Father of the Bride

Advantages: brilliant family film with comedy and romance
Disadvantages: should make one from someone elses point of view as well

...We were in the car on the way back home from Disney, as well as having my cousin's wedding the following day and me and my sisters were getting rather bored in the car. We decided to watch a DVD using our portable DVD player and after a lot of arguing over which one to watch we chose this (which was rather fitting as we had a wedding the following). It was a great choice of DVD as it such an enjoyable and funny film with great acting and a great cast which comes together to make this film Father of The Bride not only original and a great watch but also really suitable for all the family and anyone of all ages. The plot: The general idea of this film is about a wedding and in an original and rather unique way it shows the wedding from the perspective of the father of the bride (played by Steve Martin). It starts at the end...

shamis4 04.08.2008 · Read review
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"Father of The Bride"

Advantages: Brilliant Family Film
Disadvantages: None that i can think of

...I am writing my review based on the film "Father of the Bride", an absolutely amazing film, which always picks me up and makes me smile, its one of those father and daughter films. It has the brilliant Steve Martin (plays George Banks), an exceptional actor in my eyes, I think he is fantastic in this film and along with the "Father of the Bride 2". Along side Steve Martin is Diane Keaton (Nina Banks) who plays his wife, together they play the "Parenting Role" quite well. The Banks are a middle class family with 2 children, daughter Annie and son Matty, there daughter whose 21 brings home her new boyfriend?well fiancé (Brian MacKenzie), who is upper class from the Banks and is loaded? It is hard for George to think of his daughter growing up and being a woman who is about to get married! You see flashbacks of Annie growing up with her...

melliebird 27.05.2008 · Read review
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Here Comes the Brides!!

Advantages: good story and acting, some good songs
Disadvantages: very bad backdrops!

...and I much preferred her taking the role of the mother. The film was set way back in the 1890?s in America and I think that the settings and scenery for the film were all very suitable but the one problem with this film was the backdrops. They were truly awful and at one point when the brothers were giving us a song in the snow the backdrop was so clearly painted and hung behind them, it did actually make me laugh. Also the shots when they were travelling on the horse and cart through the mountains was bad and noticeably added at a later date. These bad effects can be forgiven though as the film was made in 1954 when they did not have all the technology which is widely available now. The DVD which we have does have some bonus material which includes:- Interactive Menus Scene Access Trailer Making of Seven Brides for Seven...

sewbizzie 08.05.2009 · Read review
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St Brides the Wedding Cake Church

Advantages: free, interesting crypt, peaceful
Disadvantages: not so many memorials to look at

...Have you ever wondered how the tiered wedding cake came about? Look no further than the distinctive spire of St Brides just off Fleet Street. An 18th century baker William rich used the three tired spire as inspiration in a range of wedding cakes and it has became the standard ever since. However there is so much more to this delightful little church which I often visit to get away from it all. Saint Bride's has a long and interesting history. Named after Saint Bridget, a 5th century Irish saint who turned well water into beer (a nice party trick me thinks and always a welcome guest) there has been at least been seven church buildings on the site since Saxon times. Being on Fleet Street it is known as the Journalist's church and it is associated with a number of literary figures such as Boswell, Dryden, Lovelace, the diarist Evelyn...

duskmaiden 15.07.2009 · Read review
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Bride Wars - chick flick for teenage girls

Advantages: It may make your mad realise you are not such a bridezilla!
Disadvantages: Unrealistic and forgettable

...***Why did I watch this film*** As I bride to be, my fiance would tell you I have changed from a mild mannered, laid back girl to into a bit of 'bridezilla'. So he bought me this movie as a bit of a joke when in fact I wanted to buy it anyway! ***Cast*** Kate Hudson (You, me and Dupree, How to lose a guy in 10 days) Anne Hathaway (The Princess Brides, The Devil Wears Prada) ***The plot*** Any bride or bride to be will understand the stress of organising a wedding but imagine organising your wedding at the same time as your best friend, wouldn't this be fantastic? Hudson and Hathaway have dreamed of the perfect wedding venue, date, dress and all of the finer details since they became childhood friends. Coincidentally both girls are about to get their dream wedding however there wedding planner mistakenly double books there wedding...

clumsy221 03.11.2009 · Read review
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War of the brides!!

Advantages: nice length and good acting
Disadvantages: might not be everyones taste

...Bride Wars is a film which was released on the 9th of January. Anne Hathaway plays Emma, and Kate Hudson plays a character called Liv. The film I thought was very different to other films which are released these days. The story centres around the two main female characters Emma and Liv who have been best friends since they were only little children. Ever since the age around 5, they have dreamed of getting married in June, at the Plaza hotel. By co-incadence when both girls are in their twenties, they get engaged within days of each other and decide to go and book their wedding with a special wedding planner who can arrange weddings at the Plaza. The two brides to be are told that there are three dates left in June when they can get married, two on the same day and one on a different day. They book different days, however a few days...

Flowergirl10 24.01.2009 · Read review
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Runaway bride

Advantages: Just a brilliant Film
Disadvantages: None

...Runaway bride I am writing a review on the brilliant comedy Runaway Bride starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The Film Itself A journalist played by Richard Gere, trying to get a story starts talking to a man in a bar, he tells him of a woman who ditches men at the alter. She likes to get them all dressed up as grooms before dumping them. So? he?s got a story. He writes a story based on the facts the man in the bar gave him, of how she meets men, gets them to the alter and then rips out their heart and dumps them on their wedding day before their wedding. However, the woman - Maggie Carpenter, he writes about finds out about the story and reports him to his editor, as there were numerous mistakes in his story. The journalist gets fired and wants to find out the full truth so off he goes to the hometown of the woman...

lesleyanne18 21.06.2007 · Read review
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The princess Bride

Advantages: Funny, good story
Disadvantages: Flicks back to reality from fantasy

...I am writing a review on the movie The princess Bride broung out in 1989 Starring Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. The Beginging - The Movie isnt your typical movie , its a story within a story. Starts off with a youg boy in bed sick and his grand father comes to read him a book, a book read through the generations. And this movie consists of the story inside this book. The Princess Bride Story: A young girl Buttercup ( Robin Wright) who is acts posh uses a Farm boy Westley as a slave only to get his attention, and they fall in love. He has nothing to offer her so he decides he will go away and return when he is wealthy so they can wed. However, she finds out that his ship was captured by a bunch of pirates and westley was killed. Her life just drains out of her, she cared forhim so much to have her love stolen from her...

lesleyanne18 17.10.2007 · Read review
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Dead Good Corpse Bride

Advantages: Animation, story, all star cast
Disadvantages: songs!!

...This is one of the strangest films I have ever watched! The film is directed by legendary film maker Tim Burton which is obvious when you compare the animation style to his previous film 'Nightmare before Christmas'. Once again Tim has cast Johnny Depp as the main character in one of his movies. His previous Tim Burton roles have been Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood. - The Story - Johnny Depp is the voice of Victor Van Dory a young man who is being forced to marry by his parents. His bride to be is Victoria Everglot (voice - Emily Watson). Victor and Victorias parents all have ulterior motives for the wedding, each believing that the union will improve their wealth and status. At the wedding rehearsal, Victor is unable to remember his vows and leaves shamefaced. He goes off into the woods to practise them and manages to get...

kirkytracy 10.10.2007 · Read review
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My Oh So Boring Bollywood Bride!

Advantages: Difficult to say
Disadvantages: Acting, story, direction

...Alex is a struggling writer who meets Reena by accident in LA and they have a whirlwind romance but within a few days she disappears leaving him feeling he must track her down at all costs. All he has is the name of the town in India where she?s from and not even her surname. Alex goes to Mumbai to find her not knowing that she?s a top Bollywood actress and getting even close to her is almost impossible. On top of that she?s now engaged to Bollywood?s top director and her mother wants to make sure it stays that way. Does Reena care for Alex or was their romance just a holiday fling for her? Will Alex be able to prove to Reena that he?s the one she should be with? My Bollywood Bride is not a Bollywood movie even though in some respects it could be considered one with the fairly weak storyline as Bollywood has its fair share...

anonymili 27.03.2009 · Read review
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