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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Starring: William Holden , Jack Hawkins , Alec Guinness , Sessue Hayakawa , and James Donald Director: David Lean Manufacturer: Sony Pictures ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004XPPC Release Date: 2000-11-21 |
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Director David Lean's masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle's novel remains a benchmark for war films, and a deeply absorbing movie by any standard--like most of Lean's canon, The Bridge on the River Kwai achieves a richness in theme, narrative, and characterization that transcends genre.The story centers on a Japanese prison camp isolated deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, where the remorseless Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) has been charged with building a vitally important railway bridge. His clash of wills with a British prisoner, the charismatic Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), escalates into a duel of honor, Nicholson defying his captor's demands to win concessions for his troops. How the two officers reach a compromise, and Nicholson becomes obsessed with building that bridge, provides the story's thematic spine; the parallel movement of a team of commandos dispatched to stop the project, led by a British major (Jack Hawkins) and guided by an American escapee (William Holden), supplies the story's suspense and forward momentum.
Shot on location in Sri Lanka, Kwai moves with a careful, even deliberate pace that survivors of latter-day, high-concept blockbusters might find lulling--Lean doesn't pander to attention deficit disorders with an explosion every 15 minutes. Instead, he guides us toward the intersection of the two plots, accruing remarkable character details through extraordinary performances. Hayakawa's cruel camp commander is gradually revealed as a victim of his own sense of honor, Holden's callow opportunist proves heroic without softening his nihilistic edge, and Guinness (who won a Best Actor Oscar, one of the production's seven wins) disappears as only he can into Nicholson's brittle, duty-driven, delusional psychosis. His final glimpse of self-knowledge remains an astonishing moment--story, character, and image coalescing with explosive impact.
Like Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai has been beautifully restored and released in a highly recommended widescreen version that preserves its original aspect ratio. --Sam Sutherland
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Best Film Ever, Test Of Wills & Character........2007-05-06
The bridge on the river kwai.......2007-04-02
Enduring classic.......2007-03-26
"A benchmark for war films" ? I hardly think so!.......2007-03-19
Tour de Force for William Holden.......2007-02-27
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King Boxer (aka 'Five Fingers Of Death')
Starring: Lo Lieh , and Tien Feng Director: Cheng Chang Ho Manufacturer: Weinstein Company ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MM0LE6 Release Date: 2007-06-19 |
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MASTER OF THE IRON FIST !!.......2007-07-03
A classic finally gets its due.......2007-06-19
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (Limited Edition)
Starring: James Donald , Harold Goodwin , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins , and Sessue Hayakawa Director: David Lean Manufacturer: Sony Pictures ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
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ASIN: B00003CX97 Release Date: 2000-11-21 |
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Director David Lean's masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle's novel remains a benchmark for war films, and a deeply absorbing movie by any standard--like most of Lean's canon, The Bridge on the River Kwai achieves a richness in theme, narrative, and characterization that transcends genre.The story centers on a Japanese prison camp isolated deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, where the remorseless Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) has been charged with building a vitally important railway bridge. His clash of wills with a British prisoner, the charismatic Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), escalates into a duel of honor, Nicholson defying his captor's demands to win concessions for his troops. How the two officers reach a compromise, and Nicholson becomes obsessed with building that bridge, provides the story's thematic spine; the parallel movement of a team of commandos dispatched to stop the project, led by a British major (Jack Hawkins) and guided by an American escapee (William Holden), supplies the story's suspense and forward momentum.
Shot on location in Sri Lanka, Kwai moves with a careful, even deliberate pace that survivors of latter-day, high-concept blockbusters might find lulling--Lean doesn't pander to attention deficit disorders with an explosion every 15 minutes. Instead, he guides us toward the intersection of the two plots, accruing remarkable character details through extraordinary performances. Hayakawa's cruel camp commander is gradually revealed as a victim of his own sense of honor, Holden's callow opportunist proves heroic without softening his nihilistic edge, and Guinness (who won a Best Actor Oscar, one of the production's seven wins) disappears as only he can into Nicholson's brittle, duty-driven, delusional psychosis. His final glimpse of self-knowledge remains an astonishing moment--story, character, and image coalescing with explosive impact.
Like Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai has been beautifully restored and released in a highly recommended widescreen version that preserves its original aspect ratio. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
Best Film Ever, Test Of Wills & Character........2007-05-06
The bridge on the river kwai.......2007-04-02
Enduring classic.......2007-03-26
"A benchmark for war films" ? I hardly think so!.......2007-03-19
Tour de Force for William Holden.......2007-02-27
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B. Monkey
Starring: Asia Argento , Jared Harris , Rupert Everett , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , and Julie T. Wallace Director: Michael Radford Manufacturer: Miramax ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305744564 Release Date: 2000-03-21 |
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Director Michael Radford made a surprising about-face from his international hit Il Postino to this grungy British romantic crime thriller. Asia Argento (Dario's daughter and costar of Abel Ferrara's New Rose Hotel) is the title character, a street criminal whose specialty is breaking and entering: "I can get into anywhere." Jared Harris (Richard's son and Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy Warhol) is a bookish, shy schoolteacher with a yen for jazz who becomes smitten with Argento's sexy wildcat. Argento brings a vitality to the supercharged street thief trying to break with her past, but stick-in-the-mud Harris is restrained to a fault and Radford never quite finds the right chemistry to make their union any more than curious. Rupert Everett costars as a smart-mouthed, sleepy-eyed ne'er-do-well whose drug habit puts him deep in debt, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is Argento's volatile partner, a jittery young punk on a hair trigger. Radford has more fun with the villains than his ostensible hero; the film bubbles when they're on screen and the movie's single heist scene is a short, sharp, energized shot in the arm to a slowing story. Only Harris sticks out as an impossibly resolute saint who's dedicated his life to a passionate sinner. The conclusion reverberates with echoes of Straw Dogs, as remade by a kinder, gentler filmmaker. --Sean AxmakerDescription
Hot leading man Rupert Everett (AN IDEAL HUSBAND, MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING) stars in a sexy thriller that's all about jealousy, passion, revenge ... and a woman compelled to live her life on the edge! Tired of criminal activity, a wild and beautiful thief named B. (Asia Argento -- QUEEN MARGOT) begins to seek a way out of her dangerous profession. While trying to kick her addiction to crime, she finds love and a stable relationship with a naive schoolteacher (Jared Harris -- I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) ... until the dark secrets from B.'s past begin to creep into her new life! As ex-partners Paul (Everett) and Bruno (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers -- MICHAEL COLLINS) get back in the picture, B.'s harrowing balancing act threatens to come crashing down!Customer Reviews:
VERY GOOD....AND VERY BELIEVABLE.......2007-04-06
Brings back memories.......2005-12-02
Love Story Secondary.......2005-09-10
A magnetic Asia Argento--heists and true love...........2005-07-21
Hidden treasure.......2005-01-06
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British War Collection (The Cruel Sea/The Ship That Died of Shame/Went the Day Well?/The Dam Busters/The Colditz Story)
Starring: Richard Attenborough , George Baker , Bill Owen , Virginia McKenna , and Roland Culver Director: Basil Dearden , Guy Hamilton , and Alberto Cavalcanti Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00076YPBM Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
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Experience all the explosive drama of a nation at war by land, sea and air. The five classic films in this collection - starring such screen legends as Michael Redgrave, Richard Attenborough, John Mills, Jack Hawkins, Stanley Baker, Robert Shaw and more - are now presented uncut and fully restored, depicting the men and women of Great Britain at their most compassionate and courageous. These are British war movies' finest hours.Customer Reviews:
Very Good Value.......2007-01-26
British War Stories.......2007-01-10
British War Collection.......2006-03-09
A sterling collection of several excellent British WW II films.......2005-10-18
Britain At War........2005-08-08
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7 Seconds
Starring: Wesley Snipes , Tamzin Outhwaite , Deobia Oparei , Georgina Rylance , and Pete Lee-Wilson Director: Simon Fellows Manufacturer: Sony Pictures ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009FU0ZG Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
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Wesley Snipes (the Blade trilogy, U.S Marshals, Passenger 57) is a professional thief whose high-stakes caper goes murderously wrong in this explosive, brilliantly unpredictable crime thriller. Captain Jack Tolliver (Snipes) is an ex-Delta Force commando leading what should have ben a clockwork-perfect armored car heist. Instead, he ends up with a priceless Van Gogh painting - and one of his crew ends up held hostage by the sadistic Russian gangsters who muscled in on the heist. Tolliver's only option: a suicidal rescue mission where enemies become allies, your best friend can be your worst nightmare, and survival is deadliest art of all.Customer Reviews:
Rubbish.......2007-06-27
"7 Seconds" Starts Promisingly, Then Runs out of Gas Soon.......2007-04-02
Wesley still has a kick or two left in him!!!.......2007-01-04
Disapointing Action Movie.......2006-06-09
Not What I Excepted.......2006-02-25
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Militant Eagle / The Prodigal Boxer (Martial Arts Classics Double Feature)
Starring: Martial Arts Classics Double Feature Manufacturer: Warner Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000ION24E Release Date: 2007-01-02 |
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MILITANT EAGLE: The war may be over, but the fighting has just begun. A soldier returning home from battle joins forces with villagers seeking justice after their families are brutally slain. The action spans from frenzied battlegrounds to whirling hand-to-hand combat. One plot twist follows another in this leaping, battering classic set in long-ago Imperial China. Eagle flies! PRODIGAL BOXER: Each defeat makes him stronger. Fei Meng (Five Fingers of Death) plays Fong Sai-Yuk, the beloved hero of Chinese lore. Thwarted in his early attempts to settle a score with the corrupt martial arts masters who killed his father, Fong Sai-Yuk develops his amazing fighting skills under the tenacious guidance of his mother, eagerly awaiting the day she pronounces him ready to do battle. When he's ready, stand back!Customer Reviews:
What????????.......2006-11-13
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Goose Boxer/Tiger Over Wall
Starring: Goose Boxer , and Tiger Over Wall Manufacturer: Ground Zero ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005RY9S Release Date: 2001-11-27 |
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liked tiger over wall slightly better.......2006-05-22
Buy this one!!.......2002-09-22
Phillip Ko is at it again.......2001-12-07
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The Last Siege
Starring: Jeff Fahey , Ernie Hudson , Beth Toussaint , Brent Huff , and Patrick Kilpatrick Director: Worth Keeter Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD |