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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)

Into The Wild - Hats off to Emile Hirsch

Advantages: Production, scenery, music, ending, acting
Disadvantages: None

Normally a film like this wouldn't appeal to me, i had never heard of this before and knew nothing about what it was. But one day, whilst trying to do some work and wanting to have the TV on in the background, i stumbled upon the start of this film and decided to keep it on. I have to say, i did not get one bit of work finished. Directed in 2007 by Sean Penn, this movie is based on the book written by Jon Krakauer, portraying the true life events ...
...one of that he has everything going for him, he has just gained a degree at university, his parents are very financially secure and want their son to live the American dream. However, Christopher believes that everyone is entitled to their own freedom and so embarks on a harsh and unique journey to discover himself. He gives away his life savings and runs away from home, leaving his family, to travel to alaska and live in the wild. Whilst here, he ...

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Review of Into The Wild (DVD)

Doesnt live up to the book

Advantages: Good acting.
Disadvantages: Weak ending

Kate has been sick for most of her life. Her parents decided the best way to ensure her health was to have Anna. Anna was an IVF baby created as a gentic match to donate blood and bone marrow to Kate. When Kate needs a kidney transplant her parents look to Anna. But Anna decides that she is going to seek medical emancipation from her parents. I was looking forward to the film after reading the book by Jodi Picoult. It is as heartbreakingly sad as ...
...playing the mother who will do anything for her child, this role was much more challenging than we are used to seeing from her and she pulls it off well. The problems with the film were not with the acting or the emotion evoked but rather with the changed made in conversion from book to film. After reading the book the film felt like a let down, especially the sidelining of Campbell to focus on other less interesting subplots.The ending had been ...

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