DVD Reviews
Welcome to our DVD Review Section. All movies reviewed here are available in UK, unless otherwise stated.
Hush
taut Brit Horror set along North England's desolate motorways
Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood. Still as hard as granite.
S Darko
pointless, lazy sequel made by someone who didn't understand that the motifs of the first movie were unique to the character of Donnie and there is no logic for them to be repeated.
Franklyn
fantasy drama starring Ryan Phillipe and Eva Green
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
From the director of Underground, a martial arts crime drama set in Hong Kong and London
Hardware
Richard Stanley's cult sci-fi classic gets the Special Edition treatment it deserves.
Driven to Kill
Steven Seagal is back starring in decent action thrillers
Flame and Citron
Two resistance fighters assassinate Danish officials collaborating with the nazis - based on true events
Midnight Chronicles
based on a Role Playing Game of the same name
Stoic
Uwe Boll makes a decent movie - shock! - just not a very pleasant one.
Underground
a British martial arts movie about an illegal, high-stakes tournament
Dead Snow
Norwegian splatterfest sees a bunch of medical students besieged by some Undead Nazis
Kick The Moon
Korean comedy about two highschool kids who meet up years later - one is now a teacher, the other a gangster...
Tomb Raider: Ascension
Very well-made fan film detailing the rise of Lara Croft as Tomb Raider.
The Last Sentinel
Katee Sackhoff and Don Wilson star in low-budget sci-fi action movie
The Machine Girl
Wayfarer takes a trip into the Looney Tunes world of The Machine Girl...
Martyrs
Pascal Laugier's visceral, brilliant, difficult-to-watch horror
The Myth
Jackie Chan plays modern-day adventurer and ancient chinese general
Cutie Honey
Cutesy, colourful and comic superheroine fun
20th Century Boys
brilliant adaptation of popular manga series.
Funuke - Show Some Love, You Losers!
offbeat character comedy starring Eriko Sato
Fine, Totally Fine
A nice mix of character comedy and slapstick humour
Dragon Hunter
low budget but well made fantasy adventure
The Grudge 3
from the director of Splinter
Kung Fu Flid
Controversial, independent kickboxing crime flick.
Caprica
Pilot for the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series (REGION 1 ONLY)
North Face
thrilling true account of deadly mountain climbing adventure!
Dark Floors
a good atmospheric "ghost-train" experience
Shuttle
taut psycho-thriller, worth checking out.
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Silly, senseless remake
Body of Lies
Russel Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ridley Scott - need I say more?
An Empress and the Warriors
Sword fantasy epic starring Kelly Chen, Donnie Yen and Leon Lai
Splinter
Effective low-budget horror with good creature fx
Cold Prey 2
Excellent sequel to last year's horror hit
Hansel and Gretel
Sulaco delves into this horrific fairytale
Manhunt
Wayfarer wanders into the woods with this survival horror...
Left for Dead
more low-budget martial arts mayhem from Modern Life
King Boxer
Classic Kung Fu action starring Lo Lieh.
36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Gordon Liu classic that spurred a flood of imitators.
Blood Brothers
Daniel Wu and Shi Qu star in a period crime drama produced by John Woo.
Ten Dead Men
Independent British Action movie with excellent fight scenes.
Quantum of Solace
Sulaco explores Bond's latest mission
The Fifth Commandment
Rick Yune takes centre-stage in an action-packed thriller
The Crew
Taut British crime thriller set in and around Liverpool
Manhunt (Aka Rovdyr)
Survival Horror at it's best - four friends are hunted in the dense Norwegian countryside
Warlords
Jet Li co-stars with Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro in a big-budget ancient war epic
OSS117: Cairo, Nest of Spies!
a brilliant send-up of the 60's spy movie and one of the funniest movies of 2008.
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