James Last - A World Of Music (+CD) (DVD)

Raises interesting questions - The Last Supper DVD

Advantages: Raises interesting questions
Disadvantages: No DVD extras

I really like films which have a political and philosophical bent to them, and especially those which provoke thought, and this film, Last Supper, sounded like something I would enjoy, and I wasn't disappointed. It's in essence a black comedy, although its humour is subtle. The plot of the film is that a group of people murder someone, but then discover that they were evil. This group of people, who to cut corners we will call left-wing, then decide that they could help out society and humanity by "removing" more evil people. Of course, what defines evil is arguable, and that is one of the questions which is raised by the film. But this group of left-wingers invite each week a right-wing individual, for example, a homophobic individual with strong beliefs, to their dinner party, and if they decide that they are evil, then they are ...

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Never Trust A Rich Stranger - The Last King Of Scotland DVD

Advantages: Great strong story, memorable characters, wonderful performances and a powerful film.
Disadvantages: Plot at times a bit complex and I cannot remember the soundtrack.

Belonging to a film club I get to see a lot of films. In fact, watching films is one of my favourite pastimes. Recently I watched ?The Last King of Scotland?. It is a 2006 British drama film based on Giles Foden's novel. It tells the fictional tale of Dr Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy). He is a young Scottish doctor who visits Uganda and meets with dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). On meeting Idi Amin he soon becomes his personal physician and this is where the story begins. The film is based around actual events of Amin's dictatorship. The film begins in Scotland 1970 when Nicholas Garrigan graduates from medical school. The young man has no idea of the events that are about to take place in his life. He has no idea how his work will change history or where he will end up. Maybe if he did know then he wouldn't choose ...

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Tell your travel agent "Send me to Last Cannibal World."

Advantages: Widescreen format
Disadvantages: No subtitles for scenes involving natives

no publicity. Very few were lucky to have beenviewed on the big screen. I first encountered Ruggero Deodata's 'Last Cannibal World' on VHS, under the title 'Cannibal'. I had heard about this title and others like it through a fanzine. This was during the early 80s, and widescreen was only being hinted at. Knowing what widescreen format was all about, I watched this flick feeling cheated. I knew imagery was being cropped. What was being shown was murky and the sound was below par. I also knew that sensorship was messing with my viewing experienceBig Time. Never the less, I was transported to a time and place only an Italian could conjure up. Other films of this type and thier directors had major failings. The material was not handled with any finesse or some degree of skilled filmmaking. They also shared nearly duplicate storylines ...

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