The Unnamable / The Unnamable Returns (DVD)

Advantages: Would be great for education.
Disadvantages: Poorly made and frustrating for toddlers.

...My son is currently 26 months old and in the process of learning to count and recognise the letters of the alphabet. He also loves these peg jigsaws, so I was specifically looking for ones with numbers and letters to help him learn. When I found this set of three I thought they were just the thing, especially with the box to keep them in, as the pieces can be easily lost when you have a toddler playing with them. They also seemed reasonably priced at £14.99 for the set, especially as the box is personalised. When it arrived my first disappointment was that my son's name was not on the box. However, as I've never been too bothered by the whole personalised items thing, I decided not to faff about returning it for a replacement with the name on. Unfortunately there were further disappointments waiting for me inside the packaging... Read review

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Advantages: A moderately interesting premise.
Disadvantages: Badly directed, lazily acted and shoddily written without sufficient scares.

...for the part of Joanna?s best friend from school and is never given a chance to be anything other than bland and sensible. The original score by horror maestro Dario Marianelli is standard fare for this kind of movie. He marries background whispering with creepy wine glass squeals to try to set your nerves on edge. Then he backs them up with foreboding string and piano motifs or rising string and high-pitched brass arrangements that foreshadow events. However, he shoots himself in the foot with his repetitive piano refrain that is remade with added strings or woodwinds at various times through the film. It?s fine the first time you hear it but becomes wearing after the third. He would have been better off if he?d used more sawing folk fiddle and plaintive piano breaks as he does at the end of the movie. ?The Return? is a turgid pot... Read review

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Advantages: Not too gory. Has a bit of everything - action, adventure, comedy, historical interest and love...
Disadvantages: A little disappointing with some of the special effects.

...The Mummy Returns *********************** BACKGROUND ***************** From the first film Evie (Weiss) , an English Egyptologist, and her brother Jonathan (Hannah) coincidently meet american legionnaire Rick O' Connell (Fraser) in Egypt. After enduring a journey of unearthing long lost ancient treasure and destroying resurrected Mummies, Rick and Evie fall in love, get married and the threesome settle back in London, England. THE PLOT ************ The story of the second film introduces a new significant character - The Scorpion King,(Andreas Johnson, aka. The Rock) the protagonist of the whole film. Having given up his soul to Anubis, the God of the Dead, the Scorpion King lies asleep in the Pyramid. If awakened, the boundless army of Anubis rises with him, and whosoever manages to defeat the Scorpion King also gains... Read review

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