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Mamma Mia! [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters
directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

Release Date November 24, 2008
Point one: I don't really like musicals but I watched this with my dearly beloved because she'd heard it was good fun.

Point two: I love Abba and was a big fan way back then and I still think they were just about the best pop group of the 70's.

But this film was just plain nonsense. Of course it wasn't to be taken seriously and was supposed to be fun and light-hearted. But that is no excuse for a) there being NO plot, b) some of the worst casting I have ever come across (Pierce Brosnan?), c) just about the most awful bunch of cover versions of some of the most-beloved songs in recent history.

Sorry, but this is one of the worst cases of exploitation of the value of "star pull" that I have ever come across. ... Read More:

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Kung Fu Panda [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen
directed by: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne

Release Date November 17, 2008
i was very upset after seeing this i paid 15 pounds for this stupid film i expected a good funny film i was very let down by this a few funny bits but that about it dont buy it rent it at least u wont have to waste your money on krap like this. lets hope ice age 3 will be better than this afterall both there films have been brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2 Disc Special Edition) [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell
directed by: Andrew Adamson

Release Date November 17, 2008
Ripping yarn but lacks the charm and magical nature of the Lion the Witch and the wardrobe. Narnia has been ruled by a brawling warlike people when Susan, Edmond, Lucy and Peter find themselves in Narnia they find it a shadow of it's former self with many of the animals wild and unable to talk. A battle rages at the end and the four band together again and use each others strengths to conquer evil. Good family film if a little old fashioned.

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Clarkson - Thriller [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
by: Jeremy Clarkson
starring: Jeremy Clarkson

Release Date November 03, 2008
Wow, I really enjoyed this film. It has all the brilliant cars we'd all love to have in our garages. It's a showcase of the engineering masterpieces at the present day and age. And as usual, to tie things together, Clarkson's incessant humerous comments provide very frequent bouts of laughter which makes the journey to find the perfect thriller car a highly enjoyable experience.

The only thing I didn't like in the film was that a whole segment towards the middle is based on blowing things up rather than finding the perfect thrill.

It's a very enjoyable film to watch for all the petrol-heads out there and I'd highly recommend it.

Keep it up Clarkson!

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The Complete Fawlty Towers [1975]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Bernard Cribbins
directed by: Bob Spiers, John Howard-Davies

Release Date October 03, 2005
This is a unique combination of some fairly 'intellectual' and witty sayings with slapstick humour and it works brilliantly. Most comedies that are aired by the BBC are not usually repeatedly viewed as they are frankly not good enough but if they were viewed repeatedly then huge holes would appear in the plot.

I am not an expert on what makes a comedy work but these episodes contain a good story line, tension, brilliant timing, clever spatial arrangements, facial expressions, pauses and witty lines and the combination is hilarious.

It contains some allusions that would only have been picked up by a reasonably well educated audience in the 1970s e.g jokes about types of wine and the preparation of certain sorts of cuisine and references to historical ... Read More:

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Enchanted [2007]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Susan Sarandon
directed by: Kevin Lima

Release Date April 07, 2008
This film is great. It is a really good idea to start of as a cartoon then use real people in the real world.
I have watched it over and over and still love it and laugh and sing along.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Mamma Mia! Gift Set [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgaard, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski, Amanda Seyfried
directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

Release Date November 24, 2008
I am what you might call a Mamma Mia addict - I saw it five times at the cinema, and am just about to start watching the DVD for the second time since it arrived on Monday. There is a very good reason for it....the film is fantastic! So funny and light-hearted, and even though some of the singing is quite ropey, this only adds to the film's charm. Meryl Streep's rendition of "The Winner Takes It All" is incredible. If you never buy another DVD again, buy this one! (And the gift set with diary, pen and "surprise" is good too!)

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Mamma Mia! [Blu-ray] [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters
directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

Release Date November 24, 2008
Just finished watching the movie and pretty much all the extras! Absolutely loved the movie (which has already been reviewed many, many times) - best movie musical I've seen since Moulin Rouge. And the Blu Ray - sound and picture - is just stunning. Having been to Skiathos and Skopelos, where this was partially filmed, made me want to go right back. Forget the DVD, buy the Blu Ray. Money well spent...

CD-Charts Position 9
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Stardust [2007]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Clare Danes, Charlie Cox, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller
directed by: Matthew Vaughn

Release Date February 25, 2008
This is not a film i wanted to see but my girlfriend pursuaded me to watch it. It was fun and light, with some more darker scenes. I thought the acting was done well and the special effects were very good.

It's not a serious film with a serious story but the story line was easy to follow and thoroughly enjoyable as you (as the viewer) were introduced to different charactrs.

Would recommend to anyone with a lighter side.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Coronation Street - Out Of Africa [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > PG
starring: Wendi Peters, Jennie McAlpine, Sam Aston, Andrew Whyment, Katherine Kelly
directed by: Duncan Foster

Release Date November 10, 2008
No Corrie fan should miss this. Cilla is back as big and bad as ever in this hillarious DVD. The scenery is breathtaking. I was sorry when the movie ended.