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The Bourne Begins

Advantages: Good action sequences
Disadvantages: Can get dull in parts

The Bourne Identity of the first in what has become known as 'The Bourne Trilogy' and was released in 2002. Jason Bourne, we learn, is a trained assassin who is suffering from amnesia after failing to assassinate a target. As the film begins he has no idea who he is or what his occupation is and the majority of the film sees him either trying to track down information that will help him discover his identity or avoiding capture or death at the hands ...
...new found friend Marie. The film has some excellent action scenes and Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne pretty convincingly. You can really imagine him as a trained killer. Previous to this film, I'd only ever really liked Matt Damon as a comedy actor (Dogma, The Ocean's series) but this film really put him in a different light. I dare say he is now a fully fledged action star. ...

dandadda 20.02.2009 · Read full review
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Braveheart DVD Mel Gibson

Advantages: a very enjoyable film
Disadvantages: film could be even longer

This is without doubt one of the best films I have ever seen,Mel Gibson gives a fantastic performance as William Wallace the legendry Scottish hero who fought the English.Although it didnt do any favors to the Robert The Bruce character with several untrue twists to his character,but never the less a marverlous film.I am a direct descendant of Robert The Bruce and of course am biast to his cause and he did however rid Scotland of their English enermy.This ...

mclaurin 17.09.2009 · Read full review
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All for the Love of a Woman

Advantages: Great story, excellent acting and effects
Disadvantages: some brutal battle scenes

...way to the gates of Troy where they demand the return of Helen. Paris does the honourable thing to stop a war starting between the two nations and agrees to fight one on one with the Spartan King for the hand of Helen but thing go wrong for the nations when Paris looses his bottle during the fight. Will Helen be able to stop a war breaking out or if not just who will win and what will become of Achilles who people believe is un-killable? I loved ...
...don’t think hubby quite enjoyed it as much as me as I was constantly asking him questions about the Spartans and the Trojans and just who was on what side! Once I had worked all of it out I did find it was easier to follow. The storyline was interesting and for me I found it to be a love story in a way as it was all about a man falling for the wrong woman, in a small sense it was a very old Romeo and Juliet type of story. After saying this please ...

sewbizzie 08.09.2009 · Read full review
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King George commands and we obey

Advantages: Everything - plot, characters, acting, literally everything
Disadvantages: Nothing...if I'm pushed I could possibly say that they are long for single episodes.

...is the first chronological film, Sharpe's Rifles is not the first chronological novel, which would be Sharpe's Tiger when he starts as a private, but the events described in that book are placed much later in the TV show. DETAILS Title: Sharpe's Rifles / Sharpe's Eagle [1993] Date DVD released: 29 April 2002 Runtime: 200 minutes Number of Disks: 2 Format: PAL Director: Tom Clegg Main Actors: Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley, Assumpta ...
...period is quite extraordinary. Both Sharpe's Rifles and Sharpe's Eagle are set in 1809, and with both of these two episodes the book and the episode are very similar, with only slight differences. The knowledge of the period is not however only limited to the battles and events, but a very in depth knowledge of how the army in that period worked, and how the weapons were used, including the difference between rifles and muskets which I had never ...

Secre 10.07.2008 · Read full review
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Troy

Advantages: nice picture
Disadvantages: few mistakes

Troy!!! If you like to see a great sorry of a troyan moview watch this remake movie. A story based on a realistic story with a good scenes and also good actors. Best movie seen compared with Gladiator. Many of it is filmed in Malta. It is a good choose if you like troyan movies, roman soldiers and more. Do not miss this opportunity with a great soundtracks, great make up, great actors, and also big and great scenes. It has also a great editing and ...

jonfarrugia 06.01.2008 · Read full review
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