Discover England - Northamptonshire DVD

Advantages: great storyline, gripping
Disadvantages: racial

...this is england focuses on life in the 80's. the film follows a young boy called shaun(Thomas Turgoose) bored on his summer holidays finds woody(Joseph Gilgun) shaun then discovers the wonders of 1980's parties skinheads and ben sherman. introduce combo, skin head, racist and dangerous. just released from prison he converts shaun cleverly using his farther who died in the Falklands war. the film shows the harsh reality of racism in the 80's. shaun sucked into a world where only people of his kind are wanted. the film explores 1980's lifestlye . for me the film showed me the amount of racism that goes on, and shows how easily a 12 year old boy can become involved. i enjoyed this film, the acting is good and shows the 1980 lifestyle very well. however this film can offend some people due to the amount of racism involved in the story line... Read review

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Advantages: We Beat Argentina!! Very Very Funny Film
Disadvantages: None

...I actually discovered this film exisited when my brother borrowed it from a mates house. I played it on my PS2 thinking OK it was just another film. But I'm telling you this...ITS NOT JUST ANY ORDINARY FILM!!! Its about a man called Mike Bassett (Ricky Tomlinson) who originally was the manager of Norwich City. He got the England Manager posistion by fluke really becasue basically, nobody else wanted it! The film is meant to be like a documentary of the new England Manager as he takes England to the World Cup in Brazil. Infact, the only reason they got to the World Cup is because Luxembourg actually won a game! Bassett has to try and prove why he is the right man for the job by not only proving himself on the pitch, but also tactically making England one of the best teams in the world. He has to do it the hard way, however, because... Read review

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...The "Iron Giant" is a wonderfully told story about a boy who finds agiant metal robot who eats metal.The tale takes place in a New England town during the "Red Scare" of the late 1950's. The boy befriends the giant ironman after saving it from being electrocuted (it tried eating the town's powerstation). The giant's intentions are peaceful but the boy keeps the giant away from the townspeople because he fears they will think that it's a secret weapon from Russia. The director, Brad Bird, has created a film that captures the paranoia that was sweeping our country at that time.The giant is a loveable misfit who cannot understand human nature. The boy, Hogarth, develops a touching relationship with the giant as it tries to discover why it came to earth.The movie is a joy to watch and is a future classic. It makes for excellent family... Read review

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