CD-Charts Position 111
Average Rating:

.

Michael Clayton [2007]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack
directed by: Tony Gilroy

Release Date February 18, 2008
Really enjoyed this film and I am really am not easy to please (so I am told). No need for me to add words to what other more literate reviewers have said. Really good.

CD-Charts Position 112
Average Rating:

.

Run, Fat Boy, Run [2007]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Stephen Merchant
directed by: David Schwimmer

Release Date February 18, 2008
I watched this on a long plane flight, and not being one to be normally captured long enough to watch movies, I enjoyed this from start to finish.

Light hearted, funny and easy watching comedy with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. Why compare to other movies? Just enjoy this for what it is.... boyish humour with a twist of love interest!

Great!

CD-Charts Position 113
Average Rating:

.

Tom And Jerry - Classic Collection - Vol. 1

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Tom And Jerry

Release Date April 05, 2004
We have certainly had our money's worth from this DVD. My 3 year old has watched this over and over and its still his favourite. Many a visiting adult has been caught laughing along as well...

CD-Charts Position 114
Average Rating:

.

10 Things I Hate About You [1999]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz
directed by: Gil Junger

Release Date January 08, 2001
I'm 19 now (so was only 9 when '10 Things I Hate About You' came out) and I have seen this film way too many times to count. There have been countless sleep-overs, film days, random get-togthers and quite evenings alone that have all featured this film, so much so that I can now pretty much recite the entire script off by heart. Yet it is a mark of just how great this film is that, despite knowing it inside out I can still sit down and watch it and thoroughly enjoy doing so - it is and always will remain one of my favourite films.

When I was younger I never questioned anything in the films I watched - it is only as I have grown up that I have learnt to be critical of films, books and music, and even now, I can't fault any of the acting in '10 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 115
Average Rating:

.

Earth : The Power of the Planet - Complete BBC Series

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Iain Stewart

Release Date January 14, 2008
There is some very detailed reviews here, so I won't repeat a run down of the content. I personally don't find the presenting very irritating or have any prejudice against Scottish accents, so I happily watched it pretty much back to back and enjoyed them thoroughly.

Its a great to see all of these different subject matters being covered in one documentry and how they all work together. Its also great to see visually the effects of climate change with such spectatucular filming rather than just reading the horror stories in the media and scientific community.

In these testing times for our environment and survival, this is a must see.

CD-Charts Position 116
Average Rating:

.

Amazing Grace [2007]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney, Youssou N'Dour
directed by: Michael Apted

Release Date August 06, 2007
This film is dangerouse. I watched it and I loved it sooooo much that I wanted to know how much of the story was accurate, so I read a biography about William Wilberforce, what an amazing person. And I keept reading on about him and I got more and more involved in the whole subject of slavery and the slave trade.
I found myself traveling to Hull (the birthplace of Wilberforce) and to other locations connected to Wilberforce.
My obsession gets as far as me not being able to spend the £2 coins that celebrate the abolitation of the slave trade.
So if you don't mind these side effects, I urge you to watche this film,or, better read the fab biography, of this "out of this world" person, by William Hague.

CD-Charts Position 117
Average Rating:

.

Hellboy [2004]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Rupert Evans
directed by: Guillermo del Toro

Release Date January 10, 2005
I am a fan of Del Toro's Spanish language films, but had not seen Hellboy, dismissing it as teen-horror-flick nonsense. I hold my hands up and admit it, I was wrong!

I LOVE this film - and so does my 8 year old son. In fact, I've watched it (as I type this) 12 times. And yes, I still love it.

From a parent's point of view, there are a couple of scenes that you need to keep an eye on - when the mask-wearing baddie is laid out on the slab and you get to see what he looks like (yeuk!).

I'd advise watching this seated alongside anyone small. Although there are demonic references, the demons themselves are not much to give your kid nightmares about. TBH If you've seen Indianna Jones and the Crystal Skull, there isn't much here ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 118
Average Rating:

.

I'm Alan Partridge : Complete BBC Series 1 [1997]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Steve Coogan
directed by: Tristram Shapeero, Armando Iannucci

Release Date November 25, 2002
British comedy, or comedy in general, doesn't get much better "dan dis". It's black, mean, edgy and full of wonderfully embarrassing social situations and tons of catch phrases you'll find yourself using (and I'm not even English-speaker per se!).

The predecessor of this series, the chat show parody Knowing Me, Knowing You With A.P., was also fine (the Christmas special Knowing Me, Knowing Yule in particular), but I think this is a huge improvement from that. This is largely because it's not restricted to that chat show format. In my opinion, this is also of higher quality than the slightly uneven and more "sit-commy" 2nd series.

And what can you say about the main character, Alan Partridge (played brilliantly by Steve Coogan)? Well, the guy doesn't ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 119
Average Rating:

.

The Shawshank Redemption [1995]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown
directed by: Frank Darabont

Release Date September 01, 2003
Very difficult to say anything which has not already been said about this film. In my view one of the very best ever made and fully deserves five stars.

CD-Charts Position 120
Average Rating:

.

Persepolis [2008]

CD-Charts > DVD > DVDs from
starring: Catherine Deneuve
directed by: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

Release Date August 18, 2008
Disappointing. I expected quite a lot of detail about life in Iran and the oppressions forced upon the people following the deposition of the Shah in the late 70's. What followed was really just the most cursory glance at the changing culture, before the 'heroine' Marjane hastily departed for Europe. The subsequent university years were much more about growing up and self-discovery, and told me next to nothing about the impact of the establishment of the islamic republic back home. A watchable film - but not really Oscar material, in my opinion.