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Hallelujah (1929)
Directed by King Vidor.
Starring Daniel L Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fountaine.
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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Halloween (1978)
Directed by John Carpenter.
Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 8/10. Average bitrate: 4.88
Comment: A great set, but not *that* much better than the Criterion CAV laserdisc.
 

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Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Directed by Dwight H Little.
Starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.36
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.
Starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.75
Comment: Gets better each time I see it, and widescreen helps immeasurably. Great ending, too. Don't dismiss it just because there's no Michael Myers.
 

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Halloween II (1981)
Directed by Rick Rosenthal.
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.72
Comment: Just nice to have this so-so film in widescreen format.
 

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Hamlet (1948)
Directed by Laurence Olivier.
Starring Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.73
Comment: Not yet watched. Has its strengths and weaknesses.
 

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Hamlet (1969)
Directed by Tony Richardson.
Starring Nicol Williamson, Judy Parfitt, Anthony Hopkins.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.93
Comment: Good version.
 

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Hamlet (1990)
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
Starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55
Comment: Not yet watched. A pretty good version!
 

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Hamlet (1996)
Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie.
shill's Movie Rating: 10/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.56
Comment: The best cinematic adaptation of Hamlet, bar none.
 

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The Hand (1981)
Directed by Oliver Stone.
Starring Michael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroe.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hands Across the Table (1935)
Directed by Mitchell Leisen.
Starring Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.35
Comment: Enjoyable but sort of annoying in a way. Poor Ralph Bellamy.
 

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Hands of Orlac (1924)
Directed by Robert Wiene.
Starring Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Kortner.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.14
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hangover Square (1945)
Directed by John Brahm.
Starring Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.55
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hanover Street (1979)
Directed by Peter Hyams.
Starring Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 4.93
Comment: Criminally underrated, utterly old-fashioned WWII movie; eats the derivative "English Patient" for breakfast. Good disc, commentary is fair.
 

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Hard Boiled (1992)
Directed by John Woo.
Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Just an amazing action film - my CAV laserdisc is scratched, and this DVD is out of print, so I ensured I got one.
 

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Hardcore (1979)
Directed by Paul Schrader.
Starring George C Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.58
Comment: Not yet watched. Twisted remake of "The Searchers" with a religious businessman searching for his daughter who ran away from home and was later seen in sleazy porn films. Better than it sounds, actually.
 

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Hard Eight (1997)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Starring Philip Baker Hall, John C Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 4.29
Comment: This is a *wonderful* film with incredibly well played roles - it's the acting that makes it so special. I'm happy enough to get the trailer (#1) at last!
 

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The Harder They Fall (1956)
Directed by Mark Robson.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.6
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Harriet the Spy (1996)
Directed by Bronwen Hughes.
Starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Lee Chester.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: Not yet watched. Actually saw this in the theater, really enjoyed it.
 

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Directed by Chris Columbus.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.11
Comment: Enjoyable, especially Kenneth Branagh's role, but there's not much magic in this one, is there?
 

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Directed by Mike Newell.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.
shill's Movie Rating: 9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Not as good as the preceding film, but still a SUPERB adaptation of the book, which needed a trim.
 

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Directed by David Yates.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.77
Comment: Not yet watched. Quite good, but not as good as the last two. Evanna Lynch is delightful as Luna!
 

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.6
Comment: A wonderful film, easily the best of the Harry Potter films thus far.
 

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Directed by Chris Columbus.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.13
Comment: Very entertaining and has a lovely old English feel (with very Dickensian character names).
 

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Harvey (1950)
Directed by Henry Koster.
Starring James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.14
Comment: Quite good, and a lovely performance from James Stewart; still, this film isn't quite as good as it reputation, I think.
 

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Hatari! (1962)
Directed by Howard Hawks.
Starring John Wayne, Hardy Krüger, Elsa Martinelli.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5
Comment: Quite a fun, meandering movie, with a sillier than it should be ending.
 

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The Haunted Castle (1921)
Directed by F W Murnau.
Starring Arnold Korff, Lulu Kyser-Korff, Lothar Mehnert.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.3
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Haunted Gold (1932)
Directed by Mack V Wright.
Starring John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Harry Woods.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Haunted Palace (1963)
Directed by Roger Corman.
Starring Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Frank Maxwell.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.65
Comment: Decent but forgettable.
 

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Haunted Spooks (1920)
Directed by Alfred J Goulding.
Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Wallace Howe.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.46
Comment: Remastered edition.
 

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Haunted Spooks (1920)
Directed by Alfred J Goulding.
Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Wallace Howe.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Directed by Robert Day.
Starring Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: Well done, interesting, well acted little horror. Criterion edition.
 

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The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Directed by Robert Day.
Starring Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.39
Comment: Well done, interesting, well acted little horror.
 

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The Haunting (1963)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.93
Comment: Not yet watched. A great psychological study wrapped in a story about a haunted house.
 

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Häxan (1922)
Directed by Benjamin Christensen.
Starring Elisabeth Christensen, Astrid Holm, Karen Winther.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.71
Comment:
 

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The Headless Horseman (1922)
Directed by Edward D Venturini.
Starring Will Rogers, Lois Meredith, Ben Hendricks Jr.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.8
Comment: Dull, only comes to life near the end.
 

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The Hearse (1980)
Directed by George Bowers.
Starring Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux.
shill's Movie Rating: 6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.64
Comment: Not much happens, but it's not without viewability.
 

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The Hearse (1980)
Directed by George Bowers.
Starring Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux.
shill's Movie Rating: 6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: Not much happens, but it's not without viewability.
 

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The Hearse (1980)
Directed by George Bowers.
Starring Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux.
shill's Movie Rating: 6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not much happens, but it's not without viewability.
 

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Heart (1999)
Directed by Charles McDougall.
Starring Saskia Reeves, Christopher Eccleston, Kate Hardie.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Heart of Glass (1976)
Directed by Werner Herzog.
Starring Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 5.94
Comment: David Lynch wasn't the first to make bizarro films. This particular one is pretty bad. Sorry, Mr Herzog.
 

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Heat (1995)
Directed by Michael Mann.
Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55
Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty good. A bit overrated, usually by guys who think assault weapons are cool.
 

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Heaven (2002)
Directed by Tom Tykwer.
Starring Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.86
Comment: Beautifully shot, marvelous movie. For those who say it stretches credibility - well, I watch science fiction films and have no problem stretching credibility for them.
 

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Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
Starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Okay movie, funny, but certainly unsteady in its views on fidelity.
 

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Heaven Knows, Mr Allison (1957)
Directed by John Huston.
Starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, ø.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 7.13
Comment: Surprisingly non-Hollywood for the era, this one is pretty darn good.
 

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Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Directed by Peter Jackson.
Starring Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.53
Comment: Wow. I think this movie is more influential than is obvious at the moment. Jackson directs with the talent of an old pro.
 

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Heidi (1937)
Directed by Allan Dwan.
Starring Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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He Knows You're Alone (1980)
Directed by Armand Mastroianni.
Starring Don Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney, Elizabeth Kemp.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.78
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Helen of Troy (1956)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Rossana Podestà, Jacques Sernas, Cedric Hardwicke.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.98
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hellboy (2004)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.23
Comment: A terrific blend of action, horror, science fiction, comedy and even a little bit of romance. See it!
 

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Hellboy (2004)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.6
Comment: A terrific blend of action, horror, science fiction, comedy and even a little bit of romance. See it! This is the director's cut edition.
 

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Hellboy II The Golden Army (2008)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.71
Comment: Terrific, creative and full of adventure. Not yet watched.
 

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Hell Drivers (1957)
Directed by Cy Endfield.
Starring Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.94
Comment: This film was a quick and easy favorite, I've watched it over and over. I never could have dreamed for such a nice DVD!
 

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Hell Drivers (1957)
Directed by Cy Endfield.
Starring Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.51
Comment: This film was a quick and easy favorite, I've watched it over and over. I never could have dreamed for such a nice DVD...and they even put out a BETTER one later (this one)! Although it must be said, the picture quality isn't as good.
 

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The Hellfire Club (1961)
Directed by Robert S Baker.
Starring Keith Michell, Adrienne Corri, Peter Cushing.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.78
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hellgate (1952)
Directed by Charles Marquis Warren.
Starring Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie, Ward Bond.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.48
Comment: Inspired by the story of the physician who unwittingly - or not - aided John Wilkes Booth after his assassination of President Lincoln, this one simplifies the story and de-sensationalizes it, but Hayden makes it worth a view.
 

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Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Directed by John Boorman.
Starring Lee Marvin, Toshirô Mifune, ø.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.81
Comment: Not yet watched this edition. Not anamorphic.
 

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Hell Is a City (1960)
Directed by Val Guest.
Starring Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.29
Comment: Not yet watched. I admit I didn't pay very close attention when I watched my VHS last year.
 

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Hell is for Heroes (1962)
Directed by Don Siegel.
Starring Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12
Comment: A fair WWII movie, but nothing particularly outstanding.
 

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Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Directed by Gene Kelly.
Starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hell's Angels (1930)
Directed by Howard Hughes.
Starring Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.94
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hell's House (1932)
Directed by Howard Higgin.
Starring Junior Durkin, Pat O'Brien, Bette Davis.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Help! (1965)
Directed by Richard Lester.
Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.19
Comment: Not yet watched. Even though I don't like the Beatles, I do enjoy this film.
 

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Help Wanted Female (1968)
Directed by Harold Perkins.
Starring Jack Vorno, Inga Olsen, Dianne Michaels.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.64
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Helter Skelter (1976)
Directed by Tom Gries.
Starring George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Nancy Wolfe.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.35
Comment: Gripping drama.
 

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Helter Skelter (2004)
Directed by John Gray.
Starring Jeremy Davies, Clea DuVall, Allison Smith.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.95
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Ernest Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Directed by Martin Ritt.
Starring Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Corinne Calvet.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Henry & June (1990)
Directed by Philip Kaufman.
Starring Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.93
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Henry V (1989)
Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Paul Scofield.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 7.16
Comment: A rousing, heartfelt film version of the Shakespeare play. The LD had a documentary, the DVD doesn't have much of anything.
 

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Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)
Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.
Starring Sergio Ciani, Jany Clair, Anna Maria Polani.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13
Comment: Silly cheese. With a side of beef.
 

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Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.
Starring Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.15
Comment: Somewhat incoherent, but feels like old-fashioned Saturday afternoon UHF viewing.
 

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Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964)
Directed by Domenico Paolella.
Starring Peter Lupus, Helga Liné, Mario Petri.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.17
Comment: Dire.
 

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Hercules Unchained (1959)
Directed by Pietro Francisi.
Starring Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Sylvia Lopez.
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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Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
Directed by Jean Yarbrough.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.36
Comment: Fun A&C entry.
 

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Hero (2002)
Directed by Zhang Yimou.
Starring Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.77
Comment: Good movie, good story, tries a little too hard to be visually impressive if you ask me. This movie is "presented by" Santa Claus. (Well he has as much to do with it as Quentin Tarantino.)
 

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Heroes for Sale (1933)
Directed by William A Wellman.
Starring Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Loretta Young.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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He Walked By Night (1948)
Directed by Alfred L Werker.
Starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.99
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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H G Wells' The War of the Worlds (2005)
Directed by Timothy Hines.
Starring Anthony Piana, Jack Clay, James Lathrop.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.62
Comment: Not yet watched. I bought this to see if my own movies are better. From what I've seen so far.. yes, mine are better.
 

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The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Starring Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 6.25
Comment: A fun adventure from the Japanese master. Much better than any previous video edition!
 

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Hide and Seek (2005)
Directed by John Polson.
Starring Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.9
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)
Directed by Robert Clarke.
Starring Robert Clarke, Patricia Manning, Nan Peterson.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 6.78
Comment: Enjoyable but not much to it except some pretty good makeup and a good climax.
 

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The High and the Mighty (1954)
Directed by William A Wellman.
Starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.92
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Highlander (1985)
Directed by Russell Mulcahy.
Starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.8
Comment: Not yet watched. I'm not a huge fan of the film, but I think parts of it are good.
 

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High Noon (1952)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Starring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.36
Comment: One of the most intricate character studies ever put on screen.
 

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High School USA (1983)
Directed by Rod Amateau.
Starring Michael J Fox, Nancy McKeon, Todd Bridges.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.87
Comment: Not yet watched. I saw it in 1983 and enjoyed it. The cast was its big publicity gimmick.
 

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High Sierra (1941)
Directed by Raoul Walsh.
Starring Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not yet watched. A terrific gangster movie.
 

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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick.
Starring Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Deborah Baxter.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.37
Comment: Not yet watched. This is a great film, and is very little-known.
 

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The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Directed by Wes Craven.
Starring Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.1
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Hindenburg (1975)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring George C Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.64
Comment: Fair transfer, the best thing about this film is the music and the matte paintings.
 

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His Girl Friday (1940)
Directed by Howard Hawks.
Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.74
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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His Kind of Woman (1951)
Directed by John Farrow.
Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price.
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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His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
Directed by J Farrell MacDonald.
Starring Violet MacMillan, Frank Moore, Pierre Couderc.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.56
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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His Private Secretary (1933)
Directed by Phil Whitman.
Starring Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne, Alec B Francis.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.87
Comment: Not yet watched this DVD. Hope it looks better than the Critics Choice edition.
 

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His Private Secretary (1933)
Directed by Phil Whitman.
Starring Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne, Alec B Francis.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1
Comment: Horrible picture - I think CCV's concept of "digitally restored" is "blur the picture until the scratches are gone", and the frame rate is jumpy! Oh well, even so, Evalyn Knapp's beauty shines through.
 

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A History of Violence (2005)
Directed by David Cronenberg.
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.87
Comment: Really good.
 

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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Directed by Ida Lupino.
Starring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.77
Comment: It's creepy how his bad eye never closes.
 

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Hitch Hike to Hell (1968)
Directed by Irvin Berwick.
Starring Russell Johnson, Robert Gribbin, John Harmon.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.69
Comment: Pushes the boundaries of exploitation taste when the mama's boy who is raping and killing the young woman hitchhikers moves on to young men and then little girls. Suprisingly, though, it's not a bad film.
 

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A Hitch in Time (1978)
Directed by Jan Darnley-Smith.
Starring Patrick Troughton, Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.32
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hit the Ice (1943)
Directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.41
Comment: Some good gags in this one.
 

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Hobson's Choice (1954)
Directed by David Lean.
Starring Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.97
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hold That Ghost (1941)
Directed by Arthur Lubin.
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.94
Comment: A top Abbott and Costello feature.
 

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The Hole (2001)
Directed by Nick Hamm.
Starring Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.32
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Holes (2003)
Directed by Andrew Davis.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.56
Comment: Nice, well done, good cast.
 

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Holiday (1938)
Directed by George Cukor.
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.57
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hollow Man (2000)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Starring Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.52
Comment: Not yet watched. Worth watching just for the special effects.
 

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Holocaust (1978)
Directed by Marvin Chomsky.
Starring James Woods, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.48
Comment: Not yet watched. A few years ago I bought a used VHS and transferred it to DVD, so this is a welcome arrival and upgrade for me.
 

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Homicidal (1961)
Directed by William Castle.
Starring Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.44
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
Directed by Leonard Kastle.
Starring Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.87
Comment: Disappointing but not terrible.
 

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The Hooded Terror (1938)
Directed by George King.
Starring George Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Greta Gynt.
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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Horror Express (1972)
Directed by Eugenio Martín.
Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.82
Comment: Weird to think it's a radically different remake of THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, but it is.
 

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Horror Express (1972)
Directed by Eugenio Martín.
Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 6.7
Comment: Weird to think it's a radically different remake of THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, but it is.
 

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Horror Island (1941)
Directed by George Waggner.
Starring Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran.
shill's Movie Rating: 7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5
Comment: Fun film that slots in nicely with the Universal ouvre.
 

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Horror of Dracula (1958)
Directed by Terence Fisher.
Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55
Comment: Extremely well-done, loose adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel.
 

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The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Directed by Jimmy Sangster.
Starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4
Comment: Not yet watched. This one is actually better than expected and is really a re-telling of the original story.
 

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The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Directed by Del Tenney.
Starring John Scott, Alice Lyon, Allan Laurel.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Horrors of Spider Island (1960)
Directed by Fritz Böttger.
Starring Harald Maresch, Helga Franck, Alexander D'Arcy.
shill's Movie Rating: 1.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.1
Comment: Not yet watched. Appallingly bad.
 

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Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
Directed by Arthur Crabtree.
Starring Michael Gough, June Cunningham, Graham Curnow.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.56
Comment: Unlike the French release which omits the lengthy pre-credit hypnovision introduction, this R1 release includes it - but as a separate (non-anamorphic widescreen) extra, not as part of the feature. Picture seems softer than the French release.
 

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Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
Directed by Arthur Crabtree.
Starring Michael Gough, June Cunningham, Graham Curnow.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.6
Comment: Looks great but this French release omits the lengthy pre-credit hypnovision introduction!
 
Horse Feathers (1932)
Directed by Norman Z McLeod.
Starring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.55
Comment:
 

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The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Directed by Norman Tokar.
Starring Dean Jones, Diane Baker, Lloyd Bochner.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 4.95
Comment: Ah, a Kurt Russell classic. Heh. :)
 

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Hostage (2005)
Directed by Florent Emilio Siri.
Starring Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jimmy Bennett.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.76
Comment: I like Bruce Willis in just about anything. This was good although nothing too special.
 

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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Directed by Terry George.
Starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.15
Comment: Jill's collection. Very very good, but goes maybe a half-step too far at the end.
 

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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Directed by Edgar Wright.
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92
Comment: This is a blast.
 

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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Directed by Edgar Wright.
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.55
Comment: This is a blast. Looking forward to digging in to the extras.
 

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Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
Directed by John Brahm.
Starring Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer.
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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Hot Saturday (1932)
Directed by William A Seiter.
Starring Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.15
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Hot Shots! (1991)
Directed by Jim Abrahams.
Starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.83
Comment: Fun enough.
 

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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Directed by Jim Abrahams.
Starring Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.96
Comment:
 

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Directed by Sidney Lanfield.
Starring Richard Greene, Basil Rathbone, Wendy Barrie.
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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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Directed by Terence Fisher.
Starring Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.38
Comment: An excellent adaptation with great, commanding performances by Cushing and Morell. Great picture too.
 

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House of Bamboo (1955)
Directed by Samuel Fuller.
Starring Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.58
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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House of Dracula (1945)
Directed by Erle C Kenton.
Starring Onslow Stevens, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.51
Comment: Rather weak but watchable. Sadly missing from the original batch, presented here on DVD for the first time.
 

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The House of Fear (1945)
Directed by Roy William Neill.
Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.49
Comment: Another one I remember as being a favorite.
 

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House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Directed by Zhang Yimou.
Starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi.
shill's Movie Rating: 8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.7
Comment: Meh, it's fine. Jill's collection.
 

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House of Frankenstein (1944)
Directed by Erle C Kenton.
Starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.75
Comment: Another good Universal.
 

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House of Frankenstein (1944)
Directed by Erle C Kenton.
Starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 6.27
Comment: Another good Universal, not as good a print as it should be though!
 

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The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
Directed by Paul Harrison.
Starring John Ireland, Faith Domergue, John Carradine.
shill's Movie Rating: 3.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.86
Comment: Pretty dull, tired old premise of evildoings on the set of a horror film.
 

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House of Strangers (1949)
Directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz.
Starring Edward G Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.11
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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House of the Damned (1963)
Directed by Maury Dexter.
Starring Ron Foster, Merry Anders, Richard Crane.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.32
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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House of Wax (1953)
Directed by André De Toth.
Starring Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.94
Comment: Vincent Price delivers in this great remake of "Mystery of the Wax Museum".
 

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House on Haunted Hill (1958)
Directed by William Castle.
Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.56
Comment: The movie is pretty cool, especially thanks to Vincent Price. Some good scares, even. Poor presentation.
 

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House on Haunted Hill (1958)
Directed by William Castle.
Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.55
Comment: The movie is pretty cool, especially thanks to Vincent Price. Some good scares, even.
 

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House on Haunted Hill (1958)
Directed by William Castle.
Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 3.48
Comment: Not a bad transfer, actually. But I bought it for the other film.
 

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House on Haunted Hill (1958)
Directed by William Castle.
Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 6.3
Comment: The movie is pretty cool, especially thanks to Vincent Price. Some good scares, even.
 

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The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Directed by Henry Hathaway.
Starring William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.74
Comment: Pretty good stuff.
 

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The House on Skull Mountain (1974)
Directed by Ron Honthaner.
Starring Victor French, Janee Michelle, Jean Durand.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.55
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The House on Sorority Row (1983)
Directed by Mark Rosman.
Starring Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward.
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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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Directed by Robert Wise.
Starring Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, William Lundigan.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.22
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The House That Dripped Blood (1970)
Directed by Peter Duffell.
Starring Ingrid Pitt, Jon Pertwee, Denholm Elliott.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 0
Comment: Good anthology.
 

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The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Directed by Frank Lloyd.
Starring Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.44
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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Howard the Duck (1986)
Directed by Willard Huyck.
Starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Directed by John Ford.
Starring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.95
Comment: An immaculately built film with heart and soul, a true classic yet, although I do like it, I still don't consider it a favorite of mine.
 

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The Howling (1980)
Directed by Joe Dante.
Starring Dee Wallace-Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6
Comment: I don't rate this one as highly as most other people, but the cast and in-jokes make it fun.
 

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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Starring Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4
Comment: Super fantasy film.
 

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How to Make a Monster (1958)
Directed by Herbert L Strock.
Starring Robert H Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Conway.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.17
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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How to Make a Monster (1958)
Directed by Herbert L Strock.
Starring Robert H Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Conway.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.18
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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How to Make a Monster (2001)
Directed by George Huang.
Starring Steven Culp, Clea DuVall, Tyler Mane.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.42
Comment: It's amateurish, but not without some charm (most of it coming from Clea DuVall).
 

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Hudson Hawk (1991)
Directed by Michael Lehmann.
Starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.8
Comment: Not yet watched. Really not that bad, you know.
 

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Hulk (2003)
Directed by Ang Lee.
Starring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.22
Comment: Started it, didn't finish it.
 

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Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Directed by Barbara Peters.
Starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.47
Comment: Horror film is also a satire, but a mean-spirited one. Also features a lot of gratuitous nudity.
 

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
Starring Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.46
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
Starring Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.82
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. 2007 "Ultimate Edition".
 

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Directed by William Dieterle.
Starring Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Maureen O'Hara.
shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10.
Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.36
Comment: Simply splendid, a marvelous film with such incredible performances. A must-see.
 

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The Hunger (1983)
Directed by Tony Scott.
Starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.91
Comment: Not yet watched. Never been a favorite, but it's okay.
 

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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Directed by John McTiernan.
Starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn.
shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.61
Comment: Not yet watched. Ushered in the modern submarine movie.
 

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The Hurricane (1937)
Directed by John Ford.
Starring Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor.
shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 4/10. Average bitrate: 5.41
Comment: A good movie, lovely scenery and terrific music, with utterly convincing special effects.
 

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Hurricane (1974)
Directed by Jerry Jameson.
Starring Larry Hagman, Martin Milner, Jessica Walter.
shill's Movie Rating: 6.2/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.93
Comment: Do hurricane planes really fly THROUGH hurricanes, rather than over and into them?
 

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Hurricane (1979)
Directed by Jan Troell.
Starring Mia Farrow, Jason Robards, Timothy Bottoms.
shill's Movie Rating: 5.5/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.67
Comment: Not yet watched. Haven't seen it since around 1980.
 

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Hush (1998)
Directed by Jonathan Darby.
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Johnathan Schaech.
shill's Movie Rating: 4.6/10.
Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.61
Comment: Not yet watched. Beware full-screen only DVDs.
 

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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Directed by Robert Aldrich.
Starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten.
shill's Movie Rating: /10.
Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.98
Comment: Not yet watched, never seen.
 

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