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All 568 reviews from Jules Faber
  • The 'Burbs
    "Classic Hanks before he decided to get unfunny and try acting for a living."
  • .Hack//Sign 01 - Login
    "Finally excellent futuristic animé based in the real world. Well, sort of, anyway..."
  • 11'09'01 September 11
    "A brilliant film in every way. Faultless."
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
    "There’ll be no more accusations, just lots of friendly crustaceans..."
  • 28 Days Later
    "A post-apocalyptic vision to equal and even better the majority. Brilliant and bloody!"
  • 50 First Dates
    "Typical Sandler fare that is buoyed up by the inclusion of Drew Barrymore as a sweet girl with just one little problem… she can’t remember anything. Or anyone."
  • The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
    "This self-professed "8th Wonder of the Screen" does make one wonder alright... wonder "How’d they do that?" and "Why doesn’t that fur catch fire?"
  • 8 Seconds
    "This prequel to 8 Mile sees Eminem played by Luke Perry – as a cowboy."
  • 84 Charing Cross Road
    "A bittersweet tale of chances lost and time slipping through our fingers that hasn’t made the transfer to DVD very gracefully."
  • A Bridge Too Far: SE
    "As a war film A Bridge Too Far is magnificent and as an anti-war film it’s even better."
  • A King in New York: SE
    "Taking a poke at too many demons makes this film a little stilted and not among his best works"
  • A River Runs Through It
    "The tranquility of fishing is blended into perfect metaphors of life to produce a dreamlike film of true beauty."
  • A Troll in Central Park
    "The troll craze has much to answer for, not the least of which is this ordinary film from 1994."
  • A Woman of Paris: SE
    "...for the casual Chaplin observer there’s not much here to grab..."
  • A Zed and Two Noughts
    "Is it art or is it pornography? Who cares? Both are good."
  • About Schmidt
    "Jack Nicholson stars in one film that is sure to affect all who see it."
  • Action Jackson
    "Want '80s?"
  • Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
    "I won’t say ‘clean’, but it’s definitely fun stuff. Happy Chanukah!"
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio
    "If, according to the sleeve, dreams can come true, why is this DVD still in my house?"
  • Agent Cody Banks: SE
    "This review will self-destruct in 15 seconds. Move closer to your monitor."
  • Agnes of God
    "It means lamb. Lamb of God."
  • Alex & Emma
    "Surprisingly fun stuff in this subtle romantic comedy from Rob Reiner."
  • Alexandra's Project
    "Budget-produced does not mean budget-scripted in this dynamic Australian psychological thriller."
  • Alien 3: CE
    "On Earth, everyone can hear you scream..."
  • Alien Hunter
    "Hmmm... Alien thing loose in Antarctica... sound familiar?"
  • Alien Quadrilogy
    "The definitive trip into terror is now the definitive box set of the Alien miasma... and possibly box sets themselves. Just how xenophobic are you?"
  • Alien Resurrection: CE
    "Witness the Resurrection!"
  • Alien: CE
    "In space, no one can hear you scream..."
  • Aliens: CE
    "This time it’s war!"
  • Alison Krauss + Union Station - Live
    "There are some fine performances here for anyone interested in country music, or those who enjoy genuinely skilled musicians doing their thing. And thankfully no boot-scooting tunes. "
  • All the Real Girls (Rental)
    "A sleepy, dreamy excursion into middle America to explore the lives of average people living average lives in an average town. A better than average film though."
  • All the Right Moves
    "So you like Tom Cruise’s early works? Well look closer because this transfer is a right shocker."
  • Along Came Polly
    "And along came a toilet joke or three… "
  • American Flyers
    "The joy of NTSC while riding a bike. "
  • American Gun
    "America’s love of the gun comes under fire in this budget-produced yawner."
  • American Splendor
    "An astounding, groundbreaking film of unusual poignancy and warmth, American Splendor is an historical moment in filmmaking. Don't miss it."
  • An All Dogs Christmas Carol
    "It’s a popular story, this one… Dickens must be raking in the cash!"
  • An Eye for an Eye
    "It’s a Chuck Norris thriller from 1981. And by thriller I mean clichéd string of kung-fu fights and driving a hot rod."
  • An Irish Christmas
    "A very pleasant way to enjoy a modern and traditional variety of Christmas-related acts from some of Ireland’s premier artists."
  • Andersonville
    "Well acted, fairly well scripted and well shot, it remains a film worth seeing for its historical value and its unusual story."
  • Angelic Layer 1 - Divine Inspiration
    "Slightly above average younger series about mind-controlled robots who fight each other in the arena of death called the Angelic Layer. Not too bad, but still miles from brilliant."
  • Angelina Ballerina - The Show Must Go On
    "Now my spine hurts."
  • Angry Kid - Season One and Two DVD Collection
    "When you have a series written, voiced and directed by the same guy, there's really no one there to tell him it's crap..."
  • Animal House - 25th Anniversary Edition
    "John Belushi is young and still alive during this film, something he can’t say about his later years."
  • Annie (1999)
    "An almost filmed stage adaptation brings us the classic story but nothing truly new to the table here. Kids will love it though."
  • Another You
    "Not the best film from the Wilder/Pryor union, but still a relatively worthy addition to the box set."
  • Antwone Fisher
    "Beautifully shot, Denzel Washington’s directorial debut proves he’s capable of capturing the human element in a story without being too bogged down in sloppy sentiment."
  • Argentosoma 1 - Another Reality
    "Similarities to Neon Genesis aside, this is some nice fuel for the animé junkies."
  • Assassination Tango (Rental)
    "A rubbishy name describes a rubbishy film from writer/director/star Robert Duvall. "
  • The Associate
    "The Associate delivers a good message on a topical subject, but is itself associated with no extras to sweeten the deal."
  • At the Earth's Core
    "Is this a joke? Director Kevin Connor should be bloody well shot. "
  • Atlantis II - Milo's Return
    "Like Atlantis of old, this DVD is sinking fast. Abandon ship!"
  • Australian Rules
    "This genre-defying and excellent film brings to light some disturbing Australian traits with humour, warmth and alarm."
  • Avalon (Rental)
    "A live-action Polish Japanese conglomerate from the director of Ghost in the Shell. Sounds disturbing? It is a little, but it’s also visually astounding."
  • Baby - Secret of the Lost Legend
    "The best movie moment ever is included in this film: Dinosaur with underpants on its head."
  • Baby Snakes
    "Frank Zappa. (And that’s all there is to say)."
  • Bad Boys (1995) (Superbit)
    "If only I could think of something witty to rhyme with Superbit... "
  • Bad Boys II: CE
    "It’s a typical empty think-tank repeat with a thin plot tying together a bunch of cool opportunities to utilise technology and do stunts. Of course."
  • Bad Influence
    "Like breasts and such dropped into a film to heighten interest? Look no further… "
  • The Badge
    "Billy Bob Thornton and Patricia Arquette work well to infuse an intriguing Southern murder mystery."
  • Barbie as Rapunzel
    "I don’t remember Rapunzel this way, but I guess it’s been ‘modernised.’ Or something."
  • Barbie of Swan Lake
    "Barbie’s third animated offering is the best so far, but still has so far yet to go."
  • Barney's Great Adventure - The Movie
    "Why do people only use the word ‘absurd’ when they need a word to rhyme with ‘bird’ or ‘word’ in a song and never in real life?"
  • BASEketball
    "No, not Oliver Stone, Matt Stone. And Trey Parker."
  • Basket Case
    "Well, this sucked. Sucked good."
  • Batfink - To the Rescue
    "Will I never find an old series that remains as faithful on the screen as it does in my mind?"
  • Battle Cry
    "The nearest thing to live action mirroring a comic book I have ever seen, but not well like Spider-Man did."
  • Beauty & the Beast - Belle's Magical World
    "Another follow-up that fails to deliver anything of any real worth. "
  • Beauty and the Beast - The Enchanted Christmas: SE
    "A much better than average straight to DVD production as far as the existing line of Disney sequels go."
  • Before and After
    "Excellent performances portray this small town murder investigation from a fresh and unusual angle that will leave burning questions afterward."
  • The Best Man's Wedding
    "This genuinely funny and likeable Swedish film brings some age-old customs to the 21st century in this culture versus culture clash."
  • The Best of Barbie Party Mix
    "I wish I was dead. "
  • The Best of Dr Seuss
    "Not to be outdone, Warner Bros. enter the Dr. Seuss fray in as lacklustre a fashion as Universal did."
  • The Best of J-Squad Volume 1
    "In my mind, just carrying the first two episodes of something does NOT qualify it to be the ‘best of’..."
  • The Best of Magnum P.I. – Volume 1
    "Pass the horrid floral shirts and tanning butter please… DVDnet is off to Hawaii!"
  • The Best of Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
    "A disappointing collection of pieces culled from five years worth of BBC programming. And no extras."
  • The Best of the Blues Brothers
    "For anyone who's ever been on a mission from God…"
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
    "A more shameless rip off for a sequel’s title I have never seen."
  • Bichunmoo (Rental)
    "Two houses; both alike in dignity…"
  • The Big Green
    "The usual Disney phuff here with a redeeming moral of believing in yourself. Or work as a team. Or something."
  • The Big Trail
    "Dedicated to the men and women who planted civilisation in the wilderness and courage in the blood of their children."
  • Biggie & Tupac
    "Urban tragedy becomes drawn out urban melodrama."
  • Biohunter
    "This rather ordinary film inspires a third division between Good Stuff and Bad Animé: Middle of the Road."
  • Bionicle - Mask of Light: The Movie
    "At least they’re honest. Ka-ching!"
  • The Black Cauldron
    "Disney falling down."
  • Blake's 7 - The Complete Series One
    "Performances are fine, but the flimsy sets, the crappy props and the undisguisable late 70s hairdos are just too much."
  • Blood Oath
    "The story of the largest war crimes trial in history is brought to the screen with objectivity and without prejudice."
  • Blue Car
    "While performances are pretty spot on here, the content may find the average viewer feeling a little let down by incomplete threads..."
  • Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live
    "Pure rock stripped of its ego and narcissism is expounded here in a truly amazing and incredible concert performance. Unbelievable."
  • The Blue Max
    "War as told from the German’s perspective, as a proud young peasant rises to the flying aristocracy of World War I."
  • Bob the Builder - The Knights of Can-a-Lot
    "Can we build it? …There’s a good chance, yes. I’ll get back to you by Monday."
  • Bowling For Columbine
    "Documentary dynamite that shoots from the hip."
  • The Boys
    "Australian cinema doesn’t get much more confronting than this electrifying production from 1998."
  • Brazil
    "This transfer has been accomplished to the state of the art. Brazil’s screen richness and biting satire make for fabulous viewing time and again. "
  • Breakout
    "Git yer hat and muscle shirt! It's Bronson time (yet) again!"
  • Brides of Christ
    "Both an interesting excursion into Catholic life in the '60s, and a showcase of an excellent Australian cast..."
  • Brother Bear
    "A brilliantly animated folk tale of Native America is handled poorly, giving us a beautiful film that doesn’t deliver much in the way of any real depth."
  • Brown Sugar
    "This is a sweet romance running parallel to an exploration of hip-hop music today and its street origins of the '80s. Knowhatahmsayin’?"
  • Bruce Almighty
    "Jim Carrey returns to his comedic roots here with a very funny portrayal of Bruce as God."
  • Buffalo Soldiers
    "That song’s not even in this film. Guh."
  • Bulletproof Monk: CE
    "Harmless kung-fu fun that runs on pop zen philosophies and classic comic book action."
  • Burglar
    "Whoopi’s crime spree is a fashion crime in itself. The '80s are dead, man."
  • Bush Mechanics - The Series
    "This fun, short series brings to light a previously unseen humour from the Aboriginal population of the Red Centre."
  • Bush Tucker Man
    "Bloody unreal tales of ripper blokes explorin’ the Aussie outback in bloody ripper fashion. Bloody unreal."
  • Cabin Pressure
    "The Aussie accent in this is hilarious! Unfortunately, it’s nowhere near enough to warrant watching this enormous pile of kangaroo chunder, maaaaate."
  • Cahill: United States Marshall
    "Whilst this film has heart, it lacks real warmth and the storyline is fairly tame compared to some of John Wayne's other hellraisers."
  • Candyman
    "An unusually well made and mostly well scripted splatterfest. Sweeeeeeet!"
  • Candyman - Farewell to the Flesh
    "A fitting and well structured sequel to the original story, filling in many missing facts in a clever way. Sweeeeeeet."
  • Carry on Spying
    "Woeful and bereft of inspiration all round."
  • Carry on Teacher
    "Another questionable inclusion in the Carry On series of terror."
  • Cartoon Crack-Ups
    "Maybe Cartoon Crackheads would be funnier as a title… certainly funnier than anything in here."
  • Cat Ballou
    "Cowgirls, outlaws and Jane Fonda stars as both. Yeehaw! This film has it all!"
  • The Cat in the Hat
    "1971 produced some fine things, but this isn’t one of ‘em."
  • Cat's Eye
    "Another in the swollen heap of very average Stephen King book-to-film transitions… "
  • Catacombs
    "You know when you go to an all night movie marathon and you choose a film to sleep through? This is the one."
  • Catholic Boys
    "Impressive performances from some younger stars make this budget release worth checking out."
  • Catwalk
    "As far as docos go this one is a bit of a sleeper, despite appearing quite appealing on the surface."
  • Celia Cruz - Azucar
    "Celia Cruz receives her first (and last) tribute concert with an amazing variety of Latin American performers presented with killer sound."
  • Chaplin
    "A not-quite-thorough telling of the life of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated artists, executed in exemplary fashion from director Richard Attenborough."
  • Charlotte's Web 2 - Wilbur's Great Adventure
    "20 odd years after the original Charlotte’s Web (but only a year after the Region 1 DVD release...) Hmmm..."
  • Cheats (Rental)
    "Shallow teenage pandering."
  • Chisum
    "Set in the hot Summer of ’69 (1869 that is) this western is better than Bryan Adams! (Just)."
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: SE
    "Well, it was made in 1968 and there’s little doubt it looks better than it ever has… Truly Scrumptious, one might say."
  • Chlorine
    "This is for anyone who remembers the feeling the first time they pulled off a semi-decent stunt on a skateboard… or busted their arm trying."
  • Christmas Carol - The Movie
    "Disappointment seeps into the Christmas night with this pitiful assemblage from international parts…"
  • The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
    "A classic novel serialised by the BBC in 1988 with special effects from 1988. Still good, just not great."
  • The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    "An effective second disc in an ongoing series, which actually slightly outshines the first volume, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe."
  • The Chronicles of Narnia - The Silver Chair
    "Not a Cemetery or a Tomorrow in sight! Hardly a best of…"
  • The Circus: SE
    "There has never been any comedian or filmmaker to compare with Charlie Chaplin and The Circus just contributes to proving it."
  • City Lights: SE
    "Chaplin does it again with a brilliantly devised yet humble story of a little tramp in love with a blind flower girl that's both funny and touching. Chaplin is still king."
  • City of Ghosts
    "Matt Dillon’s directorial debut proves he can not only act, but build slow tension and create a hypnotic and enjoyable thriller."
  • City of God
    "Director Fernando Meirelles makes a faultless integration of Hollywood style into a foreign film and the movie sings with this hip telling of a very real crisis in South America..."
  • Cleopatra Jones
    "Ah, blaxploitation. I can’t help but love it!"
  • Clockwise
    "John Cleese at his long suffering best as he commences a film-long slow burn that is enduringly funny."
  • Cold Creek Manor (Rental)
    "Director Mike Figgis has done something he succeeds in doing quite regularly; making the ordinary seem quite creepy… "
  • Cold Mountain (Rental)
    "Truly, a film event. Beautifully shot, brilliant performances and a magnificent story."
  • The Comancheros
    "It’s a good story, told well."
  • Con Air - Special Edition
    "Fun Fact: Nicolas Cage is an anagram for Scag Colinea!"
  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
    "Strap yourself in for a brilliant Kaufman-fuelled trip through Chuck Barris’ psyche. "
  • Confidence
    "Another sleek and sassy production about how cool it is to be a criminal."
  • Convoy
    "We got a great big convoy, truckin’ through etc."
  • D-Day The Sixth of June
    "A film with a confusing title but a surprisingly different content."
  • The Dancer Upstairs (Rental)
    "This slow mover isn’t edited quite enough to forward pace what is a fairly average cop pursuit in South America."
  • Danny Deckchair
    "A lighthearted romantic comedy to suit anyone after something a little less challenging."
  • Danny Deckchair (Rental)
    "This simple and effective film disguises its soulful message within a sweet romance and is well worth checking out."
  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    "Whenever I’m drunk and see Little People I end up in the drunk tank. Life was sweeter 45 years ago…"
  • Daredevil
    "Sadly, it’s a blind man’s punch aimed in no particular direction."
  • Darkness Falls: CE
    "New Gothic horror that starts out fairly strongly but begins losing momentum toward the finish."
  • The Day of the Triffids
    "Hollywood pleeease! Somebody remake this film. Don’t let this be the only version we will ever get!"
  • The Death of the Incredible Hulk
    "A purely practical DVD application here with nothing but the title telemovie from 1990."
  • Deep Purple - Heavy Metal Pioneers
    "Mullet wearers unite! Herein lie your Gods!"
  • Deep Red
    "…There is an interesting story here that seems years ahead of its time in regards to horror films…"
  • Defending Your Life
    "An interesting and comedic take on life after death, but without a lot of depth beyond some snappy one-liners."
  • Delicatessen
    "It’s different, but also familiar. A not-too-distant future in which food has become currency… regardless of what it's actually composed of."
  • The Desert Fox
    "A fascinating and well-told story of the legendary war hero to both sides of the fight."
  • Desert Saints
    "A surprisingly tense thriller set amongst the shifting desert sands of Mexico."
  • Dick Tracy
    "Beatty and Madonna set the screen on runny."
  • Disco Pigs
    "Ireland has produced an extraordinary film of lyrical beauty, portraying an unusual take on the teen angst theme."
  • Do or Die (2003)
    "Don’t let the title sway you, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Not entirely."
  • The Doctor
    "It’s a little formulaic and predictable, but then so is that damn Medicare form they stick in your face at the doctor’s."
  • Dogfight
    "A bittersweet and awkward romance is delivered perfectly in this story of young love during wartime."
  • Double the Fist - Volume 1
    "Full Fist!"
  • Dracula (1931)
    "Gasp as classic horror gets modern treatment and survives!"
  • Dracula: Prince of Darkness
    "It’s HAMMER time!"
  • Eat Drink Man Woman
    "A delectable Chinese banquet offering a multitude of flavours and seasonings!"
  • Edge of Darkness
    "Radioactive mid '80s television centred around the nuclear debate, conspiracy and murder. Gripping."
  • Edge of Madness
    "Well, for a telemovie, this is alright. If it were a cinema release I would say it isn’t so good."
  • Elvira's Haunted Hills
    "We should have known the sweet embrace of the crypt couldn’t hold her forever..."
  • The Emerald Forest
    "An unusual story (based on true events) that delivers a message still more than necessary today, if done so a teeny bit clunkily. "
  • The Emperor's Club
    "Kevin Kline is at his usual best in this quiet story of moral choices and the will to succeed."
  • The Emperor's New Clothes (Rental)
    "If telling a secret story from history, it’s usually important to make it at least interesting or unusual. "
  • The Emperor's New Groove
    "Here's a cartoon that will get the laughs: First intentionally during the movie and then at the rubbish extras..."
  • The Endurance
    "The last untouched continent on Earth as we’ve never seen it, through the eyes of people who lived it. Amazing."
  • Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
    "Andrew Denton dusts off the chat show for the 21st century, bringing to light eight of his better interviews here in a crystal clear transfer."
  • Erskineville Kings
    "A pretty good film that's well acted, but one I think will improve upon watching a second or third time."
  • Escape From New York
    "Snake Plissken’s original and best Escape gets a super-futuristic transfer (to New York Penitentiary)."
  • Escape to Witch Mountain
    "It’s not a question, it’s a directive! (Though no one’s listening)."
  • Evil Dead 2
    "Evil Dead 2, while being a good fun schlockfest, still suffers Middle Child Syndrome hemmed in between its two better siblings."
  • The Evil That Men Do
    "The title refers to Charles Bronson suggesting a threesome with his wife and another man… shudder!"
  • The Experiment
    "A magnificent excursion into the dark side of humanity and the cruel use of absolute power."
  • Fame
    "Fame!... we’re gonna live forever! (On DVD, at least)."
  • Family Guy - Season Two
    "Pop culture junkies, prepare to wet yourselves… "
  • Father, Dear Father - Complete Series 1
    "Surely just because a show is old, it doesn’t mean it should be treated with such disrespect in a transfer?"
  • Felicity - The Complete First Season
    "College life as seen through the eyes of a blossoming nerd..."
  • Ffolkes
    "Ffolkes is fformulaic and fflippant, but mostly ffun."
  • Final Examination
    "The exposure of breasts is so deliberate as to almost hear the director panting behind the camera… "
  • Final Fantasy: Unlimited 1
    "Anyone wanting a continuation of the animated feature film will be well advised to step away here. This is a kid’s show made for TV."
  • Firestorm
    "Trepidation justified..."
  • First Blood
    "Ah, Rambo…"
  • The Fog of War
    "Honesty from a politician is rare enough, but when he was the US Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, you know this is beyond rare… it’s unprecedented."
  • The Footy Show - Greatest Hits 1994-2002
    "Some surprising laughs among this collection of bits, but a rather weak DVD treatment."
  • For Love of Ivy
    "By no means a new plot; Shakespeare was doing this one back in the day… "
  • The Forsyte Saga
    "A simply capital show treated dashed unsportingly by compression and such, old boy. "
  • The Forsyte Saga - Series 2
    "The Forsytes are back in this shorter, faster series with a better transfer for a two-disc set than Season One."
  • Fresh
    "Fresh isn’t just the title character, but the ghetto genre’s treatment in this gritty film of inner-city life."
  • Frozen in Fear (Rental)
    "A fairly weak offering with too many plot devices unexplained or explained poorly. Yawn. Nudity. Yawn."
  • The Future is Wild - 5 Million Years From Now
    "I can’t even tell you what I’m supposed to be doing this afternoon, let alone five million years from now."
  • Gardens of Stone
    "This film's about cemeteries, the dead centre of town (ha ha) and while not waking the dead, it is marginally better than being dead. "
  • The Gathering Storm
    "The story of Churchill’s rise to power as a counterweight to Hitler is executed brilliantly here in a magnificent transfer."
  • Geppetto
    "For some reason the story of Pinocchio is a popular and ongoing favourite. At Disney, it seems almost a religion… "
  • Geronimo
    "No smoking the peace-pipe in this occasionally bitter epic of the betrayal of Native America."
  • Gettysburg
    "The Civil War’s defining battle thoroughly documented with no stone unturned."
  • Gigli
    "Gigli rhymes with really… really bad script, really bad acting, really too long…"
  • Gladiator (Superbit)
    "Do The Evolution. Superbit is HERE!"
  • Glen Campbell - Live in Concert
    "Yee-HAW, git yer spangles on fer a night at the Gran’ Ol’ Opry! In Ireland. In 1981."
  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
    "Classic animation never goes out of style and this is as cool as it gets. At seven stars."
  • Good Advice
    "Whilst not being a well known film, this plays as a mostly funny yet still formulaic romantic comedy."
  • The Good Girl (Rental)
    "Jennifer Aniston puts in a surprise performance of this awakening, yet sleepy-eyed white trash heroine. "
  • Goodbye Mr Chips (1939)
    "Charming and endearing, Mr. Chips is a warm reflection on the life of one well-loved teacher and his life-spanning career."
  • Goodbye Mr Chips (2002)
    "A sterile portrayal of the late 19th century through to WWI in which Martin Clunes shines."
  • Grave of the Fireflies
    "Cinema doesn’t get much more real than this in an animated format. A masterwork."
  • The Great Dictator: SE
    "More Hitler than Hitler..."
  • Green Eggs & Ham and Other Favourites
    "The Cat in the Hat only introduces the stories here, with a fun collection of other classic Dr. Seuss books brought to the animated format."
  • The Grifters
    "A flavourless con job that looks sweet on the surface, but beneath is hollow and worthless."
  • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
    "More of the same here, rounding out The Fellowship of the Cat."
  • The Groomsmen
    "That American Pie has so much to answer for…"
  • Haibane-Renmei 1 - New Feathers
    "Lyrical animé comes of age as heavy metal machinery is discarded for images and a story reminiscent of more ancient tradition."
  • Hairy Maclary
    "Jules Faber is so tired of labour, writing this review for a kid’s TV shoe… (well, show wouldn’t rhyme)."
  • Hannibal (Superbit)
    "The de-evolution begins. This film needed Superbit like Lecter needed to be played by Adam Sandler."
  • Harvie Krumpet
    "See how Adam Elliot took down the big guns of animation at the Oscars with this charming and bittersweet narrative of a strange and unusual man. (Harvie, that is, not Adam)."
  • The Haunting (1963)
    "Old school splatter-free horror that looks better than it ever could have before. Some amazingly dynamic visuals create true creepiness."
  • Head Office
    "There is but one decent track from Wall of Voodoo, but that’s hardly enough to save this ‘80s nightmare."
  • Heat Guy J 1 - Super Android
    "Brilliantly merging 3D animation with traditional 2D, Heat Guy J is an inviting and visually stunning show with a silly title."
  • Heavens Above
    "While not amongst some of Sellers’ more confident roles, this one is still up there amidst the more subtle of them…"
  • Helen of Troy (Rental)
    "The computer animation is a bit dodgy, but it’s still slightly better than they had in the days of Troy."
  • Help! I'm a Fish
    "Danish animation splashes down in a mixed bag of fun animation and worthy extras."
  • Hercules
    "Greek mythology goes modern in an R+B gospel fuelled trip through Hell and back!"
  • Hi-5 - Five Alive
    "I don’t remember being this energetic and enthusiastic at that age. Or that cute and well dressed."
  • Hi-5 - It's a Hi-5 Christmas
    "More chirpy Hi-5-jinks celebrating Christmas in the Great Hot Southern Land."
  • Higher Learning
    "Singleton’s third feature film surpasses his second, Poetic Justice, for quality of story, but is still a little behind the debut Boyz ‘n the Hood."
  • Hilary and Jackie
    "Spoon-feeding us symbolism and mood colours leave this film nowhere near as challenging as it could have been."
  • Honey
    "Got diabetes? Stand well back."
  • Hoodlum
    "Gangster films come and go and while there are many better than this, there are many more worse."
  • Hope Springs
    "Trite and cheesy does not describe a delicious new kind of hot dog. "
  • Horseplay
    "The most exciting part of this film is in the fictional racing of the Melbourne Cup. I got second in our reviewer's sweep and won four bucks!"
  • Hot Shots Part Deux
    "If you missed the first one, this one will confuse the hell out of you. Or save you the effort. I forget."
  • House of Games
    "David Mamet’s directorial debut is spoiled by a sub-par performance from his lead in this 1987 con man tale."
  • How to Make an American Quilt
    "Herein lies Winona’s love of the chick movie brought to the fore once again."
  • The Howling
    "The Bowelling more like. (Thanks to Mr. Burns for that gag)."
  • Human Nature
    "The boy band of last century is nowhere to be seen in this biting satire on the human condition by the incredible Charlie Kaufman."
  • The Hunted (2003)
    "Action and dialogue devoid of musclebound moronese, with a fresh approach to an ancient art..."
  • Husbands and Wives
    "Not one of Woody Allen’s better films, and certainly not one of the better DVD transfers ever seen."
  • Hypnotic
    "Commanding police pursuit with some even performances, but mildly let down by its indecision regarding genres and visual styles."
  • I'll Be Home For Christmas
    "Nothing we haven’t seen before here, yet it should be all new for the kids. Maybe."
  • I'm With Lucy (Rental)
    "A mystery with a difference; it’s a romance in which Lucy marries one of five men she dates… but we don’t know which one until the end."
  • Immediate Family
    "Some class acting talent isn’t utilised anywhere near its ability in this '80s yawner."
  • In America (Rental)
    "A warmly told and engaging story about one family finding hope amidst the grief of losing a loved one. "
  • In the Cut
    "In the Cutting room it is important to remove boring bits, not include them to pad out an empty story to just under two hours."
  • In the Shadows
    "Don’t leave going to the video store to the last minute, because this is all that'll be left..."
  • The Incredible Hulk
    "HULK MAD! (at the increasing amount of shoddy product with my name on it)"
  • The Incredible Hulk - TV Series Pilot
    "Within each of us, oft times, there dwells a mighty and raging fury."
  • The Incredible Hulk Volume 1 - Search For a Cure
    "Dr David Bruce Banner seeks out Robert Smith and the boys in 1978, trying desperately to fix his Hulkanism."
  • The Incredible Hulk Volume 2 - The Legend of the Incredible Hulk
    "This shameless attempt to cash in might have been received a little better by furnishing us with some extras..."
  • Initial D - Battle 01: Akina's Downhill Specialist
    "Not wreckommended."
  • Insomnia (2002)
    "This one has it all; three great actors, a great director, a dream transfer and a blanket of extras. A dream, really."
  • Inspector Gadget 2
    "Brisbane comes alive under the guise of Riverton as Gadget finally gets a girlfriend for some robo-leerrv. "
  • Italian For Beginners
    "Tight storytelling from Denmark delivers us an unusual film of enduring appeal."
  • Jackie Chan Animated Adventures
    "Awesome opportunities for Jackie-like gravity defying stunts are sadly wasted here in an animated format. Sigh."
  • James Brown - Live at Chastain Park Atlanta, 1985
    "Who said James Brown is dead?"
  • Jane Doe
    "Jane Doe is a name granted to unknown bodies in the morgue. What else would you call a film that’s exactly the same?"
  • Japanese Story (Rental)
    "A brilliant film of rare beauty transferred to perfection. Very highly recommended."
  • Jethro Tull - Living With the Past
    "Far out. A trip, as they used to say. Man."
  • Jezebel
    "Bette Davis is illuminating in this exploration of one woman’s moral decay."
  • Joe Kidd
    "Classic Clint Eastwood meets classic Elmore Leonard in gunfire fuelled mayhem in the old west!"
  • John Wayne - Big Westerns Box Set
    "A John Wayne movie for every mood. Westward ho!"
  • Johnny Mnemonic
    "I wish I was pneumatic... sigh."
  • The Joy Luck Club
    "With Oliver Stone producing you’re nearly always guaranteed a great film, and in The Joy Luck Club you get just that."
  • Jubilee (2000)
    "Another funny film about the odd characters filling the backwoods of New Zealand…"
  • Judas Kiss
    "Lots of fun while creating lots of tension, this is a film that spends itself wisely and evenly throughout."
  • Jungle 2 Jungle
    "What would they call a pissy sequel? 2Jungle 2Jungle?"
  • Jungle Book 2
    "Disney excels itself in the usual droll sequel offerings with an exceptional transfer, killer sound and perfect colour. It’s a jungle in there and it looks fantastic."
  • Kaante
    "If you’re gonna mimic Hollywood, mimic their editing too..."
  • Keeping the Faith
    "Fun fact: Retro reviews are fun to read and even funner to read aloud!"
  • Keeping Up Appearances - The Complete Series 3 & 4
    "You think your parents are bad… wait ‘til you see Hyacinth Bucket in full swing."
  • The Kid Stays in the Picture
    "If only all Hollywood documentaries were this good and this honest. The story of Robert Evans is fascinating and murky viewing."
  • The Kid: SE
    "Chaplin breaks our hearts with a touching relationship between the Little Tramp and an abandoned child, The Kid."
  • Kim Possible: The Secret Files
    "Ah, cheerleaders who kick the arses of international megalomaniacs bent on world-domination. It doesn’t get more cartoony than this!"
  • King of Bandit Jing 1
    "It’s still cool to be a criminal if you do it for the right reasons and here that rule is pretty unshakeable. Good fun but."
  • The King of Comedy
    "A film so eloquent R.E.M. had to sing about it years later, however it just misses the black comedy mark."
  • King of Kings
    "Jesus was way cool. He could walk on the water and swim on the land. That's so cool!"
  • Kremmen - The Movie
    "This is just embarrassing."
  • Kung Faux Volume 1
    "Rehashed isn’t always a bad thing, as old Asian cinema is given new life with hip-hop superstars adding their own brand of ghetto slang to these B-grade films and making them funny. Well, funnier."
  • Kung Fu - The Complete First Season
    "Long before Kea-nu and wire-fu… there was Kung Fu."
  • Kurosawa: Seven Samurai
    "This films kicks feudal arse!"
  • Kylie Kwong - Heart and Soul
    "A cultural crash between ‘Aussie’ and ‘Asian’ creates some incredibly awesome dishes served up by a particularly dishy chef herself. MMMmmm!"
  • Last Exile 1 - The First Move
    "Exceptional animé incorporating 3D modelling and animation with traditional 2D stuff in a brilliantly envisioned alternate world."
  • The Last Game: DC
    "And I thought American football was stilted to watch. Try going behind the scenes. Yawnarama."
  • The Last Kiss
    "The Italian hit of 2001 (in Italy) shows that the pitfalls of life are apparent anywhere you go."
  • Last of the Mississippi Dukes
    "Confirmation that great music is and always will be appreciated by those who have an interest in more than the current flavour of the month."
  • Lawrence of Arabia (Superbit)
    "For posterity, this is magnificent, but I can’t imagine it’s much better than the Collector’s Edition previously released."
  • Le Divorce
    "Le overlong and le hackneyed."
  • Legally Blonde 2 - Red White & Blonde
    "More of the same here, though just not quite as well done as the original."
  • Liberty Heights
    "With a soundtrack forged by the Gods, this comic drama set amongst the turbulent racial integration of the 1950s is truly entertaining viewing."
  • Liebestraum
    "Surprisingly good smalltown creepiness in this 1991 mystery from Mike Figgis."
  • Life-Size
    "An experiment with the dark arts turns a dolly into a Life-Sized® Tyra Banks who never shows us her ‘anatomically correct’ body. Poop."
  • Like Mike
    "Lil Bow Wow’s debut acting feature shows this kid can do anything he sets his mind to. Pity the storyline's a bit of a gimme..."
  • Limelight: SE
    "A melancholy Chaplin in the film that’s regarded as his swansong..."
  • Link
    "Hey kid… wanna see a dead monkey?"
  • The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata
    "No ham-fisted, sausage-machine sequel here; this is a clever and witty revisiting of The Lion King we all remember, updated with a real 21st century feel."
  • The Lion King: SE
    "Finally, the Disney masterpiece arrives on DVD with a continent’s worth of extras and a fully remastered transfer. It’s pretty much perfect."
  • Little City
    "Remember when Michael Jordan tried baseball, was crap at it and went back to basketball? Jon Bon Jovi and acting are the same. Except he’s also crap at music."
  • The Little Polar Bear
    "You gotta love any film that has suicidal lemmings, don’t you?"
  • Little Robots - Robot Race Day
    "A very well-made and modern kids’ show seamlessly blending true animation with CG special effects. Dom Oragato!"
  • The Long Goodbye
    "Robert Altman hides the laughs in this parody of Raymond Chandler’s popular character of Philip Marlowe."
  • Looney Tunes Collection - All Stars Volumes 1 & 2
    "This collection spanning 20 years of Looney Tunes couldn’t look or sound better than it does on this two-disc set. And that’s all, folks!"
  • Looney Tunes Collection - Best of Bugs Bunny
    "Bugs is back and better than ever in this fully-restored classic collection of his best shorts of the 1950s. Excellent!"
  • Looney Tunes Collection - Best of Daffy and Porky
    "Get up at 5:30 and sit yourself in front of the telly with your cereal and relive those glorious Saturdays..."
  • Loot (1970)
    "This British travesty from 1970 is delivered in a very lacklustre budget transfer of little redeeming quality."
  • Loot (2004)
    "Surprisingly good Australian techno-drama with more than a pinch of good humour amidst the tension."
  • The Lorax
    "Finally a darker Dr. Seuss story with an entirely visible and obvious (yet very important) message to the younger viewer."
  • Lord of the Flies (1990)
    "J.R.R.Tolkien’s less engaging follow up to his classic series... "
  • The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
    "Finally, the Battle for Middle Earth®™ rages onto DVD. And, of course, it does so just as magnificently as its compatriots."
  • Lost in Translation
    "Subtlety is everything to this film. Subtlety of nuance, of expression and of story all combine to give a film of unusually intricate simplicity."
  • Love Tricycle: Special Edition
    "Australian animation is finally getting the recognition it has deserved for a very long time and Love Tricycle is right up there with the best we have to offer… "
  • Mad Love
    "Even if you’re a Drew fan, she’s done better stuff since and this one plays out like an amateur after-school special."
  • The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh - All For One, One For All
    "Remember cel animation? It’s back. "
  • Mail Order Bride
    "This is just as dodgy as the whole concept of brides via the post... "
  • Mallrats: SE
    "Great sound, clean picture and re-hashed extras contribute to making this a fun disc and certainly one no Kevin Smith fan can live without."
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth
    "An immaculate transfer brings this science fiction classic to full-blooded alien life in magnificent fashion. "
  • The Man Who Haunted Himself
    "While an interesting piece, this isn’t a great film. However, it’s not a bad film either… "
  • The Man Who Loved Women
    "Slow moving and lumbering, this film runs too long and doesn’t speak its point loudly enough."
  • The Mark of Zorro
    "Swashbuckling, swashbuckling, swashbuckling. Man that’s hard to type three times fast… "
  • Married/Unmarried (Rental)
    "Stand back folks. This thing might still go off..."
  • The Marrying Man
    "A genuinely funny story which all hinges on one particularly cruel (and funny) act… "
  • Mask
    "An inspirational story told with honesty and warmth and thankfully without blubbery sentiment."
  • Matchstick Men
    "A con artist film by Ridley Scott? It happened and it’s been brought to DVD in exacting style."
  • The Matrix Revolutions
    "It’s Revolution, baby! And it kicks arse."
  • Mayerling
    "About as interesting as the title, this film is a long-winded yawner for the mums who fancy Omar Sharif."
  • The Medallion
    "The ageless Jackie Chan still moves like a tiger and makes out with Claire Forlani. Who wouldn’t want to be like him?"
  • Melody Time
    "More Disney classics come to DVD in this, the last of the package films of stitched together shorts – though not all are so classic."
  • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
    "Classic holiday tales given the Disney spin for a new age. And not too bad."
  • Midway
    "Interspersed with genuine archival footage, Midway runs as part documentary, part rousing war epic."
  • The Missing Gun (Rental)
    "It’s like a Chinese Dude, Where’s My Car?, only this is a comedy."
  • Modern Times: SE
    "Film comedy doesn’t get any more classic than this. Chaplin is King."
  • Mona Lisa Smile
    "Weighty metaphors clunk heavily across a simple plot that is poorly contrived and only saved by the performances of a stellar cast."
  • The Money Pit
    "While the film's okay, the quality of the extras rhymes with pit..."
  • Monsieur Verdoux: SE
    "We all have our off days… and films."
  • Moonlighting - The Pilot
    "The career-maker for one Bruce Willis didn’t do so much for Cybill Shepherd. However, it’s still a good watch after all these years."
  • The Mosquito Coast
    "Harrison Ford is awesome as the strong heart of this film, in a role that certainly didn’t win him any new fans."
  • Mr Holland's Opus
    "Haven’t you ever wondered what songs you’d choose for the soundtrack of your life?"
  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
    "Introducing the leader of the Wrinkly's Revolution... Thelma Caldicot!"
  • Mrs Dalloway
    "The objectivity and urbanity of the characters and plot make this an overly intellectual think piece."
  • Murder By Death
    "It's a mystery all the way through... including the ending."
  • Murphy's War
    "Peter O’Toole is no stranger to the borderline mental illness part and without him in the titular role I wonder how effective this eerily still film would have been."
  • My Wife is an Actress
    "Intoxicating French cinema delivering mostly lighthearted responses to some age-old movie star questions... "
  • Mystic River
    "Like a slow-moving river, director Clint Eastwood builds tension gradually as we near the conclusion. However, this River is just a little too long…"
  • Narrow Margin
    "Gene Hackman as an action star? It happened… "
  • National Security
    "I use the word ‘unfunny’ five times in this review, including just then."
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion
    "Strap yourselves in Evangelion fans; it’s going to get bloody."
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion Director's Cut - Resurrection
    "The prelude to The End of Evangelion, this release is as good as we’ve come to expect from the Neon Genesis saga and does answer many questions… "
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas: SE
    "Unmissable animation for quality, design and content. A nice sound package and killer extras make this DVD absolutely unbeatable value."
  • Ninja Scroll the Series - Volume 1: Dragon Stone
    "More delicious ninja fun as Jubei continues roaming the feudal empire of mythical Japan, fighting weirdos at every turn."
  • Ninja Scroll: 10th Anniversary SE
    "Ninja Scroll finally evolves to the full measure of how it was meant to be seen with awesome visuals, killer sound and truly bloodthirsty animation... but sadly, a hachet job on the widescreen."
  • North to Alaska
    "There’re some great lines, which is always a bonus when you’re watching an older movie."
  • Northern Exposure - Season One
    "The moose is coming!"
  • Not the Nine O'Clock News - Volume One
    "Amusing, yes. Showing its age? Oh yes."
  • Objective Burma
    "War was camouflaged cheaper back when the world was in black and white..."
  • The Odd Angry Shot
    "An awesome transfer brings this classic Aussie war comedy to a new generation of folks learning good swear words. "
  • Of Unknown Origin
    "Straight from the B-grade movie pool to you!"
  • Off Beat
    "This stinks so bad it should be called Off FEET."
  • Office Space
    "The revolution will not be televised."
  • Old School - Uncut
    "God only knows what they included to warrant calling this ‘Uncut’. Boobs? How adventurous!"
  • The Omega Man
    "It’s like Castaway, but with guns and mutants and blaxploitation!"
  • On the Edge
    "Another low-budget Irish film about young people with troubled minds packed with great performances."
  • Once Upon a Forest
    "A simple film in a simple format, presented on a simple disc with a simple extra."
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico: CE
    "Not one for the literati, it might be said, but still maybe challenging for anyone just after a no-brainer"
  • One From the Heart
    "Though not Coppola’s best work, it has its own unique feel."
  • Pacific Banana
    "I just can’t get the stink of this film outta my house."
  • Paper Soldiers
    "This ain’t no killer
    It’s a garbage-filler. "
  • Passed Away
    "Everyone dies alone, really."
  • Paycheck
    "Try to forget it’s science fiction and it’s a good action film. Try and forget it’s an action film and it’s not so great a science fiction piece, unfortunately."
  • The Perfect Punch
    "Contains some deliciously fruity concoctions for your next summer terrace party! Mmm, yummy!
    ...And sweaty men getting their heads caved in. "
  • Perfect Strangers (2001)
    "A non-connected follow-up to Shooting the Past that takes an ordinary family tree and makes it extraordinary. More quality BBC television."
  • Perfect Strangers (2003) (Rental)
    "This one’s decidedly different and that’s why it's so damn good."
  • Personal Velocity
    "Another cheaply produced film solely dependent on the script, and one that succeeds where many before have failed."
  • Pete's Dragon (Remastered)
    "It’s no Red Dragon. Unfortunately."
  • Peter and the Wolf
    "At least there isn’t any singing…"
  • Piglet's Big Movie
    "That’ll do, Pig(let)... that’ll do."
  • Pinocchio: SE
    "A great babysitter for the kids on a wet Saturday afternoon."
  • The Pirate Movie
    "I have no idea what director Ken Annakin was thinking, but I would like to know what his actual job was."
  • Plan B (Rental)
    "Diane Keaton is at her bumbling best in this fresh but vapid take on the Mafia lifestyle."
  • Platypus - World's Strangest Animal
    "This affectionate look at our most bizarre resident is well made, cleverly shot and plain old good viewing."
  • Poetic Justice
    "It’s not about irony at all… "
  • Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky - In Our Times
    "It’s very interesting and fans of Chomsky will no doubt enjoy it, but if you’re not prepared for a 72 minute series of one way discussions, this probably isn’t for you. "
  • The Prince and the Showgirl
    "A Marilyn film is like a box of chocolates…"
  • Princess Blade
    "Asian cinema with flair as the sword fight enters the 21st century… though not paying the same attention to the development of characters."
  • The Principal
    "James Belushi expands his range quite well here before settling into a career of sitcom abuse in the late ’90s..."
  • Pryor & Wilder - Ultimate Collector's Pack
    "Three classic Wilder/Pryor films in one set, but unfortunately bereft of extras. However, the films kick arse, so hook in."
  • Pumpkin
    "A darkly comedic look at social injustice, romance and elitist college girls."
  • Pumpkinhead
    "Stonewash, headbands and white leather boots all contribute to making this a 1987 horror film."
  • Quigley Down Under
    "The American western goes into Australian territory in this 1990 shoot-’em-up that sees Tom Selleck defending the Australian Aborigines."
  • R.E.M. - Perfect Square
    "Concert DVD of the year? It’s got my vote."
  • Radio
    "While only ‘inspired by a true story’, the performances here make up for any inadequacies of the scripting (of which there are a couple)."
  • Raising Victor Vargas
    "First love, teen angst. Same thing, right? Still sweet though."
  • Rambo III
    "The finalé of the Rambo series sees him taking off for Afghanistan to rescue his fair-weather friend in Colonel Trautman. And again, the body count sickens."
  • Rambo Trilogy
    "A bare-bones box set, this has all three films of the bloodiest movie franchise to date and not even the scrappiest of extras. For shame."
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II
    "It’s the sequel and Rambo is back – this time in Vietnam – and he’s ready to kick arse and take names… or just shoot the crap out of everything that moves."
  • Ray Charles - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1997
    "You got the right one, baby!"
  • Read My Lips
    "Impressive genre-hopping suspense from France."
  • Read or Die
    "I’ve never seen paper used quite like this before, be it in the story, or in the actual drawing. Wow!"
  • Ready to Rumble
    "While being as dumb as I first imagined, this still has its moments where you can’t help laughing. Damn this accursed love of a bum joke!"
  • The Real Middle Earth
    "The presenter is a dick, the show is nothing but pandering and the script is like a children’s rendition of a bad Getaway segment (bad and Getaway… that’s a tautology, isn’t it?)."
  • Real Women Have Curves
    "A quality budget-made film with genuine heart and an important message for young women in particular."
  • Reality Bites
    "The Reality of no extras Bites."
  • Recess - All Growed Down
    "This is a fun series existing in a strange schoolyard where evolution is at its most obvious. And most colourful."
  • The Recruit
    "Competent performances bring to life this sojourn into paranoia in which nothing is as it seems."
  • Red Dragon
    "Red Dragon carries itself well with the other DVDs in the Lecter stable, and is but a knife's edge from Silence of the Lambs."
  • Red Skies (Rental)
    "Cliché-riddled and ready to take on San Diego, come The Enforcer Squad!"
  • Red Water (Rental)
    "The title describes what will leak from your eyes during the movie. Or maybe your ears. Both, if you’re lucky."
  • The Remains of the Day
    "A flagship from Merchant Ivory that could have been treated a little better in its transfer to DVD. Still, a classic of the English aristocracy and the folks who slave for them."
  • Respiro
    "Even on a sun-drenched Mediterranean island it can be hard to breathe… "
  • Return From Witch Mountain
    "A fairly flat-faced sequel without the depth of the first film – if such a thing can be said of the first film. There’s no real mystery this time, just a basic seek and destroy."
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Movie
    "Beautifully rendered animé that just doesn't deliver enough story to warrant it."
  • Ride or Die
    "Rent or Don’t"
  • The Right Stuff: SE
    "Strap yourself in for a long-distance haul into space!"
  • Ripping Friends
    "Spümco are at it again and doing what they do best..."
  • Road to Utopia
    "How many roads must a man walk down…?"
  • Robin and Marian
    "A medieval Bridges of Madison County with swordplay and blood and stuff..."
  • Romper Stomper
    "A high impact motion picture with gritty performances and a superlative collection of extras make this disc a must-have."
  • Rooster Cogburn
    "Wayne and Hepburn spout outdated political incorrectness at every opportunity here..."
  • Rosewood
    "Rosewood is an important story told in a competent manner with a fairly clean transfer and great performances."
  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - Hydora Campaign
    "More off-world antics from the bug-destroying units of the Mobile Infantry. With crap animation."
  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - Tesca Campaign
    "Plenty of gung-ho Americana (thinly veiled as Earthiana) keeps the show running here… "
  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - Tophet Campaign
    "More bug-killing madness, though (finally) there are casualties… "
  • Runaway Jury (Rental)
    "Tons of subplots and hidden agendas run parallel with clever editing to deliver a superb courtroom drama in this brilliant transfer."
  • Running Mates
    "Much like an unstirred cup of coffee, the beginning peps you up and the ending is so sugary as to be nauseating."
  • Russian Ark
    "There has never been anything to even remotely compare to this film. It is perfect. "
  • S.W.A.T. - The Complete First Season
    "This '70s cop show (and basis of a new film) comes to glorious 4:3 life in a particularly ordinary transfer."
  • S.W.A.T.: CE
    "This has been cleverly modernised into 21st century cinema with all due respect to its original '70s cop show inspiration. "
  • The Saint Set 1
    "Who woulda thought a '60s TV show could look so good 40 odd years later? This is great fun and looks sensational!"
  • Santa Clause 2 (Rental)
    "A harmless continuation of the Santa saga that is slightly below the level of the first film, though the extras package brings them back to equal footing."
  • The Santa Clause: SE
    "Tim Allen saves Christmas and this film from its own sugary sweetness with his own special brand of wit."
  • Savage Honeymoon
    "This is a film with a great deal of potential comedy-wise that doesn’t quite manage to get funny. Timing is everything."
  • Scarface: SE
    "Pacino rules the streets of Miami with an iron fist(ful of cocaine). Classic gangster violence in a brilliant transfer. "
  • Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries
    "Here’s 85 minutes I’ll never get back..."
  • Scourge of Worlds
    "Dungeons and Dragons just won't lay down and die, will it?"
  • Sea Devils
    "It wasn’t supposed to be funny, but I laughed."
  • The Sea Wolves
    "Wartime made mundane."
  • Seabiscuit (Rental)
    "A masterfully shot film that brings history to life in the telling of the story of a racehorse that won a nation’s heart."
  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil
    "Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in one of their best joint efforts. Need I say more?"
  • Serving Sara
    "Serving up sugar coated rehash for 95 minutes. Yum yum! Gag."
  • Shadow Boxers
    "Knockout stuff from start to finish, Shadow Boxers delivers..."
  • Shanghai Knights
    "A crystalline transfer brings the Shanghai Rollers back to the small screen in the usual fun fashion."
  • Sharky's Machine
    "Sharky’s such a cool name. As are machines. Hmm, they're onto something..."
  • Shiner (Rental)
    "A slow progression down the greasy slope of professional and illegal boxing told with finesse and a certain gangster style."
  • Shooting the Past
    "A picture tells a thousand words..."
  • Sid & Nancy
    "It’s worth a look for the fans, but for anyone else I can’t imagine this being too gripping."
  • Silver Bullet
    "I made lemonade in my pants…"
  • The Simple Life
    "The opportunities for a cheap laugh abound here in this tagline, yet none seem to fit what I mean to say. I didn’t love it, but I laughed."
  • Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas
    "Family entertainment comes full circle in this amazingly animated high seas adventure. With monsters!"
  • Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
    "Now I’m singing that stupid Rocky song and it’s not even in this movie! (Thank God!)"
  • Sinbad: Ultimate Collector's Pack
    "The collected works of one man’s pursuit of adventure long before they had extreme sports."
  • Sink the Bismarck
    "Whilst an interesting historical account, the black and white will no doubt put many folks off..."
  • Sitting Ducks Volume 2 - Ducktown Adventures
    "Ducktacular 3D-animated entertainment with a nest of extras. Quack on!"
  • Sleeping Beauty: CE
    "This is what the two disc set is all about!"
  • The Sleeping Dictionary (Rental)
    "A movie that looks and sounds spectacular, but it won’t matter if you duck to the kitchen and miss a bit."
  • Sling Blade
    "What seems an ordinary film with an ordinary story is anything but."
  • Sniper - 23 Days of Fear in Washington D.C.
    "A surprisingly good, sensationalism-free (mostly) telling of the events of October 2002 when a duo of snipers terrorised Washington..."
  • Sol Goode
    "As easily forgotten as it is watched."
  • Something's Gotta Give
    "Two ‘Merican kids done best they can…"
  • Sons & Lovers
    "That D.H. Lawrence wrote some saucy stuff, didn’t he?"
  • SOS Titanic
    "Yet another telling of the sinking of this unsinkable ship proves that historical accuracy can make all the difference."
  • Spider
    "So now Cronenberg has directed Spider and The Fly?"
  • Spider-Man The Animated Series - Complete Season 1
    "This is the nearest thing I’ve yet witnessed to a moving comic book and it looks awesome."
  • The Spoilers
    "Manufacturer of Incorruptible Teeth!"
  • Spy Hard
    "Leslie Nielsen’s back (is shown in various scenes.)"
  • Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
    "Cue Matrix music and..."
  • Spy Kids 3D - Game Over
    "Sadly, Robert Rodriguez finally trips up…"
  • Stand and Deliver
    "This remains one of the greatest of all teaching movies..."
  • Star 80
    "Part documentary, part docu-drama, this is a rather sleepy film, given the amount of nudity in it."
  • Starship Troopers 2 - Hero of the Federation
    "Ask yourself; what would Robert A. Heinlein do?"
  • Stir Crazy
    "Prison life with one of Hollywood’s best double acts at their comedic peak."
  • Stuck On You
    "The Farrellys leave their sticky fingerprints all over this very funny and definitely trademark Farrelly Brothers’ film. Perfect transfer too."
  • Summer of Sam
    "It’s 1977 – do you know where your kids are? (Chances are they were you)."
  • The Sure Thing
    "This mid ‘80s vehicle has survived the years remarkably well; and that includes the content and the laughs."
  • Surfing the Menu
    "Ex-pat Aussie/English chefs with the personalities of houseplants travel our vast brown land in search of food and waves (but not big waves, they’re too scary)."
  • Swamp Thing
    "Has some saucy adult content unrelated to the story, but still stinks like a fetid marsh of rotting death..."
  • Sweet Dreams
    "The life of Patsy Cline told in a nice sterile manner that glosses over the minor tragedies and concentrates more on her singing career. "
  • The Sweet Hereafter
    "A slow-paced unraveling of a country tragedy, told just a little too loosely to be fully satisfying with a fairly average transfer to boot."
  • Sweet Revenge
    "This very funny, short and bittersweet black comedy is deflated by the lack of any extras. Don't you hate that?"
  • Swing
    "First love can be rough, but when the music in your world sounds this good, you’ll get over it."
  • Swiss Family Robinson
    "I was waiting for someone to be voted off the island here, but it just didn’t happen."
  • Terminal Velocity
    "Terminal Velocity contains everything a growing boy needs - skydiving, a hot chick, people getting shot and massive explosions. Yeah!"
  • That Darn Cat
    "Hardly the cat’s meow, but there is loads of bumbling."
  • Therapy? - Scopophobia
    "Full Metal Racket."
  • There's Something About Mary: SE
    "A modern classic of comedy transfers to DVD in the style it deserves, bringing with it a huge swag of bonuses for fans."
  • They Were Expendable
    "The most exciting line in the whole film is "Unfasten your pants". Good advice..."
  • They're a Weird Mob
    "It’s like an early Elvis movie with an Australian edge. And funny."
  • Thirst
    "A relatively good Australian classic transferred in pretty exacting style…"
  • Thought Crimes (Rental)
    "Thankfully no dialogue crimes here in this fairly well adjusted cable film about an unusual (and mandatorily hot) girl."
  • The Three Caballeros
    "Disney keep with the Latin American theme following Saludos Amigos and while a much longer piece, this lacks its predecessor's verve."
  • Thunderpants
    "Funny stuff for the immature or the puerile at heart, but still a warm family film."
  • The Tick
    "This latest incarnation of The Tick proves that anything can be adapted to live action and still be funny and true to the original. "
  • Timescape
    "Nothing to see here... move along. Move along please."
  • Tin Men: SE
    "The stunning authenticity of 1963 Baltimore isn’t quite enough to catch ongoing interest here."
  • TISM - The White Albun
    "Any fan will be apathetic with expectation of this hyper-intelligent social connentary and lowest connon denominator shite-flinging… Excellent stuff."
  • Together (Rental)
    "A lyrical and warm father and son tale set in bustling modern China."
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 1
    "It’s good simple fun, but a little less than generous in its overall presentation."
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 2
    "It’s still good simple fun, but a little less than generous in its overall presentation."
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 3
    "Here we go again. Another three episodes delivering all the poorly scripted transforming robot action you can handle."
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 4
    "Here we go yet again. Another three episodes delivering all the poorly scripted transforming robot action you can handle."
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 5
    "The Transformers™ continue their ongoing cure for my insomnia…"
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 6
    "The Transformers™ ceaselessly continue their ongoing cure for my insomnia… "
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 7
    "Finally, the end is nigh... "
  • Transformers Armada - Volume 8
    "Finally, the end is nigh-er..."
  • The Transporter
    "No dust-collector this – repeated viewing is practically guaranteed."
  • Trapped (2001)
    "Meat Loaf in a burning building. Mmm, delicious!"
  • Treasure Planet
    "This disc must be as near to full up as they get. "
  • Tuck Everlasting
    "It's about living forever, but thankfully doesn't run that long."
  • Turkey Shoot
    "From the case: "Packed full of gratuitous splatter and lashings of nudity, Turkey Shoot is Aussie exploitation filmmaking put into high camp overdrive." Mostly true, but lashings? "
  • The Turning
    "The title refers to heads in the opposite direction."
  • The Ultimate A-Team – Volume 1
    "In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit…"
  • Ulzana's Raid
    "A slightly above average western that is let down by a lack of extras."
  • Unbreakable - Special Edition
    "An interesting take on comic books and the enormous price of being different..."
  • Unconditional Love
    "Unconditional Love is a good film, but one which will likely be overlooked due to no extras supporting this not-so-well-known title."
  • The Undefeated
    "Great Saturday afternoon viewing in Dad’s shed."
  • Undercover Brother
    "Ohhhh yeah. Solid. (And other slang jargonese)"
  • Underworld
    "We are so not The Matrix! We’ve got vampires! And werewolves. Fighting each other."
  • Unstrung Heroes
    "The eccentric uncle in your family is nothing compared to Franz Lidz’s..."
  • V.I. Warshawski
    "An extraordinary idea is treated like ordinary fare in this miserably average film."
  • Va Savoir
    "The title, French for 'who knows', is a pretty good summation of the plot…"
  • Valley of the Dolls
    "The horrors of Hollywood are exposed here in this gorgeously authentic-looking film from 1967."
  • Vampire Clan
    "Where’s The Crow when you need him? Or Blade?"
  • Van Helsing - The London Assignment
    "Finally a documentary about the Swedish Van Halen!"
  • Veronica Guerin (Rental)
    "Veronica Guerin’s story is slightly desensitised and Hollywoodised here, which unfortunately detracts from the overall importance of the message. Still, Cate Blanchett is incredible."
  • Very Annie Mary
    "Rachel Griffiths is nothing short of perfect in this sweet tale of a less than perfect girl."
  • The Very Best of Hancock
    "40 odd years can do a lot to comedy. It can help it, or it can date it dramatically…"
  • The Vicar of Dibley - The Complete First Series
    "Classic British comedy with this complete first season, but sadly delivered in grungy old NTSC."
  • The Vicar of Dibley - The Complete Second Series
    "Another brilliant show hijacked by a treacherous transfer into NTSC. What were they thinking? "
  • The Virginian
    "Did all cowpokes wear such natty slacks and leather chaps with satin bandanas?"
  • The Vision of Escaflowne V1 - Dragons and Destiny
    "Escaflowne doesn’t fly at all, but falls out of the nest and plummets to earth. Fatally."
  • Viva Las Vegas
    "Funtown, U.S.A.!"
  • Voices of a Distant Star
    "Haunting and eloquent, this is animé beyond the now, visiting us from a future where it’s all this good."
  • Volcano High
    "This rules! Volcano High brings Korea into the world action market in brilliant style."
  • Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color
    "Disney surpasses itself in this collection of Mickey’s first colour cartoons from 1935-38. Nothing short of an exceptional DVD release."
  • Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
    "A magnificent restoration of the very foundations of modern animation. "
  • The War Wagon
    "When the war wagon rolls... the screen explodes! (According to the trailer)."
  • Warnings
    "All seen before and done better, except in Signs no young ladies got their gear off."
  • The Way of the Gun
    "A drip-feed release of twists that change everything in this hard-arse shoot ‘em up from the writer of The Usual Suspects."
  • The Way Things Work - Rolling Stones
    "This fairly average interpretation of a popular kid’s book is brought to DVD with a nice transfer, but not a great deal of content."
  • WC: Bandana Swangin' - All That Glitters Ain't Gold
    "Yo, whattup y’all? This ain’t no fly Deev, rahver a borin’ self-praisin’ p.o.s, knowmsayin’?"
  • The Weight of Water (Rental)
    "A haunting and lyrical 100-year-old mystery is paralleled with a latter day story of lives scarred by grief and guilt in convincing fashion."
  • What a Girl Wants
    "Being a guy, how the hell am I supposed to know?!"
  • Where Eagles Dare
    "This is still a pretty exciting war movie with some great action scenes and a fairly good story."
  • Wild Colonial Psychos Live at the Troccadero
    "It’s Jacko and Chopper unleashed on an unsuspecting crowd of punters with their unusual (and sometimes unfunny) brand of comedy."
  • The Wind and the Lion
    "Long-Winded and I’d be Lion if I said it wasn’t."
  • The Wire in the Blood - The Mermaids Singing
    "The art of the British thriller is alive and well in this taut psychological excursion into horror."
  • Witch Hunter Robin 1
    "Fans of Gothic television are finally rewarded with a decent darker animé not in a hurry to reveal itself all at once."
  • With Honors
    "The only dishonors are the shabby treatment of this movie and presenting it in NTSC..."
  • Wolfen
    "The gothic New York City captured in a visually stunning and curiously X-Files style horror mystery from 1981."
  • Wolves of the Sea
    "Awesome cinematography captures the orca at its voracious best in this brilliant hour long documentary. It's slightly devoid of extras though, unfortunately."
  • Wrong Turn
    "The horror film, while not coming of age here, is still treated with some respect and the results are evident."
  • WXIII - Patlabor the Movie 3
    "Like animé mechas and massive genetic blasphemies fighting to the death? This is among Japan’s newest monster series that harkens back to the old Godzilla days. But in colour."
  • The X-Files Season 7 Box Set
    "Easily on a par with the other six season's box sets. But that’s what they want you to think, isn’t it?"
  • Xena and Hercules
    "The battle between the sexes just got fantasytastical! And with kissing in it."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - AM and PM Mat Workout
    "This two-fold DVD features some awesome exercises for both kick starting and winding down the day. Gaiam hits the target yet again."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Balance Ball For Beginners
    "Yet another bang-up job from the Gaiam people. Can they do no wrong?"
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Conditioning For Life
    "Each guided exercise is given with a minimum of words and lets the action speak for itself. It delivers a full yoga workout."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Conditioning For Sport
    "Excellent methodology for warming up before sport without being exhausting."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Conditioning For Women
    "This has been designed specifically for women, by women, and is all the better for it."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Pilates For Beginners
    "The folks at Gaiam can’t seem to put a foot wrong. Another excellent workout."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Pre-Natal Yoga and Pregnancy Massage
    "The Gaiam studio have resources of epic proportions. And those are just the instructors."
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga - Yoga For Beginners
    "Another awesome release from Gaiam that represents possibly their best value disc to date."
  • Yogalates
    "Some great exercises that are visually descriptive and well explained. "
  • Yojimbo
    "The original masterpiece from Akira Kurosawa that inspired the Clint Eastwood classic A Fistful of Dollars looks better than ever on DVD."
  • Young Talent Time - The Collection
    "If you don’t already have this sitting proudly on your collectable shelf between your YTT train set and your YTT slug-killer, you can’t be that big a fan, can you?"
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! 1.1 - The Heart of the Cards
    "Seriously, does no one even try to hide the marketing angle anymore? This show is about using the products it advertises!"
  • Yukikaze 1 - Danger Zone
    "Here we are witnessing the visual future of animé..."
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