Empire Warriors - The British Empire At War 1945-1967 DVD

Advantages: A great adventure of human spirit
Disadvantages: can be slightly tedious at times

...Empire of the Sun is a story focusing on young Jim Graham, an 11 year old born and raised in Shanghai during the inter-war years, he has a fondness for the Japanese and feels more closely akin to them rather than the British home nation, exampled by the comment to his father that he wished to join the Japanese air force. Jim's world is turned upside down prior to Christmas 1941 when the Japanese invade Shanghai forcing many residents to flee or be taken prisoner, he loses contact both with his father and then mother in the intervening melee and is forced to return to his parents house only to find it being stripped bare by the servants of his parents. While later fleeing a chinese youth he comes across an American called Basie who is there to make a quick buck from whatever he can, while attempting to further ransack houses... Read review

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Advantages: the final star wars
Disadvantages: awwww

...In this final installment of the prequel trilogy, the Clone Wars have raged for two years. The galaxy is divided between Count Dooku's Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Republic, which is led by Chancellor Palpatine. In the political unrest, Palpatine schemes to end the Jedi order, dissolve the Republic and declare himself Emperor of the Galactic Empire, using his clone army and Sith Warriors to do so. Lured by the power offered by Palpatine, Anakin draws closer to the Dark Side. To complicate matters, he and Padme are parents to twins -- Luke and Leia. Fearful of Anakin's turn to the Dark Side, Obi-Wan confronts his former student, trying to dissuade him from joining ranks with the Sith. Obi-Wan and Anakin face each other in a duel -- leaving Anakin wounded and presumed dead. Palpatine seizes the opportunity and takes... Read review

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Advantages: Compelling, Moving, Best Child Actor Ever, Story, Artistic
Disadvantages: Late DVD Region 2 Release

...This is such a fantastic film sporting child actor at the time Christian Bale who delivers one of the best performances i have ever seen from a minor. The story of a young British child in 2nd World War Japan who loses his parents after a huge riot which he caused through the mischeif you would expect from a child, i won't give too much away... The story is, for what i can gather is utterly flawless, with no plot-holes or misconceptions of the era. Its moving and character driven around Bale's character and somewhat on John Malkovich's charter "Basie" who you grow to either love or hate throughout the film. I have no idea why the film wasn't released prior to 2006 on region 2 DVD, considering it was produced back in 1987. It has lost so much of its credibility! Other performances include the role of John Malcovich whos character... Read review

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