Comedy > H Comedy > 12 years and over > 2004 > up to 5 GBP

Advantages: Old fashioned humour and Hanks at his best.
Disadvantages: Catherine Zeta-Jones and her character are a disappointment

The Terminal is rather a strange film, it doesn't really have a strong plot, and it is more of a gentle, sometimes whimsical tale about a man who becomes stranded at JFK airport. The man in question is Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) who having come to America on a mission, which is divulged as the film progresses, finds himself in no mans land due to a coup in his homeland of Krakozia. With his country no longer recognized by America he is forced by ...
...goes on, and having made the airport his home he becomes a permanent thorn in the side of immigration official Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) who is trying to become the next airport commissioner. I have to admit that the whole concept of the film seems very far fetched but then sometimes life is stranger than fiction, especially when you learn that The Terminal was inspired by the true story of Merhan Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who in 1988 landed ... Read review

Advantages: Bit of everything-humour, romance, sadness, joy
Disadvantages: Ending is a bit sad

...to enter America. Hanks plays the part perfectly, right down to his accent. We see him fall for stewardess Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and befriend Enrique who keeps him fed properly after Victor loses his food vouchers. Victor collects money by getting the deposit after bringing back lost trolleys and soon ends up with a job. This particularly annoys the Airport Commissioner Nixon (Stanley Tucci). Victor is urged to make a run for it but he stays ... Read review

Advantages: Hugh Grant is nice to look at
Disadvantages: Everything else

American Dreamz is the sort of movie that could potentially be very funny. Note that word potentially. Directed by Paul Weitz who also directed About a Boy and American Pie, this movie is set around a popular American reality TV show. I saw the trailers for this and thought it looked good, but I never seem to get round to seeing things at the cinema and ended up getting this on DVD instead. ~The Plot~ The story revolves around the biggest TV show ...
...is overheard singing by the American Dreamz crew. The President of the United States (Dennis Quaid) is due to be a judge on the final night of the show, and Omer's leaders have sinister plans for him. What will happen to the president? And who will win American Dreamz? ~What I thought~ Well, like many films, disappointingly, the trailer shows all the best bits and the rest of the film is rubbish! The plot, as I'm sure you can tell from above, is ... Read review

Advantages: Hillarious, greatly written
Disadvantages: None

...month ago, having never watched Gavin and Stacey before, but I decided to give it a go! Oh my gosh I am so glad I bought it! I ended up and sitting and watching the whole series in one evening, I just couldn't turn it off! It is so so so funny, and the fits of giggles Ruth Jones' character has has me in in unreal, she is so funny! The story line is so romantic as well, in a comedic kind of way. I only wish I had watched Gavin and Stacey whilst it ... Read review

Advantages: entertaining
Disadvantages: none

...you are a fan of friends you will already know that the ends of the seasons always entice you to watch the next and the end of season 8 does not disappoint. There are not many television shows that last this long but you can definitely see why why Friends has. I always watch Friends when I am down and it never fails to cheer me up. On this season finale we have the baby shower where Rachel feels worried about becoming a mum, Monica worries about ... Read review