... Then due some overwhelming terrorist incident in 2001 the name was changed to avoid offending stupid people because as we all know stupid people are offended by seeing a word and cannot find the time to understand the context as their satisficing nature prevents it.
Still the film became ... Read review
Caustic wit gets a full-body workout in this 1994 comedy (known asThe Refin the US), in ... more
which a cat burglar (Denis Leary) gets trapped in an affluent Connecticut neighbourhood and is forced to hold a bickering couple hostage on Christmas Eve, only to d...
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Caustic wit gets a full-body workout in this 1994 comedy (known asThe Refin the US), in ... more
which a cat burglar (Denis Leary) gets trapped in an affluent Connecticut neighbourhood and is forced to hold a bickering couple hostage on Christmas Eve, only to d...
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An idyllic Christmas Eve turns into a night of comic nastiness when Gus, a cat burglar ... more
with a short fuse, takes the obnoxious Chasseur family hostage after a botched burglary. The burglary is a mistake, but the Chasseurs are a disaster. Caroline and Ll...
An idyllic Christmas Eve turns into a night of comic nastiness when Gus (Denis Leary) a ... more
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Illustrated with all-action images of stars from all eras, this is the football book for ... more
fans of all ages. It is intended for anyone who has ever questioned a referee's provenance, suggested he should consult an optometrist, or unfairly mistaken him for a merchant banker.
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black? Legendary "Roy of the Rovers" illustrator Paul Trevillion's cult classic comic strip puts you in the hot seat and asks the question: what decision would you make? Lavishly illustrated with explosive all-action images of stars from all eras and packed with hidden treasures including fascinating and previously unseen memorabilia "You Are The Ref" is the ultimate football book for fans of all ages. It is intended for anyone who has ever questioned a referee's provenance suggested he should consult an optometrist or unfairly mistaken him for a merchant banker - now it's your turn.
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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: Very funny / very cheap to buy Disadvantages: Wot no special features
...overwhelming terrorist incident in 2001 the name was changed to avoid offending stupid people because as we all know stupid people are offended by seeing a word and cannot find the time to understand the context as their satisficing nature prevents it.
Still the film became known as "The Ref" for no apparent reason.
There are no footballs, no field of dreams and no whistles to be seen, but anyway back to the review: ...because it is non-stop - the hostage taker (Denis Leary) trying to remain in control of a hostage situation, but the husband and wife continuously argue amongst themselves. Then in true comedy style things get worse as more people try to arrive at the house.
Anyway I do not tell the story in my reviews - if you don't know who Denis Leary is - he started with stand-up comedy and is a VERY angry comedian (and very clever too!!). Although ... more
Once there was film called "Hostile Hostages" starring Kevin Spacey and Denis Leary and some other woman whose name I can't remember from any other film and this film was hilarious. Then due some overwhelming terrorist incident in 2001 the name was changed to avoid offending stupid people because as we all know stupid people are offended by seeing a word and cannot find the time to understand the context as their satisficing nature prevents it.
Still the film became known as "The Ref" for no apparent reason. There are no footballs, no field of dreams and no whistles to be seen, but anyway back to the review:
This film is very very funny. Denis Leary is in full stand-up mode and Kevin Spacey is in even better form than he was later in American Beauty as a cynically spiteful husband. Why this film is funny is because it is non-stop - the hostage taker (Denis Leary) trying to remain in control of a hostage situation, but the husband and wife continuously argue amongst themselves. Then in true comedy style things get worse as more people try to arrive at the house.
Anyway I do not tell the story in my reviews - if you don't know who Denis Leary is - he started with stand-up comedy and is a VERY angry comedian (and very clever too!!). Although the film is set at Christmas and as the cinematic look of "Home Alone" it is a nice honest film about an honest, yet disfunctional family. I find the script intelligent in places (because Denis Leary wrote his parts!!) and contains great anwers to pretentious kids who feel they have a hard life. It also contains great lines from Kevin Spacey as he attempts to break free from his over-bearing mother (who is incidently the mother in Mary Poppins).
That is pretty much all you need to know except be prepared for no special features at all which is a shame and before I get heckled Mongolian subtitles, Swahili dubbing and a scene selection are not special features.
So you have to buy it - it costs about £5.99 and that and end to it.
Advantages: Fantastic one liners, the arguments between the family members and Denis Leary/Kevin Spacey! Hilarious!! Disadvantages: Slow start and it could've been a longer film...ah well!!
renamed to "The Ref" on DVD (maybe Hostile Hostages sounds too nasty these post 9/11 days?) and is available from Play.com for £5.99 (including P+P)!!
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?source=675&page=title&Cur=257&r=R2&title=160353 ...
Advantages: Scary, jumpy, the music! Disadvantages: Pretty much a re-run of the original
recommended’ rating. Personally I’d give it 3 stars.
Wonder when they’ll be showing Jaws 3….
If you’d rather buy yourself a copy then you can have the DVD from Amazon.co.uk for £16.99:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JSGX/ref=srapsdvd12/202-9717778-9226200
Or the video for £12.99:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004R695/ref=srapsvhs11/202-9717778-9226200
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For more information check out:
http://www.jawsmovie.com/
(about all the Jaws movies).
N.B. the rating I gave this film for 'Special effects' - I rated it as 'Good' because although the shark was made of rubber, for 1978 I think the special effects were good.... nothing in comparison to computer aided graphics but there we go! ...
Sarah_Louise 19.05.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Jaws 2 (DVD)
Advantages: Great casting - especially Jim and his dad, the acting is great - you can feel the humilation! Disadvantages: None really
back £9.99 from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004R7ES/ref=srapsdvd13/026-7840526-7374017
A video copy will set you back £13.49:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005QB80/ref=srapsvhs12/026-7840526-7374017 ...
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