Shirley Temple DVD

Advantages: Heartwarming, Passes time, In depth.
Disadvantages: A little rude.

...Shirley Valentine has to be one of my all time favourite films. This film has several layers and whilst it's funny, a little rude and totally eccentric, it's also moving and heart warming. In fact, you grow to love Shirley Valentine so much so that you feel sorry for her in the end. It's true that all Shirley has ever wanted in her life is to be herself, but because of her demanding husband who values her cooking more than her company and her children who still rely on her for everything she has never had the chance to be herself, to be Shirley Valentine. Shirley Valentine is in every sense a brave and loving woman with such a warm heart of gold. She cares not only for her family, but for everyone she comes into contact with. Her family life is in such distress that she's very brave to deal with the stress that she faces. When her... Read review

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Advantages: Full Concert & Lots of Extras
Disadvantages: NONE

...This is an EXCELLENT DVD, and an excellent example of the quintessential Shirley Bassey. She proves once again that she's the best female vocalist in the last 50 years. Miss Bassey looks physically fit in the video, and much younger than her years. (She's 60 in this video) She's energetic and playful, and her voice just keeps getting better. When you see her do "Big Spender", "Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me", and hear her belt out "I Am What I Am", you realize that Dame Bassey is one grandmother that ISN'T sitting at home knitting and baking cookies! I highly recommend this video for people that are just becoming familiar with Shirley Basseys phenominal talent, and for collectors as well. There's also a lot of behind the scenes extras, and the making of the "History Repeating" music video with the Propellerheads.... Read review

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Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Willy Russell proved he had talent when he wrote Educating Rita. It was apparent he knew how people coped and dealt with things, and also how they felt about others and themselves, even. Willy Russel, in Shirley Valentine, writes about a woman who wants to be who she was. Not looks wise. Not hair wise. Not even boobs wise! No, she just wants to be able to be that woman again in her heart, and be Shirley Valentine once again. Shirley Valentine is one of those deep, light-hearted films for everyone. It’s a lovely tale, but it’s got a heck of a story or two, and it’s an absolute gem. It was performed on stage for a while, and it was a big hit there, as well (Willy Russel also wrote the stage play). Shirley Valentine will touch anyone who has a heart. It’s a woman who wants to be who she was. Someone who was she... Read review

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