Comedy > S Comedy > Sellers, Peter > Universal > 15 GBP to 20 GBP

Advantages: Interesting idea(but obviously not original)
Disadvantages: Doesn't better original

The Ladykillers is a remake of an old Ealing Comedy. The original is a very black comedy and was set in post-war London. This version is based in modern day Deep South. Apart from that it is very similar to the original version in terms of overall plot and characters. The plot revolves around a gang of bungling robbers. They plan to rob a local casino and as a base of operations they use a room they are renting from an old lady. They manage to successfully ...
...them one day to return the money, or she will tell the police. The gang decide that they have no choice but to kill her. They draw lots to determine who must do it. The question is will they actually be able to do it? The characters in this film are all rather one-dimensional. Firstly there is the professor played by Tom Hanks. He is a sort of pseudo intellectual who uses long words seemingly to confuse people and who has organised the plan. The ... Read review

Advantages: great classic humour and hours of entertainment
Disadvantages: none for Rowan Atkinson fans... all for the non fans

...* BRIEF IDEA Edmund Blackadder is a character spanning many generations through out history, starting from the middle ages right through to 1917 during the Great War, with each series depicting his character as being a self centred chancer with a sharp mind, (apart from the first series where he does come across as being a little stupid?), with his life's status seeming to diminish as the next series opened, starting as the son of a king and ending ...
...the entire four series Edmund Blackadder always ended up with his side kick Baldrick, who happens to be a rather foolish and particularly clumsy sort of individual, although his heart is in the right place and he tends to serve Blackadder well in every era, although Blackadder does tend to use him as a sort of whipping boy. The theme tune throughout the series tended to be the same but is played to suite the specific era in which the show is set… ... Read review

Advantages: Mos Def was great, quirky plot
Disadvantages: Plot so quirky it doesn't really have a point

...feeling a bit puzzled to be honest. In case anyone was wondering about the title - it apparently refers to a plea by video store owners to customers to rewind VHS tapes to the beginning before returning. Jack Black is perfectly fine as Jerry. Jerry is wildly eccentric, and looks it, which seems to be the case with many of the roles Black takes on, so he is isn't exactly stretched. However, he works well within the confines of the film, and even made ...
...really felt there needed to be one here. It could be that the director, Michel Gondry, is trying to make a point about the film industry - that it has become so Hollywood-ized that people have forgotten expensive special effects aren't always necessary. It could also be a commentary about our high tech society, and how videos have been replaced by DVDs, and DVDs are now being replaced by more high-tech mediums. Or maybe it is about the community ... Read review

Advantages: Great writing = Great Humour
Disadvantages: None

Red Dwarf series 2. ~Starring~ *********** Dave Lister ********** (Craig Charles). Begins his journey as a tone deaf, idle, useless, curry loving, carefree or should that be careless, scruffy slob. But his character develops Arnold J Rimmer ******************* (Chris Barrie) Arnie is the most cowardly, back stabbing, regimented, and pathetic life form to ever call itself human. But Arnie, or big man to his friends, has the ...
...so he enlists aboard the Red Dwarf little realising it will not reach earth for another 5 years. Dave smuggles a cat aboard the ship but is found out and put into "stasis" for refusing to surrender his cat for dissection. Whilst in stasis there is a radiation leak which kills all of the remaining crew. The computer keeps Dave in stasis for 3 million years until the radiation levels are safe for him to emerge. The ships computer 'Holly' creates ... Read review

Advantages: Funny
Disadvantages: Not that Good Really

...other night and saw that Just Married was going to be on TV. I haven't seen that film in ages and actually do have it on DVD so I decided to watch it again. Well the film was as funny as I found it last time and it is one of the only things that I have loved Ashton Kutcher in a lot. This review will tell you why I think this silly film is worth watching for a laugh. The story goes as follows. Sarah and Tom met, fell in love and then decided to take ...
...comedies you can watch and Just Married is a complete slapstick comedy so if you do not like this type of humour I suggest you don't even bother trying to watch this one. The laughs come thick and fast and it is a complete feel good film as you finish watching it with a smile on your face. Characters in this film are good as you get a decent amount of character development which makes you enjoy the story that much more. You also get characters here ... Read review