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Honest Jeff
Advantages: Shows One Man Can Make A Difference
Disadvantages: But Only In The Movies
Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart; It's A Wonderful Life, Vertigo) is a regular guy from rural Montana who believes in democracy, liberty and the ideals encapsulated by American politics. After the death of the senator representing his state, he is chosen by the powers that be to go to Washington to replace him. Seen as an innocent, naive and completely under the thumb yet extremely patriotic yokel; the fat cats that have decided his fate feel comfortable ...
...heads to the capital to take his place in the U.S senate, he encounters a world far removed from Abraham Lincoln's vision of government of the people, by the people, for the people. Indeed the cynicism and corruptness of the system and the betrayl by Senator Paine (Claude Rains; Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia), a close friend of Smith's father, regarding the building of an unneccesary dam, leads him to a jaded state in which he questions the true ...
 JustJoe4Life 05.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Mr Smith Goes To Washington (DVD)
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Life Is Wonderful
Advantages: Strong story, strong cast, strong message
Disadvantages: None - unless you have a heart of stone
After the second world war, some strange things happened - things which should have been dead certs didn't always reach the winning post. Winston Churchill couldn't win the 1945 election such was the mood for change in this country. Harry Truman wasn't expected to win the US presidential election in 1948 and one newspaper even printed an edition proclaiming victory for his opponent - which the victorious Truman posed with the next day. And Frank ...
...only to see it flop at the box office in 1946. Time however has been kind to this movie, and "It's a Wonderful Life" has become the classic Christmas film, particularly in the United States, where it is impossible to miss on TV over the holiday season. I first saw "It's a Wonderful Life" on TV when I was a teenager and classic Hollywood movies were still shown pretty regularly. I had enjoyed previous Capra movies, particularly those he had made before ...
 rosebud2001 20.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of It's A Wonderful Life (DVD)
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A mans life needs at least 1 hour of our time
Advantages: Cleverly worked out
Disadvantages: Not action packed - some might find boring
BEWARE! THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND PLOTLINE!
THE STORY
The story starts with a young man of 18 on trial in court for murder. His life is in the hands of the jury of 12 men. If he is found guilty, he will be executed. All 12 must agree on a verdict.
We learn that the boy is accused of killing his father. The father hit the young boy frequently and the prosecution see this as the motive. A witness who lived opposite boy and the father ...
...knife and an old man living below said that he heard the boy shout "I'm gonna kill you" before he heard something fall to the floor above. The old man ran to his door and says that he saw the boy running away. However, the boy says that he was at the cinema during the stabbing and did not return until 3 hours later where upon he was arrested.
The men go into a room to decide if the boy is guilty or not. The men decide to take a preliminary vote. ...
rufusredcoat 31.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Twelve Angry Men (DVD)
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The finest show to ever grace the screens
Advantages: Everything, mostly the fab Ms Gless
Disadvantages: none at all
...most wanted thief in America. Cagney and Lacey are on the case, and soon discover he is up to his old tricks. Cagney becomes obsessed with catching him, after he challenges her, and the race is on as she tries to outwit the Grandest Thief of Them All.
10 - Recreational Use - Cagney, Lacey and Dory McKenna investigate the deaths of some senior citizens in properies owned by the same man, who it turns out is sabotaging all his buildings to raise rent. ...
...assist him with his work. Cagney disagrees with this and makes him aware of her nervousness about the use of drugs, but doesnt make an issue out of it - until the group have a social get together with Lacey and her husband Harvey at their apartment. It is later discovered that Dory used drugs at the home of the Laceys, which causes a rift between the partners - and Mary Beth offers some harsh, yet true advice to Christine about her love interest, ...
angel01laura 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Cagney And Lacey - Series 1 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)
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Touching but sad story set during post-WWII Germany
Advantages: Touching, Emotional, handles controversial subjects sensitively.
Disadvantages: Can be a little slow in places
...woman during post-WWII Germany, and the effect it has on him throughout his life. It is a beautifully written book which has translated well on to screen, and combined with the excellent acting from Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and the young David Kross, The Reader is not to be missed.
At the start of an illness that will see him bed ridden for many months, Michael Berg is helped home by a brusque but alluring older women names Hanna Schmitz. On ...
...he realises that it signifies the end of the affair and the loss of Hanna from his life.
Moving forward, Michael is studying a law degree and when he meets Hanna again during the middle of a controversial trial, he is shocked at the nature of the discovery. During this trial, Michael uncovers a secret Hanna has been keeping her whole life and struggles to decide whether to reveal this. Choosing not to, he now must live with the consequences for ...
Bumbledot 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Reader (DVD)
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