介绍：美国在哥伦比亚发射基地的一颗导弹因千年虫故障，自动打开发射程序进入倒计时，四十八小时后，导弹将攻击莫斯科为了关闭发射系统，解决危机，西渥德将军命“黑客”文森和导弹设计师摩根随费尔查德指挥的行动小组一起出发。途中，行动小组遭到了伏击，伤亡惨重。在联邦缉毒员米拉的帮助下，摩根等人通过废气排放口进入了控制室。文森正欲修改导弹方向，不料，图谋不轨的费尔查德用枪顶住文森，强令其把导弹攻击目标改为华盛顿。摩根得知费尔查德的险恶用心后及时逃离现场，并来到当地毒枭卡迈罗的驻地。卡迈罗为了自己的利益答应帮助摩根铲除费尔查德。经过一场战斗，摩根和卡迈罗夺回控制室击毙了费尔查德。心狠手辣的卡迈罗在了解了米拉的身份后，顿起杀心。摩根不顾势单力薄，与其展开了殊死搏斗。最后，卡迈罗这个不可一世的毒枭终于得到了应有的下场。

介绍：45岁的杰克是一名训练有素的厨师，他拥有着一切却对生活不满意，他想要重新开始，最好是在西班牙的马略卡岛万事俱备，他只差钱来开一个新的餐馆。但是他讨厌的父亲Paul回到了他的生活，想要跟杰克生活在一起。两种世界观发生了冲突，一场迈向提契诺的旅途成为了一次回忆不愉快过往的旅程。

介绍：影片讲述了发生在同一时间，不同地点的两段爱情故事不能生育孩子Gwen和Rhys来到阿根廷的帕塔哥尼亚度假，试图暂时把烦恼抛开，修复两人的感情。同时一名阿根廷祖母前往威尔士寻亲，陪伴她的侄子Alejandro尽管并不情愿但很快地爱上了当地的威尔士女郎Sissy。在不同的美丽的景色当中，两段恋情展开了。

介绍：弗朗西斯（安·托德 Ann Todd 饰）自幼失去了父母沦为孤儿，被监护人尼克尔斯收养，两人过着相依为命的生活尼克尔斯在弗朗西斯的身上发现了极高的音乐天赋，于是送她去罗伊尔音乐学院深造。在那里，弗朗西斯邂逅了名为皮特的年轻人。尼克尔斯认为两人之间的这段感情会影响弗朗西斯的学业，于是将她带去了巴黎，很快，才华横溢的弗朗西斯就在巴黎获得了极高的声望，最终成为了红极一时的钢琴家。　　回到伦敦之后，弗朗西斯遇见了画家马克斯维尔，两人很快就坠入了情网之中。占有欲极强的尼克尔斯当然反对这段感情，无奈之下，弗朗西斯决定和恋人私奔。

介绍：Out of the fifties 'B' Science-Fiction monster movies, this easily ranks as the best. It's most notable as the film that ALIEN is an unaccredited remake of, thus giving it a certain historical significance.　　The intriguing plot is about the rescue of the only marooned survivor (Col. Carruthers) of an ill-fated expedition to Mars. The authorities, pig-headed as usual, falsely assume that he murdered his fellow crew members, so that he'd have more provisions to survive; hence he is being brought back to Earth to face court-martial for murder. (There is also a somewhat interesting plot reversal here Most movies of this nature usually begin with the ship leaving Earth, enroute to its otherworld destination, while, in this case, the story is believed finished, and begins as the characters take-off from the other planet, returning to Earth). As the rescue ship is leaving Mars, a lurking, ominous shadow is seen in the lower compartment. (A frightening, atmospheric moment, accomplished through sheer economy and simplicity).　　Carruthers insists of his innocence to his fellow captors, claiming that his original crew mates were slaughtered by a hostile, unseen presence on the desolute red planet, but three-guesses as to their reaction to his unusual plea. Naturally, he can't prove it, and 50's space authorities were not very alien conscience at the time. (As a side-thought, unseen menace may remind you of that highly original BLAIR WITCH).　　As everyone sacks out, a hapless supporting charactor whose name is at the bottom of the casting list (guess what will happen to him) hears something in the lower compartment. Despite your futile don't go down there, you jerk! pleas, he does just that, and is appropriately killed (more like thoroughly obliterated) by the shadowy figure with insatiable blood lust on its mind. In the victim's case, dereliction of duty and sheer cowardliness would have been the wise decision. The scene is actually well-directed (for a change) and develops much suspense, as the entire film surprisingly does.　　The crew finally catches on that they have an unwanted ship crasher on board, and try every possible means at their disposal to eliminate it, but the unknown creature seems to copping an anti-death attitude. Proving to be an even more clever, worthy adversary, 'IT!' also hides out in the ventilation shafts of the ship (now that should ring a bell). Cahn's forceful direction generates considerable tension as the malevolent stowaway works its way up from one level of the confined ship to the next, eventually leaving the remaining characters trapped at the top. The movie's suspense is blunt and right to the point IT!' has to kill them or starve, hence they have to kill IT! or die. Nothing like those no two ways about it choices. Rent it, or check for it on cable if you wish to know the outcome.　　For a low-budget quickie, IT! is quite impressive and memorable. The dreaded sense of claustrophobic tension, rendering the characters' helpless entrapment, is highly effective. This is a production in which the limited budget and small sets actually work in favor of the plot's scary ambience. The black white photography (Yes, it's one of those!) helps to enhance its dark, creepy mood, and the sense of apprehension is quite high. (Modern day color freaks never seem to take that into consideration). The plot is also somewhat cynically ironic If the creature hadn't stowed away on the ship, Carruthers would have most likely been found guilty of the charges against him.　　The intelligent script (see what I mean about rareity) was penned by noted Science-Fiction author Jerome Bixby (remember Twilight Zone's It's a Good Life) The picture's taut editing eliminates any extraneous dross. (ALIEN tended to drag in its first hour with its sophomoric dialogue, and why did it have to include that stupid and ultimately counter-productive sub-plot of Ash being a robot, and further dragging the story down to another big bad conspiracy cliche UNNECESSARY!!!)　　Director Cahn astutely keeps the rubber-suited monster off-screen and in the shadows through-out most of the proceedings, keeping your paranoid imagination on constant alert. Unfortunately, perhaps at the studio's commercial insistance, it is a little over-revealed at the climax, but I haven't claimed this to be the perfect masterpiece. The performances, though nothing award-winning, are nevertheless cool enough so that one becomes sincerely concerned as to their fates. Not many movies in recent times ever come close to achieving that. They can be over-produced from here to eternity, and usually only succeed in being gloriously annoying.　　This film's story is not really totally original (what is), for it is based on A.E. Van Vogt's VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE. All ALIEN fanatics should track down an old used copy to see where the initial influence came from.　　As long as you're not craving another CGI wind-ding, you may find it worthwhile. Just don't expect the women to be Ripley precursors. This was still the sock-knitting fifties, sad to say.