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One of the nicest Disney's adventure movies

Advantages: Based on C.S. Lewis' book
Disadvantages: is unfaithful to the book

In my opinion, one of the most interesting movies produced by Disney, it is based ont one of the "Chronicles of Narnia, a book series about a magic place called Narnia. On "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", four brothers and sisters, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, refugees from the war, go to the house of Professor Kirke, and old and misterious man, and there they find a magic wardrobe that leads them to another world, on a place called Narnia, ...
...the White Witch, who stole the reign of Aslam, the Lion, and the four kids find out that they are destinated to free Narnia from the White Witch's hands, with the help of Aslam and the other magic animals that live there. Although the movie is unfaithful to the book (like all movies based on books), it is very nice, and good with the special effects. Like a Narnia fan, I recommend the movie, and, of course, the books. ...

larissinha77 17.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (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)

True Lies featuring Tom Cruise

Advantages: None at all
Disadvantages: Entire movie stolen from True Lies

Wow. What a weak plot. Ethan Hawke (Tom Cruise returning to the role for a 3rd outing) gets married and the bad guy captures his wife so he is left to try and rescue her. And the rest of the plot is an incredibly weak rip off from True Lies. That's sinking pretty low, not only stealing the plot from an Arnie film but stealing a plot from a film that's actually better than yours. Mission Impossible 1 and 2 were excellent films with good plots and ...
...Sheckley idea from a very surreal book called Mindswap (which I bet they never paid him for either). Your wife not knowing your a spy is pretty much lifted wholesale from True Lies and it dismayed me at how much of the plot of True Lies was reused in this film. The scene on the raised freeway being shot at by a plane yet again another idea stolen from True Lies. Simon Pegg's character seemed shoe horned into this film and totally didn't feel like ...

atytyut2434 06.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mission: Impossible 3 (DVD)

The weak link in the series

Advantages: Burgess Meredith
Disadvantages: Depressing. A downbeat ending to the series

...and in this case it's Rocky V. Picking up immediately after the big fight at the end of the previous movie, Rocky is in the midst of celebrating his victory over Ivan Drago. But wait, all is not well. His hands start shaking uncontrollably, and he becomes confused and disoriented, apparently confusing Adrian with his dead manager Mickey. Returning to the States, things only get worse when Rocky finds out his double-dealing attorney has invested his ...
...toll. With no other option, Rocky and his family are forced to move back to their old neighbourhood in Philadelphia. Everything in Rocky's life is going backwards. He reopens Mickey's gym, moves into his old house, and even starts wearing his old clothes. His boxing days seem to be behind him, until one day he's approached by flamboyant boxing promoter George Washington Duke (clearly a parody of Don King) who wants to get him back in the ring despite ...

Dr-Jones 13.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rocky 5 (DVD)

Rocky Yes

Advantages: The Whole Film
Disadvantages: -

...said in my review of Rocky Six (Rocky Balboa) there is nothing better than Rocky on Blu-Ray. Having the first Rocky on Blu-Ray really works. Right the run down. The World Heavyweight Championship Apollo Creed comes up with the idea of fighting a local Philadelphia underdog, Rocky. Creed does not initially take the fight seriously, but Rocky unexpectedly knocks him down in the first round and the match turns intense. And when I say intense I mean ...
...all of us, but without Rocky starting it. Do you think it would have court on? The training in this one I have to say is the best out of them all purely for its 'wow' factor, and it was the first time we heard the song which would be burned into our minds forever. Also because the film is so popular, Philadelphia Museum of Art has become a cultural icon amongst fans of the films. The soundtrack, I cant find a fault in it. All the songs were put into ...

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Review of Rocky Balboa (Blu-Ray)