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5/5
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90%
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Akira (2001) |
"
With a set of special features to put most other DVDs to shame, this special edition DVD is amazing."
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Posted Jul 27, 2008
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5/5
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Twin Peaks - The Complete First Season (1991) |
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So if you were a fan of the series, a fan of Lynch, or just a fan of great television, you'll be hard-pressed to find a finer addition to your collection than this."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jul 14, 2008
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5/5
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90%
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Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982) |
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If you're only going to own one installment in the extensive franchise, this is without a doubt the one to have. You won't be disappointed."
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Posted Jun 20, 2008
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4.5/5
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33%
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Dune (MINI-SERIES) (2001) |
"
Apparently attempting to atone for the thin additional material from the initial DVD release, Artisan's packed this one with more goodies than you can shake a Fremen at."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Apr 26, 2009
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4.5/5
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100%
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The Evil Dead (1981) |
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Sculpted in latex to look exactly like the Necronomicon book seen in the film, the case is pretty creepy. Screaming face on the front, human ear on the back."
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Posted Dec 21, 2008
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4.5/5
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Cowboy Bebop - Best Sessions (2002) |
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Take Mickey Spillane, Blade Runner, and a stack of jazz CDs. Add a pinch of Han Solo. Throw in a dash of kung fu and John Woo. Throw it all in a blender and liquify."
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Posted Jul 19, 2008
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4.5/5
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X-Files - The Complete Sixth Season () |
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This represents the stopping point for fans of the show looking to purchase DVDs. Anything after this season will only make you sad."
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Posted Jul 7, 2008
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4.5/5
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Star Trek - The Complete First Season (2004) |
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[T]here's really no excuse for anyone who claims to be a fan of sharp sci-fi storytelling to miss out on this one."
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Posted Jul 6, 2008
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4.5/5
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48%
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Star Trek Generations (1994) |
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Basically, even the most hard-to-please Trek fans would have a hard time passing this one by."
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Posted Jul 2, 2008
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4.5/5
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 6 (2002) |
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Trek fans will want this one on their shelf pronto. If you're only going to pick up a couple of the season sets, this one and Season 3 are the two to go for first."
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Posted Jun 14, 2008
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4/5
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Prisoner, The - DVD Mega-Set (2001) |
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The Prisoner stands as one of the most unusual and interesting things ever produced within the medium of television..."
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Posted Jan 8, 2009
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4/5
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Gormenghast () |
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The series is, in short, brilliant. Peake's novels have their share of rabid fans and the buzz is that they have been successfully appeased by the Beeb's presentation."
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Posted Dec 21, 2008
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4/5
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86%
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Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker (2000) |
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If you've liked some of the other feature-length Batman productions by this animation team, then this should be no exception."
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Posted Jul 20, 2008
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4/5
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65%
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Kaubôi Bibappu: Tengoku no Tobira (Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door) (2003) |
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With this kind of loaded package, the disc is a must-buy for anybody that enjoyes anime, science fiction, or action movies at all."
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Posted Jul 19, 2008
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4/5
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Hellsing - Vol. 1: Impure Souls (2002) |
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Definitely worth owning for fans of horror, John Woo, or action-heavy anime titles of any stripe."
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Posted Jul 17, 2008
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4/5
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21%
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Basic (2003) |
"
Basic owes a significant debt to the classic Rashômon. The whole 'crime-from-multiple-angles' bit is pulled off brilliantly here..."
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Posted Jun 29, 2008
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4/5
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Stargate SG-1 - Season 7: Volume 1 (2006) |
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It's a consistently smart, well-written bit of science fiction that doesn't have a thing to do with Rick Berman, and those are exceedingly rare."
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Posted Jun 29, 2008
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4/5
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88%
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Metallica - Some Kind of Monster (2004) |
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Whether or not you're a fan of heavy metal music in general or Metallica in particular, this is a solid documentary worth checking out."
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Posted Jun 27, 2008
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3.5/5
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With Fire and Sword (1999) |
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The end result is a picture that looks like it was beamed ahead from the 17th century, and the level of realism really adds to the immersive nature of the story."
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Posted Dec 21, 2008
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3.5/5
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36%
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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
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Serious gearheads need to take care in checking this one out, though, as the sillier cosmetic mods will have eyes rolling so hard you might sprain something."
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Posted Jul 21, 2008
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3.5/5
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Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins (2002) |
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So unless you're a completist for the Timm/Dini school of animation, this disc is worth seeing, but not a particularly splendid addition to a serious collector's cabinet."
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Posted Jul 20, 2008
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3.5/5
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Justice League - Secret Origins (2002) |
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If your childhood nostalgia has ever led you to watch an old episode of Superfriends recently, this disc will serve to get that Velveeta taste out of your mouth."
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Posted Jul 17, 2008
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3.5/5
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Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Fourth Season (2004) |
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Rent it if you can, because there are a few episodes that are quite well done. Just be prepared to scene-skip through about half the episodes in the set."
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Posted Jul 6, 2008
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3.5/5
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Gun Crazy - Vol. 2: Beyond the Law (2004) |
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If you can make a bowl of popcorn, dim the lights, and put your brain in neutral, this makes a highly entertaining rental."
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Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3.5/5
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The Prodigal Son (1983) |
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Where the movie stands out as a masterpiece of the form is in that most important facet of Hong Kong cinema, the fight choreography."
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Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3.5/5
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Yesterday (2002) |
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This movie makes it plain that the Koreans are no longer content to play third or fourth-best in the Asian film scene."
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Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3.5/5
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Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Fifth Season (2004) |
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Given that the sum total of solid watchable episodes here numbers less than half of the total season, this really isn't one to add to the collection."
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Posted Jun 9, 2008
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3.5/5
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Farscape - Season 4: Vol. 1 (2003) |
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Nobody could accuse the show of moving slowly in its final season. Unfortunately, after three seasons of sometimes agonizingly slow plotlines, it's too little, too late."
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Posted May 30, 2008
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3.5/5
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Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete First Season (2005) |
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The effects work is phenomenal, and eclipses pretty much any other series in the franchise to date. A shame it's in support of sub-par storytelling, but what can you do?"
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Posted May 27, 2008
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3/5
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Daredevil Vs. Spider-Man (2003) |
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The action is great but the decision to use CGI in conjunction with traditional animation would have done well to wait until they had a better handle on the CGI."
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Posted Feb 9, 2009
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3/5
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88%
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Full Contact (1992) |
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An excellent revenge film: tough guy antihero, generous helping of thugs, some serious betrayals and reversals. In short, everything you could ask for in such a story."
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Posted Dec 21, 2008
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3/5
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Jimi Hendrix - The Dick Cavett Show (2002) |
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The performances are decent, but the problems of decades-old television film stock hamper the enjoyment of them."
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Posted Dec 21, 2008
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3/5
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85%
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Major League (1989) |
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The DVD presentation couldn't get more spare without actually cutting scenes from the feature."
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Posted Aug 10, 2008
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3/5
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Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete First Season (2004) |
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I must confess amazement that Paramount had the cajones to offer half as much content for the same price, and even more amazement that people out there will actually pay it."
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Posted Jul 20, 2008
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3/5
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80%
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The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998) |
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The story is solid stuff, and despite having originally appeared as individual episodes, this compiled version runs fairly seamlessly."
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Posted Jul 19, 2008
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3/5
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Knockabout (1979) |
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It's an excellent piece of the Hong Kong cinema historical record, as well, showing Sammo Hung in the earliest days of his career behind the camera as a full-on director."
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Posted Jun 28, 2008
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3/5
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Mr. Vampire (1999) |
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This is a solid comedy and a solid action film. The martial arts prowess of the lead actors is unquestionable, and the choreography is excellent."
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Posted Jun 28, 2008
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3/5
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Vandread - Vol. 1: Enemy Engaged! (2001) |
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The plot is thin, all the women jiggle, and the explosions keep coming to prevent boredom. This is not to say the show isn't enjoyable."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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3/5
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25%
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Gone in 60 Seconds (Gone in Sixty Seconds) (2000) |
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Real car freaks might want to rent it just to look at the pretty pretty autos. Everybody else walk away."
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Posted Jun 27, 2008
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3/5
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Postman Fights Back (1999) |
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Definitely worth a rental. For those a little more enamored of the fu, it's certainly original enough to buy."
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Posted Jun 27, 2008
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3/5
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26%
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Never Die Alone (2004) |
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Worth a rental for fans of gritty gangsta tales or noir. All others pass."
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Posted Jun 26, 2008
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3/5
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Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Seventh Season (2004) |
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I can see no really compelling reason anybody would necessarily want to own this set, except for Trek completists or the ashamed handful of Voyager devotees."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jun 7, 2008
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2.5/5
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Gatchaman - OVA: Box Set (1998) |
"
If this is starting to sound boring and repetitive, that's because it is. Any random episode of Battle of the Planets or G-Force covered the same ground two decades earlier."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Aug 23, 2008
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2/5
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Robinson Crusoe (1996) |
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Essentially, they've taken Defoe's novel and turned it from a fairly benign travel narrative/adventure story into a morality play with action sequences."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Aug 23, 2008
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2/5
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11%
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Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) |
"
Rather than following the formula of successful spoofs, it branches out and tries to be funnier than spoofs usually are, and the results are disastrous."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jul 25, 2008
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2/5
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Game of Death 2 () |
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Tong Lung is the actual star of the picture...and his screen presence pales in comparison to Bruce Lee's. It doesn't help that the story and script are hopelessly lame."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jul 4, 2008
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2/5
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Koroshiya 1: The Animation Episode 0 (2002) |
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The animation is bad and the voice acting mediocre. The DVD has no features. Can you see where this is going? That's right: steer well clear of this one."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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2/5
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Legacy of Rage () |
"
Skip it. If you want to see Lee in something, rent 'Rapid Fire' instead."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
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2/5
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Sherlock Holmes Collection - 4 Films (2003) |
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Matt Frewer gives it the old college try here, but can't ever quite decide how he wants to play the Great Detective. Pick up the Jeremy Brett series DVDs instead."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted Jun 1, 2008
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2/5
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Pit Fighter (Legend of Pit Fighter) (2005) |
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It has lots of promising pieces, and an ending that essentially wrecks all the good will the film had earned."
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Needcoffee.com
Posted May 28, 2008
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62%
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