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Advantages: fun film to be watched by the family, great dvd
Disadvantages: none

Chicken Run is a fantastic little gem from our friend Nick Park! How can you not fall in love with these chickens and their attempt to 'fly the coup'! The story follows the tale of GInger and friends who are kept against their will in Mrs Tweedys egg farm. All that keeps them going is their attempts to escape, but it seems like it is not to happen- when all hope seems lost a wise cracking con man rooster voiced by Mel Gibson suddenly enters their ...
...When Mrs Tweedy decides that chicken pies are the way to go they decide that their efforts must be doubled and the pie machine must be destroyed! With many great film references with Indianna Jones and the Great Escape as prime examples this is not a film to miss. If you dont fall for the charm of these wonderful characters I would be suprised- its a laugh a minute and a great piece of British cinema. ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining for adults and children
Disadvantages: Silly...but what do you expect?

...reluctant to join in with the Christmas spirit. Then on Christmas Eve he accidentally kills Santa by knocking him off the roof, and, by wearing Santa's clothes, immediately enters into a contract to replace him. But after an evening of delivering presents with Charlie, Scott puts it all down to a dream...until the next year when he suddenly puts on weight and begins to resemble Santa Claus. Will he accept that he is now Santa Claus and the responsiblities ...
...far from the type of film I would usually watch - I like horrors and thrillers - there is something about the run up to Christmas that makes me want to watch something frivolous and light-hearted. And Tim Allen really is great as Scott/Santa. Although he is not as wonderfully sarcastic as he is in Home Improvement, for example, he does bring some gentle humour to the role, and somehow manages to make the role seem convincing - provided you're willing ... Read review

Advantages: Great films, great animation
Disadvantages: Only three films

...of the eccentric bumbling inventor Wallace and his loyal and clever dog Gromit who without effort or dialogue consistently steals the show. Disaster strikes when our cheese loving pair run out of cheese on a Bank Holiday when all the shops are shut. What are they to do without their beloved supply of Wenslydale or Gorgonzola? Simple, were is there an almost unlimited supply of cheese? The Moon of course… after all it is made of the stuff so using ...
...lodger a mysterious penguin and Wallace unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a fiendishly planned jewel heist. It seems it's up to Gromit to save the day. A Close Shave (1995): This was the third and up to then the most ambitious of the films made by Park and Aardman Animation studios, both in technical achievement and storytelling. This was really was a precursor for the longer feature length projects of 'Chicken Run' and the recent 'Curse ... 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