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Who Calls So Loud?

Advantages: Fantastic acting, lurid characters, excellent drama!
Disadvantages: VERY long but worth every minute!

This filmed version of the Royal Shakespeare Company's famous production of 'Nicholas Nickleby' is utterly timeless. In hours and hours of non-stop entertainment, virtually the whole novel is transposed to the stage, and much of Dickens's original lurid prose survives this translation. The huge cast narrates and dramatises the lengthy tale, encompassing virtually every theatrical genre. There is pantomime-style audience participation, farce, melodrama, ...
...the adventures of the young Nicholas Nickleby and his family. It opens as the Nicklebys arrive in London after the death of their father, and seek the support of their rich but harsh uncle, Ralph Nickleby. Nicholas is sent to become a schoolmaster in Yorkshire. The cruelty he finds there launches the story's main action. Nicholas finds himself Ralph's enemy, as well as the enemy of the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, and his grotesque family. On his ...

Olly_Plimsoll 23.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby - The Royal Shakespeare Company (DVD)

Best Farewell Tour

Advantages: Good amount of songs, great special features, Band is in their prime
Disadvantages: The Eagles are going away!

...My favorite band being the eagles, this farewell tour was more emotional than it was entertaining. They perform most of their famous songs (except for "Best of My Love"!) and they have a couple of excellent Special Features. The Special Features include interviews with each individual member of The Eagles and backstage looks at their performances. The live performances are great and the crowds make it that much more entertaining. Don Henley and Glenn ...

mikeb88q 28.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Eagles - Farewell Tour Part One (DVD)

"She's so swishy in her satin and tat"

Advantages: Fascinating insight into Bowie's work
Disadvantages: Probably not for newcomers to Bowie

...has consistently impressed me is David Bowie. Called a 'chameleon' for many because of the various characters that he has portrayed, his range of music is impressive. My favourite Bowie era is the early seventies, and thankfully, this is exactly the period that this double DVD and book set cover. Called a 'critical review', a number of people connected to Bowie and the music world are interviewed during the course of the DVDs. Two of those interviewed ...
...any kind of interview with David Bowie himself, except for the odd flash of an early seventies interview that he gave. I was initially quite disappointed to not have his input; however, in hindsight, this is supposed to be a 'critical review', so it makes sense not to have an interview with Bowie himself. And some of the interviews are really quite critical - Pin-Ups, a cover version album that Bowie released, is more or less panned by all of those ...

sunmeilan 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of David Bowie - Inside David Bowie 1969 To 1974 (Limited Edition) (+Book) (DVD)

Fantastic film anyone would have to enjoy it!!

Advantages: Everything, sheer masterpiece!
Disadvantages: Non apart from the fact it made me cry!

In my opinion this film is fantastic. It is a classic tearjerker with lots of fun and exciting elements to it. I feel this film can appeal to absolutley anyone as the story is fantastic and the actors are vibrant and gorgeous (for both the men and the women!). All in all from my point of view this film is worth purchasing it will definatley take your breath away! The songs featured in the film in my opinion are absolutley fabulous, ranging from ...

Racercaz 25.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Moulin Rouge (Special Edition) (DVD)

Friendship or Fame?

Advantages: great storyline, excellent songs and vocals
Disadvantages: none really

...matured Curtis renames them the Dreamgirls and they are an instant success. The group is in for a change though when they have to try and branch out into the pop charts and make a name for themselves in a mainly white market. Curtis upsets Effie by suggesting that Deena takes the lead which has some drastic consequences for the Dreamgirls. Will the Dreamgirls get their dream of a number one song and what will become of the group with all the changes ...
...to seeing this film as it is one which I have wanted to see for some time as the trailers on the TV made it look interesting and full of good songs. I can honestly say that t was so much better than had expected it to be. The storyline was great and I did hear that it was based loosely on the lived of the Supremes and also a Broadway show. I think that the storyline and the race issues were handled extremely well and showed just how prejudice people ...

sewbizzie 23.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dreamgirls (DVD)