Take the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, add a dash of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a lot more rum. Shake well and you'll have something resembling Dead Man's Chest, a bombastic sequel that's enjoyable as long as you don't think too hard about it. The film opens with the interrupted wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), both of whom are arrested for aiding in the escape of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the first film. Their freedom can only be obtained by getting Captain Jack's compass, which is linked to a key that's linked to a chest belonging to Davy Jones, an undead pirate with a tentacle face and in possession of a lot of people's souls. If you're already confused, don't worry--plot is definitely not the... Learn More
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The two-disc special edition of New Jack City is a great investment for fans of the classic hip-hop drama. Released in 1991, New Jack City was the first feature film Mario Van Peebles released. The film also was a breeding ground for actors who went on to have very successful careers. The music of the "New Jack" movie is almost as memorable as the movie itself. Ice T stars in the film as a "New Jack" cop who goes undercover to break down the "CMB" crime mob. Crack was running rampant. Wesley Snipes starred as Nino Brown and Allen Payne starred as his right hand man "G-Money." It's a great film and Chris Rock appears in the film as a crack head named Pookie. "New Jack City" is the first hip-hop gangsta movie classic. It wasn't just a shoot em' up bang bang movie, it really... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Mario Van Peebles - Wesley Snipes - Ice-T - Allen Payne - Chris Rock Director(s): Mario Van Peebles DVD Release Date: Released the 23 August 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Best known today as the series that helped launch Johnny Depp to stardom, Stephen J. Cannell's 21 Jump Street was also one of the first hit programs for the fledgling Fox network, a status that lasted for most of its five-year run (1987-91), thanks to its engaging mix of youth culture and police drama. As outlined in the pilot, Depp's baby-faced Ofc. Tom Hanson is transferred to the special Jump Street division, a unit that utilized young cops to infiltrate juvenile crime. Unlike many of Fox's youth-oriented shows of the period (i.e., Beverly Hills 90210), Jump Street took its stories seriously, and addressed numerous social issues in its episodes; though some of the fashions and slang seem dated, the program remains entertaining decades later. The Jump Street... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Peter DeLuise Director(s): Larry Shaw - Tucker Gates - Daniel Attias - Kim Manners - Mario Van Peebles DVD Release Date: Released the 26 October 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Baadasssss! is actor-writer-director Mario Van Peebles's best film since 1991's New Jack City; more accurately, it is a mature and often dazzling work beyond previous expectations of Van Peebles' skills as a filmmaker. Certainly he was inspired by the autobiographical subject: The making of his father's 1971, independently produced Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, in which young Mario made his acting debut amidst a frantic, high-pressure operation that paid off when African American audiences embraced the film. Playing his ownhard-nosed dad, Melvin Van Peebles, the younger talent explores--honestly, but not ruthlessly--Melvin's rocky relationship with an ever-disappointed Mario (played by Holes' Khleo Thomas), but he also portrays the elder man as a stubborn... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Mario Van Peebles - Joy Bryant - Ossie Davis - Nia Long Director(s): Mario Van Peebles DVD Release Date: Released the 14 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The main cop is so completely crazy, he hogs the screen. The journalist guy is funny and I like the dialogues with his assistant and the cop. There's a motorbike pursuit that's really kick-..., the whole film kicks .... More Info About This DVD Director(s): Melvin Van Peebles - Mario Van Peebles DVD Release Date: Released the 15 October 2002 THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has become available.
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Mario Van Peebles directed as well as starred in this ham-fisted, 1993 Western with a predominantly African American cast. The story finds a posse of black shooters (with one white member, played by Stephen Baldwin) taking on a racist sheriff and military man, but Van Peebles's effort at mixing convention with hip credentials gets pretty grating. (Tone Loc makes the worst cowboy in film history.) The film is also incredibly sexist, going well beyond the usual frontier-floozy clichés and lapsing into the sort of blatant exploitation one found at that time in rap-music videos. There are lots of cameo appearances from familiar folks willing to support Van Peebles on a project that probably sounded like a mix of experiment and event--Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, Woody Strode, and the... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Mario Van Peebles - Stephen Baldwin - Charles Lane (II) Director(s): Mario Van Peebles DVD Release Date: Released the 22 May 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I enjoyed this film because of the interesting cast of characters, and constant plot twists. If you have ever played the game "Clue" and enjoy "who done it" mysteries, then you will enjoy this film. However, often times the attempts at crude humor can be a turn off. I still would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good movie. More Info About This DVD Director(s): Mario Van Peebles DVD Release Date: Released the 06 June 2000 THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has become available.
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