Collection ID 295
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews
Genre: Action
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1997   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.
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Collection ID 1003
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews
Genre: Action
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1997   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.
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Collection ID 607
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein, Dmitri Vasilyev
Starring: Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Dmitri Orlov, Vasili Novikov
Genre: Art House & International
Studio: Image Entertainment   Release date: 1939   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): Russian (Soviet Union)
Summary: Sergei Eisenstein's landmark tale of Russia thwarting the German invasion of the 13th century was wildly popular and quite intentional, given the prevailing Nazi geopolitical advancement and destruction at the time. It can still be viewed as a masterful use of imagery and music, with the Battle on the Ice sequence as the obvious highlight. Unfortunately, the rest of the film pales in comparison. A great score by Prokofiev was effectively integrated by the Russian filmmaker, but stands on its own merit as well. "--Bill Desowitz"
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My Review: This is one serious piece of propaganda. Made in the Soviet Union during the height of Stalin's reign, this film was directed by one of the greats (Sergei Eisenstein). Produced as a warning to the Third Reich, parts of this film were brilliant despite the narrow confines the director was forced to work within. This movie is supposed to be about Alexander Nevksy defending Russia from an invading Teutonic army. In truth it's actually a heavy duty propaganda film. It portrays the Teutonic Knights (Read German officers) as evil conquerors. In one scene a leader of the Teutonic Knights is shown throwing defenseless (naked) and crying children into a fire! The Russians are portrayed in larger than life idealized roles. In some scenes the German troops are played by children against the Russian actors in order to make the Germans seem small and frail in comparison. In a romantic? sub-plot the Russian man (two suitors vie for the same maiden) who displays the greatest valor in combat, is promised to a beautiful virgin. The invaders are depicted as being led by a holier-than-thou group of priests. Some of the battle scenes are remarkable given the resources available to the director. There was a lot of large scale combat with numerous extras. The final battle takes place on a frozen Russian lake, and a large portion of the invading army drowns to death amongst flailing bodies, thrashing horses, and bobbing chunks of broken ice. The musical score by Sergei Prokofiev was excellent. The acting was stage like and forced at times. The costumes were great. The sets were excellent, and the locations great. Unfortunately all of the long camera shots were poorly framed, and we were often left wondering what we were looking at as an army marches ant like way off in the distance. A great movie diminished only by a poor transfer, some ill advised camera shots and a poor translation.

Collection ID 1307
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein, Dmitri Vasilyev
Starring: Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Dmitri Orlov, Vasili Novikov
Genre: Art House & International
Studio: Image Entertainment   Release date: 1939   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): Russian (Soviet Union)
Summary: Sergei Eisenstein's landmark tale of Russia thwarting the German invasion of the 13th century was wildly popular and quite intentional, given the prevailing Nazi geopolitical advancement and destruction at the time. It can still be viewed as a masterful use of imagery and music, with the Battle on the Ice sequence as the obvious highlight. Unfortunately, the rest of the film pales in comparison. A great score by Prokofiev was effectively integrated by the Russian filmmaker, but stands on its own merit as well. "--Bill Desowitz"
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My Review: This is one serious piece of propaganda. Made in the Soviet Union during the height of Stalin's reign, this film was directed by one of the greats (Sergei Eisenstein). Produced as a warning to the Third Reich, parts of this film were brilliant despite the narrow confines the director was forced to work within. This movie is supposed to be about Alexander Nevksy defending Russia from an invading Teutonic army. In truth it's actually a heavy duty propaganda film. It portrays the Teutonic Knights (Read German officers) as evil conquerors. In one scene a leader of the Teutonic Knights is shown throwing defenseless (naked) and crying children into a fire! The Russians are portrayed in larger than life idealized roles. In some scenes the German troops are played by children against the Russian actors in order to make the Germans seem small and frail in comparison. In a romantic? sub-plot the Russian man (two suitors vie for the same maiden) who displays the greatest valor in combat, is promised to a beautiful virgin. The invaders are depicted as being led by a holier-than-thou group of priests. Some of the battle scenes are remarkable given the resources available to the director. There was a lot of large scale combat with numerous extras. The final battle takes place on a frozen Russian lake, and a large portion of the invading army drowns to death amongst flailing bodies, thrashing horses, and bobbing chunks of broken ice. The musical score by Sergei Prokofiev was excellent. The acting was stage like and forced at times. The costumes were great. The sets were excellent, and the locations great. Unfortunately all of the long camera shots were poorly framed, and we were often left wondering what we were looking at as an army marches ant like way off in the distance. A great movie diminished only by a poor transfer, some ill advised camera shots and a poor translation.

Collection ID 844
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
Genre: Sci-Fi
Studio: Brandywine Productions   Release date: 1979   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French, Musical Score, Production Sound (UK)
Summary: A mining ship, investigating an SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
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My Review: The second movie by Ridley Scott (a favorite director). This movie features Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto as the crew of the deep space mining freighter 'Nostromo'. The crew is awakened early, in order to investigate a distress signal. The crew follows the distress signal, descends through a thick and turbulent atmosphere in order to investigate a derelict space ship. What they find in the ships hold is something deadly, something dangerous, something alien. My all time favorite horror movie. This movie created a dark mood, a claustrophobic horror flick that chilled me to the bone. This is one of those movies where I just couldn't get to sleep afterwards. I must have jumped out of my seat a hundred times. The music, the lighting, the sounds, the story, the Monster! This movie scared me more than the exorcist. The work of H.R. Giger, the colors, costumes, textures, sweat, and violence created a world of fear that the crew couldn't escape from. This is the kind of movie that makes your heart quiver in your chest, you're breath comes in shallow spurts, and the adrenalin runs rampant through your bloodstream. I felt like a train wreak after watching this horror masterpiece!

Collection ID 26
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
Genre: Sci-Fi
Studio: Brandywine Productions   Release date: 1979   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French, Musical Score, Production Sound (UK)
Summary: A mining ship, investigating an SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
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My Review: The second movie by Ridley Scott (a favorite director). This movie features Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto as the crew of the deep space mining freighter 'Nostromo'. The crew is awakened early, in order to investigate a distress signal. The crew follows the distress signal, descends through a thick and turbulent atmosphere in order to investigate a derelict space ship. What they find in the ships hold is something deadly, something dangerous, something alien. My all time favorite horror movie. This movie created a dark mood, a claustrophobic horror flick that chilled me to the bone. This is one of those movies where I just couldn't get to sleep afterwards. I must have jumped out of my seat a hundred times. The music, the lighting, the sounds, the story, the Monster! This movie scared me more than the exorcist. The work of H.R. Giger, the colors, costumes, textures, sweat, and violence created a world of fear that the crew couldn't escape from. This is the kind of movie that makes your heart quiver in your chest, you're breath comes in shallow spurts, and the adrenalin runs rampant through your bloodstream. I felt like a train wreak after watching this horror masterpiece!

Collection ID 341
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
Genre: Sci-Fi
Studio: Brandywine Productions   Release date: 1979   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French, Musical Score, Production Sound (UK)
Summary: A mining ship, investigating an SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
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My Review: The second movie by Ridley Scott (a favorite director). This movie features Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto as the crew of the deep space mining freighter 'Nostromo'. The crew is awakened early, in order to investigate a distress signal. The crew follows the distress signal, descends through a thick and turbulent atmosphere in order to investigate a derelict space ship. What they find in the ships hold is something deadly, something dangerous, something alien. My all time favorite horror movie. This movie created a dark mood, a claustrophobic horror flick that chilled me to the bone. This is one of those movies where I just couldn't get to sleep afterwards. I must have jumped out of my seat a hundred times. The music, the lighting, the sounds, the story, the Monster! This movie scared me more than the exorcist. The work of H.R. Giger, the colors, costumes, textures, sweat, and violence created a world of fear that the crew couldn't escape from. This is the kind of movie that makes your heart quiver in your chest, you're breath comes in shallow spurts, and the adrenalin runs rampant through your bloodstream. I felt like a train wreak after watching this horror masterpiece!

Collection ID 226
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
Genre: Action
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox   Release date: 1992   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (Not on Aliens), Musical Score (Alien only), Production Sound (Alien only) (USA)
Summary: Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet.
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My Review: The third film in the Alien franchise. This time the movie is directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, The Game, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (American version)). Staring Sigourney Weaver (as Ellen Ripley), Charles Dance (as Clemens), Brian Glover (as Andrews), Ralph Brown (as Aaron), Lance Henriksen (as the actual Bishop?), Pete Postlethwaite (as David). In this iteration of the theme, Ripley's escape module crash lands on a prison planet with an inhospitable environment. She's alive, rescued from hyper sleep by the residents of this rock; a motley crew of convicts and caretakers who've decided to insulate themselves from the rest of humanity for one reason or another. Unfortunately, Newt, Cpl. Hicks and Bishop are all dead from various reasons. As you can imagine, an Alien has hitched a ride in the escape capsule, and Ripley must help the convicts defeat the beast before a queen is born. With the company on it's way, it's a race against two deadly enemies the ravenous killing machine that is the Alien and the soulless corporation that will stop at nothing to acquire the creature for its weapons research program. The movie is a bug hunt escape race. The plot doesn't leave much room for surprise. The visuals and camera work are excellent. The special effects quite good (except the eerily glowing cgi Alien as it races along the walls and ceilings of this 10 square mile prison complex.The acting was quite good, but the story was a bit too predictable. The ending was quite good. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 343
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
Genre: Action
Studio: Brandywine Productions   Release date: 1992   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (Not on Aliens), Musical Score (Alien only), Production Sound (Alien only) (USA)
Summary: Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet.
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My Review: The third film in the Alien franchise. This time the movie is directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, The Game, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (American version)). Staring Sigourney Weaver (as Ellen Ripley), Charles Dance (as Clemens), Brian Glover (as Andrews), Ralph Brown (as Aaron), Lance Henriksen (as the actual Bishop?), Pete Postlethwaite (as David). In this iteration of the theme, Ripley's escape module crash lands on a prison planet with an inhospitable environment. She's alive, rescued from hyper sleep by the residents of this rock; a motley crew of convicts and caretakers who've decided to insulate themselves from the rest of humanity for one reason or another. Unfortunately, Newt, Cpl. Hicks and Bishop are all dead from various reasons. As you can imagine, an Alien has hitched a ride in the escape capsule, and Ripley must help the convicts defeat the beast before a queen is born. With the company on it's way, it's a race against two deadly enemies the ravenous killing machine that is the Alien and the soulless corporation that will stop at nothing to acquire the creature for its weapons research program. The movie is a bug hunt escape race. The plot doesn't leave much room for surprise. The visuals and camera work are excellent. The special effects quite good (except the eerily glowing cgi Alien as it races along the walls and ceilings of this 10 square mile prison complex.The acting was quite good, but the story was a bit too predictable. The ending was quite good. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 1075
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
Genre: Action
Studio: Brandywine Productions   Release date: 1992   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (Not on Aliens), Musical Score (Alien only), Production Sound (Alien only) (USA)
Summary: Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet.
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My Review: The third film in the Alien franchise. This time the movie is directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, The Game, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (American version)). Staring Sigourney Weaver (as Ellen Ripley), Charles Dance (as Clemens), Brian Glover (as Andrews), Ralph Brown (as Aaron), Lance Henriksen (as the actual Bishop?), Pete Postlethwaite (as David). In this iteration of the theme, Ripley's escape module crash lands on a prison planet with an inhospitable environment. She's alive, rescued from hyper sleep by the residents of this rock; a motley crew of convicts and caretakers who've decided to insulate themselves from the rest of humanity for one reason or another. Unfortunately, Newt, Cpl. Hicks and Bishop are all dead from various reasons. As you can imagine, an Alien has hitched a ride in the escape capsule, and Ripley must help the convicts defeat the beast before a queen is born. With the company on it's way, it's a race against two deadly enemies the ravenous killing machine that is the Alien and the soulless corporation that will stop at nothing to acquire the creature for its weapons research program. The movie is a bug hunt escape race. The plot doesn't leave much room for surprise. The visuals and camera work are excellent. The special effects quite good (except the eerily glowing cgi Alien as it races along the walls and ceilings of this 10 square mile prison complex.The acting was quite good, but the story was a bit too predictable. The ending was quite good. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.