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Valkyrie,
out to own on DVD and Blu-Ray now

WHILE the Allied Forces tried to stamp out the Nazis on the Second World War’s front lines, some of the German party’s senior officers were risking life and limb to overthrow Hitler from within by enacting Operation Valkyrie, a plan to assassinate the Fuhrer and mobilise the country’s reserves against the SS. Starring Tom Cruise as one-armed key conspirator Col Claus Schenk von Stauffenburg, this film is a solid retelling of how and why the plot ultimately failed. The use of English accents is a bit bizarre, but the suspense carries the movie through.

I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer, out to own on DVD now

GROWN-UP members of a school cricket team are gruesomely murdered in this black-humoured Australian blood fest. The remaining five oddballs are placed under police protection at a remote farm where they are “bowled out” with increasingly bizarre uses of cricket equipment. The inter-related cast (in more ways than one) are a group as grotesque as they are inadequate. Don’t let the cricket theme put you off, this film rocks.

Capt Neil Johnson, 9 AAC

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Hush,
out on DVD now

WRITTEN and directed by Mark Tonderai, Hush is a thriller that, although obviously produced on a low budget, is thoroughly entertaining. Zakes (William Ash) and Beth (Christine Bottomley) are the argumentative couple who witness a kidnapping on the M1 motorway in the middle of the night. Following the kidnappers to a deserted service station, the hapless pair discover a terrifying world that genuinely shocks. Although the film is disorganised at times, the atmosphere is creepy. One of the better recent thrillers.

LCpl C MacCallum, Int Corps

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A Rage in Harlem,
out to own on DVD now

A RAGE in Harlem is a snappy comedy-thriller following gangsters and con-artists as they try to get their hands on stolen gold. Robin Givens is superb as Imabelle as she steals the gold from her partner Slim (the menacing Badja Djola), and goes on the run. Forest Whitaker gives a deft comic performance as Jackson, a devout Christian who Imabelle takes for an easy mark before finding herself touched by his sweetness and won over by his devotion to her. It’s a fun film that’s worth watching.

Maj Eddie Elms, 10 AEC

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The Good, The Bad, The Weird,
out on DVD now

A BIG-BUDGET Korean homage to spaghetti westerns – and movie culture in general – this deliriously violent epic tells of the struggle for possession of a map that shows the location of a hidden fortune. It’s great stuff, with a superb opening sequence that perfectly sets the tone for everything that follows: funny, stylish, exciting, bloody and beautifully-shot. There are plenty of references to other films for movie buffs to spot and the whole thing is put together with considerable verve and passion.

Daniel King, MoD

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theweird.co.uk

A Hill In Korea,
out to own on DVD now

THIS deals in a sympathetic manner with the situation a group of National Servicemen are faced with when forced into action against fanatical communists during the Korean War. Their patrol becomes enveloped by the Chinese and they are forced to fight to the death. The courage these young men display says a lot about the bravery of the British Army through the ages. Though made in 1956, A Hill In Korea has a certain likeness with conflicts today, including a friendly-fire incident. A classic film with lots of familiar faces.

Maj Eddie Elms, 10 AEC

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