Drama

Bean 'n Gone

Advantages: Disc would make a nice Frisbee
Disadvantages: Too many to count.

...and since this, I wonder? Jack (Costello) gets a job babysitting a young prodigy-cum-brat, and Abbott plays his manager. The prodigy-cum-brat is basically a… well… brat. In an attempt to settle the boy down, Jack reads the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We leave their black and white world and, very ‘Wizard of Oz’ like, we appear in a colourful world where Jack lives with his mother. The story is pretty much the fairy tale story that everyone ...
...the gist? However, when Jack starts to climb the beanstalk, along with Abbott – who plays a butcher (Jack swapped his cow for the beans with the butcher – was basically conned, but the giant takes the cow and Abbott wants it back; plus the giant has a goose that lays golden eggs… added incentive for Abbott), the village below bursts into song. This surprised me somewhat as I did not expect that. A bit of ‘filling in,’ I suspected at the time. But ...

Borg 04.07.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Jack And The Beanstalk - The Real Story (DVD)

WOW - that's all i can say

Advantages: Everything, a must-see, dont miss out!
Disadvantages: Nothin except it maybe be taken to offence - the racism

Absolutely mind-blowing. I fell in love with the characters and so unbelieveably attached to them. It makes you see rascism from two completely different lights, and portrays problems of today, dealing with a beautiful powerful storyline. The performances by Edward Norton and Edward Furlong were particularly sensational. When the most tragic scene arrives, I dare you not to cry! I love the use of black and white on the past scenes and colour in the ...
...to broaden, and the ignorant to understand. This film makes you think, and the entire moral of the story is so true, there's a realisation that 'life is too short to pissed off all the time' I watched it the day after too it lingers in your mind for quite a while! ...

JadeSapphire 04.07.2009 · Read Full Review

Review of American History X (DVD)

Sense and Sensibility plus extra features = great item

Advantages: What extras there are complement the film well
Disadvantages: Might only appeal to a specific audience, few extra features

I can't fault the technical quality of this DVD - the menus are straightforward and easy to operate, although the one confusion I always have is whether the audio commentary option is switched on or switched off. The menus look elegant and in keeping with the marketing material used by the film, but things like this could be clearer, in my opinion. The sound and picture quality is excellent - sometimes there is a mismatch (even on TV) between the ...
...that the volume level you thought you needed is suddenly deafening, but in this case that problem doesn't apply - and in spite of the five year gap between film production and DVD, the picture never looks washed-out (as is sometimes the case). I have rated the special effects in this case as average - although I have picked up from background research that some scenes required a rain machine, because it is a period film, there is little need for ...

KateHurst 20.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Sense And Sensibility (DVD)

A MIdsummer Night's Review

Advantages: Funnier than other Shakespeare plays.
Disadvantages: The language is hard to understand.

...'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare, there are three different sets of characters and I am going to be discussing the theme of love and marriage and how each set is affected by this. The first set of characters within the play are the lords and ladies which consists of four main characters who are all affected by love in different ways. To begin with, Demetrius is being forced to wed Hermia by her father, Egeus. Hermia does not like ...
...in their eyes. Helena, the one who loves Demetrius, is always pestering him to take her back but he doesn't love her so therefore, he intends to marry Hermia. When Hermia and Lysander decide to run away however, all sorts of adventures take place and create a very enjoyable play within the human's story. However, there are another three characters involved in the human's story and that is Egeus, Theseus and Hippolyta. Egeus is the overprotective ...

Doni07 11.02.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (DVD)

A must buy for any fan of teen dramas

Advantages: Includes every episode, hours worth of entertainment
Disadvantages: Lack of special features

...to the very beginning of Dawson's Creek, right through the end. I loved the show when it was on television, but obviously never managed to watch every single episode, so it was great to be able to fill in the gaps, and relive my favourite episodes. I soon found that I was once again hooked on the series, watching episode after episode. If you haven't watched the show before, it is still well worth buying. Dawson's Creek is an American series aimed ...
...OC, but in my opinion Dawson's Creek is much better. I also loved the music featured in the show, which is mainly acoustic. I was fairly disappointed with the lack of special features on the DVD, and felt they could have added something extra, such as cast interviews or a "what they did next", especially considering the fame the show has brought to cast members such as James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes. Overall, it is definitely worth buying, either ...

tracy191186 18.11.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of Dawson's Creek - Series 1-6 (Box Set) (DVD)