Dubrovnik - Around The City Walls DVD

Advantages: Fantastic return to film noir, in your face, stylised violence with a new cool, great direction
Disadvantages: Slightly too long, poor extras, lack of character storyline development

...in the same way again. Forget about me Nancy, save yourself from now on. The DVD player stops in its tracks signalling the end of the film. What have I learnt from three interwoven stories about my city? The details of the film are a blur as I check the box for more information. Extras? Maybe I can learn more from these…. ..…no..just a simple behind the scenes of the movie. I feel unfulfilled. No outtakes, extended/deleted scenes or commentary are included, what a waste. I stumble around the room looking for an exit. Knocking the walls and door to find a respite, I find the door is hollow after all, suffering from severe termite infestation. "Damn, I could have left the old fashioned way" I breathed to myself. Strength returning I pick up the one object big enough to break the door down, the television set. One crash later and I... Read review

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Advantages: pixar, animation, 3d, story, theme
Disadvantages: long, may be a little too adult for some of the youngsters

...Please note, I am reviewing the film here, I don't own the product or know the features on the DVD, yet I always buy based on the films overall quality. Pixar usually provide animated shorts and a whle host of storyboards and extras which will really open it up further, but my text and score here is for the theatrical release at this time. WALL-E, the little scrap collecting droid, part if a huge Earth clean up program to rid the planet of all the waste and rubbish that the human race has spread across the globe. WALL-E is the last of his kind, certainly in the immediate region, and spends everyday compacting rubbish into easy to manage cubes which he stacks to huge skyscaper heights. His only friend is a cockroach which follows him around helping him find new and exciting things to add to his own personal collection of scrap... Read review

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Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Nothing

...of risk. Let's face it, the idea of watching a recycling robot trawl around a deserted Earth for half an hour with no other company seems rather drab. Yet I found myself as open-mouthed and amused as my 4 year old son sitting next to me. Such a clever film and with comedic moments that make you forget you're watching computer animation and makes you feel like you're in the film itself. The cleverness extends to the creation of the characters. Not only does Wall-E have the characteristics of a 'wally' as you would put it, indicating a clever play on words, but it is also acronymic. It stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class. Eve, too, is an acronym - Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator - and these subtle yet effective elements are part of ehat makes this film magic. No doubt I will buy this on DVD when it comes out. My son... Read review

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