Wonder Woman - Vol. 2
Another helping of star Lynda Carter, in those very short shorts, as the female Super hero WONDER WOMAN, fighting crime and terrorism around the world. Includes the episodes The Bermuda Triangle Crisis, Knockout and The Queen And The Thief….
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Torque
The producer of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (2001) and XXX (2002) delivers another amped-up road-racing action spectacle in TORQUE. It’s the saga of Ford (Martin Henderson) a motorcycle-riding outlaw who wants to clear his name of drug and murder charges. The cops are after him, as are rival cycle gangs caught up in a war over turf rights. Everyone in the film is tough, cool, and has lightning-fast reflexes. Ice Cube lends some heavier-than-a-Mack-truck screen presence as the leader of the Reapers,…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
The Right Stuff (Special Edition)
This epic chronicle of the seven pilots chosen to become astronauts for Project Mercury is based on the novel by Tom Wolfe. Deep in the desert during the 1950s, army test pilots courageously fought to break the sound barrier. These maverick men would stop at nothing to achieve winning speed. Led by their champion, Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard), they caroused at the local watering hole while sharing tales of extreme sport and bravery–until the Russians successfully sent their Sputnik satellite into…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Smallville - Series 2 - Complete (Box Set)(6 Disc)
The Superman myth has always been magical and heroic, but little has been written about Clark Kent’s small-town life as a teenager growing up in Smallville. While he comes to terms with being a high-flying superhero he still has adolescence to contend with and never before has Superman been so cool and hip. Featuring newcomers Tom Welling (in the title role) and Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luther and seasoned actors such as the DUKES OF HAZZARD’s John Schneider and Annette O’Toole (SUPERMAN 3) this…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
The Bourne Identity (Wide Screen)
In this television adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s thriller, a man (Richard Chamberlain) found at sea with amnesia does not know whether he’s an American spy or a terrorist. Enlisting the help of a beautiful kidnap victim (Jaclyn Smith), he sets out to discover the truth about his identity–and the deadly agents hunting him down….
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Cradle To The Grave
Jet Li once again joins up with a musical costar in Andrzej Bartkowiak’s thrill-a-minute CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE. Li was introduced to American audiences as the villain in Richard Donner’s LETHAL WEAPON 4, which featured former Crystals lead singer Darlene Love. Li got his first English-language starring role in Bartkowiak’s ROMEO MUST DIE, with the late Aaliyah and rapper DMX. The director has reteamed Li and DMX as men on opposite sides of the law who are forced to work together in CRADLE. DMX play…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Showtime (Wide Screen)
SHOWTIME deftly combines clever satire and explosive action, taking the buddy cop movie in a new direction. Robert De Niro stars as Mitch Preston, a no-nonsense detective who makes headlines when he shoots the television camera right out of the hands of a meddlesome photographer during a bust. The department is sued for millions, but a slick producer (Rene Russo) drops the suit to force Mitch to star on the network’s new reality series. Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy), a struggling actor and incompe…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Batman - Mystery Of The Batwoman (Animated)
In this animated action-adventure, the Dark Knight discovers that he’s not the only superhero in town. While the Penguin and Rupert Thorn hatch a plot to take over Gotham City, Batwoman enters the picture, doing whatever it takes to restore order to the troubled city. But when she performs a criminal act, Batman must discover for himself if Batwoman is the decent sort that she claims to be. Featuring the voices of Kelly Ripa, Kyra Sedgwick, and Hector Elizondo….
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Justice League - Secret Origins
The Cartoon Network delighted millions of comic book fans when they reunited several DC Comics heros in this animated series. This 60 minute programme is the series premiere introducing new versions of the characters in a darker setting than the previous SUPERFRIENDS series. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and a completely revamped Green Lantern are all on board as well as some new characters including the plucky Hawkgirl. Super powers are needed when numerous interplanetary villians prepare to…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Enter The Dragon / Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey
The first Kung-Fu film from Hollywood was ‘Enter The Dragon’ in which a martial arts expert is required by British Intelligence to counter a smuggling gang. Also includes a documentary on the life of the legendary actor plus thirty minutes of the film he was making when he died….
Filed under: Martial Arts on | Comments Off
Ocean’s Eleven (Wide Screen)
Loosely based on the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name, OCEAN’S 11 is a hi-tech crime comedy that features a topnotch cast. Con man Danny Ocean (George Clooney) has just been released from a four-year jail term and decides that his first order of business is robbing three Las Vegas casinos owned by the slimy Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). To pull off this nearly impossible task, he quickly assembles an eclectic crew–including a card shark (Brad Pitt), a pickpocket (Matt Damon), an explosives e…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Dukes Of Hazzard - Vol. 2
The ‘good ol’ boys’ are back for three more episodes of one of the most endearing television shows of the 1980s. Wallow in nostalgia as Bo and Luke Duke (along with cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse) get into more scrapes with Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. Includes the episodes Double Sting, Duke Of Duke and Follow That Still….
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Dukes Of Hazzard - Vol. 1
One of the most popular television programmes of the eighties, THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, makes its DVD debut with three action-packed and hilarious episodes; Treasure of Hazzard, Officer Daisy Duke, and Mason Dixon’s Girls. Join the good ‘ol boys Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) Duke–along with their trusted Dodge Charger, The General Lee– as they careen the streets of Hazzard County to simultaneously help and dodge the law. And let’s not forget their beautiful cousin, Daisy Duke (Catherin…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Dirty Harry (Special Edition)
A tremendously controversial film, both decried as an apologia for fascism and hailed as the solution to a decade of rising crime, DIRTY HARRY propelled Clint Eastwood’s career into the stratosphere while adding another archetype to join his Man with No Name in film iconography. Clint stars as Harry Callahan, a truculent San Francisco police detective well known for his vicious take-no-prisoners attitude toward criminals. With the city of San Francisco being terrorized by the psychotic killer kn…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Ocean’s Eleven
This caper comedy, perhaps the most uncharacteristic film of director Lewis Milestone’s career, stars Frank Sinatra as Danny Ocean. He pulls together a collection of ten old war buddies to pull a heist of five casinos on the same night. Not surprisingly, the characters happen to be members of the fabled Rat Pack: Sam Harmon (Dean Martin), Josh Howard (Sammy Davis Jr.) Mushy O’Connors (Joey Bishop) and Jimmy Foster (Peter Lawford). Everything goes right until, of course, something goes wrong….
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Collateral Damage (Wide Screen)
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a lone Los Angeles fireman whose wife and child are killed by a terrorist bomb in this eerily prescient action drama. Vowing revenge against the Columbian guerilla leader who set the bomb, Gordy Brewer (Schwarzenegger) heads down to Central America where he is soon caught in a crossfire between the terrorists and a cadre of CIA operatives led by hard-nosed agent Peter Brandt (Elias Koteas). Escaping prisons, diving off waterfalls, and biting off ears, Gordy seems u…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Swordfish (Wide Screen)
Star John Travolta revisits the grinning villain territory he explored in BROKEN ARROW and FACE/OFF with this stylish, supercharged techno-thriller. He plays Gabriel, a charismatic, fast-living mystery man who, with help from his right-hand woman, Ginger (Halle Berry), recruits ex-con and former master hacker Stan (Hugh Jackman) to aid in a plan to steal billions from a secret government bank account. Stan reluctantly agrees to help in order to finance the legal battle for custody of his young d…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
3000 Miles To Graceland (Wide Screen)
In this action flick, a skilled band of criminals (including Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Bokeem Woodbine, and others) gang together with a goal to get rich at the 2001 International Elvis Convention in Las Vegas. Dressed to the nines as flawless Elvis impersonators and armed with enough ammo and electronic gadgets to easily knock off any establishment, it’s no surprise when, at the last minute, the deal goes bad. A wild action-adventure film with twisting plot and a kicking soundtrack by George…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
The Fugitive (Special Edition) (Wide Screen)
In this near-perfect suspense movie adapted from the popular 1960s television series that starred David Janssen, renowned vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) has been falsely accused and convicted–on circumstantial evidence–of his wife’s (Sela Ward) murder. While Kimble is being transported to prison, another convict stabs an inattentive guard, causing a massive wreck. Kimble escapes but is hunted by tough U.S. marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones). The fugitive from injustice a…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off
Exit Wounds (Wide Screen)
Detroit cop Orin Byrd (Steven Seagal) plays by his own rules. He knows what’s right and what’s wrong, and like Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callahan, he doesn’t mind leaving a little destruction in his wake as long as he gets the job done. But after saving the vice president from a militia group in a high-tech bridge battle that features the requisite car explosions and plenty of fancy weaponry, he gets busted down to a low-rent neighborhood where he is soon playing crossing guard. But he has a nose f…
Filed under: Action on | Comments Off