Cert 15 | 127 mins | 1994
4 Star
Alien Sci-Fi Superhero Sequel.
Guyver: Dark Hero is set one year after the first film, and this time it has had the full Steve Wang (Bill & Ted Face the Music, Drive) treatment as he co-wrote and directed, this now enhanced (and original) release from the new Toy Robot Blu-ray version. Expect plenty of monsters, blood and martial arts. So…more
Cert 12 | 106 mins | 1996
5 Star
Cult Sci-Fi Comedy
Mars Attacks, Tim Burton‘s (Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) sci-fi dark comedy. I Cannot believe that this is the thirtieth anniversary, but very thankful that it has been remastered into this 4K UHD Steelbook Collectors Edition from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment that packs in the extra’s (see below). This steelbook anniversary collector’s…more
Cert 18 | 130 mins | 1986
5 Star
Historical Whodunit.
In 1980 Umberto Eco (The Role of the Reader (1979), Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language (1984)) wrote The Name of the Rose, and it didn’t take long before production started on the film version, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (Enemy at the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet). Second Sight Films brings us the definitive 4k UHD Limited Edition,…more
Cert 15 | 108 mins | 1991
4 Star
Chow Yun-Fat does a French Crime Caper.
After the release of Bullet in the Head in 1990, John Woo had a very busy 1991 due to filming Once a Thief and his seminal Hong Kong film Hard Boiled, which launched his career in the West, filming with Hollywood stars i.e. Jean-Claude Van Damme (Double Impact, The Bouncer), John Travolta (The…more
Cert 15 | 97 mins | 1973
5 Star
Rich or Poor It’s the Same Truck.
Thanks to Arrow Films this Sci-Fi classic is now a wonderful restoration, and it does look amazing. It brings back that threat of a horrible future, of Global warming, food and water shortages. Oh wait, we didn’t listen. That warning came in 1973 with Richard Fleischer‘s (Red Sonja, Fantastic Voyage, 20,000 Leagues Under…more
Cert 15 | 115 mins | 1996
4 Star
Action Packed Arnie.
With a career that started with writing the screenplay and directing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Chuck Russell went onto direct Hollywood blockbusters such as The Mask and The Scorpion King, and now Warner Bros’ Eraser is on 4K UHD. The action is stunning in this excellent restoration, a must own for the action…more
Cert 15 | 110 mins | 1986
5 Star
There Can Only be One!
In 1986 Highlander burst onto our silver screens, and changed cinematography forever, this genre changing story written by Gregory Widen (Backdraft, Highlander II: The Quickening), Peter Bellwood (Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV Special), La Femme Nikita (TV Series)), and Larry Ferguson (The Hunt for Red October, Alien³). Gregory and Peter…more
