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Cabin Boy (1994)
Directed by Adam Resnick.
Starring Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, James Gammon.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.6
Comment: Silly and fun. Wanna buy a monkey? And it's good to see Melora Walters looking healthy.
 

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The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
Directed by Roger Kay.
Starring Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.39
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919)
Directed by Robert Wiene.
Starring Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.8
Comment: Great edition of the amazing classic silent. First few minutes look bad, but it's fine after.
 

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Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Starring Ethel Waters, Eddie Anderson, Lena Horne.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Really liked this one.
 

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Café Metropole (1937)
Directed by Edward H Griffith.
Starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.27
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Caged (1950)
Directed by John Cromwell.
Starring Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.45
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Calendar (1993)
Directed by Atom Egoyan.
Starring Arsinée Khanjian, Ashot Adamyan, Atom Egoyan.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.66
Comment: An interesting experiment, not wholly successful but interesting as an Egoyan film.
 

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California (1946)
Directed by John Farrow.
Starring Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Fitzgerald.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9
Comment: Milland and Stanwyck go head to head, and it's fun to watch.
 

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Calling Dr Death (1943)
Directed by Reginald Le Borg.
Starring Lon Chaney Jr, Patricia Morison, J Carrol Naish.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.47
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Call Northside 777 (1948)
Directed by Henry Hathaway.
Starring James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.51
Comment: Don't know if it's a great film, but I sure enjoyed it.
 

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The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
Directed by Andrew Leman.
Starring Matt Foyer, Ralph Lucas, David Mersault.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.49
Comment: I've never read the story so I can't say how faithful the adaptation is... But I certainly love the way this is done.
 

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Caltiki The Immortal Monster (1959)
Directed by Riccardo Freda.
Starring John Merivale, Didi Perego, Gérard Herter.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate:
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. French release available from amazon.fr
 

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The Candidate (1972)
Directed by Michael Ritchie.
Starring Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.99
Comment: Not yet watched. An interesting movie. Pan & scan only.
 

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Candyman (1992)
Directed by Bernard Rose.
Starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.27
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen (believe it or not).
 

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Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Directed by Ruggero Deodato.
Starring Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.6
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cannibal! The Musical (1996)
Directed by Trey Parker.
Starring Trey Parker, Ian Hardin, Matt Stone.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.29
Comment: A hilarious and catchy movie - Parker is unbelievably talented at writing songs. Shpadoinkle! This is the 13th Anniversary 2-disc edition.
 

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Cannibal! The Musical (1996)
Directed by Trey Parker.
Starring Trey Parker, Ian Hardin, Matt Stone.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 9/10. Average bitrate: 5.49
Comment: A hilarious and catchy movie - Parker is unbelievably talented at writing songs. Shpadoinkle!
 

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A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Directed by Michael Powell.
Starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.5
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Canyon Passage (1946)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Starring Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.41
Comment: Pretty good one, except for the ridiculously anachronistic songs by Hoagy Carmichael.
 

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Capricorn One (1978)
Directed by Peter Hyams.
Starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 3.16
Comment: Inventive and believable crackerjack adventure film about a conspiracy during a NASA mission.
 

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Captain Blood (1935)
Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.85
Comment: Not yet watched. Great movie!
 

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Captain from Castile (1947)
Directed by Henry King.
Starring Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.33
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Captain January (1936)
Directed by David Butler.
Starring Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.7
Comment: I enjoyed this Shirley Temple movie more than a lot of the others.
 

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Captain Kidd (1945)
Directed by Rowland V Lee.
Starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton.
shill's Movie Rating: 6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.71
Comment: This one's rather fun, with ripe performances from Charles Laughton and John Carradine.
 

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Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1973)
Directed by Brian Clemens.
Starring Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Captain Ron (1992)
Directed by Thom Eberhardt.
Starring Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9
Comment: It's okay, Kurt Russell never gets as silly as you'd like to see.
 

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Captains Courageous (1937)
Directed by Victor Fleming.
Starring Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Captain's Paradise (1953)
Directed by Anthony Kimmins.
Starring Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.17
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Captive Wild Woman (1943)
Directed by Edward Dmytryk.
Starring John Carradine, Milburn Stone, Evelyn Ankers.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.44
Comment: Not yet watched. Not terrible, but there's just too much stock footage.
 

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The Car (1977)
Directed by Elliot Silverstein.
Starring James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.45
Comment: Takes itself seriously, which seems to help it. Is it devil-possessed, or is IT the devil?
 

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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Directed by Herk Harvey.
Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.39
Comment: Not yet watched. Creepy, amateurish, earnest, atmospheric. This is the colorized version with commentary by Michael J Nelson. It's the pre-release "Super-Exclusive Mike Nelson Autographed Collector's Edition". Visit offcolorfilms.com
 

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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Directed by Herk Harvey.
Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.34
Comment: Not yet watched. Creepy, amateurish, earnest, atmospheric.
 

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Carrie (1976)
Directed by Brian De Palma.
Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.37
Comment: Not yet watched. I don't love the movie, but it's good and I do have respect for it.
 

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Carry On Cabby (1963)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.38
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Cleo (1964)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.3
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Constable (1960)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Sid James, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.43
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Cowboy (1965)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.29
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Cruising (1962)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.43
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Jack (1964)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.5
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Nurse (1959)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Charles Hawtrey.
shill's Movie Rating: 2.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.37
Comment: Dull as dishwater, it's a wonder the series kept going after this.
 

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Carry On Regardless (1961)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Screaming! (1966)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Harry H Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.24
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Sergeant (1958)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.43
Comment: Entertaining (especially Hartnell), first ever Carry On film. Part of box set.
 

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Carry On Spying (1964)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Eric Barker.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Carry On Teacher (1959)
Directed by Gerald Thomas.
Starring Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Leslie Phillips.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.27
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cars (2006)
Directed by John Lasseter.
Starring Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1
Comment: Predictable, of course, but still a good deal of fun.
 

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The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
Directed by Peter Weir.
Starring John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Kevin Miles.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.84
Comment: An early odd black comedy from Peter Weir, not bad at all. Far superior to the R2 release.
 

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The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
Directed by Peter Weir.
Starring John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Kevin Miles.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.89
Comment: An early odd black comedy from Peter Weir, not bad at all. This UK (R2) release is NOT OAR. The titles are 2.35:1, but the rest of the movie is presented at 1.77:1.
 
Car Wash (1976)
Directed by Michael Schultz.
Starring Darrow Igus, DeWayne Jessie, James Spinks.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.58
Comment: Not yet watched. This was a guilty pleasure when I was younger. I really liked Melanie Mayron.
 

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Casablanca (1942)
Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Not yet watched. Not really a favorite of mine, but it IS a great film.
 

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Casino Royale (2006)
Directed by Martin Campbell.
Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.19
Comment: Pretty good, but not great.
 

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Castle in the Desert (1942)
Directed by Harry Lachman.
Starring Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.53
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Catalina Caper (1967)
Directed by Lee Sholem.
Starring Tommy Kirk, Del Moore, Peter Duryea.
shill's Movie Rating: 2.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3
Comment: Stupid crooks, stupid teenagers, stupid movie.
 

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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Directed by Paul Leni.
Starring Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.21
Comment: Photoplay edition. Includes the biplane Universal logo!
 

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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Directed by Paul Leni.
Starring Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9
Comment: Remastered edition.
 

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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Directed by Paul Leni.
Starring Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Where the hell is the Universal logo?
 

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The Cat and the Canary (1979)
Directed by Radley Metzger.
Starring Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.64
Comment: Not yet watched. A really well-done remake of the familiar old tale. Delightful to watch.
 

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Catch That Kid (2004)
Directed by Bart Freundlich.
Starring Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot.
shill's Movie Rating: 3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.44
Comment: Wow, this movie is unimaginably offensive. I am stunned. Maybe this takes place on another planet, 'cause this certainly isn't the world I live in.
 

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Catch-22 (1970)
Directed by Mike Nichols.
Starring Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.53
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Catherine the Great (1934)
Directed by Paul Czinner.
Starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.89
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cat People (1942)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched. Yes, I worship Lewton films. This is another great one.
 

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Cat People (1942)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: French release of the classic.
 
Cat People (1982)
Directed by Paul Schrader.
Starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.86
Comment: DVD is not yet watched. The movie's so-so.
 

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Cat People (1982)
Directed by Paul Schrader.
Starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.76
Comment: Not yet watched. Disappoints at first, improves with multiple viewings.
 

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Cat's Eye (1985)
Directed by Lewis Teague.
Starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.2
Comment: Darkly comic horror anthology is nicely done and memorable.
 

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Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
Directed by Arthur Hilton.
Starring Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.98
Comment: How the guys couldn't see something was up with Marie Windsor I'll never understand.
 

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Cause For Alarm! (1951)
Directed by Tay Garnett.
Starring Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.51
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cemetery Man (1995)
Directed by Michele Soavi.
Starring Rupert Everett, Anna Falchi, François Hadji-Lazaro.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.41
Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty good. Love the ending.
 

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The Center of the World (2001)
Directed by Wayne Wang.
Starring Molly Parker, Peter Sarsgaard, Carla Gugino.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.8
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Jill's collection.
 

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Chain Gang Women (1971)
Directed by Lee Frost.
Starring Michael Stearns, Robert Lott, Barbara Mills.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.63
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Chairman (1969)
Directed by J Lee Thompson.
Starring Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate:
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Chamber of Horrors (1940)
Directed by Norman Lee.
Starring Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Romilly Lunge.
shill's Movie Rating: 5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.29
Comment: Average story, average film.
 

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Chamber of Horrors (1966)
Directed by Hy Averback.
Starring Patrick O'Neal, Cesare Danova, Wilfrid Hyde-White.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.15
Comment: Not yet watched. I used to watch this whenever it was on television in the 1970s. And yet I was always indifferent to it!
 

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Champagne (1928)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker, Jean Bradin.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.39
Comment: Early Hitchcock melodrama whose plot seems overfamiliar.
 

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Champagne for Caesar (1950)
Directed by Richard Whorf.
Starring Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm, Vincent Price.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.13
Comment: A very funny movie with a must-be-seen-to-be-believed comedic performance by Vincent Price.
 

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Chandu the Magician (1932)
Directed by William Cameron Menzies.
Starring Edmund Lowe, Irene Ware, Bela Lugosi.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.54
Comment: Not yet watched. Worth a look.
 

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The Changeling (1980)
Directed by Peter Medak.
Starring George C Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.2
Comment: Not yet watched. A very well-done supernatural/ghost/haunting movie.
 

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Chaplin (1992)
Directed by Richard Attenborough.
Starring Robert Downey Jr, Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.88
Comment: Not yet watched. Superbly done.
 

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Charade (1963)
Directed by Stanley Donen.
Starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 7.43
Comment: A whole lot of fun! Nice transfer too (although it's not anamorphic).
 

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Directed by Tim Burton.
Starring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.9
Comment: Not yet watched. Really good film. Though I don't know why Tim Burton complains about the earlier film taking liberties, and then he does the same.
 

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Charlie Bubbles (1967)
Directed by Albert Finney.
Starring Albert Finney, Colin Blakely, Billie Whitelaw.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.1
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
Directed by Eugene Forde.
Starring Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Virginia Field.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.47
Comment: Middle-of-the-road Chan.
 

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Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
Directed by Harry Lachman.
Starring Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.57
Comment: Middle-of-the-road Chan.
 

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Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Directed by H Bruce Humberstone.
Starring Warner Oland, Katherine DeMille, Pauline Moore.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.45
Comment: One of the more interesting Chan films.
 

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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Directed by H Bruce Humberstone.
Starring Warner Oland, Boris Karloff, Keye Luke.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: Karloff and Oland! Sweet!
 

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Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
Directed by H Bruce Humberstone.
Starring Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Helen Wood.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.69
Comment: One of the best of the Chan films.
 

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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
Directed by Lynn Shores.
Starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, C Henry Gordon.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.6
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Directed by Norman Foster.
Starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Cesar Romero.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.87
Comment: Charlie messes with fake mysticism again, in this good entry.
 

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Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
Directed by Herbert I Leeds.
Starring Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, Richard Clarke.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.76
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Directed by Louis King.
Starring Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.27
Comment: Excellent Chan film. Very suspenseful.
 

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Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Directed by H Bruce Humberstone.
Starring Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Yung.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.61
Comment: It's about time he was in Honolulu.
 

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Charlie Chan in London (1934)
Directed by Eugene Forde.
Starring Warner Oland, Drue Layton, Ray Milland.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: A great Chan film.
 

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Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Directed by Norman Foster.
Starring Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.28
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
Directed by Lewis Seiler.
Starring Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Thomas Beck.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.8
Comment: Fun as usual, but check out that bizarre dance scene!
 

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Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Directed by Norman Foster.
Starring Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.37
Comment: Somewhat confusing but satisfying anyway.
 

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Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
Directed by Harry Lachman.
Starring Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Cobina Wright.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.19
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
Directed by James Tinling.
Starring Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.83
Comment: A good Chan, a trifle bizarre though.
 

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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
Directed by Phil Rosen.
Starring Sidney Toler, Arthur Loft, George J Lewis.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7
Comment: Fairly weak Chan entry.
 

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Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Directed by Eugene Forde.
Starring Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Joan Marsh.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.41
Comment: Standard big city crime stuff is spiced up with Charlie Chan.
 

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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Directed by Eugene Forde.
Starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Robert Lowery.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.58
Comment: Particularly good Chan film with a great cast.
 

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Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Directed by Gordon Wiles.
Starring Warner Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Charles Quigley.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Early-ish Chan is good.
 

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Charlotte Gray (2001)
Directed by Gillian Armstrong.
Starring Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.98
Comment: Not yet watched. A good movie hampered by a few minor directorial weaknesses.
 

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Charly (1968)
Directed by Ralph Nelson.
Starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.94
Comment: An interesting enough story and a good performance from Robertson, but really doesn't say much (it just pretends to).
 

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The Cheat (1931)
Directed by George Abbott.
Starring Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.43
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cherry 2000 (1987)
Directed by Steve De Jarnatt.
Starring Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Ben Johnson.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.75
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Directed by John Ford.
Starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.79
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
Directed by Gene Kelly.
Starring James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 624
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Chicken Run (2000)
Directed by Nick Park.
Starring Mel Gibson, Julie Sawalha, Timothy Spall.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.47
Comment: Not yet watched. Lots of fun, don't miss it.
 

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The Child (1977)
Directed by Robert Voskanian.
Starring Laurel Barnett, Rosalie Cole, Frank Janson.
shill's Movie Rating: 1.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.8
Comment: Awful bad zombie film.
 

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Child Bride (1938)
Directed by Harry Revier.
Starring Shirley Mills, Bob Bollinger, Dorothy Carrol.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.47
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Children (1980)
Directed by Max Kalmanowicz.
Starring Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.3
Comment: Not yet watched. This one is pretty cool.
 

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Children of Men (2006)
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.48
Comment: Outstanding piece of moviemaking from a great director.
 

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Children of the Corn (1984)
Directed by Fritz Kiersch.
Starring Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R G Armstrong.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.97
Comment: Passable horror flick has its few moments. Linda Hamilton looks terrific in this.
 

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Children of the Damned (1964)
Directed by Anton M Leader.
Starring Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: Not yet watched. A decent sequel, doesn't try to mimic the first.
 

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Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
Directed by Bob Clark.
Starring Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 5.89
Comment: This zombie film's weaknesses are mostly recovered by the lovely setup and ironic finale.
 

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Child's Play (1988)
Directed by Tom Holland.
Starring Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.22
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
Directed by Monte Hellman.
Starring Warren Oates, Fabio Testi, Jenny Agutter.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. This DVD is heavily edited (censored). An unedited, widescreen edition would be welcome someday from someone...
 

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The China Syndrome (1979)
Directed by James Bridges.
Starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.84
Comment: Not yet watched. This is one terrific, gut-wrenching movie.
 

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Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat (1944)
Directed by Phil Rosen.
Starring Sidney Toler, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.2
Comment: Decent Chan film.
 

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Directed by Ken Hughes.
Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.96
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen as far as I can recall.
 

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Chosen Survivors (1974)
Directed by Sutton Roley.
Starring Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.39
Comment: Kind of stupid, really.
 

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Christine (1983)
Directed by John Carpenter.
Starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.5
Comment: A solid film from John Carpenter, only lacking his distinctive creativity.
 

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Christine (1983)
Directed by John Carpenter.
Starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.7
Comment: A solid film from John Carpenter, only lacking his distinctive creativity.
 

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The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Directed by Andrew Adamson.
Starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.38
Comment: An accomplished adaptation.
 

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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Directed by David Twohy.
Starring Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72
Comment: After hearing countless people say how awful this was, I saw it myself, and loved it.
 

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Cigarette Burns (2005)
Directed by John Carpenter.
Starring Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Zara Taylor.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.79
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cimarron (1931)
Directed by Wesley Ruggles.
Starring Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Cimarron Kid (1952)
Directed by Budd Boetticher.
Starring Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler, James Best.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.23
Comment: A great Audie Murphy performance.
 

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Cindy and Donna (1971)
Directed by Robert Anderson.
Starring Debbie Osborne, Nancy Ison, Sue Allen.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Circus of Horrors (1960)
Directed by Sidney Hayers.
Starring Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.5
Comment: Not bad, Anton Diffring is effective but the movie is a bit too distant and cold.
 

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Citizen Kane (1941)
Directed by Orson Welles.
Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment: Some people hate it, perhaps a kneejerk reaction to its being generally regarded the best film ever, but I do think it's worthy of that title.
 

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City for Conquest (1940)
Directed by Anatole Litvak.
Starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The City of Lost Children (1995)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Starring Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate:
Comment: Not yet watched. Terrific film!
 

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The City of the Dead (1960)
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Starring Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee.
shill's Movie Rating: 9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 0
Comment: This is an excellent little-known film about a secluded New England village still cursed with witchcraft.
 

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The City of the Dead (1960)
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Starring Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee.
shill's Movie Rating: 9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.36
Comment: Truly outstanding picture quality! This is an excellent little-known film about a secluded New England village still cursed with witchcraft.
 

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The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
Directed by Michael Chapman.
Starring Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.64
Comment: The sort of thing that probably made for a decent novel, but didn't get a decent film translation. Daryl Hannah is just one of the problems.
 

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Clash By Night (1952)
Directed by Fritz Lang.
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Good story in an interesting setting. Good acting too.
 

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Clash of the Titans (1981)
Directed by Desmond Davis.
Starring Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.75
Comment: Not yet watched. Not exactly a favorite like it is for so many people, but it IS Ray Harryhausen.
 

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Class of 1984 (1982)
Directed by Mark L Lester.
Starring Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.62
Comment: Not yet watched. Surprisingly good and surprisingly violent.
 

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Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Directed by Phillip Noyce.
Starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.35
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cleopatra (1934)
Directed by Cecil B DeMille.
Starring Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.76
Comment: Not yet watched. Looks gorgeous.
 

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The Climax (1944)
Directed by George Waggner.
Starring Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment:
 

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Clockwatchers (1997)
Directed by Jill Sprecher.
Starring Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.75
Comment: Not yet watched. I really like this movie. Nice and low-key. This is the "Sundance" re-release that is FULL FRAME. Idiots.
 

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Clockwise (1986)
Directed by Christopher Morahan.
Starring John Cleese, Sharon Maiden, Penelope Wilton.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 5.4
Comment: Not yet watched. A movie very much in the vein of FAWLTY TOWERS. Fun.
 

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Starring Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.67
Comment: Not yet watched. One of Spielberg's best.
 

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Cloverfield (2008)
Directed by Matt Reeves.
Starring Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T J Miller.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.64
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Club Paradise (1945)
Directed by Christy Cabanne.
Starring Robert Lowery, Doris Merrick, Eddie Quillan.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.87
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
Directed by Dusan Makavejev.
Starring Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.3
Comment: Not yet watched. Entertaining, and Greta Scacchi is positively electric.
 

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The Cocoanuts (1929)
Directed by Robert Florey.
Starring Zeppo Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.27
Comment: Zeppo sure is dull.
 

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Code 46 (2004)
Directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Starring Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Jeanne Balibar.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.17
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Jill's collection.
 

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The Colditz Story (1955)
Directed by Guy Hamilton.
Starring John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.48
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Collateral Damage (2002)
Directed by Andrew Davis.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.8
Comment: Workmanlike, involving, has some underlying well-thought-out themes.
 

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Color Me Blood Red (1965)
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Starring Gordon Oas-Heim, Candi Conder, Elyn Warner.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74
Comment: Pretty stupidly entertaining for a crappy H G Lewis film.
 

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Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
Directed by Vittorio Sala.
Starring Rod Taylor, Ed Fury, Dorian Gray.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.15
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
Directed by Sergio Leone.
Starring Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Dull stuff interspersed with impressive setpieces.
 

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Colt .45 (1950)
Directed by Edwin L Marin.
Starring Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3
Comment: Decent western, pretty basic plot.
 

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Comanche Station (1960)
Directed by Budd Boetticher.
Starring Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.48
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.16
Comment: Fun, another great teamup of horror stars showing a great talent for comedy. The singing can be a bit much though.
 

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Comfort and Joy (1984)
Directed by Bill Forsyth.
Starring Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.71
Comment: Pleasant, gentle comedy. A winner.
 

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Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dorothy Shay.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.7
Comment: Extremely entertaining.
 

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Commando (1985)
Directed by Mark L Lester.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.11
Comment: Ridiculously over-the-top action movie is completely stupid - and it's a blast.
 

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Commando (1985)
Directed by Mark L Lester.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.66
Comment: Not yet watched. Ridiculously over-the-top action movie is completely stupid - and it's a blast.
 

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Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
Directed by John Farrow.
Starring Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.7
Comment: Paul Muni is very good as a Norwegian family man pushed too far by the occupying Nazis.
 

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The Company of Wolves (1984)
Directed by Neil Jordan.
Starring Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, Micha Bergese.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.33
Comment: Not yet watched. Looks good and sounds good, but non-anamorphic. Certainly best video presentation to date. A movie for eclectic tastes.
 

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Compulsion (1959)
Directed by Richard Fleischer.
Starring Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.92
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Directed by John Milius.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 9/10. Average bitrate: 5.29
Comment: They don't make too many epics like this any more; fortunately this one excels in almost every aspect.
 

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Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Directed by Richard Fleischer.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.7
Comment: Not yet watched. Its weakness is in the fact that they were aiming it at a younger audience. This disc is the Australian special edition.
 
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
Directed by David Lowell Rich.
Starring Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Directed by Tay Garnett.
Starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.64
Comment: Pleasant and fun.
 

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Conquest of Space (1955)
Directed by Byron Haskin.
Starring Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.55
Comment: Not yet watched. Underwhelming but interesting as an historical curiosity.
 

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Directed by J Lee Thompson.
Starring Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.16
Comment: Not a lot of plot, but I really like it, especially Caesar's speech at the end.
 

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Directed by J Lee Thompson.
Starring Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 10/10. Average bitrate: 8.71
Comment: Not a lot of plot, but I really like it, especially Caesar's speech at the end.
 

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The Constant Gardener (2005)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles.
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.98
Comment: Decent film, interesting color filtering, great cinematography, nothing earth-shaking though. Flashback/remembrance scenes go on too long.
 

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Constantine (2005)
Directed by Francis Lawrence.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.41
Comment: Yeah, I'm one of those disheartened comic readers. But at least Tilda Swinton was good.
 

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Contact (1997)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Starring Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 8/10. Average bitrate: 5.52
Comment: I've never read the book, but I think the movie is outstanding.
 

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Contamination (1980)
Directed by Luigi Cozzi.
Starring Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.6
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Continental Divide (1981)
Directed by Michael Apted.
Starring John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55
Comment: Not yet watched. Easy to enjoy this movie.
 

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Contraband (1940)
Directed by Michael Powell.
Starring Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: A very enjoyable movie, Conrad Veidt is obviously having a blast, and the rest of the cast join in in this light-hearted spy thriller.
 

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Copycat (1995)
Directed by Jon Amiel.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.46
Comment: Not yet watched. A real good thriller with a good central plot.
 

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The Core (2003)
Directed by Jon Amiel.
Starring Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
Directed by Mike Johnson.
Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.39
Comment: Pretty good.
 

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The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
Directed by Wallace Fox.
Starring Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.42
Comment: I watched it, but I barely remember it!
 

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Corridors of Blood (1962)
Directed by Robert Day.
Starring Boris Karloff, Betta St John, Christopher Lee.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.21
Comment: Not yet watched. A rather good movie about early experiments in anaesthesia. Criterion edition.
 

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Corridors of Blood (1962)
Directed by Robert Day.
Starring Boris Karloff, Betta St John, Christopher Lee.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.63
Comment: Fascinating story.
 

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Corruption (1933)
Directed by Charles E Roberts.
Starring Evalyn Knapp, Preston Foster, Charles Delaney.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Corvette Summer (1978)
Directed by Matthew Robbins.
Starring Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Eugene Roche.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.13
Comment: Not yet watched. Guilty pleasure. Not really sure why this movie is so likeable.
 

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The Cosmic Man (1959)
Directed by Herbert S Greene.
Starring John Carradine, Bruce Bennett, Angela Greene.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.32
Comment: Quite similar to many other movies, but it's a bit better just because it's British.
 

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Cottage to Let (1941)
Directed by Anthony Asquith.
Starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim, John Mills.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.49
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Count Dracula (1977)
Directed by Philip Saville.
Starring Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Countess Dracula (1970)
Directed by Peter Sasdy.
Starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4
Comment: Well done, even though I don't like Ingrid Pitt.
 

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Countess Dracula (1970)
Directed by Peter Sasdy.
Starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.47
Comment: Well done, even though I don't like Ingrid Pitt.
 

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Count Yorga Vampire (1970)
Directed by Bob Kelljan.
Starring Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Michael Murphy.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.75
Comment: Not yet watched this copy. Predictable and fairly dull but not terrible. Robert Quarry is very good.
 

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Count Yorga Vampire (1970)
Directed by Bob Kelljan.
Starring Robert Quarry, Roger Perry, Michael Murphy.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.75
Comment: Predictable and fairly dull but not terrible. Robert Quarry is very good.
 

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Crash (2004)
Directed by Paul Haggis.
Starring Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.57
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Jill's collection.
 

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Crash of Moons (1954)
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
Starring Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield, Scotty Beckett.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Crazies (1973)
Directed by George A Romero.
Starring Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.7
Comment: Not yet watched. An effective little film, good to see it getting such great treatment on DVD.
 

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The Crazy Ray (1924)
Directed by René Clair.
Starring Henri Rollan, Martinelli, Albert Préjean.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 6.14
Comment: Extra on THE BELLS, a short, amusing fantasy film.
 

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The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Directed by Wesley Barry.
Starring Don Megowan, Erica Elliott, Don Doolittle.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.85
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Directed by Jack Arnold.
Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.6
Comment: Not yet watched this edition. A true classic in many ways, not the least being the design of the Gillman!
 

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Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Directed by Jack Arnold.
Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 8/10. Average bitrate: 6.6
Comment: A true classic in many ways, not the least being the design of the Gillman!
 

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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
Directed by Roger Corman.
Starring Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Robert Towne.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5
Comment: Silly horror/spy comedy has a few laughs.
 

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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
Directed by Roger Corman.
Starring Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Robert Towne.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.9
Comment: Silly horror/spy comedy has a few laughs.
 

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The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Directed by John Sherwood.
Starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.53
Comment: Not yet watched. A very worthy sequel.
 

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The Creature Wasn't Nice (1983)
Directed by Bruce Kimmel.
Starring Cindy Williams, Bruce Kimmel, Leslie Nielsen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.87
Comment: Fun movie, I love the style of humor.
 

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Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
Directed by Edward L Cahn.
Starring Richard Denning, Angela Stevens, S John Launer.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.13
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Creeping Flesh (1973)
Directed by Freddie Francis.
Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.34
Comment: A VERY mixed bag of a movie. Bits are great, other bits are terrible.
 

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The Creeping Terror (1964)
Directed by Arthur Nelson.
Starring Shannon O'Neil, William Thourlby, John Caresio.
shill's Movie Rating: 1.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.7
Comment: Truly awful and incompetent.
 

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The Creeping Terror (1964)
Directed by Arthur Nelson.
Starring Shannon O'Neil, William Thourlby, John Caresio.
shill's Movie Rating: 1.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.23
Comment: Truly awful and incompetent.
 

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Creepshow (1982)
Directed by George A Romero.
Starring Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 4.77
Comment: Never had it on laserdisc and always wanted it; a comic book horror anthology written by Stephen King, how can you go wrong?
 

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Creepshow 2 (1987)
Directed by Michael Gornick.
Starring George Kennedy, Paul Satterfield, Lois Chiles.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Not as fun as the first, but still decent.
 

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Crescendo (1970)
Directed by Alan Gibson.
Starring Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Margaretta Scott.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.15
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. From Warner Archive.
 
Crime of Passion (1957)
Directed by Gerd Oswald.
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.13
Comment: Not yet watched. A fairly decent melodrama/noir, but don't expect a masterpiece.
 

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Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
Directed by George King.
Starring Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Crimes of the Future (1970)
Directed by David Cronenberg.
Starring Ronald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania Zolty.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.29
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Crime Wave (1954)
Directed by André De Toth.
Starring Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Crimson Tide (1995)
Directed by Tony Scott.
Starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not yet watched. Love this movie.
 

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Criss Cross (1949)
Directed by Robert Siodmak.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.56
Comment: A good noir thriller, deservedly a classic.
 

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Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Directed by Peter Faiman.
Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.44
Comment: Good fun.
 

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Crook's Tour (1941)
Directed by John Baxter.
Starring Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Greta Gynt.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.83
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. An extra on the new Criterion 2-disc of The Lady Vanishes (it's like a spinoff).
 

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Crossed Swords (1978)
Directed by Richard Fleischer.
Starring Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Mark Lester.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 4.9
Comment: Hey, I really enjoyed this one! I didn't think I'd like it much, but Oliver Reed helped a lot.
 

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Crossfire (1947)
Directed by Edward Dmytryk.
Starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Directed by Ang Lee.
Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.8
Comment: Not yet watched. Nicely done, quite a good movie.
 

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The Crucible (1996)
Directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.76
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Crucible of Terror (1971)
Directed by Ted Hooker.
Starring Mike Raven, Mary Maude, James Bolam.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.25
Comment: Weak and silly horror film, some decent set design though.
 

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The Cruel Sea (1953)
Directed by Charles Frend.
Starring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.34
Comment: Somewhat routine wartime sea hunt picture is helped by strong script and acting.
 

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The Crusades (1935)
Directed by Cecil B DeMille.
Starring Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.61
Comment: Not yet watched. Takes liberal liberties (heh) but it's still entertaining.
 

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Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Directed by Gordon Hessler.
Starring Vincent Price, Hilary Heath, Carl Rigg.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.5
Comment: Not yet watched. I've seen it before, but I don't remember it, so maybe it's not so good.
 

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Crypt of Dark Secrets (1976)
Directed by Jack Weis.
Starring Ronald Tanet, Maureen Ridley, Herbert G Jahncke.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.45
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Crystalstone (1988)
Directed by Antonio Peláez.
Starring Frank Grimes, Kamlesh Gupta, Laura Goodwin.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.2
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Cube (1997)
Directed by Vincenzo Natali.
Starring Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.83
Comment: Not yet watched. A pretty good movie that certainly makes the most out of its set design.
 

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Cujo (1983)
Directed by Lewis Teague.
Starring Dee Wallace-Stone, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.81
Comment: A pretty good adaptation of a very good book, at least up until the bastardisation of the ending.
 

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Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Directed by Francis D Lyon.
Starring Faith Domergue, Marshall Thompson, Richard Long.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.24
Comment: Not yet watched. Not great, not bad, decent cast at least.
 

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Curly Top (1935)
Directed by Irving Cummings.
Starring Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.33
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Directed by Terence Fisher.
Starring Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74
Comment: Source print is good, but excessive DVNR and edge enhancement make this disc look like crap.
 

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The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: Ann Carter is marvelous in this delicate fantasy film about childhood innocence. French release.
 
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched. One of my favorite movies of all time.
 

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Curse of the Fly (1965)
Directed by Don Sharp.
Starring Carole Gray, George Baker, Brian Donlevy.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.42
Comment: Cursy. Bzzzz.
 

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The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)
Directed by Del Tenney.
Starring Helen Warren, Roy Scheider, Margot Hartman.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Directed by Michael Carreras.
Starring Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.1
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Curse of the Voodoo (1964)
Directed by Lindsay Shonteff.
Starring Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.76
Comment: Mostly routine jungle voodoo thriller is lifted a bit by its UK trappings.
 

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The Curse of the Werewolf (1960)
Directed by Terence Fisher.
Starring Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.69
Comment: A fine werewolf film with a memorable makeup design for the creature.
 

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