PROMETHEUS
In recent years there has been a trend for producing the prequels to successful movies, think Star Wars for a prime example, and Prometheus ($13) follows this trend as it is the prequel to the Alien series of movies. An exploration team discover the origins of mankind on earth and their…
PULP FICTION
Never was the twisted genius of Quentin Tarantino showcased better than in Pulp Fiction ($7). The movie that rejuvenated the career of John Travolta is as popular now as it was when it was first released nearly 20 years ago. The story of two mob hit men,a boxer, a gangsters wife, a…
RAGING BULL
Take the violent sport of boxing, throw Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro into the mix and you have all the ingredients for one of the best sporting movies ever made. Raging Bull ($6) is the story of Jake LaMotta, and it shows a man that is destructive in the ring and equally as self…
RAMBO FIRST BLOOD
Rambo First Blood ($6) is our first introduction to the tormented Vietnam veteran, John Rambo. John gets caught up in an unfortunate chain events that sees him on the run and using his survival skills to avoid apprehension by the law of a small town. Directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring…
RESERVOIR DOGS
What can be said about this Tarantino classic that hasn’t been said already? With one of the best casts ever assembled for a single movie, Reservoir Dogs ($5) delivers on every level. The story of a simple jewelry heist that goes disastrously wrong brings out the best of Harvey Keitel…
RISKY BUSINESS
One of the best teen movies that were churned out in the 80’s, Risky Business ($5) follows the story of a kid from Chicago whose parents go away and leave him alone for a while to create carnage. Written and directed by Paul Brickman and starring a certain Tom Cruise in one of his…
ROCKY
For many, the line between Sylvester Stallone and his iconic creation Rocky Balboa is distinctly blurred. This is the original movie that Stallone tried to make for years and it only hit the screen in 1976 when he finally persuaded a studio to allow him to play the role himself. Rocky ($11) is…
ROCKY II
The sequel to the iconic movie Rocky sees Balboa recovering from his bloody battle with Apollo Creed and trying to make a living out of the ring. Now married to Adrian and with a baby on the way, Rocky has retired but the flame is far from out. Creed, however, humiliated by…
RUNAWAY TRAIN
There is a saying ‘let the train take the strain’ implying that train travel is laid back and comfortable and takes little effort. This is the case most of the time, except when you are a passenger on a Runaway Train ($16). Starring John Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca De Mornay and directed…
RUN LOLA RUN
How fast would be able to run to stop your boyfriend form robbing a bank? This is the story behind German movie Run Lola Run ($10). The only way Lola can stop her fella from taking part in the said heist is by getting him 100,000 Deutschmarks but there are two slight problems. One, she…