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The Definitive PORRIDGE.

Advantages: THE BEST SITCOM EVER !!!
Disadvantages: N.O.T.H.I.N.G.

Porridge - The Complete Series Box Set Contains all series 1,2 and 3 And the Christmas Specials. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This is my all time favourite comedy. Time line: ~~~~~~~ It all began on the 1st of April (aptly enough) in 1973 when a pilot aired on the BBC called ‘Prisoner and Escort’. It followed Norman Stanley Fletcher being escorted to Prison by Mr McKay and Mr Barrowclough. Fletch ...
...BBC Britain's Best Sitcom on Porridge in full (approx 1 hour). No Way Out (Christmas Eve 1975) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In his innocence, Godber is looking forward to Christmas, but fletch knows that if, ''there's one big event around here, it's not the coming of our lord, it's the leaving of Tommy slocombe". And this Christmas, he is determined to stay well clear of the tunnelling Tommy slocombe, his dodgy mates and their even dodgier plans for ...

Maximus-Qualitus 06.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Porridge - Series 1-3 And Christmas Special (DVD)

You are my Sunshine!

Advantages: Good roles played by the characters
Disadvantages: Shoddy editing and camerawork

For a movie generated from the Amerindie algorithm of family dysfunction, road-trip catharsis and studied quirk, this dark-edged ensemble comedy often borders on the loveable – as if a long-division problem had somehow become self-aware and started pining for a heart, a brain and some nerve. The yellow brick freeway in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ leads to a girls’ beauty contest for Olive (Abigail Breslin), a cutie pie who’s nonetheless not quite pageant ...
...no other reason, Olive’s entire family must pile into a wheezing van to deliver her to the competition for the titular crown: Uncle Frank (Steve Carell) recently survived a suicide attempt, mum (Toni Collette) is loving but overextended, dad (Greg Kinnear) is an aspiring self-help guru and therefore a nightmare, brother Dwayne (Paul Dano) is a teenager and therefore mute and sulking, and grandpa (Alan Arkin) is a grandpa and therefore crusty and ...

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Review of Little Miss Sunshine (DVD)

No Fuzzy-Wuzzies Here!!!

Advantages: Fantastic characters, memorable lines
Disadvantages: A classic show like this doesn't have any

Dad’s Army is a British comedy series that was broadcast between 1968 and 1977. In a BBC poll in 2004 to find Britain’s best sitcom the show was voted number 4 – just ahead of Fawlty Towers and Yes Minister but below The Vicar of Dibley, Blackadder and Only Fools and Horse, which topped the list. What is Dads Army? The premise for Dad’s Army is very simple indeed. The show follows the men of the home guard of Walmington-on-Sea on the south ...
...based around their antics as they try to become a force fit to withstand anything thrown at them by the Nazis, or the Wardens or the Church Verger. The series as a whole is technically told as a series of flashback stories as the first episode begins in the ‘present day’ at a dinner as Captain Mainwaring addresses his old platoon. The programme doesn’t however return back to the present day in the final episode and this flashback idea isn’t evident ...

MI9to5 06.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dad's Army - Series 4 (DVD)

* Two's Company , Duprees A Crowd! *

Advantages: Funny! Plot!
Disadvantages: None!

The other night , I was in bed late at night , flicking through the channels , looking for something decent to watch on the television , when I came across 'You Me And Dupree' which was showing on ITV2. This film has been on my 'to watch list' for sometime now , although I still hadn't got around to it , and now seemed like my perfect chance. You , Me And Dupree is an American Comedy film , released in the United Kingdom on August 25th 2006. The ...
...The movie was directed by Anthony and Joe Russon. Running time of this movie is one hundred and eight minutes (twelve minutes short of two hours). This movie is a 12 which means it must not be viewed by persons under the age of twelve. This DVD is available to buy from Amazon for £3.98 which I think is a very reasonable price for a DVD. The plot consists of Carl Peterson and Randy Dupree who have been best friends for years. However when Carl meets ...

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Review of You, Me And Dupree (DVD)

Just Be Kind

Advantages: Shows the joy of filmmaking.
Disadvantages: A little sentimental in places.

...flow to what would otherwise be a generic montage. It is also symptomatic of the sense of fun inherent in Gondry’s filmmaking. There are other moments as we watch the “sweded” versions of the films, which show the memorable bits from a number of pictures. The films-within-a-film look as cheap as chips – shot on grainy, scratchy video with intentionally bad acting and continuity. But they show a great deal of invention in how they circumvent budgetary ...
...kind of bloke who would be hanging around an outmoded video shop. He’s also confident in the slapstick the role requires. Mos Def is one of few rappers-turned-actors who can actually act and he’s thoroughly likeable as Mike. He comes across as a genuinely nice guy with few ambitions but a great sense of loyalty. He’s a good straight-man to Black and brings an appealing naivety to the role. Melonie Diaz is sweet and smart as Alma, bridging the gap ...

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Review of Be Kind Rewind (DVD)