... I had heard good things about Party Animals, which he had been in, so I bought the DVD from Amazon and we watched it over the past week.
Party Animals is a television series in eight 50-minute episodes. It is set in the world of British politics and behind-the-scenes of the Houses of Parliament. ... Read review
Includes more than 40 mini games and a dozen foot races for players to compete against one ... more
another to collect candy and bonuses in exotic and hazard-filled locations Appealing to kids or those just young-at-heart, this unique social party game rewards and challenges all players regardless of their skill level Up to four players can play simultaneously M&S is a member of the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme. Recycling your electronic waste has never been easier! Click here for more information
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Party Animals is a funny, intelligent and explosive drama following a group of people ... more
working behind the scenes of the most cut throat industries - Politics. Drawing on a wealth of first hand research, Party Animals presents Westminister from the ground up, revealing the changing face of British politics and exposing a grubby underbelly beneath the power and glamour.
Production Year: 1992 - Comedy - Director: Tim Robbins - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Ray Wise, Alan Rickman, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Robbins
Production Year: 2004 - Comedy - Director: John Hay - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jimi Mistry, Kate Miles, Dougray Scott
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: Entertaining, intelligent, good cast Disadvantages: Some swearing and drug scenes
...had heard good things about Party Animals, which he had been in, so I bought the DVD from Amazon and we watched it over the past week.
Party Animals is a television series in eight 50-minute episodes. It is set in the world of British politics and behind-the-scenes of the Houses of Parliament. The action is concentrated on both the main political parties. The action concentrates on three of the Conservatives - Shadow Minister James ... ...DVD DETAILS
Party Animals is available from Amazon UK for £10.78. It was released in 2007, is a three-disc set and has a running time of 411 minutes. It is rated a 15 and contains drug use, sex scenes and swearing.
As well as all eight episodes of the series, it includes a Behind the Scenes documentary as well. This includes interviews with the cast and shows you how some of the scenes were filmed. It is always fascinating ... more
I wasn’t keen on the choice of Matt Smith for the new Doctor Who initially. I thought he was weird looking, far too young and could never replace David Tennant. I began to warm to him though and felt he was good in Moses Jones. I had heard good things about Party Animals, which he had been in, so I bought the DVD from Amazon and we watched it over the past week.
Party Animals is a television series in eight 50-minute episodes. It is set in the world of British politics and behind-the-scenes of the Houses of Parliament. The action is concentrated on both the main political parties. The action concentrates on three of the Conservatives - Shadow Minister James Northcote (played by Patrick Baladi) and his Chief advisor Ashika Chandiramani (Shelley Conn) and Junior researcher Matt Baker (Pip Carter) – and three people from the Labour camp – Home Office Junior Minister Jo Porter (Raquel Cassidy) and her researcher Danny Foster (Matt Smith) and Intern Kirsty MacKenzie (Andrea Riseborough). Moving between both camps is Scott Foster (Andrew Buchan), son of a Labour MP, brother to Matt and a lobbyist by profession.
It is essentially a drama, but has moments of comedy, tragedy and is a very well-observed and revealing look at a side of British politics we rarely get to see. It is involving straight away and you become quickly interested in the characters, loving and hating with equal passion. The cast is excellent throughout and it is an intelligent script.
Andrew Buchan portrays Scott Foster very well. He has plenty of faults, but is good-natured, charming and you can’t help but like him.
Matt Smith is wonderful as Danny Foster, the enthusiastic researcher who wants to stick to his beliefs and admirable code of conduct. However, he is quickly learning that in politics, things are rarely fair or honest and you can only get on if you are prepared to compromise your ideals.
We found we agreed with most of what Danny said, which means you become involved with the character and feel huge sympathy for him and what he is trying to achieve. In this respect, Danny is our hero, but a rather awkward one. I can definitely see what he has that attracted the Doctor Who team. If he brings this sort of enthusiasm and geeky cuteness to the role, he will be fantastic. He may not be traditionally good-looking, but he has a charm, warmth and winning smile which will work.
Shelley Conn is beautiful, as always. I enjoyed watching her in Mistresses and here too, she portrays a confident, sexy and successful woman. Although she has a ruthless streak to her as Ashika, she also has a humanity and sincerity to her, which makes her very likeable.
James Northcote is a much slimier character – a manipulative man who intends to get to the top in politics by any means necessary and in his personal life too, he expects to get his own way. Patrick Baladi is scarily convincing as an arrogant slimeball, who you just want to slap.
Raquel Cassidy has a much more sympathetic character, as Jo Porter has a harder time of it. Defending her corner politically is only half the problem, as her home life suffers and she faces major obstacles wherever she turns. She needs Danny more and more and their relationship gradually changes over the series.
Kirsty MacKenzie (Andrea Riseborough) is another character that goes on a journey, but I still didn’t like her by the end of it. She intends to get ahead in her career and is happy to step on any toes or sleep in any bed, if it gets her closer to her aim.
Pip Carter provides many of the lighter moments as the camp researcher Matt Baker, Ashika’s Gay Best Friend. He comers across as a lovable character and a true friend, but in his job, he can be just as ruthless as the next person.
All these personalities meet through their work and social lives and between them, they will wring every emotion from the viewer. This isn’t a big budget blockbuster with lots of special effects. It’s a clever, intelligent, thoughtful and thought-provoking BBC drama series and one you need to concentrate on. I loved it and felt it was well worth the effort.
It also provided all the reassurance I needed that Matt Smith will be amazing in his next big role.
DVD DETAILS
Party Animals is available from Amazon UK for £10.78. It was released in 2007, is a three-disc set and has a running time of 411 minutes. It is rated a 15 and contains drug use, sex scenes and swearing.
As well as all eight episodes of the series, it includes a Behind the Scenes documentary as well. This includes interviews with the cast and shows you how some of the scenes were filmed. It is always fascinating to me to see how things are created and to discover the inspiration behind the writing and ideas.
This documentary lasts around ten minutes.
You can find more information, photos and interviews at the official website here –
Advantages: Keeps your child amused whilst they learn Disadvantages: None really!
The second part of the DVD offers a few more options in the animated menu. You can do the usual select to play all or scene selection, and there are also one other option ?Surprise time? which covers Fizz?s birthday.
There are 12 chapters in this hour long second part of the DVD including opening and closing titles;
Hokey Cokey
The usual great sing and dance song where all the Tweenies band together to help Jake with the actions ? and this also helps the child learn the actions with step by step instructions in a fun and exciting way that the child does not realize they are learning.
Aladdin
Pantomime dress up time where the Tweenies put on a great play.
My daughter absolutely loved this part and again began pulling on dressing up clothes. It is a pantomime for children which is great.
Colours
The Tweenies make some domino party games ...
Advantages: 2 Dvds for price of 1, Educational, Colourful Disadvantages: Dvds returns to main menu after each episode
The Tweenies are 4 (children) Tweenies who go to the tweenies nursery everyday which is run by Judy (large green tweenie) and Max (large pink tweenie). The tweenies Fizz (who is yellow and wears a pink dress), Bella (who is Blue and long yellow hair), Milo (who is purple with black spiky hair) and little Jake (who is peach with a yellow Mohawk hair). All the tweenies are pre-school age (2 - 4). There is a dog called Doodles who is red with yellow spots, he is Jakes best friend. He talks and sings and joins in with some of the tweenies games. His owner is Max.
Tweenies 2 in 1 DVD - Party Games. Laughs and giggles and Animal Friends.
If your child loves tweenies, then this DVD is a must have.
The DVD runs for almost 2 hours (118mins) so peace and quiet from your little ones.
The DVD starts with a menu for you to choose Party ...
Advantages: AMAZING FILM A MUST SEE FOR ALL Disadvantages: special features not enough and to short
CHARACTERS:-
* Shrek - Mike Myers
* Donkey - Eddie Murphey
* Princess Fiona - Cameron Diaz
The DVD comes with some special features:-
* Shreks Re Voice Studio
* Interactive Games Character Morph Decorate The Gingerbread Man Trivia Game
* Hilarious Character Interviews
* Filmmakers Commentary
* The Tech Of Shrek
* International Dubbing Featurette
* Shrek In The Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
* Animated Menus
* Production Notes
* Cast And Crew Biographies
I did love all the extra features on the dvd however they werent long enough i felt like this dvd should have been a 2 disc edition. ...
BBC drama PARTY ANIMALS centres on the unsung heroes of party politics; those ambitious young men and women who keep the government ticking over like a well-oiled machine. When Scott, Danny, Ashika, and Kirsty are not absorbed in their own personal dramas, they're beavering away behind the scenes at Westminster as researchers and advisors. Unlike most self-involved twentysomethings, these four must shoulder the incredible responsibility of running a country, and the pressures that entails. PARTY ANIMALS invites you to a world of cloak-and-dagger politics, where power play and sexual intrigue are the order of the day.
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