VE Day Commemoration - Britain's Home Front Commemorative Set DVD

Advantages: Great aerial photography, stirring score, fine all-star cast
Disadvantages: Some subplots are a bit dire....

...to stand in for their 1940 forbears. Nor do I find fault with the now outdated visual effects; yes, some of the explosions (particularly of crashing planes and the big bombing raid on London at night) look cartoony, but, again, this film was made in 1969, not 2005...or even 1999. The MGM 2003 DVD release is a bit lacking in the critical areas of sound (it's okay but not exactly earthshaking) and extra features, since the only such offering is the original theatrical trailer. Heck, it doesn't even bring a chapter list or one of those trivia-filled booklets such as those in the MGM Home Entertainment DVDs of The Great Escape and A Bridge Too Far. Nevertheless, its restoration to widescreen places The Battle of Britain's DVD version head and shoulders above the fullscreen VHS videotape edition.... Read review

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Advantages: The most amazing musical EVER !!
Disadvantages: Should be twice as long !!!!!

...to each of the songs in the many languages it's been produced in. It's also interesting to see how each Country perceives each character. Along with the DVD comes a special commemorative booklet which gives a brief resume of each scene along with pictures of the concert and a scene index at the back. The Songs:- There are far too many to list but includes "I Dreamed a Dream", "Stars", "A Heart full of Love", "Bring him Home" and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables". The Price:- Amazon - £12.99 HMV - £14.99 Play.com - £12.99 The Verdict:- Do you really need to know my verdict, l loved it the first time l watched it and still love it after watching about 25 times. Make sure you turn the volume right up to get the full effect, close the curtains and get a bottle of wine in, you will not regret seeing this. Next year is the 21st Anniversary... Read review

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Advantages: Its a true story of courage and friendship
Disadvantages: It is harrowing in places and emotive

...I am writing this review on the 'complete series commemorative gift set'.. This is housed in a tin with a card coverlet. My dad bought this for me for Christmas along with a few other DVDs (I think he got a special deal at the DVD shop!!). This is a 6 disc set - a lot of running time, but if you have the time well worth sitting down to watch. Basic Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Region - 2 Audio - 5.1 Dolby Digital Aspect Ratio - 1.78:1 Widescreen/Colour Run Time - 782 minutes Languages - English/French Hearing Impaired - English Subtitles - English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Bulgarian, Romanian, Arabic Rating - 15 RRP - £59.99 (shop around - prices on the net range from £29.99 right up to the RRP) On opening the tin you see the contents... Read review

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