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  Down By The River...

Advantages: Great performances, genuine suspense, intelligent
Disadvantages: not to everyones taste, uncomfortable, maybe too ponderous for action junkies

...PLOT '' Deliverance concerns a group of four middle class and middle-aged friends who meet to relax away from their jobs, their careers and their daily rituals. Lewis (Burt Reynolds) is the natural leader of the group, confident in his own abilities and with a taste for adventure. He has persuaded the other three to canoe down the Cahulawassee river, because it is the last chance to explore a part of unspoiled America before a dam is ...
...the power of this story. Deliverance does look dated in some senses but that is actually very appropriate considering the themes. A word or two of warning. This film requires patience - it is not a story where action replaces character. Furthermore, there is a rape scene which is not particularly pleasant viewing (of course) but it is no more graphic than that in 'Pulp Fiction' - if you can stomach that then you will be fine with this. Graphic representation ...

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Texas in a Whiskey Bottle

Advantages: Steve McQueen, Sam Peckinpah, Texas and big shotguns
Disadvantages: Ali McGraw (although we gradually learn to like her), Texas and Sally Struthers

...film back to back with the same director, maverick booze-meister Sam Peckinpah. The first was Junior Bonner, a wistful and poignant story about a washed-up rodeo rider, shot throughout the summer of 1971 and released the following year (to a lukewarm response); the second was a more explicit tale, The Getaway, shot in a matter of weeks on location all over Texas in the late Spring of 1972 for a relatively small budget. It would secure two things ...
...matter how rushed and chaotic the preparation. The pairing of star and director was a risky one. The two had worked reasonably well together on Junior Bonner but both were notoriously difficult characters, equally insistent on doing things their own way. On this occasion McQueen mostly got what he wanted: he got Walter Hill in to replace Jim Thompson, the original screenwriter and author of the original novel; he got Quincy Jones in to rewrite ...

Volta120 01.07.2008 · Read full review
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somewhere over the monkey

Advantages: a great scene where blue egg is put to death
Disadvantages: george clooney didnt win an oscar for his performance as big egg.

directed by Tim Burton, who stole the original script from jonny "the bill board" burton, tims half brother. he directed it in honour of his mother, who was an orangutan, who died giving birth to tim himself. he starts out introducing the characters, including anne and the big egg. the character of anne is based on his mother, and acted lovingly by a really ugly corpse, and the big egg is played by george clooney. they start off by robbing a back, ...
...rock, into the "mystical fridge of time" sending them spirraling back to a time when earth was ruled by the "egg people". big egg is imediatly praised as their god because of his unusual size, but anne is thrown into a prison forever. Big egg tries to have her released but it ends in a show down with Margaret the medium sized egg, who is riddled with contagious diptheria, yet wants the throne for herself. they battle a top the cliffs of Easter Compton ...

Chazz 04.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Lone Wolf and Cub face mistress of martial arts.

Advantages: Authentic battle sequences, stunning scenery and absorbing plot.
Disadvantages: English subtitles are sometimes a little hard to follow.

...the best of all the Babycart films, with plenty of fight sequences and some detailed history about Ogami's past. The countryside scenery is stunning as usual, and Michie Azuma, who plays Oyuki, has one of the finest bodies ever seen by man, (She fights topless to distract her enemies). In all, this is a top-notch film. Presented by Warrior, this DVD does not have much in the way of special features. It does provide interactive menus, scene selection, ...

filmfreak2005 07.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Babycart In Peril (DVD)

The Bigger the hit, the faster the rush, the Sweeter the revenge!

Advantages: Great action packed film, Great actors, Good storyline
Disadvantages: You may not be able to get into the story-line!

...WHSmith. ***CRANK 2*** Crank 2: High Voltage was released this year and contains Jason Statham again. Chelio’s tears through the town in search for the Chinese criminal who has possession of his heart. Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakham, and Efren Ramirez revisit their roles from the original film. ***OVERALL OPINION*** I think Jason Statham is a fantastic actor anyway and I have to say that I loved this film. It was full of action and also has some funny ...
...I wouldn’t hesitate to watch Crank 2. My dad did how-ever borrow the DVD and after 30mins he switched it off as he couldn’t quite get into the film. If you like Jason as an actor and if you like his other films I think you with thoroughly enjoy this film. I would recommend it to anyone who like’s action packed films. (review als on dooyoo) ...

kiss_me2070 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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