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Say hello to my little friend

Advantages: A classic gangster movie with brilliant acting
Disadvantages: A little laughable at the old fashioned parts in places

...for only one day - Scarface was shown yesterday and, as neither my husband nor myself have ever seen it and everyone else seems to think it is a brilliant film, we decided to see it with our handy Unlimited Cineworld cards. I'd heard that the film was meant to be very violent and considering it's an 18 certificate I thought it must be. However, I didn't really find it very violent at all to be honest. There was a lot of people being shot and quite ...
...violence. There were moments were I thought something really horrible was going to happen, such as near the beginning where a chainsaw was brought out, but we didn't actually see anything apart from a splattering of blood - not that I particularly wanted to see someone's arm being chopped off with a chainsaw, but I felt that there wasn't really much violence at all. There wasn't too much swearing in it either so I can't really see why it was certified ...

frankiefromings13 26.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Scarface (DVD)

Weak sequel

Advantages: Angelina Jolie
Disadvantages: Weak story and acting

...sequel to the 2001 film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. This film was called Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. The tomb raider, Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is asked by MI6 to find Pandora’s Box, a mythical box said to contain a deadly plague. She must find the box before the evil scientist, Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds) who plans to sell it as a deadly weapon. In order to find the Box, an orb called the Cradle of Life, which acts as a map to ...
...Lo steals the orb, Croft enlists the services of former lover and now mercenary, Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), to retrieve the orb before it falls into the hands of Reiss and allows him to find Pandora’s Box. This is a decent film with an interesting film, but it is somewhat lacking in the script department. It seems to rely too much on the special effects and action scenes, which have to be said, are impressive. The cast are average and lacking ...

mozzie76 04.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lara Croft - Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life (DVD)

Good idea executed badly

Advantages: Very good acting and great opening sequence
Disadvantages: The story loses its way at the end

Snake Eyes starts off with a very good premise which loses its way as the movie progresses. Starring Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise, the story is about a murder plot involving a number of high ranking government agents, with the murder in question taking place during a boxing match. Set in Atlantic City, all eyes are focused on a boxing contest involving heavyweight champion Lincoln Taylor. Watching the match in the audience are the head of security ...
...(Cage). The film kicks off when, during the boxing match, the Secretary of Defence is shot in the throat. It is up to Santaro and Dunne to investigate who is involved in the conspiracy. The complexity and intricacy of the murder makes the film very watchable and engaging, with Cage giving a very good performance as the out of control Santaro, who, among other things, takes bribes and cheats on his wife. The twenty minute opening sequence is the highlight ...

bigmike33 21.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Snake Eyes (DVD)

A One Armed Man Killed Your Wife? Riiight!

Advantages: Two superb lead actors, brilliant action and tension all the way through
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...find his wife dying on the floor of the bedroom, she has been shot and her attacker is still in the house. Richard tries to stop him but fails, he notices that the man only has one arm though, subsequent to this he tries to revive his wife but again to no avail. With no evidence of a break in and a 911 call in which Richard’s wife apparently names him her attacker, Richard is charged with murder and is sentenced to death. While on his way to death ...
...an escape, which leads to the bus crashing and the prisoners escaping. After helping one of the injured police officers Richard is left with a choice; wait for the police to pick him up or go on the run and discover the truth about his wife’s death… Although being released way back in 1993 I have only watched The Fugitive recently for the very first time and after it was shown on TV again a couple of days ago I jumped at the chance to relive the ...

Great_reviewer07 05.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Fugitive (DVD)

I feel the need, the need....to get everyone off the bus!

Advantages: Easy to watch, acting, FX
Disadvantages: Nothing really, perhaps a little dated

If Speed was to be released now, it would be considered a bit behind the times an the special effects would be considered a bit run of the mill. The plot would be average and predictable, and the excitement factor would be softened by the general presentation. However, when it came out in 1994, it was hailed as a huge blockbuster, with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock heading the billing in the middle of a good run on both their careers. And with ...
...so, it works perfectly. Speed is available to buy from amazon.co.uk for £4.88. It's well worth giving a go if you catch it on TV or buy the DVD. An easy to watch film that I happily recommend. It's nothing special in many ways, but definitely one I'd be happy to watch whenever it's on. ...

pmcds 02.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Speed (DVD)