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Abbott and Costello Go To Mars (1953)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard.
shill's Movie Rating: 5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.91
Comment: More standard fare.
 

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Directed by S Sylvan Simon.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty.
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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Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.66
Comment: The usual fare elevated a bit.
 

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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1953)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.97
Comment: Not yet watched. Meh. At least there's Karloff.
 

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Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Directed by Charles Barton.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 8/10. Average bitrate: 6.42
Comment: Horror comedy classic, very funny even today, nice commentary.
 

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Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Directed by Charles Barton.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 6.41
Comment: Horror comedy classic, very funny even today, nice commentary.
 

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.42
Comment: Average.
 

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fred Clark.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.59
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer (1949)
Directed by Charles Barton.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.28
Comment: Good, needs more Karloff.
 

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.89
Comment: Not yet watched. To be honest, not bad, but it's certainly not as good as Meet Frankenstein.
 

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.7
Comment: To be honest, not bad, but it's certainly not as good as Meet Frankenstein.
 

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The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971)
Directed by Robert Fuest.
Starring Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74
Comment: Stylish, creepy and pretty gruesome.
 

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The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Directed by Val Guest.
Starring Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 8.13
Comment: I love this film, a interesting and realistic adventure; great music too.
 

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Above Us the Waves (1955)
Directed by Ralph Thomas.
Starring John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 5.53
Comment: Tense mission with UK mini-subs attacking German ships, great British war film.
 

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The Abyss (1989)
Directed by James Cameron.
Starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 10/10. Average bitrate: 5.79
Comment: Nicely done DVD of an epic underwater adventure.
 

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Accident (1967)
Directed by Joseph Losey.
Starring Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.5
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Ace in the Hole (1951)
Directed by Billy Wilder.
Starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.72
Comment: A story that feels utterly real.
 

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The Ace of Hearts (1921)
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
Starring Lon Chaney, Leatrice Joy, John Bowers.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72
Comment: Nice Lon Chaney melodrama.
 

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Across the Pacific (1942)
Directed by John Huston.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.58
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Directed by Lloyd Bacon.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.58
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Act of Violence (1948)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.53
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Directed by Gregory Ratoff.
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.31
Comment: Not yet watched. A pretty good movie, nothing special, just pretty good.
 

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Adam's Rib (1949)
Directed by George Cukor.
Starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.27
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Adaptation. (2002)
Directed by Spike Jonze.
Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.4
Comment: Like 'Being John Malkovich' it starts out strong and fizzles out a bit near the end (though not nearly to the extent of the earlier film).
 

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Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Directed by D Ross Lederman.
Starring John Loder, Ruth Ford, Warren Douglas.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.9
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Directed by Chris Columbus.
Starring Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.3
Comment: Decent and gently amusing, even quaint, though apt to be a bit disappointing to a Chicagoan (like me).
 

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Directed by W D Richter.
Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.15
Comment: Slapdash scifi adventure comedy thriller something! Nice to have widescreen at last.
 

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone.
shill's Movie Rating: 9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.28
Comment: Not yet watched. A pure, exuberant classic!
 

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Directed by Alfred L Werker.
Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment: One of the most accomplished Rathbone Holmes films.
 

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Advise & Consent (1962)
Directed by Otto Preminger.
Starring Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74
Comment: Spectacular performance by Charles Laughton.
 

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An Affair to Remember (1957)
Directed by Leo McCarey.
Starring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: A good romance, with an unnecessary moral code and an occasional lapse in logic.
 

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Afraid of the Dark (1991)
Directed by Mark Peploe.
Starring James Fox, Fanny Ardant, Paul McGann.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.45
Comment: Not yet watched. Surprised to find this on DVD. Offbeat little thriller.
 

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Africa Screams (1949)
Directed by Charles Barton.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.37
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Directed by Mikael Salomon.
Starring Tom Skerritt, Sharon Lawrence, Charles Dutton.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.93
Comment: Pretty decent; not to trivialize the terrorist attacks but this movie comes close to premonition in some aspects
 

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After the Thin Man (1936)
Directed by W S Van Dyke.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched. Lots of fun!
 

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Age of Consent (1969)
Directed by Michael Powell.
Starring James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.29
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Directed by Carol Reed.
Starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.78
Comment: Not yet watched. It's an interesting movie. Includes the documentary prologue as part of the feature.
 

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Air Crew (1980)
Directed by Aleksandr Mitta.
Starring Georgi Zhzhyonov, Anatoli Vasilyev, Leonid Filatov.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 7.63
Comment: Fairly good, ambitious if low-budget (by US standards of course) special effects, and a LOT of time spent up front on character development. 119 minutes, not 144.
 

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Airplane! (1980)
Directed by Jim Abrahams.
Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.41
Comment: Absolutely insane. I'll never forget seeing this in the theater at age 14.
 

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Airport (1970)
Directed by George Seaton.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.99
Comment: Good movie, very good use of its winter setting.
 

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Airport (1970)
Directed by George Seaton.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.13
Comment: Good movie, very good use of its winter setting.
 

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Airport 1975 (1974)
Directed by Jack Smight.
Starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 5.22
Comment: Fairly good airline disaster movie laced with awful cheese of the worst order.
 

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Airport 1975 (1974)
Directed by Jack Smight.
Starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.41
Comment: Not yet watched. Fairly good airline disaster movie laced with awful cheese of the worst order.
 

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Airport '77 (1977)
Directed by Jerry Jameson.
Starring Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.21
Comment: Not terribly bad, interesting hybrid of hijack, disaster and underwater films.
 

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Airport '77 (1977)
Directed by Jerry Jameson.
Starring Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.58
Comment: Not yet watched. Not terribly bad, interesting hybrid of hijack, disaster and underwater films.
 

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The Alamo (1960)
Directed by John Wayne.
Starring John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.21
Comment: Very nicely done, I like the pacing, and the performances are good too.
 

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Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
Starring Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.23
Comment: Not yet watched. A terrific film.
 

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Alexander the Great (1956)
Directed by Robert Rossen.
Starring Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.11
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Alice (1988)
Directed by Jan Svankmajer.
Starring Kristyna Kohoutova, Camilla Power, ø.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.48
Comment: Fascinating Jan Svankmajer animation in this "Alice in Wonderland" adaptation.
 

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Alien (1979)
Directed by Ridley Scott.
Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 10/10. Average bitrate: 7.25
Comment: An absolutely classic blend of the horror and science fiction genres.
 

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Alien (1979)
Directed by Ridley Scott.
Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.58
Comment: Not yet watched this edition. An absolutely classic blend of the horror and science fiction genres.
 

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Alien Resurrection (1997)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.97
Comment: Not yet watched this edition. Good bits don't make a good whole, despite great direction and great cinematography. Sorry, but the "newborn" was a mistake.
 

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Alien Resurrection (1997)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 8.39
Comment: Good bits don't make a good whole, despite great direction and great cinematography. Sorry, but the "newborn" was a mistake.
 

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Aliens (1986)
Directed by James Cameron.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.39
Comment: Not yet watched this edition. Went to see the first showing on the day of release. Loved it, and still do. The directors cut is even better. A great war movie.
 

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Aliens (1986)
Directed by James Cameron.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 9/10. Average bitrate: 5.62
Comment: Went to see the first showing on the day of release. Loved it, and still do. The directors cut is even better. A great war movie.
 

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Aliens vs Predator Requiem (2007)
Directed by Colin Strause.
Starring Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.73
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Alien3 (1992)
Directed by David Fincher.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dutton, Charles Dance.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 6.87
Comment: I'm not jumping on a Fincher bandwagon, I've always loved this movie. Went to see it twice in its theater run, didn't I?
 

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Alien3 (1992)
Directed by David Fincher.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dutton, Charles Dance.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.12
Comment: I'm not jumping on a Fincher bandwagon, I've always loved this movie. Went to see it twice in its theater run, didn't I? And it's even better now with the restored footage.
 

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Alien vs Predator (2004)
Directed by Paul W S Anderson.
Starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.3
Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty good. Stop being so damn critical. Yes, you. Extended unrated cut.
 

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Alien vs Predator (2004)
Directed by Paul W S Anderson.
Starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.85
Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty good. Stop being so damn critical. Yes, you.
 

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All About Eve (1950)
Directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz.
Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92
Comment: Not yet watched. Enthralling and brilliantly written film.
 

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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Directed by Gary Nelson.
Starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.86
Comment: Kind of half way between really bad and okay.
 

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The Alligator People (1959)
Directed by Roy Del Ruth.
Starring Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.8
Comment: Entertaining, with a slightly odd narrative structure. Not sure why - it just feels slightly "off".
 

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All Monsters Attack (1969)
Directed by Ishirô Honda.
Starring Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai.
shill's Movie Rating: 6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.21
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
Directed by Ishirô Honda.
Starring Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai.
shill's Movie Rating: 6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Allnighter (1987)
Directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs.
Starring Susanna Hoffs, Dedee Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.95
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. It was $3 new.
 

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All Night Long (1962)
Directed by Basil Dearden.
Starring Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.92
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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All Souls Day Dia De Los Muertos (2005)
Directed by Jeremy Kasten.
Starring Marisa Ramirez, Travis Wester, Nichole Hiltz.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.66
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Won in trivia contest.
 

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All That Jazz (1979)
Directed by Bob Fosse.
Starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.22
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Was a birthday gift.
 

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All the President's Men (1976)
Directed by Alan J Pakula.
Starring Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.22
Comment: Simply a gripping and brilliant film.
 

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All the President's Men (1976)
Directed by Alan J Pakula.
Starring Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment: Simply a gripping and brilliant film. Two disc special edition.
 

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All Through the Night (1942)
Directed by Vincent Sherman.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Silly fun, extremely entertaining.
 

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Alone in the Dark (1982)
Directed by Jack Sholder.
Starring Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.67
Comment: Not yet watched. I saw this on its theatrical run and really enjoyed it.
 

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Along Came Jones (1945)
Directed by Stuart Heisler.
Starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.66
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Alphaville (1965)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
Starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.91
Comment: Very étrange movie.
 

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Amadeus (1984)
Directed by Milos Forman.
Starring F Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 5.51
Comment: A flipper, but good quality and isolated music tracks aid its value.
 

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The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse (1938)
Directed by Anatole Litvak.
Starring Edward G Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not yet watched. Fun movie.
 

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The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Directed by William A Graham.
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, James Hampton.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.47
Comment: This is pretty memorable, because I still remember parts of it from its first screening in 1977. But I wish it had the entire miniseries rather than an edited version.
 

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The Amazing Mr X (1948)
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus.
Starring Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5
Comment: Has decent atmosphere, and Turhan Bey is good.
 

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The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Directed by Edgar G Ulmer.
Starring Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.61
Comment: Fairly bad, but has some imagination.
 

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The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Directed by Edgar G Ulmer.
Starring Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Not yet watched. Fairly bad, but has some imagination.
 

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Amélie (2001)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.89
Comment: Another fun Juenet film.
 

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American Beauty (1999)
Directed by Sam Mendes.
Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch.
shill's Movie Rating: 2.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.45
Comment: Incredibly INCREDIBLY overrated, a dull middle-age-crisis, wicked suburbia, misunderstood humanity, teen angst pastiche masquerading as something deep and important.
 

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American History X (1998)
Directed by Tony Kaye.
Starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.83
Comment: Not yet watched. Compelling, difficult to watch, but absolutely essential.
 

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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Directed by Arthur Hiller.
Starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Directed by John Landis.
Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.27
Comment: Not yet watched. An all-time favorite. But NO TRAILERS!
 

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Directed by John Landis.
Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72
Comment: Not yet watched. Forever a favorite.
 

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Amityville Dollhouse (1996)
Directed by Steve White.
Starring Robin Thomas, Starr Andreeff, Allen Cutler.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.95
Comment: I was surprised - I really liked this movie. It's not a GOOD movie, but it's enjoyable, and actually has some unusual characters.
 

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Amityville Dollhouse (1996)
Directed by Steve White.
Starring Robin Thomas, Starr Andreeff, Allen Cutler.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.14
Comment: I was surprised - I really liked this movie. It's not a GOOD movie, but it's enjoyable, and actually has some unusual characters.
 

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The Amityville Horror (1979)
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.57
Comment: Not bad, but hard to believe people believed this was a true story.
 

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The Amityville Horror (1979)
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.77
Comment: Not bad, but hard to believe people believed this was a true story.
 

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Amityville 3-D (1983)
Directed by Richard Fleischer.
Starring Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Directed by Damiano Damiani.
Starring James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.93
Comment: Not yet watched. I actually like this movie quite a bit.
 

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Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Directed by Damiano Damiani.
Starring James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.79
Comment: Not yet watched. Anamorphic widescreen, but forced subtitles.
 
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Directed by Damiano Damiani.
Starring James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.26
Comment: Not yet watched. Didn't really expect this one to come out in the USA, so I'm happy.
 

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Anastasia (1956)
Directed by Anatole Litvak.
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.61
Comment: An absolutely wonderful film, a real actor's treat, with some unforgettable scenes.
 

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And Now the Screaming Starts! (1972)
Directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Starring Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74
Comment: Fairly dull Amicus horror drama. Not a very good print either.
 

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And Now the Screaming Starts! (1972)
Directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Starring Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92
Comment: Fairly dull Amicus horror drama.
 

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Andrei Rublev (1969)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
Starring Anatoli Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Burlyayev.
shill's Movie Rating: 10/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12
Comment: Often breathtaking. This is "the second best movie ever made" for me. NTSC, Ruscico version.
 

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Andrei Rublev (1969)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
Starring Anatoli Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Burlyayev.
shill's Movie Rating: 10/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 4.51
Comment: Often breathtaking. This is "the second best movie ever made" for me.
 

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The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.37
Comment: If you've only seen this movie on television, you've missed MORE than half of it. So see it now on DVD.
 

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The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: If you've only seen this movie on television, you've missed MORE than half of it. So see it now on DVD.
 

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And Soon the Darkness (1970)
Directed by Robert Fuest.
Starring Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor Elès.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.29
Comment: Pretty good thriller does well with small cast and location.
 

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And the Same To You (1960)
Directed by George Pollock.
Starring Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Leo Franklyn.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.44
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Angel and the Badman (1947)
Directed by James Edward Grant.
Starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.62
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Angel Heart (1987)
Directed by Alan Parker.
Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.39
Comment: Mickey Rourke is very good, and the story is pretty good if a bit obvious.
 

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Angel On My Shoulder (1946)
Directed by Archie Mayo.
Starring Paul Muni, Claude Rains, Anne Baxter.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.12
Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty good film.
 

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Angels & Insects (1995)
Directed by Philip Haas.
Starring Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patsy Kensit.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.56
Comment: Has some good scenes, and Mark Rylance is great, but otherwise it's an average costumer.
 

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Angels One Five (1952)
Directed by George More O'Ferrall.
Starring Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.12
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92
Comment: Cagney is immensely appealing here.
 

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The Angry Red Planet (1960)
Directed by Ib Melchior.
Starring Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden, Les Tremayne.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.14
Comment: The movie's structure is unusual, and it's not too bad really.
 

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The Angry Silence (1960)
Directed by Guy Green.
Starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Animal Crackers (1930)
Directed by Victor Heerman.
Starring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.93
Comment: It's good.
 

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Animal Farm (1955)
Directed by John Halas.
Starring Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham, ø.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.52
Comment: Not yet watched. A memorable animated version of the classic Orwell story.
 

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Annie Oakley (1935)
Directed by George Stevens.
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Another Man's Poison (1952)
Directed by Irving Rapper.
Starring Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5
Comment: A very good movie, with a cool ending.
 

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Another Thin Man (1939)
Directed by W S Van Dyke.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched. More Nick and Nora fun.
 

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Ants! (1977)
Directed by Robert Scheerer.
Starring Suzanne Somers, Robert Foxworth, Myrna Loy.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.48
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Ape (1940)
Directed by William Nigh.
Starring Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 4/10. Average bitrate: 8.41
Comment: Karloff plays THE APE wonderfully, but it is quite silly.
 

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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.84
Comment: Not yet watched. Good movie, though I keep finding excuses to avoid watching it again.
 

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Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.45
Comment: Not yet watched. Never seen this version.
 

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Apocalypto (2006)
Directed by Mel Gibson.
Starring Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.62
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Apollo 13 (1995)
Directed by Ron Howard.
Starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.82
Comment: Is good, effortlessly so.
 

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Appointment in Honduras (1953)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Starring Glenn Ford, Ann Sheridan, Zachary Scott.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.34
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Apt Pupil (1998)
Directed by Bryan Singer.
Starring Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Joshua Jackson.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.1
Comment: Good adaptation of the story makes for a decent movie, though nothing remarkable.
 

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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
Directed by Matt Maiellaro.
Starring Dana Snyder, Carey Means, Dave Willis.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.39
Comment: Not bad. Odd. Odd is good. These guys grow on ya.
 

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Arabian Adventure (1979)
Directed by Kevin Connor.
Starring Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.53
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Arch of Triumph (1948)
Directed by Lewis Milestone.
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.46
Comment: Not yet watched. I like this one more than most people, apparently.
 

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Arizona (1940)
Directed by Wesley Ruggles.
Starring Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.82
Comment: Loved this movie. Very realistic (except I think Williams's character would have given up his efforts at some point). Really feels like it gives a true window to the 1880s. Highly recommended.
 

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Army of Darkness (1992)
Directed by Sam Raimi.
Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 10/10. Average bitrate: 4.99
Comment: When I saw this on release, I think a lot of the audience didn't "get" it because most of them weren't laughing whereas I was almost falling out of my seat.
 

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Army of Darkness (1992)
Directed by Sam Raimi.
Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 9/10. Average bitrate: 8.19
Comment: This is the region 3 disc, with remarkably improved picture quality over the Anchor Bay release. The picture POPS. I mean WOW.
 
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Directed by Michael Anderson.
Starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.48
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Aroused (1966)
Directed by Anton Holden.
Starring Janine Lenon, Fleurette Carter, Joanna Mills.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.77
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Arrival (1996)
Directed by David Twohy.
Starring Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.91
Comment: Not yet watched. I praise this one highly - an all-around well-done thriller that deserves a little respect.
 

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Arrowsmith (1931)
Directed by John Ford.
Starring Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.32
Comment: Interesting, odd film that doesn't seem to know what it wants to say. Also seems to be very slow at the start and very rushed at the end.
 

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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Directed by Frank Capra.
Starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.75
Comment: Lots of fun (some of it rather subversive too).
 

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Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Starring Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.74
Comment: Not yet watched. Schizophrenic movie is overall quite good but some of it seems misplaced.
 

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Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Directed by Andrzej Wajda.
Starring Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.3
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Directed by John Huston.
Starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.91
Comment: Good noir, though overrated.
 

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The Asphyx (1973)
Directed by Peter Newbrook.
Starring Robert Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotaire.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.53
Comment: Excellent period horror film about a man who can achieve immortality in a unique way. Letterboxed non-anamorphic print is fairly good.
 

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The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Directed by Basil Dearden.
Starring Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.37
Comment: Nice cast, nice premise, a bit too quaint and old-fashioned.
 

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Directed by Andrew Dominik.
Starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Directed by John Carpenter.
Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.32
Comment: Not yet watched. A tension-filled, scary movie.
 

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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Directed by John Carpenter.
Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 8/10. Average bitrate: 6.52
Comment: Not yet watched. A tension-filled, scary movie. New anamorphic edition.
 

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Assignment: Outer Space (1960)
Directed by Antonio Margheriti.
Starring Rik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, Archie Savage.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Astounding She-Monster (1958)
Directed by Ronald V Ashcroft.
Starring Robert Clarke, Kenne Duncan, Marilyn Harvey.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 8.43
Comment: Pretty dismal. So, I'm thinking that she kills anything she touches, since we see that very thing happen about a dozen times.
 

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The Astral Factor (1976)
Directed by John Florea.
Starring Robert Foxworth, Stefanie Powers, Sue Lyon.
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 Astronaut Farmer (2006)
Directed by Michael Polish.
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.39
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Asylum (1972)
Directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Starring Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.95
Comment: Pretty good horror anthology from Amicus.
 

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The Asylum (2000)
Directed by John Stewart.
Starring Steffanie Pitt, Nick Waring, Ingrid Pitt.
shill's Movie Rating: 1.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: A sales video for color gel light kits.
 
Atom Age Vampire (1960)
Directed by Anton Giulio Majano.
Starring Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni.
shill's Movie Rating: 2.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 0
Comment: Very poor, very poor.
 

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The Atomic Brain (1964)
Directed by Joseph V Mascelli.
Starring Frank Gerstle, Erika Peters, Frank Fowler.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Really bad.
 

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The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.
Starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.22
Comment: Not yet watched. A Saturday matinee low budget sci fi classic. Criterion edition.
 

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The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.
Starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.32
Comment: Not yet watched. A Saturday matinee low budget sci fi classic.
 

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Atom Man vs Superman (1950)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.
Starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.36
Comment: Better than the preceding serial, this one's got a nice performance from Lyle Talbot as Lex Luthor.
 

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Atragon (1963)
Directed by Ishirô Honda.
Starring Tadao Takashima, Yôko Fujiyama, Yu Fujiki.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.37
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Directed by Nathan Juran.
Starring Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74
Comment: Not yet watched. It's okay.
 

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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1960)
Directed by Bernard L Kowalski.
Starring Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 5.25
Comment: Appalling quality - Wasp Woman is *yellow* for goodness' sake - stay away.
 

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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Directed by John De Bello.
Starring David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.94
Comment: Dumb, amusing, stupid, funny. As a parody it hits its marks.
 

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Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Directed by Noriaki Yuasa.
Starring Nobuhiro Kajima, Miyuki Akiyama, Christopher Murphy.
shill's Movie Rating: 5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Silly as we've turned Gamera into a child's toy, but the alien chicks are hot.
 

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Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
Directed by Ishirô Honda.
Starring Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 9/10. Average bitrate: 7.79
Comment: One of my favorite films of all time.
 

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Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Directed by Bert I Gordon.
Starring John Agar, John Hoyt, June Kenney.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.52
Comment: Excellent transfer. Picture John Hoyt as Mr Rogers for a good laugh.
 

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Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
Directed by Paul Wendkos.
Starring Lloyd Bridges, Andrew Keir, Sue Lloyd.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.62
Comment: Well, it's okay. The ending is fairly good. But the domestic scenes are SO 1960s looking, it's hard to realize this is supposed to be the early 1940s.
 

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At the Circus (1939)
Directed by Edward Buzzell.
Starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: Decent entry.
 

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At the Earth's Core (1976)
Directed by Kevin Connor.
Starring Peter Cushing, Doug McClure, Caroline Munro.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.69
Comment: This one is fairly entertaining thanks especially to Peter Cushing in a performance VERY similar to his Dr. Who.
 

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Audition (2000)
Directed by Takashi Miike.
Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.17
Comment: This one is okay. Absolutely not the masterpiece others would have you believe, but definitely interesting.
 

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Audrey Rose (1977)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 4.75
Comment: Not the best of projects for Robert Wise, but it does raise some interesting questions.
 

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Avalanche (1978)
Directed by Corey Allen.
Starring Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.82
Comment: Not yet watched. Real tacky bad, but the sort of cheeseball crap I like.
 

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The Aviator (2004)
Directed by Martin Scorsese.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3
Comment: Not yet watched. Much much better than I expected. The title is appropriate but misleading.
 

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Away All Boats (1956)
Directed by Joseph Pevney.
Starring Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 5.15
Comment: This one is okay, a bit overdramatic. But the disc is pan & scan, which sucks.
 

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The Awful Truth (1937)
Directed by Leo McCarey.
Starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.2
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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