Well, this is a fairly easy review to write. Most of you already know you want to see it, and I’m not going to tell you otherwise. It was a fun movie. A pretty good ride, with very little talking and a lot of action. Its got a car chase, foot chase, boat chase and [...]
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Quantum of Solace
Posted in 2008, Based on a Book, Blockbuster, British, Movies, tagged Action, Bond, Daniel Craig, new, Quantum of Solace on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bank Job
Posted in 2008, British, Movies, Thriller on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OK. Let me be honest, I saw this movie with two other people, Thing One and Thing Two. And they had completely differing opinions (as they usually do). Thing Two was pleased by the amount of naked women in the movie, and Thing One was bored by the fact that this was just another ‘Dig-under-the-bank-to-get-in’ [...]
Notes On A Scandal (2006)
Posted in Based on a Book, British, Oscar Race, tagged Bill Nighy movie reviews, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Judi Dench Rocks It!
Dame, indeed.
That said, this movie is very hard to watch. Her are some themes I do not overly enjoy: pedophilia, adultery, emotional blackmail, unrequited lesbian love. And this flick has them all. The story of a bourgeious bohemian art teacher (Sheeba Hart) who has an affair with a 15 year old pupil, [...]
The Forsyte Saga (2002)
Posted in BBC, Based on a Book, British, Mini-Series, Period Piece, Remakes, Reviews on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Based on a series of nine books by John Galsworthy. I’m only 2 episodes in. I’ll keep updating as I go along.
To be honest, I didn’t really know much about this series before viewing it. I knew it concerned the affairs and the lives of a wealthy family (The Forsytes) beginning about 1874, London. I [...]
Atonement
Posted in '07, Based on a Book, British, Movies, Oscar Race, Period Piece, War on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, let me say this. I saw it with my Mother, and she cried (not a lot, but still). It was a great movie, and I completely see why it was nominated for an Oscar.
It was deeply tragic and had a fantastic cast. The costumes were fantastic. I enjoyed it very much.
If you want to [...]
The Young Visiters (2003 – BBC)
Posted in BBC, British, Family, Movies, fairy tale, tagged fairy tale, family movie on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nope, not a misprint; a misspelling. This movie is based on a book published in 1919 by an 8 year old girl.
The story is of a man (Jim Broadbent) who meets a social climbing young girl on a train. He promises to introduce her to all the nobles he knows (sum total of one – [...]
Jane Eyre (2006) – BBC
Posted in British, Mini-Series on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The mini series from BBC played in the states on Masterpiece Theater.
All I can say is that this was excellent. I’d like to say that this is the best Jane Eyre ever (and as far as I’m concerned, it is) but, I’ve never seen any other. In any case, the acting was great (minus a [...]
