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1.The Jewel in the Crown - Complete Set starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach directed by: Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien April 24, 1997
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $7.99
DO NOT BUY this series! After hearing for years about the vaunted "Jewel in the Crown" series, my wife and I checked out the tapes from the library and watched the whole thing. It was awful. The best DVD reproduction in the world couldn't save this film. We thought maybe we'd learn a little history while getting caught up in the stories of the characters, but we were wrong on both counts. Maybe if you knew some of the history of India's emerging independence, the story would make sense to you, but to us, it was all muddled and obscure. And the characters and their stories were equally disappointing. About the only person you get to know is Merrick, and he's so reprehensible that you wish he would just go away. We kept watching episode after episode, hoping that the ... Read More

2.My Beautiful Laundrette starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche directed by: Stephen Frears October 23, 1991
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.89
The film covers a short period of time in the life of Omar, a young Pakistani living in London in the 80's. His father is a brilliant, well educated socialist who was famous back home but is a nobody there, so he has taken to his bed with a bottle of vodka. His hope is in Omar, and he expects him to go to college to understand the evils of society. Meanwhile, though they need cash and he calls on his successful brother, Nassar to give Omar a summer job in one of his many businesses. We watch Omar as he gains favor with Nassar and gets to manage one of his run down laundrettes in a poor area of the city. He wants to follow in his uncle's footsteps and make a lot of money. The plot thickens as he runs into an old childhood friend, Johnny, a lower class native Brit who has turned ... Read More

3.Tai-Pan starring: Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton, Tim Guinee, Bill Leadbitter directed by: Daryl Duke February 15, 1996
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.01
After reading the book I was extremely disappointed by this poor attempt. I had the 'bad joss' of actually buying the dvd after reading the book. If you hadn't read the book the film would be truly incomprehensible, and if you read the book you would feel a tremendous void. As many other reviewers have said, Taipan needs to be reincarnated as a mini-series of some sort to afford it proper treatment.

4.Sicilian starring: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro, Richard Bauer directed by: Michael Cimino October 24, 2001
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.77
No joke, this is two hours of amateurish stuff, which cannot really be called cinema without upsetting someone up there. I just went back to see some of the scenes of this movie again because they are so ridiculous I wanted to have another go! So, let's start in the right order (warning, contains some spoilers, but you're not really going to watch this movie, are you?): - The fact that the movie was entirely in English should have given it away, very funny to hear would-be sicilians talking to each other in English. - Past that, we encounter the limping professor. An attempt to add a sinister touch to an otherwise meaningless character. Very amateurish. - Then came signs and inscriptions throughout the movie, all in English (things like Sicilian Region, ... Read More

5.The Jewel in the Crown starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach directed by: Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $14.00
DO NOT BUY this series! After hearing for years about the vaunted "Jewel in the Crown" series, my wife and I checked out the tapes from the library and watched the whole thing. It was awful. The best DVD reproduction in the world couldn't save this film. We thought maybe we'd learn a little history while getting caught up in the stories of the characters, but we were wrong on both counts. Maybe if you knew some of the history of India's emerging independence, the story would make sense to you, but to us, it was all muddled and obscure. And the characters and their stories were equally disappointing. About the only person you get to know is Merrick, and he's so reprehensible that you wish he would just go away. We kept watching episode after episode, hoping that the endless mess of loose ends ... Read More

6.Sicilian (Unrated) starring: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro, Richard Bauer directed by: Michael Cimino November 20, 2001
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $3.88
No joke, this is two hours of amateurish stuff, which cannot really be called cinema without upsetting someone up there. I just went back to see some of the scenes of this movie again because they are so ridiculous I wanted to have another go! So, let's start in the right order (warning, contains some spoilers, but you're not really going to watch this movie, are you?): - The fact that the movie was entirely in English should have given it away, very funny to hear would-be sicilians talking to each other in English. - Past that, we encounter the limping professor. An attempt to add a sinister touch to an otherwise meaningless character. Very amateurish. - Then came signs and inscriptions throughout the movie, all in English (things like Sicilian Region, Minister ... Read More

7.Sicilian starring: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro, Richard Bauer directed by: Michael Cimino January 01, 1998
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.37
No joke, this is two hours of amateurish stuff, which cannot really be called cinema without upsetting someone up there. I just went back to see some of the scenes of this movie again because they are so ridiculous I wanted to have another go! So, let's start in the right order (warning, contains some spoilers, but you're not really going to watch this movie, are you?): - The fact that the movie was entirely in English should have given it away, very funny to hear would-be sicilians talking to each other in English. - Past that, we encounter the limping professor. An attempt to add a sinister touch to an otherwise meaningless character. Very amateurish. - Then came signs and inscriptions throughout the movie, all in English (things like Sicilian Region, Minister of Law ... Read More

8.My Beautiful Laundrette starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche directed by: Stephen Frears
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $4.98
The film covers a short period of time in the life of Omar, a young Pakistani living in London in the 80's. His father is a brilliant, well educated socialist who was famous back home but is a nobody there, so he has taken to his bed with a bottle of vodka. His hope is in Omar, and he expects him to go to college to understand the evils of society. Meanwhile, though they need cash and he calls on his successful brother, Nassar to give Omar a summer job in one of his many businesses. We watch Omar as he gains favor with Nassar and gets to manage one of his run down laundrettes in a poor area of the city. He wants to follow in his uncle's footsteps and make a lot of money. The plot thickens as he runs into an old childhood friend, Johnny, a lower class native Brit who has turned into a petty criminal and hangs out with ... Read More

9.The Sicilian starring: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro, Richard Bauer directed by: Michael Cimino
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $24.94
No joke, this is two hours of amateurish stuff, which cannot really be called cinema without upsetting someone up there. I just went back to see some of the scenes of this movie again because they are so ridiculous I wanted to have another go! So, let's start in the right order (warning, contains some spoilers, but you're not really going to watch this movie, are you?): - The fact that the movie was entirely in English should have given it away, very funny to hear would-be sicilians talking to each other in English. - Past that, we encounter the limping professor. An attempt to add a sinister touch to an otherwise meaningless character. Very amateurish. - Then came signs and inscriptions throughout the movie, all in English (things like Sicilian Region, Minister of Law and Justice). ... Read More

10.My Beautiful Laundrette starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche directed by: Stephen Frears
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $14.95
The film covers a short period of time in the life of Omar, a young Pakistani living in London in the 80's. His father is a brilliant, well educated socialist who was famous back home but is a nobody there, so he has taken to his bed with a bottle of vodka. His hope is in Omar, and he expects him to go to college to understand the evils of society. Meanwhile, though they need cash and he calls on his successful brother, Nassar to give Omar a summer job in one of his many businesses. We watch Omar as he gains favor with Nassar and gets to manage one of his run down laundrettes in a poor area of the city. He wants to follow in his uncle's footsteps and make a lot of money. The plot thickens as he runs into an old childhood friend, Johnny, a lower class native Brit who has turned into a petty criminal and hangs out with a group of racist ... Read More

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