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I Think... If you love arnie movies then this box set is for you. If your not into arnie, this is still a very action sci-fi box set. The first film is set in a jungle where commandos have been sent in on a search and rescue mission. Things go wrong when they discover some dead people that have been skinned. The commandos are being hunted and are fighting for their lives! In the second film the predator has come to LA. Arnie is not in this movie, ...
...I Think... If you love arnie movies then this box set is for you. If your not into arnie, this is still a very action sci-fi box set. The first film is set in a jungle where commandos have been sent in on a search and rescue mission. Things go wrong when they discover some dead people that have been skinned. ... Read review

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Disadvantages: Nothing.

...the story begins just as Giulio Cesare has triumphed over his rival, Pompey, in Egypt. Pompey’s widow and son, Cornelia and Sesto, are taken under Cesare’s protection, while Cesare offers to forgive Pompey if he surrenders. However, Egypt’s King Tolomeo (Ptolemy, Cleopatra’s ambitious brother), Pompey’s ally, wants to rule Egypt alone, without his sister Cleopatra. He sends to Cesare through his general, Achilla, a gift of the bloody head of Pompey ...
...Character --- Performer (voice) Giulio Cesare --- Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Cleopatra --- Danielle de Niese (soprano) Cornelia --- Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano) Sesto --- Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) Tolomeo --- Christophe Dumaux (counter-tenor) Achilla --- Christopher Maltman (baritone) Nireno --- Rachid Ben Abdeslam (counter-tenor) Curio --- Alexander Ashworth (baritone) On-stage violinist --- Nadja Zwiener Orchestra ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining, Action packed, Great Storyline
Disadvantages: n/a

...under the new name of Sweeney Todd, His daughter is adopted by JudgeTurpin so he opens a barbers above Mrs. Lovett's pie shop where he plans to take revenge. He slices throats of many people, who's bodies are used to make Mrs. Lovett's new meat pies, Sweeney's final target would be Judge Turpin! A highly entertaining film which i recommend you to watch! "Info" Released: 25th Jan 2008 Genre: Thriller or Musical Running time: 116 Mins Cert: UK ... Read review

Advantages: Really funny, slapstick, harmless fun
Disadvantages: Dragged a bit, not great singing

Stars - Meryl Streep Pierce Brosnan Colin Firth Good points - Harmless cheerful fun Bad points - Far too much ABBA for me! My ears are ringing I was a bit weary of this film but both my mother and my aunt were extremely excited about this film so I thought I would go along with them to see what the fuss was about. I have to admit this film was really funny, if not a bit ridiculous and I did enjoy it. However Im in my 20s so missed the whole Abba ...
...a bit much and was slightly relieved when it was over. Julie Walters is the best thing about this whole film though, she is fantastic. The singing wasnt up to scratch to me. None of these people would have made it on the west end. HOWEVER I think those who remember Abba from the first time round will love this. ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, warm, great cast, great songs, a real feel-good film that will make you smile
Disadvantages: Very slightly inferior to the stage version

...to the cinema to see Mamma Mia with my mother-in-law (while my husband, son and youngest daughter saw Hancock). I saw the stage version of Mamma Mia in January this year and thought it was brilliant. I'm also a big Abba fan and have been for about thirty years, so I'm in the ideal demographic for this movie. The cinema was almost full and those seeing Mamma Mia were admittedly mainly women, but from the elderly down to young kids. There was a bit ...
...The basic plot to Mamma Mia (on stage and screen) is that Sophie is getting married. She's twenty and lives on a small Greek island with Donna, her single mother. Being brought up never knowing her father, Sophie discovers an old diary of her mother's and reading through it, she realises her father is one of three men - Harry, Sam or Bill. So she invites all three to her wedding, hoping that she'll recognise which one is her father and her wedding ... Read review