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A tense, slow burner of a movie - bleak but well portrayed
Review of Winter's Bone(DVD) by
IzzyS
Advantages: Tense/gripping in parts, good characterisation of/from Ree,
Disadvantages: Not all questions are answered, it may be a bit too bleak for some perhaps
- Story -
A young teenage girl called Ree, living in a tough (read poor) rural (forested) area in Missouri who is effectively left in charge of her younger sisters due to her mothers ill health, is forced to try and track down her missing father, who did ...
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very helpful
19.05.2013 22:07
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Babel Movie Review
Review of Babel (DVD) by
PinkyPurple246
Advantages: Good Concept with Great Actors
Disadvantages: Inconsistent And Quite Slow
...the message of his movie Babel in the cinema trailer. “If you want to be heard,” a voice intones over the cacophony of sounds and voices, “listen.” It’s only in the actual movie that the message g ...
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19.05.2013 13:56
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The perils of following people
Review of Following (DVD) by
CelticSoulSister
Advantages: Interesting idea, good ending, good music
Disadvantages: Needs an energy injection, boring swathes, a bit contrived in parts
RELEASED: 1998, Cert. 15
RUNNING TIME: Approx. 69 mins
DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY: Christopher Nolan
PRODUCERS: Christopher Nolan, Jeremy Theobald & Emma Thomas
MUSIC: David Julyan
MAIN CAST:-
Jeremy Theobald as the writer man, billed as The Young Man ...
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18.05.2013 22:01
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It's not the best Sheen film, but it's definitely in the top one!
Review of Damned United , The (DVD) by
TheYorkshireHawk
Advantages: Sheen's excellent performance
Disadvantages: Billy Bremner
Those familiar with football, or even geography, will know that Huddersfield do not particularly get along with Leeds, so been a Huddersfield Town fan I watched this film as a football fan rather than a Huddersfield Town fan, also been a big Brian Clough ...
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somewhat helpful
18.05.2013 20:40
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Twilight from a twihard
Review of Twilight (DVD) by
wikkedpixxie
Advantages: love triangle, vampires, werewolves, teens
Disadvantages: no one can know the Cullen secret.
I have been a Twilight fan since I read the first book in 2010. The typical high school love affair is the main theme of this story, however if you read the book then watch the movie there is so much more to this story than meets the eye. First you have ...
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somewhat helpful
17.05.2013 03:00
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How not to sell your house
Review of Open House (DVD) by
CelticSoulSister
Advantages: Good acting from Brian Geraghty, unusual approach, more to it than initially meets the eye
Disadvantages: Tricia Helfer not very convincing as Lila, rushed and unlikely ending
RELEASED: 2010, Cert. R
RUNNING TIME: Approx. 88 mins
DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY: Andrew Paquin
PRODUCERS: Mitchell Goldman, Danny Roth & Jack Schuster
MUSIC: Nathan Barr
MAIN CAST:-
Brian Geraghty as David
Tricia Helfer as Lila
Rachel Blanchard as Al ...
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16.05.2013 23:31
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BEACHES.........hankies at the ready !
Review of Beaches (DVD) by
miloh
Advantages: A great 'weepy'
Disadvantages: A great 'weepy'
I'm reviewing BEACHES .
My copy was released in 2003 and has no extras,just the basic movie.
118 minutes and one box of tissues long.Three boxes if you watch with a friend (oh come on ! We girls always cry harder in groups).
It stars Bette Midler and Barb ...
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very helpful
16.05.2013 22:01
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Looking at my watch more like...
Review of End of Watch (DVD) by
thedevilinme
Advantages: Good effort to do something different in the genre
Disadvantages: Too long
Star – Jake Gyllenhaal
Certificate – 18R
Run Time – 109 minutes
Country – USA
Rental – £3.50per night
Amazon –£13.50 DVD (Blue Ray) £17.50
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I think its fair to say that director David Ayer does cop ...
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16.05.2013 10:28
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Stunning Visual Feat That Is More Than Just Eye Candy
Review of Life of Pi (DVD) by
newprideexperiadj2
Advantages: Humour, characters we empathise with, Stunning, gradiose landscapes and themes
Disadvantages: Lack of depth given to Pi's eccentric uncle, Lack of depth to the brothers of Pi Patel
Life of Pi is a film released to cinema in 2012. It is directed by Ang Lee, who was brought up as a Buddhist (Source Wikipedia), who has had several diverse films such as “Sense and Sensibility” and “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”. In his short catalogue ...
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16.05.2013 00:13
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I thought this was meant to be a comedy.....
Review of Friends With Kids (DVD) by
MsTricia
Advantages: erm, some familiar faces, very MINOR funny scenes
Disadvantages: long, boring, way too cliche and predictable
...watch a light hearted film. Friends with kids popped up and I remember seeing the ...
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15.05.2013 20:53
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W.E. Are Not Amused
Review of W.E. (DVD) by
afy9mab
Advantages: Gorgeous set and costume design.
Disadvantages: Shallow, soulless and biased.
In 1936, the romance between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson sparks a constitutional crisis and scandalises English society. Ultimately Edward abdicates to be with the woman he loves and the couple live the rest of their lives as the ...
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very helpful
15.05.2013 16:22
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Casablanca Movie Review
Review of Casablanca (DVD) by
PinkyPurple246
Advantages: Perfect Romantic Movie.
Disadvantages: None
There are certain movies that consistently make the list of best films of all time. These timeless classics include Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind and of course Casablanca. Generation after generation, these films are able to resonate with viewers. Whil ...
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15.05.2013 14:09
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Very nice film which was visually enthralling
Review of Life of Pi (DVD) by
mgmovienator
Advantages: screenplay is crispy keeping you entertained , art direction is heavenly , cinematography is amaz
Disadvantages: Climax could have been better
Life of Pi was one of the most enthralling and visually stunning film that had brilliant story-line , powerful performances with decent screenplay.
Pi (Suraj Sharma) is left alone on a life boat after his ship wrecks only to be in the company of a Bengal ...
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15.05.2013 13:53
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Not what I was expecting!
Review of Life of Pi (DVD) by
CosmicLove
Advantages: Ending was amazing, clear picture, stunning scenes
Disadvantages: Some of the dialogue is hard to understand, slow at first, some scene are quite long and boring
Film only review :)
Why I Watched It
My fiancé saw this film with some of his friends from work last year during the Christmas period and said that it was brilliant and he really enjoyed it. We were planning to go and see it together more recently ...
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15.05.2013 13:28
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When love mixed with hate creates a killer
Review of Monster (DVD) by
CelticSoulSister
Advantages: Brilliantly acted, great music, intelligently moving in parts, gritty, honest
Disadvantages: The very beginning is a bit hammy, the title of the film
RELEASED: 2003, Cert. 18
RUNNING TIME: Approx. 109 mins
DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY: Patty Jenkins
PRODUCERS: Mark Damon + four others
MUSIC: BT
MAIN CAST:-
Charlize Theron as Aileen
Christina Ricci as Selby
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very helpful
14.05.2013 23:22
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