Enter Rita

Advantages: A heartwarming tale
Disadvantages: There really isn't any

...I first saw Educating Rita about 3 years ago when it came as a free disc within the Daily Mirror. As it was a free disc I didn't hold out much hope for it but when I placed it into the DVD player my mum exclaimed that she'd seen it before and that it wasn't half bad. She wasn't wrong; I really enjoyed watching it and have since watched it numerous more times. Educating Rita was released in 1983 and stars Michael Caine and Julie Walters. At nearly 25 years old therefore you might be led to believe that it will be a bit drab and not at all appropriate to life today. You would be wrong however to believe this as in my opinion Educating Rita is as appropriate today as it was when it was first released. The story it tells is extremely true to life and is not only told in a touching way but also in a way that pulls the audience along...

MI9to5 20.09.2008 · Read review
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Along Came Rita

Advantages: Funny, moving, uplifting
Disadvantages: Disappointing ending

...Educating Rita is basically the story of how two people meet each other and change each others lives. It's very simple and not a lot actually goes on during the film but it's an incredibly touching, entertaining film that I can watch over and over again without getting bored! The film revolves around Rita, played by Julie Walters, a Scouse hairdresser who is bored with her life. She is in a dead marriage to Denny, who is nice enough but just cannot understand her desire to find out who she really is. Before she starts a family with Denny, Rita decides to enrol on an Open University course and become the educated, sophisticated woman she has always wanted to be. Her tutor is Dr Frank Bryant (Michael Caine) , a boozy, washed up man who is sick of life. His wife has left him and his girlfriend is having it off with his best friend...

JessL 23.03.2004 · Read review
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Educating Rita

Advantages: A great British film
Disadvantages: There aren't any

...Educating Rita was Directed by Lewis Gilbert and the Screenwriter was Willy Russell and was made in 1983 The cast: Michael Caine...............Frank Julie Walters.................Rita Jeananne Crowley.......Julia Malcolm Douglas.........Denny Godfrey Quigley............Rita's father Michael Williams..........Brian Maureen Lipman..........Trish Rosamund Burton........Denise Hilary Reynolds.............Lesley Kim Fortune...................Collins Philip Hurdwood...........Tiger Christopher Casson....Professor Pat Daly..........................Bursar Jack Walsh....................Price Deborah Molloy.............Elaine Running Time: 105 mins Rating 15 There are no special features except scene selection. The price i don't know about because i got my copy of this film free with the paper. Educating Rita is...

giantpanda21 11.04.2006 · Read review
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FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

bobbacon985 12.02.2009 · Read review
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Rita, Sue and a great film too

Advantages: Entertaining film, an interesting look back at life in the 80s!
Disadvantages: Low budget, depressing surroundings, a lot of swearing (if that offends you!)

...Everything about this film, when taken at face value, means it shouldn't work. It shouldn't be funny, it shouldn't be entertaining - but it is! Rita, Sue and Bob too is a low budget British movie, which is set in 1987, so features a lot of awfully dodgy fashions which bring back cringe-making memories: tight white skirts with bows on the back, worn with court shoes, is a particular favourite of mine, especially when teamed with big earrings and what is threatening to be a mullet hair cut! Anywam the film begins when teenager Rita (Siobhan Finneran, currently on our screens as Julie in BBC1's Clocking Off), her slightly mouthier friend Sue (Michelle Holmes, who has been in all sorts of things including Coronation Street and Goodnight Sweetheart) start babysitting for Bob (George Costigan, who most recently showed up in City Central...

Pumpkin 07.05.2001 · Read review
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"Welcome to the Hotel Santa Rita"

Advantages: Quiet, relaxed, small hotel with high standards, efficient friendly staff
Disadvantages: Lacking excitement for a younger crowd.

..."Welcome to the Hotel Santa Rita, such a lovely place, such a lovely face..." So sing the restaurant staff to the tune of the Eagles hit "Hotel California." And indeed they are correct, even if their singing is atrocious. The hotel complex itself is smaller than the average at 55 rooms, yet at no time does it feel claustrophobic or crammed in. In fact if anything this adds to its charm and friendly character. Situated in small well kept gardens within the complex that also contains the outdoor restaurant/bar, pool, Ayervedic clinic (for massage or traditional therapies) and a crepe restaurant. The rooms are airy and clean. Ours contained a small kitchen area with a sink and fridge stocked with water, beer and soft drinks. A ceiling fan in each room and an air conditioner as well in the bedroom. There was also a small TV in...

jamspazm 20.02.2007 · Read review
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Caine and Walters give a good show

Advantages: Plot, lead actors
Disadvantages: Drags a little in places

...Willy Russell is well known as a playwright. He has written many a script for the stage, one of these being Educating Rita. In 1983, director Lewis Gilbert took Russell's play and adapted it for the big screen, making it into a feature film and drawing in top actor Michael Caine. It was also Julie Walters' first major feature film. The script was originally intended for the stage, and was thus just a dialogue, taking place entirely in an office. For the screen, it was amended and several locations were used to make it more appealing. This included the addition of a number of extra characters who are merely spoken about in the original play. The plot, however, does not really change. Essentially, it is the tale of a young working class woman, Rita (Julie Walters) who embarks on an Open University course to study literature. She...

pmcds 18.11.2008 · Read review
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An 80s classic

Advantages: An educational rags to riches story; great acting
Disadvantages: Dodgy 80s music!

...Unfortunately, there are very few British films that stick in my mind, but one that does is Educating Rita. I can't remember the first time I saw it, but seeing it again reminded me of what a moving film this is and how aiming for and achieving a goal can change your life. It is very dated, but that doesn't seem to matter, particularly with the acting skills of Julie Walters and Michael Caine thrown in to the mix along with an excellent screenplay. The story Rita is a 27 year old hairdresser married to Denny and expected by her father and husband to have children as quickly as possible. Rita, however, has other plans and wants to educate herself before she starts a family. Thus, she begins an Open University course in her spare time and is assigned a tutor, Dr Frank Bryant. Frank is a disenchanted university professor who drinks to...

sunmeilan 22.08.2006 (23.08.2006) · Read review
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The unexplained can be explained

Advantages: Well written account of her life and work
Disadvantages: Made me cry in places

...Before I get into the nitty gritty of my review of this book, i'll get the boring stuff over with first. ISBN - 0-330-39079-1 Publisher - Pan Macmillan Price - £6.99 First published - 2002 Rita Rogers is a medium (like derek acorah and gordon smith). She has had this gift all her life (she has romany roots) but like other mediums she has had other jobs but eventually returned to her gift to help others. She writes articles for Bella Magazine. She has written a total of 4 books and is well known for her friendship with Princess Diana. The copy i have is 178 pages long - which is not a very long book and if, like me, you like to read, once you get into this book its very hard to put it down again. Once i decide i want to read this book i can read it easily in a couple of days. I have read and re-read this book so many...

bonsi6337 06.03.2006 · Read review
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