This Adaptation Is Endless Softcore Nonsense
Review of Endless Love DVD by
eve6kicksass
Advantages: The title song, it launched the careers 2 big stars
Disadvantages: Dreadful adaptation of a great novel, laughable love scenes, horrible performances
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TITLE: endless love
RATING: No Stars
CAST: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Beatrice Straight, Richard Kiley, James Spader, Ian Zeiring, Penelope Milford, Jan Miner, Salem Ludwig, Leon B. Stephens, Jami Gertz, Tom Cruise, Walt Gorney, Robert Altman. DIRECTOR: Franco Zeffirelli SCREENWRITER: Judith Rascoe
STUDIO: Universal Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
... ...that the film version of ENDLESS LOVE isn't in the same league. Scott Spencer's novel is about first love being destroyed, though its not so much about the love between two teenagers as it is about obsession. The book is told completely from David's point-of-view, and we don't really meet Jade until two thirds of the book is read. In summary, the story is this: we meet David right after he is banished from the Butterfield home because Jade's father ...
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24.07.2006
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A MIdsummer Night's Review
Review of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Wide Screen) by
Doni07
Advantages: Funnier than other Shakespeare plays.
Disadvantages: The language is hard to understand.
...'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare, there are three different sets of characters and I am going to be discussing the theme of love and marriage and how each set is affected by this.
The first set of characters within the play are the lords and ladies which consists of four main characters who are all affected by love in different ways.
To begin with, Demetrius is being forced to wed Hermia by her father, Egeus. Hermia does not like ... ...in their eyes.
Helena, the one who loves Demetrius, is always pestering him to take her back but he doesn't love her so therefore, he intends to marry Hermia. When Hermia and Lysander decide to run away however, all sorts of adventures take place and create a very enjoyable play within the human's story.
However, there are another three characters involved in the human's story and that is Egeus, Theseus and Hippolyta. Egeus is the overprotective ...
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11.02.2007
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A haunted man and his music
Review of Walk The Line DVD by
mackry
Advantages: Thrilling performances
Disadvantages: The ending can leave you wanting more
...in Legally Blonde. However, in Walk the Line, she lights up the screen and brings a lot of humour to the role. The chemistry between the two leads is fantastic and they give the real life love affair between the Cash and Carter
the credibility it deserves. Both also performed their own renditions of the songs on the soundtrack and both deserve praise for the way they pulled of such accurate impersonations. Robert Patrick is Cash's father, the |