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From The Bottom Shelf – The Phantom of The Opera (2004)
From The Bottom Shelf: Revisiting old DVD’s I find on the bottom shelf of my collection, and trying to work out if they deserve your time, or not. If you asked any random person in the street to name at least 5 stage musi...
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From The Bottom Shelf – Hulk (2003)
Ang Lee's often plodding film version of the Hulk is still worthwhile, even if it drags through a cripplingly slow first act; the visual effects make up for many shortcomings, but not often enough with anywhere near the intensi...
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From the Bottom Shelf – DVD Review of The Musketeer (2001)
Destroying a classic story in a single film, The Musketeer is an absolute mess, barely coherent and certainly with minimal redeemping features other than it's sumptuous use of location filming. Avoid this where possible.
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DVD Review – How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Despite the fact that the story is a lot of nonsense at the best of times, the film is still a very fun 95 minutes.
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DVD Review – The Lost Coast Tapes
The Lost Coast Tapes has now been released on DVD in UK, Stu looks at whether it is a worthy addition to the found footage genre, or if the tapes have been left alone For years critics have said that that the found footage genr...
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DVD Review – Cloclo
Cloclo hits the UK stores this week, Stu takes a look at this biopic When making a biopic about a popular musician, one must always take into account whether the film is going to be of interest purely to the musician’s fans or ...
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DVD Review – Corpo Celeste
New to DVD this week is Italian coming of age drama Corpo Celeste, and here are Tom’s thoughts on the film Alice Rohrwacher’s feature-length directorial debut is a subtle coming of age tale that traces a few days in...
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DVD Review – The Prey
French crime thriller The Prey hits UK shores on DVD this month, here are Tom’s thoughts on what turned out to be a surprisingly effective action flick. When Franck Adrien (Albert Dupontel) is incarcerated in prison for m...
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DVD Review – Crooks In Cloisters
Studiocanal have re-mastered this British 60s caper, but has it lost it’s charm over the decades? Scott takes a look When a group of London criminals rob a train it becomes apparent that they must go underground until the heat ...
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DVD Review – God Bless America
American comedian Bobcat Goldthwait’s latest feature film God Bless America is released this week but it is far from the patriotic picture its title would lead you to believe… There are a few things in life that fru...
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DVD Review – A Dangerous Method
In recent years Cronenberg has shied away from the body-horror that he is renowned for and his latest drama to be release on Blu-ray and DVD, A Dangerous Method continues this trend, but is it as gripping as his earlier films? ...
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DVD Review – Battle of the Pacific
Epic Japanese war film Battle of the Pacific is now out in the UK, nearly 18 months after its initial release. Tom takes a look to see if it has been worth the wait. Documenting the US invasion of the island of Saipan during Wo...
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DVD Review – Coriolanus
Ralph Fienne’s retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus is now out on Blu-ray and DVD; here are Tom’s thoughts on its release. Ralph Fiennes is a prolific actor who has worked with countless talented dire...
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DVD Review – In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds
In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds is out on DVD & Blu-Ray this week. Does Uwe Boll live up to the repuation that precedes him with his latest release? Here are Tom’s thoughts on the film. Uwe Boll is infamous as a...
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DVD Review – Intruders
Psychological horror Intruders is out on Blu-ray and DVD this week, Tom takes a look to see if it is likely to make your skin crawl or make you reach for the remote. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo may not yet be a household name but t...
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DVD Review – Tape 407
Has found footage horror had its day or does Tape 407 add something new into the equation? Tom braved a look at the latest take on the genre to see if it could compare with the classics I have lost count of the times I’ve...
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DVD Review – Transit
Released on Blu-ray and DVD on the 7th May, Tom takes a look at Transit, a fast-paced crime thriller from After Dark Films starring Jim Caviezel. As the father of two troublesome teenage boys and husband to a wife near the end ...
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DVD Review – The Wicker Tree
The belated sequel to The Wicker Man is finally due out on on general release but has it been worth the wait or does it tarnish the memory of the original? Here is Tom’s review of The Wicker Tree Robin Hardy had such a to...
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DVD Review – Gang Story
With the release of Olivier Marchal’s latest crime flick Gang Story drawing comparisons to Mesrine, Tom couldn’t resist taking a look to see if it delivers. Olivier Marchal was a police officer before he turned to t...
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DVD Review – Mercenaries
New to DVD this week is the military thriller Mercenaries, and here is Tom’s take on the film. Every so often a film comes along that takes you by surprise, Mercenaries is one such film, as I was astounded at how difficul...
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DVD Review – Il Boom
Next week Il Boom is re-released for it’s 50th Anniversary by Studiocanal, Scott takes a look at this classic. From the director of The Bicycle Thief and Umberto D, Vittorio de Sica, Il Boom tells the tale of a man struggling t...
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DVD Review – The Watermen
The Watermen is released next week on DVD, here is Mikes candid review on this new take on the slasher genre… From the opening scene of a semi-naked sweating hottie trying to evade the clutches of slow-walking, shadowy fi...
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DVD Review – The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers
Hailed as the best children’s cartoon since Spongebob Squarepants, can The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers live up to such praise? Tom headed on a globe-trotting adventure with the daredevil brothers to find out. Not since ...
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DVD Review – Sensation
With Irish coming of age drama Sensation out on DVD this week, Tom takes a look to see if it has been worth the wait. Like the start of countless other films, it is the death of a family member that marks the beginning of a n...
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DVD Review – The Adopted (VIDEO)
Released on Monday by Studiocanal is the French drama and directional debut from Melanie Laurant, The Adopted. Scott shares his thoughts – Video Style OK so this isn’t the best review you will ever see, but it is somethin...
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DVD Review – Murder By Decree
Re-released next week by Studiocanal is the Christopher Plummer classic, Murder By Decree, but how doe this classic stand up by todays standards? Scott takes a look. Murder by Decree is a humble by todays standards, lavish by i...
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DVD Review – Love on a Pillow
Fourty years after its initial release, Roger Vadim’s romantic drama Love on a Pillow is finally becoming available on DVD, but has it been worth the wait? Here are Tom’s thoughts on the film… Brigitte Bardot ...
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DVD Review – Columbus Circle
Out today on DVD is the heavily cast thriller Columbus Circle, but is this a hidden gem or a transparent flop, Scott takes a look Columbus Circle, on paper, is a film that should work. A well established cast, a very experien...
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DVD Review – X: Night of Vengeance
Coming to DVD next week is Australian thriller, X: Night of Vengeance, here is Scott’s thoughts on the film. When making a film that is about prostitution and exploitation, it is vital for the film maker to tread very carefully...
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