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Martin Scorsese's Most Thrilling Movie Since "Goodfellas"

Advantages: Luminous lead performances supported by an excellent supporting cast
Disadvantages: None

...totally riviting crime-drama, directed by the award-winning Martin Scorsese, delivering what is undoubtedly his most enthralling film since the masterpiece "Goodfellas" (1990). "The Departed" was based on the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs" by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. William Monahan delivered the scorching screenplay, crackling with savage, brutal wit while producers of "The Departed" included Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Graham King. With such a ...
...all deliver magnificent performances, complimenting the stark blend of unflinching violence, harrowing, psychological drama and exhilirating, rip-roaring action scenes. Young Billy Costigan (Leonardo Di Caprio) is a rookie, Boston-based cop. Billy grew up in a world surrounded by crime and violence. Billy's superiors, the diligient Queenan (martin Sheen) and ever-obnoxious, but straight, Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) are desperate to catch notorious local ...

IanPhillips 07.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Departed (DVD)

Midsomer Murders (Box Set) You're not always safer in the country

Advantages: Easy to watch and very entertaining
Disadvantages: Could become repetitive?

...dedicated DI working for the Midsomer Constabulary in Causton. I love this character so much for so many reasons: My Dad was a DI, he looks like my Dad, his mannerisms are like my Dad and he has the same relationship with his daughter Cully, as I do with my Dad! Infact I think someone wrote this about my Dad! Anyway enough of all that, I digress. He is a very calm character, who years of experience in the force shine through as he goes about his ...
...they died! Where is Midsomer Supposed to be? Midsomer County is set in the heart of the English country side and is a very picturesque county to live, but this wouldn't compensate for the number of dead bodies that turn up there for me! Episodes & Brief Synopsis of Box Set One The Killings at Badger's Drift Badgers Drift was the pilot and what a way to start. An old lady is found dead in her cottage. No-one can understand why as she was ...

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Review of Midsomer Murders (Box Set) (DVD)

Murder Mystery unlike others - it packs a punch!

Advantages: Humorous, suspenseful, unpredictable.
Disadvantages: May be a little controversial for gran...!

Midsomer Murders is a murder mystery TVs series set in the quintessentially English county of Midsomer. Enforcing law and investigating the unusually high body count list is the insatiable DCI Tom Barnaby and his various sidekicks. The Killings at Badger’s Drift is where it all began.... When an elderly lady is found dead in her house, it is initially believed to have been a tragic accident. But Barnaby’s instincts suggest to him it may have been ...
...is the pilot episode of Midsomer Murders and it’s easy to see why the series has become so popular. It has plot twists, interesting characters, humour, love, tragedy and of course, the beautiful setting of the English countryside. John Nettles as Barnaby has a charismatic charm that his humorous side-kick Troy lacks, and as such the two make a perfect crime-fighting duo. Unlike other murder mystery series, Midsomer Murders packs a punch with it’s ...

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Review of Midsomer Murders - The Killings At Badger's Drift (DVD)

It's great!

Advantages: everything!
Disadvantages: some people might find it hard to understand

I love every Midsomer Murders that has ever been made and this one especially. It's another great Midsomer Murders, with a really unexpected spin. With Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (played by John Nettles) and Sergeant Gavin Troy (played by Daniel Casey) it's about grace and deep love. I particularly loved it because of it's unexpected twist. It was hard for me to understand why the murder was commited, until I watched it again (my sisters didn't ...
...a good old mystery or just likes to have a guess at who's the killer. I would advise watching earlier episodes to understand who's who, but if you catch on quickly, you'll probably be OK. Will you be able to guess who the murderer is? I couldn't. But I still loved it. ...

emma_xop 27.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Midsomer Murders - A Worm In The Bud (DVD)

Dead Letters

Advantages: Brill for all Midsomer Murder fans
Disadvantages: none

...novels written by Caroline Graham, Midsomer Murders was first shown in the United Kingdom in 1987. Set in the fictional county of Midsomer, Midsomer Murders deals with more murders in this small rural county than any other known to mind. John Nettles stars in each episode as DCI Tom Barnaby, although his sidekick has changed a couple of times during the series, this particular episode stars Jason Hughes who plays Detective Constable Ben Jones. ...
...who have now settled in Midsomer Barton. Rob Pride - Marion Slades gardener Ruth Chalk - The publican of the local pub 'Heart of Oak' who has the constant flirtatious attention of John Starkey During the ongoing celebrations, the tradition of collecting green oak boughs begins and Mark Castle heads off into the woods where he meets an untimely death, and is found with his throat cut against a tree. When the post-mortem reveals he too is filled ...

allyoxley 04.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Midsomer Murders - Dead Letters (DVD)