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Amazing Movie!

Advantages: Its a good family film.
Disadvantages: Very old grammar, hard for children to understand at times.

I absolutely loved this movie! It completely captured the feel of the book "Sense and Sensibility." I was watching it with my 20 year old cousin, and even he enjoyed it, which was unusual! It was sort of a depressing movie at times, but overall outstanding. It is a great movie to watch with the family and may bring you to tears. The actors and actresses were all cast beautifully. I think that Kate Winslet is an excellent actress and played the role ...

emilysandra 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sense And Sensibility (DVD)

Will (or should) Love Conquer All?

Advantages: realistic dialogue, sensitive drama
Disadvantages: none in my opinion

...kiss and then we sever Ae farewell, alas, forever Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee..."~ The words of 18th century Scottish poet Robert Burns have been taken as the apt title of this 21st century tale of a young couple Casim and Roisin's inter-racial love affair and the fallout which ensues. The Khan family have lived in Glasgow for 40 years following the parents immigration from Pakistan, the ...
...Tariq (Ahmad Riaz) and Sadia Khan (Shamsad Akhtar) - Own a small general dealer store, they are hardworking and ambitious for all their children. Devout Muslims their traditional way of life is important to them. Father Tariq's twin brother was killed as a child during the chaotic flee to Pakistan from India during partitioning in 1948, that he is feircly protective of his family probably owes a great deal to this tragedy. Sadia is often the peace ...

flumpet 28.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Ae Fond Kiss (DVD)

"The train now arriving at platform four is the 5:40 for Churley.

Advantages: Pure classic film
Disadvantages: Those accents!!!

BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) DIRECTED BY DAVID LEAN REVIEW OF THE 2008 ITV DVD INTRODUCTION Continuing my ‘Lean Season’ reviews this latest review is about one of David Lean’s earlier films – ‘Brief Encounter’ released in 1945 The film received Oscar nominations for Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay. It won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. It is at second place in the British Film Institute Top ...
...was the fourth film that David Lean had directed.. As with his first three films, the story was based on a play by Noel Coward. Coward himself worked as a screenwriter and producer on the film. My geographical claim to fame with this film is that the famous station scene with ‘that’ clock was shot at Carnforth station, Lancashire, which is about 10 miles away from where I live. I always think of this film as a British ‘Casablanca’, and like ‘Casablanca’ ...

oldchem 19.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Brief Encounter (DVD)

Before Sunrise is the ultimate summer romance...

Advantages: beautiful filmed, well acted, romantic without being cliched
Disadvantages: Before Sunrise is slightly better than Before Sunset

Before Sunrise is the ultimate summer romance to watch. It is terribly romantic without ever being soppy or cliched. I watched this film with my boyfriend who dislikes most romances, and he really enjoyed this one. However the films appeal is not only due to the romantic storyline and the stunning Julie Delpy or Ethan Hawke, but to the beautiful shots of Vienna and the way the director captures the city. There are wonderful shots of people sitting ...
...is used for the sequel, Before Sunset, in Paris with some wonderful shots of the city. However compared to Before Sunrise, which has a wonderfully young and innocent glow to it, this is a much more serious and slightly darker film which suits the characters who have grown older and more cynical about life. Both films are set in one day, one obviously based on the time they have together before sunrise, and the other sunset. The pairing of July Delpy ...

ktait9 20.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Before Sunrise / Before Sunset (DVD)

Anna and the King personal view

Advantages: Great storyline, fantastic acting and good action shots
Disadvantages: Will not please die hard King and I fans

...Killers) - Jodie Foster as Anna Leonowens (Panic Room, Contact, Nell, Silence of the Lambs) The Film is based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, who died in Canada, Quebec from a stroke in 1915. I think this is better than the original (King and I) despite my fondness of musicals. The acting is superb and there is a huge cast of extras. I can't imagine how difficult this was to make a film with the costumes (that are superb) and locations involved. ...
...Fiesty teacher, recently widowed who travels to Siam to teach the children of King Mongkut. There she learns that Siam is very different from all that she knows back in England. The film is set in the 1860s and the relationship between the Teacher and the King develops from a cold respect for each others values, into a love interest/ sparring contest. Chow Yun-Fat is magnificent in the title role of the King and plays a philosophical Ruler with ...

clairec73 09.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Anna And The King (DVD)