Dying Young DVD

Advantages: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott
Disadvantages: Very slow and lacking depth

Synopsis ●●●●●● After returning home early and discovering her boyfriend in bed with another woman, Hilary O'Neil's life is turned upside down. Looking for a fresh start, she spots a job ad in a newspaper for a "young and attractive woman with some nursing experience" and as the job is in a very rich part of San Francisco, she decides to go for the job, even though she has no nursing skills and doesn't really ...
...the job of caring for Victor Geddes, a young man who has been suffering from Leukaemia for the most part of his life and needs someone to care for him as he goes through his latest batch of chemotherapy. As the side effects of the chemotherapy ravish Victor's body, Hilary struggles with his illness and nearly gives up, but decides to stay and do the best job she possibly can. But as Victor starts to feel better after finishing the therapy, they realise ... Read review

Advantages: Great acting
Disadvantages: Can be sad

Dying Young, 1991 I am a big Julia Roberts fan, but this film somehow escaped me until last week when it was showing on Flim4. The Story: It is one of her earlier films, but it is also one of her best as far as I am concerned. Julia plays Hilary a young lady looking makes something of herself. She applies to work a home career/ nurse even though she has little to no experience. Victor is a young man suffering from Leukaemia, his father wants him ...
...Victor insists that he chose and interview his own. When Victor interviews Hilary he is taken in not only by her beauty but by the way she treats like a normal person rather than someone who is dying. He gives her the job straight away and Hilary jumps at the chance, the money is great and she will also get her own room. On her first day Hilary is in for a shock, Victor is undergoing intrusive chemo therapy that leaves him very sick, he gets the ... Read review

Advantages: true life events,amazing storyline
Disadvantages: not enough facts

...This is a heart wrenching story of neglect, cruelty, drugs and abbandoment. Its a true life story based on the struggle of a young girls life battling her cruel abbusive stepfather,arrogant mother and many people who through no fault of hers end up hurting her. Amanda Sue Bradley played by Juliette Lewis is a young teenager who lives in a trailer with her mother and stepfather. The trouble beggins when her stepfather starts sexually abusing her frequently and when her mother tells her she bought it all on herself and sticking by her man abbandons her Amanda escapes with her older boyfriend who soon after they start to make a life together also abbandons her to join the army. It is at this point you start to already feel her pain that no-one will stick by her when all she truely wants is for someone to love her(dont we all). Everything... Read review

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Advantages: Blood, Gore, Violence
Disadvantages: Animation

...! 7:A MISERABLE AGE! Good People Die So Young! FANTASTIC!!!!!! Review also at Region One DVD Site.... Read review

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Advantages: Some funny bits, A few classic skits
Disadvantages: Mostly mediocre

...another chance. We all make mistakes after all! The Live in New York DVD is Billy's first live DVD release in about 3 years. The tour is the "Too Old to Die Young" tour of 2005; the show featured in the DVD is the one that was done in New York. After his move to America in recent years and his many failed attempts to break into the world of film, one can only assume that he has decided to return to his roots and do what he does best; a bit of stand up. To be quite frank, this hour long, interval free show in front of a graffittied wall set, is not one of Connolly's best efforts. Listening to this and comparing it to his earlier, more gritty, Glasgow based comedy (Think Jobby Weecher and The Crucifixtion for famous routines), it's just not that funny. The theory is that since finding massive wealth and moving to New York, he has not only... Read review

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