Andrew I (dordogneanglais)

Wild Strawberries has a lot of parallels with A Christmas Carol - a grumpy well-to-do old man, sees his earlier life in flashbacks and at the end, changes his ways to some degree. This film strikes the viewer as a very clever, poetic and subtly thought-provoking film which remains engrossing throughout. I personally found it overstepped the mark a few times, bordering on madness. I didn't expect a Bergman film to be a barrel of laughs, and true enough, it wasn't, but it was still quite accessible. I preferred it to the even-more-miserable Seventh Seal. The acting is rather ropey in places and the dinner table scene was quite annoying, but apart from that it was certainly interesting, if not high on everyone's lists of favourite films.

Probably the best of the 3 Spiderman films, this one almost has some talking and a bit of a plot, but is, as ever, ultimately drowned out in a sea of CGI fight scenes. Even so, younger viewers will love it and older viewers will still find it reasonably enjoyable.

I think you need to be at least 30yrs old to fully appreciate Cinema Paradiso. Not only does it focus on what part cinema plays in the life of Salvatore as he grows up, but the changes in Salvatore's life and village too over the space of about 40 yrs. The music is absolutely perfect. The young actor playing Toto is amazing. The 2hr version is near perfection. The 2hr 45m version adds a whole new dimension to the original, and whilst still brilliant, changes the viewers' feelings about certain characters which is not necessarily for the better. I recommend seeing both versions, but if you can only watch one, go for the 2hr version. Take some tissues with you too! Surely one of the best films there ever was.