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A new Hitler tailor-made for the 1980s, 90s, 2000!
Advantages: Keeps you guessing
Disadvantages: Not for the faint of heart
WARNING! THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND PLOTLINE! THE STORY
The story starts in Paraguay with a young man called Barry Kohler (played by a young Steve Guttenberg) he is watching a man dining. Another man turns up and whisks the diner away in his car. Barry follows the men to a bull fight where they join up with more men. Barry takes photos. Barry rings a man called Ezra Lieberman (played by Lawrence Olivier). He is a Nazi hunter and ...
...the men are Nazi followers and would like his help. Barry tells Ezra that he has sent him some newspaper clippings and photos. Ezra dismisses Barry and says he doesn't want to help. Underterred, Barry bribes a young boy to plant a bug in the house that the men go to. Barry hides in the garden listening.
We then see 6 men gathered together. Another man joins them, he is Dr Mengele (played by Gregory Peck) He tells the men that he wants them to assasinate ...
 rufusredcoat 10.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Boys From Brazil (Blu-ray)
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Elizabeth - Bringing History To Life!
Advantages: Acting at it's finest - glorious costumes - brilliant script
Disadvantages: Some factual inaccuracies
...film covers the life of Elizabeth just before she became queen after her sister Mary dies and goes into the first few years of her reign. It starts off with the worrying time for Elizabeth, when one minute she thinks she is close losing her life for treason, to being crowned queen the next. It also depicts the religious troubles at that time and the struggle between a country torn between Catholics andProtestants. It also tries to introduce other ...
...is!) Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I Geoffrey Rush - Sir Francis Walsingham Christopher Eccleston - Duke of Norfolk Joseph Fiennes - Robert Dudley Richard Attenborough - Sir William Cecil Fanny Ardant - Mary of Guise Eric Cantona - Monsieur de Foix Vincent Cassel - Duc d'Anjou Kathy Burke - Queen Mary Tudor John Gielgud - The Pope Daniel Craig - John Ballard The film also has parts for Lily Allen and Wayne Sleep to name just a couple of well known ...
 LAURALILIA 27.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Elizabeth (Golden Edition) (DVD)
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Another Cracker
Advantages: Gripping story, great performances
Disadvantages: The ending is not as well tied up as it could be
...in the US version of Cracker and it wasn't overly successful. The great thing about Fitz is that, despite his occupation, he is completely inable to lead an ordinary life. He is overweight, drinks, smokes, gambles and flirts. He treats his wife appallingly. Despite this, he is oddly vulnerable and endearing and gets away with murder. Robbie Coltrane manages to make this all convincing via an outstanding performance in both this episode and all others ...
...her more light-hearted roles before Cracker - I particularly remember her in Open All Hours as the milkmaid and The Beiderbecke Affair along with James Bolam. As Judith though, she is really great and I just wish we saw more of her in this episode. Geraldine Somerville is also good as DS Jane Penhaligon, although, to my mind, she was much better in Men Should Weep, where she had a much meatier role. The most outstanding performance, apart from Robbie ...
sunmeilan 01.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Cracker - One Day A Lemming Will Fly (DVD)
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A Force To Be Reckoned With
Advantages: Very entertaining view of a period of history
Disadvantages: ...although its not very factual
...exploring issues issues that Queen Elizabeth faced during her life. The film starts by demonstrating that there is religious and political turmoil between the Catholics and the Protestants in England. Such a powerful turmoil, that it dominants almost every decision that people make. The film illustrates this throughout the film but it is most obvious when it shows the division of the royal family, when Queen Mary asks Elizabeth (her successor) to ...
...England. In a tactical move, Elizabeth says, she will follow as her conscience guides her.
In addition to the political religious turmoil, highlighted is the role of women in society as second class citizens. This is ironic as the monarch is the most powerful being in the country. The division between womens roles is particularly highlighted when her advising counsil keep on pressurising her to marry inorder to produce a heir to secure the throne. ...
silvajade 16.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Elizabeth (DVD)
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The story of Derek Bentley and misjustice
Advantages: Interesting, based on a true story
Disadvantages: Not a happy ending
WARNING: This review contains spoilers - if you don't already know the real story and want to see the film without knowing what happens, don't read any further. Introduction
I imagine it will only be the very young who will not have heard of the case of Derek Bentley, the 19 year old who was hanged for his involvement in the shooting of a policeman, although he did not pull the trigger and was retarded. His court trial caused public outcry and efforts ...
...of the death penalty. Having studied criminology, I have studied a lot of cases of criminal misjustice over the years, and so was pleased to see this film at a friend's house recently. It is, of course, hard to know how much the film is based on reality; Derek's family played a part in the making of the film. Nevertheless, it is an interesting look at the criminal justice system and its many faults.
The director
Peter Medak was forced to flee from ...
sunmeilan 23.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Let Him Have It (DVD)
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