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Modern classic.

Advantages: Rousing action sequences, excellent acting, beautiful score, fast paced, gorgeous cineamtography.
Disadvantages: Graphic violence may put some off.

...to old school swords-and-sandals flicks. Gladiator is one of those rare films where all the relevant boxes are ticked: riveting action sequences, strong lead, slimy villain, wonderful supporting cast, classy period detail, gorgeous cinematography, perfect SFX, moving score and just a downright thrilling tale of a man wronged. Russell Crowe is tremendous in the role and it has rightfully made him one of cinema's biggest stars and the late Richard ...
...Ridley Scott is a master of visuals and here was the perfect opportunity in recreating a new (old) world - much in the way he does with Blade Runner he fills the screen with details that demand repeat viewings. Meanwhile the script is a surprisingly moving tale which makes the revenge all the more sweet. A modern classic. ...

Syklone 16.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Gladiator (DVD)

Spider, The Trilogy... Light-hearted fun

Advantages: Kid friendly, easy top watch, likable hero
Disadvantages: 20 minutes of the third film are BAD. Not very scary.

This series is less dark than many of the other comic book movies. The sort of thing you don't even hesitate to let your kids watch. My 8 year old sister loves these movies. The first film shows the making of spiderman, with the Green Goblin as his main enemy. It follows the comic books pretty closely and Kirsten Dunst is a lovely MJ. Maguire is good as spiderman because he's not got the cool factor, which suits the character. The biggest difference ...
...second film has Dr Octopus as the villain, leading to a lot of nice stunts using those mechanical arms to climb buildings and so forth. The third film has a 20 minute period in the middle with 'evil spider man' that is just wrong, appalling and should be deleted. You need to be cool to pull that off, cool butch and manly, Maguire bless him, isn't. Good otherwise though. I like the villain the most out of the three and the method for killing him was ...

surveysista1988 10.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Spider-Man Trilogy (Blu-ray) (Box Set)

Lord of the Rings Extened Edition

Advantages: Great extra content
Disadvantages: very long

...or bad thing depending on the opinion, but it is mine that it is great you can spend a whole afternoon in a different world and just zone out and relax.The cast in the films could not be better and as for the special effects truly amazeing. In all it is a great all round film romance, action fanatsy.The extra's that come with the extened edition are great and show from start to finish behing the scenes extras and bonuses from chooseing the right ...

EoinMcQuillan 17.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (Extended Editions) (DVD)

More like Cycle of The Rings, it feels as long!

Advantages: Yet more great special effects
Disadvantages: far too long & dull

To describe the plot in a nutshell this is the movie that separates the original group who started out with the ring, the meeting of The Ents (the last of a species of intelligent trees), defending Rohan and moving Frodo and the ring further towards Morder. We meet Elves, more bad things and nasty wizards as well as learning more about Gollum and a giant spider. The 1st 20 minutes of this film is huge tracts of flashbacks to the first movie in order ...
...I'm honest. Generally again, the pacing in this film is too much. It just lasts far too long. It's a bit annoying that Frodo & Sam go to a place in this film where they don't actually go in the book. If the director thought it was a good idea to adapt a book then why not stick to the story of the book? They stick to book one and they stick to book three but they start inventing things for book two? Who died and made him Tolkien? Of the 3 films this ...

atytyut2434 09.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers (DVD)

Which pill would you take?

Advantages: Great story, action & special effects
Disadvantages: Slow starting

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction/action film, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. The film was made on a budget of $63,000,000 and grossed an estimated $460,379,930 at the box office. The film was looked at favourably by critics, 86% of them gave this a good review. The film was also voted the best science fiction film of the last 25 years. The Matrix is rated 15 and runs for approximately 136 minutes. As aforementioned, the Wachowski ...
...wrote, directed and produced the two Matrix sequels as well as producing V For Vendetta & Speed Racer. Keanu Reeves plays the lead in what is arguably his best known role. Reeves is also well known for: Speed, Constantine, Street Kings and The Day The Earth Stood Still. Laurence Fishburne (Boyz N The Hood, 21) co-stars alongside Hugo Weaving (Lord Of The Rings, V For Vendetta). Thomas Anderson is a well respected career focused man but he leads a ...

Great_reviewer07 16.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Matrix (DVD)