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Men In Black 3
Action / Adventure, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Science FictionMen in Black 3 - When the immensely dangerous Boris the Animal goes back in time and assassinates Men In Black agent ‘K’, he changes the course of human history. His partner ‘J’ has to jump back into the 1960s and team up with the younger…
Shaolin Soccer
Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Martial Arts, SportShaolin Soccer - Washed up ex-football star ‘Golden Leg’ is persuaded to coach a team consisting of kung-fu masters. With the help of ‘Mighty Steel Leg’, ‘Iron Head’, ‘Iron Shirt’, ‘Light Weight’, ‘Hooking Leg’ and ‘Lightning…
The Princess Bride
Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Fantasy, RomanceThe Princess Bride - A Grandfather reads his sick grandson a story. It involves true love, giants, death, swords and dread pirates. The heroic Westley must save the kidnapped Princess Buttercup from her captors and an unwanted engagement to…
The Mask Of Zorro
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Fantasy, Netflix (UK), RomanceThe Mask of Zorro - After he escapes from prison, Zorro pursues the man responsible for the death of his wife and kidnapping of his daughter. Along the way, he meets Alejandro Murrieta, a man who is also seeking vengeance for the death of his…
Red Dawn (2012)
Action, Drama, DVD Review, Netflix (UK), Teens, WarRed Dawn - When North Korean forces invade American soil without warning, a group of young civilians work together to survive and fight back against their oppressors. Led by former soldier, Jed, the group (who call themselves ‘Wolverines’)…
The Hunger Games
Action, Drama, DVD Review, Netflix (UK), TeensThe Hunger Games - In a dystopian future, the Hunger Games are played and televised every year as punishment for a war waged generations ago. 24 ‘tributes’ aged between 12 to 18 are chosen by lottery from the 12 districts and forced to fight…
Iron Man
Action / Adventure, Comic Book, DVD Review, Family FriendlyIron Man - Genius industrialist, Tony Stark is taken prisoner in Afghanistan and after suffering a life-threatening wound he creates an ‘arc reactor’; a device buried into his chest that stops the shrapnel in his body from entering his heart.…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Azkaban: a prison for dangerous wizards and impossible to escape from. But somehow convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken free and it appears that he is hunting down the famous Harry Potter. Harry,…
The Forbidden Kingdom
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, Martial Arts, Netflix (UK)The Forbidden Kingdom - Jason Tripitikas is a young man obsessed with Martial Arts movies. He finds a golden staff and is transported to ancient China and finds out that it is his destiny to return the Golden Staff to the Monkey King. Plunged…
Princess Mononoke
Animated, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyPrincess Mononoke - After a demon bursts from the forest and curses Ashitaka, a young and quiet warrior, he must leave his village to track the demon’s origin. His journey takes him far to the west where humans are waging a war against the…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Family Friendly, FantasyThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - A band of dwarves enlist the help of Gandalf The Grey who must persuade the unassuming and peaceful hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, to help Thorin Oakenshield and company reclaim their homeland from the evil dragon,…
Batman Begins
Action / Adventure, Comic Book, DVD Review, TeensBatman Begins - Following the death of both his parents by a petty criminal as a child, Bruce Wayne grows up with a desire to help Gotham City restore law and order. Before he can do this, he must understand how the criminals work and so he…