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What a surprising improvement
Review of Star Trek Into Darkness (DVD) by
thisoldman65
Advantages: Much better than the first movie, fantastic performance from Benedict Cumberbatch
Disadvantages: Costume design silly in places, weak soundtrack
...not a massive fan of Star Trek, but I do know quite a bit about it as I did enjoy the original Star Trek show with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. It was full of hammy acting, science fict ...
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25.05.2013 00:23
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Unfaithful - Why Would ANYONE Be Unfaithful to HIM?
Review of Unfaithful (DVD) by
anonymili
Advantages: Richard Gere
Disadvantages: Not really a thriller
...a 1968 French film The Unfaithful Wife and it falls ...
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24.05.2013 19:45
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From Bard to Verse
Review of Coriolanus (DVD) by
afy9mab
Advantages: An accessible production with great performances.
Disadvantages: The language can present a challenge and it is gory in places.
General Caius Martius Coriolanus’ ambitious mother Volumnia pushes him to seek the position of Consul of Rome. But although he is a great military leader, feared and revered in equal measure, he seems indifferent to the suffering of the people at large. W ...
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24.05.2013 17:43
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The Mentalist- Series 1 (Boxset) (DVD) Thrilling and engaging!
Review of The Mentalist - Series 1 (Box Set) (DVD) by
Samwin
Advantages: darkly funny, still running show! intriguing and engaging :)
Disadvantages: none to my knowledge!
...this show, so after locating the first series I sat down to watch it. All I can say is.... wow!
In my opinion, it is one of the finest shows in Television. Starring Simon Baker in the lead role as Patrick Jane, a ...
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somewhat helpful
24.05.2013 16:41
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Sword Art Online - Beautiful anime with both action and romance!
Review of Sword Art Online (DVD) by
laurahartleyy
Advantages: Great plot, ,great characters, beautiful artwork, fab OST
Disadvantages: None
I haven't watched too many animes, but I've loved those that I have seen. Even though there are often English dubbed episodes available, I still prefer to watch anime with the original Japanese voices because it feels a bit wrong to watch anime with a squ ...
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24.05.2013 15:08
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you tried your best and failed miserably.The lesson is never try!
Review of Scene It! The Simpsons Game (DVD) by
FloridaDino
Advantages: Fun, enjoyable game, great for parties, perfect for Simpson fans
Disadvantages: some questions are perhaps too hard
The Simpsons have become such a mainstay of popular culture that many forget what a huge chance the Fox Network took on the show in the early 90's. An animated show, mainly aimed at adults in a prime time slot, was unheard of. As we all now know, apart fr ...
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24.05.2013 12:22
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2 lost hours
Review of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (DVD) by
kineticspade
Advantages: Good acting
Disadvantages: Boring
This film was made in 1954, which to be honest with the picture you can tell, as they have come along was since them days. The film starts with something in the sea that’s glowing moving towards a ship, and then it blows up the ship. The film then jumps t ...
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24.05.2013 11:41
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Ryan's secrets….
Review of House At The End Of The Street , The(DVD) by
CelticSoulSister
Advantages: Fairly well-acted, tense, creepy, interesting
Disadvantages: Turns into something which is too much like other films, the twists are a bit confusing
RELEASED: 2012, Cert. 15
RUNNING TIME: Approx. 101 mins
DIRECTOR: Mark Tonderai
PRODUCERS: Peter Block & Aaron Ryder
SCREENPLAY: David Loucka
MUSIC: Theo Green
MAIN CAST:-
Jennifer Lawrence as Elissa
Max Thieriot as Ryan
Elisabeth Shue as Sar ...
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24.05.2013 08:54
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Water for elephant is a good watch with excellent direction
Review of Water For Elephants(DVD) by
mgmovienator
Advantages: The direction was superb and so was the cinematography.
Disadvantages: The film could have been trimmed by few minutes
The Opening :- Water for elephants was a good entertainer with decent performances , nice background score and well-told story about the life in a Circus. The Story :- Jacob is studying veterinary but has to abandon his studies after his parents are kille ...
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somewhat helpful
23.05.2013 18:58
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Do yourself a favor , watch Iron man 3 to feel the punch
Review of Iron Man 3 by
mgmovienator
Advantages: The 3D effects were astonishing. CGI was stunning and couple of scenes are enthralling
Disadvantages: Ben Kingsley's role could have been better
...to rise up " . Iron man 3 was entertaining with high- class 3D effects and stunning CGI along with riveting performance by Robert Downey Jr.
Iron man 3 narrates the story of how Tony Stark( played by Robert Downey Jr)'s world is torn ap ...
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23.05.2013 18:55
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ...
Review of Mary Portas Queen of the High Street! (DVD) by
thedevilinme
Advantages: Mildly entertaining
Disadvantages: Dragon woman
It’s hard not to like Mary Portas. But it’s easy to see what she is up to. Yes she is passionate about retail and the highstreet and wants to help people turn around their shops and businesses in recession, offering great advice and learned experience and ...
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23.05.2013 17:46
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Average ......
Review of Premium Rush (DVD) by
mgmovienator
Advantages: Action scenes are wonderfully choreographed.
Disadvantages: Direction is below the mark. Editing could have been more crispy
Premium Rush was a decent action movie which had potential to make it big but lost out to a weak screenplay and weak direction. Wilee (Joseph Gordon Lewitt) Is a cyclist working in a Courier company who parcels anything through his bicycle in the city of ...
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23.05.2013 17:01
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A good run for money
Review of 30 Minutes Or Less (DVD) by
kineticspade
Advantages: Good film and acting
Disadvantages: none
The film, starts with a pizza boy delivering pizza to two young kids, then conning them out of money that they refused to pay due to the fact that he took over thirty minutes to deliver it. Which he did say was technically impossible which is why they or ...
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23.05.2013 16:36
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Almost as good?
Review of Die Hard 2 (DVD) by
sympatic
Advantages: Good action scenes
Disadvantages: Some of teh plot stretches the imagination.
It is good sometimes to come across a follow up film that does not just automatically seek to cash in on the success of the first one and in this film you have a sequel which is almost as good as the original.
Once again John Mclane New York cop (Bruc ...
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23.05.2013 11:46
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Appleseed (1988)
Review of Appleseed (DVD) by
BrundleFilm
Advantages: Fun with awesome soundtrack
Disadvantages: Slightly dated animation
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
This is a review of the original 1988 version of Appleseed, with original audio and subtitles. I understand there is a 2004 remake which is also good, and I may get round to looking at that, but whenever there is a remake of ...
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very helpful
23.05.2013 10:53
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