Geoff 's Reviews

Based on a true story. Enjoyed this cross between a western/gangster movie, 3 brothers against the world. Realistic filming of the 1920's prohibition hillbilly "moonshine" era, fascinating time in American history. Great cast quality acting especially by stellar Tom Hardy and the violent/evil Guy Pearce, quality direction. Sub plot of 2 romances involving a young love and two damaged older couples enhanced the storyline. Excellent screenplay and soundtrack by Nick Cave. Brutality & violence extreme sometimes but necessary to explain the era obviously R rated, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

How a minor slap on a child can change so many lives. Well written, it's amazing how you change your opinions often during the course of events. Strong sex scenes and lanuage, so not for children. Excellent story quality acting so far as each character (good and bad ) develops strongly indicating their view (some disjointed) of what happened. Looking forward to disc 2.

Very slow build up flushing out a "spy mole" that really did'nt eventuate too much. Quality actors but rather shallow charcters. Expected twists & intrigue but I think to many flashbacks detracted. Not recommended . Interview with Le Carre about the stupity of the cold war and it's players was more informative & intertaining.

Note: Subtitles. Enjoyable nights entertainment. Well acted especially Omar Sy very charasmatic character. A film about trust and honesty, and looking at the world via the vastly different eyes of the two main charracters. The 'have nots' meet the 'haves' and learn off each other. Some of the minor characters are a bit shallow and could have been developed more but I suppose the main theme was just about 2 people. Based on a true story. Maintains your interest highly Recommended

Remember this one from the Nova years ago. Recommended. Solid acting by two young idiots who take up with an older woman on a surfing trip WHY ? A little soft porn along with adolescent fantasy , both funny & sad on a journey of life for the boys. A mysterious woman entices idiot teenagers into learning about sex and life both good & bad. Recommended

Firstly this movie relies heavily on soft porn so be warned. Very Slow, lacked finality in the storyline, sister character shallow and goes nowhere, main character simply does not like relationships and prefers sex with strangers. Two broken people but we don't know why, the ending just as disappointing and leave the viewer up in the air. Could have been much better with a bit more depth.

Firstly don't click on the extended version unless you have a lot of time & patience. We realised it was a deep arty movie but the panoramic panning of scenery was just too much. I even called out "get on with of it " a few times. The story involves the emotional journey of a 17 yr old girl involved in a road death. Excellent acting by Anna Paquin (even if over the top sometimes) If there was an underlying message mixed in with opera & Shakespeare's quotes we missed the point. Despite being long it still holds your interest. One for the media buffs. recommended? maybe see for yourself

Always love Aussie movies. This one was just OK, poorly directed as it had no continuity and was inconsistent in the script, which in turned made the actors look a bit wooden with their performance. Some of the minor characters were shallow and just used for padding. Liked the outback scenery, overall just a basic film.

If your a baby boomer you will feel a little uncomfortable sometimes ie "been there done that" but hang in there you might learn something & change !. Streep brilliant as usual ( love the banana scene) Jones rough & tough. Words that come to mind are intimate, awkward, gentle, painful, heartwarming,indifferent, anger, cruel, resentful, encouraging, truth, put them altogether and you have an unusual but quality movie. Recommended

Reasonable night's entertainment for us baby boomers, bit predictable, interesting to see how the young ones act & think regarding drugs, sex & music. Well acted by the two leads. Some funny moments as the relationship starts

I loved Borat so I am not a prude... I tried hard but I only lasted 15 minutes into the film, I ask why would a class actor like Mark Wahlberg sign up for this teenage gutter rubbish, not recommended for baby boomers.

Great positive reviews from everyone I concur. A true and remarkable story of the courage of a Somalian girl/woman. Patience required when watching as a little slow but still absorbing. Original locations London/ Africa excellent, wonderful brave girl fleeing from a barbaric culture into a strange new world. Ater the movie you get to actually see & hear Waris Dirie. which is a plus. Support actress Sally Hawkins as usual a bit over the top. Movie highly recommended

Not a movie for a baby boomer, old fairytale with a twist I found it just silly. However the costumes and cinematography were brilliant. One for the kids.

Animation & cinematography excellent. but this movie not for my age group (60's), rather a teen flick, spells & magic fairy tales etc ok but script basic & a few holes. Movie long & a bit boring in parts. Theron always good, the dwarfs excellent top British actors. Only very average night's entertainment

Always support Aussie movies. This one just above a TV chick flick. Slow build up the led to a bit of an anti climax really, beautiful scenery from Robe S Aust. The dialogue was flat and did not gel sometimes, and some of the support characters were shallow. A solid performance from the main stars. The bike rides and photo taking was a bit tedious. Reasonable night's entertainment.

Wonderful just as good as the first series. Very enjoyable, quirky comedy, heavy drama, broken relationships, political corruption. Again brilliant acting by Roxbury, includes well known guest Aussie actors. Love the way they depict “Cleaver Greene" as a brilliant but broken man, that believes in the law despite all its obvious corruption. He obvious lives in a world of PAIN !, but his humour and resilience get's him through. Special features & Bloopers very funny. Looking forward to Series 3.

Movie for young kids, weak storyline very basic, based on a true story. Two top quality actors as leads which was surprising seeing it was such a basic movie. Very predictable not recommended for adults.

Borat was very very wrong but funny; enough to get away with it and be excused. Like Bruno this one does not make it. Teenagers may like it but such a poor script and such a waste of talent.The filth and sexual references were not funny so just remained crude and unnecessary. Sorry COHEN you need to find another vehicle for your humour. DON'T BOTHER with this one.

Just an average Rom / Com, slow to start, twist at the end. Some funny moments reasonable night's entertainment

Just a cute little Subtitle french Rom/Com. Script is a bit disjointed but some funny moments. Reasonable night's entertainment.

This is a B grade cop drama with a disjointed storyline that leaves a few questions unanswered. Channing Tatum has not yet made it as an actor, mumbles & adds no depth to his character. The great Al Pacino and quality actor Ray Liotta just go through the motions. The story jumps from past to present and is OK but confusing sometimes. What impressed me the most and saves the movie was the location & scenery, obviously based on some truth of those times. Such a realistic portrayal of the housing "projects" in New York in the 1980's. What filth & squaller those actual people lived in, exhibiting also animal survival traits, junkies everywhere, hard to fathom when America is one of the richest countries in the world. Movie held my interest and is a reasonable night's viewing.

Enjoyable night's viewing following the great and not so great musicals, how they went in an out of favor through the years.

This is a C grade chick flick. So slow, so predictable, almost boring. Extremely basic characters that did not develop, minimal romance and story interest. Man get fired, goes back to school, he & teacher fall in love.Such a waste of talent on a very poor script & direction by Hanks. He should stick to acting. Not recommended by this baby boomer.

THIS IS A GHOST MOVIE FOR YOUNG TEENAGERS. Quality actors wasted on a predictable script and very thin story line. No drama just light entertainment.

I totally concur with the comments below posted 31/8/12. I watched the first four episodes trying hard to support Aussie TV drama but it simply did not make it. The acting was amateurish, (including lead actor Brian Cox, he did not cut it a heavy villain) the script was disjointed in parts and sometimes painfully drawn out. We have been blessed watching the likes of HBO dramas, e.g. The Wire, Damages, Justified, Sopranos, Deadwood etc All top quality series in every way, The Straits simply cannot compare so you get disappointed watching it. The location is stunning and overall a good Aussie try but only a B grade effort.

4 Most enjoyable Aussie Drama Roxburgh at his brilliant best, all star cast including Lisa McClune episode 2 as you have never seen her before. Heavy sex scenes never seen on Blue Heelers (shame about that ) Wonderful script. Highly recommended.

See my review on Season 1. Season Two is just as good, wonderful cast, portraying great depth South characters, All the Stories are intriguing, very well written and intertwine during the season. (Similar to Damages series) Charismatic lead role you will love, great humour and chemistry within the cast. bit violent but always JUSTIFIED. Highly recommended

One for the movie buffs. Firstly SUBTITLES they are ok but detract as you would expect from the powerful story about relationship between a husband and wife, however you still you get the message. Started off very slowly, be patient, set in Tehran which was very interesting in its self, seeing the different standard of living, the hardships, and the strong religious culture. Once into the story it really held your interest, the injustice sometimes of the chaotic court system, the pressure that can be applied to witnesses, the acceptance of blood money, and the love a son has for his Father. The importance of telling the truth to some. All quality drama. I will not spoil the ending but I was a little disappointed. In summary recommended for a DIFFERENT night's entertainment.

Do not expect season 4 to be the same high standards as the other seasons. The overall story line was weak lacked depth and very predictable outcome. The son returned to the storyline but had no depth or impact. Only reasonable night's entertainment. Now hiring "JUSTIFIED".

Again disappointing compared to the other seasons. The plot was weak with less twists and turns no depth. Acting still high quality. Just an average night's entertainment.

Disappointing compared to the other sessions, 4th obviously running out of ideas. No where near as intriguing the plots basic and a few holes in the script. Hopefully Disc 2 & 3 will improve. Only 2 1/2 stars

Good British gangster movies bit confusing at times had to use the rewind sometimes to work out who was who in the zoo, lot of foul language as expected. Not as good as Lock stock or Snatch. Average night's entertainment for blokes!

Love Aussie movies. Based on true case studies, regarding workplace conflict and final resolution. Mathew Newton is a stand out, excellent acting such a shame he is stuffing up his life at the moment, such a talent. Support cast also high quality script holds your interest good night's entertainment.

Great AUSSIE FILM. A love story with a twist. Boy oh Boy this was a hard one to watch so sad, heavy going. Unusual script about philandering, passion, devotion, heartache, death. Indicates what parents will do for their children, providing love, support, strength, & determination. LEUKEMIA features prominently throughout the film involving 2 children. Hence the heavy emotion. However the acting is great, quality cast, Kobi Smit-Mcphee is wonderful & has a great career ahead of him.

3 Really enjoyed season 1 due to costume, production design, art direction, set decorator, all brilliant capturing the true west. Actually it is almost anti west as the railroad joins east to west right after the civil war where people risk everything for a better life. Acting is excellent Anson Mount shows great charisma as the hero/villain seeking revenge for the murder of his family. All characters have a good depth the script has a few holes in it but excusable. Overall highly recommended, have placed Season 2 on my list. PS check out "Justified" as it is similar quality.

I'm 65...Of course the TV series was better after all it went for 10 seasons BUT THIS OLD MOVIE STARTED IT ALL. I agree with the pro-mo one of the best comedies ever made, brilliant cast, wonderful story. I love this movie well ahead of it's time.

A 1960's classic one of my favorite films. Hoffman at his best. the stunning beautiful Katharine Ross.... loved every minute of it, did not want it to end. Do yourself a favour hire it. Superb acting, storyline, direction, but remember it is about 40 years old. highly recommended

3 and a half stars. Subtitles. Most enjoyable little comedy I agree with the comments of Jack below. Recommended for a good night's viewing

See my review of Disc 1 below. Enjoyed disc 2 again the settings and costumes were so realistic very well done. The storyline still holds your interest although it is corny in parts ( not big deal but ) eg the Indian chief 's excellent command of English language, the horse race with the train, and the selective conflict situations to suit the script but hard to comprehend in reality. Overall it is a tough hard enlightenment of the way it was in those days. the poor Irish, the downtrodden negro, the greed , the killings, the abuse of power the post civil war conflict. Very entertaining, Series highly recommended so far.

3 If you love the American post civil war era like I do you will enjoy this series. (The wife didn't, stopped after the first scalping !) I found it a great study of human nature and the various stark, cruel pecking orders of society during the progress of the new America. Tough hard uncompromising life, full of greed, hostilities towards each other and above all a desire to succeed in life by everyone. Impressed with the very realistic and accurate costumes & camp settings regarding the true brutal life in the railroad "hell hole." Storyline is a basic one of revenge, characters slowly building, it has a few holes in the script but forgivable; after all it is a western! Not as good as Clint Eastwood's "unforgiven" but similar record of those harsh times. Hope Disc 2 is as good.

Most of the 39 reviews below suggest the original Swedish film even with subtitles was better. I agree I gave it 5 stars. Watching the American version (3 stars) was a little confusing as it differed slightly but I knew that would happen. The acting and intensity of the film was not as good. This Lisbeth was to clever to soon. The heavy rape scenes were disturbing but necessary for the story line. Recommend you hire the 3 Swedish versions over time for a good night's entertainment.

As a baby boomer we crave for anything about "Marilyn" Even a weak storyline written in 1995 that required a lot of padding,overall it did not match up to all the hype. Rather than it being a true story I suspect more like the writer's fantasy as no one can challenge it because most of them are dead. Who knows? Bottom line Marilyn never stood a chance in those times due to all the hangers on bleeding her dry. All characters were extremely shallow Williams did show how insecure and vulnerable she was. Dench also did a good job but I rate only a fair night's entertainment.

NOT RECOMMENDED. I agree with Simon Miraudo's review so no need to go into detail. screenplay, direction & make-up poor more suit as a tele- movie. The actors tried hard but had poor tools to work with. You do see a portrayal of an evil, dishonest, egotistical man that held his country to ransom to support his disjointed perception of what is right and wrong. Mind you was not all bad as he did improve the reliance on forensic evident. The story should have been much better, you certainly see how power corrupts and the growth of paranoia in the FBI......... actually my wife didn't she went to bed 10 minutes into the movie.

As can be seen by the varying reviews below be careful with this one. My granddaughter (9) fell asleep, My Grandson (11) said ":just OK". I (64) was disappointed after all the awards hype. Scorsese got carried away with the special effects which were great but the storyline was slow, predictable, corny, lack luster and the characters did not not mesh. Jude Law appears for about 2 minutes, Kinsley & the boy did not "gell" neither did the bland part of Cohen with the other characters. Overall expected more but it didn't happen. Not recommended

Seasons 1 & 2 were most enjoyable (see my 1st review). By comparison Season 3 had a much slower build-up a few holes in the script, and the storyline not as strong. Still enjoyable and a quality night's entertainment. The whole series is highly recommended, do yourself a favour and watch them. Looking forward to Season 4

Wife & I continue to enjoy this brilliant series looking forward to season 3. No wonder it won so many awards, great continuous story many twists & turns, strong acting from all concerned. Also handy to be able to go back with the remote to analyze the many different plots as it gives you a better understanding of the story so far. Rose Byrne & Glen Close brilliant acting.

Highly recommended. Looking forward to Season 2. Powerful script that holds your attention excellent acting. Quirky storyline almost a western in modern times, plenty of shoot outs, fighting, love scenes humour all rolled into one.. Try it, you won't be disappointed

Enjoying this series. The character of Raylan Givens a Deputy Marshall is fantastic set in weird" REDNECK" Kentucky territory it has a cop/western theme. Plenty of shootings, humour and quality acting and stories. Apparently the scripts follow the writings of a well respected American writer, Elmore Leonard? The development of the various characters, family situations, and scenarios all portraying different points of views from both the criminals the victims and provided numerous twist & turns in the storyline. The series is not a mystery as such rather the Marshall's chasing wanted. Criminals. Overall 4 stars & highly recommended.

Recommended for quality entertainment I watched the whole season 1 in one afternoon. Enjoyed Olyphant in the brilliant Deadwood series. He does not disappoint in this series, playing a similar role; deputy marshal that shoots to kill (in nearly every episode) but always JUSTIFIED. Quality support cast and storyline dealing with idiot Rednecks and violent criminals. Look forward to Season 2.

Excellent movie. Shows the callous, hurtful, ignorant, blatant racism of WHITE America in the 60's. No doubt some of it still around today. Highly recommended

My mistake, this action movie is for the younger generation, stupid storyline with more holes in it than the bullets fired. Pure escapism for teenagers. Not recommended

True Story about the commencement of AA, and the grip of the grog and how it ruins lives. Average acting reasonable movie.

An unusual movie, about redemption, secrets, love, guilt, grief. Self denial due to a lost love. Great line; "gossip is the devils radio " Quality acting, bit disappointed in the ending but a good night's entertainment.

Highly recommended. ................Just watch all 3 wonderful movies, if you like quality action, storyline, and acting you will not be disappointed.

Realistic high drama with twists, turns and intrigue regarding AMERICAN politics, displaying ruthless, dishonest, hypocrisy, disloyal, selfish behaviour, inappropriate sex, and finally abuse of power; NEARLY AS BAD AS OUR POLITICIANS. What hope have the general public got. A bit depressing but good night's entertainment

Quality UFC mixed martial arts storyline but enjoyable even if not a MMA fan because there is a strong subplot regarding a dysfunctional family (Father & two sons) that has no chance of repair. 3 x leads displayed excellent powerful acting. Good to see Aussie Joel Edgerton mix it in the big time movies. Although a predictable ending the build-up was well done, full of drama and provided a good night's entertainment even if you are not a fight fan.

2 A romantic drama that could have been much better.Gosling & Williams are excellent as usual. Story about a dysfunctional marriage breaking down, a woman trapped in marriage & and a man's temper. Involves flashbacks to better times.Excellent build up but I found the ending lacked impact and left you wondering. Overall a reasonable night's entertainment.

3 Recommended series for a quality night's entertainment. See my review for disc 1. Hopefully there will be a second season.

Three excellent first series, we enjoyed it and look forward to the next episodes . Quality acting with a bit of a different twist to the storyline. Father (retired cop) & son (new cop same town) conflict regarding corruption issues, old school (turn blind eye)against modern (correct) procedure Set in West Ireland, ruggered and stunning scenery. Held our interest. Highly recommended for a good night's entertainment..

I was" conned" by the Positive reviews. This is a MOVIE FOR 10 YEAR OLD'S. Weak, implausible, storyline, extremely predictable, over the top special effects. Wife gave up & went to bed, I should have. Not recommended.

Disappointed could have been great. Typical arthouse Woody Allen has potential for a great storyline but never quite makes it. Time travel movies always difficult as to how they "get there", not much thought put into this one very corny & simple. The real disappointment was the token performance/presence given to the 1920's famous artist the lead character meets, such a waste. Weak romantic plot, Wilson tries hard, support cast displayed basic acting. Paris scenery magnificent. Overall just a fair night's entertainment.

Storyline was always corny but the original music score (Kenny Loggins) and choreography was far better.

Excellent series highly recommended

Love & support Aussie movies BUT expected more after all the hype.Based thinly on a true story. If your are around 12 years old or over 60 you will love it. Very simply storyline lacking substance, therefore a very slow build up. Set in the 1970's in a W.Aust mining town. The people in the town are characterized as real " over the top ockers" which detracts. The American Lead actor was for overseas markets but I suggest should have been and Aussie Lead.eg Hugh Jackman Lot of the support cast were very " wooden" with their acting.Outback scenery was beautiful. One for the kids really.

We have watched all four (4) seasons. Fantastic prolonged high quality script writing over 4 seasons. It starts slow , which is necessary to build the characters and overall scene. Absolutely brilliant drama highly recommended. As good as, if not better that The Sopranos and Deadwood. Again the foul language is necessary and most relevant to the overall scenario. What a total mess some American cities & their people are in, so depressing but so real. ( and they won the War !!! ) Do yourself a favour hire the 4 seasons, but have a broad mind when you do.

Highly recommended now into our third season. Addictive viewing like THE TUDOR series we are always looking forward to the next disc. Strong storyline set in the 60's, quality acting continues. do your self a favour hire the series. Nearly as good as THE WIRE

Do yourself a favour, hire this classic, watched it many times over the years never get sick of it. One of the all time great British comedies

Only hired this b/c of the high recommendations, but we were disappointed. The film is now very dated, ( a very young actor CCH Pounder) very slow, very unusual storyline, spoiled as it was disjointed in many ways, (eg german couple fighting ? husband leaving? etc ) deals with misfits, misunderstandings, bonding friendships. Breaks into a musical toward the end. Overall expected better only a reasonable nights entertainment.

A very basic chick/ flix rom/ com. Recommended for "SIMPLE FOLK THAT ARE EASILY PLEASED". What a waste of Renee Zellweger's talent. Holes in the script, which was full of corny cliches, very predictable, wooden acting, no real substance to the story line. Not one for the serious movie buffs. Wife through a pillow at me for my selection & wasting her evening. >

Average chick-flick. no where near as good as THE NOTEBOOK, because the minimal character exposure or subsequent development, they remain shallow throughout the movie. Just a basic love story really, only an average night's entertainment could have been much better with more thought by the writer.

Hired this due to Awards won. Not disappointed, character development slow in parts but worth the wait. The frequency of all the cast smoking is really over the top & I suggest must be product placing by the cigarette industry ? Interesting how the women in the 1960's work force are treated with disrespect, and used as chattel. Enjoyed this first series so much we watched each of the 3 discs x 4 episodes straight through. Highly recommended for a good nights entertainment

Just a reasonable night entertainment. A rom/com that is very predictable, unusual storyline that nearly worked, so did the chemistry betwenn KH & JD. The whole movie just lacked substance, just OK entertainment.

Based on a true story. Every now & the people like Erin Gruwell Teacher (and Erin Brockovich Law ) come along to a profession and make a gigantic difference to peoples lives. Shame it is the exception rather than the rule. Uplifting movie gives kids some hope, but how may schools in America don't. Interview with Gruwell interesting. Recommended

DIFFERENT, I really enjoyed this RAW low budget Aussie movie. Tells it how it actually is. About the journey of an angry man, trying to find himself & his roots. Great insight into aboriginal culture, amateur actors ( which you have to make allowances for ) dealing with their relationships and sometimes their inability to communicate eg the men's discussion group where nothing is said! Wonderful outback scenes of the Kimberleys and the town of Wyndham. Very strong language, brutal story in someways,quality sound track that blends in great with the film and softens it. I found the Special features interesting and informative, 10 years in the making. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND WANT TO SEE OUR GREAT OUTBACK I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS.

I love westerns this should have been a documentary rather than a movie. I understand what Simon(above) is saying. THIS MOVIE IS FOR THE PURISTS, very deep, emotional, meaningful but NOT ENTERTAINING. The build up is extremely slow but at the completion still leave the cast wandering and the viewer wondering. NOT RECOMMENDED

This is a poor" B" grade movie, what a waste of talent regarding Deep,Jolie and Bettany. Acting was very ordinary because they had nothing to work with. Slow to start, holes everywhere in the script, predictable ending.Only good thing was seeing Venice again. NOT RECOMMENDED

I agree with Simon's excellent review, this movie should have been DIRECTED much better. Lies, lies & more lies by the BUSH administration about going to war, ruining a loyal CIA servant's career, broken promises that cause the death of numerous people, BUT THE WHOLE "TRUE STORY" WAS SO IMPORTANT BUT TREAT LIKE A STROLL IN THE PARK by the Director & writer. Far more urgency and intrigue required. Always quality acting by Watts & Penn but overall a disappointing story that could have been fantastic. What a terrible waste of life over a lie, Bush admin will go down in history as war mongers.

excellent story that every teenager should see, explains the dangers of online friendships. Well acted well driected. Recommended

Story about a girl that was lost and confused. My wife & felt the same way watching this. NOT recommended.

Excellent portrayal of the terrible emotional and physical hardships the UK children (some 6 years ) had to endure after being transported to Australia, NZ, Canada, from 1945 to 1970. Over 130,000 of them. The abuse by both the church, Government, some albeit for good intention left shocking scars. Well made story that simple tells it as it was, no melodramatics. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Powerful story of a woman's journey to find the truth about the history of a house she now lives in, it is set in 2009 but has flashbacks to the horrors of World war 2. They are sad and disturbing especially as it was the French persecuting their own on behalf of the Germans. Thomas is always brilliant as was the young girl Melusine. Wooden acting by the son and the father of Sarah detracted from what is a excellent nights entertainment. Great drama and tension that builds to a quality climax. Highly recommended

3 + Gervais is a brilliant comic as proven by 'The office' series, absolutely magnificent comedy / satire without the need for him to be gross. I mostly enjoyed his stand up BUT very glad I watched it first without my wife. Very clever play on the behaviour of animals while I am very broad minded and can put up with f and c ???..BUT why does he have to get in the gutter so sickening and gross sometimes, (eg the 15 year old in the bath) is it just to shock like other lesser comedians do, he does not need to do that he is extremely funny without it. Maybe the young people expect that sort of humor now, I don't......... Predominantly great but BE CAREFUL who watches it.

Thought this might help us when we travel to Spain it was OK but it was mainly for young backpackers. You visit both the North & South on a tour with two young girls as hosts. I agree the emphasis was on the HOST traveler and we did not learn much, will just have to wait & see. Actually other than I might get the wife to try running with the bulls........... ( only joking darling.......really !)

2+ An interesting old documentary. Darwin blew the book of genesis out of the water but sat on his findings for 20 years before releasing them. He was a a sickly man, married his cousin and several of their children died at birth ( thought he would have known !) He was justifiably scared to publish the origins of species as he thought he would lose his position/ reputation if he dare challenge the church. What the ARC is not true? The church reaction was actually mixed, some clergy said the earth was only 6000 years old and stated Darwin was the most dangerous man on earth. But over time because of the focus of attention he was later deemed by others to be the man of the century. How would they cope now with the cloning of mammals? An IMPORTANT HISTORY LESSON, WELL WORTH A LOOK.

4+ A raw, complex, powerful movie. . About two army officers required to deliver death messages on behalf of the US Government. I understand the complexity of the task having had to do it numerous times in my previous occupation over many years. The movie stayed with me for days. The two officers are diverse in character and opinions with a love hate relationship. Each death message is difficult and different especially as they have to deal with their own demons and dysfunctional lives. It could be called an anti war movie. It looks deeper into the result of the horrors and aftermath of war and the effects it has on men fighting for their country. How it eventually shatters their lives and relationships when they "return from another planet" and hope people hate the war if they want to, but respect the soldier. All the acting is excellent and intense, especially Woody Harrison. Heavy going but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Beautifully filmed, shows the poor 'redneck' farmer side of Southern Missouri real 'Deliverance' theme. Low budget film that used local residents in bit parts which gives it a harsh reality. Be patient with this film it gets better , has a slow build up that explains relationships the 17 year old Jennifer Lawrence (excellent acting ) has including huge family responsibilities. There is a quiet dialogue throughout the film and I am either going deaf or the cast have a mumbling southern accent either way I used the subtitles rather than rewind. Most families are uneducated , poor and basic and have their own rules despite what the law says. There is one brutal scene that involves a chainsaw that made the wife close her eyes, but it was necessary and not too bad. You are left to decide how the film ends which always detracts as far I am concerned. Overall a 3 + dramatic movie and a good nights entertainment

This is a poorman's LOVE ACTUALLY. such a waste of talent of so many quality actors. A series of very weak love stories or plots revolving around a Florist. Could have been a good chick/ flick rom/com but for the weak script and lack of depth. Only a reasonable night's entertainment.

2 + Always look forward to any Aussie movie especially outback. This was just OK a light weight spaghetti western made in Australia. The script a little GOOD, then real BAD and sometimes UGLY. It was very basic and full of holes, and a predictable corny ending. A lot of revenge killings that just became a shoot out around the town, could have done with a few sub plots and depth of characters. If you like westerns and dont expect to much, you might find this a reasonable nights entertainment.

Bill Nighy is a good actor, great dry humour. Top cast but he script is a bit silly & disjointed about clumsy hitmen, so many killings and the end was tame & predictable. Many holes in the storyline but realise it's a light hearted comedy. Only a reasonable nights entertainment because script was poorly written could have been much better with such a cast.

Not for everyone including me. A film about DREAMS & the human minds potential and what it can create. The characters delve into the layers of dreams and attempt to influence other peoples minds. Director Nolan has a vivid imagination and the film can be confusing so much so I put on the subtitles so I could understand what was happening a bit better. The large scale special effect are excellent, lot of crashes and shootings but people to not get actually killed as it is only a dream. I found it a bit heavy going an anti climax and can only give it 2 stars

See my previous reviews.....Again my wife & I really enjoyed these last 3 episodes , great story line that keeps you intrigued, quality Aussie actors, few heavy sex scenes that are necessary to show the complex suburban life styles the characters lead. Excellent performances from some of our up and coming young actors. HIGHLY RECOMMEND you watch the whole series , we like it so much we always watch the 3 episodes one after the other. I believe there is a season 3 starting up, hope so,??? look forward to it.

Unless your 10 years old and like bizarre gadgets & special effects what a waste of excellent talent, time & effort. I concur with the RAZZIE worst picture award 1999. I understand it was lighthearted science fiction set in the 1870???s west. BUT the script was plain STUPID and the ridiculous, ludicrous storyline simply did not gel. The beautiful Salma Hayek character was unnecessary and a waste of time & effort as was the other 4 x girls parts. Why on earth did Smith, Kline, and Branagh (all great actors ) sign on for this one. The special features tried hard to sell the movie but even that did not convince anyone. THE WHOLE FILM SIMPLY DID NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A LOSE AMATEURISH SCRIPT, bit of a shame really considering the talent available.

I agree with the comments of eddie & lainie. A love story for the movie buffs. 2 ordinary people of different cultures meet in unusual circumstances and form a gentle sensual relationship coupled with resistance and restraint . Be patient a suttle slow build up is necessary to get to know the 2 main characters beautiful acted by Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig ( great chemistry and both north of 40 years old which is good to see.) Expect a long tour and exploration of Cairo a city of beauty and poverty. Quality direction. A good nights entertainment

This is a stupid but very funny movie. It is a send-up, a spoof, a satire, politically incorrect a similar format to BORAT, MONTY PYTHON, BEST IN SHOW, so don't take it seriously just laugh at it's silliness. The acting by everyone is terrific and very clever, I also don't know how the actors kept a straight face, the bloopers would have been hilarious to watch if made. 4 absolute idiots with misguided Islamic ideologies stuff up everything they attempt to achieve, but it is Gods will.... Listen carefully there are some great one liners, lot of swearing and ridiculous scenarios. eg His wife tells him he was a lot happier when he was going to blow himself up.... you can't win an argument by being right...... don't listen to your brain, ......the Martyr feels know pain but who told you that ? We watched it twice and got a lot more out of it the second time around, the training camp, the chemical purchases, the snipers, the anti surveillance, the poor crow. If you have a sense of humour do yourself a favour hire this.

2+ from the wife 2 stars from me and we love Rom/Coms. Cannot believe so many positive reviews. We thought this movie was very very corny (especially the balcony scene) and not a touch on the wonderful NOTEBOOK. There was very limited chemistry between the main actors. Chris EGAN's acting was appalling, and his attempt at an English accent made you cringe. Vanessa Redgrave tried hard but due to her age I think, paused over her lines to much which detracted from her performance. What saved the movie was the wonderful Italian scenery, overall an ordinary night entertainment and not recommended.

3 + See my other review on Season 1. Season 2 not as strong as 1. OK but a great deal of emphasis on a funeral in the first 3 episodes BUT overall quality acting solid suburban life storyline excellent Aussie series quality nights entertainment. Highly recommended

4 star movie I could watch again. Excellent direction and acting by Ben Affleck, coupled with Jeremy Renner hard-hitting performance provides thoughtful management about their relationship and what happens to it. You get a realistic insight into a family of bank robbers, their misguided values and their struggle with the Law. An innocent crime victim's dilemma choosing between right and wrong. Strong action shoot out scenes, great chemistry between the two main lovers, few unexpected turns, overall a quality night's entertainment. RECOMMENDED

What is Clooney doing, such a waste of talent for this very limited dubious script, poorly directed.? Set in a beautiful mountain town in Italy wonderful scenery, beautiful woman, but oh so slow and drawn out. Just get on with it , so hard to follow then led to nothing. Story could have been told in half the time. Supposed to be a modern western about a hit man seeking redemption about to be hit, but the main characters didn't tie together, left you with far to many unanswered questions. Quality talent poor script, poorly directed.

1 star even from the wife. A silly disjointed storyline with some scenes that just aren't funny. The characters are superficial and poorly directed eg first time actor Kevin Smith overacts and is painfully over the top with his attempt at comedy. Also first time direction is obvious and detracts from the movie. Bottom line as a chick flick rom/com ..... dont bother

Enjoyed Ken Burns documentaries. Benny Goodman a perfectionist to a fault, dedicated to the clarinet with no real concern for other people. His quest for fame unstoppable if you love the sound of a clarinet this for you. Travel through 40 years of a mans obsession, dedication beyond anything else. You see glimpses of famous people like Glenn Miller, Harry James, Gene Krupa, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespe, Louie Armstrong, Peggy Lee Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, the golden age of swing. Goodman helped break down the barriers between black & white musicians, eg the BG Trio, with Lionel Hampion & Teddy Wilson. The birth of the BOP (no thanks ) but a great nights entertainment if you like swing.

Taken from a best seller by Frank McCourt & directed by the great Alan Parker it is a sad but true film well worth watching. It shows the despair and desperation of Ireland families in the 1930's. A families love hardships and survival, a sad father/son's relationship ruined by drunkenness, the strength of a proud mother forced to beg and compromise herself for the sake of her children. Just think how you would have coped in the same situation? Quality acting by all concerned, highly recommended.

The move is 10 years old, Gere plays a womanizer, a liar, a coward and overall rat, he falls in love with a sick girl half his age. The chemistry between Ryder & Gere does not work. The script is weak, corny, full of holes tries hard to be a tear jerker but fails; mainly because Gere overacts emotionally, he is very melodramatic with his acting similar to how he performed in Night in Rodanthe . In my view he has never reached the heights of his performance in 1990 Pretty woman, since then Gere attempts as a romantic lead have been ordinary, he is better suited to action/drama movies. 2 stars from my wife 1 star from me. Did nothing for us unfortunately a very ordinary night's entertainment.

Obviously this radio show was an institution in America radio for 30 years. What a difference in the many reviews. 5 stars if you are an American ex pat or previously listened to the show, mostly 1 star if you never heard of it. I wanted so much to like it but I give it 2 stars just for the music and cast. Garrison Keilor wrote the poor screenplay, it was a miss mash of incidents that never went anywhere, just there to fill in gaps between songs. That made it boring to watch, coupled with Robert Altman's lack of quality direction, just living on his reputation. The cast were outstanding but mainly cameo parts ( especially Tommy Lee Jones what a waste ). C & W music great, but not enough of it. Meryl Streep brilliant as usual tried to hold the show together, wonderful cameo songs by Woody Harrison and J C Reilly very funny as was Kevin Kline comic performance, The angel character was bad didn't work at all , Lindsay Lohan was just average. Shame really this movie could have been great. Love to have recommended it but really can't unless you JUST USE THE REMOTE BETWEEN SONGS.

There is something about Joaquin Phoenix as an actor that always disturbs me. ( Supose I have never forgiven him killing Russell Crowe, but that's another story) So he is quite suited to this love him or hate him role as an agitated nerd, struggling with his life, so contemplating suicide. It is an extremely slow and frustrating build up his decision time of a choice between two lovers he is courting at the same time. The story is centred on his dilemma so the other characters are shallow and less interesting. Overall only a FAIR night's entertainment, not recommended, unless you like Phoenix.

Comedy drama contain high paced comic rants by Robin Williams with a strong political flavour, and some of the are good, quite poignant, relevant and an accurate description of today's USA politics. A warranted sarcastic and truthful portrayal of USA democracy becoming a joke. You have to rewind sometimes as he is so fast you miss the punch line. Laura Linney is always brilliant but William is a romantic role is bit hard to take, no kissing thank God. We enjoyed the night's entertainment. Recommended

Deals with coping with death of a partner, friendships and loneliness. Quality acting by Firth and an interesting character portrayed but oh so slow, minimal storyline other than an appreciation of life once you decide to take your life? Few characters start to develop then drop off. Overall just a FAIR nights entertainment, could have been much better.

note :-Sub titles. Suggest don't bother, disjointed weak storyline, waste of a night's entertainment really.

We enjoy period drama especially J A movies but this one is not for the Jane Austen purists I suggest. It is disjointed and lacks a strong storyline, Sally Hawkins does not have the chemistry to carry off the lead role. Other characters needed more development. Just a basic period movie

A sincere sophisticated SUBURBIA story that many married couples (around the 7 year itch mark) could/should relate too. Set in NZ and Berlin a bitter sweet, morale tension insight, couples falling in and out of love numerous sex scenes but tastefully done? A mid life crisis and adultery from a man's perspective, deals with important issues lots of honest moments, though provoking ending, ie an idiot that does not realise what he has got. Some excellent acting, some wooden (eg men's group scene) the New Zealand accent is an issue sometimes, (no subtitles) Good to see a movie from our side of the world. Highly recommended

3 + a good nights enjoyment. Offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional family that live on city Island. Slow build up but amusing enough. We need the subtitles to help understand the broad Bronx accent and all the yelling. The son's character was lacking and didn't go anywhere and the girlfriends exit was a bit abrupt. Overall a comedy that kept you entertained. Recommended

4 + Love Aussie movies. Extra Star for Actor/Writer Peter Helliar's first venture into a movie, excellent effort. We enjoyed the Rom/Com storyline solid acting performances by all concerned especially Peter Dinkage. Megan Gale was impressive in a small part. Cleverly written a bit rude and crude in parts for us baby boomers but acceptable in this day & age. An Aussie suburban story that holds your interest about love, friendship, honestly, forgiveness, and hope. Great to see local scenery, some funny cameos by local actors. Helliar deserves our encouragement and support. Highly recommended for a good nights viewing.

1 STAR ???.Hired this because of the high recommendations but found the basket ball journey tedious probably because I am not a basket ball fan. I found the 7 year journey of two promising stars boring and difficult to understand in some parts (no subtitles to assist). Despite a thorough disc clean it still jumped occasionally the wife had fallen asleep and I could not be bothered trying to get back on track. The story ended abruptly with words indicating what finally happened to the promising stars, must have run out of time & money? I understand and like viewing the realities of America???s socio economic structure and the need for welfare assist BUT NOT FOR 3 HOURS! I think the 1994 awards were being politically correct? Not recommended unless you want your wife to fall asleep.

I enjoy Ken Burns research.(eg see my review on Boxer Jack Johnson) This is a wonderful insight about the history of jazz. Strangely derived from the slavery of Negro's (Jim CROWE era) in a FREE country in New Orleans in the 1800's. From old photos and a little film you see Jazz evolve from suffering, spiritual songs ,voodoo, Dixieland and gumbo. Negro's use of music in some ways fighting injustice, segregation and hardships. Interesting to see how the light colored Creolos were treated. A current trumpeter Wynton Marsalis gives informative narration about great characters Buddy Bolden in 1877, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Betsy Smith, some sad stories like Spider Bix. Also the immense importance of Lois Armstrong to the history of JAZZ. And finally it gives a clear understanding that JAZZ and RACE go together to the detriment of the Negro. Despite all the evidence some white musicians still had the audacity to claim they discovered JAZZ. If you love music highly recommended.

Appealing, intriguing 3 + war movie. Subtitles. Based on a true story about female heroism in the French resistance in 1944. This movie gives women the recognition they deserve for their part in the war. The cruelty of the Gestapo is forever present, coupled with the sacrifice and bravery of 5 women attempting to prevent the Germans from finding out details of the Normandy landing. Heart rendering moments, twists & turns that kept you interested. Some holes in the script but overall a good nights viewing.

I agree with all the other reviews an excellent French movie. (subtitles) Staring very young quality actors Auteuil & Depardieu. If you like a story about dreams, unconditional love, treachery, deceit, fraud, greed pathos set in beautiful scenery hire this. The ending is stark reality but we were glad to find out later there is a sequel ??? manon des sources??? which we cant wait to see. Highly recommended

Realize I will upset some people with 2 stars but really this is one for the TRUE movie buffs. High Society was a classic so I wanted to see how the original fared from the 1930???s. It was just OK enjoyable, not a musical and obviously a bit corny by today???s standards. 3 wonderful actors but having seen HIGH SOCIETY you are spoilt and I kept waiting for Hepburn, Grant and Stewart to break out into song! ............Suggest you just enjoy it for what it is a very old movie.

I realize it is a MUSICAL but there was not much substance to this story about the life of a famous Italian movie director it was slow and got bogged down a bit. ( I think he was legend in his own mind .) Quality cast most had one musical performance. Song and dance was satisfactory but nothing like Chicago or Cabaret. Daniel Day-Lewis was a bit out of his depth in a musical, small parts for Hudson & Kidman but done well. Penelope Cruz was excellent. Overall a reasonable night???s entertainment if you like musicals.

4 stars BUT I have a few reservations about this movie, overall I enjoy it and recommend it. Do not expect an excellent epic film like the Gladiator or the fanciful, fictitious, daring Errol Flynn in very tight green tights. This is a story about how the legend of Robin Hood came to be, the man behind the man. This period movie depicts the TRUE England???s living conditions that was cruel ,harsh, frugal coupled with plenty of fighting and killing because that???s what they did to each other in those times. To much killing some say? (Google: King John or any other King for that matter for a look at injustice etc and see how many they had killed during their reign ) Ridley combines the Robin Hood myth with this stark tough reality in the first movie build up, understand there was a sequel planned that I suggest would lean more to the Errol Flynn, Sherwood Forest hero image. This movies does lose it???s way in parts and becomes a little bit dull, Maid Marion as a warrior detracts and is unnecessary. I still watched it again the next morning. Recommended for a quality nights entertainment.

OK OK 4 stars?????????. BUT I have to say they could have added more suspense / substance to the script to make it a classic 5. Eg The mother visiting the black ghetto had so much potential, as did her conflict with her snobbish friends, and the school involvement especially with the children being so understanding and accepting of the situation. So much material to work with. Bullock was good but not Academy award material, the visit and confrontation at the ghetto was a bit improbable. Quinton Aaron portrayal was bland and required more effort, and Australians viewers would not know the parade of celebrity American coaches playing themselves, that detracted. I did enjoy seeing the actual people involved during the credits, and they obviously did a wonderful thing for a homeless boy. I realize it is a true story so they have to stick with the facts but I thought it was all a bit TAME it had so much potential for a quality script writer but they chose the safe version and it just rolled alone. OK maybe I am over reacting but it could have been a CLASSIC film in the vein of To kill a Mockingbird.!!. Overall good family entertainment and a good lesson for all (especially teenagers ) about acceptance, tolerance, compassion and understanding. See what you think ?

Two escapees assume the identities of two gays. Accept this as a impractical silly teenage movie with fun characters and you might enjoy it. William H Macy is great in any movie and carry off the character well, Jeremy Northam was a pleasant surprise (bit different from his role in The Tudors ) well done. Few very funny scenes and you get a few good laughs so its a reasonable nights entertainment

I found it a bit misleading I expected far more depth about Mandela rather than just tokenism , instead it manly related to how Sth Africa won the World Rugby Cup. Movies was very slow and the script a bit basic, could have been much better , little effort required by quality actors like Freeman and Damon, and basic direction from Eastwood finding it difficult to combine politics with sport. Expected far more from those three. The St African accent was distracting and involved wooden acting from the lesser actors. Summing up, disappointing nights entertainment only worth 2 stars.

Very average movie involving 4 quality British actors, what a waste of talent, wife gave it a miss after 2 minutes. Language was very extreme, ( F & C ) excessive and unnecessary to the extent it ruined what ever story they were trying to tell. It starts off with this verbal diarrhea by 5 violent men seeking revenge on a friends wifes lover, it involves flash backs by the unstable husband bashing his wife, his boring fantasies, and all 5 men taunting the lover. The revenge turns deranged to the extent it becomes stupid . I thought it was going to be like the great movies ???two smoking barrels??? and ???snatch??? but it wasn???t. Summing up DON???T BOTHER poor nights entertainment.

A murky movie but powerful, academy award recipient but not for everyone. Lot of foul language, scenes involving abusive parents; incest, assaults. Set in 1987 in Harlem Precious is illiterate, very overweight na??ve and pregnant for the second time. Down and out she responds to an alternative schoolteacher, who helps her look for the opposite of her terrible life. Quality acting by Mo???Nique in a difficult role bringing a foul fiend to the screen. You will see a very plain Mariah Carey in a different role. Paula Patton was excellent. It is a movie about HOPE, learning to love yourself, and sends out a good message to troubled teenagers. Recommended for a good nights entertainment albeit a bit heavy prior to going to bed !

Firstly I enjoy Super Hero movies but ADULTS be warned this is a kids movie, very young kids ! Quality actors like Samuel Jackson, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paitrow must owe someone a favour or be hard up for a quid to appear in this rubbish. Sam Rockwells character was poorly acted and was so pathetic and irritating. The chemistry and attempted repartee between Downey & Paitrow simply did not work, so strained. The script had holes right through it, and a drunk Iron Man was ridiculous. The special effects were monotonous and boring for adults. Summing up the first Iron man two stars.............

Saw this at the movies. Subtitles, you have to watch & listen carefully but well worth the effort.Heavy sex scenes and violence, but acceptable in the context of the story which is excellent full of twists & turns. Sound acting and quality direction. Ist of a trilogy looking forward to the others.

Love these monarch period movies. Not a great substance (other than a love story ) to work with but all the same well done. We are shown how various groups and countries are so manipulative, calculating and scheming in their endeavors to control the young Queen. You are given an insight into the arrogant, pompous aristocrats and parliamentarians concern for their self importance and little for the people they serve. Despite all these barriers a strong love evolves between Victoria and Albert. He refuses to be a puppet to his wife or her advisors, they were together for 20 years and he encouraged the monarch to help and educate the poor. I thought it was hilarious that he most powerful woman in the world could not get Buckingham palace heated or the windows cleaned; all because of a demarcation dispute between the household servants!! The squalor of money spent on servants in that period is amazing. Costumes and acting excellent. Recommended for a good nights entertainment. 3 +

A sensitive, emotive movie about a dysfunctional family finding, building, renewing, love. Careful with the kids watching (ie under 15 yrs? ) Kline plays a man that realizes what life is about, but too late. The teenage son portrays a weird secret dark life at one stage experimenting with erotica & homosexuality; but nothing too heavy. Kevin Kline and Kristen Scott-Thomas always brilliant actors, try to rebuild their son???s life. Only gave it 3 stars because a sad but feel good movie the ending was a bit disappointing (car victim etc?) the ending comes out of nowhere, and I think it lacked a death scene. Overall a good adult night???s entertainment. 3 +

A movie (10 years old) about a broken heart, a broken spirit, soul searching and finding yourself all entwined around a game of golf. Quality actors in Smith, Damon & especially Charlize Theron (I love her acting.) Story line is uplifting, a bit thin but enjoyable. The romantic sub theme link between Damon & Theron is shallow as is the arrival of Smith playing a mythical type character that appears out of nowhere full of philosophical advice on life. You don???t need to understand golf to enjoy this movie but it would help so as to understand the integrity required to play the game. Lovely period costumes and great scenery overall a good nights entertainment. 3+ stars .

Brilliant, awesome ?????? what a wonderful world we live in. 5 years in the making, 200 locations , 21 countries everything about it absolutely breathtaking. I watched it with my grand children (8 and 6 ) who were equally impressed. It explains how fragile our planet is. Has a few small moments of animals killing for food but not to scary for young kids providing it is explained properly. Dont miss this one. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for a wonderful family nights entertainment.

Overall disappointing, very shallow storyline. Limited information about Tolstoys past other than his heroic reputation that is held by the Russian people. The movie is a ongoing love story late in life that deals with his 48 year marriage to a hot-tempered volatile wife. His manipulative followers are trying to become the benefactors of his great writings on behalf of the people. This action is violently opposed by his wife; she wants his works to remain in the family. There is another romance between two of his younger followers which is a token subplot to give the film some substance. Unless you are a massive Tolstoy fan movie........ not recommended.

Very light family drama for De Niro to ply his excellent trade. Like many people he realizes after his wife dies he does not really know his children she was the head of the family, he was just the provider. He meant well but pushed his children to hard now he wants to make up for it but has to negotiate secrets and lies to rediscover them. The sons painting????????????.. is a great moment in the film. Limited roles for quality actors, that should have been developed more. The flash back to their childhood was well done. Over all a quality nights 4 star entertainment but not as good as The Notebook !

Saw this when it first came out and still love it. I agree with all of the positive reviews, so not worth repeating. If you are considering hiring, realize it is not light entertainment, but a raw emotional ride into how a family tries to cope with secrets and lies. Typical brilliant British script, Brenda Blethyn magnificent, coupled with great acting all round . One for true movie buffs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Disappointing. Nothing like previous excellent direction of SECRETS & LIES. Weak storyline that did not gel. Main character overacted and was optimistic to the extreme. Very slow, bland build up in the first half, several characters not developed. When it got to the confrontation with the paranoid, pessimistic driving instructor it didn???t go anywhere. Far to many loose ends, could have been much better. Not Recommended

5+ stars. Fascinating even if you are not a boxing fan. Wonderful study of first a hero to black people then the world. Great interviews and action bouts, as usual they have all had one to many hits in the head and suffered the consequences in later life. You see a different side of ALI strength, wisdom, courage, integrity. Amazing how many of the boxers started as thieves, thugs, murderers, etc. The industry full of mobsters, drugs, KKK, Mafia, fight fixing. A unique, very gifted boxer that had 3 of his best years stolen from him because of his convictions, he stood up to the government then the people turned on him for awhile. Wonderful lines like???.. Cassius clay was my slave name; I am not longer a slave. OR I aint got no quarrel with them Vietcong. One negative ALI was verbally cruel with his banter with Frazier. A MUST for boxing fans, I also highly recommend JACK JACKSON and TYSON DVDs for another great nights viewing

Hired this because of the 5 star reviews from other members. A reasonable quality nights entertainment but we only rated it 3 stars. Basically a love story, but it contains a few very graphic world war 1 scenes that were most necessary to show the futility, horrors and absurdity of war, but it was a little bit disturbing for my wife. Eg a rat crawling out of a dead persons mouth. Excellent scenery, reasonable acting, slow build up, I liked it more that my wife but its no Finding Private Ryan.

Strong medical drama ,quality acting by Grant & Hackman, few twists & turns that hold your interest. BUT ....???NOTE???. very heavy disturbing epileptic type scenes at the very start of the movies which caused my wife & daughter to stop watching & go to bed. Other than that a solid nights entertainment about a misguided unethical Doctor trying to kill another Doctor who inadvertently discovers his murderous deeds done in the name of science.

As a 37 year retired Vic Pol member very painful to watch, you cringe and feel ashamed at the behaviour of the NSW police in those days. Then you feel great salvation/ relief that they got them. Obviously every Police Force get their recruits from the community and every Force has a few rotten apples BUT in 1994 in NSW it was a DISEASED CROP. Its not hard, you just had to have the balls to say NO that???s not right, to any pressure, thereby making the corrupt cops fear the honest cops not the other way around. This is a wonderful factual documentary extremely well presented, that every decent police member and politician should watch and learn that justice will prevail. Fascinating to see how this inquisition unfolds. From the independent member John Hatton getting a Royal Commission passed by 1 vote, the abuse he received from the then Premier being called paranoid, a drama queen etc. The indignant denials from everyone from the bumbling fool Police Commissioner,some cops on the beat , the wall of silence, the brotherhood, then all slowly falling like a pack of cards. Divide and conquer, it was so successful that eleven members (11) committed suicide ! As a result the authorities had to address it by granting an amnesty to dishonest police, many resigned, many more should have gone to jail. Bottom line is ???.you suffer the consequences of your acts?????? Great documentary great result. Highly recommended.

Funny sort of movie this one. Jeff Bridges won best actor playing a broken down C & W has-been, living off his legend. His performance was solid but nothing to rave about. Did not realize Bridges and Colin Farrell ( small part )could sing, they do OK without staring. Plenty of booze, one night stands, general abuse until Bridges meets a girl half his age. Trouble is the story line is very thin and painfully slow. Some of the deleted scenes should have remained to give the story some substance. Country & Western fans would like it more but for the 4 of us last night a little disappointing, therefore recommended as only a reasonable night entertainment. (PS for some reason took awhile for the BlueRay system to work, just kept pushing buttons until it did!!!!)

I think Guy Ritchie outsmarted himself this time. Movie ok if you are a budding Psychologist and like listening to mindless waffle, and strange mind games, otherwise suggest you don???t bother. I loved Snatch & Smoking Barrels, but this one was extremely complicated, that???s ok sometimes and I thought of watching it again the next day but then decided it really wasnt worth the effort. To confuse you even more lots of dead bodies, violence and torture. Watch the making of it in the specials if you really want to know what went on. Actually come to think of it, that was probably better than the film. Overall a poor nights entertainment, shame because they were quality actors.

Read my comments on the 5 star SEASON 1 review. Nothing has changed. Don???t take it to seriously its just 7 more episodes of a cleverly stupid laugh out loud show. However you do become more use to the shock political, racist, sexist incorrectness. Coupled with a few touching moments of mentoring from Gormsby, SEASON 2 still provides a funny nights entertainment. Suggest you watch all episodes one after another for better impact.

What a GEM, 10 reviews all 4 or 5 stars says it all, you laugh & frown at the same time . Maori flavoured New Zealand TV series now on DVD. Take a NZ high school full of moronic insipid teachers, attempting to teach dysfunctional dull-witted students. Include an exaggerated, outdated, army style relieving teacher, with strong leadership (sometimes foolish) qualities, then sit back & laugh & cringe at his blunt honesty, and sincerity. Add a touch of extreme political incorrectness, shocking cultural insensitivity, a pinch of pathos, some inspiring moments and you have a magnificent over the top comedy. We ordered Season 2 the next night. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you have a broad mind.

Just watch it for what it is a true story regarding one of the 15 th attempts to kill madman Hitler. Very slow build up, great cast, filmed on the actual locations which made it more emotive. Good to see a few proud honorable Germans tried to stop this despicable madman. (so close but no cigar!) Also the fact that they and their families were eventually recognized many years later by the German people as honourable patriots trying to do the right thing by their country. The special features were nearly as good as the movie as it gave an accurate account of what occurred including interviews with the families of the patriots. Reasonable night entertainment if you like war movies.

Season 3 still maintaining a high standard in every way, most enjoyable night's entertainment As usual plenty of 15 th century history regarding murder lust, greed, envy, intrigue, torture, and more importantly displaying mans in humanity to man.......... all in the name of religion.

Both of us are STILL really enjoying the whole series so much so we watch all 3 episodes one after the other . The sex, violence, greed and cruelty, is abundant. The murdering of innocent people over many years , the scheming, cunning plots forthcoming all in the name of religion makes you wonder if there is a God?? I google after the viewing and most of it is TRUE ! All 2 seasons highly recommended.

Strange movie this one probably because it was low budget, independent, and a alternative formula. It is about a weekend with a dysfunctional family and a diverse mixture of guests of many ethnicity and cultures. It had live alternative music during the actual dialogue which was a bit different. The self centered main character with abuse issues did not work nor did the meaningless sickly toasts at the wedding rehearsal . Other characters were shallow and the storyline jumped all over the place.The director used a roving camera which caused the movie to be somewhat disjointed . Overall disappointing viewing only worth two stars.

3 - The overview reads well and the movie had potential just didn???t make it in our opinion. Apparently based on a true story which sometimes is a problem as it restricted the whole story line. This was the case with this movie not enough substance. It was about a husbands grief & loss & how different people cope, he for instance allowed ???free range??? parenting. The main problem was there was no chemistry between Clive Owen and his sons, their relationship did not come natural to him and it looked as if he found it difficult work and his acting reflected that. Beautiful scenery set in South Australia vineyards and we enjoyed the contrasting life styles between England and Australia. Emma Booth (recent start of Underbelly) had a minor role that could have been developed more. Only a reasonable night entertainment.

See my season 1 review whole series highly recommended, all episodes held our interest throughout. SEASON 2 was even better we both looked forward to each disc and usually watch all 3 episodes one after the other as they were so intriguing. I later gooled some of the characters to get better understanding. Just starting season 3 now. PS The Tudors is nearly as good as the 60 episodes of HBO's The wire.

I have been wanting to see this movie for years. My assessment 2 stars! I know it was a classic in its time and that rating will upset a few purists. However I found the animated over acting and pregnant pauses waiting for the subtitles very off putting. So much so I sometimes used the fast forward to get through the 3 hours. It is rated by some as the 5th all time great movies, but I suggest ??? movie new comers??? will be disappointed as by today???s standards it is almost corny. Not recommended.

Strange movie this one, straight forward and basic. Certainly not feel good viewing. Set in America in the 1950s very authentic set designs by the way had some of my Mums furniture!. It is a raw tragic love story, about not taking a chance when the opportunity occurs then as a result falling into hopelessness and a empty marriage. Couples were expected to conform in the 50s even though it meant being miserable, lesson; if you don???t take the chance to change your life you suffer the consequences. The ending just petered out which was a little disappointing. Only worth 3 stars, two quality actors impress, movie ok if looking for an unusual nights entertainment.

What a FASCINATING documentary, HIGHLY recommended even if you are not a boxing fan. Actually the racism should make your blood boil. It deals with a very special black man in the early 1900???s, who became the first Negro heavy champion of the world. A man that fought against all odds including reprehensible racism, white supremacy and blatant hypocrisy with his strength of character, individualism, and self belief. On his way to the top he beat all comers several times BUT white champions refused to fight him until he embarrassed them so much they had no choice. You need to understand the times how dare a black man think he is an equal ! When he won (the title fight was held in Australia ) all hell broke loose, white society was falling apart. Between 1901 & 1907 there had been over 700 black people lynched. The documentary has a lot of still photos, it is a pictorial that deals with MAN???S INHUMANITY TO MAN simply because a black man beat a white man. America was a KKK tragedy that could not cope with his type or his success, Jackson simply didn???t care and lived life to the fullest until he had the audacity to sleep with white women . How dare he beat up all our great white hopes AND sleep with our women ! Acts of parliament were manipulated and white society rednecks sent him to jail, revenge at last. 22 years later Negro Joe Lewis became champion of the world but wrongly in my view disassociated himself from Jackson. Mohamed Ali didn???t and stated he had received the same treatment from some whites that Jackson had all those years ago, so much so that sometimes when he fought; Ali would cry out ???there is a ghost in the house???. I have so much admiration for Jackson watch it as see if you agree, either way you won???t be disappointed. PS After this movie hire TYSON for a similar study in human nature !!

Quality thriller / drama , quality cast, small part for Streep. This is an adaptation of the controversial USA Rendition program that was suppose to cope with the massive problem of how the USA dealt with terrorists post 9/11. Just remember one suicidal ,cunning, fanatical zealot can blow up 2000 innocent people. ???..So does the USA fight fire with fire. Yes???. but maybe every now and then they get it wrong. Is that the price you pay for erring on the side of the community, but what if it was you? Watch the movie then you decide.

Subtitles. Quality French comedy, 3 stars and I suggest would be even higher for those that understood French because the main plot is a play on words of ???regional speech culture???. We still got a laugh out of it and it kept us entertained throughout the whole movie

Not recommended........I prefer/support Australian movies, however this one left a lot to be desired. Overall the acting and directing was only average. The harsh struggle depicted on the farm was reasonably well done however when it moved to the city the plot was extremely basic and lacked impact, the movie just petered out to a non event. It was more like a corny TV production. I suggest this storyline is more likely to appeal to 12 year olds, providing them with a good nights entertainment.

3 + Unusual American contemporary style of movie.The movie is an interesting study of human behaviour; their change of ideals, coping with loneliness, workplace hardships and finding/finishing relationships. Plenty of fast talk, fast lane dialogue, that takes awhile to get to the point. Clooney is excellent as usual, I don???t know Vera Farmiga but quality acting by her, hot chemistry between them. George is a high flyer whose job it is to sack people on behalf of a business, he has an affair with a fellow high flyer, coupled with the company of a new age 23 years old female that is changing his work place format. Bit of a twist, at the end. A reasonable nights entertainment.

Parents be careful with this one. Ahh what could have been ? When reading the 17 reviews they either love or hate the movie. I suggest if you are over 60 years our generations standard is a little higher than todays. You will find the directors need to continually tell an 8 year old to f off, reference to anal sex, never ending extreme profanities devalues what could have been an excellent piece of black humour, with the potential to be a classic like Blazing Saddles or Borat. They did not have to rely on just blatant filth to win over an audience, their black humour was off but most times funny. I am not offended by foul language it depends on how it is used. Thorton is brilliant in his role as a self loathing, alcoholic, foul mouth ,sex maniac and the other cast were generally quality comic performers. With a bit of care this script this COULD HAVE BEEN a classic, instead I suggest it just appeals to most of the younger generation that just want to be shocked with gutter humour. The wife went to bed 5 minutes into the movie, I stayed hoping it would get better, got a few laughs but overall very disappointed, furthermore for some reason the plot just peters out into a monologue conclusion. MY VIEW not recommended for BABY BOOMERS we are used to much better entertainment.

Hired this on the many many high recommendations. The wife & I agree what a disappointment ( nothing like the wonderful 5 star Notebook movie.) this is 1 star rating. Maybe OK for teenage girls but not us BABY BOOMERS! It was boring predictable and the ending oh so corny! There was no main or support character development, the script was shallow, Robyn William over-acted, Meyers is only a very average singer, Russell ( great in the 5 star ???The Waitress???) but did nothing in this movie. Young Highmore reasonable effort. Soundtrack was the only good thing. Even if you called it a fairytale story it was lacking in so many areas. Oldies don???t bother??????.CORNY, CORNY, CORNY.

Spanish subtitles. 3- rating. Love story, involving compromise, cheating, lies and revenge told in flashbacks found it hard to concentrate on the plot subtitles may have detracted from the intended impact . Movie based on the premise of ???making a film??? I found it disjointed, slow in the build up sub plots that don???t go anywhere, non eventful ending. Overall disappointing.

3+ . Subtitled French film. Excellent performance by Thomas. The premise of her going to prison in the first instance is a long bow however patience is required by the viewer as there is a necessary slow build up by Thomas's character concerning her transition from a long term prisoner to rejoining society. The enjoyment received is seeing her come back to life. A slow but good night entertainment if you like French films

Poor excuse for a chick flick, holes in the script everywhere, limited chemistry between the main characters, some of the scenes were quite ridiculous eg the Indian dance with Betty White, the male stripper. Just a money spinner with no substance. Girls don???t bother.

So far 7 reviewers have given this movie 4 + ratings I concur with their comments. Based on the journey of a true medical discovery made it compelling viewing but I found the relationship between the two pioneers just as interesting. Set down South in America from 1930 onwards about the unlikely partnership between a wealthy arrogant white Doctor and a poor gentle black carpenter. They broke some of the segregation rules, which was wonderful to see BUT not all of them. The white man only saw the black man as a confidant, and teacher in the field of medicine, nothing else. He conveniently ignored the poverty, racism, and lack of deserved recognition of his brilliant Lab technician. He took all the credit for this wonderful discovery which I found very disturbing however an attitude to be expected from white America in the 1950s. Only in the latter years did the hospital finally acknowledge the black mans brilliance in saving blue babies. Ironic they now have a black president !! Fantastic isn't it.

Strange movie, in hindsight should have watched it twice to fill in the gaps. Damon has a difficult chameleon role to play and he does it well. Based on a true story about a self delusional whistle blower with a twist. The voice over commentary by Damon has a fast delivery and is difficult to comprehend sometimes to the extent we switched on the sub titles. There are some funny moments with the lawyers and FBI trying to understand the reasoning of this complex man. The actual court case must have been hilarious in parts. Recommended but expect an unusual nights entertainment

See my initial review at disc 1. Series has kept our interest and we have ordered season 2. We found it a little difficult keeping track of who's backstabbing whom, but it is intriguing to see the power of religion and lust unfold over time and change Mother England forever. Bit like what's happening in Australia today I suppose !

French movie with Subtitles. The review by member Andrew is very accurate overall, includes no romance, no comedy, no action , no sex, no violence but given a 5 rating by him. Our view the whole movie very non eventful 2 + almost a documentary on how to settle a deceased estate. A very slow build up for nothing, involves siblings mild argument over collecting, preserving or selling their Mother???s valuable possessions. Set in a beautiful country estate but with shallow characters and storyline that eventually peter out to nothing. We baby boomers like art house movies but this one pushed our limitations.

I suggest the good reviews of this movie were very misleading to a retired gentlemen like myself. I like martial art movies but this was so bad the wife went to bed after 3 minutes into the film. The dubbing was the problem and detracted greatly. Some of the special effects were ridiculous; how many different ways can you kick a soccer ball? The storyline was basic, corny and a poor excuse for satire. As suggested by other reviewers I certainly didnt take it seriously you couldn???t if you wanted too??????.. it was so bad. Really unless your ten years old DON'T BOTHER.

This is a little gem of a movie about unconditional love. It has a quality cast, well directed, real characters, and great photography. The movie takes time to develop involves flashbacks, Smiths character & the build up are deliberately confusing, so be patient. A unique storyline???.. what does a good man profoundly SAD and after seeking redemption then decides he does not want to live anymore ??? but inadvertently starts to fall in love over again? Will Smith, charming as ever has a great chemistry with the impressive Rosario Dawson. Highly recommended so much so we watched it again the next morning and enjoyed it even more.

I like movies about the 18th century English period, costumes & set were excellent. Acting ok, about highwaymen, tongue in cheek comedy/drama/ weak romance, set to modern music. Holes in the storyline & a bit farfetched, overall the movie held your interest but only reasonable light entertainment.

If you want a SIMPLE story about a family dealing with grief, this is it. 3 main characters the youngest daughter blaming herself for the death of her Mother, a selfish teenager and a Father trying to get everything back to normality so moves them to Italy. Small production, honest effort but extremely slow build up that amounted to nothing. Firth???s character never developed. all we got was a lost kid, piano lessons, going to a new school, boyfriends, relationships not going anywhere, very abrupt. Basic stuff that did not have enough substance to maintain our interest. Very abrupt ending, overall disappointing.

A thought provoking important documentary on the sinister attempts of the extreme right wing millionaires of America, to bring down Clinton. The villain is the so called righteous independent Ken Starr who was their PAID instrument. I realise there may be some bias from the filmmakers, BUT there were too many people interviewed and overwhelming facts to suggest the film was nothing but the truth. . I recommend you listen to Clinton???s speech discussing the facts of this movie, when it finishes, very informative. I agree what happen to Clinton was a form of modern day McCarthyism ie accusations without the proper regard for evidence. The film shows ten (10) years of pursuit of Clinton for CORRUPTION by Ken Starr & others costing $80 million which resulted in NO impropriety being found. Clinton???s sexual affairs then became a priority and he then fell foul of his personal affairs (similar to JFK I might add without the consequences). The film provides evidence of journalists being paid to write unfavourable stories, laws being manipulated, unscrupulous corrupt lawyers & officials. The worst was the innocent Susan McDougal being sent to Gaol By STARR for two years for refusing to lie about Clinton. What hapened to her in gaol was a disgrace. We do not know all the players mentioned in the film which detracts but its disturbing, how could a democratic country allowed this 10 year unjustified purge to happen? Where were the checks & balances the upholders of the truth, honest, decent statesmen and journalists stopping this abuse of power? Could this happen in Australia? maybe; we are being subjected to more & more SPIN by both sides, lets hope we have the quality LEADERS and PRESS to challenge it and demand evidence! By the way the wife fell asleep during the movie but I still recommend it as a shocking indictment of what happened in a so called democratic,free country.

What a weird movie, quality acting by Ruffalo & Brody but the script was disjointed and hard to follow. It involved two brothers that have been coning people since childhood, there was so much deceit & intrigue we got LOST in the plot. We only found out what really happened once we watched the deleted scenes & special bonuses. Bit to clever for us hence the 2 rating

A well constructed hard hitting sentimental journey of a mothers love, and her attempts to finalise issues prior to her pending death in two months time. Strong cast quality acting. I agree the ending was a bit abrupt and left you to imagine outcomes.Overall an emotional topic well done .

Note. I hired this on other member???s high recommendations but was disappointed in the movie overall, (wife threw another pillow at me,) the heavy sex scenes not everyone???s cup of tea,???. I know what did you expect, it???s a gay theme. It was a heartfelt story of a wonderful uncle???s love dealing with a very selfish poor excuse for a mother; but unfortunately that was only secondary, the movie???s focal point was the main character working out his sexual preferences, this was well done but monotonous and took forever. After a few fast forwards we got to the guardianship conflict between the brother & sister which was good but far to short. Summary, a well crafted movie about relationships but only a 2 star interest for an old baby boomer.

TV Mini series of the Henry VIII Tudor Dynasty. First 4 episodes were good viewing excellent cast, strong action/storyline/sex scenes naturally dramatised but reasonable close to history. I googled old Henry; what a nasty piece of work he was, selfish, egotistic, tyrannical, extremely cruel, irresistible power with executions done at his will. They say many thousands executed during his reign Furthermore he was in charge of my religion and the Mother country??????. Bring on the Aussie republic I say. Series has kept our interest and we will try another 4 episodes.

Got this on the recommendations. Had to write this straight away while I was still angry, only one reviewer got it right as far as we were concerned should have taken notice of priatepete.. What a shocker, we kept watching it in pain hoping it would get better but it didn???t. Realise it was supposed to be a satire and a parody of Johnny Cash and the 60???s in the style of Mel Brooks but it didn???t work, it was so feeble. Poor attempts at running jokes, terrible send-ups of Elvis, The Beatles and many more. The script simply had too much in it and it didn???t jell, I think I laughed twice and my wife once. How many times can you try and make a joke about COX. What a waste of Reilly???s talent. The director/writers tried so hard to match the wonderful Blues Brothers and Monty Python format but FAILED miserably, most of the time it was just plain stupid, and a total waste of time. Maybe I am just getting to old but I don???t think so. Dare you to hire it!!!!!

Hired this movie on member???s high recommendations, yes it is an offbeat, bizarre, eccentric, fairytale, comedy. Extremely slow build up, lot of mindless ramblings, weak storyline dealing with reincarnation. We usually like art house but this one unfortunately to deep for us we obviously missed the point. Not recommended

Damn it, I couldn???t fine the tissue Box, so my glasses kept fogging up had to watch it twice. The Notebook was one of the best relationship movies I have seen, this one has the same Director, Cassavetes and the film is nearly as good. Quality acting by all; depicting sensitive, deep, heartfelt, family health issues. Can a Mother???s love be so blind or possibly too one sided, who does the Father support, how does the sister really feel. Suitable movie for kids (I suggest over twelve, bit heavy otherwise) to watch with the adults and all learn about the quality of life warts and all.

They say more No 1 records than The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and Elvis combined. Their Motown music is famous they were not; finally someone did something about it. Be ready for lots of interviews, old footage, re-enactments of classic songs by new artists. Some I have never heard of I would have rated it higher if the original singers had have been shown. A good 3 + night???s entertainment for music buffs.

Another pillow thrown at me by the wife, she watched the movie with her eyes closed. If you like Tarentino ???cult??? violence eg scalping, death & destruction excessive cruelty and a tongue in cheek adaptation of the end of World war 2; this is the movie for you. The villain Christoph Waltz was excellent in his role, Brad Pitt was disappointing, poor accent, over the top performance. Subtitles were fast & furious, and the alternative ending to WW 2 left you flat because it was pointless as you know it didn???t happen. Despite all that it was watchable and recommended due to Tarentino???s unpredictable direction but I was dodging bullets all night in my sleep. Wife gives it a 3 for what she saw, I give it a 4.

All I got out of this movie was a pillow thrown at me for selecting it. I explained to the wife it had 2 x 5???s and 3 x 4???s. Bigpond should put member???s AGES and IQ???s on their reviews.(joke) I admire Tommy Lee Jones and looked forward to seeing him in a comedy, but this was a shocker, suitable for easily pleased TEENAGERS. Not very funny, disjointed weak storyline, what comedy there was failed to flow. Ineffective, shallow, daughter and girlfriend relationship with the lead. Try hard minister character didn???t work, not funny. Realise the movie was trying to reach a particular audience, but certainly not the baby boomers. I don???t know what Tommy was thinking but I???m thinking don???t bother.

3+. My wife & I enjoyed this movie despite the fact it had a very slow build up. I suggest you be patient. The build up is necessary for us to study this sad, introverted man's life prior to meeting his uninvited visitors. You then see his personality blossom to something normal. I was very impressed with the acting of all 4 main characters, especially professionals like Jenkins & Abbass. The storyline is an interesting dilemma, ???queue jumpers??? that turn out to be very likable,respectable citizens. You ask yourself what happens to the four lives; is it fair or not? You decide. Recommended if you want a nice gentle thought provoking night entertainment.

The movie was a bit light on for content and had to be stretched somewhat which was understandable as it was based on a true set of events. A disturbing movie that makes you angry. It shows how the general public can be manipulated by the government and kept void of the truth for many years. Our admirable six journalists took a risk and were told to get out, but stayed seeking the truth for us. But to be murdered in cold blood and more importantly the actions of the Indonesians dismissed / ignored by the Government of the day will be a scar on Australia???s democracy forever. Plus the fact 183 000 people were murdered on our doorstep & we did nothing! How those politicians and bureaucrats can rest easy is beyond me. A heavy night???s viewing but worthwhile, a story that needed to be told however late.

We agree with the negative comments by other members. I am loyal to Aussie movies BUT how could the writers and director get this so wrong? I did not expect a Crocodile Dundee or Kenny as I doubt if those heights will ever be reached again. The whole movie was amateurish, slow, corny, childish pathetic attempts at humour. (At one stage they had to resort to limericks for God sake and even that did not work) This is a travelogue of our wonderful country but all they could emphasis was a large koala, a large guitar a few sheep, and the worlds thickest shake. It was a pathetic ad for a plastic Australia, line dancing and rodeo included. So much quality scenery missed.There was limited chemistry (due to the script) between Paul & Sean which caused their acting to be wooden and disjointed like the storyline. A great chance for a quality drama / comedy with 2 Aussie icons missed. Sadly ???..don???t bother with this one

So much to say about this documentary. Obviously a must for boxing fans BUT I recommend others members watch it also as a wonderful study of HUMAN NATURE . Mike Tyson was heavy weight champion of the world at the age of 20. His boxing speed, power and brute strength was just amazing to see. He had no childhood was never taught the difference between right and wrong. He was a criminal/ thief at the age of 12, graduating to a standover thug, sexual deviant and rapist. Tyson when interviewed throughout the film is full of contradictions, self pity, and aggression but is honest, raw, powerful overall a shocking excuse for a MAN. He explains how an uneducated violent, thug reaches the absolute height of fame & fortune followed by the depths of despair including 3 years gaol. One could say he deserved what he got, including the gonorrhoea???but what could have been, ......he had charisma, ability, awesome power and skill, the ability to be as great as ALI, BUT never never a great man. Until his death Tyson???s beloved trainer had him heading in the right direction, teaching his morals and self belief. When he died Tyson although sometimes extremely confidence, brutal in mind and body, was also scared, alone, vulnerable with no trust in anybody. Too much to soon, he says; leeches like Don King devoured him to the tune of $300 m. When beaten by a mediocre Buster Douglas, he was a shell of his former self, proving how powerful the mind is over the body once you lose your self belief. Regret does not make up for what you have done, he suffered the consequences of his acts, and rightly so. THIS IS A GREAT STUDY OF LIFE, RECOMMENDED VIEWING.

As we all know Disney pixar movies are wonderful. Round up your kids or in our case our grandchildren (aged 7 & 5) for a sleepover. This particular one is extremely well done, clever story line, not too much to be scared about, happy ending. Break out the lemonade, popcorn and lollies and sit back for a lovely night???s entertainment.

I am bias towards Aussie movies, hence the 4 rating. Set in the isolated, rugged outback, this is a powerful story about family trauma involving sexual secrets, and long term heartaches. Be prepared for strong language and sex scenes, all necessary and relevant to explain the family conflict. Mendelsohn is excellent, as is Griffiths ( I would like to have seen more of her character developed, such a great actress for a small role ) Like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, Bryan Brown plays Bryan Brown no matter what the role requires, but he does a good job as the belligerent, angry Father. Quality acting by all the support cast is evident. The film is well directed by Ward (debut) and builds slowly before all is revealed. A quality nights entertainment.

Just your average romcom chick flick I ordered for my daughter, did nothing for me, apparently not as good as the book.

Firstly I need to say this is my first time (vampire movie) I wanted to see what all the fuss was about but found ???the earth did not move for me???! Maybe I am too old now and should have tried the experience much earlier. The scenery & special effects were the best part but the movie was so slow with little climax, I found the whole experience uneventful. Summing up what a total waste of 2 hours, I kept waiting for it to get better but it didn???t??????????????????. Sorry about that poor attempt at humour!! . If you are a ???baby boomer??? don???t bother, a lot to do about nothing, I think this whole vampire thing sucks.

Unusual movie about a man???s many failures in life other than the ???one??? thing he was good at. Very slow build up, as he attempts to find a cure for his loneliness. As expected some artificial theatrics from the wrestlers that always appeals to their moronic crowds, despite the fights being orchestrated the movie shows it is one tough sport/job. Some violence, language and sex scenes. Rourke does a good job in his comeback movie, especially the scenes with his daughter, quite moving in parts. He has had more face lifts than Michael Jackson (& just as bad! ) obviously he has seen better days but he deserves the accolades he received at the recent Awards. The movie was a reasonable nights entertainment.

Ordered this movie on member???s recommendations and our preference for Aussie movies, we were a bit disappointed. The film was made in 1993, it started very slowly, the plot was a bit weak and disjointed, the main actors were still learning their craft and that showed sometimes. Barry Otto was at his best. The direction from Dingwall was lacking in my view and was the main distraction. Not recommended

Order this after reading all the reviews, but the movie did nothing for us. It was a very weak romantic/comedy. Streisand and Bridges did not gel as a screen couple, overall a very corny effort from all concerned.

I agree with most of the negative reviews. A basic chick flick that features a series of short stories about various relationships. I realise that was the main theme of the movie but it made the movie very shallow, we had to watch it twice to pick up the threads. With such a quality cast we expected better.

Costner was excellent in his portrayal of a good crook . The ending was corny unrealistic & predictable. A reasonable movie but could have been much better. Eastwood had a ???nothing??? role and the storyline and direction were a bit disjointed

A low budget ???Aussie humour??? movie. Not a classic but worth watching, unusual characters, amusing storyline and the numerous plots kept you interested. Good night's entertainment.

Hired this on member's recommendations, they were right it is a delightful thought provoking movie written by the brilliant Richard Curtis. The story deals with pompous incompetent politicians trying to address child poverty at a G 20 conference, coupled with a romantic comedy excellently portrayed by Bill Nighy as a boring workaholic who meets damaged shy Kerry Mc Donald. ( loved her accent ). I accept the possibility that two opposites could attract however the main flaw in the script was a lack of a security check on the girl, it was a bit far fetched that's all seeing her mix with PM'S & Presidents. Actually we both watched it again so we could absorb the wonderful words said by McDonald to the politicians, ...so true but will still never happen and a child in the world will die every 3 seconds.. Recommended for a quality night's viewing

Hired this for our grandchildren 5 & 7 yrs, they lost interest after about 10 minutes.We had to fast forward a lot as the story was very slow and involved a girl continually following a fox unitl it became tame. Scenery was wonderful, story a bit far fetched, eg girl wandering around the forest alone ignored by wolves & bear etc. I suggest the movie would be suitable for a nature loving teenage audience.

Obviously a lot of fuss over this movie many awards won etc. I found it very difficult to rate because it is so very diverse . There was minimal dialogue throughout the movie between the two main characters and some of the acting was very basic especially the character of ???gonzo.??? The movie had its faults but what was so different was the fact we rarely see a movie about aboriginals living in such appalling conditions, a real shock for some people I suggest, hence the films current prominence. The scenery is unusually spectacular, there was a glimmer of hope in the end of the movie but the violence /glue sniffing/ living conditions/ overall aboriginal culture is raw, powerful and disturbing. In some instances and for numerous reasons the living conditions (currently accurate in many locations up North ) depicted in the movie are a national disgrace and support the claim of ???who is looking after the children???. I recommend this movie and suggest many similar formats will now flood the market due to its success. Perhaps then things might improve once the Government of the day gets embarrassed? Look forward to reading what other members think !

A difficult movie to review, I tried hard to like it!!!. My wife left the room 10 minutes into the film calling it stupid , maybe it was the New Zealand accent??. It was the Director's first full length film, that was obvious as it appeared amateurish. (I suggest his interview supported my opinion )The acting was basic and did not 'gel in parts, neither did the 'apple core 'sequence?. The storyline was that of a disfunctional romance between two weird people. A black comedy that involved a female loser that really was'nt and a male that thought he was'nt a loser and really was ! In the movie each person is asked what their favourite animal is, after watching this movie mine was the sloth !, I agree there were some funny/clever/subtle moments and with better direction maybe could have been similar to the wonderful "Castle" My suggestion is to get the movie and form your own opinion maybe I am being a bit harsh. Actually on reflection I think it was the New Zealand ACCENT !

We were both disappointed in this movie; expected more because of the high reviews. The acting was very amateurish by Toby Keith ( his first movie attempt ). The storyline a bit corny and lacked depth. Burt was just average in a weak character, Willie appears for one song. The shining light was the performance of young talented Lindsey Haun, she should go far in the industry. Only a reasonable nights entertainment, country music/relationship theme in redneck country.

Unusual slow movie that lacks a bit of overall character development of several players for mine. However good to see how the other half live and the ongoing (unsolvable) conflict in the Middle East ! Subtitles effects the overall drama a bit. Political plot coupled with a human/cultural twist. Palestinian "DAVID" fighting Israel "GOLIATH". The interfering chauvinist male culture by the elders is annoying as was the end result. NOBODY WON which continues to happen in real life in that area. A reasonable nights entertainment.

Wife & I agree with all the positive comments, excellent movie BUT be prepared to feel angry for a few days after viewing. The injustices and terror inflicted on citizens by the politicians and police because they dare to disagree is disturbing and confronting. How could police make someone claim a child that was not hers, however it actually happened and is understandable once you see how they did it. The acting and overall direction is excellent by Eastwood, the violence/murder especially well directed and not over emphasised but still hard to take. Sweet dreams !!

I agree with some of the negative reviews but having said that still a reasonable afternoon's entertainment. So when the wife goes out, crank up the surround sound sit back and enjoy some classics, Being a 60's man I did not know some of them so used the fast forward a bit.

Recommended by Dr Bliss ( usually OK ) but in my view this is the greatest load of rubbish I have viewed for some time. poor acting, disjointed storyline. The director tries to shock but does'nt even do that very well. Wife left the room, I should have joined her, but I stayed hoping it would get better... but it did'nt. Don't waste your selection.

Enjoyable movie, held together by a brilliant comic performance by Tim Allen. The storyline is far fetched and ridiculous at times, that aside it is still a funny movie.

Wife & I enjoyed this movie. Quality acting from Jones, Theron, and Sarandon made for a slow but emotive murder mystery based on a true story. (The parents of the victim are interviewed in the 'extras.' Very sad.) Obviously America has not learnt from their vietnam experience and still send 20 year olds to war BUT then does little for them when some returned totally screwed up mentally & physically. PS Note why the flag is placed upside down at the end of the movie, relevant to the state of America in some States at the moment.

I know I know..... contrary to all other member's views only a 3, obviously it was 5 stars when I first watched it many years ago but not now. Peck was at his best and his performance still stands the test of time but the rest of the direction by today's standard has many holes in it eg the court room cross examination, the acceptance of bigotry by most of the community,lack of explanation in some scenarios. We had a similar view with the old movie "12 angry men". I am not saying they were not great films but we were a bit disappointed because we have been spoilt by the quality of today's movies, hence the 3. Still recommended but you may not get the same impact as when first seen, or trting to see what all the acolades are about.

Lovely little movie by the poms "sticking it up" thier so called nobility as only the poms can do. Quality acting, great english drama, with a few twists. Very pleasant night's viewing.

Based on a true story from South Africa, you might have a bit of trouble understanding their accent. I found the acting a bit wooden the direction lacking, only a reasonable night's entertainment.However does show how terrible apartheid was at the time ie a policeman can kill an unarmed man but go to jail for armed robbery !!!!

Enjoyable night's viewing. Chick flick that kept you guessing about realionships.My wife gave it a 4.

Subtitles.A very simple story about a man that discovers a simple lifestyle that in turn encompasses involving relationships then friendships with his elderly customers. The scenery is excellently filmed. A good night's entertainment, but somewhat overrated in our view by some members.

Based on a true war story. Shows the horror of war and the shocking persecution of the jewish race. Instead of accepting death like lambs to the slaughter some fought back to the extent 1200 survived the war. Watchable albeit disturbing what one race would do to another.

We were really looking forward to seeing this one,....bit disappointed, I like chick flicks so does the wife !! BUT I expected a far better script that would bind the chemistry of such wonderful actors as Hoffman & Thompson. The script lacked direction was shallow in part.A reasonable night entertainment but should have been so much better.

Really a 4 but I gave it 5 due to the wonderful beatles songs. This is a modern musical very well done, some great acting by unknowns, excellent choreographer and director. A love story has been developed around the beatle songs and the movie brings back great memories of both the songs and the 60's. Highly recommended for a great nights' entertainment. Check out the special effects as well good value and insight into the director's views etc

A classic western, not as good as Silveraldo or un forgiven but well done all the same. I enjoyed the strong friendship/bond exhibited between Mortensen & Harris. Also the unconditional love of a man to a woman who does not deserve it. A few twists & turns in the plot, overall a good nights entertainment

Be careful don't get influenced by the high reviews like I was. This an 'independent' movie that attempts to shock. It worked for me, luckily I watched it with out the wife, she would have fell off her chair due to the explicit sometimes "sick" sex scenes. The movie is simply a full on gay & lesbian storyline involving strong alternative lifestyles. All right for some but not for most. READ THE REVIEWS CAREFULLY before you order.I am usually broadminded but I thought it was a real shocker in more ways that one.Poor acting, poor script, even poor porn!!!! summing up NOT RECOMMENDED

The subject matter is not everybody's taste and needs to be handled with care.The story has a very slow build up but worth the wait in the end. A story about unconditional love,naivety, strength, prudish hypocritical friends, and finally love found. wife & I enjoyed the unusual plot despite the fact she laughed in the wrong places!

We enjoyed this unusual movie of 6 men that meet every tuesday to try & sort out their 'demons'. This is not the thing Aussie blokes like to do, ie express their feelings in the open, so there is a lot of very course language,and abuse, that eventually subsides into care & understanding. A bit heavy but a quality Australian movie, Recommended

Worthy academy award winner, saw it at the movies and it was so good got it again. Wonderful script, great acting, you see the real india, and a 'true love' story' despite all the odds. Suitable family viewing (teenagers) Highly recommended

Not a touch on the original. Turned it off half way through, corny jokes,poor script, teenagers movie. not recommended

Great band, wonderful to see them back together, enjoyed the old & new songs. All singing as good as ever. Great nights entertinment

Saw this many years ago with my kids loved it then so got it again!! One to watch with the grandkids, beautiful story about natures hardships. Highly recommended

Hired this on the reviewers comments, was not disapointed and agree with the positive overviews. Should help make us realise we are sometimes a bit different and need understanding & compassion to help each other get through life. Recommended for a good nights viewing

A TV format production that detracts somewhat, very long drawnout but I love Australian movies so did not mind. This adaptation is not as good as the first film. Brown is OK one of his best efforts,but not a touch on Peter Finch. I agree the end was a bit of an anti climax considering the build up. Still all considered a good aussie movie about our tough times.

If I had not read the reviews we would have turned this off in the first 10 minutes. BUT bear with it , certainly a different unusual plot. The quality cast carries it off, to the extent we enjoyed it. Reoommended if you want something a little off beat.

If you love footy you will love this, great overview of our wonderful game,the interviews give you a great insight into the trials & tribulations of the players & coaches of the best game in the world. PS Should be updated every 10 years !!!

Intriguing movie,quality acting strong direction,about a great piece of history. Frost was well out of his depth about to drown but saved by Nixon's all powering GUILT.Builds slowly but well worth the wait, highly recommended

Weak chick flick even the wife agreed! Should have been much better because the same writer wrote The NOTEBOOK which was wonderful. There was poor chemistry between Gere & Lane. Well below their usual standard. The scenery and location was fine , but the script simply didn't gel, corny lines said at the wrong time & place and so disjointed in parts you cringed a bit. Very disappointing as we expected much more. Not recommended

Reviews have lots of fors & against this art house movie. I agree subtitles are fast and there is a slow build up but........... worth the wait. I agree it's quirky, engaging, intriguing. A story of relationships between generations with a little twist half way through it. If you are a movie buff & want some light entertainment for a night try it, if you want fast action and are impatient don't bother. We recommend it.

Not for everyone, poorman's "Dead poet Society".Academic Director & Writer obviously.Not your usual school storyline of rebellious disrepectful kids. These students want to learn via poetry/history taught by 3 teachers with different styles, one excentric & a conflict about educating for life or just to pass exams.This intellectual movie is about appreciating education,history,poetry applying it to life pushing their learning to another level to obtain their dreams of attending oxford or cambridge.A suttle inoffensive hint of homosexuality throughout the movie. Some interesting lines ie " history is a commentary on the various & continuing incapabilities of MEN.....and women following behind with a bucket. love it !!! Heavy night but recommended

Disappointed, not our type of movie ordered it without knowledge. Weak storyline, average actors, so much effort blocking off New York for such a basic science fiction film.

Based on actual letters from 18 th century, very slow build up,shows women were chattels at that time, interesting period film, acting satisfactory costumes excellent reasonable night entertainment

Not family viewing. Very slow B grade movie to start but then picked up momentum. I was surprised how it evolved & I started to enjoy it.. Even the wife enjoyed it, despite the language ! Of course you must realise it is a "SPAGHETTI WESTERN" set in Detroit, race neutral, cracks in the script but great (violent) action scenes rough brutal justice, police miss the boat that helps the script ! The 4 different brother characters move the movie along by running on emotion. Wahlberg carries the movie. Don't take it to seriously you will enjoy the Good bad & the ugly ! Love revenge movies.

1995 family teenage chick flick. I went by the high recommendations (4's) but made a mistake, cute film but not really for our age bracket (60 's )

I agree with most of the member's views.For some reason Stiller like his crude movie "Dodgeball" feels the need to spoil a comedy with filthy crude comments ( eg jack black when tied to the tree ) With the talent of Stiller Downey,Cruise, Nolte etc this film could have been excellent, there should be no need rely on filth unless they are only appealling to the younger generation, & rubbish hip hopmarket. The special effects and cinematograph were excellent. This 'spoof'' movie with a little tigher script & a bit more thought should have been much better,Stiller made so much effort for little reward in the end. Not recommended unles you are a 'no brain' teenager.

What is happening to our society when you see this type of 'extreme shock ' violence on TV. Not our cup of tea, to much reliance on shock by the script writers, cutting and/or digging up bodies. (wife lasted two minutes into the movie) The only good thing about it was the justice eventually done to the offenders that beat the judical system. Don't bother if you want to have sweet dreams !!

Very well reviewed by all members. We found it a bit slow but a good night's entertainment. Shows Roosevelt struggle with polio prior to his 13 yrs as president of the USA. Interesting to see the growth of Eleanor in public life, the terrible way polio victims were treated and the somewhat "clean" version of segregation as depicted by the scriptwriters (highly unlikely).Warm Springs is the place that treats polio victims. Not a classic but recommended.

Strange movie to rate, arthouse , not everybodies taste. Storyline slow to build, I enjoyed the irish humour b/t the two 'hitmen' Farrell & Gleeson. Note:- filthy lanuage throught out the film.... F & C... way over the top. However the Director seemed to enjoy it so much so they made a short bonus clip just on all the filthy lanuuage used in the film. Recommended if you want something a bit unusual,

As you would expect plenty of blood & gore, movie has great visual effect, plenty of fight scenes, storyline kept your interest. Excellent adaptation from the Frank Miller comic (not like 'Sin City' movie, see my review on that rubbish). Bonus features also worth a look. Overall action packed, coupled with great special effects.

Excellent ruthless action, in an attempt to get his daughter back (only had a window of 96 hours); this bloke must have taught James Bond! No chick flick & not for the faint hearted, (human trade) although my wife stayed throughout but my daughter (30) was horrified and left. End was a bit corny and the script has some holes in it. If it was to be a classic like The 3 x Bournes' movies more 'explanations' should have been included in the script. Overall a movie that stays with you for days wondering how real the human trade is as depicted. Great to see so many 'bad guys' get their lot! ... Highly recommended.

Worth a family revisit of this great classic. Life lessons for everyone. Maybe then ask yourself "how would you fare if the same thing happemed to you" !!! Great family viewing.

Arthouse- some subtitles.slow but cute story about human nature and interreaction, one for the movie buffs. Subtle characters struggling through life as best they can. Some funny moments as well. Recommended.

Looked far more appealing than it was, some classic moments but few & far between. Just excerpts thrown together, overall disappointing.

Maybe fine if your in your teens, but wife & I found it boring, lacking in substance for our taste, (very small part for the marvellous Toni Collette). Overall disappointed.

love westerns. Watched this movie years ago well worth another look. Wonderful cast :-hopkins, pitt, and especially the beautiful julia ormond. keep your interest throughout, beautiful scenery highly recommended

Unusual British movie about a son's reflection on his love/hate relationship with his over bearing Father. Held our interest throughout, not a feel good movie but recommended as you see a family trying to understand each other as well as themselves. Is the Father misunderstood or a "cad" to his son & wife?

Rated this 1 star for adults BUT 4 stars for kids as long as they are around 10 years old. Excellent special effects, very weak storyline, basic acting. Nothing in it for adults. The wife is still laughing at me (for getting it) not the movie !

Very enjoyable, (but not for the wife!) Subtitles made it a little disjointed so I watched it twice & got a better understanding of the times & events. Beautiful scenery, quality acting and action shots. Story of two peoples' love for each other and about having the strength of character to see it through. Tough times tough life.

Just 4 stars, bit slow but still held your interest, hostage scenario with a twist, lot of foul language, gaps in storyline, quality cast just held it together. Limited action but worth a look.

Lovely movie, few laughs, plus brought a tear to my eye! Strong quality cast, good one for the family to enjoy.

Feel good movie; one for all the family - no language or violence, predictable, exotic location. Latifah does a quality job. LL cool does'nt. Chick flick , Good night entertainment.

Hired this one b/c of the ratings. They were right, a little gem most enjoyable,held your interest. A quirky black romantic comedy about 3 x misfits trapped in an unhappy life. Well written & directed excellent subplots. Good to see Andy Griffiths again. A quality performance by Keri Russell. Great way to spend a lazy afternoon.

Light hearted tame comedy set in the 1930's Ok but I expected more coming from quality actors like Renee & George. Story line a bit basic American footy buffs might like it more. A fair night 's entertainment if you want something clean & light.

Bit disappointed. 4 stars mainly due to the ABBA music, I expected more, scenery is beautiful, Streep & Seyfried (young girl ) can sing but with the support cast they used 'name' actors in a musical, surely they could have found actors that could hold a tune as well as act. I cringed on some notes ( especially Brosnan) They spoilt the wonderful ABBA songs slightly (wife disagreed ) Anyway highly recommended but should / could have been even better in my view !!

absolute classic, hire it every few years just to feel good again. One of the best sound tracks ever, great story full of raw emotion, hardships and laughs. highly recommended if you love life & music

Be sure to turn on subtitles (necessary to understand her feelings. We really enjoyed this movie, excellent acting by main cast (except policeman overacted a bit?) A story that builds slowly, deals with two people that have been hurt badly and therefore lack trust and emotion toward eack other. Holds your attention, quality script well directed other than the ending was a bit abrupt, serious issues were left unanswered / vague which was a little off putting. Film highly recommended, should do well at AFI awards.

Subtitled which may have influenced the timing of this ' silly' italian humour, very slow & disjointed in parts, light hearted comedy, few laughs but overall disappointing, however beautiful scenery.

Excellent casting & plot that twist & turns. A movie that stayed with me for days, very disturbing content (child abuse) but relevant to the story. In my view it's about being so 'right' you are wrong and at what cost to a relationship. A moral dilemma well directed. Very strong lanuage and violence but again relevant. Good cops or bad, right or wrong decisions you decide. We all have to suffer the consequences of our acts don't we!!!

Fantastic reviews but be careful with your selection, movies is charming but slow - dealing with life styles, cultures, personalities, not for everybody. You need a love & understanding of english literature (which I don't have) to really appreciate it. Superb cast obviously.

I do not understand some of the poor ratings this movie received. Totally disagree. Yes it is ridiculous but done in a way only the british can do. Remember it is 'black humour' it is suppose to be 'off.' It has an extremely clever script and top quality acting. Bit of foul language but done with taste! Recommend it and don't take it so serious, just sit back and have a good nights entertainment.

Usually like this period of movies but was a bit disappointed in this one. Not one of Bana's best efforts. Showed how ruthless and uncaring everyone was at that time in history. Worth watching but don't expect too much.

I agree with the other reviews this was an amazing DVD. Being a 60's man knew little about "the band" the brilliance of SCORSESE introduced me to amazing musicians and the wonderful sound of the roots of rock & roll. I sent the wife out turned up the surround sound and was in heaven for the afternoon. I was so impressed played all the SPECIAL FEATURES, then turn on the subtitles and watched it again. Eric Clapton & Robbie robertson were the highlight for mine!! Hope "The band " reform like "The Eagles"

Blue ray dvd..... Wife & I enjoyed this movie about the love & life of a group of people based in London and also deals with these people repairing their lives. Very well scripted and acted holds your attention a good nights viewing.

I love my music..... but unless you are a true Dillon fan don't bother with this one. It is very confusing because I did not know about dillion's complete personal history and/or his associates, so it was very boring and disjointed to my wife & I. Only for the one eyed true blue fans!

My 6 & 4 year old grandchildren loved it, but the rest of us older kids thought it was just very basic old routines from such a previously wonderful talented man. Just OK

I like the 'difference' of Johnny Depp but this was disappointing, a poor excuse for a musical, boring repetitious, far to many "cuts" throats that is, hoping it would get better.................... but it did'nt.

Got some great ideas on how to start a vegie patch, based over all the four seasons ( in Tassie ) ...................a lot too learn so I suggest you take notes!

3+ Well acted Court room drama based on a true event, which once again totally shames america's redneck's states. Slow in part but OK. Recalls an 'alleged' pack rape in 1933. will not give plot away but suffice to say the injustice made me mad and the film stayed with me for days. Strange..... disgraceful race those deep south Yanks!! Recommended

3 + Enjoyable pleasant evening's viewing. Light sexual references coupled with british humour concerning a variety of couples in various stages of a relationship. Worth a look if you want a night's light entertainment.

2+. Want to support Australian film industry. For mine this one missed the boat despite all the promotional hype. Very slow, going nowhere for a long time, one dimentional basic plot. Imported lead actors tried hard but did not have much to work with. Scenery beautiful ......best part really.

Just Ok, bit different certainly don't go alone with all the acolades by some members'. A movie going nowhere really just showing what a weird race some Americians are. Quality actors wasted really.

2+ Watchable movie about family relationships & trying to mend same. Some funny and emotional moments but in all......... lacking in substance. Just OK

2+ a true story loosely based on a jewish family in the 60's. Got it due to the high acolades given by member's but for mine, it did not reach a high standard as recommended. Very slow storyline, basic humour, not a soccer fan ! ....just OK.

Very different film.........as expected when numerous famous directors make short stories coupled with famous actors about their interpretation of Paris. Having just returned ... I wanted to see more of actual Paris itself to bring back fond memories, but that was not the case. Enjoyable overall obviously some short stories better than others.

Enjoyed the beautiful period setting & costumes. Maggie Smith excellent as usual. Pleasant night's viewing.

Enjoyable, good to see the other side etc...again made you realise how stupid war is but we never learn. Strong human interest theme, quality acting & direction. Recommended

Disapointed in this movie.... extremely slow, poor acting very wooden, the director was more interested in continually showing full nudity scenes rather than concentrating on the rest of the storyline. Suggest just stick to the Book!

4+ Well acted impressive emotive movie. No doubt still going on today in some countries. How lucky we are to live in Australia !!! Highly recommended

3 + very pleasant comedy, sub titles , well worth watching, good night's entertainment. Sound acting, good storyline lovely scenery.

I did'nt think it was so corny in the early 70's. Now outdated but still a classic spaghetti western despite a lack of story continuity and/or explanation in some parts. Ok if you love westerns.

Slow moving pace, sound acting detailed script, quality director, story of a lonely man and an angry woman & how they get to need each other while dealing with the upbringing of 4 teenager girls. Held your interest even though it was a bit slow.

Excessive language, viloence and sex "how the west was really won!"Excellent acting, script and cinematography. In series 1 the director explains the reason for all the excessiveness it went with the times after the war etc. I agree the language and the way women are used and abused is a bit much but all things considered a fantastic western series. looking forward to the rest. Kids keep away !!!

Enjoyable but my wife & I did not like it as much as the other members recommended. Sub-titles and in black & white ..OK, but the script had a few holes in it and did not 'gel'.eg the start & the end. Unusual movie, quality acting.

As you can see a lot of members liked this movie, actually what you would expect from Alan Parker's direction, something a bit different, nice twist. I agree, compelling, clever intelligent screenplay supported by 3 quality actors. Contraversial movie about the 'death penalty' good night's entertainment.

Firstly the majority positive reviews are accurate, slow but moving movie excellent balance between sorrow and humour. A story about communication or lack of it. Quality acting most enjoyable thought provoking movie. highly recommended for a good night's entertainment

Get ready to laugh/cry/cringe and ocassional use of the 'fast fwd' as it is a bit slow in part. Barry at his brilliant best. 40 years of Australian history & observations containing satire, wit, and a nostalgic stroll down memory lane, also worth your kids having a look at where we come from. Loved it, do yourself a favour but like Barry don't take it all to serious!

Kate Blanchett is brilliant in this movie, a disturbing true story about a courageous journalist to brave for her own good. Good to see her death was not wasted as justice prevailed in the end but such a cost. Extra's were a highlight seeing the real person. Highly recommended

I agree with the other reviews, amusing insight into 'how not to do things' just because it ' seemed like a good idea at the time'. How dumb were the financial backers........... Still you have to admire their persistence albetit flawed and a overall 2 year 'con job'. Worth a look if you like the behind the scenes doco's on how not to make a movie.

My mistake, thought this was an updated 1999 movie rather than a recorded STAGE show, found it very long, bit to corny and naurally restrictive compared to the original movie. Jackman was excellent, lead female a bit wooden. But a pleasant night's viewing if you like stage shows.

Clean warm delightful movie, contained a bit of padding re the storyline. Artwork impressive, recommended (chick flick) for a pleasant nights viewing.Rene never lets you down.

For a start this is a musical! so expect singing and a somewhat shallow storyline. You need to love music. It containing singing dialogue which was done very well, powerful lyrics and fantastic voices. I got a bit lost in the history of motown, who was who etc as I did not know enough about it. Although long it is pleasant viewing great beat, again great strong lyrics better than HAIRSPRAY ( which I would give three stars). PS turn up the sound system!! good stuff

I really enjoyed this movie albeit a bit melodramatic. quality actors in Robert & Morgan, slow paced emotional storyline about tragedy and forgiveness. Not action packed but able to hold your attention. Stunning scenery. recommended for a pleasant night's viewing.

Wahlberg and Glover must be hard up for a quid! Disappointing film, unrealistic script with no great substance. More holes in the plot than shots fired in the movie. Action movie just thrown together. Not recommended

Based on true story. Very slow in parts used the Fast fwd, bit corny/contrived scenes eg meeting of the brothers, speaking english etc and all a bit pristine for mine prefer "DEADWOOD" presentaton of the wild west. Scenery is beautiful, pleasant film but lacking impact .

Shorter......... but as good as Volume 1 deals with caves & deserts absolutely fascinating. What a wonderful world we live in, shame humans spoil it !!

Powerful movie based on a true story. Brilliant performance by Hilary S*ank, she carries the show. Main character is in a shocking dilemma through no fault of his/her own. Bad situation to be in when surrounded by 'white trash bullies'. A movie that stays with you because of the senseless injustice done to this person, but at least good to see justice prevailed in the end.

Absolutely magnificent, amazing documentary, can't wait for the second one. What a wonderful world we live in !!! (extremely educational but be careful with young kids, footage of animals killing each other; as you would expect!)

Did not live up to all the 'hype'. Suppose to be a story on communication, but was disjointed, slow and needed better editing. Cate & Brad usually brilliant but did not have much to do in this movie. However wonderful scenery of 4 very different places, worth a look. Liked it....... but it could have been so much better.

Wife wanted to go down memory lane, last saw it aged 15! Enjoyable in a corny way, good songs, great dancing, wholesome America!!. Bit of nostalgia & light entertainment for a night.

Disappointing, expected better with Rampling it, extremely slow paced movie. At times we used the remote 'fast forward' to get on with it. Weak, disjointed storyline; maybe the subtitles lost it in translation, also acting very basic . glad when it finally finished , not recommended.

Firstly you never get a bad performance out of Judy or Cate, unusual movies bit slow took time to develop but eventually the characters became stronger exhibiting their form of loneiness and both being lost in their world. A intriguing human interest story.... unfortunately I suspect the abuse of 'teacher' authority is becoming more prevelant in this day & age. Recommended.

We got it as a result of the high recommendations and enjoyed it very much. Denzil is always good, & supporting cast was excellent. A film about an angry man (with just cause I might add ) that turn out full of compassion, intergity & quality character despite hardships/obsenities while growing up. A unique (based on truth) story that shows the importance of being part of a family & having a helping hand to get you back on track. Interview with Fisher good value. Enjoy

Don't take it so seriously & you might enjoy it. Firstly I really hated the foul 'Aristocrat' american comedy DVD, Jackass DVD, as well as South Park. But BORAT is a bit Like NORMAN GUNSTON some poor attempts at humour but many many "classic comedy GEMS". It is not political correct, it's homophobic, anti semite, racism, vulgar, contains bigotry and shows Americans as dumb, religious warped, gun mad community. You will cringe but in a nice way. Sacha is brilliant... better than Mel Brooks. Give it a go make up your own mind. (PS not suitable for young Kids, it may have a profound effect on their lives! ) ENJOY

Light weight chick flick, holds your interest but a bit corny and to contrived in parts. Jack Black is out of his depth in this type of comedy, other 3 solid acting. Fine if you want a light nights' entertainment.

Think you have to be in the mood for this type of sensitive movie, we were'nt? Although a storyline of passion and relationships told in Verse (bit different??) it lacked impact and the message got lost in dialogue . Innovative unusual probably need to watch it twice to get the full effect of the director's message. Not for everybody!

Selected it due to the high ratings, can see how it once was a classic but we found it a bit tame compared to today's standards which is to be expected. Cary Grant is always good but storyline and scenery pretty basic. Expected more did'nt get it.

Scorsese at his best, full of violence what else do you expect from him ? Excellent cast unpredictable twists & turns, full of language but relevant not overdone like some. Enjoyable thriller.

Love Brenda Blethyn great acting & well supported by other cast, lightweight quaint story. Wonderful scenary. ( Bit of language, no violence present and a few holes in the script but still OK) Recommended for pleasant night's viewing.

Wife & I did not enjoy this at all, boring, extremely slow, shallow silly storyline, waste of talent and effort. Far better chick flicks around

Disapointing, limited boxing storyline, some funny lines by Ali but mainly dealt with how he was exploited, abused by the Government, his Religion and hangers-on like Don King. Actually Ali did the same thing to women! His life story should have been far better told. movie did not do it justice.

Intriguing Art-house movie. I was going to rate it 2 stars but watched it the next morning & changed my opinion. Study of a families emotions in 'religious down south'. A family that lacks communication skills, and is dominated by a 'Mother's love' meets a genuine sophisticated loving NEW in law. An insecure, arrogant immature, son married to a sweet loving 'airhead' is jealous of the 'adorded' older brother. Also a study of how each person deals with grief. Some deleted scenes should have been left in ?? Ps Glad I live in australia!!!

We saw this film when we were around 16 & loved it????....should have left it that way. Back then did'nt realise they were both prostitutes !!! Extremely slow movie, basic storyline 'wooden acting' by today's comparison. Hepburn is stunning but overacts. Great song ! Should have turn it off but remain till the end due to loyality to our youthful memories.

firstly it's not about a giraffe or Watergate! and I also only bought "playboy" for the articles!. I agree with the positive member's comments; a fascinating documentary especially for 40 + age bracket. Was Linda used /abused or a willing party. Doco involves politics/porn collision in the 70's, weird /hilarious characters on both sides. Nixon manipulation of the facts, ie "sexual satisfaction was dangerous for women", who got the $600 million anyway- answer the mafia! Govt caused many trials, scapegoat Harry got 5 yrs! another got murdered ! Never again will one film cause so much controversy, Later VCR's stuffed the whole scene anyway. Whose right ---watch it & you decide??

About 134 members rented it..most liked it, so it has something going for it. excellent acting by 3 actors, emotive storyline, disjoined flashback..must concentrate.slow in part but a rewarding film.

Bring on the republic!! This excellent movie supported my views. Modern BLAIR and the anachronistic royal family are in conflict over the death of Diana>this movie provides a fascinating insight into "closed shop" of the monarchy>if not for their tourism value would have been made obsolete years ago>mirren is excellent & well supported by the other actors> the royals have a hard life but are well paid< the movie certainly gives you a different perspective into their roles in life>highly recommended

There was no strong substance to this movie very slow, script did not flow, did not hold our interest, disappointed in Russell Crowe's performance ( & I am a big fan ) Suitable for family viewing but a poor excuse for a romantic comedy. Do not expect to much.

Adults be careful ordering this one, fine kids movie ( not under 8 years I suggest bit scary ) that has some appeal for adults. Different /clever film, great cinamatography, wonderful use of imagination & dark humour BUT most adults will be disappointed especially with the poor ending. I went by the high ratings which was a mistake for my taste.

Requested this again after we went to the musical live show in Sydney. Classic Aussie movie and the play does it justice. Highly recommend both.

As hard as it may be to watch I highly recommend it. I agree with all the other positive reviews. A wonderful movie superbly told of a recent futile 'genocide' war. Involves strong love and strength that makes you emotional as well as angry as to how our world leaders let it happen for so long, and then did nothing about it. The 'genocide' has to be explained but is portrayed by the director without violent "american' sensationalism. (if you know what I mean). This movie will touch your heart, stay with you, and may explain and provide a better undertanding regarding what some refugee's had to go through prior to coming to our lucky country. Suggest definately not suitable for children under 15 years.

Solid Aussie movie. Based on true story so script not as embelished or dramatic as a fiction story. Actors RUSH/DAVIS excellent portraying heads of a disfunctional family involving two champion swimmers in the 50's. Just OK suitable for family viewing

Streep put in a solid performance as you would expect but I thought it was very ordinary, ( yes my wife agreed! ) story line shallow and limited humour, failed to hold your attention, if you liked high fashion and bitchy behaviour you might get something out of it. Not recommended

Enjoyable......... bad cop turn good against bad cops ! slow at first, many holes in the script that have to be ignored. Solid performance by Willis 7 others. mild violence & language.

light weight movie, a 'chick flick,' basic storyline & acting, suitable for teenagers/family viewing. Just OK. Far better movies around.

subtitles, narrative. Very very slow movie that requires a lot of patience to watch, but worthwhile as it shows ancient aboriginal tribal culture, spectacular outback scenery. Unusual storytelling that helps us to better understand how primative and basic they were a 1000 years ago but still managed to instill law and order & quality principles in their lifestyle. Educational !

Loved it, OK, basic, slow moving, bit disjointed but inspiring because he never gives up.Based on a true story from the 60's, not sensationalised to embellish the storyline. The great anthony hopkins holds it together. good family movie no violence or language. Recommended

Family movie. Slow predictable "opposites attract" teenage storyline, with a twist. Bit boring for adults but strongly recommended for teenagers 10 to 17 as it deals with having proper values, coping with bullies & peer group pressure, and true love. Discussion after the movie could help Parents impart proper values and, understanding the difference between right & wrong etc. worth a try!

Hired this due to it's Director Fernando Meinelles?, because he did such a brillant job with 'City of Gods'. Again great direction. Story deals with 2 people; 'opposites' in love, that exhibit courage & integrity. Intriguing African Drama involving abuse of the poor by Drug companies supported by the british high commission. I realise the story is fiction.......... but I agree with the comment made in the film that "drug companies are on a par with arms dealers! ." Thought provoking movie that stays with you, set in beautiful Kenya. Highly recommended.

Family movie, story line very slow to start, did not live up to the high reviews as far as I was concerned, limited action compared to other superman movies, more of a love story. Just OK.

Everyone should love a Pirate movie, fun action adventure, well acted by all, suitable for general family viewing, (but may be a bit scary for under 7 years old?? ghosts etc) Expected more because of the build up but worth watching.

Sub titles German movie. Recommended general family viewing, I would not call it a romantic /comedy. It had it's moments but it was more about the struggle of a perfectionist chef's forced to deal with the sudden inclusion of an 8 year old in her life. A nice feel good movie but not as good as others.

Not for the homophobic, art-house film that studies relationships between 2 misfits. Solid storyline that holds your interest, Huffman displays a high quality performance in a very difficult role. Quality cast for a low budget independent film. Highly recommended for movie buffs. Check out Huffman in the special features, amazing!

Slow gentle movie but also deals with the harsh reality orphans face when sold as slaves. Excellent cinematography & music score, suitable for family viewing, unusual enjoyable 'chick flick'

Firstly not for kids or the faint hearted. Directors like Rodriguez & Trantino get their kicks by "how can we shock" "what's the worst we can do' Well they have excelled; cannibalism, child sexual predators, extreme violence just for the sake of it. Kill Bill 1&2 were ok and had a reasonable storyline, this is just rubbish for shock value. However unusual impressive artwork in a comic strip format worthy of better display. My opinion NOT Recommended unless sick or on drugs!!

My mistake to rely on 4 star recommendation. Absolute rubbish. Wife & I switched off after first 5 minutes as this is a documentary about 'one weak joke' told different ways by mostly "try hard-has been' American comedians using filthy gutter humour trying to out do each other. Should have remained ' inhouse' comedian's humour over the years rather than sharing it with us. It is simply not funny. Give me Australian/british humour anytime !!

teenage appeal, basic storyline, relies on a great deal of 'gutter' humour, very foul unnecessary language & soft porn. Some funny moments but overall very average immature movie; not recommended

subtitles were Ok. Selected due to 4 star rating but disapointing overall, very slow and basic storyline, that lacked impact.

Based on a true story which made it more interesting the movie is very slow, shallow and uneventful in some parts and takes a long time to get to the point. Actually I enjoyed the 5 minute bonus material of the actual TV coverage of the 1999 event, better than the film as it was more inspirational. 'feel good' movie about achieving your dreams but basic lead up content and acting all around.

Not for everybody, strange left field storyline disjointed at first but eventually makes some sort of sense. Not our cup of tea. Enjoyed Carey; unfortunately he is an under-rated typecast actor.

enjoyable because it is Australian but storyline bit disjointed, and silly sometimes (eg bath/money scene) very beautiful location displaying the isolated river life of Australia, ok but better Aussie movies made.

Day- Lewis impressive as a gangleader during the history of new york, strong violence,crooked politicians, greed, 'mankind' at their worst. An early version of "city of gods" seems nothing changes over time!! recommended but seen better.

subtitles. Solid acting but both sisters a 'bit over the top' as far as characters go as one was to awkward and simplistic, the other to aloof and nasty. Enjoyable french movie about relationships but not as good as 'The dinner game'

based an a true story which adds to it's appeal. Solid perfomance by Charlize Theron. A story of the amazing strength and character of one woman against numerous so called "men" behaving at their worst in a work place;behaving less than 'animals'. Thin story line but enjoyable due to the outcome.

Wow ! based on a true story......a movie that stays with you for weeks, watched it twice it was so powerful. Certainly not for the faint hearted as there is non stop violence from the slums of rio de janero, survival of the strongest and shows how "low we can get as a human race". The people are abandoned by all and find themselves in a hopeless plight, no value for life whatsoever they adapt and accept a cruel 'dog eat dog' existence. Cinematography is amazing, & the interviews with the actual criminals at the end of the film adds to the power of the movie and confirms its content. Subtitles do not detract as you are so absorb. Certainly only for a mature audience.

Shows the cruelty of war and how children suffer and adapt as a result. I realise it a 'first' coming out of the new Iran but I found this movie depressing & the story line a bit disjointed probably due to the translation in the subtitles. Movie not for everybody but makes you think & does indicate how lucky as a country we are.