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A Private Enterprise

Advantages: Accurate Facts
Disadvantages: not much use to people not into Warbirds

This DVD is all about the Bristol Blenheim, a Fighter/Bomber that is still very welcome on the Airshow Curcuit today. When Lord Rothermere (Owner of the Daily Mail) Said to Aircraft Manufacturers in 1935 that he wanted them to build a Twin Engine Monoplane that was equal to Aircraft being built overseas he felt it would be the best in the world. Little did he know that Trouble was brewing in Mainland Europe and his Creation would go on to serve ...
...II. Yet, as the Title of the DVD States, the Blenheim is the "Forgotten Bomber" as virtually no-one remembers the Aircrafts contribution to the Defense of This Country. On the Blenheims First test flight it proved itself so fast at over 300mph it left the R.A.F.s Front line fighters standing as it outran them by 50mph. Lord Rothermere had named the Aircraft "Britain First" , A truly patriotic name for a home designed & built aircraft. In July ...

SteveMason77 17.02.2006 · Read full review
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SAS Survival Secrets - Behind Enemy Lines DVD

Advantages: Very informative
Disadvantages: None

...my favorite would be the SAS (Special Air Service). Inside the DVD, they will reveal all the tricks of the trade including the five S's of camouflage: shape, shine, shadow, silhouette and spacing. From surviving hostage situations to coping with brutal interrogations and torture the team show off their skills. Find out how to set up a covert observation post, learn the secrets of firepower tactics or just pick up some tips on how to escape and how ...
...using a series of mini-dramas and reconstructions on the ins and outs of survival techniques taught to the elite group, which to me, seems really realistic. For those who bought this DVD, I would also recommend you to buy another SAS DVD, the title is "Bravo two zero". ...

Dunstan_Pilang 23.05.2007 · Read full review
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World War 1 In Colour

Advantages: It Is In Colour
Disadvantages: None

The First World War in Colour accomplishes all it says on the box, covering the Land Sea and Air War with no particular bells or whistles. As previous reviews suggest, the same footage is repeated several times over, and the shot of the guy carrying a wounded soldier through the trenches as he looks towards the camera is shown in every episode, sometimes two or three times an episode. Branagh does a decent job with the narration, however, the best ...
...the old veterans telling their stories, in what was probably the last time they will ever appear on camera talking in depth of their experiences. Just seeing and hearing their tales of horror on its own makes the series worth watching, and it is primarily because of them I gave it a three Star rating, otherwise it would have been two. The programme as expected does rely heavily on footage of the land war, and I was rather disappointed at the short ...

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Never a triumph, never a will.

Advantages: Research for history; politics and psychology, education.
Disadvantages: None

This film which I have in my private collection of rare and classic films was made by the brilliant Leni Riefenstahl who in 1934 was only in her twenties when Adolf Hitler commissioned her to direct and film his political rally at Nuremberg. To appreciate the film is to look first into the brilliance and artistry of one of the greatest women directors of our time. In the early years of sound film, Riefenstahl was ahead of her time, employing new ...
...Hitler and his inner circle of ministers, including Josef Goebbels, are at their malevolent best, seen almost surreal-like through the camera lens which travels everywhere, from the approach to Nuremberg, the preparations of the thousands upon thousands of young soldiers, panning on a slice of their military lives. We see young soldiers joking, laughing, others preparing giant pots of food, still others engaged in ablutions. Then we see the youthfulness ...

vanhunks 14.04.2003 · Read full review
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In Sickness and in Health

Advantages: Interesting and entertaining, Great interview with Tony Benn
Disadvantages: Some subjects are arguably exploited, Does not consider disadvantages of socialised healthcare

"Sicko" (2007) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Writer: Michael Moore Director: Michael Moore Running Time: 123 minutes Certificate: 12A (UK) / PG (Ireland) / PG13 (USA) It has become something of a cliché to describe Michael Moore as a controversial, polarising character. To some, he is the White Knight of the left whose regular-guy approach to discussing uncomfortable subjects should be applauded, while to others he is a man who has exploited vulnerable interview ...
...picture he wants to make his attention-grabbing documentaries a success. An entire industry has grown up attempting to discredit Moore's work and has given his reputation something of a battering over recent years, but while some of the criticism he has received has I think been justified, this has not prevented him producing his highly entertaining 2007 documentary "Sicko" about the American medical industry. In many ways, this has proved to be ...

Collingwood21 13.12.2009 · Read full review
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