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The hours- You don't want to miss this beautifully told film

Advantages: Story and strong performances.
Disadvantages: Slow.

...was regarded as one of the best films of 2002. This film has three stories, spanning over a few decades, dealing with the lives of three women. A woman(Meryl Streep) planning to throw a party for his writer friend who suffers from AIDS in 2001, a pregnant wife awaiting her husband's birthday party in the 1950's and an author named Virginia Woolf writing her novel "the hours" in the 1930's. Its the novel that binds them together, and also their state ...
...From the first scene itself, the film binds you with its story-telling.There's something really honest, really sincere about this film. Emotions are mostly kept inside, it is more thoughtful, rather than verbal. It is essentially about what all three women are going through in their lives, battling depression and confusion in life in their own ways. All three stories are fabulous and there's hardly a weak link in the movie. This is not a movie on ...

aadnan613 08.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Hours (DVD)

Billy Elliot: 2 Disc Special Edition

Advantages: Great storyline, plenty of extra features, bargain price 2 disc special!
Disadvantages: They need to make a second film to see more of his dancing!

...about a young boy called Billy Elliot who is caught up in the struggles of the miner's strike in England. He relies on his father and older brother who go on strike. However he does not fulfil his fathers dreams of boxing, but instead uses what little money they have to attend ballet classes that go on in the next room. He faces a cold reception when his father finds out about the ballet which is not the manly thing to do, but eventually he realises ...
...true for Billy - so you should buy this to see how they story turns out in the end!! It really is a must have, and there are extra features such as: behind the scenes of making the film, the making of the west end stage production and much more! ...

CrazyShopper08 06.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Billy Elliot (Special Edition) (DVD)

Billy Elliot

Advantages: Brilliant
Disadvantages: Aint none

Billy Elliot is by far the most gripping film i have ever watched.It not only demonstrates the grim British life of a poor family but it portrays a hunger for a young boys pashion. Billy is from a poor coal mining family, and is taking weekly boxing lessons at the local gym, when he discovers the facination of Ballet when he stumbles across Mrs Wilkinson (Julie Walters) dance class in the next room. He enjoys taking the classes and enjoys the thrills ...
...family probably wont agree with what he is doing, and the thing he wants most of all is there support. His life at home makes him push for success in the dancing world with positive outcomes. The film will have you greatlty admire the dancing of such a young boy, and will no doubt have you holding back tears of happiness by the end of it. ...

bibster123 02.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Billy Elliot (DVD)

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 ...

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Review of The Reader (DVD)

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)