Breakdown (DVD)

Advantages: Quite a good suspense film
Disadvantages: Same old storyline

Breakdown. (Film Review Only) --------------------------------------------------- The Storyline. -------------------------- Jeff Taylor (Kurt Russell) and his wife Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan) are on there way to start a new life in Santiago. They face a long journey ahead of them which will take them through many deserted road, across baron countryside until they can reach there destination and a new life. As there journey continues, Jeff accidentally ...
...truck, which soon has repercussions that neither he nor his wife could imagine. After a short stop at a service area the couple continue with there journey but this soon changes when the jeep they are driving breaks down on the side of a deserted highway in the middle of nowhere. Hot and stranded the couple are beginning to get a little worried, and then a truck driver pulls to the side of the road to help them. Jeff Taylor is convinced that the ... Read review

Advantages: Great opening that leaves you wanting more
Disadvantages: Slow in parts

When I first watched Breakdown I really, really enjoyed it, and thought it was a much better film then some of the negative newspaper reviews gave it credit for. Starring Kurt Russell, Breakdown hurls us into a horrible and frightening scenario right from the off, and cranks up the pressure as the film progresses. The entire film is set in the unforgiving Arizona desert, a lonely and barren place, and a great location for the drama to unfold. Jeff ...
...small diner to call a breakdown service for help. When Amy doesn't return, Jeff gets worried, and, after managing to fix the 'fault' in his car, goes back to the diner to look for his wife. When no one in the diner says they have seen Amy, and the truck driver who gave her the lift swears he has never seen her, Jeff becomes embroiled in a very clever and sophisticated kidnapping plot. It is left up to him Jeff to save his wife. For me the opening ... Read review

Advantages: Tense thriller with lots of action
Disadvantages: Takes a while for the plot to get started...

Breakdown isn't as bad as a lot of people make it, out to be it takes while for the plot to pick up, but when it does it makes for a fantastic movie. Kurt Russell stars as Jeff, who is driving with his wife Amy (Kathleen Quinlan) into San Diego, when their car breaks down. After many long hours in the mid-day heat, help comes in the form of a man in his 18 wheeler truck. He offers to take Amy to the neareast phone, while Jeff stays with the car. ... Read review

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After seeing Volcano and Warriors of Virtue in back to back visits to the movies, I needed a good flick. This movie did not disappoint. After the first typical five slow minutes, this movie really picked up. This movie had action, suspense, and drama. Even though you know who is behind this whole plot, the suspense throughout makes up for it. The best thing about this movie is that it was realistic. As I was sitting there deciding what I would do, ...
...much more realistic can you get! The fact that Kurt did his own stunts in this movie also made it much more believable. The people in the theatre along with myself where so into this movie that we cheered out loud when each of the bad guys got beat. What a feeling. Overall I recommend this movie highly to anyone. It will definitely be worth the trip ... Read review

Advantages: Great acting, understated
Disadvantages: The last bit of the ending is too far fetched

A little like "The Vanishing", this film is very thrilling. There are times that I jumped, was sitting on the edge of my seat or wondering what was going to happen next. There were no times that I was bored! This was not a film I wanted to get out at the time, so uninspiring was the blurb on the back. The acting is good, there are some famous faces that, if you don't recognise immediately, you will be srtaining your brain trying to remember where ... Read review

Advantages: Wacky, bright, colourful, entrancing
Disadvantages: Not everyone will get the humour

...stay well clear. However, if you're prepared to give the film a go, then I think you will find something in it to enjoy. I really enjoyed this film - it more than met my expectations - it is funny and sensitive all in one go. The fact that it is in Spanish did not make any difference to me - I don't understand more than a few words of the language, but the subtitles were clear and easy to read, and I was able to enjoy the visuals and the sound without any difficulty. I am looking forward to my next Almodovar and hope he starts making some new ones soon. Highly recommended. The DVD is available from play.com for £5.99. Classification: 12 Running time: 90 minutes... Read review

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Advantages: Great film, directing, acting and plot
Disadvantages: none for me!

...'Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown', or 'Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios' in the original Spanish, is a 1988 film directed by the world famous Pedro Almodovar, who has made popular films such as 'Volver', which was made in 2006, and 'Bad Education' in 2004. The general story of this film is that Pepa's lover Ivan has just left her, leaving her devastated and unsure as to what to do. She receives some important news, and tries to track down Ivan to tell him, as it 'concerns them both'. Meanwhile, Pepa's friend Candela is in trouble and keeps calling her for help, but Pepa is too busy with her own troubles to care, and Ivan's mentally disturbed ex-wife is just as keen to track down Ivan and get him back. I apologise to fans of this film, as that brief synopsis in no way does justice to how fantastic this film is... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic, lovely storyline and the usual excellent bananas in Pj's entertainment
Disadvantages: soundtrack not it's best

...and purple design, where a picture photo of B1 and B2 in their blue stripey PJ's are featured in a box border frame. The Certificate classification ( U ) is also printed on all sides of the box. The reverse gives a synopsis and pistures of the gang, as well as a barcode, DVD info and breakdown. DVD: As previously mentioned it's a U classification and comes in a dvd box, theres only one disc and has only one DVD extra which is a bonus scenes type of thing with the Bananas. In this dvd it's all about the Bananas birthday, it's entitiled ''Banana splits and Teddy bear tea party'' a really good storyline and great fun to watch, even for us big kids! Aimed at 2 to 6 year olds, Hannah who is 6 this october, can't get enough of it. She even knows most of the songs off by heart and can be caught singing them all over the house and even in the bath... Read review

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