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1.The Bone Collector [2000] starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone directed by: Phillip Noyce February 12, 2001
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I enjoyed it very much but...I'm not happy with the motivation of the crime. Pazzling the crime is pretty good.

2.Rabbit-Proof Fence [2002] starring: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil directed by: Phillip Noyce September 15, 2003
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THIS IS SURELY ONE OF THE SADDEST, MOST MOVING FILMS EVER MADE. THE STORY OF 3 HALF ABORIGINAL GIRLS LITERALLY TORN FROM THEIR MOTHER'S ARMS BY WHITE AUSTRALIANS TRYING TO 'IMPROVE' THEIR LIVES. THE GIRLS SHOW HUGE COURAGE WITH A DIGNIFIED QUIET DURING THEIR 1200 MILE WALK BACK TO THEIR HOMELANDS. THE LACK OF SENSATIONALIST HOLLYWOOD STYLE ACTION SEQUENCES AND MINIMAL DIALOGUE ADD REAL POIGNIANCY TO THE STORY. THE SCENERY IS INCREDIBLE, ANYONE WHO HAS TRAVELLED THROUGH THE RED CENTRE OF AUSTRALIA WILL KNOW JUST HOW HARSH & UNFORGIVING IT IS. IT IS A TRUE MIRACLE THAT THEY SURVIVED. THE FACT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO ONE OF THEM WITH HER OWN CHILDREN IS EVEN MORE OF A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT OF THE MISGUIDED,CRUEL, POLICIES ... Read More:

3.Sliver [1993] starring: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Polly Walker, Colleen Camp directed by: Phillip Noyce April 03, 2000
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If you liked Basic Instinct, you'll most definatly love Sliver. Sharon Stone plays Carly Norris a divorcee who is on the road back to an exciting life. She moves in to a new apartment building in New York which the locals call Slivers. On arrival, she finds that she looks very similar to a woman who had died in the same apartment months before. As she settles in she meets Zeke Hawkins (Alex Baldwin) the sexy man of the building whom she becomes very closely involved with and Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger) From the moment Carly moves in she is closley watched and as she gets closer to discovering the voyeur, she gets closer to her fantasies. Not the best work Sharon Stone has done, but it's a good film with good supporting cast!

4.Heatwave [1981] starring: Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, John Meillon, Bill Hunter directed by: Phillip Noyce June 13, 1994
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If you liked Basic Instinct, you'll most definatly love Sliver. Sharon Stone plays Carly Norris a divorcee who is on the road back to an exciting life. She moves in to a new apartment building in New York which the locals call Slivers. On arrival, she finds that she looks very similar to a woman who had died in the same apartment months before. As she settles in she meets Zeke Hawkins (Alex Baldwin) the sexy man of the building whom she becomes very closely involved with and Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger) From the moment Carly moves in she is closley watched and as she gets closer to discovering the voyeur, she gets closer to her fantasies. Not the best work Sharon Stone has done, but it's a good film with good supporting cast!

5.The Saint [1997] starring: Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Valeri Nikolayev, Henry Goodman directed by: Phillip Noyce July 01, 2002
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Let's start at the beginning, if you're expecting a Roger Moore/Ian Ogilvy portrayal of Simon Templar then you're going to be disappointed. If you want James Bond with a halo, you're going to be disappointed. But having said that the movie is not disappointing, but very good. The film just couldn't be like the old TV series, the world has moved on and the old style cannot be replicated if it wants to appeal to a new audience. Kilmer presents a very different Saint, one that is refreshing and you get the sense that Leslie Charteris' original basis for his hero was drawn upon. Kilmer's international master criminal, master of most, but not all disguises is very entertaining, if somewhat innocent. Elisabeth Shue provides the love interest, ... Read More:

6.Hunt For Red October, The / Patriot Games [1990] starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Scott Glenn directed by: John McTiernan, Phillip Noyce September 19, 1994
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Let's start at the beginning, if you're expecting a Roger Moore/Ian Ogilvy portrayal of Simon Templar then you're going to be disappointed. If you want James Bond with a halo, you're going to be disappointed. But having said that the movie is not disappointing, but very good. The film just couldn't be like the old TV series, the world has moved on and the old style cannot be replicated if it wants to appeal to a new audience. Kilmer presents a very different Saint, one that is refreshing and you get the sense that Leslie Charteris' original basis for his hero was drawn upon. Kilmer's international master criminal, master of most, but not all disguises is very entertaining, if somewhat innocent. Elisabeth Shue provides the love interest, ... Read More:

7.Jack Ryan - The Hunt For Red October / Patriot Games / Clear And Present Danger [1990] starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Sean Bean directed by: John McTiernan, Phillip Noyce November 03, 1997
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I have previously read all three books and was pleasantly surprised to see that there was a video (at a very good price) of all three films. I found the films to be as enjoyable as the books. Harrison Ford was excellent as usual. Three excellent films

8.Blind Fury [1990] starring: Rutger Hauer, Terry O'Quinn, Brandon Call, Noble Willingham, Lisa Blount directed by: Phillip Noyce July 07, 1997
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This is really rather poor. Rutger Hauer does a pretty good blind man but his magical sword powers are way over the top. What this reminded me of was the Clint Eastwood "Every way..." films where Clint continually humilates and beats the living daylights our of a gang of hells angels. The trouble is those films weren't taking themselves very seriously. I got the impression that this was. There are a few a nice humerous exchanges between Hauer and the young lad, but overall this was a disappointment. I strongly recommend renting first. If you must buy, only buy if its very cheap.

9.The Quiet American [2002] starring: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija, Tzi Ma directed by: Phillip Noyce
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Nothing compares when a well written novel with a simple but plausible plot meets an equally well crafted and acted movie. I had read Graham Greene's cynical book in the late 70's and had seen Mankiewicz's film too. For some reason that film, to me, never seemed to quite capture the right mood of the characters. Bring on Michael Cain and Brendan Frasier, and suddenly I felt that my vision of this book had been answered; a political cloak-and-dagger thriller that includes a love triangle, passionate and spiked with intrigue, mirroring on a personal scale the dangers that Vietnam would eventually bring America. I think this to be one of the best later Caine movies, laconic but scient acting well rounded off by Fraser's naive play. A ... Read More:

10.Dead Calm [1989] starring: Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden directed by: Phillip Noyce July 28, 1997
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In an age of over-budgeted films, this stands out as being a classic for it's non-nonsense approach that engages you into the endless miles of open water, and the exciting, though daunting, thought of being in the middle of a rescue and hostage situation. Billy Zane, who plays a homicidal maniac, puts in a strong performance which he seems to adapt better than his more 'sane' roles. Sam Neil offers his usual calm and content style that matches well with the ideology of calm open water, while Nicholle Kidman's take on his spouse is perhaps a little wooden, but these were early days for the actress, and it's credit that she took on the role so well. Dead Calm is not your 'modern-thriller', in which story and directing take second place. It is an excellently ... Read More:

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