Sabotage (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.23 Comment: Not yet watched. Middling adaptation of Conrad's Secret Agent. |
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Sabotage (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.85 Comment: An adaptation of Conrad's Secret Agent, improves on second viewing. |
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Sabotage (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.23 Comment: Not yet watched. Middling adaptation of Conrad's Secret Agent. |
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Saboteur (1942) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.34 Comment: Not yet watched. Hitchcock's powers really start to shine. |
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) Directed by Tibor Takács. Starring Melissa Joan Hart, Sherry Miller, Charlene Fernetz. shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.95 Comment: Swimming in cliches and more cliches. But Melissa Joan Hart IS appealing. |
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Sacrifice (1986) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall. shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 4.21 Comment: An incredibly moving film experience if seen in the right frame of mind. The ending is one of the most breathtaking ever filmed. One of Tarkovsky's best. |
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Safe (1995) Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Julianne Moore, Peter Friedman, Xander Berkeley. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.67 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sahara (2005) Directed by Breck Eisner. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3 Comment: Fair fun. |
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Sailor of the King (1953) Directed by Roy Boulting. Starring Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Peter van Eyck. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.18 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Salem's Lot (1979) Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring David Soul, Bonnie Bedelia, James Mason. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.61 Comment: Not yet watched. Absolutely well worth watching - an iconic vampire story and film. A bit underrated, apparently! |
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Sanders of the River (1935) Directed by Zoltan Korda. Starring Leslie Banks, Paul Robeson, Nina Mae McKinney. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.15 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Sand Pebbles (1966) Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna. shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.65 Comment: Good, Steve McQueen is terrific. I'll never forget that one torture scene. |
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San Francisco (1936) Directed by W S Van Dyke. Starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73 Comment: Not yet watched. Could have done with a little less singing. |
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San Quentin (1937) Directed by Lloyd Bacon. Starring Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan. 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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Santa Claus (1959) Directed by René Cardona. Starring José Elías Moreno, Cesáreo Quezadas, José Luis Aguirre. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) Directed by Nicholas Webster. Starring John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck. shill's Movie Rating: 5.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13 Comment: Stupid but stupidly entertaining. |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974) Directed by Alan Gibson. Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles. shill's Movie Rating: 7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.33 Comment: Very seventies! Not too bad. |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974) Directed by Alan Gibson. Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles. shill's Movie Rating: 7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.73 Comment: Very seventies! Not too bad. |
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Satan Met a Lady (1936) Directed by William Dieterle. Starring Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth. 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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Satan's School for Girls (1973) Directed by David Lowell Rich. Starring Pamela Franklin, Kate Jackson, Lloyd Bochner. shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.45 Comment: Cheap made-for-TV is a bit entertaining, worthy viewing for Pamela Franklin fans. |
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Satan's Slave (1976) Directed by Norman J Warren. Starring Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Candace Glendenning. shill's Movie Rating: 4/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6 Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty poor. |
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Satan's Slave (1976) Directed by Norman J Warren. Starring Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Candace Glendenning. shill's Movie Rating: 4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.42 Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty poor. |
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Satellite in the Sky (1956) Directed by Paul Dickson. Starring Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. This DVD is a Best Buy exclusive at the time of this writing. |
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Saturn 3 (1980) Directed by Stanley Donen. Starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel. shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 6.51 Comment: Nice design, works okay as a horror film, but bland direction and horrible acting kills it. The widescreen (this is a region 2 disc) helps. |
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The Savage Girl (1932) Directed by Harry L Fraser. Starring Rochelle Hudson, Walter Byron, Adolph Milar. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.69 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Savage Streets (1984) Directed by Danny Steinmann. Starring Linda Blair, John Vernon, Robert Dryer. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.83 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Saving Private Ryan (1998) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 5.36 Comment: Technically one of the most impressive films ever made, and it tells a good story, and shows the pain of war, and unfortunately pours on the sap a trifle too thick by the end. |
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Sayonara (1957) Directed by Joshua Logan. Starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Scanners (1981) Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan. shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.15 Comment: Who told Stephen Lack he could act? Not a bad movie but needed a better lead! |
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Scared to Death (1947) Directed by Christy Cabanne. Starring Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Molly Lamont. shill's Movie Rating: 5.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 3.63 Comment: Very low budget horror film, Lugosi's only colour film. A decent cast. |
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The Scarlet Claw (1944) Directed by Roy William Neill. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer. shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.71 Comment: A memorable Holmes film, very atmospheric. |
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The Scarlet Clue (1945) Directed by Phil Rosen. Starring Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.98 Comment: |
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The Scarlet Empress (1934) Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Starring Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.91 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Scarlet Street (1945) Directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Scars of Dracula (1971) Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley. shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.24 Comment: Considered a lesser Hammer Dracula, it's actually pretty strong. Plus it's got Pat Troughton. |
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Scary Movie (2000) Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. Starring Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans. shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.48 Comment: Not yet watched. I have to say I found it somewhat funny, but THE reason I have it is Anna Faris. |
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Schindler's List (1993) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.27 Comment: Not yet watched. A very good movie, but Liam Neeson pushes a bit too hard near the end, which weakens its impact. |
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Scooby-Doo (2002) Directed by Raja Gosnell. Starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.9 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Decided to give it a fair chance. |
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) Directed by Raja Gosnell. Starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.67 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Scorpion King (2002) Directed by Chuck Russell. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.33 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Scott of the Antarctic (1948) Directed by Charles Frend. Starring John Mills, Derek Bond, Harold Warrender. shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.29 Comment: Not yet watched. One of my favorite British movies. |
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Scream (1996) Directed by Wes Craven. Starring David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox. shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.49 Comment: Not yet watched. Overrated, but good. |
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Scream and Scream Again (1969) Directed by Gordon Hessler. Starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing. shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.23 Comment: Far more unique and interesting than The Oblong Box, anyway. |
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Scream Blacula Scream (1973) Directed by Bob Kelljan. Starring William Marshall, Don Mitchell, Pam Grier. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.93 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Screaming Skull (1958) Directed by Alex Nicol. Starring John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway. shill's Movie Rating: 5.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5 Comment: Not so screaming. |
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Scream of Fear (1961) Directed by Seth Holt. Starring Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.11 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Sea Chase (1955) Directed by John Farrow. Starring John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.27 Comment: It's okay. |
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The Sea Hawk (1940) Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.33 Comment: Not yet watched. One of the best! |
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Directed by Bryan Forbes. Starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Mark Eden. shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.96 Comment: Odd movie about a bizarre kidnapping scheme is a standout for its acting. |
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The Searchers (1956) Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.4 Comment: Not yet watched. Didn't do much for me on first viewing. Need to see it again. |
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Search for Beauty (1934) Directed by Erle C Kenton. Starring Buster Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Robert Armstrong. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.46 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Season of the Witch (1973) Directed by George A Romero. Starring Jan White, Raymond Laine, Ann Muffly. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Second Arrival (1998) Directed by Kevin Tenney. Starring Patrick Muldoon, Jane Sibbett, Michael Sarrazin. shill's Movie Rating: 1.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.14 Comment: Simply awful sequel to a good movie; the budget cutting measures are obvious everywhere. |
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The Second Coming (2003) Directed by Adrian Shergold. Starring Christopher Eccleston, William Travis, Ahsen Bhatti. shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.58 Comment: Absolutely spellbinding and brilliantly written. |
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Second Honeymoon (1937) Directed by Walter Lang. Starring Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Stuart Erwin. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Second Woman (1951) Directed by James V Kern. Starring Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 3.75 Comment: A good B-thriller with shades of Hitchcock and a convincing performance from Robert Young. |
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Secret Agent (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.62 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Secret Agent (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.62 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Secret Agent (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Secret Agent (1996) Directed by Christopher Hampton. Starring Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.66 Comment: Not yet watched. A good adaptation of the novel, worth seeing. |
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Secretary (2002) Directed by Steven Shainberg. Starring James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.62 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Secret Invasion (1964) Directed by Roger Corman. Starring Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.89 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Sender (1982) Directed by Roger Christian. Starring Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. The DVD is a Best Buy exclusive at the time of this writing. |
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Sense and Sensibility (1995) Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.8 Comment: Not yet watched. A magnificent, wonderful film. |
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The Sentinel (1977) Directed by Michael Winner. Starring Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.22 Comment: Pretty audacious and bold for a 1977 horror film, really. Worth a look but not for the morally squeamish. This is the better version. |
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The Sentinel (1977) Directed by Michael Winner. Starring Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.17 Comment: Pretty audacious and bold for a 1977 horror film, really. Worth a look but not for the morally squeamish. |
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Directed by John Ford. Starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Billie Burke. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Serpent and the Rainbow (1987) Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae. shill's Movie Rating: 5.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.82 Comment: So-so, a movie whose individual ideas are better than the sum total. Has a lot of atmosphere though. |
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The Serpent's Egg (1977) Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Starring Liv Ullmann, David Carradine, Gert Fröbe. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.38 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Servant (1963) Directed by Joseph Losey. Starring Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.56 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Set-Up (1949) Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias. shill's Movie Rating: 9.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72 Comment: A truly outstanding film - I generally dislike boxing films, but this one is something else. A must see. |
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Se7en (1995) Directed by David Fincher. Starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow. shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 10/10. Average bitrate: 7.89 Comment: Intense, edgy thriller that leaves much to the viewer's imagination. Another outstanding film from David Fincher. |
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Seven Days To Noon (1950) Directed by John Boulting. Starring Barry Jones, André Morell, Sheila Manahan. shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12 Comment: Superb, brilliant, must see. |
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7 Faces of Dr Lao (1964) Directed by George Pal. Starring Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O'Connell. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.11 Comment: This movie is great fun, with a tour-de-force performance by Tony Randall. |
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Seven Men From Now (1956) Directed by Budd Boetticher. Starring Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin. shill's Movie Rating: 8.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.83 Comment: Excellent western, great beginning and solid Randolph Scott performance. |
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Seven Samurai (1954) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshio Inaba. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.79 Comment: Not yet watched. Truly not a favorite, but I do admire it. |
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1776 (1972) Directed by Peter H Hunt. Starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard. shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.78 Comment: A musical with terrific entertainment value as well as educational value. |
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The Seventh Victim (1943) Directed by Mark Robson. Starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell. shill's Movie Rating: 9.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73 Comment: Not yet watched. One of Lewton's finest, and my pick for best film of 1943. Just outstanding. |
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) Directed by Nathan Juran. Starring Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin Thatcher. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 5.98 Comment: Magical adventure especially good for kids with great Ray Harryhausen effects. |
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Shackleton (2002) Directed by Charles Sturridge. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Lorcan Cranitch, Kevin McNally. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.51 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.95 Comment: It takes a master to get so much suspense out of uncertainty when the audience is told up front that there IS no uncertainty. |
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) Directed by W S Van Dyke. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54 Comment: Not yet watched. I like this one. |
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Shadow of the Vampire (2000) Directed by E Elias Merhige. Starring John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes. shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.47 Comment: Willem Dafoe is profoundly astonishing, the movie is good although the ending is a let-down. |
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Shakespeare in Love (1998) Directed by John Madden. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 6.24 Comment: Great writing and very good acting, although Gwyneth is better in both "Hard Eight" and "Emma". It was nice to see it in focus - when I saw the film at an advance preview, it was out of focus for much of the screening! |
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Shallow Grave (1994) Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor. shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12 Comment: Creative and somewhat unique "things go wrong" movie. |
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Shane (1953) Directed by George Stevens. Starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.78 Comment: A classic western. I wrote a thesis on this movie back in my early college days. |
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The Shanghai Cobra (1945) Directed by Phil Karlson. Starring Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Benson Fong. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Shattered Glass (2003) Directed by Billy Ray. Starring Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.78 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Jill's collection. |
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Shaun of the Dead (2004) Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost. shill's Movie Rating: 9.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 9/10. Average bitrate: 6.77 Comment: A very funny comedy with some genuine depth to it. Simon Pegg is outstanding. |
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92 Comment: Deserves its excellent reputation. A great, heartfelt film. |
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She (1935) Directed by Irving Pichel. Starring Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92 Comment: Not yet watched. Getting there is fun, but once they find Swmbo, the movie can't decide what it wants to do. |
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She (1935) Directed by Irving Pichel. Starring Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.84 Comment: Getting there is fun, but once they find Swmbo, the movie can't decide what it wants to do. |
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The She Beast (1966) Directed by Michael Reeves. Starring Barbara Steele, John Karlsen, Ian Ogilvy. shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.28 Comment: I liked it well enough. This DVD is a terrific presentation of the movie. |
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The She Beast (1966) Directed by Michael Reeves. Starring Barbara Steele, John Karlsen, Ian Ogilvy. shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.63 Comment: I liked it well enough. |
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The She-Creature (1956) Directed by Edward L Cahn. Starring Chester Morris, Tom Conway, Cathy Downs. shill's Movie Rating: 3.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.82 Comment: Not yet watched. Crap film, but quite a monster costume! |
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She Demons (1958) Directed by Richard E Cunha. Starring Irish McCalla, Tod Griffin, Victor Sen Yung. shill's Movie Rating: 4.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.53 Comment: Extremely low budget junk, the kind of stuff I enjoy. |
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Sheena (1984) Directed by John Guillermin. Starring Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.54 Comment: Not very good but I found myself enjoying it anyway. |
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She Gods of Shark Reef (1958) Directed by Roger Corman. Starring Bill Cord, Don Durant, Lisa Montell. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984) Directed by John Goldschmidt. Starring Julie Walters, Anthony Higgins, Maureen O'Brien. shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.76 Comment: A galvanising movie for women nearing (or at) middle age. So then why do I have it? (Maureen O'Brien is in it.) |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) Directed by Roy William Neill. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.49 Comment: Just one of the great Rathbone Holmes films. |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) Directed by Roy William Neill. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.96 Comment: A great movie in a lousy presentation. |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) Directed by John Rawlins. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers. shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.49 Comment: A few gaping plot holes aren't important when you're watching Rathbone as Holmes. |
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) Directed by Roy William Neill. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.52 Comment: A particularly delicious Rathbone Holmes film. |
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) Directed by Roy William Neill. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1 Comment: Not yet watched. The patriotism doesn't bother me, I still love it. |
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She-Wolf of London (1946) Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Starring June Lockhart, Don Porter, Sara Haden. shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 7.28 Comment: A decent film, really just a gothic mystery and not a horror film. |
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She-Wolf of London (1946) Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Starring June Lockhart, Don Porter, Sara Haden. shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.39 Comment: A decent film, really just a gothic mystery and not a horror film. |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.1 Comment: Very good cavalry western. Nice ending. |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.1 Comment: Very good cavalry western. Nice ending. |
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The Shining (1980) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd. shill's Movie Rating: 8.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.3 Comment: Not yet watched. I can love this movie AND love the book SEPARATELY. Can you? |
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Ship of Fools (1965) Directed by Stanley Kramer. Starring Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.77 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Shivers (1975) Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.34 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Shock (1946) Directed by Alfred L Werker. Starring Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore. 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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Shock Waves (1977) Directed by Ken Wiederhorn. Starring Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams. shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.18 Comment: The transfer is good but the source print is fair. I'm sure they did the best they could! |
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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) Directed by Michael Anderson. Starring Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.79 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.94 Comment: Oddly (but well) paced romantic drama/light comedy. |
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Short Circuit (1986) Directed by John Badham. Starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens. shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.59 Comment: Talk about lightweight! |
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Short Cuts (1993) Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.46 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Shriek of the Mutilated (1974) Directed by Michael Findlay. Starring Alan Brock, Jennifer Stock, Tawm Ellis. shill's Movie Rating: 1.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.67 Comment: Silly horror film, terrible print quality. |
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The Shuttered Room (1967) Directed by David Greene. Starring Gig Young, Carol Lynley, Oliver Reed. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.96 Comment: Dismal, dreary horror film plays almost like a precursor to Straw Dogs. The list of what's wrong with this film would be long. |
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Sick Girl (2006) Directed by Lucky McKee. Starring Angela Bettis, Erin Brown, Jesse Hlubik. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.62 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sid and Nancy (1986) Directed by Alex Cox. Starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 0 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Side Street (1950) Directed by Anthony Mann. Starring Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.24 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Siege (1998) Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.32 Comment: Was a so-so film in 1998, is a bit more interesting today. |
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The Siege of Sidney Street (1960) Directed by Robert S Baker. Starring Donald Sinden, Nicole Berger, Kieron Moore. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.6 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Siegfried (1924) Directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Gertrud Arnold, Margarethe Schön, Hanna Ralph. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.35 Comment: A remarkable silent film. |
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The Sign of the Cross (1932) Directed by Cecil B DeMille. Starring Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.66 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Signs (2002) Directed by M Night Shyamalan. Starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin. shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1 Comment: A movie about faith. Genuinely nerve-wracking and suspenseful. |
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 5.88 Comment: Terrific, electrifying film in a very good presentation. |
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The Silent Enemy (1958) Directed by William Fairchild. Starring Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams, Michael Craig. shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.8 Comment: Decent war film, but nothing special. |
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Silent Night, Bloody Night (1973) Directed by Theodore Gershuny. Starring Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.45 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Silent Running (1971) Directed by Douglas Trumbull. Starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin. shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.91 Comment: Not yet watched. A memorable movie in many ways (but these days I can't stand those Joan Baez songs). |
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The Silent Star (1960) Directed by Kurt Maetzig. Starring Yoko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Silver Bullet (1985) Directed by Daniel Attias. Starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 6 Comment: A good, sometimes spooky, often funny, werewolf tale with heart and surprisingly good characterizations and character relationships. NO extras. |
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The Silver Chalice (1954) Directed by Victor Saville. Starring Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.79 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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A Simple Plan (1998) Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 8.49 Comment: A great movie with some great subtleties, the greatest of which is Billy Bob Thornton's performance. |
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The Simpsons Movie (2007) Directed by David Silverman. Starring Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.93 Comment: Rather perfect as a feature film adaptation of the series. |
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) Directed by Sam Wanamaker. Starring Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Patrick Troughton. shill's Movie Rating: 7.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 5.61 Comment: Passable Sinbad film with excellent Harryhausen stop-motion work (of course). |
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Sin City (2005) Directed by Frank Miller. Starring Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.35 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Singin' in the Rain (1952) Directed by Stanley Donen. Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.26 Comment: One of the few musicals I really like. |
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Single Room Furnished (1968) Directed by Matt Cimber. Starring Jayne Mansfield, Dorothy Keller, Fabian Dean. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.53 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sink the Bismarck! (1960) Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8 Comment: Not yet watched. One of my favorite WWII films. |
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The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) Directed by Phil Goldstone. Starring Zita Johann, Paul Cavanagh, Alan Dinehart. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.73 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sins of Jezebel (1953) Directed by Reginald Le Borg. Starring Paulette Goddard, George Nader, Eduard Franz. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.93 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sirens (1994) Directed by John Duigan. Starring Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill. shill's Movie Rating: 5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.76 Comment: Not yet watched. Canadian edition is full screen and has videotape playback glitches. |
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The Sister-in-Law (1974) Directed by Joseph Ruben. Starring John Savage, Will MacMillan, Anne Saxon. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 2.93 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Six Days Seven Nights (1998) Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer. shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.28 Comment: This is an extremely fun movie... dumb fun with some great dialogue and great music. I love it. |
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16 Blocks (2006) Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.79 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sixteen Candles (1984) Directed by John Hughes. Starring Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling. shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1 Comment: Not yet watched. Bits of this movie bother me, but I still enjoy it. |
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The 6th Day (2000) Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.47 Comment: Fairly entertaining and looks good. |
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The Sixth Sense (1999) Directed by M Night Shyamalan. Starring Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams. shill's Movie Rating: 9.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 8/10. Average bitrate: 5.21 Comment: A terrific film made a great deal more rewarding if you don't try to figure out the ending in advance. |
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The Skin Game (1931) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Edmund Gwenn, Helen Haye, C V France. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.27 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Skin Game (1931) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Edmund Gwenn, Helen Haye, C V France. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.78 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Skull (1965) Directed by Freddie Francis. Starring Peter Cushing, Patrick Wymark, Jill Bennett. shill's Movie Rating: 4.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.84 Comment: Not yet watched. Good one. |
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Directed by Kerry Conran. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Giovanni Ribisi. shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.88 Comment: Superb, absolutely superb. |
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The Skydivers (1963) Directed by Coleman Francis. Starring Kevin Casey, Eric Tomlin, Anthony Cardoza. shill's Movie Rating: 2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.7 Comment: Oooh. Why is this one called Skydivers again? What the hell did I just watch? |
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Skyjacked (1972) Directed by John Guillermin. Starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.45 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Slaves in Bondage (1937) Directed by Elmer Clifton. Starring Lona Andre, Donald Reed, Wheeler Oakman. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.2 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sleepy Hollow (1999) Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 7.3 Comment: Gorgeous looking film evokes memories of Hammer Horrors long past, at times it can even be a bit chilling. |
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Sleuth (1972) Directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz. Starring Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, John Matthews. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.47 Comment: Especially fun to watch with someone who has never seen it. But even once you know the movie it's still fun to watch again! |
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A Slight Case of Murder (1938) Directed by Lloyd Bacon. Starring Edward G Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sling Blade (1996) Directed by Billy Bob Thornton. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J T Walsh. shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12 Comment: Not yet watched. Love this outstanding film. |
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Slipstream (1989) Directed by Steven Lisberger. Starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill, Kitty Aldridge. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 5.52 Comment: Not yet watched. Nice cast and the movie, although slight and cheap-feeling, isn't at all bad. |
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Slither (2006) Directed by James Gunn. Starring Nathan Fillion, Don Thompson, Elizabeth Banks. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.63 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) Directed by Tamara Jenkins. Starring Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei. shill's Movie Rating: 5.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.5 Comment: Not yet watched. A decent enough movie, they rightly knew Natasha Lyonne was worthy of a lead role. |
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The Small Back Room (1949) Directed by Michael Powell. Starring David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins. shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.71 Comment: An extremely, extremely good movie. |
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The Small Back Room (1949) Directed by Michael Powell. Starring David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins. shill's Movie Rating: 9.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.38 Comment: An extremely, extremely good movie. Criterion edition. |
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Smart Money (1931) Directed by Alfred E Green. Starring Edward G Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp. shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.72 Comment: Not yet watched. Ah, Evalyn Knapp. |
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.97 Comment: Not yet watched. Always loved this movie! I caught a bit of it on TV for the first time in years, and was surprised how much of it I knew by heart. |
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The Snake Pit (1948) Directed by Anatole Litvak. Starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.52 Comment: A bit daring and gritty for its time, now seems somewhat weak and predictable, despite being a pretty good movie. |
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Sneakers (1992) Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. Starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.66 Comment: A fun movie, a prescient film considering thrillers of the late 90s and 2000s. |
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The Snow Creature (1954) Directed by W Lee Wilder. Starring Paul Langton, Leslie Denison, Teru Shimada. shill's Movie Rating: 6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5 Comment: Not very memorable. |
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The Snow Creature (1954) Directed by W Lee Wilder. Starring Paul Langton, Leslie Denison, Teru Shimada. shill's Movie Rating: 6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.13 Comment: Not yet watched. Not very memorable. |
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The Snow Queen (1966) Directed by Gennady Kazansky. Starring Lena Proklova, Natalya Klimova, Nikolai Boyarsky. shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 8.17 Comment: I greatly enjoyed this movie, my first exposure to Russian fairy tale films (and certainly not my last). |
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) Directed by Henry King. Starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner. shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.49 Comment: Engrossing, mildly soapy, and sometimes frustrating drama. |
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) Directed by Henry King. Starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner. shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.52 Comment: Engrossing, mildly soapy, and sometimes frustrating drama. |
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Snow White (1997) Directed by Michael Cohn. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, Monica Keena. shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 4.98 Comment: Dark, gritty and beautifully filmed adaptation of the Grimm tale. |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Directed by David Hand. Starring Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.9 Comment: Mainly for the extras. |
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Solaris (1972) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet. shill's Movie Rating: 9/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.14 Comment: Not exactly my favorite Tarkovsky film, but still worth watching (as is any of his work). |
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Solaris (1972) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet. shill's Movie Rating: 9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.53 Comment: Not exactly my favorite Tarkovsky film, but still worth watching (as is any of his work). |
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Solaris (2002) Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1 Comment: Well-done adaptation of the book, but doesn't have the same impact as the Tarkovsky film. |
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Soldier (1998) Directed by Paul W S Anderson. Starring Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.7 Comment: A solid science fiction action movie. Much underrated. |
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Solomon and Sheba (1959) Directed by King Vidor. Starring Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.28 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Someone's Watching Me! (1978) Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.91 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Something Weird (1968) Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. Starring Tony McCabe, Elizabeth Lee, William Brooker. shill's Movie Rating: 4.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.13 Comment: Not yet watched. This is very very bad. Be warned, you need to know that before you watch. If you know that, you can enjoy it. I like witch movies. |
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Somewhere in Sonora (1933) Directed by Mack V Wright. Starring John Wayne, Henry B Walthall, Shirley Palmer. 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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Somewhere in the Night (1946) Directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz. Starring John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.16 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Somewhere in Time (1980) Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer. shill's Movie Rating: 7.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.42 Comment: Not yet watched. Haven't seen it since around 1981. |
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The Song of Bernadette (1943) Directed by Henry King. Starring Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.48 Comment: Jennifer Jones deserves her Academy Award for her performance in this true story. A suitably reverential film, also with a great score. |
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Song of the Thin Man (1947) Directed by Edward Buzzell. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.1 Comment: Not yet watched. A great finish! |
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Son of Dracula (1943) Directed by Robert Siodmak. Starring Lon Chaney Jr, Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.46 Comment: This is a small gem, with some excellent moments. A favorite, sadly overlooked by most. |
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Son of Dracula (1943) Directed by Robert Siodmak. Starring Lon Chaney Jr, Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12 Comment: This is a small gem, with some excellent moments. A favorite, sadly overlooked by most. |
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Son of Frankenstein (1939) Directed by Rowland V Lee. Starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi. shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.13 Comment: My favorite of the early Frankenstein movies, excellent sets and an outstanding script. Yes, I even like it more than "Bride". |
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Son of Frankenstein (1939) Directed by Rowland V Lee. Starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi. shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.47 Comment: My favorite of the early Frankenstein movies, excellent sets and an outstanding script. Yes, I even like it more than "Bride". |
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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) Directed by John Cromwell. Starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders. 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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Son of Godzilla (1967) Directed by Jun Fukuda. Starring Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, Bibari Maeda. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.66 Comment: Not yet watched. Haven't seen it since I was a kid, but AS a kid it was a favorite. |
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The Son of Kong (1933) Directed by Ernest B Schoedsack. Starring Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher. shill's Movie Rating: 6.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54 Comment: It's a cute little film, but I still want to know where the hurricane comes from. |
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Sons of Hercules (1963) Directed by Alvaro Mancori. Starring Dan Vadis, Spela Rozin, Carla Calò. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 2/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.19 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sons of the Desert (1933) Directed by William A Seiter. Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.46 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sorcerer (1977) Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal. shill's Movie Rating: 9.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 4.67 Comment: Not yet watched. Love this movie. Really want a decent DVD someday, but not holding my breath. |
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The Sorcerers (1967) Directed by Michael Reeves. Starring Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.27 Comment: Freaky odd thriller. |
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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) Directed by Anatole Litvak. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards. shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.37 Comment: Not as streamlined as the play - almost too much background information - but builds to a very nice climax. DVD should have included the radio broadcast! |
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SOS Coast Guard (1937) Directed by Alan James. Starring Ralph Byrd, Maxine Doyle, Bela Lugosi. shill's Movie Rating: 7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 4.02 Comment: Twelve-part serial is literally non-stop action for almost four hours. |
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The Sound of Music (1965) Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.88 Comment: Christopher Plummer is great, and the whole thing is quite nicely done, although very different from the true story. |
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A Sound of Thunder (2005) Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.75 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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South Park Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) Directed by Trey Parker. Starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman. shill's Movie Rating: 9.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 5/10. Average bitrate: 5.77 Comment: Utterly hilarious and completely raunchy, with some of the catchiest, most unforgettable songs ever written. |
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Soylent Green (1973) Directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors. shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.95 Comment: Not yet watched. I'd never say it's GOOD, but it's okay. |
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Space Amoeba (1970) Directed by Ishirô Honda. Starring Akira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko Kobayashi. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.91 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Spacecamp (1986) Directed by Harry Winer. Starring Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston. shill's Movie Rating: 6.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.35 Comment: Not bad, but a little too "kiddy" oriented. Wrong aspect ratio? Non-anamorphic? What the hell? |
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) Directed by Lamont Johnson. Starring Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.51 Comment: Just one of those ridiculous B-grade sci-fi movies of the 80s, and I like it. |
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Spaceways (1953) Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras 2/10. Average bitrate: 6.35 Comment: I love this movie, it's so cool. The guy is suspected of killing a man and stashing the body into a rocket! |
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Spartacus (1960) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.22 Comment: A decent film, interesting mix of traditional and "daring". Required viewing for anyone who likes "Braveheart". |
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The Specialist (1975) Directed by Howard Avedis. Starring Adam West, John Anderson, Ahna Capri. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.61 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Specials (2000) Directed by Craig Mazin. Starring Paget Brewster, Thomas Haden Church, Kelly Coffield. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.75 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Speed (1994) Directed by Jan de Bont. Starring Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock. shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.33 Comment: An enjoyable movie. |
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Spellbound (1945) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.31 Comment: Not yet watched. A very good Hitchcock, dare I say it - spellbinding. |
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The Sphinx (1933) Directed by Phil Rosen. Starring Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry, Theodore Newton. shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.5 Comment: A nifty little thriller! Painful to watch the "sign language" though. |
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Spider (2002) Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne. shill's Movie Rating: 9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 6.37 Comment: A very interesting and very good study of the confusion of a schizophrenic mind. |
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Spider Baby (1964) Directed by Jack Hill. Starring Lon Chaney Jr, Carol Ohmart, Quinn K Redeker. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.65 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Spider-Man (2002) Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.95 Comment: Well-done, a lot of fun, a good sense of what a first Spider-Man movie should be like. |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco. shill's Movie Rating: 6.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.84 Comment: Disappointing, sometimes laughable third entry. |
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco. shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6 Comment: Not yet watched. Definitely a great superhero film, and better than the preceding film, but still not the flawless masterpiece some would say it is. |
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The Spider Woman (1944) Directed by Roy William Neill. Starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.49 Comment: One of the best Holmes films, the matching of wits of Holmes and the Spider Woman is a delight. |
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The Spiral Staircase (1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak. Starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.66 Comment: A very well-paced and constructed thriller with some great acting and a fine sense of escalating the suspense. |
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Spirited Away (2001) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Starring Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette. shill's Movie Rating: 9.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1 Comment: I intensely dislike almost all anime. I love this. Its creativity knows no boundaries. |
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The Spirit of St Louis (1957) Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith. shill's Movie Rating: 9.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.99 Comment: Not yet watched. On paper, it sounds kind of dull, really. But it's really quite an engrossing motion picture. |
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Spy Kids (2001) Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.85 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Spy Kids 3D Game Over (2003) Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.53 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.11 Comment: Actually is one of my favorite Bond films (not that I've seen them all, mind.) |
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Squirm (1976) Directed by Jeff Lieberman. Starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R A Dow. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.28 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sssssss (1973) Directed by Bernard L Kowalski. Starring Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies. shill's Movie Rating: 6.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.82 Comment: Not too bad, really. Not a lot happens, but it's interesting anyway. |
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Stacy (2001) Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Starring Natsuki Kato, Toshinori Omi, Tomoka Hayashi. shill's Movie Rating: 4.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.15 Comment: Despite a few good things, this is really quite crappy. I thought I'd really like it. |
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Stagecoach (1939) Directed by John Ford. Starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73 Comment: Not yet watched. Pretty good stuff. |
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Stage Fright (1950) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54 Comment: Not yet watched. A good one. Alastair Sim is a major scene stealer here. |
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Stalker (1979) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Nikolai Grinko, Anatoli Solonitsyn. shill's Movie Rating: 9.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.21 Comment: Breathtaking and marvellous. |
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Stalker (1979) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Nikolai Grinko, Anatoli Solonitsyn. shill's Movie Rating: 9.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.31 Comment: Breathtaking and marvellous. This is the Artificial Eye edition. |
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Stalker (1979) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Nikolai Grinko, Anatoli Solonitsyn. shill's Movie Rating: 9.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.16 Comment: Breathtaking and marvellous. |
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The Stand (1994) Directed by Mick Garris. Starring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan. shill's Movie Rating: 9.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 5.65 Comment: A terrific, unforgettable milestone in television miniseries history. |
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Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) Directed by Hamilton MacFadden. Starring Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.5 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Star Chamber (1983) Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.33 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Stargate (1994) Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 6.75 Comment: A pretty good film, this was another one of those free titles that I decided to keep. |
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Stargate (1994) Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.72 Comment: A pretty good film, and a surprisingly inexpensive ($11) ultimate edition. |
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Starman (1984) Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.35 Comment: John Carpenter at his most crowd-pleasing. I'm not entirely sure that's a good thing.. But the movie's good. |
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Starship Troopers (1997) Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.84 Comment: Not yet watched. I have SUCH mixed feelings about this movie. Action and special effects are good, satire is okay, acting is atrocious. |
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Star Trek V The Final Frontier (1989) Directed by William Shatner. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. shill's Movie Rating: 6.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.71 Comment: Well, it's not godawful (no pun intended) but it ain't no good either. |
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Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (1986) Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.41 Comment: Not yet watched. Silly, but yeah, it's my favorite Star Trek film (then again, I'm not a ST fan). |
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Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (1991) Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.28 Comment: One of the best Star Trek films. |
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Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979) Directed by Robert Wise. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.22 Comment: Despite the lengthy camera-caresses of the Enterprise, this film seems unfairly maligned by Star Trek fans. I'm not a Star Trek fan, and I really liked this movie. |
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Star Trek III The Search for Spock (1984) Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Starring William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan. shill's Movie Rating: 7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.9 Comment: Good action film, not as good as II but necessary as it concludes the Spock story. |
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Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (1982) Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. shill's Movie Rating: 8.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 8.66 Comment: A fairly epic feel, with a tight script and great performances from just about everyone. |
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Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) Directed by Bud Yorkin. Starring Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.92 Comment: Not yet watched. I love this movie, very funny, I especially love the ballroom scene. "Seventeen Eighty-Nine!" And who'd have expected a commentary by Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland and the director? |
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Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (1977) Directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.32 Comment: A decent movie. 1977 version. |
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Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (1977) Directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.61 Comment: A decent movie. 2004 version. |
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Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999) Directed by George Lucas. Starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.87 Comment: The weakest of the Star Wars films. |
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Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005) Directed by George Lucas. Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.73 Comment: Was underwhelmed in the theater, but I readily admit I didn't see it under the best conditions. |
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Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002) Directed by George Lucas. Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. shill's Movie Rating: 8.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.59 Comment: Possibly my second favorite Star Wars movie at the moment. It has an energy that was lacking in Phantom Menace. |
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The Steamroller and the Violin (1960) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamansky, Marina Adzhubei. shill's Movie Rating: 7.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 7.96 Comment: Tarkovky's student short is essential viewing for his admirers; casual viewers will find it charming. |
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Stella Dallas (1937) Directed by King Vidor. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.14 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Stepford Wives (1975) Directed by Bryan Forbes. Starring Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson. shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.1 Comment: Not yet watched. Funny, bold, creepy, ridiculous, memorable. |
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The Stepmother (1972) Directed by Howard Avedis. Starring Alejandro Rey, John Anderson, Katherine Justice. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 2.88 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Stereo (1969) Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Ronald Mlodzik, Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.75 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) Directed by Pete Michels. Starring Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis. shill's Movie Rating: 7.9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.85 Comment: Very funny, no question, but still feels a bit too long. |
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Stingaree (1934) Directed by William A Wellman. Starring Irene Dunne, Richard Dix, Mary Boland. 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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Sting of Death (1965) Directed by William Grefé. Starring Joe Morrison, Valerie Hawkins, John Vella. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.93 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Stir of Echoes (1999) Directed by David Koepp. Starring Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.61 Comment: Not yet watched. A very good spooky thriller. |
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The Stone Tape (1972) Directed by Peter Sasdy. Starring Michael Bryant, Jane Asher, Iain Cuthbertson. shill's Movie Rating: 9.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.39 Comment: Compelling and freaky television drama about a haunted room inside an old building being turned into a research centre. |
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The Story of Ruth (1960) Directed by Henry Koster. Starring Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.36 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Stowaway (1936) Directed by William A Seiter. Starring Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.52 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Straight On Till Morning (1972) Directed by Peter Collinson. Starring Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant, James Bolam. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.69 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Strange Brew (1983) Directed by Rick Moranis. Starring Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.19 Comment: Eh, ya know, great fun, eh? |
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Strange Confession (1945) Directed by John Hoffman. Starring Lon Chaney Jr, Brenda Joyce, J Carrol Naish. shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.57 Comment: |
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Strange Days (1995) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Angela Bassett, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Lewis. shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 6.81 Comment: Not yet watched. This one grows on you after a while. The Cameron touch is there, but it's not overwhelming. |
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The Strange Door (1951) Directed by Joseph Pevney. Starring Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest. shill's Movie Rating: 6.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.27 Comment: Laughton is particularly fun. |
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Strange Illusion (1945) Directed by Edgar G Ulmer. Starring Jimmy Lydon, Warren William, Sally Eilers. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.49 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Stranger (1946) Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Edward G Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles. shill's Movie Rating: 9.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.12 Comment: Not yet watched. An excellent, excellent film. |
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The Stranger (1946) Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Edward G Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles. shill's Movie Rating: 9.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1 Comment: Not yet watched. An excellent, excellent film. |
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Stranger From Venus (1954) Directed by Burt Balaban. Starring Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.35 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Strangers on a Train (1951) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker. shill's Movie Rating: 9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.54 Comment: Not yet watched. A terrific, tense film. This is the preview version on disc 2 - picture quality is a bit better than the release version. |
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Strangers on a Train (1951) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker. shill's Movie Rating: 9/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.91 Comment: Not yet watched. A terrific, tense film. |
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Strangler of the Swamp (1946) Directed by Frank Wisbar. Starring Rosemary La Planche, Robert Barrat, Charles Middleton. shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras 1/10. Average bitrate: 2.73 Comment: Unquestionably eerie and atmospheric, and well-directed, but it's still extremely low-budget. |
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The Stranglers of Bombay (1960) Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Guy Rolfe, Jan Holden, Andrew Cruickshank. shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.49 Comment: Wow, this one is surprisingly good! |
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The Stratton Story (1949) Directed by Sam Wood. Starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.73 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Straw Dogs (1971) Directed by Sam Peckinpah. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan. shill's Movie Rating: 4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.67 Comment: Not yet watched. Didn't like it the first time I saw it. Hoping it gets better. Still, a limited edition Criterion title, gotta have it. |
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Stray Dog (1949) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.89 Comment: A very good thriller, starts slow so stick with it. |
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Stray Dog (1949) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.47 Comment: A very good thriller, starts slow so stick with it. |
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The Street With No Name (1948) Directed by William Keighley. Starring Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 9.25 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Strictly Confidential (1959) Directed by Charles Saunders. Starring Richard Murdoch, William Kendall, Maya Koumani. shill's Movie Rating: 7.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.98 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Stripes (1981) Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates. shill's Movie Rating: 7.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.67 Comment: Bill Murray has a natural talent for comedy, ya know. This movie's very entertaining, although the extremely gratuitous nudity is rather dated. |
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Stronghold (1951) Directed by Steve Sekely. Starring Veronica Lake, Zachary Scott, Arturo de Córdova. shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.11 Comment: Somewhat dull, only Veronica Lake keeps me interested. |
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The Student of Prague (1913) Directed by Stellan Rye. Starring Paul Wegener, John Gottowt, Grete Berger. 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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The Student of Prague (1926) Directed by Henrik Galeen. Starring Conrad Veidt, Elizza La Porta, Fritz Alberti. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.4 Comment: I liked it, though I can't seem to think of anything to say about it right now. |
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The Stunt Man (1980) Directed by Richard Rush. Starring Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.16 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Stupids (1996) Directed by John Landis. Starring Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.94 Comment: Honestly, this is actually very funny and a lot of fun. |
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Suburbia (1984) Directed by Penelope Spheeris. Starring Chris Pedersen, Bill Coyne, Jennifer Clay. shill's Movie Rating: 8.4/10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras 6/10. Average bitrate: 5.77 Comment: An extremely realistic story of the lives of a group of misfit runaways / the early 80s punk scene. The realism has its exceptions, but for the most part this movie has it right. Some will HATE this film, but it "speaks" to me well enough. |
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Sullivan's Travels (1941) Directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick. shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.79 Comment: Not yet watched. A memorable and effective film that blends comedy, pathos and tragedy fairly well. |
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Summer Magic (1963) Directed by James Neilson. Starring Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.18 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Sum of All Fears (2002) Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. Starring Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell. 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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The Sun Also Rises (1957) Directed by Henry King. Starring Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.19 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sunrise (1927) Directed by F W Murnau. Starring George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston. shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.21 Comment: Not yet watched. The plot is unremarkable, but the production is stunning. In an era when the camera rarely moved, this film has the cameras practically flying around. |
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Sunset Blvd (1950) Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.1 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Supergirl (1984) Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Starring Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole. shill's Movie Rating: 3.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55 Comment: Ghastly film, but at least there's Peter Cook in it. Decent DVD presentation. |
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Superman (1948) Directed by Thomas Carr. Starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Carol Forman. shill's Movie Rating: 6.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9 Comment: Kirk Alyn makes a decent Superman, and this one is okay (the second serial is better). |
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Superman (1978) Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve. shill's Movie Rating: 8.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 7/10. Average bitrate: 6.3 Comment: Hadn't seen it in about twenty years before I got the DVD. Pretty good. |
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Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) Directed by Lee Sholem. Starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey. shill's Movie Rating: 6.6/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.55 Comment: One of those movies that just can't be explained. |
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Superman II (1980) Directed by Richard Lester. Starring Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.74 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Survival Quest (1989) Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Survivor (1981) Directed by David Hemmings. Starring Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph Cotten. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 5/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Susannah of the Mounties (1939) Directed by William A Seiter. Starring Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood. shill's Movie Rating: 7.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.46 Comment: Good cast in a fairly decent Temple film. |
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Suspicion (1941) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke. shill's Movie Rating: 8.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.76 Comment: Not yet watched. I particularly enjoy this Hitchcock film, some don't. |
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Suspiria (1977) Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci. shill's Movie Rating: 8/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.78 Comment: I'm not overly fond of Argento, but I like this one. |
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Svengali (1931) Directed by Archie Mayo. Starring John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture /10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6 Comment: This movie is entertaining and very much worth watching, if only to see the dramatic set designs and model cityscape. |
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Svengali (1931) Directed by Archie Mayo. Starring John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp. shill's Movie Rating: 8.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.64 Comment: This movie is entertaining and very much worth watching, if only to see the dramatic set designs and model cityscape. |
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Svengali (1954) Directed by Noel Langley. Starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit, Terence Morgan. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 6/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.84 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. Hildegard Knef, one of the ugliest women in history, plays someone who is supposed to be enchantingly beautiful. Hm. |
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Swamp Thing (1982) Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras 4/10. Average bitrate: 5.35 Comment: Interesting concept (thanks to the comic book) but a fairly mediocre film. |
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Swamp Water (1941) Directed by Jean Renoir. Starring Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Swamp Women (1955) Directed by Roger Corman. Starring Beverly Garland, Carole Mathews, Mike Connors. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 3/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.9 Comment: A fun cast makes this trash worthwhile. And need I mention Beverly Garland in shorts, and Marie Windsor in shorts, and… |
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Swamp Women (1955) Directed by Roger Corman. Starring Beverly Garland, Carole Mathews, Mike Connors. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 1/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.9 Comment: A fun cast makes this trash worthwhile. And need I mention Beverly Garland in shorts, and Marie Windsor in shorts, and… |
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Swamp Women (1955) Directed by Roger Corman. Starring Beverly Garland, Carole Mathews, Mike Connors. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 1/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6 Comment: A fun cast makes this trash worthwhile. And need I mention Beverly Garland in shorts, and Marie Windsor in shorts, and… |
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The Swarm (1978) Directed by Irwin Allen. Starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark. shill's Movie Rating: 5.3/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.78 Comment: I remember it was going to be a huge movie event… and then FLOP! |
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S.W.A.T. (2003) Directed by Clark Johnson. Starring Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.33 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 7.74 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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The Sweet Hereafter (1998) Directed by Atom Egoyan. Starring Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood. shill's Movie Rating: 7.8/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 10/10. Average bitrate: 5.61 Comment: Not yet watched. A powerful film with very strong performances and memorable images. |
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Swept From the Sea (1997) Directed by Beeban Kidron. Starring Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen. shill's Movie Rating: 8.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras 4/10. Average bitrate: 4.62 Comment: I really liked this film - good cast, great music, beautiful scenery, a nice adaptation of the Joseph Conrad story "Amy Foster". |
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The Swimmer (1968) Directed by Frank Perry. Starring Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 5.7 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Swing It, Sailor! (1938) Directed by Raymond Cannon. Starring Wallace Ford, Ray Mayer, Isabel Jewell. shill's Movie Rating: /10. Disc ratings: Picture 4/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 3.79 Comment: Not yet watched, never seen. |
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Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Directed by Ken Annakin. Starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur. shill's Movie Rating: 7.5/10. Disc ratings: Picture 9/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.39 Comment: Good adventure, nice Janet Munro, silly John Mills and annoying little brat kid. |
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The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) Directed by Albert Pyun. Starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale. shill's Movie Rating: 6.7/10. Disc ratings: Picture 8/10. Extras 3/10. Average bitrate: 5.3 Comment: Not a great movie, but fun, and well-remembered by those who saw it upon release (like me). |
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Sylvia (2003) Directed by Christine Jeffs. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris. shill's Movie Rating: 7.2/10. Disc ratings: Picture 7/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 4.62 Comment: Seems to lack something, yet it's a story well told and very well acted. |
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Syriana (2005) Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright. shill's Movie Rating: 7.1/10. Disc ratings: Picture 10/10. Extras /10. Average bitrate: 6.52 Comment: A bit too muddled for its own good. |
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