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Advantages: Great entertainment
Disadvantages: not for fast action fans particularly

...forever perfect. This is just one of a handful of movies out of thousands that I could happily watch twenty four hours a day, every day, for the rest of my life! What makes it so good? Read on if you want to know more…. The Story…. Randle P. McMurphy [played by Jack Nicholson] is a loud-mouthed fast talking convict. He has learnt that he can shorten his sentence and spend his remaining time in a nice cosy mental hospital, if he can convince the ...
...characters relationship with Randle is one that really stands out, as does his overall performance, only being overshadowed by perhaps Nicholson himself! Louise Fletcher is cold and annoying as "Nurse Ratched" the woman just oozes irritation. The kind of character you would like to see hit over the head with a fridge. It's not surprising the inmates refer to her as nurse "Ratchet". You need an evil Ratched to balance out the nicer characters and ... Read review

Advantages: great show, love the characters
Disadvantages: none

...is the third series of Cold Feet. By now we all love the characters and can't wait to see what happens next in their lives. The series is based around the lives of three couples and what happens next. Rachel Bradley - Helen Baxindale Adam Williams - James Nesbitt Jenny Gifford - Fay Ripley Pete Gifford - John Thompson David Marsden - Robert Bathurst Karen Marsden - Hermione Norris Ramona Ramirez - Jacey Salles At the start of the series: ...
...are new parents again Rachel and Adam are happy together. Episode 1 +++++++++ Karen gives birth to twin girls, but their son Josh, does not like them and is very jealous of them. Karen's mum arrives to stay, but appears to be an alcoholic! Adam and Rachel look after Josh in order to give Karen and David a break and are surprised by how much they enjoy looking after a baby. It makes them start to think about having a baby . Pete is still living ... Read review

Advantages: A great film to watch, a very emotional film which is gripping to watch..
Disadvantages: none

The film, The Piano, is a film that tells a story about a young woman’s journey from oppression to freedom. The main character, Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter), is sold off in marriage to marry Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neil) and is thus sent away from her home to New Zealand. She is accompanied by her 9 year old daughter, Flora (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano. When Ada arrives on the beach of the New Zealand coast she is dressed in black dress ...
...provides a stark contrast with the vast backdrop of the crashing sea and grey skies. Ada has not spoken ever since her lover was killed by lightning. She communicates through her piano and sign language, understood by her daughter. The way in which she uses the piano reflects her mood in a very strong and clear manner. Understandably is then enraged when her new husband refuses to take the piano because it is too too heavy. The piano is rescued by ... 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