England's Path To Portugal DVD

Advantages: Excellent story with a strong performance from Douglas
Disadvantages: Very few - maybe not as much action as you might expect

.... You can buy Paths of Glory from www.amazon.co.uk for £3.98. I'm reviewing the film only, not the DVD. Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Classification: PG Running time: 87 minutes Year: 1957 My Rating: 9/10... Read review

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Advantages: 3 classic full England games in one set
Disadvantages: The 1966 disc is narrated by Mr Chormondley-Warner

...This is the 'must have' DVD for all England football fans. It has 4 DVDs containing the following: Disc 1 - England 4:1 Holland From Euro 96. We all remember that game. It was the one we were supposed to lose to the classy Holland team of Bergkamp and co. Messrs Shearer, Sheringham and Gazza hadn't read the script. This DVD contains the complete match from start to finish with commentary by Motty etc from the BBC. From the moment Ince won the penalty it was heaven to watch. A night I won't forget (The Cricketers pub Bow E3!) This disc brought it all back. The icing on the cake was conceding a late goal to Holland which put Scotland out too - it doesn't get any better than that! Or does it?... Disc 2 - Germany 1:5 England Yes it does get better. The location for me this night was 'The Tube' pub Luxembourg. It was a lads... Read review

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Advantages: A masterpiece! Meaning everything contained in the film is superb!
Disadvantages: None, nada, nicto! Don't let the fact it was made in 1957 put you off!

...PATHS OF GLORY When a director of the stature of Stanley Kubrick dies unexpectedly, film critics and audiences are forced, even if many were critical of what they considered a cold and unemotional filmmaking style, to recognise how much modern-day cinema owes to him. Whilst he only made 11 feature length films in 33 years, each bestows an undeniable quality in style, story-telling, impact and imagery which few other director’s today, or even beforehand, possessed. In many ways he was unique, indeed more fortunate than the similarly talented Orson Welles (each shared considerable technical and visual skill), by having enough clout to make the intelligent films he wanted to make, without compromising his stoic vision for the interfering hands of Hollywood studios. Paths of Glory is one of Kubrick’s lesser known works, although... Read review

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