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Unhappi - Ness takes on Capone

Advantages: Great gangster movie, brilliant period drama
Disadvantages: Not many but a couple of dull performances

...as they are stuck in the midst of the prohibition gloom, not even the police seem adverse to a bribe at all, especially when the man pulling most of the strings is the ruthless gangster Al Capone (Robert de Niro). Desperate to bring law and order back to the streets of the city, a crack force of agents above corruption, labelled "The Untouchables", is banded together under the guidance of federal agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner). Along with old ...
...they set about cleaning up the streets and in particular the underground dealings of Al Capone. Despite their best attempts, Capone always seems to be one step ahead of them as Ness's straight laced tactics fail to make any impact. Forced to play Capone at his own Ruthless games, Ness and his men take the battle to him using his own ruthless tactics to try and capture him. Opinion ********* I have always had a penchant for gangster movies, especially ...

christianfilmcritic 28.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Untouchables (Special Edition) (DVD)

An untouchable film

Advantages: All star cast who deliver stellar performances, great twists, dramatic and hard hitting
Disadvantages: A few very bloody moments

...this very cheaply and by the end of this review I will have outlined why it is a recommended purchase. The film is set in the city of Chicago where crime, bribery and general corruption have become so rampant that they have become synonymous with the city and have become instrumental to the city's growth. The mafia led by Capone have a stranglehold of all the major outlets either through ownership or mostly through intimidation of shops and retailers ...
...powerful and influential adversary and the the fact they are being paid off to look the other way. All of that about is about to change though after a shop whose owner has not met their extortion fees, is bombed. The bombing sparks an outcry though as during the moments of the bomb being planted and erupting a little girl is also inside the shop and is instantly killed. An extremely upset and angered mum of the murdered girl marches into the police ...

grandchamp 21.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Untouchables (DVD)

Under Milk Wood

Advantages: A good film well-written and superb;y acted.
Disadvantages: Only one minor flaw.

...Thomas’ 1953 play for voices, Under Milk Wood, directed by Andrew Sinclair. The story centres on the inhabitants of a small Welsh village, whose lives are shown over a period of one day in Spring. “It is difficult to make a film that was essentially written for voices” Andrew Sinclair said in an interview during the making of the film. Difficult it may be, but Sinclair handles the filming with skill, sticking closely to Dylan’s original storyline. ...
...Voice) and Welsh TV star Ryan Davies (the 2nd Voice) stroll into the fictional village of Llareggub, (read it backwards and you will get a hint of the humour of Dylan Thomas), while its occupants are asleep. The only fault that I found with the film was this. Unless you are familiar with the original story, it is not very clear what the two characters are actually doing – the story is supposed to be told through their eyes; but the fault is a minor ...

offthecuff 09.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Under Milk Wood (DVD)

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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Review of Sex And The City - The Movie (DVD)

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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