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Advantages: Masterpiece of the affects of war
Disadvantages: long and slow, deep and requiring thought.

Michael Ciminos, the Deer Hunter has rightly become a classic of the modern cinema, a masterful study of the affects of war, in this case Vietnam, on three friends and the community they come from. But it is so much more than that, if you look hard enough into the imagary and subplots there is communication to the watcher that at first dont become apparent. The film is based around three friends, Michael (Robert DeNiro), Nick (Christopher Walken) ...
...The Film is divided into three distinct parts which follow the friends lives over a number of years. The first act is set in the small community and develops the relationships between the main characters. There is the marriage of Steven (John Savage), a long portrayal of a Russian Orthodox ceremony as he marries his, already pregnant, intended. The films title is from the other main opening theme, the friends on a deer hunt. Both the wedding and ... Read review

Advantages: A lavish tale of the gangster life
Disadvantages: Too long for some

...should not be an issue. Once Upon A Time In America is often criticised for being too long, but a movie of this type needs to have meticulous care and attention given to it, and that includes your time. If you enjoy the Godfather, you'll love this! Once Upon A Time In America is a gangster movie, it tells the story of 5 wannabe mobsters from childhood, and for those that make it, into their retirement. When the story begins it's 1910, and Noodles ...
...attention of the public. Once Upon A Time In America took almost 3 years to make and it's claimed that the stress of production ended Leone's life. The movie is fantastic, zipping around from 1910, 1933 and 1967. It does not just follow the gang, but it follows the stories of close friends too. It's structured in a way that compares to all those popular mini series of the time such as Roots, Return To Eden, and The Thorn Birds. In particular two ... Read review

Advantages: good story, good acting, believable
Disadvantages: dragged at the start

I went to see this in the cinema when it came out, and it i have to say i wasnt too sure i liked it when i came out of the cinema. It was quite a serious type of comedy, which i wasnt expecting. I rewatched it last night though, and have to say i prefered it second time round. It was about 2 sisters who are completely different, one is played by toni collette and shes sensible and hasnt alot of confidence in herself, shes not very successful with ...
...her ruin her sisters life in the beginning of the movie. She doesnt have alot of thought for others, especially her poor sister who does everything for her. After months apart, Cameron Diaz's character maggie, takes stock of her life and then goes on to sort herself out, and she becomes a much nicer indidivual. You see her become more sensible and alot more caring and her transformation is great and i really did like the new maggie. You acting is ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful, Heartwarming!
Disadvantages: None!

Released in 1988, Empire of the Sun is a brilliant epic movie set during the second world war. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie introduced a very young Christian Bale to the silver screen, who we all know by now has gone on to become a household name. The movie is set around the Japanese invasion of China, during the second world war. Jamie Graham (Christian Bale), a precocious and priviledged young boy, and his parents are forced to flee ...
...to the invasion. Amid the mayhem of the escape, Jamie is separated from his parents, and returns to his old house in hope that they will return there to be re-united. As the days and weeks go by, with no sign of his parents returning, and with every last scrap of food having been consumed, Jamie is forced onto the streets of Shanghai, where he is rescued and taken in by two Americans, Basie (John Malkovich) and Frank (Joe Pantoliano). Basie and ... Read review

Advantages: AMAZING
Disadvantages: none

...time!! It is based on the book by Nicholas Sparks, althought i haven't read the book I wish to in the future. The film is about two people falling in love as teenages and finding eachother again later in life with a tear jerking twist. The perfect romantic story and after seeing it every girl will be searching for their Noah! I rate this film 10 out of 10 for sure and recommend it for a girlie night in but you will need the box of tissues handy!! ... Read review