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Hungary Bathing Beauty (1944) X-Men - Rogue - Ro... Fernando Rey

Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil

Embassy, 1985

Heston 10, Critics 0
Charlton Heston's production is an excellent adaptation. It is not a filmed play, but a movie. Every character, from the leads to the most minor, is well played. As director, even working on a shoestring budget, Heston managed to get in the spectacular action that a ...

Monsignor [VHS]

Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold

Fox Home Entertainment, 1983

Almost a successful film
Just caught "Monsignor" on cable. It seemed to be well-paced in that it didn't drag for me as it did for another reviewer. The plus side is that it shows the worldly side of the Roman Church and how this church might get into financially ambiguous dealings with the ...

1492 - Conquest of Paradise [VHS]

Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante

Paramount, 1998

Conquest of Paradise
A Magical recounting of Columbus's voyage to the new land - very underrated and, sadly, one of the most overlooked quality films made in some time. Also one of the most breathtaking Vangelis soundtracks available - a definite "must" if you are a Vangelis fan. Worth ...

French Connection 2 [VHS]

Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey

20th Century Fox, 1994

French Connection II
Excellent acting on the part of Gene Hackman. A great deal of suspense throughout. It was a great climax to French Connection I. You can't see the First Part without seeing the Second.

Disney Black Arrow

Oliver Reed, Fernando Rey

DISNEY, 1984

A Wonderful Disney Movie!!!
I never thought I would buy another movie on VHS, but I made an acception with the Black Arrow. I had taped it off the Disney Channel many years ago and it was accidentally taped over. I was hoping to someday see it on DVD, but with not much luck in that direction, I ...

Quintet [VHS]

Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman

20th Century Fox, 1998

A hard, hard snow is going to fall.
I love this movie, I grew up in a place that had 6 months of hard winter, but nothing like is portrayed in the movie. It may move at a glacial pace, but that is the way of the cold. You don't use any more energy that you have to. I love the bleakness of the ...

Adventurers (2pc) [VHS]

Charles Aznavour, Alan Badel

Paramount, 1998

Classic Soap Opera Adventure w / A History Lesson
This Is a Classic, Layered Soap Opera Adventure. It takes place over a Generation In a Fictional Country In South America. All of It's principal characters are quite striking In their Beauty. All Necessary for a Soap Opera to Proceed. What I find Interesting Is that ...

The Light at the Edge of the World [VHS]

Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner

Greatest Sports Legends, 2001

A Haunting and Memorable Film You Won't Forget - Even at the Edge of the World
The "Light at the Edge of the World" is a haunting film which plums the darker and heroic sides of human nature. Set on a desolate island, which has a lighthouse, the lonely serenity of those who work there is shattered when a pirate ship arrives. The movie presents ...

Saving Grace [VHS]

Tom Conti, Fernando Rey

Embassy Home Entertainment, 1990

A great Movie
This is such a wonderful heart warming movie! I wish that there was some way to get it out on DVD! I've watched it many times and it always makes me believe again in goodness in the world.

The Light at the Edge of the World [VHS]

Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner

United American Video, 2001

A Haunting and Memorable Film You Won't Forget - Even at the Edge of the World
The "Light at the Edge of the World" is a haunting film which plums the darker and heroic sides of human nature. Set on a desolate island, which has a lighthouse, the lonely serenity of those who work there is shattered when a pirate ship arrives. The movie presents ...

Chimes At Midnight (Falstaff)

Orson Welles, John Gielgud

Arthur Cantor Films

Welles' final masterpiece is worth seeking out
What a shame it is that Orson Welles' "Chimes at Midnight" isn't currently available in any form. I was extremely fortunate to receive a similar VHS version (English language, no subtitles) as a gift before the usual legal wrangling over Welles' later works forced it ...

The French Connection [VHS]

Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider

20th Century Fox, 2001

Gene Hackman
One of the classic cop movies of all time. Keeps moving with plenty of action. Never forgot the name Popeye Doyle.

Tristana [VHS]

Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey

Homevision, 1996

A Complex Vision
Without really consciously planning a "Catherine Deneuve Festival," I wound up watching this oft-cited classic in the same week as I viewed 1984's THE HUNGER, which is perhaps as notorious a film, but not generally considered to be in the same league as this 1970 ...

Town Called Hell [VHS]

Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw

Jtc, Inc., 1993

an action packed western, with a top notch cast
A Town Called Hell is a great western in the Spaghetti Western genre. The three main stars Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw and Martin Landau give wonderful performances. My only complaint is the minimal screen time of my favorite actor, Telly Savalas(he does die in a ...

The Hit [VHS]

John Hurt, Terence Stamp

Live / Artisan, 1999

Fantastic film, the model for Transporter
The Hit, 1985, Art House cinema that bridges the gap to popular film. The movie is somewhat slow, but full of drama, careful framing, fantastic editing, and is the role model for movies to follow. The film opens with Willie Parker, a gangster, rating out his ...