As Good As It Gets DVD

Advantages: Will make you laugh till your sides split
Disadvantages: Slow moving in places

...first time that I saw As Good As It Gets. I saw it when it came out in the cinema and I left with a sore side from laughing so hard! I love the dark satirical humour in it and the softer sides of the characters, which they are trying so desperately to hide. So here’s my run down…. AS GOOD AS IT GETS – THE CAST AND PLOT With such a strong and surprising cast, it was no wonder that this film was such a hit! The story begins with Melvin Udall (Jack ...
...blame him (well I could), as he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (and some loose connections from leading from his brain to his mouth), which he refuses to go and get treated. Strangely, he is a highly accomplished romantic novelist! Melvin walks out of an elevator just in time to catch his neighbours dog getting ready to do it’s business on his front doorstep! He hurls abuse at the poor animal and then hurls it down the garbage chute ... Read review

Advantages: Great cast, story and humour
Disadvantages: None

...Melvin can then carry on as normal (normal for him at least!). Carol, who tries to see the best in everybody, mistakes Melvins help as an act of kindness and starts to see this cranky and offensive man in a new light. Meanwhile Melvin's homosexual neighbour Simon, an artist, is badly beaten up by his model Vinvent, a vagrant off the streets. Hospitalised and unable to look after his dog, Simons agent and boyfriend Frank, insists that Melvin looks ...
...romance in the air? Well as per usual I will say no more to avoid spoiling the story for those people who have yet to see it! Cast/Characters *************** Jack Nicholson plays Melvin Udall the obsessive-compulsive novelist and quite possibly the most offensive man on the planet. But it is because he is so blunt that you just can't help loving the character. ****Favourite Melvin quote, when asked by a female fan as to how he writes so well from ... Read review

Advantages: brilliant quotes, something different
Disadvantages: drags a little

...see it but reluctantly agreed as the video was put into the video recorder. Not being a woman (that sounds more sexist than I meant it honest!) I thought that the film was a romantic one and so had to have my arm-twisted, but boy am I glad I did! I would urge anyone to watch this film and not pre-judge it like I did. THE CAST The cast for this film was very well chosen and I felt that every actor fitted into the role of their character exceptionally ...
...sick little boy, she works as a waitress and is the only one who can serve Melvin. She obviously has a soft spot for him as she stops her boss banning Melvin on several occasions. However there is great tension between her and Melvin, which is hard to distinguish between sexual tension and plain hatred Beverly – Shirley Knight, Carol’s long suffering mum and babysitter she has a subtle but important role in the film and is a pillar of ... Read review

Advantages: It’s probably an ideal date movie for the older generation.
Disadvantages: Nicholson and Hunt’s performances are overwrought AND overrated.

...Fans will not be disappointed as Jack’s attitude of surliness continues albeit with the handicap that he plays Melvin Udall, a romantic novelist of 62 novels who has a compulsive obsessive disorder AND a frequent habit of saying what he thinks. However, the writers haven’t necessarily put in the most cutting edge of humour and it is wryly bruising and amusingly offensive. However it certainly isn’t a heavygoing film (despite it’s ...
...Jack’s wisecracks are there purely as insults (which will probably grate on the minds of the more liberal). It is to Nicholson’s credit that he can carry on such appalling behaviour without much threat of a reprimand BUT knowing of course, it is Jack, there is something that’s going to happen to him. He doesn’t like to be touched. He doesn’t want to walk over cracks in the pavement. He washes his hands constantly when ... Read review

Advantages: great Oscar winning performances, moving and Funny
Disadvantages: none

...is, he usually strikes me as Jack Nicholson playing ‘Jack Nicholson’. You know someone who is a bit away from the norm, or who has some kind of a quirk, or a dark side. Well In ‘As Good As It Gets’ he plays Melvin Udall - a strange oddball (yes typecasting again!), diagnosed as a compulsive obsessive. He has no friends, seems to have no feelings – a real sad loner. Each day he has breakfast in the same Diner. The same ...
...Melvin’s ‘waitress of choice’ is Carol, played by Helen Hunt. Melvin is not a lovable character. He gets and deserves little sympathy for his actions and his are very curt and often derogatory. Carol tolerates him, at best. She may dislike having to serve him each day, but she’s a single mum, living with her mother and looking after her sick son, so she needs the job and any extra tips Melvin may just put her way. Meanwhile, ... Read review

Advantages: Very Easy to do and gets you fit in no time. this is also very enjoyable and very varied.
Disadvantages: There is no disadvantages apart from it being very real in surroundings.

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Advantages: Excellent DVD Extras, Arse Kicking women in leather.
Disadvantages: Cheesy but cool

...Basically this is gonna be set out in a review style cause i dont really know how to do an opinion on it because people might not of seen it and i dont wanna give it away - awwwwwww aint i nice :) hehe Plot: The Cheesy Seventies TV Series is transformed into an arse-kicking blockbuster with Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore as the lady investigators on the trail of some stolen software. Picture Quality: As good as it gets. DVD Extras: Along with three deleted scenes, the trailer, Apollo 440 and Destiny's Child music videos and a blooper reel, there are five mini featurettes. The first is on enthusiastic director McG who "just loves to blow things up" - lol. Then theres a look through the girls wardrobe (sorry lads not through the underwear draws-lol), features on the sets, special effects and a wire work the actors had... Read review

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Advantages: Great price for a great film
Disadvantages: None

...A great DVD, highly recommended. Great for everyone above the age of 12, and some below aswell. Get it now. A truly magnifficent thing of James Bond. It is by far the best one so far. The gadgets and cars are great. At such a cheap price I would be suprised if every one did not own it already. Daniel Craig makes a great James Bond and some of the films that he makes will be really really really good. He has a really really good body, but not as good as hers. Get the DVD now. It is a great tribute to Ian Flemming, who I love. He is renowned for his marvellous work. Including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. What a film. Buy it now, I said now. Thank you... Read review

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