"The Ladykillers" has stood up well to the ravages of time and although I have not seen the recent Hollywood remake , I am sure this original is much better. The film is sinister, atmospheric yet humourous; the criminal gang never really appear menacing despite their malevolent intentions towards their elderly landlady ,Mrs Wilberforce, with Alec Guinness playing the leading role as a criminal mastermind who,as part of his cunning plan,deliberately makes the old lady an unwitting accessory to a large robbery. I liked the film primarily because of it's unusual plot, rich characterisation and excellent acting. However the atmospheric locations also help to make "The Ladykillers" a memorable film ,especially Mrs Wilberforce's wonderful ... Read More:
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My son started watching it when he was 12 months. Now he is 2 and loves it even more!! He likes to help finding clues to discover which song Blue wants to sing. He gets very excited once they sing the song. He also enjoys listening to the different sounds and observing the rhythm of the things in the nature. It is very good to keep him occupied and learning for 50 min.
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I had been in london for 2 months way back in Dec 2000. I took these tapes back to india (vol1 and vol2). Could not stop laughing for 6 hours straight. There are too many gags, i forget abt them too soon, because its difficult to remember each one or to decide which gag is the best. Bean is a very naughty person who is emotionally acceptable too. Dont just buy vol1 or only vol2. Buy both.
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What can I say? This is the funniest stand-up show I have ever seen! The lovable, rubber faced comic delivers his brand of jumpy, physical and absoloutly hysterical humour on the first of his stand-up videos! You can't not like this man. I have seen old grannies in their 80's wetting their pants just as he first jumps on to the stage! So watch as the sweaty man with no-neck tickles your chuckle muscle!
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Because "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was a mid-season replacement on the WB there were only 12 episodes that first season instead of the full slate of 22. That meant when the show ended its fifth and final season on the WB the last episode would be number 100 for the series and since the fate of the show was uncertain, creator Joss Whedon had to make sure that if "Buffy" did not find a new home that there would be a big finish. That he certainly provided, but as I watched the second half of Season Five (Episodes 12-22) again, what struck me is how many of the best moments have to do with Spike. Specifically I am thinking of when Spike tells the "Buffybot" why he would not betray Buffy and a couple of moments in the final episode: when Willow tells Spike ... Read More:
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I was the ripe old age of 2 when this was first shown and consequently too young to remember it first time around. However, because it achieved classic status, and rightly so, it was repeated and I remember watching it when I was about 7 laughing hystericly at people falling over and being crushed by giant sandwhichs. Now I'm the grand old age of 22 and can afford to buy it on DVD, and while I still laugh at people falling over and being crushed by giant sandwichs, I now actually "understand" the humour. I never realised back in those days of childhood just how ground breaking and political this sitcom actually was. The great thing about the Young Ones is the fact that it was so different. Other sitcoms of the time such as Allo Allo and Bread simply just ... Read More:
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Rex Fortescue is out of character as he arrives at is office. You immediately know something is wrong because this is England and Rex has ordered his tea much too early. Yep mean old nasty Rex is found dead. Thorough detectives have determined that there was some mysterious grain in his pocket. If you remember the nursery rime you can follow the story. So how does Jane become involved? She trained the maid and is afraid for her safety. Naturally at several places in the mystery Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) points out the obvious to Det. Sergeant Hay (Jon Glover) who realizes and corrects the error of not listening to her.
There is only one repugnant scene where you have to watch Rex eat. Other than that it is a thoroughly enjoyable mystery.
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Series 24 of Dr Who is regarded with no small amount of loathing by a great number of fans. Though it did have its good episodes, Dr Who improved greatly from Series 25 onwards. But there were always holdovers from Sylvester McCoy's shaky first season which still haunted the series throughout his three years in the title role. Battlefield, I have to say, is one of them. It concerns alternative universes and the 'legends' surrounding King Arthur. Quite honestly it just feels like lazy writing. All kinds of Arthurian elements have been thrown in without rhyme or reason. It all looks nice, but where's the story? True, it has its moments, and it's nice to see the Brigadier back in action. It's just a pity it couldn't have been in a story more worthy of this ... Read More:
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To celebrate its coming-of-age, this bumper boxed set of all the Christmas episodes from the last twenty-one years of Only Fools and Horses will tickle everyone's funny bone. All are feature-length episodes, all are classics.
The set contains all the family favourites, from the hilarious story of Del and Rodders trying to sail themselves from Hull to Amsterdam on a diamond heist in To Hull and Back, to the infamous episode when they decide to get back to nature and sell bottled spring water - Peckham Spring Water to be precise - in Mother Nature's Son. This wonderful video boxed set traces Rodney and Delboy's rags to riches ... and back to rags story, their trials of love and labour, their heart-aches and heart-breaks and the importance ... Read More:
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