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18,302 | [
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18,303 | [
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18,304 | [
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18,305 | [
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18,306 | [
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18,307 | [
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18,308 | [
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18,309 | [
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18,310 | [
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18,311 | [
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18,312 | [
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18,313 | [
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18,314 | [
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18,315 | [
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18,316 | [
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18,317 | [
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18,318 | [
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18,319 | [
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18,320 | [
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18,321 | [
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18,322 | [
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18,323 | [
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18,324 | [
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18,325 | [
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18,326 | [
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18,327 | [
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18,328 | [
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18,329 | [
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18,330 | [
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18,331 | [
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18,332 | [
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18,333 | [
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18,334 | [
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18,335 | [
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18,337 | [
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18,338 | [
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18,339 | [
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18,340 | [
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18,341 | [
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18,342 | [
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18,343 | [
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18,344 | [
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18,345 | [
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18,347 | [
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18,348 | [
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18,349 | [
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18,350 | [
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18,351 | [
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18,352 | [
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18,353 | [
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18,354 | [
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18,355 | [
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18,356 | [
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18,357 | [
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18,358 | [
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18,359 | [
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18,360 | [
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18,361 | [
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18,362 | [
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18,363 | [
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18,364 | [
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18,365 | [
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18,366 | [
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18,367 | [
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18,368 | [
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18,369 | [
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18,370 | [
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18,371 | [
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18,372 | [
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18,373 | [
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18,374 | [
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18,375 | [
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18,376 | [
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18,377 | [
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18,378 | [
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18,379 | [
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18,380 | [
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18,381 | [
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18,382 | [
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] | 161 | 175 | bottom at its absolute highest perfection. who ever says slap stick comedy is dead and boring is completely wrong. not that this film will only appeal to those who are of a masculine nature. this is another quality British dark comedy with many many jokes not violence related, but it helps if you can let your senses go... | 1 |
18,383 | [
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] | 160 | 210 | It may not be Oscar material, however this was a very funny film. I was always a fan of Eddie (Edmondson) & Richie (Mayall). "Bottom" & "Young Ones" were legendary TV series', and it was about time they made a film. Some of the stuff they get up to is brilliant, from the pencil is the rear-end, to the rubber sex-pants,... | 1 |
18,384 | [
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] | 200 | 239 | I haven't written a review on here in ages but rewatching all of bottom TV show, live shows and this I felt I had to make my views on this movie known! It is, I feel, the perfect comedy movie. It lacks the lovey dovey story lines(I wouldn't really call richies enfatuation with Gina Carbonara love would you? Or him and ... | 1 |
18,385 | [
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] | 56 | 64 | The first bottom movie was an absolute laugh from the beginning. Excellently made and thought out. I will definitely take my hat off to the production team and the actors. The Bottom actors attempt to run a hotel. If you look closely this film was most probably shot in the Isle Of Wight, near my home. | 1 |
18,386 | [
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] | 117 | 157 | This film had some very funny moments. The aforementioned feeb sketch for starters. <br /><br />The parts where Rik tries to act dignified in front of his guests, looking down at them through his nose. Very subtly done, especially as the guest was a toffee nosed adulterer himself.<br /><br />The scene where Rik finds o... | 1 |
18,387 | [
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] | 95 | 114 | Why did I vote 10/10 for this movie that is just completely off guts*? Quite simply because if you just let yourself find it funny, you can just laugh until you choke. Some people might find that it goes too far, it is certainly not for everyone, but whenever I'm down and just need something really really stupid to lau... | 1 |
18,388 | [
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] | 182 | 215 | and I for one think that is a good thing. I've just never been a Rosalind Russell fan although the original was my favorite RR movie. But I love Bette and was thrilled to hear she was making this.<br /><br />As for the rest of the production, I think it was slightly less than the original movie. One of my favorite mino... | 1 |
18,389 | [
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] | 154 | 193 | I'm not a big fan of movie musicals. "Annie" was a stage show I loved but the movie was a flop. The "Phantom Of The Opera movies" (and I believe there were three) failed to match the Weber staging. But I LOVED this. The DVD will take a place of honour among my "keepers." Even though it's a movie adaptation, it somehow ... | 1 |
18,390 | [
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] | 203 | 292 | *The whereabouts of Al Capone<br /><br />*Who shot JFK?<br /><br />*Cynthia Gibb lands the part of "Gypsy" in the TV remake<br /><br />These are some of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century. How else can I say it, except, I thought she was unredeemingly awful. Mannequin mannerisms, poor reactionary acting (... | 1 |
18,391 | [
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] | 272 | 377 | After clocking up five seasons on the small screen from 1976-79, 'George & Mildred' transferred themselves to the big screen in mid 1980. Instead of Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke retaining their roles as writers, Dick Sharples was brought on board as the writer. Sadly, this film adaption just did not seem to hit the... | 1 |
18,392 | [
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] | 297 | 380 | Swift's writing really has more in common with Kafka and Orwell than with fantasy-adventure writers, so it's curious that Gulliver's Travels has been deemed a children's novel. Lucky kiddies!<br /><br />The same applies to this movie. There have been some really awful versions of this story, which must be why people ar... | 1 |
18,393 | [
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] | 130 | 161 | This film is wonderful example of the quality dramas that Channel 4 and the BBC have produced over the years. Ted Danson delivers a powerful performance of a man tormented by memories noone will accept, and a society that believes he is insane. It is a remarkable performance by a man most known for his role in Cheers, ... | 1 |
18,394 | [
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] | 280 | 380 | We all know bits and pieces of Gulliver's travels. Tiny people, yeah, sure. Liliputians. Giants too, some of us may recall. Some might remember the word yahoo comes from here. That's were it stops for most people.<br /><br />Swift's book is omnipresent in school libraries. That's were i first read it, and there's were ... | 1 |
18,395 | [
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] | 385 | 495 | Ted Danson was a great choice to play Gulliver. Even though his background was mostly comedy, he shows here that he can do drama just as well or perhaps even better (though there is a lot of humour in this). Hard to turn a blind eye to his American accent especially since his character is supposed to be English but tha... | 1 |
18,396 | [
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] | 125 | 164 | Excellent story-telling and cinematography. Poignant, biting social commentary.<br /><br />Superb effects. Well-filmed and acted.<br /><br />However, the parallel action between the present and the travel adventures (though very well done) at times drags on a little too much (about 3 hrs), and over-interrupts the flow ... | 1 |
18,397 | [
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] | 208 | 246 | I first saw this when I was a teen in my last year of Junior High. I was riveted to it! I loved the special effects, the fantastic places and the trial-aspect and flashback method of telling the story.<br /><br />Several years later I read the book and while it was interesting and I could definitely see what Swift was ... | 1 |
18,398 | [
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] | 505 | 617 | This production was quite well done for a television original, providing a very appropriate original slant on Swift's work. To make the frame story work well the film begins with Gulliver arriving home. Everyone who has read the book knows that will happen anyway. The frame story of the book has Gulliver's crazed confu... | 1 |
18,399 | [
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] | 528 | 665 | Despite its many faults, Hallmark's 1995 version of Gulliver's Travels is still the finest adaptation of Jonathan Swift's satirical classic - largely because it not only includes ALL of Gulliver's many travels but also includes the satire that's often overlooked. Unfortunately the twin problems of the book's highly epi... | 1 |
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