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A Dance to the Music of TimeA Dance to the Music of Time, DVD
DVD - 2007DVD, 2007
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Added Mar 10, 2020
UnforgottenUnforgotten, DVDSeason 2
DVD - 2018 | UK editionDVD, 2018. UK edition
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Added Jul 24, 2018
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The second season is even better than the first season. Whodunnit told at a good pace. Sensitive subject matter is handled with utmost delicacy. Terrific cast, script, direction. Very timely too.
The Angels' ShareThe Angels' Share, DVD
DVD - 2013DVD, 2013
Added Jul 24, 2018
Cambridge SpiesCambridge Spies, DVD
DVD - 2003DVD, 2003
Added Jul 24, 2018
Oliver TwistOliver Twist, DVD
DVD - 2005DVD, 2005
Added Jul 24, 2018
The CrownThe Crown, DVDSeason 1
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jul 24, 2018
SweetwaterSweetwater, DVD
DVD - 2013?DVD, 2013?
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Added Jul 24, 2018
The PostThe Post, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
Added Jul 24, 2018
He Knew He Was RightHe Knew He Was Right, DVD
DVD - 2005DVD, 2005
Added Jul 24, 2018
Berlin StationBerlin Station, DVDSeason 1
DVD - 2017 | WidescreenDVD, 2017. Widescreen
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Added Jul 03, 2018
Crooked HouseCrooked House, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
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Added Jul 03, 2018
UnforgottenUnforgotten, DVDSeason 1
DVD - 2018 | UK editionDVD, 2018. UK edition
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Added Jul 03, 2018
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Added Jul 03, 2018
DetectoristsDetectorists, DVDSeries 2
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
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Added Apr 20, 2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
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Added Apr 09, 2018
Murder on the Orient ExpressMurder on the Orient Express, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
MartineVK's rating:
Added Apr 05, 2018
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I'm not crazy about either the '74 Lumet film or the Suchet remake for TV, but both of those versions are far superior to this take which lacks depth and verisimilitude. A waste of great actors such as Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench and Olivia Colman. Michelle Pfeiffer is miscast and her face looks unnatural. Johnny Depp, however, is pretty good. There are so many off-notes in this, but just as you think things will not get worse - they do, never more so than the whole last half hour. To top it off, Michelle Pfeiffer sings over the ending credits, which is jarring inasmuch as it doesn't meld with the mood of what her character has just gone through.
This film is a collection of astonishingly bad choices.I'm not crazy about either the '74 Lumet film or the Suchet remake for TV, but both of those versions are far superior to this take which lacks depth and verisimilitude. A waste of great actors such as Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench and Olivia Colman.…
Dans l'empire des sensDans l'empire des sens, DVDIn the realm of the senses
DVD - 2009 | JapaneseDVD, 2009. Language: Japanese
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Added Mar 19, 2018
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Remember seeing this in London with a friend. I'd seen good reviews of it in London Time Out. We thought it was going to be an erotic love story. Small theatre, totally packed. About 45 minutes in one patron inadvertently yawned loudly, and whole audience broke into laughter.
Such was the consensus of how boring this porno film is. Make no mistake, this is not erotic and the lady in question is put through abuse. Not a love story. Just schtupping.Remember seeing this in London with a friend. I'd seen good reviews of it in London Time Out. We thought it was going to be an erotic love story. Small theatre, totally packed. About 45 minutes in one patron inadvertently yawned loudly, and whole…
Ray DonovanRay Donovan, DVDSeason 1
DVDDVD
MartineVK's rating:
Added Mar 09, 2018
Comment:
I usually watch things all the way through so I can make an informed judgement, but I couldn't take much more of this show. I think I stopped at about Episode Six. Everyone is nasty and vile. I see from reading other comments that many other people felt the same way. Liev Schreiber is really selling out here, as he does occasionally. I wish the guy was choosier with his roles. I've seen him perform live a bunch of times and he really is very talented. I can only think he needs to fund his theatre performances. That's being charitable. This show is a stain on his career.I usually watch things all the way through so I can make an informed judgement, but I couldn't take much more of this show. I think I stopped at about Episode Six. Everyone is nasty and vile. I see from reading other comments that many other people…
Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders, DVDSeries 18
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
MartineVK's rating:
Added Mar 08, 2018
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This current crop of episodes have lost all the camp humour of the past shows and frankly, without that, it's just another cop show, albeit set in the beautiful countryside. As well as being more serious, there is an emphasis on lovely manor homes and better cinematography. I'd still rather have the quirkiness of the past, like the ones where the John Nettles Inspector Tom Barnaby was served cannabis brownies by the elderly lady wearing too much makeup.
Does anyone really care "who dunnit" in these shows? I only watch to see good actors slumming. The real mystery is how they get them to do these shows. I bet the salary for a guest star is sizable. Without the guest stars, I doubt many people, at least certainly not in the UK, would watch these.This current crop of episodes have lost all the camp humour of the past shows and frankly, without that, it's just another cop show, albeit set in the beautiful countryside. As well as being more serious, there is an emphasis on lovely manor homes…
Reggie PerrinReggie Perrin, DVDSet 1
DVD - 2011DVD, 2011
MartineVK's rating:
Added Mar 07, 2018
Comment:
The original series from the seventies, was a classic, well-beloved and much quoted. This remake is nasty and tired. It abounds with clichés and things that are no longer considered in good taste. So it is especially lazy that the scriptwriters just tried to pass off their old stuff as new, without really setting it in the modern era. It is not funny. It is also totally unbelievable even considering the very low threshold of reality for sitcoms.
If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be "appalling."The original series from the seventies, was a classic, well-beloved and much quoted. This remake is nasty and tired. It abounds with clichés and things that are no longer considered in good taste. So it is especially lazy that the scriptwriters just…
The Bank JobThe Bank Job, DVD
DVD - 2008DVD, 2008
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Added Feb 23, 2018
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I get that I am not the natural audience for this film. I watched it because it has around twenty different names and faces that I recognize, among them David Suchet and Daniel Mays. It was written by two men who are old school television writers from the early 70s. So it was interesting as an artifact.
Loaded with misogyny and some nasty, sadistic violence. Not for the sensitive or enlightened, or lovers of good drama. Not even good as a heist film. For that see Sexy Beast.I get that I am not the natural audience for this film. I watched it because it has around twenty different names and faces that I recognize, among them David Suchet and Daniel Mays. It was written by two men who are old school television writers…
DunkirkDunkirk, DVD
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
MartineVK's rating:
Added Feb 10, 2018
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Like so many people here and on IMDB, I was surprised and disappointed by this film. It is not what the publicity lead us to believe it would be. I'm not into action films or blockbusters, but this was supposed to cost $150m and I, like many others, can't see where they spent it. Not on extras or CGI that's for sure. The beach looks to have only about one thousand men. There were 400,000 men waiting for evacuation. There looks to be only one guy playing a wounded man on a stretcher. Literally ONE guy. The buildings look newer than 1940 and the train the men get into after making it back home, is from the 1980s.
There is very little dialogue. As someone who loathes Terrence Malick's films without scripts, if I had known this, I would never have bothered with this "film." There is also no backstory. I'll be going to the BBC documentary on Dunkirk to get that info. There are no characters to care about. Oh and Tom Hardy does a Steve McQueen in The Great Escape type thing at the end. I guess when you're a star, they have to let you play the hero.
Don't bother with this film, unless you want to be frustrated, bored and irritated. (Some reviews below and on IMDB are much more eloquent than me in stating how much of a failure this film is. Read them if you are inclined.)Like so many people here and on IMDB, I was surprised and disappointed by this film. It is not what the publicity lead us to believe it would be. I'm not into action films or blockbusters, but this was supposed to cost $150m and I, like many others,…
American Crime StoryAmerican Crime Story, DVDThe People V. O.J. Simpson
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
MartineVK's rating:
Added Feb 06, 2018
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Really didn't know what to expect. What a surprise! One of the best scripts I've ever seen on American television. The whole thing is just superb. Directing and acting top-notch. Sophisticated too. There are subtle jokes that they don't hammer home, especially those concerning Robert Shapiro as played by John Travolta. It was great seeing him play a non-heroic character for a change. If only more top-stars (or people who were once top-stars) would do that more often. Recommending this to everyone. This is the kind of show you get when the people involved have integrity. Also, great soundtrack. Portishead, Nina Simone and best of all, Bill Withers all used to great effect.Really didn't know what to expect. What a surprise! One of the best scripts I've ever seen on American television. The whole thing is just superb. Directing and acting top-notch. Sophisticated too. There are subtle jokes that they don't hammer home,…
A Touch of FrostA Touch of Frost, DVDSeason 6
DVD - 2005DVD, 2005
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Added Jan 12, 2018
Inspector LewisInspector Lewis, DVDSeries 2
DVD - 2009DVD, 2009
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Added Jan 12, 2018
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