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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir was satisfactory and entertaining

Advantages: It was entertaining and good
Disadvantages: It was thrown together towards the end

The music was outstanding and both of the actors gave memorable performances. The story was greatly written and undoubtedly unforgettable. The beginning was great, but then the characters grew older and older and it seemed sort of thrown together at that point. The end was great, there's no doubt about it. I'd say that the story was good for a family audience. The picture was clear for a black and white film. And the sound was good. I was glad that ...

Marzi123 25.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Ghost And Mrs Muir (DVD)

How many stars does it take to do Dickens?

Advantages: A beautifully fresh presentation
Disadvantages: Some poor "English" accents

...A brief plot outline Nicholas Nickleby is dead. (This seems to be a theme of how Dickens starts his novels!) But we are not concrned with that Nicholas Nickleby, it is his son ... young Nicholas Nickleby who is the hero of our tale. After his father's suden death leaving his family with little money the young Nicholas goes to his uncle in town for advice. As you can imagine the uncle is loaded but does not help the Nickelby's at all. He manages ...
...Hall. Now Nicholas is warned that this school is not pleasant by an old friend of his fathers but he goes none the less. When he arrives at Dotheboys he is greated by malnourished, down trodden young boys who seem closer to death than receiving a good education. In particular the young boy Smike is the Headmaster's servant boy and often beaten. As you can imagine Nicholas is there to become the boy's saviour and helps Smike to escape. He then beats ...

nkemp_99 03.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Nicholas Nickleby (DVD)

A True British Gangster Film

Advantages: Exceptional cast & acting, right pace, tight story & execution
Disadvantages: Some would say dated

...google and you should see Brighton Rock in every list. Surprised? At least I was. Of all the Get Carters, Sexy Beasts and Lock Stocks I've come across through the years, I must insist that after watching Brighton Rock, there is something exceptionally endearing about this film. For one, Richard Attenborough gives a good turn as one of the most villainous characters I've ever seen on screen. True to the Graham Greene novel from which this was based, ...
...mob of Pinkie in gangland Brighton during the pre-war years. His hoodlums get caught in a territorial fight and their positions are threatened by a slip-up involving a messy murder. In steps the innocent waitress Rose (Carol Marsh) who holds the key to the cover-up and Ida (Hermione Baddeley) the nosy old prostitute who threatens to reveal all. As Pinkie's protection racket is undermined by a rival faction, he also faces incrimination for the imperfect ...

habitualdamnation 22.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Brighton Rock (DVD)

Is it magic?

Advantages: Entertaining enough
Disadvantages: Just not that great

Opinion pollster Rip Smith thinks he is on to a great thing when he finds a town in the US that is completely representative of the whole of the United States. The only problem is, his competitors would be delighted if they found out. And he needs to make sure that the locals don't know what he is doing so that they will give unselfconscious answers. He pretends that he is in insurance. However, his secret identity becomes a burden when he falls ...
...continue with his now successful business and continue to lie to the woman he loves and the townsfolk he is now so fond of? Or will he come clean and potentially lose everyone's respect? I love the fact that there are any number of black and white films shown on TV, usually during the week. Black and white films have usually stood the test of time and I know that I am going to watch an at least half-way decent film, unlike much of the dross that ...

sunmeilan 01.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Magic Town (DVD)

A mans life needs at least 1 hour of our time

Advantages: Cleverly worked out
Disadvantages: Not action packed - some might find boring

BEWARE! THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND PLOTLINE! THE STORY The story starts with a young man of 18 on trial in court for murder. His life is in the hands of the jury of 12 men. If he is found guilty, he will be executed. All 12 must agree on a verdict. We learn that the boy is accused of killing his father. The father hit the young boy frequently and the prosecution see this as the motive. A witness who lived opposite boy and the father ...
...knife and an old man living below said that he heard the boy shout "I'm gonna kill you" before he heard something fall to the floor above. The old man ran to his door and says that he saw the boy running away. However, the boy says that he was at the cinema during the stabbing and did not return until 3 hours later where upon he was arrested. The men go into a room to decide if the boy is guilty or not. The men decide to take a preliminary vote. ...

rufusredcoat 31.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Twelve Angry Men (DVD)