Sunshine, not by Danny Boyle!

Advantages: History of Hungary come to life
Disadvantages: Long, occasionally unconvincing

...Sunshine, directed by Istvan Szabo, is an award winning co-production between Austria, Germany, Canada and Hungary. An historical film, the story weaves through 3 generations of a Jewish family in Hungary from the turn of the 20th century to the communist regime post 1956 examining issues of family, torn loyalty and the effects of our personal and national history upon our lives. The film follows the lives of 3 generations of the Sonnenshein family, all played by Ralph Fiennes, through the intense upheavals of the period. Ignatz Sonnenshein is a political conservative loyal to the Emperor even changing his name from the too Jewish Sonnenshein from which the film takes it's name-being the German for sunshine-to the more Hungarian Sors in order to forward his career. He falls in love with and eventually marries his cousin Valerie who has...

flyingllamas 21.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sunshine (DVD)

Enjoy the Sunshine

Advantages: Visually stunning
Disadvantages: A bit chaotic towards the end

...The decision whether to watch "Sunshine", the newest collaboration between director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, was always going to be an easy one. I'm a big fan of "Trainspotting", which was also directed by Danny Boyle and my girlfriend loves "28 Days Later", which was a previous joint project for the two. So with a Sunday afternoon with nothing much to do stretching before us and "Sunshine" having just opened, it was only left to decide which showing to attend and to hope previous enjoyment would not set our expectations too high. Our sun is dying, condemning the Earth to a permanent Winter as its rays are no longer enough to provide heat. A crew of 8 have set off in Icarus 2 to try and drop a large bomb into the heart of the sun in an attempt to reinvigorate it and warm up the planet once more; they're essentially there...

Soho_Black 15.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sunshine (2007) DVD

And the winner is... Little Miss Sunshine

Advantages: Great story and characters
Disadvantages: None

...Little Miss Sunshine is a bit of a different film to the type that I enjoy watching but none the less it is one of my favourites. It first came out in the cinemas in 2006, so is a couple of years old now. Little Miss Sunshine is about an American family. They are not the perfect family that is normally depicted in films though, they are a bit rough round the edges. The dad Richard (Greg Kinnear) is a life coach who is trying his hardest to become a successful business man but failing. Mum Sheryl (Toni Collette) is trying to do her best for her whole family but can't help arguing with Richard. Grandpa Edwin (Allan Arkin) has been kicked out of his home for taking drugs and so the family have to take care of him. He loves spending time to help prepare Olive for her beauty pageants though. Olive (Abigail Breslin) is the youngest member...

wendz86 03.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Little Miss Sunshine (DVD)

Sunshine all the way!

Advantages: Fun and likable characters
Disadvantages: None

...I recently did a review on Jane Green one of my favourite authors and another one of mine is Jenny Colgan. Her latest book 'operation Sunshine' is not long out in paperback and I eventually got to read it a couple of days ago. The author: Jenny Colgan has brought out quite a few books in the Romance and chick lit category. All together she now has 8 books published and a further one planned for release next year in January. She lives in France with her husband and 2 sons. The story: The book follows Evie who is a receptionist for two plastic surgeons on famous Harley Street and who desperately wants to go on holiday and one in particular that doesn't involve sunburn, arguments or vomiting. When her bosses invite her to come along to the South of France for a conference regarding a project they have on the horizon, she thinks...

frankiecesca 06.08.2008 (05.08.2008) · Read review
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Review of Operation Sunshine - Jenny Colgan

Little Miss Sunshine: Where's Olive?

Advantages: Great story, great cast
Disadvantages: It simply may not be everyone's cup of tea

...Little Miss Sunshine was definitely the independent film of 2006. Garnering four Oscar nomination (two of which were wins), six BAFTA nominations (with two wins), a Golden Globe nomination and one of the highest bids for a film in the history of the Sundance Film festival, I must say expected nothing short of greatness from Little Miss Sunshine. Described by the Daily Mail as ?The funniest comedy of the year by a mile?, I expected a primarily cheerful film filled with belly-laughs throughout. This was not what I received but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The opening sequence provides a concise introduction to each of the characters. We open with Olive, the hopeful beauty queen watching a video of the Miss America pageant imitating the actions of the winner. Richard, the motivational speaking father delivers an enthusiastic...

shister_not 26.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Little Miss Sunshine (DVD)

A Little Ray of Sunshine

Advantages: Brilliant story
Disadvantages: NONE

.... Within a very short time-period the books were well sought after and now the original collection consists of 76 books, the Little Miss collection making up 33 of these. There is also a new collection, which consists of 24 books, 12 Mr Men and 12 Little Miss. Little Miss Sunshine is number 4 in the original collection and was first published on 1st September 1981. Little Miss Sunshine tells the story of the day when Little Miss Sunshine driving home from her holiday sees a sign that says, 'To Miseryland' and never having heard of it before takes the road to Miseryland. There she sees a guard on the door but when she smiles at him he arrests her and marches her to see the King. It turns out that because this is Miseryland smiling, giggling and laughing are all forbidden. The King cannot believe that Little Miss Sunshine is happy and but...

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Review of Little Miss Sunshine - Roger Hargreaves

Add A Little Drop Of Sunshine To Your Day

Advantages: Excellent acting, directing & storyline
Disadvantages: None

...9 months, he?s dead set on becoming a jet pilot and is determined not to let his dysfunctional family stand in his way. Finally there?s 7 year old Olive (Abigail Breslin) an adorable little girl who is always upbeat, she is obsessed with the Miss America beauty pageants therefore when an opportunity arises for her to enter the beauty pageant entitled Little Miss Sunshine she jumps at the chance. Amazingly, Olive gets an entry into the pageant by default, she is ecstatic but the pageant is 800 miles away in California and with limited money flying is not an option, the family are going to have to drive. Sheryl can?t drive a manual car meaning that Richard will reluctantly have to drive. As Frank and Dwayne can?t be left alone they are forced to come along too, Dwayne agrees on the premise that Sheryl will allow him to go to pilot school...

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Review of Little Miss Sunshine (DVD)

A Little Bit Of Sunshine

Advantages: Funny, entertaining, affectionate and enjoyable.
Disadvantages: Boring DVD features

...Little Miss Sunshine was written in 2006 won 2 Oscars and another 40 wins & 43 nominations and not surprisingly why. It took 5 years to bring "Little Miss Sunshine" Indie comedy to the screen. The film was directed by the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The film was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US$8 million. The film starred Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, and Steve Carell.This was a fantastic film that my husband and I really enjoyed. We found Little Miss Sunshine original, different, fun and unique. Description of Film In Albuquerque the housewife brings her suicidal brother home to meet the dysfunctional family. Frank is homosexual and loves looking at porn magazines. The little girl wins a place in a beauty pageant and the family embark in...

Mickie26 20.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Little Miss Sunshine (DVD)

No Sunshine

Advantages: Fantastic looking
Disadvantages: A daft twist and lack of coherence

...Opening with a damning speech about the dying of the sun and the effect it will have in mankind, Sunshine sets its stall exactly as it means to go on. A group of mismatched (aren't they always) astronauts - each experts in their own specific field - are aboard the second Icarus space shuttle. Upfront of said shuttle is a giant nuclear bomb which they will hurtle straight into the sun to reignite it. The challenge is to get there without using up all of their resources, and still have enough air to get them back to Earth which is a couple of years away in distance. When a tragic fire fuels up in their oxygen area, rather than lose 3 of their crew, they veer in a different direction to find the original doomed Icarus - which mysteriously disappeared and lost the entire crew with no explanation. But the discovery of the crew leads to...

bilbob20 17.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sunshine (2007) DVD

Fun In The Sunshine [Film Only]

Advantages: Outstanding effects, clever premise, good editing/cinematography
Disadvantages: Loses direction in the last half-hour, some questionsgo unanswered

...With Brit classic Trainspotting and box-office smash 28 Days Later already under his belt, director Danny Boyle turned his attentions to science-fiction in 2007. The result was Sunshine and, given his previous record, the relatively mute reception it received must have come as something of a disappointment. Not least because it makes for a highly enjoyable hundred-or-so minutes viewing. It may have come with the same brand of glossy presentation and troop of photogenic actors that have come to typify such mediocre fare as Red Planet and Serenity, but with a complex and interesting storyline, thoughtfully-crafted atmosphere and top-class cinematography, Sunshine makes for a far more notable film than it has generally been given credit for. It can tentatively be described as 2001: A Space Odyssey-meets-Alien, set against a backdrop...

tom1clare 17.03.2008 · Read review
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