Advantages: Great Acting and directing
Disadvantages: Very long

...The film follows the last days of Jesse James' life from the day he first meets his assassin Robert Ford till his death. Casey Affleck plays Robert Ford, an insecure 19-year-old young man who idolises Jesse James and gets a chance to first meet him by being brought along by his older brothers to do a job with the James brothers. James and his brother Frank do not show the same desire for fame and fortune as their posse. They are tired of their life, they want to live in peace but can't stay too long in one place in fear of being arrested. They decide on one last job to pay their final way. Ford begins to grow very close to James, staying in his house after the robbery and truly worshipping him. James on the other hand is not happy with his life afterwards he seems unsettled and goes onto visit all the members of the old gang... Read review

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Advantages: Cinematography, acting, score
Disadvantages: none

...Just saw the film at the cinema and its an elegiac epic rumination on the nature of fame and notoriety. Jesse James is a man who has outlived his time. The legend has been created and he and his brother are like ghosts who haunt their own lives, unsure of what to do now. The young Robert Ford is first captivated by Jesse whom he has idolised all of his life. There are definite echoes of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Jesus in Jesse's demeanour. He seems to know that Robert will be his assassin and at the moment it happens, he seems to will it, so tired is he of life. The depiction of the killing is chilling in that it shows how fear can paralyse. After the event, its as if Robert has finally become Jesse, for he too is stuck in the moment of his brief fame. The acting is superb from Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. There is a great... Read review

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Advantages: Great photography, scenery, Brad Pitt!!!!
Disadvantages: A bit long

...The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford My husband and I just bought this DVD at the weekend from HMV. It was £10.99. They did have a two disc DVD with Special/Bonus features which was £14.99 but we decided to go with the cheaper one. I had been wanting to see this movie ever since it came out in the cinema. That may have something to do with the fact that Brad Pitt plays the title character, Jesse James. If you are a Brad fan then this movie is a must for you. He pretty much features in just about every scene and in my opinion is one of his best performances. He does look quite old and tired in this movie but I think that is just the nature of the character. He portrays Jesse James perfectly. He does make you question whether in the end Jesse was actually sorry for all the crimes he had committed and struggling... Read review

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Advantages: captures aspects of the outlaws not seen in other films
Disadvantages: Some romanticising, a little inaccuracy

...the American Civil War. This film starts earlier in the lives of the James boys from leaving the war to return home and settle down to some semblance of a quiet normal life. In very little time the illusion is shattered by Union greed and violence to the southern folk including the James family. Returning to a world of violence in a bid to get justice the boys don't just get the justice and stop. In collaboration with the younger family and a couple of other men, Jesse James leads a gang in a personal war against the Union banks and railroads. Breaking an oath they swore to never take up arms against the Union deems them as outlaws to the Union but Robin Hood style heroes to the Confederacy and Southern sympathisers. Incensed at the loss of copious amounts of money, delays and embarrassment the head honcho of the railroad hires the famous Alan... Read review

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Advantages: A good introduction to exploitation films and the work of Jess Franco
Disadvantages: But it might be too tame if you're already a fan of exploitation films

...Introduction I'll start this review with a quick warning for the benefit of anyone who might not know what to expect. Devil's Island Lovers and Night of the Assassins are two exploitation films directed by Jess Franco and released under Tartan's Grindhouse label. As such they're not masterpieces, or suitable for all tastes, but they do attract a fairly strong cult following and are definitely worth a watch if you're interested in seeing films that are a bit off the beaten path. This is apparently the second Jess Franco double bill released by Tartan although it's the only one I've seen (and was my introduction to his films). The Films The first film, Devil's Island Lovers, is a fairly standard "Women in Prison" sexploitation film. After being set up by their respective admirers two young lovers (Beatriz... Read review

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Advantages: an entertaining read
Disadvantages: difficult to find, escept via the web

...The background to the plot is explained at the back of the book, which places the story in its true historical context. In this case, apparently Jesse James had a reputation as a Robin Hood of the Wild West. This was based on a story of how he gave a widow enough money to pay off her mortgage and then robbed the rich banker as he left the farm. Since this tale was originally told by Jesse’s brother Frank its probably a safe bet that it’s a complete fabrication and that he was just a cold blooded gunman. But Goscinny takes this story and twists it into an entertaining read. The characters: Lucky Luke, the hero of our tale who, along with his horse Jolly Jumper, will be along to save the day. He’s the quickest draw in the West, so fast he can even beat his own shadow. Jesse James – must be the villain... Read review

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Advantages: Quick and Charismatic
Disadvantages: Being underused at the moment

...The Road Dogg – Jesse James – now not teaming with his former partner – the ‘Bad Ass’ Billy Gunn – is a great character who started as a complete nincompoop a little while back and has made a good name for himself. Part of the fantastic Armstrong wrestling clan, probably the second most famous wrestling family behind the Hart family, the degeneration of DX itself has done him no favours. Currently the scene is being set for some kind of bust-up between him and X-Pac and clearly the breakup of DX altogether, which will be without a doubt a great shame. Without this gimmick he needs something else pretty soon to escape mediocrity.... Read review

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Advantages: Makes you smile
Disadvantages: Same old sitcome thing

...Jesse is a 20 something single mother trying to find love again. Yes another sitcom not as good as some but I felt that Jesse wasn’t given a good enough chance to prove its self(as it only ran for two series) The plot- Jesse Warner is on a quest to get through nurse college whilst at the same time bring up a child and have a love life. As well as put up with her unpredictable ex-husband who often turns up at the wrong moment after walking out on her 7 years ago (which she seems to mention every episode) and sends everything into chaos again. So lucky seems her way when her gorgeous next door neighbor moves in and takes an interest of which her father disapproves. She tries to find help and support from her two brothers who also live with her but ones a voluntarily mute which is not always a help in times of need. Her two best... Read review

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Advantages: funny
Disadvantages: it's not on anymore

...I would just like to say that I think Jesse is quite a good show. It is really quite funny and when it was on TV it was one of my favourite programmes and I used to watch everyday it was really good. The characters were really funny and quite good acters. Also I thought that the story lines of the show were also quite good and realistic. I hope that there is a new series of this programme on soon which I think there will be because there is a new series of Suddenly Susan on at the moment and that was on last year just before Jesse.... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful world, animation, reasonably compelling story.
Disadvantages: A little slow at times, repetitive missions.

...~ # ~ What's it about? ~ # ~ Well you play a character called Desmond Miles, a mild mannered bar keep who is forced to go back in time by a team of science types using a machine called the Animus. Desmond is the descendant of a long long line of assassin's and as such contains within him a deep connection with his ancestors memories, (so we're told), and the Animus machine is able to relive the memories from the host, i.e. Desmond. Taken back into the past to the Third Crusade the majority of the