Warhorses - Converting And Painting Model Horses DVD

Advantages: Great directing by Spielberg which set him up for years to come
Disadvantages: Everyone knows the plot so its maybe lost a tad of its intend suspense

...There surely can't be much tension in this old TV warhorse; we've all seen it, and we all know what happens. Robert Shaw chewing the scenery with as much enthusiasm as the plastic shark does the extras, Murray Hamilton sweating as the evil mayor, and Richard Dreyfuss stealing the show with one-liners and some face-pulling. But no. Jaws has been shrunk to fit those TV confines, and on DVD it comes roaring back to life. John Williams' driving, teeth-rattling score starts to thunder, and in clear widescreen, you see how young Spielberg uses the corners of the frame to great effect. More than anything, it's the consummate suspense that gets you, the camera prowling beneath the thrashing swimmer's feet, the evil fin cutting through the waters like a blade, and the final nightmarish conflict with a shark that is a lot more convincing when... Read review

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Advantages: A great concert with surprisingly good special features.
Disadvantages: A few finicky menu screens

...If you think U2's just about 'Vertigo' and 'Beautiful Day', buy this. Visually and sonically, this DVD is stunning. For a start, the stage set is overblown and ridiculous - a forty-foot lemon, a huge McDonald's-style arch, and so on - but the music is more than big enough to take it on, especially given the huge improvement in the remastered sound. Let me take a quick tour round some of the highlights. The opener, Mofo, will blow your mind if you've not heard this sort of thing from U2 before - in fact, even if you have, the Mexico City version is arguably one of the best. A totally stripped-down Sunday Bloody Sunday solo by The Edge is just one example of the reinvention that the warhorses of the U2 setlist have undergone. 'One' is one of the best performances of that song ever, and the combination of Please followed by Streets... Read review

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Advantages: Orlando, Heath.....
Disadvantages: bad accents!

...Of course, most people know the story of Edward Kelly, or more famously, Ned Kelly, the great Australian 'Outlaw'. But why was he given this name. This story tries to paint the picture that writer Robert Drewe portrays in his book, one of the many therorys about the infamous Irish/Australian. And so to the film. It starts out 3 years before the major part of the movie, when Ned, played by Heath Ledger, is wrongly imprisoned for stealing a horse. It then goes to him being released, and met by his friends for a homecoming. Ned decides to be the model citizen, and not give the Victoria Police any more excuses to pick on him and his family, but of course, there's bound to be trouble. Ned's sister has caught the eye of one of the policemen, but of course, she knocks him back, and he's not very happy about it at all. So displeased he is... Read review

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