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Shhhhhh, It's the Quiet Man!

Advantages: Good story, some good acting, nice scenery
Disadvantages: Very bad painted backdrops!

...it!!!! John Wayne plays the role of Sean Thornton, he was born n Ireland but lived his life in America where he was a boxer. He has decided that he would move back to Ireland to the town where he was born as he has now ended his career after he killed a man in the ring. When he arrives in town he finds things are very different to his way of life in America and after some persuasion he persuades an old lady to sell him an old cottage and land where ...
...as he wanted to buy the land but was never sold it. Sean meets a beautiful lady called Mary Kate and he falls for her the only problem being she is the sister of his now rival Will and as the town is very old fashioned Sean has tog et the permission of Will to court her. With the help of the drunk Michaeleen, the town marriage broker and taxi driver and all round drunk he tries to get Will to change his mind but when he point blank refuses Sean gives ...

sewbizzie 04.07.2009 · Read full review
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Judge Priest

Advantages: Period piece
Disadvantages: Not PC!

Judge Priest is a film that has perhaps outlived its usefulness. It is a racist film, but the sad, sad thing about the racism of this film is that it is all utterly unintended. It stars Will Rogers Anita Louise and Stepin Fetchit and Hattie McDaniel and it was directed by John Ford in 1934. It tells the story of Judge Priest (Will Rogers) who is an amiable judge in a Southern town. A black man played by (Stepin Fetchit) is arrested and put before ...
...for her boy. Whilst the Judge is chatting to his wife at her graveside, the judge catches a glimpse of local blacksmith Bob Gillis laying flowers by the grave of the mother of Ellie May. Later, three young men foolishly cast aspersions as to the honour Ellie May in public, Gillis (who is well out of the first flush of youth) lays into the lads and fights with them. The leader of the three yobs, Talley, decides to prosecute Gillis in court. Since ...

Martinscholes 11.12.2005 · Read full review
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Dum tee dum tee dum tee diddle diddle

Advantages: A great film
Disadvantages: not a one

“Now, I'll begin at the beginnin'. A fine soft day in the spring it was when the train pulled into Castletown three hours late as usual, and himself got off. He didn't have the look of an American tourist at all about him. Not a camera on him. And what was worse, not even a fishing rod.” These are the opening words spoken by Father Lonergan (Ward Bond), in John Ford’s classic film The Quiet Man. Filmed in 1952. It was nominated ...
...mostly in Ireland, it is the story of boxer Shaun Thornton (John Wayne) and the collision course between himself and the local bully, Squire Red Will Danaher (James McLaglen). The plot becomes further entangled when he falls in love with the man's feisty, red-haired, sister Mary Kate (Maureen O'Hara). She is insistent that her dowry is collected from her brother, whilst Shaun who has made his fortune as a prize boxer, wants nothing to do with it. ...

RobinLawrie 18.06.2001 · Read full review
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Sex and the City

Advantages: funny, great performance
Disadvantages: long

...so many exciting reviews on Sex and the City that I decided I watch it. It is a real chick flick romantic comedy and that evening it was the perfect entertainment for me. The film was written and directed by Michael Patrick King. Actually he was the co-producer of the film as well with Sarah Jessica Parker and Darren Star. Michael Patrick King is an American film director and screenplay writer. Besides Sex and the City he wrote the screenplay of ...
...balance. She and Steve have sex about twice a year and even then she is not so involved. She is hurt and devastated when Steve confesses that he had sex with another woman. Miranda separates immediately from him and sees no chance to forgive him. Charlotte has a happy family since they adopted Lily. She is a beautiful girl. Charlotte soon realises that since they gave up trying to have a baby she is pregnant. Can she carry out the baby? My opinion ...

D_i_a_n_e 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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There's final hits and final hits. What kind is this one to be?

Advantages: One Of The Best Films To Come Out Of The UK.
Disadvantages: None!

...I first saw the film Trainspotting after hearing so much controversy about it on television, from reading about it in the newspapers and from everyone talking about it around me at the time. It was all everyone was talking about on it's release in 1996 and of course I just had to see it for myself to see what all the hype was about. Well I went to the pictures to watch this film and was quite shocked by this outrageously, yet brilliant tale of five ...
...ago that my husband purchased Trainspotting to add to our DVD collection as we both really enjoyed watching it over the years at various times on television (in a sick kind of way I guess). He picked it up second-hand for £1 at a car boot sale, so it certainly was a great bargain. This film really will not be suited to everyone though. I think you will either love it like I do, or absolutely hate it. It certainly is worth watching once though just ...

hillhead 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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