Jules Verne's classic underwater adventure is brought vividly to life in this 1950's Disney adaptation, thanks in large part to some great monster effects, and James Mason's scene stealing portrayal of Captain Nemo as mad genius. Huge fun.

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The definitive 'Apocalypse Now' (as if the original wasn't pretty definitive) this has nearly an hour of extra footage fleshing out the surreal journey of our central protagonists and, though it brings the film to a whisker short of three and a half hours, much of it explains what happens to the eclectic characters we meet. The cut version of 'Apocalypse Now' stands as one of the most awesome films of modern cinema, anyone who has seen it will inevitably see it again, it's just that now you have find out more...

 

 

Scrat’s pursuit of the nirvana acorn causes yet another continental cataclysm which plunges our three bestest buddies into yet another perilo find out more...

With no personal bias whatsoever you quite simply have to see this film. Fabulous special effects and superbly theatrical acting, this Greek myth is a hugely entertaining adventure romp, replete with multi-headed Hydras, warrior skeletons and bronze gods. Suspend disbelief and enjoy. find out more...

Crockett and Tubbs are two super-cool, super-tough undercover Miami cops, but their latest gig takes them so deep into the world of major drug-trafficking that it becomes increasingly difficult to find a way out in anything other than a coffin. Michael Mann returns to his iconic TV series and makes a smooth, pacey, big screen retread, where two dimensional characters and a barely present storyline mercifully take a back seat to the slick action. find out more...

Captain Jack Sparrow once again manages to drag all those who owe him nothing into a race against time to save his worthless, but charming, soul. On this occasion it's the infamous Davy Jones who has dibs on the master of the ‘Black Pearl', and only if Jack can steal the fabled dead man's chest might he escape his grim fate. 'Pirates Of The Caribbean 2' is a very similar but less entertaining retread of the first film, and as pop corn escapism it has much to recommend it, but two and half hours, find out more...

It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock, played by David Niven, who won an Oscar for his performance, a retired officer who likes to find out more...

The extra footage mostly concerns the end of the film, and for those who've seen the original, this one makes a whole helluva lot more sense! I still reckon it should've ended with him dying on the ledge, but then that's probably why I'm not a famous Hollywood director. Great sci-fi action. find out more...

Another spectacular recreation of ancient myth from the visual genius of Ray Harryhausen finds Sinbad battling griffins, centaurs, multi limbed statues and even the prow of his own ship! A hugely entertaining and timeless adventure. find out more...