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Anna and the King personal view

Advantages: Great storyline, fantastic acting and good action shots
Disadvantages: Will not please die hard King and I fans

...Killers) - Jodie Foster as Anna Leonowens (Panic Room, Contact, Nell, Silence of the Lambs) The Film is based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, who died in Canada, Quebec from a stroke in 1915. I think this is better than the original (King and I) despite my fondness of musicals. The acting is superb and there is a huge cast of extras. I can't imagine how difficult this was to make a film with the costumes (that are superb) and locations involved. ...
...Fiesty teacher, recently widowed who travels to Siam to teach the children of King Mongkut. There she learns that Siam is very different from all that she knows back in England. The film is set in the 1860s and the relationship between the Teacher and the King develops from a cold respect for each others values, into a love interest/ sparring contest. Chow Yun-Fat is magnificent in the title role of the King and plays a philosophical Ruler with ...

clairec73 09.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Anna And The King (DVD)

Worth Watching for the Gorillas and Scenery!

Advantages: Wonderful acting and amazing scenery
Disadvantages: Sad

...spends weeks looking for the gorillas but having no luck. On another tracking walk she falls into a pile of fresh poo and is shocked when she learns it is from a gorilla and she stumbles upon a large family of them living near by. Dian then spends hours each day sitting watching the gorillas and studying their behaviour and tries to edge closer so she can become part of the group. After ages sitting with them the baby gorilla finally comes over and ...
...no dodgy backdrops used. The gorillas were amazing in the film and by them being with humans we were able to get a better idea of the sheer size of the silverbacks. I enjoyed the animals more as they were all real and only in a few places were special effects used for closer work which was not noticeable by me but hubby did point this out to me. I enjoyed the way it was based true events and the life work of Dian Fossey, she really did lead an extraordinary ...

sewbizzie 05.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Gorillas In The Mist (DVD)

enigma dvd

Advantages: nice print
Disadvantages: nothing as such..

enigma is a very beautiful script written very carefully and intelligible. the characters played by all of them are just marvellous and very close to reality. all have performed very well. even those new to acting have performed as though they have acted for the first time. i own the dvd nd the print is very good and clear. i m not so sure about the availability of the sub title but it doesnt matter. overall its a must watch movie so i would advice ...

unknown_freqncy 24.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Enigma (DVD)

Eyes wide shut

Advantages: Good concept for a thriller
Disadvantages: It's become very dated

...pace. The director of Blink is Michael Apted (Extreme Measures) and in general he has made a decent attempt at making a reasonable thriller. He has done a good job of how Emma has enhanced senses such as hearing, he does this through simple things like a stool being pushed across the floor makes a very clear noise. Where I feel the film is let down is by the sometimes over the top love scenes. I personally believe Apted was trying to compete with ...
...that, a lot of thrillers from the late 80's and early 90's seem to have over the top sex scenes. The soundtrack for the film is also very typical of the era, with plenty of saxophone pieces and use of synthesized sounds. On top of this there are some very good pieces of folk music which reminds me of the band The Levellers. The film was written by Dana Stevens who went on to write the screen plays for "City of Angels" and "For Love of The Game". ...

christianfilmcritic 04.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Blink (DVD)

All Roads Lead to Rome

Advantages: Excellent retelling of Roman history
Disadvantages: Lashings of sex, violence and bad language

Rome II The big budget historical drama Rome, spread over two series, is the result of collaboration between HBO, BBC and Italian television company RAI. In common with other big budget dramas produced by HBO in the past (such as Band of Brothers) it is ambitious and produced to movie quality standards. Largely filmed at the Cinecitta studios outside Rome the series are impressive in scale and execution. The large cast is filled with recognisable ...
...North Africa before returning to Rome in triumph. Declaring himself Dictator for life Caesar's list of enemies grows until they are driven to murdering him on the floor of the senate. I'm sorry if it seems I'm giving too much away but you really should know all this already. That is the headline story arc of the first series but by no means the only one. The main aim of the series is to show us a less familiar view of ancient Rome, away from the ...

brereton66 23.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Rome - Series 2 (DVD)