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Advantages: It's Star Wars!
Disadvantages: You're having a giraffe, right?

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE 5 Stars - Genius! End of review. What? You need more? But what else is there to say about the starting point of George Lucas' behemoth franchise that hasn't already been said? Countless polls have already established that Darth Vader is the biggest bad arse ever to set foot on celluloid; the Star Destroyer thundering into view over Tattoine is one of cinema's greatest opening sequences; the Millennium Falcon is the coolest ...
...typewriters have already said about Star Wars during the last thirty years. From Leia's bagel shaped ear-muffs, to Han shooting Greedo first, to the comedy stormtrooper who fails to duck under the blast door; in all seriousness, do you really want to hear all that gubbins again? You do! Bunch of mindless gibbons… A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, (Originality raises a lightsaber to its heart and proves it's no match for a blaster at the ... Read review

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: None

...a long time." (Alec Guinness, Star Wars Episode IV) The early Star Wars movies should be seen and owned by all because they are a landmark in cinematic history and this digitally mastered boxset is indeed a great way to own them. The arrangement is elegant and to meet the genre of sci-fi slightly futuristic with the 3D texture and black and silver colours. The main characters including one of my favourite actors - Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and the ...
...those who are new to Star Wars and would like to know the plot of each of the movies previously try the fantastic IMDB and the other fantastic reviews. I have no objection to these digitally mastered versions and can only thank Lucas for the superbly updated special effects and little suprises that are great to look out for. However, I respect that some audiences would prefer the original, unaltered versions that are also now available on DVD. The ... Read review

Advantages: all three original films in a nice tin box
Disadvantages: You probaly have them already

...or are a real hardcore star wars fan who have to own anything star wars. The films themselves are brilliant quality taken from the remastered trilogy. the extra disc is crammed with backstage pictures never seen before features and a feature documentry about the making of the films. I would recommend this to people who havnt already got the original trilogy on DVD or those die hard star wars nutter YOU KNOW WHO ARE!!! ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent SPFX, Great narrative, Good Cast
Disadvantages: none

...Distributed by- Universal Pictures Wanted released in the cinema just over a week ago is one of the best films i have seen for a long time. The film was based on the comic book ministeries 'Wanted' by Mark Millar and is all about injustice and tranfromation. I am not really a fan of Timur Bekmanbetov's work. The Russian director did not do well in the series of 'Night Watch' and 'Day watch', but directing a American blockbuster he seemes to be able ...
...audience is kept interested throughout. Wanted has everything a action movie needed, free running, parkar as well as car chases and gun fights. Info Timur shot the film Wanted in Chicargo and many of the chase scences including one with a helicopter were shot on Wacker Drive along the Chicargo river. I think filming the film here gives it a high standard quality. Wanted was seen as a low budget film but after adaptating scenes it raked in the most ... Read review

Advantages: FX, acting and visual style
Disadvantages: Limited, nothing special

...has a 15 rating. Cloverfield is an entertaining hour and a half that is worth watching, but don't expect too much. The FX are outstanding, the acting is very good, but there are limitations on the film through the way it is filmed. Expect a sway all the way through the film, as you would if someone was holding a video camera anyway, but definitely give it a go. After all, if you don't, you'll spend a lifetime wondering what the hype was about and ... Read review