Murder In Mind (Box Set) (DVD)

Advantages: Easy to watch and very entertaining
Disadvantages: Could become repetitive?

...of Box Set One The Killings at Badger's Drift Badgers Drift was the pilot and what a way to start. An old lady is found dead in her cottage. No-one can understand why as she was a lovely lady who kept herself to herself. The only indication that the viewer gets is that at the start of the episode she witnesses something unsettling in the woods. Written in Blood Midsomer Worthy is the setting for this gruesome murder. The victim is Gerald Hadleigh, the secretary of the writers circle. All is not how it first appears as the plot unfolds Barnaby and Troy discover this man had no formal identification. Was he indeed who everyone thought he was? Death of a Hollow Man An elderly resident is found drowned after a violent attack in a nursing home in the village of Ferne Basset. Meanwhile, elsewhere a local amateur dramatic... Read review

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Advantages: Fascinating case, Fuhrman is a really interesting guy
Disadvantages: Plodding and unconvicing film

...without a cinema run. The second reason is that the film is very linear, it's a murder film without any real violence or horror, because that's not what the film is about. So the film in my view falls between being entertainment and a documentary programme, because it's neither. I'd really rather watched this having been made in a documentary style, but because the murder of the girl was real, it is difficult to gain any "enjoyment" from it being a horror film. The DVD has very few extras, just the standard sub-titles and a couple of trailers. I've mentioned in the past in my reviews that I always like extras as I believe that they add some extra depth to the film, and so it's disappointing that there aren't any on this DVD. I suppose however that this is understandable given the low production costs and the intention in making the film a non... Read review

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Advantages: 3 action dvds in one box
Disadvantages: Not everyone's cup of tea

.... Set in an unspecified, post-apocalyptic future, Mel Gibson plays Max Kotanski, a 'Bronze', a futuristic law enforcement officer. When a group of outlaw bikers target Max and his family, he takes revenge on the gang with dramatic consequences. This movie contains violence and gory scenes. (I have posted a more detailed review of this movie under Review 5863677, although that is of the single DVD not the boxed set). Mad Max is now a 30 year old film, but has stood the test of time. Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon is an Action movie, with an age 18 classification. The run time is 105 minutes and the film was first release din 1987 by Warner Bros. In this movie Mel Gibson is teamed with Danny glover, the pair play Vietnam war veterans turned cops. Both hate working with a partner, but are teamed up in order to solve a murder which... Read review

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