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Doctor Who - The Complete Series 3 Box Set [2005]

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starring: David Tennant, John Simm, Freema Agyeman, Ardal O'Hanlon, Hugh Quarshie

November 05, 2007
I dont care what the old folks say, this is modern and great for todays viewing. 10 out of 10.

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Tom And Jerry - Complete Volumes 1-6 (Collector's Edition Box Set)

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starring: Tom and Jerry

August 27, 2007
Great collection, but yes there are a lot of cuts here, and in some of the very best cartoons. The worst offender is the Oscar-winning "The Little Orphan", in which the whole climactic sequence has had to be butchered and re-edited - ruined, really - to accommodate the excision of a blackface gag. (Oddly though, "Mouse Cleaning" and "Casanova Cat", the two cartoons with the most blatant blackface gags, are included unscathed. If you want to get upset by a 50-year old cartoon, there's your chance.)
These cartoons aren't just fun diversions for the kids, they're important pieces of cultural history. We might not like some of the attitudes they reflect, but to pretend they never existed is to invite them to return. If you're afraid of offending anyone, ... Read More:

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Without A Trace - Complete Season 4

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by: Without a Trace
starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste

July 14, 2008
All I can say is that this programme is brilliant. I have just purchased season 4 from the UK and totally enjoyed every episode. Well acted, well written with good story lines. All I want now is season 5 to become available. How long are going to have to wait? Not too long I hope.

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Sense And Sensibility (Collector's Edition) [1996]

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starring: James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson
directed by: Ang Lee

February 06, 2006
Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee with a screenplay written by Emma Thompson, made up one part of the holy trinity of Austen productions which aired in 1995. That crowning year for Austenmania began with the BBC production of Persuasion in April 1995 (starring Amanda Root and Ciáran Hinds), followed by the impeccable BBC version of Pride and Prejudice (starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle) in September and October, and was capped off in mid-December by this film version of Sense and Sensibility. Emma Thompson's much-praised screenplay (for which she won an Oscar and a Golden Globe) straddles the difficult divide between pleasing the community of Jane Austen purists and making the 1811 novel appealing to a wider audience of cinema-goers with a bent for ... Read More:

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy : Complete BBC Series [1979]

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starring: Nigel Stock, Milos Kirek, Alec Guinness, Brian Hawksley, Thorley Walters

May 26, 2003
We watch four middle aged men enter a down-at-heal office. They take seats around a table. Thay say nothing. One at the end coughs and asks "Shall we begin?" One to the side huffs audibly and then the opening credits rolls.

How brave a start is that? Who would start a major TV serial like that these days? Ive seen "Tinker Tailor..." five times now and look forward to watching it a again. If there was a fire and I could run to save just one DVD this would be the one.

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Ministry Of Sound : The Ultimate Workout - Pump It Up, Burn It, Lose It

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from: Ministry of Sound

December 26, 2006
I have never done a Ministry of Sound DVD before so perhaps I was expecting something different but overall I was a bit disappointed - I enjoyed the warm-up and the 'Aeroburn' but found the Dance section (and to a certain extent the Boxing as well) very difficult to follow.
I thought that with a lot of previous dance experience that I wouldn't struggle too much, but the routines are frustratingly complex and only briefly explained - several attempts and major concentration required.

If you are looking for something that you can just power through and feel good afterwards, then this is probably not for you.

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House - Season 1 (Hugh Laurie)

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starring: Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Lisa Edelstein, Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer
directed by: Fred Gerber, Newton Thomas Sigel, Deran Sarafian, Frederick King, Paris Barclay

February 27, 2006
House, can only be described as brilliant. Not in the way as a teenager would describe it in the way of being cool or just generally entertaining, but brilliant as in genius. I could talk about season one for hours as it's truly the season that defines the character and sets in stone Hugh Laurie's cracking of America. Hugh Laurie, for those who don't know is a famous British comic actor best known for his work with Stephen Fry. Such shows as Jeeves & Wooster, A Bit of Fry & Laurie & Blackadder made this man a true comic god. Upon hearing that Hugh had taken up the role as the American Dr. Gregory House, I'm sure a lot of people took a big sigh and said to themselves "Oh, please god no." How wrong those people were when Laurie stepped onto the screen in the pilot ... Read More:

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Ugly Betty - Season 2 [2007]

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by: Ugly Betty
starring: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Ashley Jensen, Vanessa Williams

November 10, 2008
Ugly Betty is easily one of the best comedy shows of recent years and despite winning various awards including Emmys and Golden Globes, is criminally unwatched by many viewers.

The second series picks up exactly where the last one left off - the fate of Santos (Kevin Alejandro), Hilda's (Ana Ortiz) boyfriend is revealed, the true result of Daniel (Eric Mabius) and Alexis' (Rebecca Romijn) accident becomes clear and Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) is still plotting to marry Bradford and take over from Daniel as Editor of Mode - and is just as charming, bright, bubbly and melodramatic as ever.

Ferrera cannot be beat as Betty, oozing with charm and appeal to create a truly lovable character who is very hard to dislike. Betty's relationship with Henry (Christopher ... Read More:

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Run, Fat Boy, Run [2007]

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starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Stephen Merchant
directed by: David Schwimmer

February 18, 2008
I watched this on TV and I was grateful not to have watched in the cinema.
The plot is simple and has potencial for a good comedy but sadly apart from Thandie Newton there is very little else to admire in this film .
From the tecnichal side of things , the running training , race etc is woeful and I hope no one takes it seriously ( ie overtake the top runners in a marathon after a few minutes ).

2 stars

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Dumbo (Special Edition) [1941]

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directed by: Ben Sharpsteen

May 07, 2007
This film is lovely, everytime I watch it it take me back to my childhood.
Very sad, but a lovely film for all to enjoy.