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Modern Masterpiece

Advantages: Cinematography, acting and many more
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...and more. An absolute masterpiece. There Will Be Blood contains some interesting ideologies about suburban America. Most notably an incredibly isolated one. But two that come to mind are this Anti-Religious theme and Ant-capitalism. We see the character of Plaintiff, who feels uncomfortable around Eli Sunday in relation to his evangelical preaching. Daniel Day-Lewis' character is one of a seriously repressed man, who wants no more than to own every ...
...looking for oil. From there we can see he is a violent, selfish man, who is determined to get what h wants. From there on, when he takes the son of another man and poses him as his own-also symbolises this. There are loads more but I didn’t want to give too much away as it's just blown me away! Talking of "blowing me away" the cinematography. WOW oh Wow! Again I didn't think I would see should sensational cinematography since I watched Atonement ...

Sarah_UK88 12.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of There Will Be Blood (DVD)

Greed Is A Bitch

Advantages: Mostly well-acted, manages to depict protagonist's moral struggle well.
Disadvantages: It gets dull sometimes, as the trading scenes and conversations drag on.

...Gekko, a legendary figure on Wall Street whom he idolises. In his attempts to get his attention and convince him to give him a chance, Fox tells him some confidential information that he has learned from his father, an airline worker and union representative, that provides Gekko with the opportunity to make a significant profit. This has the desired effect, and Gekko agrees to become his mentor. But Gekko only plays for high stakes and not by the ...
...and co-written by Oliver Stone, WALL STREET was a timely account of 1980s excess and greed. Stone wanted to create a story in the mould of John Bunyan's THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, a tale of personal corruption and attempt at redemption. He enlisted his film school friend Stanley Weiser to develop the script, and after considerable ground research, the expert input of several real-life Wall Street players and many re-writes, the final script was completed. ...

babycougar 29.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Wall Street (DVD)

Can they survive a new Ice Age?

Advantages: Brilliant special effects, solid storyline and acting, looks and sound terrific on Blu-ray
Disadvantages: None! A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

...issue in modern society, with the Government releasing advertising campaigns to help make the public realise the detrimental effect everyday activities are having on our planet. Everything from television adverts telling us to switch our TV's off standby to the mystery voice on the radio reminding us to turn off the light everytime we leave the room have become an everyday occurrence. Climatologists and Scientists strongly believe that our wasteful ...
...issue in 2004 by directing The Day After Tomorrow, an epic blockbuster which shows the threatening prospect of a new Ice Age arriving. The film begins with Climatologist Dr. Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) drilling ice cores in Antarctica when a piece on the Antarctic shelf breaks off, nearly bringing Jack and his colleagues to their death. This event makes the Doctor realise how serious an issue global warming is becoming and sparks Jack in to action ...

Bax88 25.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Day After Tomorrow (Blu-ray)

Joan of Arc - killed for her bravery

Advantages: excellent story, good action, battle
Disadvantages: blood

...of 1429 who stood before the King with a message from God. She claimed that she would be able to defeat the worlds greatest army and save her country. The film is full of action, battles, blood, emotions, and violence. But it shows the cruelty of 15th century and bravery of unusual village girl who leads the French army to the battle, believe that she may change something but eventually she is betrayed by her own king. The DVD lasts approx.151mins ...
...directed by Luc Besson . The DVD include 24 minute featurette. It has English and German languages and English, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Hindi, Hebrew, Dutch, Bulgarian, German, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Finish, Greek, Norwegian, Arabic and Croatian subtitles. Extra features contain Fimlographies, Isolated Score, Making of Featurette, Teaser Trailer and Trailer. It cost me Ł2 and its one of my favourite historical films that I ...

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Review of The Messenger - The Story of Joan Of Arc (DVD)

For YOUR Protection

Advantages: Good Plot and Performance
Disadvantages: None

For YOUR Protection In London in the not too distant future a totalitarian Government rules the country with fear. From nowhere a mysterious man appears on November 5th to right the wrongs and set the country free. He tells the inhabitants of London to be at Parliament on the next November 5th to see some fireworks. He is known only as V, he wears a Guy Falkes mask to conceal his true identity. He has a reluctant accomplice Ev ...
...after curfew. The hunt is on for the man labelled as terrorist, and something deeper and darker seems to be unfolding. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Conclusion = Oppression seems to be a favourite subject of the Wachowski brothers, famous directors of The Matrix. I was quite surprised that it's based in England, London to be precise. It is directed by James McTeigue who served as assistant director on the Matrix ...

lilmsnaughty1979 17.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of V For Vendetta (DVD)