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Lancaster Bombers DVD

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Disadvantages: none

...the product in question the Lancaster Bombers dvd, I brought this dvd for my grandad, who actively took part in the second world war. He loves it, it contains bibliographies of the pilots and detailed information on being in the Royal Airforce at the time of greatest need. With over 4 hours of screen time, it can be a bit overwhelming to watch all in one go and it helps that the program is divided into sections: history of the lancaster bombers, ...

BeezerFreezer 20.11.2005 · Read full review
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Big Wing

Advantages: Stunning aerial sequences, great score, entertaining account
Disadvantages: Too many cooks

The 1969 all-star big budget extravaganza 'The Battle of Britain' is recently arrived to DVD, albeit on region 1 only for the moment. Never fear though, it's an MGM release, and region 2 releases are never too far behind. It's arrival on DVD is extremely welcome, as a buffed up widescreen print finally allows one to be totally smitten with the flying sequences. Presented as intended, and making full use of the scope process, the air battles are ...
...Hamilton (Goldfinger, The Ipcress File) brings the same effortless flow to the film that he used succesfully in his 1964 Bond outing. In recounting the heroic efforts of both the RAF and the Luftwaffe, he never lets the action overwhelm the story, while equally he never lets historical fact bog down a 133 minute production. Wilfred Greatorex and James Kennaway have assembled a mostly hit but sometimes miss screenplay, often bending the truth and ...

dadmancat 02.08.2003 · Read full review
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The Kindertransport

Advantages: a great documentary
Disadvantages: you'll need tissues

Kindertransport, an attempt to remove as many young children from the clutches of the Nazis as possible. It tells a grim story, as do all documentaries about the holocaust, but if also lifts the spirit (unless your canadian). I have to explain myself, children were accepted by a number of countries, primarily Britain and the USA, however a number of countries were, less than helpful, you'll have to watch it. The film also closely examines specific ...
...Richard) family. The most upsetting thing is that almost all of the parents that sent their children away never saw them again. All in all a fascinating story, that will produce many tears, but ultimately shows the strength of the human spirit. It has to be one of the top ten world war II documentaries. Summary: buy it, watch it, make sure you bring tissues (yes, even the fellas). ...

GrahamPearce 18.08.2007 · 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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He Was Never Any Good At Hide & Seek

Advantages: sensitive adaptation of the biography of the same name, good acting and character portrayal
Disadvantages: a bit soppy at time, events not in order in which they happen in the book

[Film Only Review] A few weeks ago I wrote about the amazing biography by Brad Cohen, how he overcame the stigma of Tourette syndrome* (TS from herein) and became a teacher and motivational speaker. Today I want to talk about the movie that actually first introduced me to Brad Cohen, who is not just a character in a movie but a real person. Brad Cohen developed TS in early childhood and was stigmatised by most of his peers, as well as some family, ...
...fulfil his ultimate dream, to become a teacher, the teacher he never had when he was at school. *Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically ...

Tempus_Fugit 03.12.2009 · Read full review
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