Mr Holland's Opus: A film for life, not just for Christmas

Advantages: Warm, thought-provoking, suitable for all, perfect casting, great music
Disadvantages: Might not appeal to fans of horror, thrillers, sci-fi or mysteries

...other relatives, just a couple of years later. There are not many films I can re-watch in such a short space of time, but Mr Holland's Opus was even more enjoyable for me the second time around, and thoroughly appreciated by our visitors. Mr Holland?s Story Glen Holland, a talented musician and composer, decides to take a temporary job teaching music at a local high school. He does not expect...

Kukana 21.12.2012 06:21 (21.12.2012 08:35) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Review of Mr Holland's Opus (DVD)

Music For Films - Brian Eno

Advantages: gorgeous little vignettes of music, all with their own character
Disadvantages: only that some of pieces are too short

...This collection of Eno tracks was recorded between 1975 and 1978 and first issued in 1978. The pieces were intended for films - hence, obviously, the title - and many have been used as such over the years. There is something very appealing about nearly all of these pieces; most are very short, vignettes of sound, with evocative titles such as "Events In Dense Fog" or "Strange Light" or "Final...

adams66 16.09.2008 12:18 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Music For Films - Brian Eno

Mr and Mrs Smith Film review

Advantages: Acting, special effects,
Disadvantages: long film, soundtrack.

...points: One of the main reason people don?t watch films is because of the length of the film, Mr and Mrs Smith is 120 mins that?s 2 hours long that?s along time to watch a film that I thought was nothing spectacular. The soundtrack in this film is not as good as I thought it should be, in a few of the scenes there are a few bits of music but there was no real soundtrack that ran with the film, I would...

funkyshoes3 17.01.2011 21:15 (20.01.2011 18:15) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Mr And Mrs Smith (DVD)