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Sharpe all boxed up

Advantages: To watch again and again, without interruption
Disadvantages: It is repeated on Freeview again and again

...1. Sharpe's Rifles: In 1809 Sharpe saves Lord Wellesley's life, later known as the Duke of Wellington. He receives a field commission and is sent on his first mission with his rough band of chosen men, but finds it difficult because he is not seen as a "proper officer". (Certificate: 15) 2. Sharpe's Eagle: Sharpe fights to keep his promotion and goes after an imperial Eagle at the Battle of Talavera. (Certificate: 15) 3. Sharpe's ...
...of deserters and calls for Sharpe to bring the ransom to rescue an English Colonels wife. (Certificate: 12) 5. Sharpe's Honour: Sharpe is accused of adultery and called out for a Dual. His Spanish opponent is found dead and Sharpe is put on trial. Sharpe must work to clear his name. (Certificate: PG) 6. Sharpe's Gold: Sharpe has to go in search of the young Ellie Nugent and her mother who themselves are determined to find her father, ...

veryluckyshorty 18.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sharpe (Special Edition) (Box Set) (DVD)

Its a dirty job but someones got to do it

Advantages: tense,exciting well acted cop thriller
Disadvantages: might be too violent for some viewers

Dirty harry[1971] is one of most successful cop films ever and also highly controvesial.When it was released it drew criticism for its violence.Directed briskly by Don siegel and set in San francisco,its a tense thriller which pitches cop "Dirty " Harry callahan against killer "Scorpio".Harry is called "Dirty" because he takes on the tough cases that all other cops stay clear of.He is a widower,has few real friends and works best alone.He is dedicated ...
...direction.The style was maintained for dirty harry but with a rougher harder edge.The film has a cat and mouse chase feel with harry racing against time to capture scorpio.Eastwood shows the edge and relentless pace that harry works at really well.The one liners that eastwood delivers have become part of movie legend.The "do you feel lucky well do ya punk" is a classic.He also shows harry more vulnerabe side how he does what he does to escape the ...

harj123 03.09.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Dirty Harry Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

The Irish Bond.

Advantages: All of the Brosnan films in one box with decent extra's.
Disadvantages: Product placement gets worse by the last film!!

...after the last Bond film, James Bond returned in Bond 17. ----The Films---- GoldenEye (1995) This was the first vehicle that Brosnan appeared in and for me this is probably the better out the four films he made. It is moody, dramatic and will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Although in some places it does step up toi the line of unbelievable it does not cross it to the extent that a film like Charlie's Angels did. The ...
...with the plot revolving around rouge agent 006 who steals the GoldenEye weapon with the intent of wiping out the Bank of England and all computer records in the City Of London. The weapon itself explodes a nuclear bomb in space and uses the electro magnetic pulse to wipe out anything below within a 30 mile radius, effectively eliminating the use of all electrical equipment. The cast is made up of multi national actors, Sean Bean as 006, Joe Don ...

Timbo3107 21.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of James Bond Ultimate Pierce Brosnan - Goldeneye/Tomorrow Never Dies/The World Is Not Enough/Die Another Day (Box Set) (DVD)

Great trilogy

Advantages: The original ideas for 'The Departed'
Disadvantages: Infernal Affairs 2 and 3 are subtitled and not english dubbed if that annoys you

You may have seen this before without even knowing it. This film was recently remade into the blockbuster 'The Departed' with Di Caprio, Damon etc. All the ideas for that came from this. When i first purchased this a few years back it was purely on word of mouth, i hadnt seen any trailers but the blurb and reviews were good so i took a risk and bought the whole trilogy. After watching the first film i was intrigued by the characters and glad the ...

Capodon 19.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Infernal Affairs - The Trilogy (Subtitled) (DVD)

Not as brainless as punch drunk as you'd think

Advantages: Inspring action and sharp dialogue in places
Disadvantages: Shouldve skipped from IV to VI in my opinion

The Rocky films are surprisingly a sharp set of stories which are not the '80s action movie hero with boxing gloves on' that you'd expect. They have the power to inspire the mind, make you chuckle and pull on the heart strings, unlike any of his action rivals of the time. This is the reason I rate them so highly. A couple of years before the (probably) final installment of the Rocky series came in, Warner Brothers released a slick box set entitled ...
...rash, doesn't it? The Rocky Anthology consists of Rockys 1 through 5: from the gritty opener in 1976 which made Stallone his name, to the uneccessary 'V' in 1990. That makes me wonder: is there a single film out there with the roman numeral 'V' ending the title which is any good??? Rocky V is certainly no exception to the rule. However, there is some real gold amongst the 6 disks here. Especially in the early installments before the Rocky franchise ...

runningman77 16.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Rocky Anthology (Ultimate Edition) (DVD)