"I wanna be a producer..."

Advantages: Strong vocals and musical leads
Disadvantages: Missing a certain sparkle

...The Producers is one of those films that I've wanted to see for a long time. I can't to be honest think why this is the case but it is and so when I noticed it whilst out shopping the other day I simply had to buy it. Now I knew upon purchasing the film that I was going to be a musical style film with a good helping of humour and to be fair that is what I received. I must say however, and this is reflected in my rating of the film, that I was expecting something else. Now what this something else is I don't know either but all I can tell you is that I was expecting a little sparkle that just wasn't there. The Producers tells the story of Leo Bloom an accountant and a down on his luck producer Max Bialystock who despite Leo's initial reluctance plot a somewhat bent get rich scheme. This scheme however will only succeed if the play...

MI9to5 23.09.2008 · Read review
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Producing a flop or a hit?

Advantages: Encouraged me to see the stage play
Disadvantages: A bit too theatrical for a film

...Max Bialystock is a producer, but not a very good one. After another flop, he is ready to give up. That is, until he meets shy accountant, Leo Bloom, who suggests that they raise the cash for a play that they know will be hugely unpopular, then pocket the surplus cash once the play has closed. And they think they have found their perfect potential flop in 'Springtime for Hitler', written by Franz Liebkind, a Nazi. Will Bialystock and Bloom be successful in their attempt to fail? Will Bialystock be as rich as he has dreamed of? And will Leo Bloom finally find happiness and a woman to love? I should mention before I go any further that I have not seen the stage version of The Producers, or the original film written and directed by Mel Brooks back in 1968, and so cannot comment on the similarities/differences between them. Nathan...

sunmeilan 12.09.2008 (13.09.2008) · Read review
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I Want to be a Producer

Advantages: Great song and dance routines and a marvellous central performance from Lane
Disadvantages: A touch too stagey and a less endearing turn from Broderick

...Unscrupulous Broadway producer Max Bialystock discovers he can make more money with a flop than a hit. So with bumbling accountant Leo Bloom, he sets about finding the worst play in history, planning to pocket all the money the moment it closes. Luckily he finds "Springtime for Hitler" - the most tasteless musical ever created. But even with a hopeless cast he finds himself with an unexpected hit on his hands. What's a dishonest man to do to make a little cash? The remake roundabout makes a convoluted stop with a film remake of a stage musical of a film. Broadway director Susan Stroman makes her movie debut with this adaptation of the play that made her name. She feels far too attached to the stage conventions of the piece. Instead of making the most of what film can offer her, she is intent on keeping everything as close to...

afy9mab 22.04.2006 · Read review
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The Producers - Hit or Miss?

Advantages: Light-hearted, brash, funny in places - great for fans of musical theatre
Disadvantages: Over-acted, poor soundtrack, too long

...Sad to say this film didn't stand much of a chance following as it did my viewing of the outstanding 'Brokeback Mountain' (also reviewed on Ciao by myself). I was hoping for a laugh-out-loud comedy to lighten the mood after feeling fairly crushed from the forementioned film, and lighten the mood this film certainly did. However, laugh-out-loud it was not, and coupled with other short-comings it proved to be a disappointment all round. Written by Mel Brooks and based on the original award-winning musical, 'The Producers' charts the ups and downs (mostly downs) of has-been Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane), and his unlikely partnership with OCD-riddled accountant Leopold Bloom (Matthew Broderick), following a visit by Bloom to look at Bialystock's rather corrupt accounts. The story evolves when during his accounting...

katyparles 05.05.2006 · Read review
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The Producers Produce a Musical Performance

Advantages: Catchy songs, funny moments, Enjoyable
Disadvantages: Not to everyones taste, not the world's best acting

...I seem to be making a habit of watching films that I have no idea what they are about and The Producers was no exception. My husband had added it to the rental list on Amazon and when we sat down to watch it last week I had no idea what it was about or who was in it. So imagine my surprise when I discovered it was in fact a musical. The film features the actors Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick (Sarah Jessica Parkers husband) and Uma Thurman amongst others. The film was originally produced in 1968 and this is a re-make of the original film and was released in 2005. The original film was made into a Broadway production before the release of this second film. I believe that Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick both appeared in the Broadway musical production before filming this version. The basic plot of the film is that Max...

AJ26 23.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Producers (Rental) (DVD)

The Producers: Keeping it Light, Bright and Gay

Advantages: Funny, good acting, good singing.
Disadvantages: More swearing than expected, slightly tasteless show within a show.

...The Producers first opened on Broadway in 2001, and since then has been playing to packed audiences across the world. It came to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London in November 2004. The only question is...will it flop or will it go? Plot Summary: Max Bialystock is in trouble. His productions are closing on opening night, and things are looking bad. Accountant Leo Bloom turns up to do his books, and makes passing reference to a way where flops could be more profitable than hits - and Max's brain starts to work. What follows is Leo's move from accountant to Broadway producer, Max's epiphany, and a realisation that friendship matters more than almost anything else. This realisation goes via the worst play ever written ("Springtime for Hitler") and the worst director ever born (Roger DeBris). If there's any justice in...

xalala 16.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Producers - Musical

children of men

Advantages: fantastic actors, effects and storyline
Disadvantages: none

...Children of men is a movie by Alfonso Cuarón It is based in 2027 where the uk is at war with itself and especially immigrants, Women are no longer fertile and the youngest person in the world who was 18 years old has just died, It follows a story about a man called theo (actor clive owen) who lives in london,Theo hears from his ex wife julian (actress Julianne Moore) who needs theos help to get certai papers to help an immigrant she has with her, Theo accepts as he needs the money in this dark time. Even though he obtains the papers he tells julian he must travel with the immigrant, Theo finds out that the immigrant he will be transporting is a young african girl called kee (actress Clare-Hope Ashitey) Theo is told he must transport her to sea to meet with a boat which looks after people who escape the war torn country. Kee trusts...

vikkiz 19.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Children Of Men (DVD)

Save the Children

Advantages: Great acting , True Story
Disadvantages: Upsetting story

...To Save the Children 1994 THIS IS VHS REVIEW NOT DVD The Story: This film is based on a true story about an elementary school in Wyoming that was taken over by a mad man with a bomb. David Young (Richard Thompson) is an unhinged man who has decided that he wants to go to the new world and take the children of Wyoming with him. He sees this as his way of saving the children. He has been making a bomb secretly and planning his take over for some time. David never planned he would be taking over the school alone, he had arranged for two friends to help along with his daughter and wife. David's wife Dorsie (Wendy Crewson) is not fully aware of his intentions, insisting that he would never actually hurt the children, she stands by him inside the school but when the female teachers start talking to her she starts to have her...

LIZKEMPO 08.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of To Save The Children (DVD)

PAIN RELIEF FOR CHILDREN

Advantages: Does not contain paracetamol
Disadvantages: can cause side effects

...is in lots of discomfort as we parents don't like seeing that do we. This is safe for children as long as it is used correctly as specified on the bottle, it is great for teething and any other toothache. Although I really don't like using Calpol as it contains paracetamol, my doctor has said that Calpol is the best thing to use if your child has a temperature although Nurofen for children can lower a high temperature it is best advised to use Calpol. As always with all medicines if symptoms persist please contact your doctor and Nurofen can produce some side effects although it hasn't affected us. These side affects are Rash, Swelling, Shortness of breath, Stomach ache and Convulsions if you come across any of these symptoms please contact your doctor asap. All that information can be found on the packaging but I find that...

happygoluckygirl 17.10.2005 · Read review
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Children Of The Corn review

Advantages: Good cast, creepy setting, entertaining
Disadvantages: None

...Children of the Corn is a horror film adapted from the short story by Stephen King. It was made in 1984 and stars Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton and John Franklin as Isaac, the child preacher. A young couple find a briefcase with blood on it so drive into what seems like a normal mid-western town called Gatlin to try and report the incident to the police, but find only children and no adults to be found. They try to find out what happened in this town, but as Burton heads to the town hall, his girlfriend, Vicky, is captured and brought to Isaac, the head of all the children. He says he is spoken to by 'he who walks behind the rows', meaning the rows of corn, and has brainwashed everyone into doing and believing whatever he says. Fortunately, there is a brother and sister who want out of this murderous cult, and so help Brandon get Vicky...

Walter_Kovacs 17.01.2009 · Read review
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