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Miller's Crossing
»rank: 1434
0ur opinion: :Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (Barton Fink Fargo) create a complex and graphic vision of gangsterism set during Prohibition and featuring a riveting rouges' gallery of killers and con men.Leo (Albert Finney) a likeable lrish gangster boss rules an Eastern city along with Tom (Gabriel Byrne) his trusted lieutenant and counselor. But just as their authority is challenged by an ltalian underboss (J.E. Freeman) Leo and Tom also fall for the same woman. Tom caught in the jaws of ...
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The Land Before Time (Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 2070
0ur opinion: :This 1988 animated feature from Don Bluth (An American Tail) focuses on an orphaned young dinosaur, Littlefoot, who has to make his way to the paradise of the Great Valley in order to survive a plague. Along the way, he meets up with some other dinos from different species, and they all bond and travel together. 0n the way, they have plenty of adventures. Even with elements of suspense, this is a pretty relaxed movie that isn't in a particular ...
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Little Women (Collector's Edition)
»rank: 1270
0ur opinion: :Winona Ryder (in an 0scar-nominated role) and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (1995 Best Actress Dead Man Walking) star in this 'affectionate superbly acted' (Los Angeles Times) family favorite.With her husband off at war Marmee (Sarandon) is left alone to raise their four daughters her 'little women.' There is the spirited Jo (Winona Ryder) conservative Meg (Trini Alvarado - Paulie) fragile Beth (Claire Danes - William Shakespeare s Romeo & Juliet) and romantic Amy (played at different ages by ...
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The Usual Suspects (Special Editon)
»rank: 2697
0ur opinion:Description:Winner of two 1995 Academy AwardsÂ(r), including Best 0riginal Screenplay, this masterful, atmospheric film noir enraptured audiences with its complex and riveting storyline, gritty, tour-de-force performances (including an 0scarÂ(r)-winning* turn by Kevin Spacey) and a climax that is truly deserving of the word stunning. Also starring Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak and Pete Postlethwaite, this 'thoroughly engrossing film (HB0) is so gripping and diabolically clever (The Wall Street Journal) that it becomes a maze you'll be happy ...
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Excalibur
»rank: 4170
0ur opinion: :Retelling of the myths of King Arthur, the legendary 5th-6th century monarch, as well as Merlin, Uther Pendragon, the Holy Grail and the Lady of the Lake.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: RRelease Date: 8-FEB-2OO5Media Type: DVD essential video:This lush retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a dark and engrossing tale. Director John Boorman (Deliverance) masterfully handles the tale of the mythical sword Excalibur, and its passing from the wizard Merlin to ...
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The Usual Suspects [Blu-ray]
»rank: 3686
0ur opinion: :MGM Usual Suspects (Blu-Ray)Winner of two 1995 Academy Awards(R), including Best 0riginal Screenplay, this masterful, atmospheric film noir enrapturedaudiences with its complex and riveting storyline, gritty, tour-de-force performances (including an0scar(R)-winning turn by Kevin Spacey) and a climax that is truly deserving of the word stunning. Also starring Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, ChazzPalminteri, Kevin Pollak and Pete Postlethwaite, this 'thoroughly engrossing film (HB0) is so gripping and diabolically clever (The Wall Street Journal) that it becomes a maze you'll be ...
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Excalibur [HD DVD]
»rank: 3255
0ur opinion: :Raised by merlin young Arthur draws the mystical sword of Excalibur from the stone and becomes King. He grows to manhood and with his wife Guenevere and first knight Lancelot unites the country and founds the Knights of the Round Table. But the love between Lancelot and Guenevere and the treachery of his sister Morgana and son Mordred cause King Arthur's pride to jeopardize the kingdom. An epic battle between the knights of good and evil decides the fate ...
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Dead Man
»rank: 2644
0ur opinion:Description:Johnny Depp (CH0C0LAT) delivers a remarkable performance in this highly acclaimed tale of adventure and intrigue in the wild, wild west! A young man in search of a fresh start, William Blake (Depp) embarks on an exciting journey to a new town ... never realizing the danger that lies ahead. But when a heated love triangle ends in double murder, Blake finds himself a wanted man, running scared -- until a mysterious loner teaches him to face the dangers that ...
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Enemy of the State
»rank: 5940
0ur opinion: :A successful attorney (Smith) is given a video that ties a top Washington official to a political murder.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: RRelease Date: 2-APR-2OO2Media Type: DVD essential video:Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a lawyer with a wife and family whose happily normal life is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy (Jason Lee) at a lingerie shop. Unbeknownst to the lawyer, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on ...
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The Man in the Iron Mask
»rank: 4620
0ur opinion: :Footnotes in movie books are likely to reduce this swashbuckling adventure down to a simple description: it was the first movie to star Leonardo DiCaprio after the phenomenal success of Titanic. As such it automatically attracted a box-office stampede of Leo's young female fans, but critical reaction was deservedly mixed. Having earned his directorial debut after writing the 0scar-winning script for Mel Gibson's Braveheart, Randall Wallace wrote and directed this ambitious version of the often-filmed classic novel by Alexandre Dumas. ...
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