Rabbit Proof Fence

Advantages: Very emotional story and vivid cinematography
Disadvantages: But a bit slow and predictable

...Rabbit Proof Fence refers to the fence which used to stretch all the way across the length of Australia, to keep the rabbits to the north and the farmland to the south separate. This film tells the shocking true story of Molly Craig, who, at the age of 14, was taken away from her aboriginal family with her sister, Daisy and cousin, Gracie; driven to a Christian correction camp 1200 miles west, from which she escaped, and then walked all the way home by following the fence. This practice of taking "half-caste" aborigines was perpetrated by the Australian government until as recently as 1970, which makes it all the more disturbing. It is based on the book written by Molly's daughter, Doris Pilkington Garimara. Whilst at the orphanage, they are taught Christian values in order to be put into white society. The so-called Protector...

l-m-n-o-p 16.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Rabbit Proof Fence (DVD)

Shock Horror (not a horror film actually)

Advantages: Vincent Price acting, story
Disadvantages: Most of the other actors

...San Francisco in 1946 and a young woman is entering a hotel she has booked a room by wire as she is to meet her husband there tonight. He has been a prisoner of war for two years and this will be the first time she's seen him in all that time having thought he was dead. Waiting in her hotel room she has a nightmare only to wake up to shouting coming from the room next door. She goes to the balcony from which she can see in through the other rooms window and witnesses a murder. Her husband arrives to find her in a state of shock. Unable to move or speak, she appears to be completely distant. They call the doctor but the doctor turns out to be the murderer played by Vincent Price. He keys onto why she is in shock and doesn't know what to do. He doesn't want anybody to find out the truth, his mistress wants rid of the girl and the girl...

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Review of Shock (DVD)

No Proof Of Life

Advantages: Decent Cast
Disadvantages: A bit boring, feels tied to it's stage roots

...Imagine yourself standing on your own at a party. You're into football, films and general life. However no one will talk to you as you know nothing about mathematics and everyone else does. So with drink in hand you're forced to listen to countless debate amongst peers over the theory of pi. If this sounds like a miserable experience then I wouldn't recommend taking a trip to see Proof. The film is an adaptation of a critically acclaimed stage play and boy does it show. Anthony Hopkins plays a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician coming who has died leaving many books of maths theory. His daughter Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow) is left to contend with the possibility of inheriting his insanity. Her matters are complicated by an ex-student of her father's looking through his books to discover something valid amongst...

utero 01.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Proof (DVD)

Not tear proof

Advantages: Such a lovely story
Disadvantages: I cried... lots

...of the other three. I am so far impressed. This is chick-lit with added brains. The hardback version of Baby Proof was published in August 2006 by Orion. My paperback has a different cover to the one above mine is pink and has a lady on the front looking glamorous. I prefer my copy to the one above. I am reviewing a paper book and not an audio book as the criteria below suggest. ISBN 978-0-7528-8159-1 RRP £6.99 but you can buy it on Amazon for £5.59 or in the Amazon Marketplace for 1p. I got my copy from readitswapit.co.uk so I just paid for the postage to swap my book....

chantelly 20.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Baby Proof - Emily Giffin

Death Proof.... what were you thinking?

Advantages: It will probably become a Cult Classic
Disadvantages: Not to usual standard

...Death Proof comes from the Tarantino stable and therefore, if you are a fan of Tarantino like myself, you know doubt rushed out to watch this when it was released. I first saw this at the cinema when it was released, I was thoroughly looking forward to seeing his latest masterpiece. Unfortunately at the time I was also a little run down and tired after having had a hell of a week at work and to be honest left the cinema feeling flat and disappointed to say the least. However I put my disappointment down to me being tired and promised myself I would give it a fair viewing when it was released on DVD, which I did?? The Plot No-one can dispute that Tarantino comes up with some very quirky story lines and this film was no exception. Stuntman Mike is a former Hollywood stunt race car driver who targets and kills women with his...

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Review of Death Proof (DVD)

This is PROOF!!

Advantages: Some great tracks from the now deceased D12 man
Disadvantages: Occassional weak tracks

...I seem to be writing about Hip Hop quite often lately, but as I have just acquired this little known release I decided to review it as I give the album its first listen. I hear most of you cry 'Who Is Proof?' Well I'll tell you. He is a former member of Eminem's rap group 'D12.' I say former member, because he is now deceased. Proof was killed in April 2006 after reportedly getting into a very heated arguement with a US military veteran over a game of pool. After a short scuffle, he shot the veteran and was then in turn shot by the victim's cousin who was a bouncer at the club. Such a stupid and wasteful end to the life and career of a really talented individual. Proof featured on two D12 albums and was one of the stronger members, both in his talent for writing lyrics and in his style of delivery. He released two solo albums in...

BZ2886 15.03.2009 (14.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Searching For Jerry Garcia [PA] - Proof

Proof that the Thriller is still alive and well...

Advantages: Tense, gripping, good performances by Crowe and Ryan...
Disadvantages: ... too much bad language, some parts ill-developed or contrived

...WHAT IT'S ABOUT A negotiator, Terry Thorne, gets involved with trying to free a man called Peter Bowman, who's just been kidnapped by extremist forces in a South American country. When the agency he works for finds out that the company the man works for has no valid insurance, they pull out. Peter's wife, Alice, begs Terry to stay on and act in her behalf, but what effect will the attraction between them have in the long run? How will Alice and Janis, her sister, come up with the money to pay the kidnappers? Will Peter be able to escape of his own accord? As Terry tries to negotiate with the kidnapper, he battles his own growing feelings for Alice, who is also bombarded with conflicting emotions. Will honour or passion prevail? (Guess what? I'm not telling you!) WHAT IS A PROOF OF LIFE? A proof of life is what...

CaptainDisaster 12.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Proof Of Life (DVD)

Death Proof - Absolute Rubbish Yak Yak Yak

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Endless inane dialogue, no action, totally boring.

...or four, shadowing their every move, studying them, however, unlike your average serial killer, Mike likes to use his modified stunt car as a weapon. His murdering sprees are made to look like accidents, and although the police are on to him, nothing can ever be proven. Whether or not Mike was actually a stuntman is anyones guess - after all, the modified car and his nickname could be a well-thought subterfuge. Either way, the minute he gets behind the wheel, he brings new meaning to the words 'road rage'. 'Death Proof' is the worst movie I have ever seen. It is long-winded, boring and a definite chore to watch. In fact, I would go so far as to say that watching it was the hardest thing I've ever done! The first 100 minutes are focused on a young foursome of beautiful women who are out on the town, and painting it red (so to...

GoFigure 08.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Death Proof (DVD)

Death Proof, another good Tarantino movie

Advantages: Great music, wonderful visuals, fantastic action
Disadvantages: Slow at times, a lot of conversation

...them with his 'death proof' car. In the film we meet two sets of girls, both groups painstakingly introduced and characterised. A lot of conversation builds up their backgrounds; we get to know the dynamics between them, their personalities and how 'Stuntman Mike' weaves himself in. The story is not particularly more complicated than that, I won't go into more detail; the shocking parts are what makes the film watchable. I am a fan of Tarantino, I like the way he creates alternative movies because he experiments with different ways to shock, entertain and engage, which generally Hollywood just fails to do. For example, having Japanese style animation in the middle of Kill Bill. This is the one thing I loved about this movie. It had a feel of Kill Bill and did not follow the usual plot line you would expect. I also understood what he was...

Billieuk 09.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Death Proof (DVD)

The Lifeless Proof of Life

Advantages: David Caruso and David Morse are good, and the premise is good
Disadvantages: Zero chemistry between Crowe and Ryan. Dull and unentertaining

...Set in the volatile political climate of Ecuador, ‘Proof of Life’ is basically a film about an engineer, Peter Bowman (David Morse, The Rock, The Negotiator) who is kidnapped by a ruthless gang of guerillas. Enter former SAS man, Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe), a specialist in K&R (kidnap and ransom) to negotiate the terms of his release, whilst comforting and gaining the trust of Bowman’s wife Alice (Meg Ryan). The ransom demands are extreme, and as Bowman and his company are uninsured it comes down to the family and Alice to provide the money, except they do not have the requisite amount, being able to accrue a mere $650 000. This is a long and rambling film that fails on almost every level. Considering that Ryan and Crowe were having a sizzling and passionate romance, it is incredible that none of this is...

Alex1226 03.03.2001 · Read review
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