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Jericho - Series 2

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starring: Skeet Ulrich

September 29, 2008
This DVD is a fantastic continuation from Series 1, moves very quick, sadly is only 7 episodes long due to CBS believing the ratings were too low. But dont let this put you off the series is full of great special effects, fantastic acting and great twists. The series closes in a great style with 2 alternate endings allowing for closer with the first ending, in a way which enotional satisfying, and a 2nd alternate ending which leades on into a 3rd series. Definately worth the price for an amazing final few episodes to the franchise!!!! will miss this little gem of a tv show!

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Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [1962]

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starring: Peter O'Toole, Claude Rains, Norman Rossington, Donald Wolfit, Fernando Sancho
directed by: David Lean

April 09, 2001
When Omar Shariff enters as a speck on the horizon it takes him five minutes to reach the foreground. Letting a match burn down to his fingers, Peter o'Toole explains, "the secret is not to mind it hurting."
Every frame of this movie, the greatest ever, stays in your mind's eye.


What can I say about this 7 Oscar winner of 1962 that the other reviewers haven't said already? This is a wonderful film and a great epic that was directed by David Lean (Ryan's Daughter, Brief Encounter), he is probably one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and most of his films have some of the best cinematography you have ever seen taking advantage of the landscape. In Lawrence of Arabia there is a breathtaking shots of the desert; ... Read More:

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Boston Legal - Series 4 - Complete [2007]

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starring: James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Rene Auberjonois, Mark Valley
directed by: Bill D'Elia, Jeff Bleckner

October 13, 2008
The idea of giving BL less than 5 stars is *unthinkable*, and yet I'm not sure season 4 even deserves 3.

Season 4 is a political propaganda machine, and an American one at that. It's overtly, staunchly and evangelically pro-Democrat, and to a Brit who watches BL for its genius, humour and absurdity, there are no words to describe the degree of disappointment.

Boston Legal has become increasingly political over the years: Boston Legal: Season 3 was fairly heavily weighted, but season 4 starts and stops with pro-Democrat evangelising. It is literally a season-long running advert for Barack Obama and a few episodes in, I grew weary of it. By the end of the season, the episodes were barely holding my attention.

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Doctor Who: The War Machines [1966]

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starring: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze
directed by: Michael Ferguson

August 25, 2008
Generally this adventure has much to recommend it and does, indeed provide an interesting record of the time in which it was made. I came away glad to have watched it but not clear I would watch it again any time soon. Many things grated with me, in no particular order:

* WOTAN uses the name Doctor Who explicitly several times which I found grating

* The change of companions is abrupt and the story ends just as the new companions enter the TARDIS meaning you miss the trademark 'bigger on the inside' line

* The TARDIS prop is looking very tatty (though the last time I saw the Tennant TARDIS it had a hole in!)

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Jonathan Creek - Complete Series 1-4 Boxset [1997]

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starring: Alan Davies, Julia Sawalha, Caroline Quentin

November 29, 2004
i've loved the Jonathan creek series right from the beginning, Alan Davies plays such a good part, along with Caroline Quentin, they go together like bread and butter, the banter between them is so amusing, never quite getting together, this box set was a very good investment as i will have hours and hours of my fave viewing for years to come. the story lines have all been good, and i love the explanations at the end of each programme.

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Lost - The Complete Third Season [2007] [2005]

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starring: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan

October 22, 2007
The first series of Lost was excellent. It had a good basic idea, some interesting characters and some good plotlines (although some silly ones). Season 2 was a pleasant surprise, and was much better than I expected. Season 3 fulfilled all of my expectations, and was horrible.

I knew this was going to happen because of Alias. Alias was another great idea which ran on for far too long, and both series give me exactly the same impression. I imagine the writers sitting in a room at the start of each episode, and saying to each other "OK, now how can we jerk the audience around totally in this episode?"

Because that's all they do. They keep the suspense by constantly switching back and forth, making the good guys into bad guys and vice versa. ... Read More:

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Grey's Anatomy - Complete Season 2 [2006]

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starring: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, T.R. Knight, Katherine Heigl, Chandra Wilson

May 28, 2007
ITS THE BEST!!! I HAVE ONE AND I WATCH IT AND REWATCH IT ALL THE TIME WELL WORTH THE MONEY

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Sex and the City: The Movie [Blu-ray] [2008]

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starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth
directed by: Michael Patrick King

September 22, 2008
OK, so I tried to sit through this with my wife, and while I thought it was just watchable, she loved it! Neither of us had seen it at the cinema, so it was nice to just settle down in front of the big screen at home. However, I valued the time with my wife more than my time with the film!

But, that's being unfair! The film is clearly aimed at the female audience, although it does have its male appeal too I suppose. Like I said, she loved it, the picture quality was great as you'd expect, and the sound was pretty good. What more can you say?!

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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 romantic drama. ... Read More: