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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 ...

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Review of Jack And The Beanstalk - The Real Story (DVD)

Shhhhhh, It's the Quiet Man!

Advantages: Good story, some good acting, nice scenery
Disadvantages: Very bad painted backdrops!

...it!!!! John Wayne plays the role of Sean Thornton, he was born n Ireland but lived his life in America where he was a boxer. He has decided that he would move back to Ireland to the town where he was born as he has now ended his career after he killed a man in the ring. When he arrives in town he finds things are very different to his way of life in America and after some persuasion he persuades an old lady to sell him an old cottage and land where ...
...as he wanted to buy the land but was never sold it. Sean meets a beautiful lady called Mary Kate and he falls for her the only problem being she is the sister of his now rival Will and as the town is very old fashioned Sean has tog et the permission of Will to court her. With the help of the drunk Michaeleen, the town marriage broker and taxi driver and all round drunk he tries to get Will to change his mind but when he point blank refuses Sean gives ...

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Review of The Quiet Man (DVD)

Man, those trees are BIG...

Advantages: Entertaining, good performances
Disadvantages: Eve Miller's performance, rather heavy-handed treatment of a worthy message, poor sound quality

The Big Trees looks like it's going to be a traditional Western to begin with, which to me isn't a great thing - it's definitely not a genre I'm into (unless it's a spoof!). However, I kept watching, and The Big Trees turned out to be something quite different from your average Western - not a brilliant film, but certainly watchable, and it's got plenty of heart. Kirk Douglas plays timber baron Jim Fallon, an unscrupulous man who will do anything ...
...venture - to go after the "Big Trees" (Giant Redwoods) and take advantage of the newly passed law allowing them to be cut down. (The year is 1900, by the way.) Prior to starting this venture he meets Walter "Yukon" Burns, who he converts from a seemingly washed up individual to a smooth talker and bargainer. Burns goes ahead of him to negotiate for the land rights against a rival timber baron who also wants to fell the trees. The problem with this ...

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Review of The Big Trees (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. ...

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Review of Twelve Angry Men (DVD)

The finest show to ever grace the screens

Advantages: Everything, mostly the fab Ms Gless
Disadvantages: none at all

...most wanted thief in America. Cagney and Lacey are on the case, and soon discover he is up to his old tricks. Cagney becomes obsessed with catching him, after he challenges her, and the race is on as she tries to outwit the Grandest Thief of Them All. 10 - Recreational Use - Cagney, Lacey and Dory McKenna investigate the deaths of some senior citizens in properies owned by the same man, who it turns out is sabotaging all his buildings to raise rent. ...
...assist him with his work. Cagney disagrees with this and makes him aware of her nervousness about the use of drugs, but doesnt make an issue out of it - until the group have a social get together with Lacey and her husband Harvey at their apartment. It is later discovered that Dory used drugs at the home of the Laceys, which causes a rift between the partners - and Mary Beth offers some harsh, yet true advice to Christine about her love interest, ...

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Review of Cagney And Lacey - Series 1 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)