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Read me

Advantages: touching love story
Disadvantages: none

The Notebook is a romantic drama directed by Nick Cassavetes. He directed the Alpha Dog and My Sister’s Keeper among other films. The Notebook was based on the novel of Nicholas Sparks. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Leven. He wrote the screenplay of The Time Traveller’s Wife too. The film was released in June 2004. The classification is 12 years and older. The running time is 123 minutes. Main Cast: ------------- Rachel Mc Adams – Young Allie ...
...Calhoun (Duke) and Narrator of the film Plot: ------- In a nursing home Duke, an elderly man comes to a patient and begins to read a love story from his notebook. The old lady lost her memory but she is very interested in the story. Then we see a carnival where Noah Calhoun sees the beautiful and rich Allie Hamilton. Naturally he falls in love with her for the first sight. With the help of their friends they get to know each other and they spend ...

D_i_a_n_e 28.11.2009 · Read full review
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A Sunday evening lesson worth watching

Advantages: A cinematic delight, with a fantastic script
Disadvantages: I cannot think of one

...is fair to say that the Shawshank Redemption is by far, one of the most influential and important films of the late 20th Century. Why do I make such a huge statement....well, simply because I have never seen a film that made me laugh, cry, sigh, wince, scream, gasp and lose my faith in humanity...only to gain it back again at the end. I would say that most people who go to buy this film today would know the premis behind the story, a well to do and ...
...of racism, homosexuality, prison brutality, the abuse of power, the abuse of religion and importantly, how the institutions many of us cherish can end up failing people and being abused. The film is gritty, dark and sometimes humourous. It is so many things. It i sthe kind of film that ne needs to sit down to watch late on a sunday evening....but not too late as it will keep you awake thinking about it. Particularly the ending which is magical. My ...

excelsior81 31.07.2009 · Read full review
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A training day to remember

Advantages: Terrific acting, great plot, dark, compelling but intelligent
Disadvantages: Cop films might not suit all

Training Day was a film that instantly stood out to me as a must watch film due through the fact that Denzel Washington had been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the film. Having always admired Denzel's talent as an actor, I was greatly anticipating this film. The central plot of the film is a young, slightly naive, wet behind the ears Ethan Hawke has joined the narcotics department he wants to make a difference and climb the ladder. ...
...indeed going to be Ethan's training day, but this is no ordinary training day and while first perceiving his officer's tactics as being unorthodox, he begins to realise that there is a much darker side to him. Jake's philosophies of a world in which justice is served within the system are in stark contrast to Alonso who sees it as a dog eat dog world in which rules are no boundary for his goals. This is where the table is set for the feast of action ...

grandchamp 20.10.2009 · Read full review
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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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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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