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JUDGE DREDD As far as mindless Sylvester Stallone action movies go, JUDGE DREDD ($30) is better than some, but not quite as good as others. JUDGE DREDD is based upon the cult comic book of the same name, with Stallone portraying the title character. When Stallone's Judge Dredd utters the film's tag line "I am The Law" he isn't kidding. In the future, justice is swift thanks to an elite police force known as "Judges" that have absolute authority, serving as judge, jury and when required- executioner. Amongst Judges, Judge Dredd has become legendary for the rapid, dispassionate manner in which he dispenses justice. The plot of JUDGE DREDD centers on the political aspiration of Judge Griffin (Jürgen Prochnow), who frames Dredd for murder in an effort to unseat Judge Fargo (Max von Sydow) from his leadership of the Council of Judges. Judge Griffin utilizes the services of an imprisoned madman named Rico (Armand Assante), to eliminate Dredd. Rico is a former Judge who is more than happy to destroy the man who placed him behind bars. The cast of JUDGE DREDD also includes Rob Schneider as Herman Ferguson, a small time crook who helps Dredd in his hour of need, and Diane Lane as Judge Hershey. Hollywood Pictures Home Video has made JUDGE DREDD available on DVD in a Letterboxed presentation that does not contain the anamorphic enhancement for 16:9 aspect ratio televisions. Despite the lack of the anamorphic enhancement, JUDGE DREDD sports a good-looking image that is sharp and detailed. Colors are vivid, but don't belie a trace of chroma noise in their richly saturated hues. Digital compression artifacts were tamed by competent DVD authoring. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is an absolute blast. Bass reproduction could blow one into next week, while the mix aggressively utilizes the discrete capabilities of the Dolby Digital system to assault the viewer on all sides with pinpoint precision. Explosions and gunfire emanate from everywhere, yet the track manages natural sounding dialogue. Even Alan Silvestri's music sounds good in the mix. A French language soundtrack has been provided, as has English captioning. The DVD's interactive menus are simplistic and offer access to a theatrical trailer as well as the standard scene and language selection features.Read full review
AN OUTSTANDING AND VERY WELL MADE EPIC WORLD WAR 2 FILM...BASED ON A TRUE STORY, THE ELITE 6TH RANGERS BATTALION IS GIVEN THE MISSION OF LIBERATING OVER 500 PRISONERS OF WAR, FROM A JAPANESE HELD P.O.W CAMP 30 MILES BEHIND ENEMY LINES....THE ACTING IS SUPERB ESPECIALLY JOSEPH FIENNES AS THE AILING OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE PRISON INMATES...THIS TAKES ME BACK TO EARLY 1950'S AND 60'S WAR FILMS, WELL WORTH BUYING AND ADDING TO ANY DVD COLLECTION.....ENJOY !!!!!!
This DVD was given to me as a birthday present and I was looking forward to watching it. The film is set in the Philippines during WWII. Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalised, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, with the help of Filipino guerrillas, planned a daring mission some called it suicide, to rescue the five hundred U.S. soldiers still alive there. The film is told in glorious detail. The story is based on two books, THE GREAT RAID: RESCUING THE DOOMED GHOSTS OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR by William B. Breuer and GHOST SOLDIERS: THE EPIC ACCOUNT OF WORLD WAR II'S GREATEST RESCUE MISSION by Hampton Sides. In addition, several men involved in the raid served as consultants on the project. The result is a thrilling, agonising, and unforgettable war movie like they used to make in the 1940s and 1950s, a celebration of the human spirit. THE GREAT RAID stars Benjamin Bratt as Lt. Colonel Mucci, an offbeat military man who puts his faith in young Captain Prince (James Franco) to lead the dangerous mission. Among the men imprisoned in the camp are Joseph Fiennes as the ailing Major Gibson and Marton Csokas as Captain Redding, who is always trying to escape. Connie Nielsen adds romantic tension as a war widow smuggling much-needed medicine into the camp. The running time is 127 mins approx. Excellent film well worth a watchRead full review
its a great film,as i love these films,when i seen it on tv about 1 month ago,i thought wow great story,and true real life what did happen..so i decided to get here search it,buy 1 for myself 1 for my dad...every time i see good film on tv,ebay here i come :)
Very well priced and I received it quickly. Fantastic War Film with a Great Cast. I Really enjoyed the film XXXX
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