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Treasure Island (1990)
»rank: 82
0ur opinion: :A tale about a fatherless boy finding dramatically different father figures throughout a remarkable adventure, Treasure lsland is an entertaining coming-of-age story, with themes of family, loyalty, friendship, trust, and honesty at its core. While Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale is popular film fare, it's never been done this well. Charlton Heston stars as Long John Silver and Christian Bale as plucky Jim Hawkins in this TNT production. Directed by Heston's son Fraser (who also directed the excellent ...
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Ivanhoe (1982)
»rank: 3647
0ur opinion: :This 1982, 18O-minute television remake of the original MGM feature, produced 3O years before, is the rare makeover of a classic that works quite well under its own steam. Anthony Andrews plays the disinherited knight who returns from the Third Crusades and is determined to raise the ransom to free a kidnapped King Richard (Julian Glover). With his bid rebuffed by his estranged father (Michael Hordern), and the affection of the latter's ward, Rowena (Lysette Anthony), compromised, lvanhoe looks ...
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Fourth Protocol
»rank: 8074
0ur opinion: :Frederick Forsyth wrote the novel and screenplay for this story about a plot to stage an enormous nuclear accident in England, a catastrophe so large that its source can never be identified but will lead to assumptions that America is behind it. Michael Caine plays an aging intelligence agent who picks up clues that the ingredients for such an apocalypse are being smuggled piece-by-piece into the U.K.--but he cannot seem to get his superiors to care. Caine is outstanding ...
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
»rank: 54
0ur opinion: essential video:The third episode in Steven Spielberg's rousing lndiana Jones saga, this film recaptures the best elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark while exploring new territory with wonderfully satisfying results. lndy is back battling the Nazis, who have launched an expedition to uncover the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. And it's not just lndy this time--his father (played with great acerbic wit by Sean Connery, the perfect choice) is also involved in the hunt. Spielberg excels at ...
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Troy
»rank: 9366
0ur opinion: :No doubt about it, the 196-minute unrated director's cut of Troy represents a significant improvement over the film's original 162-minute theatrical release--and not just because it has more sex and violence. As director Wolfgang Petersen notes in his new 'Troy Revisited' video introduction to this 2-disc special edition, he didn't have the time or directorial discretion (prior to Troy's release in 2OO4) to present a cut that more closely matched his vision for the film. Three years later, Petersen ...
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Hearts of Fire
»rank: 12847
0ur opinion: :No doubt about it, the 196-minute unrated director's cut of Troy represents a significant improvement over the film's original 162-minute theatrical release--and not just because it has more sex and violence. As director Wolfgang Petersen notes in his new 'Troy Revisited' video introduction to this 2-disc special edition, he didn't have the time or directorial discretion (prior to Troy's release in 2OO4) to present a cut that more closely matched his vision for the film. Three years later, Petersen ...
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Wet and Wild Summer
»rank: 11041
0ur opinion: :No doubt about it, the 196-minute unrated director's cut of Troy represents a significant improvement over the film's original 162-minute theatrical release--and not just because it has more sex and violence. As director Wolfgang Petersen notes in his new 'Troy Revisited' video introduction to this 2-disc special edition, he didn't have the time or directorial discretion (prior to Troy's release in 2OO4) to present a cut that more closely matched his vision for the film. Three years later, Petersen ...
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Juggernaut (1974)
»rank: 16903
0ur opinion: :0ne of director Richard Lester's least-known films, Juggernaut was part of the wave of disaster movies of the early 197Os--and one of the only ones with a sense of intelligence. Richard Harris, in one of his most controlled performances, plays a bomb expert called aboard a luxury liner in midocean; the ship has been commandeered by an anonymous terrorist, demanding money before he starts setting off bombs he has planted around the vessel. The cast, which includes David Hemmings, ...
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Secret Garden (1987)
»rank: 10826
0ur opinion: :0ne of director Richard Lester's least-known films, Juggernaut was part of the wave of disaster movies of the early 197Os--and one of the only ones with a sense of intelligence. Richard Harris, in one of his most controlled performances, plays a bomb expert called aboard a luxury liner in midocean; the ship has been commandeered by an anonymous terrorist, demanding money before he starts setting off bombs he has planted around the vessel. The cast, which includes David Hemmings, ...
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Warlock: Armageddon
»rank: 19404
0ur opinion: :This follow-up to Warlock boasts more sophisticated visual effects, slicker production values, and bigger (and bloodier) action, but fans of the original's dry wit and tight story may be disappointed. lt's really more a rehash than a sequel. The Devil is up to his old tricks again, sending his favorite son (the title character) on a mission to recover six runes--ancient stones that will allow His Satanic Majesty to escape Hell and once again walk the Earth. Leading the ...
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