Films to watch again and again and again and...... (12 titles)
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The Last Samurai
Beautiful music, fantastic scenery, brilliant acting ........
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The Last Samurai
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall
Director: Edward Zwick
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Captain Nathan Algren served in the American Civil War where he risked his life for his country. He served out his career in the West where the battle was with Indians and it was here that he became disillusioned and lost... In a far-off land a celebrated Samurai warrior, Katsumoto, is learning ..read more »
70%
from 72,353 members
What Women Want
Excellent role for Mel Gibson; very funny and some great music
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What Women Want
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei
Director: Nancy Meyers
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Director, writer, and producer Nancy Meyers's (THE PARENT TRAP) sophomore directorial effort is a lively screwball fantasy featuring Mel Gibson in his first romantic comedy. Gibson plays Nick Marshall, a high-flying chauvinistic Chicago advertising executive who, like his musical idol, Frank ..read more »
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from 16,023 members
Signs
Again Mel Gibson brilliant and Joaquin P really good as his supporting brother. Excellent scenery, good music and great story
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Signs
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mel Gibson, Cherry Jones
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
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It's contaminated. That's what pint-sized Bo (Abigail Breslin) says about every glass of water that she tries to drink, then rejects. This is just one in a long list of strange occurrences that are changing the lives of the Hess family. Things go awry when Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his brother, ..read more »
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from 22,627 members
Galaxy Quest
Just very, very, funny!
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Galaxy Quest
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
Director: Dean Parisot
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GALAXY QUEST is a satirical comedy that pokes fun at the influence science fiction shows such as STAR TREK have had on their audience. The cast members of the cult sci-fi television series GALAXY QUEST now earn their livings appearing at conventions and grand openings, led by their bomastic captain ..read more »
68%
from 8,068 members
The Lord Of The Rings - The Return of The King - Extended Version
Epic - definately the best of the three. Great battles; lush scenery; gollum(!); 4 different endings!
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The Lord Of The Rings - The Return of Th...
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
Director: Peter Jackson
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THE RETURN OF THE KING, the third and final film in Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, finds Middle-earth on the cusp of great change. Weary hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) venture further into the dark realm of Mordor, guided by the increasingly desperate Gollum (Andy ..read more »
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from 39,449 members
Meet Joe Black
A surprise - I didn't rate Brad Pitt much prior to seeing this. He is a young Robert Redford .. gorgeous to look at; to listen to and to watch. Great movie based on a lovely play
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Meet Joe Black
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Martin Brest
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This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish, a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses that his own death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger daughter Susan (Claire Forlani) meets a ..read more »
67%
from 10,442 members
Shakespeare In Love
Fantastic from the beginning right up until the last seconds of the last scene. Excellent music, so realistically portrayed and humourous as well.
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Shakespeare In Love
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
Director: John Madden
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The reign of Elizabeth I finds Will Shakespeare, a writer, broke and envious of a rival. Then, he meets with a woman who wants to be an actor and who disguises herself as a man...
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from 28,102 members
Elizabeth
Another excellent historical drama type film but epic-like. Fantastic acting from everyone - the next one looks like more of the same .... can't wait!
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Elizabeth
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »
73%
from 15,658 members
War Of The Worlds
Easy to watch movie - some real good effects and, as always, Tom C acts his socks off. Great 'let's stay in with a bottle of wine' movie
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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 93,441 members
Titanic
A classic
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Titanic
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane
Director: James Cameron
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TITANIC, James Cameron's blockbuster, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as young lovers aboard the ill-fated voyage. A mysterious nude sketch found in the wreckage of the Titanic leads to the tale of its subject, the now-elderly Rose DeWitt Bukater (Winslet). As her story begins, Rose is 17 ..read more »
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