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The Painted Veil- A beautifully made film
Advantages: Script,Performances,Setting
Disadvantages: Might appear to be a bit slow at times.
...i finally picked it up. The film starts off at an aristocratic ball at Naomi's house and ends in some remote part of China,that is how diverse the film is. The film explores the relation of a newly wedded couple, a spontaneous marriage that happened in a matter of few days( Norton had to return for his research to Shanghai and Naomi badly wanted to escape from her terrible parents, so decided to marry Norton and go away and lead a new life). She ...
...a beautiful love story between the lead characters. Norton has to leave for a cholera affected village, and it is upto her to join him or not. What follows is a beautifully scripted and fluently performed piece of film.The story steadily unveils, building up the love story. It is in no such hurry to force the viewer into any conclusion and the result is fabulous, you can literally feel the evolved feelings between the two.The social issue of Cholera ...
 aadnan613 06.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Painted Veil
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War in Black and White
Advantages: Archive footage, all aspects of war shown,
Disadvantages: black and white, quiet short, not high quality standard
Overlord
Director- Stuart Cooper
Writers- Stuart Cooper and Christopher Hudson
Release Date- 13 March 1978
Run Time- 85 Mins
Language- English
Colour- Black and White
Cert- 15
I recently rented Overlord from Lovefilm.com as i am very interested in war dramas and films. It is a peculiar film compared to a modern war film. The title Overlord caught my eye straight away as it is the code name for D-day and this subject interested me. The film ...
...of evacuation processes, family life during the Second world war, coping with death and the training of soldiers during this time. The soldiers are shown very differently to todays soldiers given how they had to join without a choice in that period of time. Again all aspects of a soldiers time was shown, from emotional experiences, medical and physical training and very evidently, how many soldiers mental state became unstable. The main character ...
blackmagicstar4 04.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Pride And Glory
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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 ...
 vikasmalik22 12.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Twilight
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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 ...
pmcds 12.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Romeo And Juliet (+CD) (DVD)
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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 ...
youralibaba 12.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Pursuit Of Happyness (DVD)
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