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Life Is Wonderful

Advantages: Strong story, strong cast, strong message
Disadvantages: None - unless you have a heart of stone

After the second world war, some strange things happened - things which should have been dead certs didn't always reach the winning post. Winston Churchill couldn't win the 1945 election such was the mood for change in this country. Harry Truman wasn't expected to win the US presidential election in 1948 and one newspaper even printed an edition proclaiming victory for his opponent - which the victorious Truman posed with the next day. And Frank ...
...only to see it flop at the box office in 1946. Time however has been kind to this movie, and "It's a Wonderful Life" has become the classic Christmas film, particularly in the United States, where it is impossible to miss on TV over the holiday season. I first saw "It's a Wonderful Life" on TV when I was a teenager and classic Hollywood movies were still shown pretty regularly. I had enjoyed previous Capra movies, particularly those he had made before ...

rosebud2001 20.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of It's A Wonderful Life (DVD)

Probably the WORST film ever made !

Advantages: Nice when it's over
Disadvantages: Everything

This film may have a controversial and possibly disturbing theme, but why make it in the first place ? There is little or no storyline, no characterisation, the acting is wooden and the whole effect is that one just couldn't care less about what happens on screen. Starring James Spader, Holly Hunter and Patricia Arquette one would have expected a great deal more from this movie, however one is left with the burning question as to how these actors ...
...C-list TV celebrity (Spader)becoming sexually obsessed with car crashes is highly implausible, to say the least. The sex scenes are not erotic (scarred and injured people screwing in a car wreck does nothing for me), the script is very bland, hence giving the actors no real motivation, and the "action" pieces are very tame. Director David Cronenberg, has made some great movies in his time, but this is definitely not one of them. Quite who the target ...

Paggy 10.01.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Crash (DVD)

An Excellent songless thriller by Yash Chopra

Advantages: Excellent direction and a gripping storyline
Disadvantages: none

...'(1964) starring Joanne Woodward. Nevertheless Ittefaq stands out as a well directed and interesting Indian noir. The story of Ittefaq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dilip Roy (Rajesh Khanna) a painter is accused of murdering his wife Sushma(Alka). Al the evidences point to him as the suspect, He pleads about his innocence , but the police have made up their mind that he is guilty. He is put in an assylum when he tries to escape arrest and feigns insanity.However ...
...the film Ittefaq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ittefaq is a most interesting and a complete departure from director Yash Chopra's Normal kind of films which are always associated with heady romance, postcard pretty locations and memorable songs. Ittefaq has none of these elements and yet it makes for a gripping and extremely interesting film. The suspense has been well kept, and i loved the long drawn out court room scenes which happens to be the best ...

kiran8 19.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ittefaq (Hindi Language) (DVD)

Sex and the City

Advantages: funny, great performance
Disadvantages: long

...so many exciting reviews on Sex and the City that I decided I watch it. It is a real chick flick romantic comedy and that evening it was the perfect entertainment for me. The film was written and directed by Michael Patrick King. Actually he was the co-producer of the film as well with Sarah Jessica Parker and Darren Star. Michael Patrick King is an American film director and screenplay writer. Besides Sex and the City he wrote the screenplay of ...
...balance. She and Steve have sex about twice a year and even then she is not so involved. She is hurt and devastated when Steve confesses that he had sex with another woman. Miranda separates immediately from him and sees no chance to forgive him. Charlotte has a happy family since they adopted Lily. She is a beautiful girl. Charlotte soon realises that since they gave up trying to have a baby she is pregnant. Can she carry out the baby? My opinion ...

D_i_a_n_e 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sex And The City - The Movie (DVD)

There's final hits and final hits. What kind is this one to be?

Advantages: One Of The Best Films To Come Out Of The UK.
Disadvantages: None!

...I first saw the film Trainspotting after hearing so much controversy about it on television, from reading about it in the newspapers and from everyone talking about it around me at the time. It was all everyone was talking about on it's release in 1996 and of course I just had to see it for myself to see what all the hype was about. Well I went to the pictures to watch this film and was quite shocked by this outrageously, yet brilliant tale of five ...
...ago that my husband purchased Trainspotting to add to our DVD collection as we both really enjoyed watching it over the years at various times on television (in a sick kind of way I guess). He picked it up second-hand for £1 at a car boot sale, so it certainly was a great bargain. This film really will not be suited to everyone though. I think you will either love it like I do, or absolutely hate it. It certainly is worth watching once though just ...

hillhead 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Trainspotting (DVD)