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2046

Advantages: well above expectations
Disadvantages: not many really

The movie was well above my expectation and definitely worth a wait. Tony Leung plays the same man with "In the Mood for Love" but has a different character. The movie is also vaguely related to "Days of Being Wild" in 1990, co-starred by Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheng. All three films are about the mixture of hustle-bustle and weariness of Hong Kong in 1960s. Tony's performance in this film was again brilliant. Faye Wong performed in WKW film for ...
...in 1994, also co-starred by Tony Leung) and made this film one of a kind. Mysterious gambler Gong Li was also attractive. Zhang Ziyi gave me a positive surprise. The film's technical level (costumes, music, photography etc.) is also very high. Someone suggested 2004 Cannes Palm d'Or should have gone to this film instead of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and now I can totally agree. The number "2046" is the metaphor of Hong Kong's destiny, which implies the last ...

emzily777 02.09.2007 · Read full review
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Without a Trace S3

Advantages: fantastic episodes, amazing cast and a superb crew.
Disadvantages: Limited Special Features

...Third series of award winning Without a Trace. This season is, in my opinion the best season of Without a Trace with superb acting by all the cast. This season is action pact and the finale is simply suberb epsiodes ranging from kidnapped children to Jack's problems with his wife and Viv's medical condition, as we delve deeper in to the personal lives of the team. This is a season it's hard not to watch all at once. It leaves the veiwer begging for ...

fenwick91 13.10.2007 · Read full review
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Man Of The Year - Robin Williams

Advantages: Leaves you in stiches, great for a night in
Disadvantages: Sore the day after due to all the laughing

If youre a fan of Robin Williams acting skills - Buy this << If youre a fan of Robin Williams Stand Up Comedy - But this << I bought this DVD last week for about £10+ and i must say it was well worth its money. The Story is basically about Williams, know as Dobbs, who is a comedian presenting his own Tv show. His fans, fed up with the current president and democartic parties, shouts out that he should run for president - as a joke. He takes ...
...the whole election thing very serious, until he is entered into the real presidential debate. He then sees the lighter side of things and mixes politics with comedy. A women who works for the company that collects the vote, finds out that Dobbs won only due to a computer glitch. See tells Dobbs this, but it is up to him to decided wether to stay president or tell the truth. If youre looking for a night with the partner then this is a must buy, as ...

SilverPhoenix91 08.05.2008 · Read full review
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The Cost of achieving IRA's goals?

Advantages: Good insight into IRA
Disadvantages: Anti Establishment, Controversial

It was made for Itv in the early 1980s. An assasin is sent by the IRA to assasinate a minsiter and through a brilliant disguise he succeeds in shooting the minister and then manages to outwit the authorities by using crowded zones to his advantage. It is an attempt to portray the human side of people who commit acts that are against the law. It shows the ruthless side of irish republican army in its attempts to secure its goals. Howevr it did have ...

tejusramakrishnan 17.11.2006 · Read full review
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King of Kings - A Story of Jesus Vs the Romans

Advantages: A Good Drama
Disadvantages: Dodgy accents and unauthentic settings

...the life of Jesus. King of Kings is an example of a film that attempts to keep quite close to the original story told in the Bible. This portrayal is an example of one of the earlier attempts to tell the story on the screen and on the whole it works well. Watching this film today it is easy to forget that it was filmed as long ago as 1961. Unlike many of the films that followed this version, King of Kings lacked a multi-million budget of today's ...
...and directed by Nicholas Ray, King of Kings tells the story of Jesus set against the backdrop of Political unrest due to the Roman Conquest of the Holy Land. The story begins in Nazareth where Joseph is looking for shelter for the night for his heavily pregnant Wife, Mary. The streets are full of Roman Soldiers and there is fighting. A man called John the Baptist is preaching the good word and telling everyone that the Messiah is soon to come. It ...

micksheff 12.03.2007 · Read full review
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