Drama > 1953 Drama

From Here To Eternity A Better Pearl Harbor Film

Advantages: Well adapted from the novel, the film over-all holds up well.
Disadvantages: Some of the acting styles and conventions are dated.

From Here to Eternity is the highly regarded and awarded film from 1953, that explores the lives of hard drinking Army men stationed at Pearl Harbor, who don't always play by the rules. It's a film that is much more frank than most films of its era in its depictions of male camaraderie as well as romantic entanglements. It's the film that features that passionate embrace of Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr on the beach as the waves roll in. It's the ...
...a married woman. From Here to Eternity however is far less corny and a much better film than 2001's over-produced Pearl Harbor. The special effects may not be nearly as impressive but the screenplay, acting and impact of the 1953 film is far greater than the recent one. Montgomery Clift plays Private Pruitt, a bugle player and boxer who has been transferred to the base because Captain Holmes expects Pruitt to be the star of his base boxing team. ...

ChrisJarmick 06.11.2001 · Read full review
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In the mood

Advantages: Innocent look at a famous musician, James Stewart is brilliant
Disadvantages: Dull due to the story being to sanitized

►►► Synopsis The "Glenn Miller Story" is the biopic of legendary big band leader, Glenn Miller (James Stewart), who is famed for creating the big band sound with such classics as 'Moonlight Serenade' and 'Pennsylvania 6-5000'. Covering his life from his early days as a struggling musician / composer through to his commission into the services where he entertained the troops during the war. This film paints a picture perfect look ...
...discover a bit more about the man famed for creating the big band sound, plus it starred one of my favourite actors, Jimmy Stewart. Although I won't deny that I enjoy this film, as it is a pleasant insight into Glenn Miller, I also won't deny that it is a hugely flawed film which without Jimmy Stewart taking the lead would have been utterly terrible. Made back in 1953, this biopic suffers from being over sanitized, failing to paint Glenn Miller ...

christianfilmcritic 05.01.2008 · Read full review
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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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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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Empire Records!

Advantages: Great actors/performances
Disadvantages: non really

Empire Records Empire Records, a comedy with actors as Renée Zellweger, Liv Tyler en Ethan Embry. General information Running: 90 minutes Category: comedy year: 1995 Director: Allen Moyle Language: English Country: United States of America Actors : Rory Cochrane as Lucas Renée Zellweger as Gina Johnny Whitworth as A.J. Ethan Embry as Mark Liv Tyler as Corey Mason Debi Mazar as Jane Robin Tunney as Debra Anthony LaPaglia as Joe Reaves ...
...Empire Records Empire Records is a record shop in the nineties in Amerca. In the shop, the employees are teenagers that feel home there and can almost do whatever they want. They can wear what they want and play the music in the shop what they like. No stupid regulations like big chain shops have. The employees are like one big family and the manager Joe as the father, who loves them all. But on one day he leaves Lucas in charge to close up the ...

JL132 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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