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"PHONE HOME!"

Advantages: Spielbergs loveable alien
Disadvantages: He's not real!

...this film, he expresses that ET is his most treasured all time movie. Having made "Close Encounters of the third kind" and "Jaws" Spielberg was certainly no stranger to robotics and science fiction. He beautifully combined outer space with a family life and created a film that people always want to talk about, and strangely, relate to! The DVD I have is one of the 20th Anniversary releases with remastered scenes and cast interviews. The film was ...
...3 discs also available. ET is a film that combines clever robotics and electronics to create a very lifelike alien that befriends three children on Earth. The movie was nominated for nine Academy Awards and five Golden Globes. It won many awards including Visual Effects, Score, and Best Motion Picture. #The DVD box Now this is a review in itself! The DVD is so well presented in its case. On the front cover you have the usual world- famous ET's ...

fabfrog5 07.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (Special Edition) (DVD)

By Hook or by crook

Advantages: A change from the normal Pan story
Disadvantages: Poor acting and writing

Hook is a variation on the Peter Pan story, but rather than Peter being the 12 or 13 year old boy he always was, we find that Peter is a middle aged man, and a miserable one at that. Peter is now an a lawyer (no wonder he's miserable!!), spends more time concentrating on his clients than his family. He has been invited to be the key speaker at a function to honour Wendy, who's now an elderly lady who's devoted her life to helping orphans and Great ...
...a message from Captain James Hook pinned to the door. Hook wants a showdown with Peter and instructs him to return to Neverland to save his children. Peter of course, cannot remember Hook, and although Wendy tries to explain, he refuses to believe that he is Peter Pan. He calls the police, who put the disappearance down to a prank, based on the family connection to J. M. Barrie and the Peter Pan 'stories'. During the night, Peter attempts to sleep ...

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Review of Hook (DVD)

Extra-special

Advantages: A Steven Spielberg masterpiece, accessible to all
Disadvantages: If you're dead, you can't watch it.

As close as you can get to the perfect film, there simply are not enough superlatives in the dictionary. [Details] Famous film which features stirling performances, moving and inspirational music, top notch special effects but most of all a sure directorial story-telling touch from the greatest modern director, Steven Spielberg. Emotion, comedy and action are all served up in just the right amounts to make this film one of the greatest ever made ...
...the history of the cinema. A true delight, well worth the entrance fee to see what many regard as Spielberg's finest hour, even though he did not win any Oscar's for this film. The story is told with great feeling and understanding and blesses most of the characters involved with a depth of personality that the viewers can relate to. The film is also very moving in a couple of places but is not so sentimental as to marr the film, simply add to its ...

MisterSlimm 11.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

Small but certainly Mighty!

Advantages: Good fun story, wonderful animation
Disadvantages: strange looking humans!

The Kingdom of Dor is famous for its soup and once a year the whole kingdom come together to try the new soup which the chef has carefully prepared for them. Things go wrong though when Roscuro the Rat arrives in town and cannot wait to get hold of and sample the soup. As a result of his eagerness he lands in the Queens soup and as a result she faints and then drowns in her bowl of soup. The King now so upset banishes all mice and rats from the Kingdom ...
...is all taking place in the Mouse words a little strange big eared mouse called Despereaux in being born. He is different from the other mice as he does not cower or get scared of cats. He is brave and adventurous. As a result of this he gets to see the Princess and tell her of a story he had just read in the library and she asks him to go on a quest to discover how it ends. When the Mice Kingdom learn of what Despereaux has done he gets banished ...

sewbizzie 15.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Tale Of Despereaux (DVD)

There is a Prisoner on the Loose

Advantages: great story and acting, excellent special effects
Disadvantages: Big chunks of the book missing again

Poor old Harry once again finds himself back at Privet Drive for the school holidays and getting annoyed with his Aunt and Uncle. Things go wrong for Harry when his Uncles sister arrives and starts calling his parents names and he looses control of his magic and she ends up being blown up like a balloon and floating out of the door. Harry decides he has had enough and leaves the house. He accidentally calls the night bus and finds himself being taken ...
...outside of school. Luckily for Harry he gets excused and soon discovers that he is in danger as Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and he is believed to be after Harry to kill him. Sirius was imprisoned when he was found to be a follower of Voldermort and the one who lead him to the Potters and got them killed. He is believed to be a very dangerous man and the whole wizard community is scared of him. Harry promises the Minister of Magic ...

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Review of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (DVD)