Drama > G Drama > 10 GBP to 15 GBP

Advantages: Whole first series in 1 box
Disadvantages: no extras

...Not on your nelly! From the first opening sequence we were hooked. Follow the life of Tony and his 2 familes - His mum, wife and 2 kids and the 'other family'. You get hooked on the story line and can't wait for the next episode - guess what you won't have to its all in 1 box set!!! Catchy music in there also. Very funny scenes and when its all over you can buy series 2. You'll end up wishing you were part of his family - the fellas will love the ...
...- it doesn't go over the top with it like so many mafia style movies. Very believable. You end up hating some of the characters and can't wait for them to get whacked!!!! And you fall in love with Tony from the start. Once you have watched this you only have another 5 box sets to go to catch up to current series 6 which is awaiting final airing in US (March 2007). Plus the current prices on amazon/in virgin make the box sets a worth while buy. ... Read review

Advantages: As good as ever
Disadvantages: None

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cert: 18 The fifth series of the Sopranos finally won the Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic Series, an accolade that it should have received for each of its previous 4 seasons. So why did season 5 pick up the Emmy were other years the show failed to beat of the likes of the West wing? Probably because the West Wing represents the ideal America with an ideal President whereas the Sopranos represent an America the establishment would ...
...knock the West Wing, it's a fine dramatic series but it plays it safe in away the Sopranos never would. The fact that the Sopranos won the Emmy for season 5 shows that by this stage even the Academy could no longer ignore this ground breaking show. The fifth series is indeed worthy of its Emmy, plotlines were tighter and better developed than in the previous season. The injection of new blood in the likes of Tony Blundetto (Steve Buscemi), "Feech" ... Read review

Advantages: Made during the peak years of British tv. Good idea, the glossary!
Disadvantages: Measured pace may turn off some restless viewers.

...spy agency, the KGB. It's Smiley's self-imposed mission to uncover these links and their significance to his friend's murder. Just like the finest of British television during their peak years (the Seventies to the Nineties), 'Smiley's People' boasts excellent performances by a cast headed by the redoubtable Sir Alec Guinness. Mr Guinness, whose mere reaction shots threaten to dominate any scene, is in his usual fine form. He lives and breathes ...
...bored. We follow developments from Smiley's point of view, except that our imposed ignorance forces us to lag some steps behind him. A thread of tension runs through the tale, with mildly sardonic humour sprinkled hither and yon. The tension occasionally grows taut, offering only fleeting moments of relief from the persistent feeling of unease. Things culminate in a suspenseful finale that is profoundly moving for its humanness. In the world of which ... Read review

Advantages: Uncompromising, Enthralling, Great performances
Disadvantages: Uncomfortable viewing at times

...from her. She in turn promptly goes to buy it back, thus indirectly feeding and maintaining his addiction. Requiem For A Dream is a terrific and traumatic vision that perceptively captures the subconscious minds of people whose dreams are eating away at them. Please note - published elsewhere ... Read review

Advantages: good commetary
Disadvantages: poor choice of subject

I don't think Hollywood should be making any movies about 9/11. Not this, not United 93. They would have been better served donating the money raised to finance this film to the families of those who lost people in the twin towers. I am amazed they only got 1 big Hollywood name to try and hang this whole film on. yes, Nicolas Cage sells tickets but not all on his own. there should have been at least a few other names. And don't try telling me Maggie ...
...or what else she's been in. This film really can only be watched in the DVD format with the commentary of the men who were there and the rescuers (which is included along with Oliver Stone's commentary. You will learn some interesting things you may not have previously known but this story was NEVER strong enough to be a movie. TV featurette maybe, movie, no way. Sorry. ... Read review