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VHS : The Castle [1998]
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The Castle [1998] starring: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee directed by: Rob Sitch |
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5024165856246 Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound Label: Paramount Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Home Entertainment Release Date: September 02, 2002 Running Time: 82 minutes Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: May 07, 1999 Sales Rank: 2929 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: The title of The Castle refers to a ramshackle suburban tract house so close to an airport that planes fly mere yards above the roof. Worse than that, it's built on a toxic landfill and right beside humming high-power lines. But to patriarch Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) and his dim-witted but cheerful brood it's home. Darryl has devoted himself to constantly improving it with modifications like a false chimney that, as he brags to a man sent to estimate the value of the property, makes the house look more picturesque. When the owners of the airport serve Darryl notice that his home is being compulsorily purchased, Darryl hires a small-time lawyer and pursues his case all the way to the Australian Supreme Court. This Australian box-office smash wasn't as successful as The Full Monty at the British box-office, but it has something of the same buoyant spirit. The Castle actually plays better on the small screen; its relationship with its characters is much like the farcical intimacy of classic sitcoms like Fawlty Towers, in which crazed behaviour is balanced by the genuine warmth of the whole cast. Caton in particular is a sweet, engaging presence; Darryl Kerrigan is a fool, but a fool with dignity, and he carries you through the movie. --Bret Fetzer Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Wonderful heartwarmingI can watch this film over and over and still enjoy it just as much as the first time. It was a delight. Loved every character. Great humour, honest wit and charm from start to end. Rating: - "It's the vibe of the thing."The Castle is an absolute delight from start to finish, a good-natured, open-hearted no-budget Australian comedy shot in 11 days that really works, not least because you really love the characters. They may live in a less than des res at the end of a runway and have worse taste than trailer trash, but they're truly happy with their lot and each other so you find yourself laughing with them as much as at them as they fight a compulsory purchase order on their `castle' with the aid of their lawyer who can't even get his photocopier to work properly, let alone interpret law beyond `the vibe.' It breaks a lot of the rules of construction, relying heavily on narration and repetition, but it really works. Easily the most joyously likeable film I've ... Read More: Rating: - How's the serenity?I've introduced this movie to Norwegians, English, Germans and many others. It's a bloody ripper! Even just thinking about it now (and I haven't watched it for over a month) I start to giggle. It's stereotypical, cliched and so honest it's almost scary! if there was an option for 12 out of 5 I'd award it 15! p.s. I've been to Bonnie Doon and it's just like in the movie!!! Rating: - One of the best films I've seen!I'd never heard of this film before I caught the last 2/3rds of it on television, and as far as I know it isn't available here in the United Kingdom..... but it should be! The dim-witted (but likeable) Kerrigan family really think life can't get any better, and the whole films is full of examples of their low-expectations. There really isn't a dull moment, it's very watchable and heartwarming. Get it! Rating: - What a Ripper!!This film will have you in stiches from start to finish following the lovable Kerrigans stuck in a world of there own but determined to fight for their "castle". |
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