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27 Dresses [2008]

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starring: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Edward Burns, Judy Greer, Malin Akerman
directed by: Anne Fletcher

July 28, 2008
Well, being a guy I don't normally watch this kind of film (I like Die Hard, the Batman films & the such) but I rented this recently for me & my gf to watch & for a romantic film it wasn't bad at all.

I won't tell you what you probably already know (in regards to the story) so I will just get on with the other things. For a romantic flick, it did feel more grown up than other ones although there were quite some crude words used which felt thrown in for no apparent reason, though it seems the director realised that & stopped it quite quickly for most the film.

The storyline was predictable, although with this category a sad/surprising ending just wouldn't do, but it wasn't completely rosey so that did ... Read More:

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Simpsons - Series 11 (Ltd Edition 'Krusty' Head)

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starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer
directed by: David Silverman, Steven Dean Moore, Mark Kirkland, Bob Anderson, Mike B. Anderson

October 06, 2008
Another Great Season for The Simpsons. Have been looking forward to this coming out for some time. Can;t believe its taken so long.
I would have given this a higher rating if it wasnt for the packaging. Unlike the other Limited Edition Simpsons boxset (i.e. Homer Head boxset etc) this comes slightly smaller where the discs are stuffed into cardboard sleeves which can be quite hard to get out, and also have to touch the readable side of the disc with your fingers leaving grubby marks.
Also the packaging is very confusing and you are lucky to find the right disc you are looking for, first time.
As long as you aren't fussy about the packaging then this is a must buy!

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Mamma Mia! [Blu-ray] [2008]

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starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters
directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

November 24, 2008
I haven't yet seen the film, and as this blu-ray disk is yet to be released, I can't review that either. That doesn't stop me from being able to write a review here, which strikes me as completely pointless. I'm giving 5 stars as it wouldn't be fair to under-rate it based on the good things I've heard about the film. Amazon, please restrict reviews to customers that have actually purchased and experienced the actual product. i.e: the Blu-ray disk, the quality of the encoding, the sound, the extra features and the packaging, not the film itself! Amen

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Ratatouille [2007]

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directed by: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

February 11, 2008
this kept the kids amused for a while, but ultimately was a cookie cutter family movie and once was more than enough for all of us.

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Bones - Series 3 - Complete

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starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz

November 17, 2008
This third series of " bones " has a rolling theme throughout the series,as well as the stand alone episodes,a gruesome serial killer !!The slow creation of a skeleton from various parts of his victims keeps the team on their toes and often at a loss, but the climax of this is off the wall and disturbing. There is light relief as well ,the " moonlighting " style will they won't they between the two leading characters much to the bemusement of the psychologist who's supposed to be giving them therapy, the saga of the colourful divorce,with the continuing good story telling thrown in as well. I've already pre-ordered my copy.

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Planet Earth : Complete BBC Series (5 Disc Box Set) [2006]

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starring: David Attenborough
directed by: Alastair Fothergill

November 27, 2006
My brother just bought this for me (I put him up rent free for months when he came back from traveling). One of the best things he has ever got me. There are five DVDs and I've already watched three, I've only had it a week.

When you watch it your just in awe of the scenery, it's beautiful. There is a purposefully made score for it that just adds to the enjoyment. As for people that say they can't hear David Attenborough because of the music, they must be deaf the music always quietens down when he talks. I love the Planet Earth Diaries parts, it's very enjoyable to watch.

I may be wrong but I think this was the first or first major nature progamme to be filmed fully in HD and it's all the better for it.

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall [2008]

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starring: Kristen Bell, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Jason Segel, Mila Kunis
directed by: Nick Stoller

September 15, 2008
Disgusting, and that's not even mentioning Russell Brand. Gross Nude scenes of the lead guy; you see his naked penis several times in full view as well as his butt, not to mention the obsene language. I turned it off after 10 minutes in disgust. Should be an 18 certificate and definitley NOT a family movie.

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Ivor The Engine - The Complete Ivor The Engine

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starring: Ivor The Engine, Olwen Griffiths, Anthony Jackson, Oliver Postgate

January 30, 2006
My 4-year-old now has an imaginary Ivor that goes everywhere with her (even to school). She's started calling me 'Jones' and Idris is always getting into trouble around the house!

This has caught my daughter's imagination like none of the modern children's programmes and it's lovely to share a part of my own childhood with my daughter.

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Gossip Girl - Season 1 [2007]

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starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Kristen Bell

August 18, 2008
If you like a cocktail of expensive clothes and cars and fancy houses and endless partying and strife and human suffering mixed with humour, you'll enjoy Gossip Girl.Are rich teenage kids this bad? What makes this negative look on human relations palatable is the sumptuous beauty of everything you see - from the fine buildings of manhattan to the gorgeous outfits worn by Blair and the other girls.This is a tv series with a problem - remove Blair's character and the whole thing would be drab.She's the classiest, nastiest pretty girl since Joan Collins in Dynasty twenty years ago, and the centre of gravity of this whole damnable edifice.The first four episodes are pretty lame but stick with it, the episodes that follow are much better.I've heard some people say the OC ... Read More:

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Pan's Labyrinth [2006]

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starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil
directed by: Guillermo del Toro

May 21, 2007
Ofelia (Baquero) loves reading fairytales and during the 1944 Spanish war, she is asked by a faun to complete 3 tasks which will make her a princess.

Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) uses his visionary genius to bring a dark and dramatic fairytale to life in this Oscar winning picture.

Filled with surprises, dramas and a dark twists upon fairytales, Pan's Labyrinth is both different and unique in its own genre and fills a viewer's watching requirements with stunning entertainment throughout.

The general surprise of seeing a fairytale told in such a dark and dramatic way is what makes the film so appealing. How many fairytales are realistic? How many are dark and reflect the true nature of their time? All run on the same format and offer no new thrills, ... Read More: