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History Of Violence, A


A History of Violence starts Viggo Mortenssen as Tom Stalls, owner of a small-town diner. A well-liked family man, Tom seems to be the all round Mr. Nice Guy until two dangerous criminals invade hsi world and are dispatched by him with a level of efficiency and violence that is a startling as it is […]

Jacket, The


This film really does my head in, and for that I have to thank it, intentional or not! I enjoyed the ride that this film took me on, never feeling that I had wasted 103 minutes of my time. Perhaps the fact that I am on leave from work and have time to kill had […]

Hi 5 - Dance Hits


The disc is complete with footage of young children learning how to dance and of the Hi 5 gang in concert. For fans of Hi 5 this is a great way to get to know all their ?big hits?. I?m not a big fan of Hi 5 I find the music and each member of […]

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great


Michael Wood is an historian who has an unbelievable knowledge of the life and times of Alexander the Great, a Macedonian who conquered most of the know world in the fourth century BC. Wood planned a project where he was to follow, literally, in the footsteps of Alexander and his army in their great travels […]

Hostage


After a failed hostage negotiation, former LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Willis) hides himself in the low crime rate hamlet of Bristo Camino. His new safe life comes under threat when a failed robbery by some delinquents results in a family being held hostage in their million dollar mansion. Still haunted by his past, Talley hands […]

I Can Jump Puddles


Part of the ABC Classics produced in the 1980s and recorded on Video, this series is adapted from the life story of Alan Marshall in his three book autobiography: ?I can Jump Puddles?, ?This is the Grass?, and ?How Beautiful are Thy Feet?, with Aspect rate 4:3 and running time of […]

In Good Company


Directed by Paul Weitz
Any time I hear of a ?romantic comedy? being released on DVD the eyes light up in anticipation. Would this new film become my all time favourite and displace films like ?Notting Hill? and ?Bridget Jones? Diary? that I have placed up on a pedestal? Unfortunately, after watching ?In Good Company? the […]

How I Won the War


Directed by Richard Lester
Written for the screen by Charles Wood from a novel by Patrick Ryan, this is a seriously unfunny black comedy based on World War II events. This ridiculous piece of rubbish involves the experiences of a group of soldiers of the 4th Musketeers, sent behind enemy lines in North Africa to […]

Hi 5 Snow Party


Kathleen plays with Jup-Jup (a puppet) and explains where the South Pole is and why you need to rug up in the cold, next she puts on a penguin suit and teaches the audience a penguin song and dance. After some footage of kids at play and some rally clever and colourful animation the […]

Harold and the Purple Crayon


Children?s Animation
2 disc Set
On this disc Harold draws a large purple line and explores life outside the mainstream life, he explores a jungle; he visits the underground world of a colony of ants; becomes a grown up for a day; and drives a train in the great out back.
The animation is in chapters and […]