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bobfromdorset
Started life's journey being dragged up on a baby boom sink estate overrun with teenage thieves and thugs. Expelled from school at 15, left home at 16 then laboured on construction sites. Fell in with the wrong group and paid the penalty, only after several run in's with plod and a brief bowl of porridge did I see the light.
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Moving and shuffling
A proper good story especially as I believe in reincarnation, great start giving a solid base for the films story to progress, acting is perfect by all the players throughout the entire film with a special tender moment when he is a police dog who's handler deserves special note, on the bridge scene. I loved it and heartily recommend it as an excellent family film.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Action packed with enough plot twists to confuse Erno Rubik!
This film makes James Bond look pedestrian,
Tom and his gang once again save the world through a mixture of indestructibility, technology, third party help and good fortune. The story has twists and turns in most scenes as you might expect along with brilliant action sequences throughout the entire film.
Put your feet up, pay attention and you might just figure out who works for who before the finale.
Treacherous (2018)
Dumb and dumber.......dumbest!
Honestly, this film is absolute trash and should be reclassified into comedy rather than thriller.
Pitiful plot with more holes than fishnet stockings with acting that wouldn't be acceptable at a school Christmas panto.
Every scene being worse that the last with the final roof scene where Annie asks just how naive do you think I am?
100% trash.
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Blown away
Forget the lowly rated reviews condemning this enactment of a serious subject! The main story is to demonstrate just how many radicalized Muslims are active in what is still thought of as a civilized country.....kenya. This film requires attention from the off and delivers through excellent direction and generally brilliant acting. It demonstrates that obstacles can be overcome but sometimes at a cost that isn't acceptable to everyone especially liberals most of whom need a wake up call as to whats occurring and the consequence of inaction.
Arrival (2016)
Outside the box
Made a very pleasant change to enjoy watching a modern film that grabbed my attention from the off. If you enjoy a good story that is acted out to the enth degree then sit back and be impressed. Brilliant direction helps enormously to make this film into a future classic. Special effects are good but don't dominate the acting skills of the main players. Can't see how a low rating could be made and certainly had plenty to keep eyes wide open.
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Feel good entertainment
A most enjoyable film that keeps one entertained from the off, characters are as you might expect from the bush, rough and ready but always up for a good drink and a laugh. This story revolves around the old tried and tested good guy wins heart of beautiful woman and the respect of most of the other male characters except of course her ex boyfriend who plays the complete idiot so very well. Regretfully the ending isnt of the same value and as such I have scored 8/10
Hard Sun (2018)
Hard.......crusty at best
I am another viewer who had hoped this to be quality entertainment but once again have been left wanting. Second rate story with rediculous sub plots that bordered on absurd and truly awful direction/production, I go along with other reviewers.....thin plot lines, some shabby acting and bizaar ending sequence.
Detectorists (2014)
Superb
Like a great wine this has improved with each season, we are now part way through season 3 and I continue to sit waiting each episode with eager anticipation, its entertainment as it used to be with every actor performing to the enth degree. Subtle humour with many enjoyable plot threads and beautiful scenery.
Rome (2005)
Best series ever
Sit back and get ready to be entertained, excellent story line that flows from episode to episode, I guess that a viewer could miss one out and still keep up but really wouldn't want to. The lead characters are so in the groove that it is the viewer who is transported back almost as if you were watching as a fly on the wall would have. I am into history and appreciate the way that real events were woven into the story line in so many ways. I particularly enjoyed how the entire story evolved and friendships were forged although some with issues that caused further issues, great writing! Couple of sad moments but mostly it was upbeat and likely to represent how life really was for the peoples of that time.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Good but not quite great (in my opinion) spoiler alert!
The story is utter nonsense while the acting is pretty good. I have watched this film many times and enjoyed it but fail to understand how it is the top rated film here on IMDb. The Warden plays his part to perfection and would never have allowed Andy to outwit his decades long tenure which in itself is simply ridiculous. The entire Parole board must have been bribed to keep RED ANDY & others inside so were in on the game as were those who organized work outside the prison walls. This review is critical and may not put smiles on easy to please faces but tough. there are many other much better films with fault free story lines.