Falling Down

Advantages: psychological, michael douglas, social realism, dark humour
Disadvantages: depressing

...must first make a purchase to be granted change. Fair enough, but eighty five cents for a soda doesn't leave him enough money for the phone call; grabbing a baseball bat from behind the counter, D-FENS proceeds to bash every overpriced item in the place in a fit of rage, then agrees a price of 50 cents for the soda, pays for it, and walks off, with his anger subsided. As the story unravels we, the audience, are forced to make a distinction between an ordinary man and a deranged psychopath. Mid-way through things are taken to a new, hilarious level when D-FENS pulls a gun on the irritating manager of a fast food restaurant after he refuses him breakfast for being two minutes over the deadline. Falling Down could quite easily be pigeon holed as a black comedy with its often cartoonishly over the top scenes of violence, but it is its...

andycarrington 10.02.2009 · Read review
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Fantasy May Fall in "The Fall"

Advantages: Thought provoking storyline, excellent acting, and breathtaking locations
Disadvantages: None I can think of!

...; only some obvious voices for the action, but nothing showing on the screen. The film was pure fantasy and imagination until the last 20 minutes of the film or so when the story took another path, and had that acute twist; we started to see another version, with very disturbing scenes: some frightening, shocking and startling outlooks (so be warned!) If you are into fantasy, I would highly recommend you seeing The Fall; you will never regret it! Come on Give your brain a kick! Prices and availability The film is available on DVD and Blu-Ray; for rent or you can buy it online or on some supermarkets and media stores. Prices started from £4.98-£17.99. Revenge, love-triangle, magic, death and falling people! Thank you for reading. © Karimkha ~~~~ August ~~~~ 2009...

karimkha 19.08.2009 (21.08.2009) · Read review
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Stoked: The Rise And Fall Of Gator (DVD)

Advantages: Great DVD for fans of skateboarding and dcumentaries alike
Disadvantages: If you're not into Punk or Skateboarding then this documentary may begin to grate on you

...Stoked is a DVD documentary that follows the life of Mark "Gator" Rogowski and tells the story how one of the 80s most talented professional skateboarders is now serving 31 years in prison. This DVD features a strong soundtrack with contributions from such Hardcore Punk acts as Black Flag, Agent Orange, and the Dead Kennedys. This is a great DVD that tells the story of how skating changed, causing Gator's popularity to dwindle. This caused him to slowly break down mentally as he could not handle the fact that he was not in favour anymore - he tried to reinvent himself with a name change but this caused people to respect him even less. It was not known of the tragic mental state of Gator until the spring of 1991 when he confessed to a violent crime at the age of 24. This DVD will have you glued as it slowly tells you the life story...

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Fall in love with the legend

Advantages: Excellent acting, wonderful characters, beautiful scenery, historically accurate
Disadvantages: None

..."She was like the water that freezes inside a rock and breaks it apart. It was no more her fault than it is the fault of the water when the rock shatters." ? One Stab, Legends of the Fall If you ever find yourself with 2 hours and 7 minutes to fill, and want a front seat on the sort of emotional rollercoaster that will leave you weepy and drained, then look no further than Legends of the Fall. It has all of the elements that are needed for a real epic. Stunning scenery well thought out characters, a story that spans decades, war, death, passion, madness and most of all tonnes of insight into the human condition. If my description alone doesn?t do it for you, well it also won the 1995 Oscar for Cinematography, and was nominated for 8 other awards, so that gives you an idea of quality. Plot outline *************** From the 17th...

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Seraphim Falls - Absorbing Drama

Advantages: Fascinating - great chase scenes.
Disadvantages: Not much of a storyline.

...Director: David Von Ancken Writers: David Von Ancken & Abby Everett Jaques Genre: Drama - War - Western Country: USA Certification: 15+ Language: English Released: 24th December, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Liam Neeson (Carver) Pierce Brosnan (Gideon) In 1860's Nevada, at the end of the Civil War, a group of men, led by Carver, are tracking down an extremely resourceful and skilled man named Gideon. Although they manage to wound him, Gideon will give them a run for their money by leading them on a merry chase through the wintry mountains and across the vast, empty wasteland that is the Nevada desert. Along the way, they will come across a wagon train with religious settlers, a railroad crew, settlements, a farmhouse occupied by a distrustful father, a plucky young daughter and crafty son, a strange woman selling...

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The Fall Guy

Advantages: great entertainment and eighties action
Disadvantages: none really

...from the eighties. Unfortunately?as of now they have only just released series one on DVD, which consists of 23 episodes (the pilot being counted as two episodes), giving a good seventeen plus hours, onto 6 DVDs, of harmless fun and some comical, if a little 'iffy' entertainment. This series one can be bought from amazon for less than £11.00. Sadly?The theme tune is actually sung by the star of the show Lee Majors and is not to every ones taste? * Series one DVD brief plots. 1) Pilot? The Fall Guy (part 1) 2) The fall Guy (part 2)? When a hit and run driver jumps bail it is up to Colt and Howie to bring the man back to court to face justice? but things are more difficult than first thought. 3) The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda? When a computer hacker is ripped of by his wife he hires Colt to find her to get his money...

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Falling Down is a thumbs UP

Advantages: Good story, solid performances.
Disadvantages: Sometimes possibly a little OTT.

..., which made for an easy viewing, and somewhat hard not to emotionally invest in Foster. I feel this is a good buy to add to your DVD collection, at less than £3, you could do much worse, and I recommend seeing this film as it is something different and is certainly memorable....

coates187 08.12.2008 · Read review
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Legends of the fall

Advantages: A great film.
Disadvantages: None

...This film was first released in 1994 and over the years I have seen it a few times. Then on mothers day my wonderful children bought it for me along with the dvd of love actually. So seeing as there was a few ops about love actually and none about legends of the fall I decided to write about this one. Jim Harrison bases the film on a novel. I can?t comment on the book, as I haven?t read it yet. The film tells the story of a family of a man and his three sons who live on a ranch in the foothills of the Montana Rockies in the 1900s. The film is told through the memories of an old Indian man who used to work for the family and through letters various members of the family had sent to each other. The mains cast and character description. DECKER Played by Paul Desmond. As I said before the story is told through his eyes. He had...

nona1661 28.04.2004 · Read review
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The Fall- A gem of a film.don't miss it

Advantages: Fantastic script,visually appealing,Great performances.
Disadvantages: None really.A few might not like it though

...First things first,a big thanks to Puggers for writing about this movie! Here is one brilliant film which combines a lot of genres and a film you will remember for long. The fall is directed by Tarsem Singh and stars Lee Pace as the main protagonist. Alexandria is a small girl living in a catholic hospital for his fractured arm where she meets an injured stuntman named Roy who agrees to tell her a story of 5 mysterious heroes trapped in an island who are looking to kill Prince Odius. Injured Roy needs morphine from the hospital pharmacy and asks Alexandria to steal it for him if she wants to hear the complete story. Being lured to hear the story,she would go to any extent. The film is fascinating to say the least.It does remind you of Pan's Labyrinth(just because of the whole fairy tale meets reality factor,nothing else). As the story...

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Dudhsager Falls

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, get to feed wild monkeys, good value for money
Disadvantages: No disabled access.

...I visited Goa in India in March 2006 and while I was there, we went to visit Dudhsager Falls. About Dudhsager Falls The Dudsager Falls are on the border of Karnataka and Goa. The highest point of the falls is 600 metres and it is classed as the 5th highest waterfall in the world. The falls themselves are located inside a tropical jungle with lots of beautiful scenery all around. Getting There We stayed in Calangute in Goa and to get to the falls, we took a taxi which took about an hour to get there. The return taxi journey cost £20 which wasn?t too bad really as that taxi actually sat and waited for us, and came on the trip with us, giving us lots of background information about the area. Once You Arrive Once we arrived in Mollem which is the town the Falls are located in, our taxi driver took us to the people organising...

daylehall 19.07.2007 · Read review
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