Narc/ Serpico/ Untouchables
Narc/ Serpico/ Untouchables : short review
Three films. Narc - When a drugs bust goes wrong and a pregnant woman is shot, undercover narcotics officer, Nick Tellis, is suspended from the Detroit Police Force. Although struggling to survive on a small pension with a wife and small baby, Tellis is not too sure about returning back to the force. Eighteen months on and Tellis is needed to help crack a homicide case. An undercover officer has been killed and Tellis is asked to take on the case. Serpico - Pacino is perfectly cast as an honest cop trying to hold onto his ideals amidst the corruption and suspicion of New York's Police Department. This searing real-life film packs a powerful punch both in terms of Pacino's performance and the message it communicates. The Untouchables - The story of Al Capone, gangster-run Chicago and Elliot Ness, the man who took Capone down. Kevin Costner is the naive Ness, the Federal Agent assigned to get Capone. He learns to 'fight fire with fire' with the help of Oscar winning Sean Connery.
Falklands - The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play tells the story of how the British Conservative Government, led my Maggie Thatcher, dealt with the country's biggest international crisis since the Suez incident.
Five episodes. Eat me - Crichton, Chiana, D'Argo and Jool are forced to land on an old diseased Leviathan in a Peacekeeper Control Collar when their transport pod is damaged. Their fear of running into Peacekeepers aboard the ship are replaced by terrifying real foes - mutant scavengers. Thanks For Sharing - Crichton has been duplicated into two identical Crichtons and Aeryn discovers that her own mother, Xhalax Sun, is leading the Peacekeeper Retrieval Squad. Green Eyed Monster - Talyn is swallowed by a giant space creature causing Crais's neural connection to Talyn to malfunction. Losing Time - The crew experience strange blackouts and periods of lost time when they pass through a magnetic cluster. Relativity - The Peacekeeper Retrieval Squad trace the crew of the Talyn to a Jungle Planet where the gunship is recuperating.
Midsomer Murders - Dead Man's Eleven
Another murder mystery for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby who is ably assisted by Sergeant Gavin Troy. The village of Fletcher's Cross is astounded when a rich businessman's wife is found bludgeoned to death by a cricket bat. Although the lady had no enemies her husband was hated by all and sundry. Can Barnanby and Troy discover why anyone would want to kill such a nice woman?
Around The World In 80 Days - Complete
Michael Palin sets out to travel around the world in 80 days using only the forms of transport available to the fictional Phileas Fogg. Part One, Outward Bound - Day one to twenty-eight - London, Alexandria, Saudia Arabia, Dubai, Bombay and Madras. Part Two, Homeward Bound - Day twenty eight to day seventy-nine - Madras, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, California, London.
Can money and power get love? When a woman falls in love with a man she can not have her powerful brother does everything he can to keep his sister happy!
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