ELIZABETH.England, 1554. Queen Mary 1, a zealous catholic, dies leaving the country racked ... more
by financial and religious instability. Elizabeth takes to the throne with enemies and rebellion continuing in her own council. She retaliates in a counter-coup of immense ferocity, wiping out all opposition to her leadership. Her throne finally secure, Elizabethtransforms herself into the legendary Virgin Queen, formidable, untouchable and unbeatable.A ROOM WITH A VIEW.Nominated for eight academy awards (1986), including Best Picture, A Room With A View is a brilliant and romanticsocial comedy about the English at home and abroad at the beginning of the 20th Century. Set in Florence and theEnglish countryside, the film tells the story of a young English couple, Lucy Honeychurch (Helena-BonhamCarter) and George Emerson (Julian Sands), who encounter passion whilst on holiday in Italy.SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.Devoted sisters Elinor and Marianne are forced by tragic circumstances to set about the delicate task of finding suitable husbands. Marianne falls for the handsome, dashing but heartless John Willoughby, whileElinor is in love with Edward , who is himself entangled with the sly Lucy Steele. Amidst disappointment and distress, with they ever find happiness and true love?.THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.Martin Scorsese, one of the great directors of our time, directs Daniel Day Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer andWinona Ruder in a brilliant adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer prize-winning novel. A ravishing romance aboutthree wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle, The Age Of Innocence chronicles the gradeur andhypocrisy of high society in the 1880's.THE REMAINS OF THE DAY.Anthony Hopkins (The Silence Of The Lambs) and Emma Thompson (Howard's End) star in this extroadinaryand moving story of blind devotion and repressed love. Thompson plays the Darlington Estate's housekeeperwho falls in love with Stevens Hopkins) the dedicated butler, though neither will admit it and only vent their feelings through fierce arguements. Featuring an all star cast including Christopher Reeve and Hugh Grant, TheRemains Of The Day achieved an astounding 8 academy award nominations from Best Picture to Best Actor andBest Actress.
Atonement:Keira Knightley (Love Actually) and James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland) ... more
star in this extraordinary film from the Director of Pride & Prejudice. Through a series of catastrophic misunderstandings, Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) is accused of a crime he did not commit. This accusation destroys Robbie and Cecilia's (Keira Knightley) new found love and dramatically alters the course of their lives. A sweeping romance that is both captivating and deeply moving.Elizabeth: The Golden Age:Cate Blanchett returns to her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the story of one woman's crusade to control love, defend her empire and secure her position as a beloved icon of the Western world. Reunited with Geoffrey Rush and also starring Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing seafarer in whom Elizabeth finds newfound temptation.Pride And Prejudice:The five Bennet sisters have all been raised by their mother with one purpose in life- finding a husband. However, the second eldest Lizzie can think of 100 reasons not to marry. When Lizzie meets the darkly handsome and snobbish Mr Darcy, what seems like a match made in heaven quickly becomes divided by pride and prejudice. Can they get past this and can Lizzie finally find a reason to marry?Vanity Fair:Reese Witherspoon gives a vibrant, captivating performance as one of the greatest female characters of all time, Becky Sharp, in the new sumptuous and sexy epic from acclaimed director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). Featuring an outstanding supporting cast (Bob Hoskins, Jim Broadbent, Gabriel Byrne and Rhys Ifans), Vanity Fair is a dazzling ascent up the social ladder as vivacious Becky schemes and seduces her way to the top - until love and romance threaten to get in the way! Shakespeare In Love:A romantic comedy set in the 1590's, telling the witty, sexy story behind the creation of the greatest love story of them all - 'Romeo and Juliet'. A brilliantly funny, warm and fast moving romance from acclaimed director John Madden
Production Year: 2003 - Drama - Director: Michael Winterbottom - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
This is much better than previous ones. It offers a better value and my 4 year old enjoys it. It has very moderate action and is suitable for kids.
My child enjoys it and would recommend this as a good buy.
Different episodes totaly five.
The special effects are outstanding and even a 36 year old like me was watching it with my son and was actually rivetted to the screen. I think at about £19.99 it is a good value 5 boxsetDVD, has excellent packaging to ensure the kids are not going to dirty or smudge the discs.
The characters are really funny and interesting and so is the plot of the story.
What I do like about it is that there is hardly any swearing which is quite important considering it does have moderate violence.
But that is expected from any in this genre and it is popular with kids!
The Special effects are really ...
Advantages: A terrifc gem of a series to own! Disadvantages: As usual, us Brits get diddly-squat in the extras department!
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Grey's Anatomy).
~~The DVD~~
Ok, so there is the basic info on the plot and main characters. This explosive series has 22 episodes that come in a thick box with a picture of the two guys on the front carrying various weapons! Once you remove the sleeve, you get two separate sleeves of volume 1 and volume 2. In total, there are 6 discs, containing all 22 episodes. Here is how the discs are split:
VOLUME 1
DISC 1
Pilot
Wendigo
Dead In the Water
Phantom Traveller
DISC 2
Bloody Mary
Skin
Hook Man
Bugs
DISC 3
Home
Asylum
Scarecrow
VOLUME 2
DISC 1
Faith
Route 666
Nightmare
The Benders
DISC 2
Shadow
Hell House
Something Wicked
Provenance
DISC 3
Dead Man's Blood
Salvation
Devil's Trap
~~My Top 5 Episodes~~
1. Pilot
This episode is excellent for setting the pace ...
Advantages: Ok sports biopic Disadvantages: True storyish..
If you want someone to make a sports movie then let it be Disney, by far the best at this genre. They are tricky movies to make and America are the only ones to really achieve in the field, so to speak. The less said about British sports movies the better. The real sports events themselves are a far better idea for drama here so we leave well alone. Films like Goal and When Saturday Comes are wasting everyone's time.
Outside of team sports like Gridiron, Basketball and Baseball that have enjoyed hundreds of cool movies between them in America golf has faired the best to make entertaining movies,' The Greatest Game Ever Played' another good effort. The thing with golf is that you can make a comedy too, Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore to name but two. They even made a chick flick out of the sport that women name as the most boring ...
Contains the costume dramas SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), AGE OF INNOCENCE, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005), ELIZABETH, and A ROOM WITH A VIEW.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
UCA; CINRAM LOGISTICS (SWINDON)
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Steelbook packaging
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD Description
Contains the costume dramas SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), AGE OF INNOCENCE, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005), ELIZABETH, and A ROOM WITH A VIEW. Set in the English countryside, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY follows the loves and heartaches of sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. The two have extremely divergent approaches to life: Elinor represents 'sense' and believes in behaving with propriety and thoughtfulness, while Marianne represents 'sensibility' and basks in her own emotions. Both women, however, experience confusion when their lovers, seemingly on the verge of proposing marriage, spurn them. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, directed by Martin Scorses, is an adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pullitzer Prize-winning novel which chronicles the hypocrisy of high society in the 1880s and tells of three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a love triangle. In SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, the reign of Elizabeth I finds Will Shakespeare, a writer, broke and envious of a rival. Then, he meets with a woman who wants to be an actor and who disguises herself as a man. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE follows the five Bennet sisters as they deal with suitors and love, as their mother desperately schemes to marry them off advantageously. Sweet-tempered beauty Jane (Rosamund Pike) develops feelings for the equally amiable and extremely wealthy Mr. Bingley (Simon Woods), but forces conspire to keep them apart while Lizzie (Keira Knightley) finds herself first appalled by, but gradually drawn to, Bingley's aloof, intelligent, and socially awkward friend, Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFayden).
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