Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill
Director: Roger Donaldson

First and foremost a star vehicle for Tom Cruise, this paper-thin Horatio Alger story of a young bartender with dreams of get-rich-quick success is notable only for Cruise's immense likeability in contrast to a creaky plot and thinly drawn characters. Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a young entrepreneur and ladies' man who with his mentor (Bryan Brown) takes the New York bar scene by storm. Through setbacks and tragedy, Brian eventually realises there's more to life than a quick buck, and fights for the woman he loves (Elisabeth Shue). Despite its shortcomings, a worthwhile viewing for Tom Cruise fans. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com
One of the best movies ever!, 2009-04-24
Mr Cruise at his best!!!, if your a fan you'll love this one, easy watching, highs and lows through out this film.

Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Malcolm McDowell, Vincent DOnoforio, Nicole Kidman
Director: Stanley Kubrick

To date Stanley Kubrick remains one of cinema's most controversial film-maker. This box set highlights some of his greatest work, from the visionary 2001:A Space Odyssey, the violent and highly-debated A Clockwork Orange, the chilling adaptation of The Shining, the acclaimed war drama Full Metal Jacket, to his final piece, the controversial Eyes Wide Shut. And to top it off, the treat of this box set, the fascinating Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures.

Stanley Kubrick was one of the most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers of his generation, but he was also an intensely private man who rarely gave interviews and produced most of his films under a shroud of secrecy, which tended to foster a great deal of rumour and speculation about his working methods. Jan Harlan, who worked as Kubrick's assistant and executive producer on several projects directed this feature-length documentary. Narrated by Tom Cruise, this offers a rare in-depth look into Kubrick's career as a filmmaker, structured around interviews with a number of actors, writers, technicians, composers, friends, and family who speak on the record about his relentless perf...
Great!, 2009-12-26
Bought for my A2 film studies coursework. Great films by a great director, thanks a lot :)

Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno
Director: J.J. Abrams, Brian De Palma, John Woo

Really great blu-ray box set, 2010-03-03
Got this box set for great value. Great movies and blu-ray looks great. Would recommend.

Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt
Director: Tony Scott

Jingoism, beefcake, military hardware, and a Giorgio Moroder rock score reign supreme over taste and logic in this Tony Scott film about a maverick trainee pilot (Tom Cruise) who can't follow the rules at a Navy aviation training facility. The dogfight sequences between American and Libyan jets at the end are absolutely mechanical, though audiences loved it at the time. The love story between Cruise's character and that of Kelly McGillis is like flipping through pages of advertising in a glossy magazine. This designer action movie from 1986 is made more palatable by the canny casting of good actors in dumb parts. Standouts include Anthony Edwards--who makes a nice impression as Cruise's average-Joe pal--and the relatively unknown Meg Ryan in a small but memorable appearance. --Tom Keogh
fine detail, 2010-01-31
well worth getting in blue ray. the extra detail is clearly visable,and the sound separation is awsome.it makes the old low def one look as though its out of focus

Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Rick Rossovich, Meg Ryan, John Stockwell, James Tolkan
Director: Tony Scott

Tom Cruise, Rick Rossovich, Meg Ryan, John Stockwell, James TolkanDirector: Tony Scott
fine detail, 2010-01-31
well worth getting in blue ray. the extra detail is clearly visable,and the sound separation is awsome.it makes the old low def one look as though its out of focus

Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring: Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak
Director: Rob Reiner

Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin PollakDirector: Rob Reiner
MOVIE., 2009-09-06
REALLY GOOD PERFORMANCES FROM ALL OF THE CAST, KEPT ME GLUED TO MY SEAT!AND EVEN BETTER ON BLU-RAY..NICE TRANSFER!!

Rated: To Be Announced
Staring: Tom Cruise

Despite super effects, a huge budget, and the cinematic pedigree of alien-happy Steven Spielberg, this take on H.G. Wells's novel is basically a horror film packaged as a sci-fi thrill ride. Instead of a mad slasher, however, Spielberg (along with writers Josh Friedman & David Koepp) utilizes aliens hell-bent on quickly destroying humanity, and the terrifying results that prey upon adult fears, especially in the post-9/11 world. The realistic results could be a new genre, the grim popcorn thriller; often you feel like you're watching Schindler's List more than Spielberg's other thrill-machine movies (such as Jaws or Jurassic Park). The film centers on Ray Ferrier, a divorced father (Tom Cruise, oh so comfortable) who witnesses one giant craft destroy his New Jersey town and soon is on the road with his teen son (Justin Chatwin) and preteen daughter (Dakota Fanning) in tow, trying to keep ahead of the invasion. The film is, of course, impeccably designed and produced by Spielberg's usual crew of A-class talent. The aliens are genuinely scary, even when the film--like the novel--spends a good chunk of time in a basement. Readers of the book (or viewers of the deft 1953 ...
A disjointed blast, 2009-12-10
On first watching this movie, I found it a bit of a let-down, because I was expecting something different. Spielberg avoided the usual formula of Humans galvanizing themselves into finding the enemy's one weakness and then exploiting it to secure victory. Moving away from this was risky and, it seems to me, one of the main reasons why the movie was pelted with criticism, particularly where the ending is concerned.

Having recently bought another copy (I dispensed with my last copy quickly) at a knocked-down price here, I sat down to give it another chance. This time around I was more impressed by it. I still don't see why Ray's son feels the need to run away, or why we spend so much time in the basement dealing with an irrelevant madman. Nor does Dakota's safe-space thingy really amount to anything other than a distraction. The well-known flaws in the plot and action are still there, of course, but the movie hangs together pretty well. I liked it.

The ending could have been beefed up a bit. The idea that the aliens are destroyed by bacteria is laudible and in line with the original story, but when the protective force-field shields are down, we ought to have been treated to a final blast, where dozens of the alien tripids are taken down by the army, airforce and navy (the navy's firepower is often overlooked in disaster movies), while Ray et al weave their way through the alien wreckage to reach thier destination.

I would have plotted it a bit differently, by putting Tim (Mary Ann's new squeeze) with Ray and daughter, and getting rid of the son. The father-son thing doesn't really work for me; it just seems a bit obvious and has been done far too often in the past. This would give us an ongoing tussle between Ray and Tim (over keeping the girl alive and safe). This resolves later when Tim and Rachel face the aliens, and Tim deserts her to save himself. Tim dies, and Rachel is saved by selfless (at last) Ray. (This replacing the madman in the cellar sequence). This leaves us with Ray, having proved his fatherly credentials and being the "dad" and "man" he never was, making it to Boston, with the hopeful possibility that he is someone Mary Ann might want to try again with, and reunite the family.

Anyway, my script-writing ambitions aside, for all its faults, this is a pretty good effort from Spielberg, and at the current price, the 2-DVD set represents good value for money.

Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard
Director: Bryan Singer

A monumental film, 2010-03-02
While Tom Cruise is always overacting, this time he succeeded in performing at his best. While the DVD offers no extras, the quality of the film itself is outstanding, with suspense created till the end, even when (one should be) knowing the plot.
Hopefully this will push film makers to look into other hero stories of those days such as that of Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr who worked together with MI6. Also that is an almost forgotten story.

Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Staring: Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Virginia McCollam, John McConnell, Tom Cruise
Director: Neil Jordan

When it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the vampire Lestat in this adaptation of Anne Rice's bestselling novel, even Rice chimed in with a highly publicised objection. The author wisely and justifiably recanted her negative opinion when she saw Cruise's excellent performance, which perceptively addresses the pain and chronic melancholy that plagues anyone cursed with immortal bloodlust. Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst are equally good at maintaining the dark and brooding tone of Rice's novel. And in this rare mainstream project for a major studio, director Neil Jordan compensates for a lumbering plot by honouring the literate, Romantic qualities of Rice's screenplay. Considered a disappointment while being embraced by Rice's loyal followers, Interview with the Vampire is too slow to be a satisfying thriller, but it is definitely one of the most lavish, intelligent horror films ever made. --Jeff Shannon
It wont disappoint., 2010-02-08

Poetic, elegant, sensual, mysterious, beautifully written and superbly casted.
A film that will not disappoint.

Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring: Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Max Von Sydow, Peter Stormare
Director: Stephen Spielberg