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1.Scrooge [1951] starring: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst November 10, 2008
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With a central performance by Alistair Sim that is nothing short of brilliant this movie deserved to be restored to its original condition for DVD but wasn't. I have not seen any prior reviews that commented on the crappy quality of this print but crappy it is, sadly. Cut to fit the TV screen, it is a poor quality print. No subtitles. No closing credits. A lack of sharpness and definition to the picture and sound. The "extras" are not worth bothering with. Disappointing is what it is. Kathleen Harrison is superb as is the supporting cast of British film luminaries. They and Alistair deserved better. Cheap and looks it. Bah! Humbug!!

2.The Ten Commandments [1957] starring: Anne Baxter, Nina Foch, Cedric Hardwicke, Debra Paget, Martha Scott directed by: Cecil B. De Mille April 10, 2006
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This DVD is a true collectors delight - not only is Cecil B. De Mille's last great epic presented in its original widescreen format alongside De Mille's original and very different silent version, but alongside an impressive new documentary, the legendary ten-minute trailer has been included for good measure. Sitting in his office, with the aid of a wicker basket, a Van Dyke portrait, two stone tablets and a Bible he occasionally bashes, De Mille pitches "the greatest adventure story ever put between the covers of a book!" He solemnly assures us that Heston was cast for his resemblance to Michelangelo's statue of Moses and to prove it, he even shows us a photograph of the actor standing next to it (they look nothing alike!). One of ... Read More:

3.The Caine Mutiny [1954] starring: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis directed by: Edward Dmytryk September 27, 1999
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did not know what to expect,distracting love interest,main actors hold attention, and bogie playing weak allways worth watching but what a naff soundtrack, and the caine seemed to just go back and forth under the golden gate, a curosity no more

4.Objective Burma [1945] [1954] starring: Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince, George Tobias, Henry Hull directed by: Raoul Walsh July 21, 2003
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This is typical of the American film type that insists that they always win ..everywhere... even when they weren't there. The acting is the sort of "gung ho" trash we have to expect, with little showing of the true talent that director and star actually had. There are times during the movie you just want to cringe at the failure to come to grips with the truth of war. Perhaps the thought that might come to the mind of any 14th Army man watching this film is that if the GI troops were as good as shown then things should have gone differently in Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq and Afganistan.

5.Destination Moon [1950] starring: John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson, Erin O'Brien-Moore directed by: Irving Pichel February 29, 2000
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"Destination Moon" was the first major science fiction film produced in the United States and is credited with providing the genre with a realism that it had previously lacked. Based on Robert Heinlein's novel "Rocketship Galileo," this 1950 film does a pretty good job of working out the science for a trip for the moon, 19 years before it actually happened. Compare "Destination Moon" to the low budget "Rocketship X-M," which ws rushed into production by Robert L. Lippert to beat George Pal's movie to the theaters by three weeks, and you can see why it is this movie that is the most important American science fiction film before "2001: A Space Odyssey." Granted, with "Destination Moon" the historical impact greatly outweighs the artistic merits of the ... Read More:

6.Only the Valiant [1950] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr. directed by: Gordon Douglas July 01, 2008
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Warner Bros. presents "ONLY THE VALIANT" (13 April 1951) (105 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Our story line and plot, "Only the Valiant" was based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren --- As our would be hero Capt. Richard Lance (Gregory Peck) is unjustly held responsible, by his intended Cathy Eversham (Barbara Payton) and his men for an Indian massacre death of another suitor Lt. Holloway. Holloway (Gig Young) is killed while escorting a dangerous Indian chief Tucsos (Michael Ansara) to another fort's prison, but the chief escapes --- Lance knows their fort is in danger of Indian attack, so he volunteers taking a small group of army misfits to an abandoned nearby army fort to defend a mountain pass against the oncoming Indian assault --- Stall for ... Read More:

7.A Christmas Carol [1951] (NTSC) starring: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst October 28, 1998
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With a central performance by Alistair Sim that is nothing short of brilliant this movie deserved to be restored to its original condition for DVD but wasn't. I have not seen any prior reviews that commented on the crappy quality of this print but crappy it is, sadly. Cut to fit the TV screen, it is a poor quality print. No subtitles. No closing credits. A lack of sharpness and definition to the picture and sound. The "extras" are not worth bothering with. Disappointing is what it is. Kathleen Harrison is superb as is the supporting cast of British film luminaries. They and Alistair deserved better. Cheap and looks it. Bah! Humbug!!

8.A Lawless Street [1955] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, Jean Parker, Wallace Ford directed by: Joseph H. Lewis September 06, 2005
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"This town is like a wild animal in chains, Molly," says Marshal Calem Ware to his landlady while she fries his bacon and eggs for breakfast. "It doesn't fight back right away. It just lies there and snarls, waiting for a chance to pounce on you." "Be careful, Calem," is Molly's helpful advice. A Lawless Street is the story of Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) and his determination to bring law and order to Medicine Bend. Unknown to Ware, there is a faction in town determined to run things wide open. Money -- big money -- is involved. This means Ware has to be taken care of. A hired killer with a draw as fast as Calem's might be the answer. Complicating matters for Ware is the arrival of Tally Dickerson (Angela Lansbury), a music hall singer ... Read More:

9.The Quatermass Experiment [1955] starring: Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia Dean, Thora Hird, Gordon Jackson directed by: Val Guest March 31, 2003
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Although generally regarded as Hammer's first foray into the realm of science-fiction, two previous films THE FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE and SPACEWAYS had suggested with their overall ineptitude that genre films were perhaps something Hammer should steer clear of. But in re-making a BBC TV serial for the big screen Hammer had an ace up their sleeve and an audience ready made for the big screen adventures of Prof. Bernard Quatermass. Despite the terrible miscasting of Brian Donlevy as Quatermass, the film succeeds admirably. It still feels odd to watch a Hammer film in Black and White, but this adds to the documentary like quality that veteran director Val Guest was seeking (to aid this attempt at verisimilitude, we also have newspaper headlines and on a few occasions some ... Read More:

10.The Puppet Masters starring: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David, Will Patton directed by: Stuart Orme June 07, 2004
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extraterrestrials land in a small farm town quickly taking over the local residents controling them like puppets. it's up to a group of government agents to stop them before they spread. taken from the book by robert a heinlein. not a fantastic sci-fi film but not bad.

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