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The Song Of Bernadette

Advantages: It's a remarkable story about a young girl who claims to see the Virgin Mary
Disadvantages: Nothing!

...to share one cold room. The only way to keep warm was to burn sticks which the children had to collect. On a cold winter's day, Bernadette, her sister, Tionette, and her friend, Jeanne, were gathering firewood beside a river. They had been out all day and it was now growing dark. Tionette and Jeanne set off for home, crossing the icy cold river in their bare feet. Bernadette hesitated. She didn't want to cross the river because it was so cold and ...
...Jeanne called to her from the other side of the river. Bernadette was just about to follow them across, when she heard the sound of a great wind. She looked round and out of a cave in the rock, came a beautiful young lady. She wore a sparkling white dress and a veil. She smiled at Bernadette and beckoned to her to come closer. Bernadette could not believe what she was seeing but she was not afraid. She knelt down and began to pray. The lady prayed ...

Sarahhhx 18.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Song Of Bernadette (DVD)

Adaptation of Hemingway Novel Rises High Enough

Advantages: Star power, lovely cinematography, wonderful music
Disadvantages: Miscast stars, and censorship issues

...Peter Viertel BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Ernest Hemingway STUDIO: 20th Century Fox RUNNING TIME: 130 min. RATED: Not Rated (US & UK); contains adult themes and excessive drinking. DVD AVAILABILITY: 9.50 GBP from Amazon; ASIN #B000EZ3F44 ****************************************************************** INTRODUCTION ****************************************************************** One generation passes away, and another generation comes, but the ...
...comes down, and hastens to the place where he arose… ****************************************************************** ZANUCK’S PERSONAL VENDETTA ****************************************************************** As I stated in my previous review, I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel “The Sun Also Rises,” so I thought I owed it to myself to check out the 1957 film version which was distributed by 20th ...

eve6kicksass 29.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Sun Also Rises (DVD)

One of d best movies I watched in recent times

Advantages: Love Story, Vampire Story
Disadvantages: Slow

...is just awesome........ :) Twilight is the ultimate vampire love story. Director Catherine Harwicke has a done an amazing job of remaking Stephanie Meyer's cult book into something special. Robert Pattinson stars as Edward Cullen, a vampire who's family don't make a habit of dining on human blood. He falls in love with 17-year-old Bella Swan (Stewart) who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father. The two are drawn to each ...

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Review of Twilight

Where for art thou in thy automobile, Romeo, dude?!

Advantages: Stunning visuals, acting, modernisation
Disadvantages: Nothing really

...modern update of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet met with instant success. It combined trademark intense visuals from Luhrman with an impressive musical score, and some great up and coming actors. I've never really been a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, and although I found his portrayal of lovelorn Romeo a bit annoying at times, the basics of it were impressive. A Montague set in modern day Verona, he has as his family'e enemies the Capulets. ...
...of the Capulets, and when she finds the love at first sight reciprocal, it sets off a whole series of mistimed and unlucky events. Claire Danes is really good as the wide eyed and innocent Juliet, who likes what she sees and dreams of the impossible. She and Leo together are a good lead pair of actors, and are brilliantly supported by stars such as John Leguizamo and Harold Perrineau. The whole cast do a good job, with familiar names such as Pete ...

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Review of Romeo And Juliet (+CD) (DVD)

The pursuit of happiness, a movie worth watching.

Advantages: great acting and motivational message
Disadvantages: It can seem that it is all about running in the movie

...and commitment. This movie tells the true story of such a person, Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a medical device known as "Bone Density scanner" and tries to sell them enthusiastically. But as they are twice as expensive as traditional X-Ray machines and only a bit better, they don't sell well. As time passes, luck plays harsh on him and he loses his house, his bank account, his credit cards and above all, his wife leaves him ...
...a life of misery on the streets along with his son Christopher. But his commitment to his son remains strong and he struggles his way into living his life. Forced to take an unpaid training for a stockbroker at Dean Witter, he has to struggle for 6 months to outsmart other twenty candidates while still living his life in abysmal poverty with his son. The movie is very moving and inspirational and depicts the reality of life. It was nominated for ...

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Review of The Pursuit Of Happyness (DVD)