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Twin tricks

Advantages: very touching, great story, sometimes funny
Disadvantages: none

...some free time to watch the films I put once to my list but had no time to watch them. Yesterday I have chosen The Parent Trap. Previously I have seen another success film of Nancy Meyers and I wanted to check this film of hers. This family film was produced in 1998 but the original one was made in 1961. I haven’t seen the original one just this new version. Well, new is not the best word for it as this film is eleven years old now. It was quite ...
...was made in USA but the London plots were naturally filmed in UK. It is a 129 minutes long film and very gripping. Cast: ------- Hallie Parker and Annie James – Lindsay Lohan (twins) Elizabeth James – Natasha Richardson (the twins’ mother) Nicholas Parker – Dennis Quaid (the twins’ father) Meredith Blake – Elaine Hendrix (Nicholas’ fiancée) Chessy Parker – Lisa Ann Walter (Hallie’s nanny and housekeeper) Martin Tattersall – Simon Kunz (Elizabeth’s ...

D_i_a_n_e 22.10.2009 · Read full review
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Disney's Spotty Dog Adventure!

Advantages: Wonderful Animation, good story
Disadvantages: None

101 Dalmatians in cartoon form is another Disney film which I had not seen so yet again hubby thought this was bad so we managed to buy it on DVD and last night as there was nothing on the TV again we decided to watch it. The story is of a bachelor and his dog, a dalmatian named Pongo who fells that his master needs a wife, he sets of to the park in search of a beautiful lady and a female dalmatian which he saw walking past and going into the park. ...
...Line - The Making of 101 Dalmatians Sincerely Yours, Walt Disney - Experience the actual conversation between Walt and the author of the original book Cruella De Vil - Drawn to be Bad - Discover the Inspiration behind Disney's most outrageous villain Deleted Scenes And Much More! We did start to watch the documentary about how the film was made but we ended up turning it off as we felt it got a bit boring. We have not tried the games out yet ...

sewbizzie 04.01.2009 · Read full review
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A MOMENT FROM CHILDHOOD

Advantages: A GOOD CHILDRENS STORY
Disadvantages: DATED SPECIAL EFFECTS

In 1962, when I was 11 years old, I went to see a film that was to change the way in which I viewed cinema. As a naïve child with a hunger for something new, this film certainly delivered and I shall tell you why. The Film was made by Disney Productions with the Director being Robert Stevenson, and actors of the principle parts being played by a young Hayley Mills, Keith Hamshire and Maurice Chevalier. Very loosely based on a Jules Verne novel entitled ...
...in their voyage of belief that their father is alive, whilst reported dead at sea. It's an old classic film, and brings together all the aspects of good cinematography that I believe to be a must for children growing up, seeking adventure and excitement in their entertainment. At the same viewing, which was an afternoon special that included another film from Hayley Mills entitled Pollyana, this was the film that stuck out in my mind, because of ...

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Review of In Search Of The Castaways (DVD)

Good fun!

Advantages: Dialogue, cracking pace, excellent animation
Disadvantages: May not be suitable for children who are old enough to understand innuendo

...for adults as well and Ice Age 3 certainly delivered on that front. I've seen Ice Age2 on TV but not the first film and never in the cinema. On top of that this was a 3D show. The story essentially follows Manny, the mammoth, his heavily pregnant wife, Ellie and Diego, the sabre toothed tiger as they venture under the ice to a land where dinosaurs are not extinct. They do this to try and rescue Sid, who feeling unloved due to the impending arrival ...
...subsequently been carried off with his 'children' by their real mother. In dinosaur world they meet Buck, the weasel with the Sylvester Stallone eyepatch and knife, the British accent (Simon Pegg voices him) and the literary connections to Captain Ahab of Moby Dick (both have been left injured by 'the great white beast', both are unnaturally obsessed and slightly unhinged by it). As a sideline, Scratt is still seeking his acorn but this time there ...

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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DVD)

"I thought you guys were extinct?"

Advantages: amazing picture quality, good fun for all the family!
Disadvantages: Cant think of any.

I bought my wife Ice Age 3 for Christmas. She asked for it. Can't say its my type of film, but being a loving husband I sat down and watched it with her anyway. The first thing that struck me, being a blu ray, is the amazing quality. Animated films and comic-esque outings (like the Simpsons) always take full advantage of the High Definition nature of blu ray and make a movie a pleasure for the eye to behold. Ice Age 3 is quite possibly the best example ...
...were apparently living below the ice and meeting a swash buckling weasel who helps save the day. All the while, we get to watch the fun adventures of the little chap chasing his acorn, that have been present in the past films. This time, there's a love interest!! Its quite a good watch and plenty of fun for all the family. The usual deleted scenes and such are present, I can't say I watched them though, sorry, but its not my cup-of-tea, as I said. ...

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