Discover America - Mariposa Grove DVD

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...Billy Elliot is proof that to make a great film you do not need vast sums of money to be successful. The film is very touching and the acting from Julie Walters is especially great. I would sincerely recommend that you see this film. I am not sure it is the sort of film that I would want to see hundreds of times but it makes excellent viewing with both funny and sad moments. I was very impressed by the amount of young talent in this film as well and guest appearances from some of the Biker Grove cast! Great stuff... Read review

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Advantages: Good Old Family Viewing
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...I remember well watching this in my early teens, and a lot of the time getting all weepy with a friend of mine after school. I can remember watching this on TV on a Thursday after school was over. I'm sure most of you have watched or heard of this drama series. My kids think I'm a bit sad watching this, but it's a true classic. Good old traditional values were what this was all about, no swearing, violence or crime, drugs or alcohol in this series. I did not plan to purchase this intentionally, merely saw it advertised on one of my many reward/survey sites, on as a special offer, which i ended up getting from Amazon for £16.99. It's classed as Season 1 box set which contains 3 DVD's, each running for approx 6 hours and 20 minutes each. *Background* Set aroung the year 1878, and the Ingall's were searching for a new life, they packed... Read review

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Advantages: An interesting insight to a brilliant scam, or ws it?
Disadvantages: Not really the comedy it was sold as!

...of the media and how easily they, and the public, can be so easily duped. The scene where they are about to show their film to a collection of shop owners who may sell copies for them, only for Gary to discover that Ray has put a little ad in the paper announcing the showing, and that their chosen location, a suite in the little known Museum of London (scene of many a clandestine meeting!), and thousands have turned up including newspapers and TV crews illustrates how big a story this was back then. Forget the subplots with the crazed, gay criminal who finances the original purchase of the film form America, forget the allegations that it was all real and about the CIA spying on them, while they add a little spice and tension to the film they are not the real story…… the real story is that of two English guys who got some footage of an alien... Read review

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