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Love will tear us apart

Advantages: Touching love story, beautiful desert scenery, well acted
Disadvantages: Very sad, jumps around a bit, perhaps a thinking persons film

...then look no further than The English Patient. I bought the English Patient on DVD at Sainsbury's a few weeks ago. I had just finished the book and thought I'd quite like to see what the film was like. I purchased it in a 3 for £30 deal. The book I read because it's on my Booker Prize winners list that I'm slowly working my way through this year. I have to be honest, although I liked the idea of it, I didn't enjoy it very much and had to force myself ...
...would like to re-read the book just to see how the director Anthony Minghella managed to create such a masterpiece from the same story I found dull on the page. Overview of the story *********************** If you have never heard of The English Patient then the following should help. The story is set at the end of the Second World War, in Italy, and for the most part moves between 1944 and up to two years before hand. The main character is a ...

Shoka 14.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The English Patient (Special Edition) (DVD)

A moving Tale of Love

Advantages: Moving, excellent story, wonderful acting and scenery
Disadvantages: may be too long for some

...after writing a review on the film Atonement as I thoroughly enjoyed that film. I did buy this several months ago but never got around to watching it as the length was putting me off. As I had the house to myself last night I decided I would take the plunge and give it a go and I am so pleased that I did. Ralph Fiennes plays the role of a badly burnt pilot who is rescued by the English and given a hospital bed. He has no memory of who he is and how ...
...the task of looking after him. As he and others are being moved to a safer place due to the war one of Hana’s friends is killed by a bomb so Hana makes the decision that she is going to stay in this place and make a home in the deserted house which she has seen. She takes the unknown man with her to make is last few days as comfy as possible for him. As Hana and her patient are settling into the house he starts to have memories of his life and soon ...

sewbizzie 16.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The English Patient (DVD)

One of d best movies I watched in recent times

Advantages: Love Story, Vampire Story
Disadvantages: Slow

...is just awesome........ :) Twilight is the ultimate vampire love story. Director Catherine Harwicke has a done an amazing job of remaking Stephanie Meyer's cult book into something special. Robert Pattinson stars as Edward Cullen, a vampire who's family don't make a habit of dining on human blood. He falls in love with 17-year-old Bella Swan (Stewart) who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father. The two are drawn to each ...

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Review of Twilight

Where for art thou in thy automobile, Romeo, dude?!

Advantages: Stunning visuals, acting, modernisation
Disadvantages: Nothing really

...modern update of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet met with instant success. It combined trademark intense visuals from Luhrman with an impressive musical score, and some great up and coming actors. I've never really been a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, and although I found his portrayal of lovelorn Romeo a bit annoying at times, the basics of it were impressive. A Montague set in modern day Verona, he has as his family'e enemies the Capulets. ...
...of the Capulets, and when she finds the love at first sight reciprocal, it sets off a whole series of mistimed and unlucky events. Claire Danes is really good as the wide eyed and innocent Juliet, who likes what she sees and dreams of the impossible. She and Leo together are a good lead pair of actors, and are brilliantly supported by stars such as John Leguizamo and Harold Perrineau. The whole cast do a good job, with familiar names such as Pete ...

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Review of Romeo And Juliet (+CD) (DVD)

The pursuit of happiness, a movie worth watching.

Advantages: great acting and motivational message
Disadvantages: It can seem that it is all about running in the movie

...and commitment. This movie tells the true story of such a person, Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a medical device known as "Bone Density scanner" and tries to sell them enthusiastically. But as they are twice as expensive as traditional X-Ray machines and only a bit better, they don't sell well. As time passes, luck plays harsh on him and he loses his house, his bank account, his credit cards and above all, his wife leaves him ...
...a life of misery on the streets along with his son Christopher. But his commitment to his son remains strong and he struggles his way into living his life. Forced to take an unpaid training for a stockbroker at Dean Witter, he has to struggle for 6 months to outsmart other twenty candidates while still living his life in abysmal poverty with his son. The movie is very moving and inspirational and depicts the reality of life. It was nominated for ...

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Review of The Pursuit Of Happyness (DVD)