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The Man Who Fell to Earth - R
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Strange and for the most part, interesting and intelligent too but regrettably cheapened somewhat by overuse of frequent and tiresome 'arty' bedroom scenes, which in turn stretches the total running time beyond that of many viewers' patience. The alien stuff is by far the highlight of this film. Nearly great, but not quite.
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December 19, 2009
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N/A
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Everything is Illuminated - PG-13
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This reminded me somewhat of a Ukrainian version of Amelie - a geeky youngster on a journey of discovery, bright colours, gentle comedy, quirkiness and accordion music. A 'nice' film in almost every way. The only thing that stopped me giving this the full 5 stars, is that the whole plot seemed rather too convenient and contrived. Maybe in the full book, this is less apparent. Even so, a thoughtful, different and enjoyable film. And there are nice goats in it too!
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December 18, 2009
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N/A
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The Public Enemy - Unrated
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Decent gangster flick with some amusing moments, but all in all, rather slow and disappointing compared to White Heat. Cagney is great and carries the film throughout, but can't quite do enough to make up for the staid plot and editing. The DVD version I watched had a very clean print for a 1931 film, and reasonable audio too. You just have to see the trailer - it's so amazingly bad, you won't believe it!
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December 17, 2009
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N/A
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King Kong - PG-13
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This whole exercise in CGI goes on a bit and the dinosaurs, insects etc grow tiresome very quickly. The last half hour is very good though if your patience lasts that long.
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December 16, 2009
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N/A
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The Invasion - PG-13
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Not actually as bad as the reviews might make one think, this is similar yet different enough to the 1950s version to be perfectly watchable. For me, it was the overuse of everyone phoning and texting each other that spoiled it. Without that, I would've given it another half a star. There were a few good scenes early on, but they fizzled out towards the end. An ok film, but not something you'll want to watch repeatedly.
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December 16, 2009
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N/A
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Crazy Heart - R
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December 16, 2009
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N/A
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Boy A - R
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December 16, 2009
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N/A
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El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) - R
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I watched up to where the faun first appeared and it was already getting too crazy for me. I don't know who this film is aimed at - it has too much swearing and violence early on for kids, and it's rather too silly a fairy story for adults, but yuckier and darker than eg Big Fish which I far preferred. If you're into Narnia, goblins and the like, you'll probably enjoy this as it looks great, but it's definitely not my cup of tea.
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December 15, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes The Speckled Band - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes - PG-13
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death - G
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw - G
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington - PG
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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The Spider Woman, (Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman) - PG
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night - PG
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle - The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit To Algiers - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green - G
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes - Dressed to Kill - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking - Unrated
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December 14, 2009
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N/A
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