It's a pure blast from the past. I haven't seen this film since I was 15 (now 25) from start to finish. It's an awesome film, the acting isn't up to much, but who cares, you've got to take this film for what it is - a classic!
Left-field comedy drama about a pair of assassins laying low in Bruges after a hit goes wrong in London. Farrell and Gleason make an excellent double act. The humour is suitably dark and surreal, as the tone shifts from issues like redemption to a drug fuelled debate with a racist dwarf. Excellent performances all round, including Ralph Fiennes playing against type as a menacing, but devastatingly reasonable gangster. Colin Farrell also proves that given the right material, he's one of the best actors working today.
As usual, the raw drama of the series made it's point well, showing how far apart the bureaucracies of the police and education departments were from modern day life and what they needed to be, the reality of the system is gruesome and you are left with guilt over how the kids become left behind and understand how they begrudge the system.
Behind all this political critique (which is shown through Carcetti's journey through Baltimore's mayoral system and through Prez's new job as a teacher in a Baltimore school) there are other tales to tell, such as that of Omar Little, Bubbles and the new drug Kingpin Marlo Stanfield. Each have their own inter-weaving arc, which include the students, the police and Baltimore politics.
A series that was fantastic in scope and left me wanting more and more, even if it did play with my emotions through-out. It isn't all heart-rending stuff though; there are as usual, hilarious and almost farcical events, tension between the dealers and the police and best of all hope for some characters.
If you have already watched the first, second and third seasons of the Wire, you most definitely want to watch this one. If you haven't started the Wire yet, do so, and remember you have this fantastic fourth series yet to come. I couldn't recommend it more.
The hard-hitting drama takes on the educational system in the fourth and penultimate series of The Wire. Whilst introducing new characters in the form of school students - showing their lives, it also covers the rise of the Stanfield organisation, the remnents of the Barksdale organisation and the politics of Baltimore and its Police department
As Santa fell from Scott Calvin's (Tim Allen) roof, Scott put on "The Suit" and became Santa. He begins to look like Santa with the extra weight and the white beard. Scott doesn't believe he is Santa even though his son believes in him. As the first film comes to an end, Scott finally accepts that he 'IS' Santa.
The second and third movies just got better. Explaining the life of Scott in his new role, from finding a wife, to dealing with his "in-laws" in "Canada". I just hope they make a fourth movie, as these were brilliant fun for everyone.
Tim Allen is excellent as Santa. I loved this movie from the start (as did my kids), we now make sure we include these movies in the one's that we watch every Christmas.
I thought this film was great, admittedly it is a little slow moving but anyone who likes love stories or chocolate is sure to like it. I would definitely recommend this film; it's one of my favourites and a rare film that I can watch again and again without it getting old.
The film follows Josephine, who owns a chocolate shop in a village where all the inhabitants are turned against 'indulgence' by the manipulative mayor who writes the sermons for the village church. She tries to survive in a place where everyone's against her. Johnny Depp plays the part of the pirate travelling along the river, and a relationship forms between them.
I loved the first season and was worried when the second season came onto TV...But I LOVED IT! Season 2 has more ups and downs than the first, and there is more focus on her relationship with the gorgeous Henry. But the course of true love never did run smoothly! As well as of all this, Amanda and Marc are on top form as usual, and Whillimina has upped her game! There's also a brilliant episode called 'Something wicked this way comes', which features the cast of Wicked, singing 'I'm not that girl', which is FABULOUS!
Ugly Betty season 2 is a MUST HAVE for any fashion fan or girl who has a dream like Betty's :)
This Season, there is more focus on the traumas of Betty's love life, and her relationship with Henry starts to blossom...but will it last?
For anyone who has watched Spinal Tap, this is for you. If on the other hand you have not had that joy, I recommend you take the time, then sit back and enjoy Barenaked in America a truly great rockumentary.
The DVD follows Canadian rock band The Barenaked Ladies on their sell out tour of the most commercially successful record they have had to date 'Stunt'.
The album released in 1998 included the hits 'It's All Been Done', 'Call And Answer', 'Who Needs Sleep' and their smash hit 'One Week'.
It is not just the stage show (which if you have seen them live is amazing), but the behind the scenes footage that makes this an outstanding buy. It should be a crime to buy this DVD for under a fiver, well its a steal at that price anyway.
What is not to like....
This boxset offers a great triple-helping of the sublime Bourne series.
A commendably complex plot structure spans the trilogy and watching the films over the course of a week thankfully helps avoid the "what happened in the last one?" question.
But it also showcases a fantastic perfomance across the series by Matt Damon.
His character - Jason Bourne - begins as a shellshocked amnesiac robbed of his identity and personality, before piecing his memory and life back together, falling in love, suffering tragedy and reverting back to form as a highly trained killer hell-bent on revenge.
Thrillers rarely come as sensitive and intelligent as the Bourne films. But that is not to say they lack anything in the thrills and spills department.
Car chases, shoot outs and hand to hand combat are all taken to the next level as elite assasins relentlessly pursue Bourne across the winding cities of Europe and north Africa - offering a refreshing blur of cobbled squares and Citroens instead of freeways and squad cars.
This trilogy has everything - guns, cars, planes and brains.
GHANDI
An epic and well filmed picture and, although it is about Gandhi, a little less of Gandhi and a little more historical context would have been better.
It falls into the usual 'eye on the American market' trap where all the British are nasty people and everyone else is lovely, with the usual pointless angelic American reporter hanging around.
You cannot deny the visual spectacle of the film or the excellent performance of Ben Kingsley, but he does get a little tedious after a while.
History, American style, is another problem with the film. General Smuts was, in fact, a decent and honourable man who was against Apartheid (wishing to abolish all forms of segregation) and also wished to redefine Britain's colonies into the British Commonwealth, well before the Commonwealth was actually established. Although the early part of the film suggests that South Africa (the Union of South Africa - 1910) was directly ruled by the nasty British, it was, in fact, a self governing Dominion, similar to Canada and Australia (except it was Unitary rather than Federal), gaining full independence as a republic in 1961.
The film minimises the fact that Gandhi was welcomed to London to study law and, on qualifying, was called to the British Bar and enrolled in the High Court (1891). It was his free choice to leave London to return to India to practice law.
As with any history, if you are selective in what you record (or put on film) you can easily change the perceived reality of events and it is notable that John Briley did not win a British award (BAFTA) for his screenplay, although he did win the equivalent American Oscar.
The trilogy which marks the debut of Adric in Full Circle and departure of Romana in Warriors Gate is an excellent addition to DVD. Packed with loads of features and a chance to own this on DVD which was previously on VHS. The art work looks great and is a fantastic additon to your Doctor Who collection.
3 stories in a great DVD set.
The plot is of a boy who sets out to prove his love for a disinterested country girl by promising to bring back a fallen star for her. To do this he passes into an enchanted land and encounters pirates, witches and evil Princes. Also the star, now in the form of a girl called Yvaine, isn't so happy about being taken as a token of love. It all ends in a typical fairytale way but the journey is an entertaining one. Not having read the book it is based on I didn't have a preconceived notion of the story so just found it to be an enjoyable, funny if unremarkable watch. Some of the plot points were a little predictable and the final revelation is obvious from the start, but may not be picked up on by children to whom this story will definitely appeal. The acting is hit and miss from the various performers with Michelle Pfeiffer, Mark Strong, Robert De Niro and Claire Danes giving good accounts of themselves but there is a lack of charm in the main character Tristian (Charlie Cox) and Ricky Gervais proves once again why he insists that he's not an actor. There is a huge list of cameos as well, with Rupert Everett and Mark Heap having the best in my opinion. There are some scary moments that young children might find upsetting but overall this is a good film to settle down and watch on a Sunday afternoon without having to think about too much the plot while it's on or afterwards. If you like this try you might also like 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' or 'The 10th Kingdom'.
This film is FANTASTIC!! I watched the first five or ten minutes and almost fell asleep, wondering why am I watching this movie clearly intended for 7 year old girls, however the film gets so exciting, and it is sooo funny!! Great movie for young and old, male and female!
Not bad. Not bad at all. Still not quite enough to top the last twenty minutes of Christmas Invasion.
I liked the way that most of the things that many of the rumours were based on were quickly swept aside in the first ten minutes. I loved the build up to the fob watch before the unexpected Boing!
Morrisey was superb in the role, and much like Catherine Tate's first appearance there was a nice gradual change of character as things went on. It's a shame David Morrisey isn't likely to be Doctor 11, he pitched the whole thing perfectly and was certainly a match for Tennant's emotional Doctor.
The big question here, though, is this: Have the Cybermen redeemed themselves after Doomsday? The answer is undoubtedly a yes. First up was the tweaked voices - adding that bass and a tad more metallic edge to them worked perfectly. There was something less robotic about them, too. The sense of cunning and planning has returned. The only thing wrong with them is Russell's tendency to build up this hierarchy of kings and courts. "All hail the cyberking," and all that "courts of the cyberking," dialogue was a bit too much like the Daleks. Less of the grandiose language, please, as it makes all these enemies sound the same. And answer this - these are the parallel Cybs, so how on earth does the Doctor know that the ship is called a Cyberking let alone the class of the ship.
That all said, I thought the Cybermen were once again worthy to be placed alongside their pre-Davies brethren and put paid to the weak and feebleness they picked up from Doomsday. Some nice little nods back to earlier adventures, too: The Cybermen marching out of the snow, Tenth planet style; the Cybermen viewing the Doctor on the viewscreen ("this one is the Doctor") straight out of Earthshock; and the struggle on the staircase with the Doctor and Cyberman pushing against one another, very reminiscent of a scene in Tomb of the Cybermen. Now, if only they could add a few tubes and stuff to give them a little more organic look.
I was caught slightly off guard to find it was a Doctor Who/Futurama crossover, but giant Bender stomping across London turned out silly, but fun.
Despite the "next" Doctor having a son and turned out a jolly nice fellow, I couldn't help thinking, when he entered the TARDIS, that he would suddenly turn around and reveal himself as The Master and steal it - that would have been an excellent twist. Obviously, he didn't, and neither did the so-called shocking "twist" at the end materialise.
The theme is starting to sound a little crowded now. There was an extra percussion line in there, and a few other additions and volume changes, but listen carefully and you'll find a lot of elements are fighting it out for prominence.
Overall, a good episode. Whilst the Cybers were still reasonably secondary to the main plot, they have made up for the damage done in Doomsday, and the nods to the past were welcome and unobtrusive. I'd peg this level with Runaway Bride as far as Christmas episodes go.
Well what can I say?
This is 'The Best' programme to have hit TV in years! It's a must watch and you'll want to watch them back to back cos they're fab!
Amazing. A cult classic. Very good if you love a violent gangster movie... it glorifies the miami drug empire in a really capturing way.
Can't fault this series. It brings together most of the threads from series one and finishes with new unanswered questions. I particularly like the power struggle between Presedent Roselin, Commander Odama and the newly introduced Admiral Kain (Battlestar Pegusus).
Plenty of space battles to keep the survivors busy and also a couple of victories that make you feel that they are not just delaying the inevitable.
This series is almost excellent but falls down due to too much time being focused on relationships. There is also far too much focus on Guyus and his will he won't he die story line. Apart from this the series continues to entertain through the gritty realism of the struggle for survival, will they find the way to Earth? You'll have to watch to find out.
Definately the best film of 2008 by a MILE the performances by Bale and now the much missed Heath Ledger are well known but its not till you have watched this film 2 or 3 times that you really appreciate the power of Ledgers performance from start to finish and how domineering he is in the film. Its his film, no-one else really gets a look in. This truly is a superb follow on from Batman begins which was a brilliant way back from the dire batman films of old, now we truly do have a reason to go to a Batman film as an adult and be able to talk about it.
Not only is the acting first rate but the script, lighting, cinematography and every other aspect of the film. A true work of art by all concerned that does work as well at home because its the performaces that make this film what it is.... BRILLIANT!!!!!
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I love this story. Its brilliant. Its got everything from a spine chilling plot to a very sad ending. The Hand of Fear is the last to feature Sarah-Jane as a full time companion. Its very upsetting to see her leave the TARDIS one last time but don't let the ending get you down. The story is quite superb. I recomend it for any fan of the show.
Princess Diana's relative (her great-great-great-great aunt to be precise) gets the biopic treatment in 'The Duchess'. Kiera Knightly plays smouldering brood mare Georgiana Spencer, whose bought into the royal matrix circa 1774, is saddled with an adulterous buffoon of a husband in the Duke of Devonshire; William Cavendish (excellent Ralph 'Charles' Fiennes) before being ostracized by the royal bloodline for having a mind of her own. Years later, Diana Spencer would suffer a similar fate, albeit one which concluded in an altogether more violent manner. Why? Because the monarchy is comprised of murderous, cold-blooded, Annukai-Reptile worshipping, degenerate inbreds...allegedly. Personally, I think they should've explored the possibility that the Duchess's media image was crafted to divert public attention from England's Rothschild instigated war in America and the heinous international crimes of 'The British Empire'. 'The Duchess' is a dramatic departure for director Saul Dibb, who made his debut with inner city, anti-gun picture 'Bullet Boy', Dibb acquits himself well; borrowing from all the right films (e.g. bedroom scene lit like 'Barry Lyndon', some creamy bourgeoisie decadence taken from 'Marie Antoinette' etc). Kiera Knightly looks stunning as usual, and though she's in familiar territory with period drama, we get a good insight into life behind the palace doors. One is amused.
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