Earthed Vol.4 - Death Or Glory (DVD)

Advantages: Cartoon entertainment for kids
Disadvantages: not as funny as the original, bad graphics, poor comedy

...into the most hilarious of misadventures. He rarely speaks and mumbles all the time. Mr Bean the original used used body language as apposed to words, to deliver the major portion of his dialog. He also brought out a full length film in 1997 entitled ''Bean The Ultimate Disater Movie'', so having mastered both the big and small screen how else could they 'milk' Rowan's genius character... Well animation of course. What other way to perfectly destroy what was done and dusted in the 90's. I personally think the film was good but in parts was pushing the unique Mr Bean character. COST: £9.99 PLACE OF PURCHASE: Blockbuster NUMBER OF DISCS: 1 CERTIFICATE: U For almost a tenner you get one dvd with a handful of extras and trailers, also one interview with rowan atkinson on the making of animated Mr Bean. DVD Also includes seven... Read review

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Advantages: Good story line
Disadvantages: Rubbish special effects, lacks blood and gore and the scare factor

...Released in 2006, ?Death Row? was another horror film produced and directed by horror expert Kevin VanHook. Other horror films Kevin VanHook has produced and directed are those such as ?The Fallen Ones? (2005) and ?Voodoo Man? (2005). You may or may not have heard of these. He has also worked on films such as ?Miss Congeniality?, ?Daredevil? and ?I Robot?. ?An abandoned prison. A dark past. And an evil? That will not die.? This brief description on the front cover of the DVD gives you an insight to what the film is about. Drawing the attention of possible viewers. It certainly grabbed my attention and I was intrigued to find out more... Read review

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Advantages: adventure with a poiniant message
Disadvantages: -

...We all know what the American Civil War was fought about, right. The more liberal north were against slavery, and the ultra conservative south were for it, and so ..war. Thats what most peoples view of the American Civil War is. So whats wrong with that, well everything. The war was fought for many political reasons and althought slavery was on the agenda, it was hardly a main issue, like the War of Independance almost 100 years before it was a more complex issue than it first would appear. Glory takes that one aspect, slavery, and gives an insight into the truths behind its place and relevance to the war. The film follows the story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first black regiment of the northern army. Matthew Broderick and Cary Elwes play the white officers of the regiment, Elwes providing the moral conscience to... Read review

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