six good-natured little persons careen through time-twisting interactions ..read more »
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from 11,010 members
Shrek
Been done before!
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Shrek
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
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Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
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from 61,212 members
The BFG
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The BFG
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne
Director: Brian Cosgrove
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An animated version of the classic Dahl tale
66%
from 2,357 members
The Day After Tomorrow
Been done many times before!
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The Day After Tomorrow
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Scientists talk about the planet being threatened by a possible climatological disaster. In this big budget feature the threat becomes a reality in quick time. The planet's oceans become cooler sparking deadly storms. A new ice age begins.
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from 67,705 members
The Great Outdoors
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The Great Outdoors
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, John Candy
Director: Howard Deutch
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Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his clan together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up with ..read more »
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from 3,489 members
Men In Black
Original, but no match for Turner and Hooch!
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Men In Black
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
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In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is ..read more »
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from 33,161 members
Turner And Hooch
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Turner And Hooch
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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The world of a compulsively neat investigator is turned upside-down when he is forced to team up with up the only witness to a crime; a drooling junkyard dog who wrecks his home, his career and his new romance.
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