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Advantages: Great script, beautiful cinematography.
Disadvantages: 2 hours is never enough to do this great book justice.

Of all the Austen adaptations, and I'm a huge fan, this is my favourite. It's dramatically strong, funny without being silly, really respects the female protagionists and is so beautifully filmed that it is perfect from beginning to end. Emma Thompson has written a great script. She does not use Austen's words verbatim, but has created a witty and thoughtful story so in character with Austen that one doesn't miss the 'essential' lines from the book, ...
...Moggach's adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice', where every line, every scene brought a groan of disappointment. The one glaring mistake for me was that Thompson left out one of the most heart-wrenching moments of the book, when Willoughby returns to Marianne and Eleanor refuses to let him see her. Whether this was due to time constraints or to it putting Eleanor (played by Thompson) either in a detremental light or knocking her character out of the ... Read review

Advantages: Sticks to the facts
Disadvantages: Only tells half the story

This is the true life love story of Johnny Cash and June Carter which follows Johnny from his humble beginnings as a poor farmers son to his huge world wide success as a country singer. The movie explains how Johnny went from strength to strength as a performer, how he spiralled out of control due to drink and drug addiction and how he met and fell in love with the love of his life June Carter. The movie doesn't follow Johnny through his whole career ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap to buy
Disadvantages: Unusual film, disturbing in scenes

The story begins in 1963 and centres around the two main characters of the film Ennis Del Mar (played by Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) who pick up a summer job herding sheep in the mountains and ensuring that they don't get sen to the heavens by the Wolves. Left alone in the mountains Jack and Ennis soon find that they have emotional feelings for one another. These are two hard men who live out their lives as Cowboys and ...
...rodeo's. Such feelings are both unusual and frightening that are associated with a filthy love affair. The film was surrounded by some of the finest mountain scenery captured on film. To shows how beautiful and sensitive this film really is. It is a film to watch if you want to let your emotions loose! ... Read review

Advantages: Truly gripping
Disadvantages: Based on a fictional character

...and popular politician who at the blink of an eye becomes a psychotic and bloodthirsty murderer who will defy anyone who tries to stand in his way. James McAvoy is equally as impressive as Amins personal doctor whose character is fictional yet very believable. This movie was released when a lot about life in Africa came out (Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardener) and is by far the best and most gripping with two superb performances from its leading ... Read review

Advantages: touching, moving, honest
Disadvantages: upsetting, sad.

...describle the people aboard flight united 93 on September 11th 2001. As I am sure you can guess or probably already know United 93 is a film following the passengers of United 93 on that tragic day. Moving, Upsetting and Emotional - are the best ways to describe my reaction to this film. At the end of the film there was dead silence throughout the cinema, and it was very fitting and the only reaction you would expect following the film. This is ...
...targets, while the passengers onboard United 93 staged a revolt against their captors and stormed the cockpit. The plane failed to hit its target and crashed into a field - all aboard died. I found it hard to watch this film and advice that you prepare yourself before watching it - it is a difficult film to watch, and my girlfriend was in floods of tears by the end of it. I would definately recommend watching this film. I remember watching the events ... Read review