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The Transformers - The Movie (American Version) [VHS]

The Transformers - The Movie (American Version) [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Orson Welles , Robert Stack , Leonard Nimoy , Norman Alden , Jack Angel
Director: Nelson Shin
During the 1980s, one cartoon series ruled the airwaves... TheTransformers. This paragon of consumerism was created with a dual purpose--to entertain and to galvanize children to buy the toys. Somewhere along the line, the show became a cult favorite, so in 1986 they fashioned an epic tale of good versus evil specifically for the big screen. The result looked vaguely like an animated remake of Star Wars. Who are the Transformers? The good guys are the Autobots: Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ultra Magnus, and many more. Their mortal enemies are the evil Decepticons, led by Megatron and StarScream. The Autobots must save their home planet from an evil entity known as Unicron (voiced by Orson Welles). At the same time, they must defend themselves from an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Along the way, lives are lost, battles are fought, and a new Autobot leader is born. The story and action never stop in a thrilling ride that often makes you forget that you're watching an '80s cartoon with inferior graphics. The violence will also come as a mild shock to those who haven't seen this film for a while--definitely a movie for the 8 and over audience. For those who grew up on this serie...
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Silencers [VHS]

Silencers [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Dean Martin , Stella Stevens , Daliah Lavi , Victor Buono , Arthur O'Connell
Director: Phil Karlson
Austin Powers undoubtedly stole a few moves from Matt Helm, the swinging secret agent embodied by Dean Martin in four intentionally dopey late-'60s movies. The Silencers is the first and best of the bunch--but at that, it's barely a movie. Dino is first seen reclining in his automated bed, and he hardly wakes up for the remainder of the picture. (When a stunt double performs athletic moves in the action scenes, you rub your eyes at the impossibility of Martin moving that quickly.) And yet Matt Helm manages to stave off a nuclear disaster in the southwest desert, the nefarious plot of a Chinese archvillain (Victor Buono). The 007-style gadgets include exploding sportcoat buttons, plus the wet bar in Dino's station wagon--so he can gulp whiskey while he drives. The women are, of course, outrageously sexist playthings, although Stella Stevens remains the most adorable of '60s sex kittens. --Robert Horton
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The Transformers - The Movie (International Version) [VHS]

The Transformers - The Movie (International Version) [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Orson Welles , Robert Stack , Leonard Nimoy , Norman Alden , Jack Angel
Director: Nelson Shin
During the 1980s, one cartoon series ruled the airwaves... TheTransformers. This paragon of consumerism was created with a dual purpose--to entertain and to galvanize children to buy the toys. Somewhere along the line, the show became a cult favorite, so in 1986 they fashioned an epic tale of good versus evil specifically for the big screen. The result looked vaguely like an animated remake of Star Wars. Who are the Transformers? The good guys are the Autobots: Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ultra Magnus, and many more. Their mortal enemies are the evil Decepticons, led by Megatron and StarScream. The Autobots must save their home planet from an evil entity known as Unicron (voiced by Orson Welles). At the same time, they must defend themselves from an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Along the way, lives are lost, battles are fought, and a new Autobot leader is born. The story and action never stop in a thrilling ride that often makes you forget that you're watching an '80s cartoon with inferior graphics. The violence will also come as a mild shock to those who haven't seen this film for a while--definitely a movie for the 8 and over audience. For those who grew up on this serie...
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Goodbye Charlie [VHS]

Goodbye Charlie [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Tony Curtis , Debbie Reynolds , Pat Boone , Joanna Barnes , Ellen Burstyn
Director: Vincente Minnelli

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I Spy: Honorable Assassins/A Few Miles West of Nowhere [VHS]

I Spy: Honorable Assassins/A Few Miles West of Nowhere [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Robert Culp , Bill Cosby , Kenneth Tobey , Arthur Batanides , France Nuyen

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Alvarez Kelly [VHS]

Alvarez Kelly [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: William Holden , Richard Widmark , Janice Rule , Patrick O'Neal , Victoria Shaw
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Alvarez Kelly (1966) isn't really a classic, but it's a pleasant enough Western, directed by Edward Dmytryk. The rather convoluted plot (adventurer plays one side off against the other on a cattle drive from Mexico during the Civil War) relies heavily on the charm of the two stars, William Holden and Richard Widmark, but the two prove as reliable as ever. There are some so-so action scenes, but it's the battle of wits between the two principals that supplies all the fireworks. By contrast Janice Rule is just adequate as the love interest. --Ed Buscombe
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The Best of I Spy, Vol. 1 [VHS]

The Best of I Spy, Vol. 1 [VHS]

Staring: Robert Culp , Bill Cosby , Kenneth Tobey , Arthur Batanides , France Nuyen

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I Spy: Home to Judgement/Trial By Tree House [VHS]

I Spy: Home to Judgement/Trial By Tree House [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Robert Culp , Bill Cosby , Kenneth Tobey , Arthur Batanides , France Nuyen

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Gambit

Gambit

Staring: Shirley MacLaine , Michael Caine , Herbert Lom , Roger C. Carmel
Director: Ronald Neame
Harry Dean has a plan to pull off a major robbery and needs Nicole as a gambit and windowdressing. He outlines his ideas about his perfect crime in a dream sequence and then meets Nicole, and nothing goes quite right again.
My Dog, the Thief [VHS]

My Dog, the Thief [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Dwayne Hickman , Mary Ann Mobley , Elsa Lanchester , Joe Flynn , John Van Dreelen
Director: Robert Stevenson

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