Subgenre Sampler
Fantasy: 809 Films to Buy & Rent
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Feat. Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany
- Adapted from the suitably nasty TV series, this exciting animated feature manages to deliver loads of action and black humour without detracting from…
Borrowers, The (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Ian Holm, Rebecca Callard
- First–class BBC serial about a family that live under the floorboards and 'borrow' everything they need from the 'giant' family who reside in…
Bride With White Hair 2, The (Bai fa mo nu zhuan II) (1993)
- Dir. Ronnie Yu, David Wu
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Christy Chung
- Above–average sequel to the martial arts blockbuster continuing on directly from its cliffhanger ending, with the viciously insane Lin, now…
Crow, The (1993)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott…
- Sleek action fantasy on which its star, Brandon Lee, lost his life before its completion. The designer mayhem plays like a gothic music video, though…
Faraway, So Close (1993)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Nastassja Kinski
- WINGS OF DESIRE sequel is again about an angel who finds himself sucked back into humanity. This discusses politics and philosophy more directly than…
Groundhog Day (1993)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott…
- Bill Murray is perfectly cast as a cranky TV weatherman who gets stranded in a tin–pot town, where he wakes every day in the same day, over and…
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Chingmy Yau
- Extraordinarily over–the–top martial arts epic in which Jet Li procures invincible powers while negotiating the restless hordes from…
Last Action Hero (1993)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Conceptually brilliant idea – movie fan is projected into world of his action idol (Arnie) who also joins him in the 'real' world – is sunk with…
Les Visiteurs (Visitors, The) (1993)
- Dir. Jean-Marie Poire
Feat. Jean Reno, Christian Clavier
- Beleaguered, not to mention slobbish, medieval knights Jean Reno and Christian Clavier are plonked down is present–day Paris to duel over…
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1993-1997)
- Feat. Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher
- Popular T V serialisation of the 'Superman' story, with Cain playing the superhero who doubles as meek journalist Clark Kent, and Hatcher playing his…