martin-shepherd's - Rented List
-
The years most anticipated blockbuster event is a fun-filled treasure trove of curses, creatures and epic adventures featuring the return of all your favorite Pirates of the Caribbean! Charming rogue spirit Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is back with a blood debt to pay - he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), ghostly Ruler of the Ocean Depths! This time, dashing Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and the beautiful Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are sent sailing into a thrilling whirlpool of misadventures stirred up in Jack's quest to avoid eternal damnation by seizing the fabled Dead Man's Chest! - Director:
- Gore Verbinski
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Christopher S. Capp, Orlando Bloom
- Formats:
-
-
Former CIA station chief Ben (Aaron Eckhart), confronts a devastating loss when his wife, a former operative, dies in a tragic accident. His world is shattered anew when a cryptic message plunges him back into the shadows of Eastern Europe. Teaming up with his protege, (Alex Pettyfer), and a rogue agent, (Olga Kurylenko), Ben embarks on a mission to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he knows about his wife and the agency he once served. Fuelled by vengeance, Ben must navigate a web of deceit and uncover the truth before it's too late. With shifting alliances and loyalty put to the test, Ben races against the clock to expose the sinister forces at play and reclaim his shattered world. - Director:
- Jesse V. Johnson
- Cast:
- Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko, Alex Pettyfer
- Formats:
-
-
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)Pirates of the Caribbean 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl / Pirates of the Caribbean / P.O.T.C.
The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the governor's beautiful daughter Elizabeth (Keira Knightley). In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) joins forces with Jack (Johnny Depp). What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead. - Director:
- Gore Verbinski
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Christopher S. Capp, Geoffrey Rush
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
After a lunar cataclysm brings the Klinaon Empire to its knees, the foreign concept of peace with the Federation may be finally within reach. Ironically, it is Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) who is the first emissary to broker that peace. Yet all hope is virtually lost when the Enterprise and crew are implicated in the brutal assassination of a Klingon diplomat bringing both worlds to the brink of full-scale war. - Director:
- Nicholas Meyer
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley
- Formats:
-
-
The Raven (1963)El cuervo
The wheels of horror churn amid touches of humour in this twisted tale of sorcery most fowl! Inspired by the gothic poem by Edgar Allan Poe and starring horror legends Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff - and Jack Nicholson in an early screen role - this Roger Corman classic about two wizards duelling for magical supremacy is utterly bewitching! - Director:
- Roger Corman
- Cast:
- Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff
- Formats:
-
-
Experienced manservant Barrett (Dirk Dirk Bogarde) starts working for foppish aristocrat Tony (James Fox) in his smart new townhouse. Much to the chagrin of Tony's girlfriend (Wendy Craig), Barrett slowly insinuates himself in the house and manipulates his master by slyly rearranging the decor. The arrival of Barrett's alluring and sexually permissive 'sister' (Sarah Miles) fatally severs the class barriers and the boundaries between master and servant, as Tony succumbs to the will of his stronger adversary. - Director:
- Joseph Losey
- Cast:
- Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (1989)Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
It's Stardate 8454.130 and a vacationing Captain Kirk (William Shatner) faces two challenges: Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock (Leonard Nimoy). But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise, and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets. The Star Trek stars are back for one of their most astonishing voyages ever, with all the fun and excitement fans have come to love. - Director:
- William Shatner
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)Star Trek 10: Nemesis
Set a course for a galaxy of uparalleled action and adventure as Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his starship crew battle a chilling new adversary...that just happens to hold a shocking link to Picard. In the wake of a joyful wedding between Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Troi (Martina Sirtis), Picarad recieves another reason to celebrate: the Romulans want peace and the captain will be the Federation's emissary. But as the Enterprise heads toward the Romulan Empire, a brilliant villian awaits - harboring a diabolical plan of destruction and an unimaginable secret that will give Picard his most fearsome challenge. - Director:
- Stuart Baird
- Cast:
- Patrick Stewart, Majel Barrett, Jonathan Frakes
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home (1986)Star Trek IV: The Adventure Continues / Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
It's the 23rd century and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. - Director:
- Leonard Nimoy
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock (1984)Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Admiral Kirk's defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is dead and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) is inexplicably being driven insane. Then a surprise visit from Sarek, Spock's father, provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harbouring Spock's living essence. With one friend alive and one not, but both in pain, Kirk (William Shatner) attempts to help his friends by stealing the USS Enterprise and defying Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine. But the Klingons, led by fearsome Battle Commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), have also learned of Genesis and race to meet Kirk in a deadly rendezvous... - Director:
- Leonard Nimoy
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Frank Welker, Leonard Nimoy
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)Star Trek 9: Insurrection
Al the isolated planet of Ihe Ba'kus (a seemingly simple race of people), the crew of the Enterprise has unveiled an unjust conspiracy between the Federation and the Son'a to exile the entire Ba'ku race from their planet. Ordered to leave and ignore his findings, Captain Picard must choose between obeying Starfleet orders or risking his crew, career and the Enterprise to protect the innocent and uphold his Starfleet oath. - Director:
- Jonathan Frakes
- Cast:
- Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)Star Trek 8: First Contact
After an epic battle against the Borg (cybernetically-enhanced life forms) Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the Enterprise follow the Borg Sphere back into the 21st century to prevent the Borg from contaminating Earth's timeline and preventing Earth's first contact. Picard and the crew must work together to battle the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) before she assimilates all of mankind and changes history forever. Resistance is futile. - Director:
- Jonathan Frakes
- Cast:
- Patrick Stewart, Majel Barrett, Jonathan Frakes
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan (1982)Star Trek II: The War of the Generations / Star Trek II: The Vengeance of Khan / Star Trek II: The Undiscovered Country
It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training manoeuvers, and Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban) - the brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrestled control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk...with the threat of a universal Armageddon! - Director:
- Nicholas Meyer
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Teresa E. Victor, Dianne Harper
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek: Generations (1994)Star Trek 7: Generations
Stardate: the 23rd Century. Retired Starfleet officers James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) and Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) are guests of honor aboard the newly christened Enterprise-B. A test run takes an unexpected turn, however, when the starship encounters two vessels trapped inside the Nexus, a mysterious energy ribbon. During a perilous rescue attempt, Kirk (William Shatner) is swept out into space. Seven decades later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of Enterprise-D rescue an El Aurian physicist named Soran (Malcolm McDowell). Unbeknownst to Picard, Soran harbors a deadly plan that includes the destruction of the Enterprise and millions of lives. Now Picard's only hope for a future rests within in the Nexus...and a legendary captain from the past. - Director:
- David Carson
- Cast:
- Patrick Stewart, Majel Barrett, William Shatner
- Formats:
-
-
Star Trek 1: The Motion Picture (1979)Star Trek I: The Motion Picture / Star Trek: Phase II
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command. Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and the cast from the acclaimed original Star Trek television series mobilise at warp speed to stop the alien intruder from its relentless flight toward Earth. - Director:
- Robert Wise
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Doug Hale, Leonard Nimoy
- Formats:
-