Average rating: 2.25   45% from 2 members


The Shawshank Redemption

Great story of friendship and second chances, written by the master, Stephen King. Should not be missed!
  • The Shawshank Redemption on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Tim Robbins,  Morgan Freeman,  Robert Gunton
    Director: Frank Darabont
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    City Banker Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank State Prison after receiving a double life sentence for murder. There he meets Red and also forms friendships with the warden and prison guards. Andy soon finds that you either get on with living or you get on with dying. The bonus features stretch over two ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 87% from 98,924 members

Sholay

Classic Indian film, up there with Butch Cassidy etc, definitely worth seeing if you fancy something different.
  • Sholay on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Sanjeev Kumar,  Amitabh Bachchan
    Director: Ramesh Sippy
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sholay tells the story of Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra), two small time crooks called in by Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) to fight the tyranny of Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). It tells of a village who realise that non-violence does not mean cowardice as they stand up to terror ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 2,172 members

The Shining

Yes, I know it's predictable, another great written by Stephen King and immortalised by Kubrick
  • The Shining on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Shelley Duvall,  Danny Lloyd
    Director: Stanley Kubrick
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 48,630 members

Rocky

Pentology, worth the soundtrack alone! Balboa (2006) , maybe not...
  • Rocky on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Sylvester Stallone,  Talia Shire,  Burgess Meredith
    Director: John G. Avildsen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 18,196 members

An American Werewolf In London

Great horror, special effects amazing for its time. Sequel not bad either, in Paris.

Indiana Jones, The - The Complete Movie Collection

Brilliant, Last Crusade - the best
  • Indiana Jones, The - The Complete Movie ... on DVD
    Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Includes all three famous adventures of Indiana Jones
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 46,114 members

Die Hard

Trilogy can be watched over and over, yippee kayaay! 4.0 - villain distinctly lacking.
  • Die Hard on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Bonnie Bedelia,  Paul Gleason
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 50,594 members

Simpsons, The - Season 1

1-18, all worth watching - if you haven't been to Springfield, X - you are missing out. Movie is great, but extended episode, hey if they did anything drastic, there wouldn't be any future seasons!

Psycho

Anthony Perkins - unmissable, final scene still sends shivers.
  • Psycho on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Anthony Perkins,  Vera Miles,  John Gavin
    Director: Alfred Hitchcock
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 22,151 members

Columbo - Series 1

One of my favourite detectives, yes I know the murderer's no surprise, but what would we do without the dirty raincoat and the "one more thing".
  • Columbo - Series 1 (6 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Peter Falk
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features all episodes from Series 1: Murder by the book,Death Lends a Hand, Dead Weight,Suitable for Framing, Lady in Waiting,Short Fuse, Blueprint for Murder. Also includes the 2 first Pilot episodes.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,398 member




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