Virtual Girl 2: Naked Vegas (DVD)

Advantages: Brilliantly acted, humorous in parts, powerful, dark, hard-hitting, amazing dialogue
Disadvantages: Graphic sex scenes and very strong language may put some people off

...MAIN CAST: Johnny (David Thewlis) Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge) Louise (Lesley Sharpe) Jeremy (Greg Cruttwell) Sandra (Clare Skinner) Brian (Peter Wright) Archie (Ewen Bremner) Maggie (Susan Vidler) Older dancing woman in window (Deborah MacLaren) Girl in café (Gina McKee) RELEASED IN 1993 Devised and directed by Mike Leigh Produced by Simon Channing-Williams = Aside from Mike Leigh's rather depressing 'Bleak Moments' film which was released in the early 1970s as one of his first offerings, most of his plays and movies centre around quirky characters and portray slices of their rather upside-down lives, mixing (for the viewer) humour with frustration. 'Naked' is no exception to this generalised rule, but it is the first of Mike Leigh's films that I'm aware of which... Read review

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Advantages: Get To See What Happened To Vada
Disadvantages: None!

...My Girl 2 is an American film released in 1994 although set in 1974. The film follows Vada Sultenfuss. In the first My Girl we were introduced to Vada , an eleven year old girl who lives with her father. Her mother died giving birth to her and so her father brought her up. In the first movie Vada's dad meets Shelley , who becomes his girlfriend. Vada had a best friend , who died when he got stung by a swarm of bees and that is where the first movie ended. So in My Girl 2 , we see how Vada's matured and how she has coped since her best friend died. My Girl 2 was directed by Howard Zieff and stars Anna Chlumsky and Jamie Lee Curtis. Running time of the movie is ninety nine minutes. I enjoyed the first My Girl so I was excited when I heard there was a My Girl 2 ; although I didn't know that there was one until thirteen years after... Read review

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Advantages: Cute, funny, great acting, a wonderful storyline!!!
Disadvantages: None!

...I bought this DVD a good few years ago when I saw it in a shop after seeing Just Married which stars Brittany Murphey...who is the star of this film too, and loving her acting. So I snapped it up despite never hearing of it before!!! It turned out to be a great buy as Uptown Girls is an amazing film which I love!!!!!!!!!! The film is about a young woman, in her early 20's, Molly Gunn played by Brittany Murphey. Molly is the daughter of dead rocker parents who died when Molly was very young in a plane crash. Ever since Molly has lived off her inheritance, never working or giving a care in the world. Her bills are paid from a bank account whcih is in the hands of banker, Bob...and the rest of her money is kept in her freezer...what could go wrong eh!? It's Mollys birthday and her friends throw her a "surprise" party in a club... Read review

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