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572,491 | 4,248,714 | 893,357 | 7 | The National Television 2006 | It is the same every year , a celebration of television over the last year , and awarding those who deserve . Sir Trevor McDonald hosted this great evening , I cannot remember all the awards , apart from Best Actor to David Tennant ( in Doctor Who ) , Best Actress to Billie Piper ( for Doctor Who ) , Best Newcomer Acto... |
571,627 | 4,248,714 | 83,658 | 7 | Blade Runner | I haven't seen this that much , and to be honest I'm not really sure I'm going to , from director Sir Ridley Scott this is quite a good futuristic science-fiction adventure . It is 2019 in Los Angeles , and man has developed the technology to create human clones , known as Replicants , but law prohibits them ( somethin... |
571,706 | 4,248,714 | 95,715 | 7 | Alice | I think I liked the idea of seeing another adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic , Alice in Wonderland , especially with stop motion from Czechoslovakia and Faust director Jan Svankmajer . It follows most of the same storyline , but with originally bizarre digressions , as Alice ( Kristýna Kohoutová , the only flesh ... |
572,638 | 4,248,714 | 35,279 | 7 | Saboteur | I only knew the end sequence , but I knew I couldn't dismiss a film directed by Sir Alfred Hitchcock . Basically somebody has sabotaged part of a aircraft plant with a bomb , and plant worker Barry Kane ( Robert Cummings ) is falsely accused for the crime . Determined to prove his innocence he sets out to find the real... |
570,948 | 4,248,714 | 290,334 | 7 | X-Men 2 | If you have seen the first film , or you like to read the comics about the bunch of mutant super heroes , then this sequel is better than the first film . It has more interest , more action and obviously more interesting mutants . Basically William Stryker ( Brian Cox ) wants to eliminate all the mutants , even though ... |
572,260 | 4,248,714 | 330,373 | 7 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | To be honest , I though the first three Harry Potter films were more like family films , had a bit less darkness , and obviously weren't 12as because of more scary moments . Anyway , basically Harry ( Daniel Radcliffe ) , Ron ( Rupert Grint ) and Hermione ( Emma Watson ) go back to Hogwarts and Professor Albus Dumbledo... |
572,951 | 4,248,714 | 1,343,024 | 7 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2008 | If you knew your news , events , media and happenings of the year 2008 , then this was the show that you needed to watch . Hosted by Jimmy Carr this quiz gave viewers , and the celebrities the opportunity to test their knowledge of the past twelve months . This show had celebrity guests , in teams , they included : Jam... |
571,104 | 4,248,714 | 396,345 | 7 | Ministry of Mayhem | This is quite a good kids Saturday morning show . It is hosted by Stephen Mulhern from The Quick Trick Show and the fit presenter Holly Willoughby . Throughout the show they have been throwing Gunge , shouting , ramming dwarfs into doors ( one made of paper ) , scaring themselves and guests , guessing ring tones with g... |
571,802 | 4,248,714 | 1,122,777 | 7 | Superhuman : Giants | I saw a clip of this programme on Harry Hill's TV Burp , for TV Highlight of the Year , with Britain's Tallest Man getting out of a car , and when I watched the repeat it was quite interesting . Basically this documentary , narrated by Sam Hazeldine , focused on some of the world's tallest people , whether in Britain ,... |
571,701 | 4,248,714 | 13,257 | 7 | Häxan / The Witch | I can see there is some kind of documentary theme in this silent film , but I think it is more horror than fact filled . It is all about the history of witchcraft , told with illustrated slide show and dramatised supposedly real-life events from the earliest part of the 20th Century . The pictures look interesting enou... |
571,684 | 4,248,714 | 87,892 | 7 | A Passage to India | I originally only noticed this for the Star Wars actor being in it , and then I found out that it was directed , and written , by Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Sir David Lean , and his last , even better ! There is no real story , e . g . a love story , it is basically just about the tensions between India a... |
571,416 | 4,248,714 | 424,880 | 7 | Candy | Heath Ledger was a really good young actor , but it was a live-fast-die-young life for him , it was such a shame ( and shock ) when he was discovered dead ( at age 29 ) from accidental prescribed drug overdose , this ( along with I'm Not There and The Dark Knight ) was not long before his death , and a good role . Set ... |
573,041 | 4,248,714 | 66,206 | 7 | Patton | From Oscar winning and Golden Globe nominated director Franklin J . Schaffner ( Planet of the Apes ) , this is a pretty good war film about one of the most infamous and heroic leader's . The film begins with my favourite and most memorable moment where Gen . George S . Patton Jr . ( Oscar and Golden Globe winning , and... |
572,396 | 4,248,714 | 217,869 | 7 | Unbreakable | The first time I saw it I thought it rubbish ( somehow ) , but watching it again , I can see why it is four stars , and it is a pretty good film from director M . Night Shyamalan ( The Sixth Sense ) . The film begins with the birth of a prominent character , who almost immediately after being born broke some bones , he... |
570,958 | 4,248,714 | 118,715 | 7 | The Big Lebowski | With the recent win at the Oscars for writing / directing brothers Joel and Ethan Coen , for No Country For Old Men , it was appropriate that some of their films be on TV , and this one was pretty good . Basically Jeffrey ' The Dude ' Lebowski ( Jeff Bridges ) is an ageing hippie , and mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebo... |
571,476 | 4,248,714 | 1,219,862 | 7 | All Star Mr and Mrs | I have no idea when the original TV show was on ITV , I guess the 80's , but I certainly didn't miss the opportunity to try it , and it turned out to be a pretty good series . Basically Fern Britton ( who lost a lot of weight ) and Phillip Schofield presented this new spin on the original show , getting celebrity coupl... |
571,820 | 4,248,714 | 83,511 | 7 | 48 Hours | I had heard of this film a couple of times in the past , and when the opportunity came to watch it , I knew I couldn't miss it . Basically convicted robber Albert Ganz ( James Remar ) has escaped from a road gang with his partner Billy Bear ( Sonny Landham ) , and immediately kill their partner , then check into the Wa... |
572,649 | 4,248,714 | 112,697 | 7 | Clueless | Apparently a remake of Jane Austen's Emma for the modern world , from writer / director Amy Heckerling ( Fast Times at Ridgemont High ) . Basically Cher Horowitz ( Batman & Robin's Alicia Silverstone ) is the rich , pretty , blonde and popular girl who knows how to talk anyone into doing almost anything , and also the ... |
571,540 | 4,248,714 | 61,439 | 7 | Camelot | From director Joshua Logan ( South Pacific , Paint Your Wagon ) , this story of the marriage and downfall of King Arthur , based on the stage musical , even at nearly three hours long , is actually pretty good . The film sees King Arthur ( Golden Globe winning Richard Harris ) briefly meeting Merlin ( Laurence Naismith... |
571,425 | 4,248,714 | 442,663 | 7 | Derren Brown : Messiah | Derren Brown , the pretty renowned magician and psychological illusionist , and this is one of the quite ambitious one-off specials he made . He was fascinated by people having beliefs , that he decided to put his skills to the test and try to convince people , including " experts " in a field themselves , that he has ... |
571,314 | 4,248,714 | 118,694 | 7 | In the Mood for Love | Just like Chungking Express in 1994 , from the same director , Kar Wai Wong , this was a film I would need to watch as part of my Film Studies exam . Basically in 1962 Hong Kong , newspaper editor Chow Mo-Wan ( Cannes Film Festival Award winning Tony Leung Chiu Wai ) has moved into a new building with his wife , at the... |
572,436 | 4,248,714 | 338,013 | 7 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | The first time I saw it I was pretty confused , but seeing it again I can almost understand the plot . Basically Joel Barish ( another more serious role for BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Jim Carrey ) wakes up with no memory of the night before , and his car scratched . He skips work and heads to the shore , and as h... |
571,437 | 4,248,714 | 112,641 | 7 | Casino | I didn't finish the entire film , but what I did see of it was interesting . Based on a true story , Golden Globe nominated Martin Scorsese directs a film based in an American Las Vegas casino . Robert De Niro is Sam ' Ace ' Rothstein , he does not have a real job at the casino , he just keeps swapping them to stop him... |
571,163 | 4,248,714 | 118,375 | 7 | King of the Hill | This is another good example of a comedy sitcom-like cartoon ( still not as good as The Simpsons ) . Hank Hill is the weird father and husband . He lives with his wife Peggy , his son Bobby and the large dog . Throughout the show they have some pretty weird and wonderful " adventure " like happenings . For example , th... |
571,781 | 4,248,714 | 122,690 | 7 | Ronin | From director John Frankenheimer ( Birdman of Alcatraz , Deception ) this is a fantastic retro ( deliberately ) thriller with plenty of eye-catching moments and some good choice actors . The title means Japanese Samurai without a master , so basically the lead characters in this are Ronin , outcast specialists hired fo... |
571,884 | 4,248,714 | 285,742 | 7 | Monster's Ball | I don't understand the meaning of the title , but that doesn't matter , this is a pretty good romantic crime drama with some bloody good acting . Basically cop Hank Grotowski ( Love Actually's Billy Bob Thornton ) recently lost his cop son , Sonny ( Heath Ledger ) because he told him he hated him and he shot himself . ... |
571,849 | 4,248,714 | 65,322 | 7 | Mr . Benn | When I was younger I didn't watch this all the time , but when I did it was quite good . Although it was basically the same setup every week , the new adventures was what I watched it for . Basically the show ( narrated and voiced by Ray Brooks , who went to EastEnders in 2006 ) is about a man called Mr Benn . Mr Benn ... |
572,544 | 4,248,714 | 240,772 | 7 | Ocean's Eleven | Director Steven Soderbergh ( Out of Sight , Erin Brockovich , Traffic ) has created probably one of the best robbery films I have ever seen with an all star cast , plenty of classic action or drama like moments , and a good George Clooney as Danny Ocean . Basically Ocean is a crook who has robbed many places and stolen... |
572,683 | 4,248,714 | 87,800 | 7 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | If you are a fan of the really original horror film Scream , then you will like this really interesting story directed and written by Wes Craven . He actually read cases of young kids dying because of nightmares , so this is taking that idea a lot further . Basically a bunch of kids living in Elm Street are being stalk... |
573,107 | 4,248,714 | 1,083,846 | 7 | The C Word : How We Came to Swear by It | I didn't see the beginning of this interesting documentary , but from what I did watch it was very good . Basically British comedian Will Smith went on a journey and wanted to know what opinions people from all backgrounds , religion and culture have of the most controversial of all profanities , and in my opinion the ... |
572,156 | 4,248,714 | 382,932 | 7 | Ratatouille | From Pixar , the geniuses behind Toy Story and Monsters , Inc . , and director Brad Bird ( The Iron Giant , The Incredibles ) this is another pleasant experience . Basically young rat Remy ( Patton Oswalt ) lives with his brother Emile ( Peter Sohn ) and father , leader of the pack of rats , Django ( Brian Dennehy ) , ... |
571,654 | 4,248,714 | 56,592 | 7 | To Kill a Mockingbird | I was told that this was mainly a courtroom drama , but from one point , it seems to be more about the kids and family . Also , I wonder why Atticus Finch was voted number 1 on 100 Years , 100 Heroes & Villains instead of James Bond or Indiana Jones , he didn't do much heroic stuff . Anyway , basically Atticus ( Oscar ... |
572,031 | 4,248,714 | 101,081 | 7 | Dinosaurs | I wish I could remember all of this great puppet show from Jim Henson and the makers of The Muppets and Sesame Street , but this was for Disney . All I do remember is the great theme tune , some of the babies fantastic naughtiness , and the fact that it is almost the same format as The Flintstones . It is basically the... |
571,376 | 4,248,714 | 47,945 | 7 | The Colditz Story | Before The Great Escape , there was this Pow ( Prisoner of War ) escape film based on true events , from director Guy Hamilton ( Goldfinger , Live and Let Die ) . The story sees many soldiers from Britain , France , Poland and other countries involved in World War II placed into Colditz castle , used by Nazis to hold t... |
572,725 | 4,248,714 | 334,405 | 7 | Spellbound | No it's not the Hitchcock film , it's an interesting documentary film about the pressures , kids , preparation and events of a national spelling bee in America . Basically it shows the stories of six kids : Angela Arenivar , Ted Brigham , April DeGideo , Neil Kadakia , Nupur Lala , Emily Stagg , Ashley White and the hy... |
573,058 | 4,248,714 | 147,746 | 7 | Batman of the Future | If you liked Batman : The Animated Series , then you'll be happy to know that the same Batman is back . This time it is forty years later , Bruce Wayne has quit being the Dark Knight and lives alone with his dog Ace . Terry McGinnis is a teenager that comes across his mansion while being chased by a Jokers gang . He st... |
571,392 | 4,248,714 | 439 | 7 | The Great Train Robbery | This is one of the most significant films in cinema history , it is the second ( after A Trip to the Moon - 1902 ) to feature in the book " 1001 Movies You Must Before You Die " . Basically a clerk of a train station is assaulted and left tied up by four bandits , and they proceed to carry out the great train robbery r... |
572,923 | 4,248,714 | 65,466 | 7 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | All the Russ Meyer films I have seen do seem to have more nudity , sex and Carry On type comedy , but this hardly has any . It is the story of an all-girl band called the Carrie Nations scaling the dizzy heights of rock-star fame and then crash-landing into decadent sleaze . It has mostly drugs , relationships , cults ... |
572,973 | 4,248,714 | 39,192 | 7 | Black Narcissus | The meaning of the title just to let you know is some sort of cloth or something . I have seen quite a few nun films , and I can see why this one is one had quite an impact , especially for directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ( A Matter of Life and Death ) . Basically five British nuns have been sent to a w... |
572,811 | 4,248,714 | 348,150 | 7 | Superman Returns | Since watching the programme , The Curse of Superman , I was concerned for the film people's well being , but I still enjoyed the film anyway . It was a really good film , I just found it a bit darker than the Christopher Reeve version , and I can see how it could be a more expensive budget film than Titanic . Basicall... |
571,591 | 4,248,714 | 1,297,358 | 7 | The Family | You may remember a documentary series ( and one of the first reality TV vehicles ) in the 1970's with the same title focusing on the lives of a working class family , well , now in the modern world , it was about time to see the lives of a regular middle-class family . With title narration by Life on Mars's John Simm ,... |
572,221 | 4,248,714 | 108,550 | 7 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | From director Lasse Hallström ( The Cider House Rules ) , this is an inspired film with a fantastic cast of actors . Basically Gilbert Grape ( Johnny Depp ) lives in Endora , where not much happens , with his quite unusual family . He has an obese 36 stone mother Bonnie ( 500 pound weighing Darlene Cates ) , two sister... |
571,710 | 4,248,714 | 74,119 | 7 | All the President's Men | I can't remember much of the story , but personally this is a bit weird and hard to understand in places , well , actually nearly all the film I didn't understand , from Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director Alan J . Pakula ( Sophie's Choice ) . It's about some kind of murder and two detective-like newspape... |
571,753 | 4,248,714 | 126,170 | 7 | Recess | This used by one of the best reasons to get up early on a Saturday morning . This cartoon was just one of the best weekend treats when I was younger . Basically it is showing all the adventures that all the kids of an American school have in Recess . The main kids are T . J . ( the boss ) , Vince ( the cool one ) , Mik... |
571,609 | 4,248,714 | 34,891 | 7 | In Which We Serve | Directed by David Lean ( The Bride on the River Kwai ) and Noel Coward ( also starring ) , both making their directorial debuts , this is quite a good British war film . It is a film that combines war ship battles and character flashbacks . Basically the British destroyer ship , HMS Torrin is attacked by the Nazis , an... |
571,472 | 4,248,714 | 91,474 | 7 | Manhunter | I saw Brett Ratner's remake based on the novel of the same name , Red Dragon , and with most remakes , this original version is much better , from director Michael Mann ( Collateral ) . 5 years before Sir Anthony Hopkin's Oscar winning turn in The Silence of the Lambs , plus 2001's sequel Hannibal and the prequel remak... |
572,392 | 4,248,714 | 361,089 | 7 | Valiant | I think the main reason I wanted to see this was for the many good actors in the film , but also because computer animated films are good . Based in the days of World War II were Carrier Pigeons delivering important military messages to the soldiers . The only problem was that the vultures kept stopping them and taking... |
572,052 | 4,248,714 | 252,866 | 7 | American Pie 2 | In my opinion , it is almost as good as the first one . All the teenagers from American Pie are reunited and have graduated from college . Jim ( Jason Biggs ) has heard from Nadia ( Shannon Elizabeth ) that she is coming to see him , so he seeks " sex " advice from his prom date Michelle ( Alyson Hannigan ) . Kevin ( T... |
573,061 | 4,248,714 | 286,490 | 7 | The Bear | If you liked The Snowman or Father Christmas , then here is another Christmas film from Raymond Briggs . It doesn't have any dialogue , but the music just makes it just as good as The Snowman , it even appears a tiny bit from it . Basically a little girl really loves bear's , especially polar bears . When she loses her... |
572,633 | 4,248,714 | 276,919 | 7 | Dogville | From the director of The Idiots , Lars Von Trier ( nominated the Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm award for this ) is an inventive and stylised film that really challenges you imagination . All buildings and landmarks are suggested by outlines , sound and props on a single sound stage ( no real sets ) , which is the to... |
573,064 | 4,248,714 | 360,717 | 7 | King Kong | If you liked the original film made in 1933 , then you might like this pretty much sequence by sequence , and high-budget special effects ladened remake by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson . Basically it is 1933 ( duh ! ) , and film director Carl Denham ( School of Rock's Jack Black ) is hoping to create a new ... |
571,067 | 4,248,714 | 867,148 | 7 | The Crocodile Hunter : A Tribute to Steve Irwin | When I heard that Steve Irwin had died ( stingray attack ) , I knew I had to watch this as I used to find him really fun and interesting . When I actually watched this , I didn't realise he did that much for his home country and ours , it makes me wish I'd paid more attention than I actually did to him on TV . It was a... |
571,460 | 4,248,714 | 91,859 | 7 | Rita , Sue and Bob Too | I heard about this for having some strong sexual scenes , and my Mum liked the film , and it turned out to be quite a fun film that went just a bit too quickly . There is no real story apart from Rita ( Siobhan Finneran ) and Sue ( Michelle Holmes ) are two school girls having a sexual fling with a married man named Bo... |
573,113 | 4,248,714 | 74,256 | 7 | Bugsy Malone | I had heard the title many times , and then I found out that the twice Oscar winning female star of The Silence of the Lambs was in it , and I thought why not . Set in the 1930's , this story is loosely based on the gangster exploits ( e . g . Al Capone ) during the Prohibition era , but all characters are played by ch... |
571,238 | 4,248,714 | 91,867 | 7 | A Room with a View | For a film to be a PG , it doesn't seem like it should be , especially because of the nudity content , but never mind that , this is a good period drama from Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director James Ivory ( Howards End , The Remains of the Day ) . It is quite an interesting story with class , good Britis... |
572,883 | 4,248,714 | 109,446 | 7 | The Client | It is likely that they showed this film because of the recent death of the Bully star Brad Renfro , from an accidental overdose of heroin , he was introduced in this film . But if that wasn't why it was on again after just three or four months , it is a pretty good film to watch , from director Joel Schumacher ( Fallin... |
573,254 | 4,248,714 | 4,972 | 7 | The Birth of a Nation | I had heard about this film mainly because it featured the Ku Klux Klan , but I didn't know much else , so being in the book of " 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die " , I was obviously going to see it when I got the opportunity . The first half of the film focuses on the Civil War , showing the slavery of black pe... |
571,475 | 4,248,714 | 53,221 | 7 | Rio Bravo | From director Howard Hawks ( Scarface - 1932 , Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ) , this is a western might not have the biggest amount of plot and be a tiny bit lengthy , and yet it is a good classic . Basically Sheriff John T . Chance ( John Wayne ) in a small town of Southwest Texas must keep custody of murderer Joe Burdett... |
571,315 | 4,248,714 | 109,424 | 7 | Chungking Express | This is one of those films that I personally did not choose to watch , but I made myself because it was part of my Film Studies exam in the New Wave film topic . From director Kar Wai Wong , this is quite an interesting Hong Kong New Wave film with very inventive editing . The first half ( well , actually almost only a... |
573,055 | 4,248,714 | 329,829 | 7 | Fireman Sam | I think this is the same makers as Postman Pat , and if you liked that you'll love this . A local fireman named Sam works for the local fire service , and throughout the series him and his team help people . For example Sam helps the naughty Norman out of a deep dark hole / cave in the ground , he gets his nephew and n... |
571,999 | 4,248,714 | 427,944 | 7 | Thank You for Smoking | The debut film from Jason Reitman , son of Ghostbusters , Twins and Evolution director Ivan , is a very good satire comedy focusing on one of the most powerful , and controversial businesses in the world . The lead character of this film is anti-hero chief spokesperson , lobbyist and Vice-President of the Academy of To... |
573,186 | 4,248,714 | 113,277 | 7 | Heat | This is a pretty good crime action thriller where there are mainly chase sequences between the cops and the crooks . I think it is called Heat either for the amount of explosions , or the Heat of the chases . Al Pacino plays Lt . Vincent Hanna , the detective on the lookout for a crime gang planning to do something to ... |
572,545 | 4,248,714 | 190,590 | 7 | O Brother , Where Art Thou ? | I don't exactly understand the meaning of the title , probably something to do with country folk or the time that the characters were living in , but it is a good film from the Coen brothers . This is quite an interesting story about some escape prisoners ( with some accent ) on the run and trying to get on with a new ... |
571,874 | 4,248,714 | 113,627 | 7 | Leaving Las Vegas | This is a really good idea for a film , sometimes disturbing , but still a triumph . Ben Sanderson ( Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe winning Nicolas Cage ) is a Hollywood screenwriter , really depressed because he lost his career to the one thing that he can live from , alcohol . So basically the entire film has Cage's ... |
571,527 | 4,248,714 | 241,303 | 7 | Chocolat | From director Lasse Hallströmof ( The Cider House Rules ) , this is a pretty good film of how a delicious substance can change a town in both good and bad ways . Basically in a French village ( which explains the title being French ) run by the mayor , Comte Paul De Reynaud ( Spider-Man 2's Alfred Molina ) a new woman ... |
571,313 | 4,248,714 | 57,180 | 7 | The Incredible Journey | I had seen the 1993 remake , Homeward Bound , before this classic Walt Disney Pictures film , and I have to say , even with the great voice cast in the remake , this classic is more fun . Basically three pets , the old dog , the leader dog ( Golden Retreaver ) and the Siamese cat , have been left behind by their owners... |
572,449 | 4,248,714 | 490,044 | 7 | Space Cadets | For a short reality show type programme , this was a pretty essential thing to see . Basically they take nine ordinary members of the public , and the producers and Johnny Vaughn are going to convince them that they are going to Russia to become astronauts . Three people also joining these nine are three actors to make... |
573,108 | 4,248,714 | 286,261 | 7 | All or Nothing | I had seen the controversial and hard-hitting Vera Drake from director Mike Leigh , and the critics liked this film , so I decided to give it a go . There was no real plot to the story for a while , just a gentle , philosophical taxi driver named Phil ( Timothy Spall ) who has a dry love relationship with his partner (... |
572,330 | 4,248,714 | 213,376 | 7 | Where's Wally ? | When I was a kid I always used to like to read the picture books , then they made them into a TV series on CITV . This was actually quite a good book based cartoon . Wally is a guy in a red and white fleece with a dog dressed the same . Basically every episode , when he felts like it ( obviously all the time ) he would... |
572,126 | 4,248,714 | 69,634 | 7 | Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em | I haven't seen that many episodes of this sitcom , but the episodes I have seen are just pure brilliant comedy . Twice BAFTA nominated Michael Crawford is just excellent as the wining main guy , Frank Spencer . I don't know exactly what he does , I think he's a builder or something . The best episode I have seen that I... |
573,115 | 4,248,714 | 416,320 | 7 | Match Point | From Oscar and twice Golden Globe nominated actor-writer / director Woody Allen ( Annie Hall ) , his first in Britain , this is quite a good film that doesn't have any comedy at all . I didn't really pay much attention to the first few minutes of the film , but basically Chris Wilton ( The Tudors ' Jonathan Rhys Meyers... |
571,395 | 4,248,714 | 286,244 | 7 | Belleville Rendez-Vous | I had heard a lot about this French cartoon , and I identified the Grandma character with it , so when the opportunity came , I wasn't going to miss it . Basically an orphan boy named Champion is kidnapped while cycling in the Tour De France by two sinister mafia gangsters , to be taken across the Atlantic to Bellevill... |
573,255 | 4,248,714 | 29,923 | 7 | Block-Heads | Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history , and deservedly so , so I am happy to see any of their films . It starts in the trenches of World War II , and Stan is the soldier left alone to guard , and two decades later ( 1938 ) , he is still there pacing and eating beans , with no idea the w... |
572,503 | 4,248,714 | 313,033 | 7 | Art Attack | I do watch it occasionally when there is a new series or it is repeated , but when I was younger this used to be one of my favourite creative programmes . Neil Buchanan has been the host for who knows how long now , and he's still as interesting as ever . Basically he enters the studio and helps you to get ideas for cr... |
571,373 | 4,248,714 | 810,746 | 7 | : The Falling Man | To be honest , I did not see the entire Twin Towers incident , so this documentary was pretty much a chance to see what I probably should have seen . This documentary focused on how New York was changed by this horrific day of occurrences , with the hijacked planes crashing into the North and South towers , people help... |
571,967 | 4,248,714 | 64,840 | 7 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | I have to admit I wasn't paying the biggest amount of attention to the story itself , but I saw enough to agree with most opinions that this is quite a good film . Basically Jean Brodie ( Oscar and BAFTA winning , and Golden Globe nominated Dame Maggie Smith ) is a young teacher at an Edinburgh school for girls , and i... |
572,735 | 4,248,714 | 113,497 | 7 | Jumanji | I used to love this film as a kid , it was and still is a really good fun family film , from director Joe Johnston ( Honey , I Shrunk the Kids ; Jurassic Park III ) . It is basically about a board game with a life of it's own that can transport the players into the terrible and some scary parts of the jungle . It is 19... |
572,333 | 4,248,714 | 122,365 | 7 | Wacky Races | When I was younger , and occasionally now on Cartoon Network this is a very good Hanna-Barbera cartoon . It's basically a cartoon about car races involving bizarre characters and vehicles used to win the local race . There are at least twelve drivers competing in the race wherever set . The drivers that I can remember ... |
571,459 | 4,248,714 | 369,339 | 7 | Collateral | I heard quite a lot about this film when it was at the cinemas , and it being directed by Michael Mann ( The Last of the Mohicans , Heat ) intrigued me . Basically cab driver Max ( Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Jamie Foxx , the same year he won the Oscar for Ray ) has lived a mundane life for 12 years in Los... |
571,413 | 4,248,714 | 338,751 | 7 | The Aviator | This biographical drama from Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated director Martin Scorsese ( Taxi Driver , The Departed ) is not as good as the much more accomplished biopic Raging Bull ( about Jake La Motta ) , but it is certainly worth a go . It shows the life of Hollywood mogul and aviator ( plane pilot and desi... |
571,394 | 4,248,714 | 863,136 | 7 | Peter and the Wolf | I heard about this film on the news , from director Suzie Templeton , from Hedge End , Southampton , Hampshire , England ( which I know very well ) won the Oscar for Best Short Animated Film , and deservedly so . It is a film based on the piece of music by Sergei Prokofiev , so like Fantasia , a story is added with the... |
572,523 | 4,248,714 | 265,086 | 7 | Black Hawk Down | Based on actual events , Oscar nominated director Sir Ridley Scott portrays the battle mission that took place in Somalia , 1993 . It was the tiniest bit slow for the first 20 minutes or so , but if you stick with it , after that it does not stop for a breath as the U . S . soldiers battle . Starring Josh Hartnett as S... |
571,758 | 4,248,714 | 236,920 | 7 | Playdays | When I was younger this was one of the best kids programmes to watch nearly as soon as you got home from Primary School . Every episode was a different location at the bus stop . The ones that I liked though were either those episodes in the shop or at the magic merry-go-round . Every episode was both a bit of fun and ... |
572,385 | 4,248,714 | 884,763 | 7 | The History of Mr . Polly | This was another great TV made film drama ( for ITV ) , if you liked Goodnight Mister Tom or Heartless , then you'll like this story based on the H . G . Wells classic novel . Set in Victorian England , it starts with the defining middle part , where the leading man , Alfred Polly ( a well cast Lee Evans ) plans suicid... |
571,453 | 4,248,714 | 117,913 | 7 | A Time to Kill | I am not completely interested in all parts to the story , I think it is just the court case I like . Basically , the young daughter of Carl Lee Hailey ( Golden Globe nominated Samuel L . Jackson ) is horrifically beaten , raped and hanged to die ( which she didn't ) , and he kills the men responsible for this crime . ... |
571,391 | 4,248,714 | 221,975 | 7 | Frank Skinner Live at Birmingham Hippodrome | I had seen him on a couple of TV shows , such as panel shows , and bits and pieces of Baddiel & Skinner Un-Planned , but I had never seen Frank Skinner do any stand-up , and I am glad I gave him a chance . Live at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre , this was a very funny show , and Skinner is interesting not to make an... |
571,228 | 4,248,714 | 57,239 | 7 | The L-Shaped Room | I don't know the meaning of the title , but there is a reference to it towards the end with the guy writing a novel with ' The L-Shaped Room ' as it's title . Anyway , basically it is all about French born Jane Fosset ( BAFTA and Golden Globe winning , and Oscar nominated Leslie Caron ) . She moved to England to escape... |
572,340 | 4,248,714 | 884,746 | 7 | TV's 50 Greatest Stars | This was similar to the ITV's 50 Greatest Shows programme , as it was on the same channel ( instead of Channel 4 ) , and it was probably more essential . Presented by Bradley Walsh , the list had such stars as : Alan Titchmarsh , Coronation Street's William Roache , Steve Coogan , Kenny Everett , Anne Robinson , Richar... |
572,507 | 4,248,714 | 179,552 | 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | A bit of a boring young man , but quite a good cartoon based in the second world war . Tintin is a reporter looking for stories and always thinking of his friends . His friends are the very good Captain Haddock , Professor Calculus ( who just loves his umbrella ) , and twin Detectives Thompson and Thomson . Tintin has ... |
572,608 | 4,248,714 | 1,139,161 | 7 | Autopsy : Emergency Room | I do remember about one or two years ago I saw another programme filmed in Germany , with an audience of body donors , where the ( German ) presenter basically cut up , opened and examined bodies to find answers to many questions posed in certain circumstances . This new series was paying attention to medical emergency... |
571,323 | 4,248,714 | 183,659 | 7 | Pollock | I knew this was a biographical film about an artist , I found out about it mainly because of Ed Harris , also directing , and the protagonist has the same first name I do . This is the true story of artist Jackson Pollock ( Oscar nominated Harris ) , who towards the end of the 1940's , was trying to find his spark agai... |
573,056 | 4,248,714 | 305,002 | 7 | The Big Bang | This was and still is a pretty good show for both some theory , some small questions answered and some science stuff to listen to or create yourself . Violet Berlin has been in it ever since it started , it also used to have How 2's Gareth Jones as one of the best male hosts . Violet even looked pregnant in one of the ... |
571,390 | 4,248,714 | 106,226 | 7 | The Age of Innocence | Golden Globe nominated Martin Scorcese ( Taxi Driver , GoodFellas , The Departed ) directing a period drama , well , call it an arty-farty costume drama , obviously raised many eye-brows , and yet , it worked . Basically , it is the late 19th Century , in America , and Newland Archer ( Daniel Day-Lewis ) is engaged to ... |
571,349 | 4,248,714 | 117,509 | 7 | William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet | I first saw bits of this and dismissed it because back then I hated Leonardo DiCaprio and Shakespearean language in the modern world , but now I like both . BAFTA winning director Baz Luhrmann ( Moulin Rouge ) has brought the famous William Shakespeare love story into the 20th century ( not the language of course ) , e... |
572,249 | 4,248,714 | 178,868 | 7 | Ring | I should say firstly that I saw the Hollywood remake and was pretty freaked out by it , so I had no idea what I would think of the original Japanese version . Basically after the death of her cousin Tomoko Oishi ( Yuko Takeuchi ) , reporter Reiko Asakawa ( Nanako Matsushima ) hears stories of a " cursed " video tape th... |
571,673 | 4,248,714 | 67,128 | 7 | Get Carter | I can't remember why the bad guys killed Carter's brother ( probably because he knew something ) , but it's what Carter does that's important to me . Sir Michael Caine is perfect in the role of Jack Carter and he revenge for his brother's death , and he'll do anything , talk to anyone , and kill almost anybody to get h... |
571,928 | 4,248,714 | 94,631 | 7 | Alien Nation | I have seen quite a few science-fiction films where aliens or mutants have become part of the modern world , e . g . Total Recall , and this is a pretty good one . Basically in the not too distant future , Earth has first contact with an alien civilisation , known as the Newcomers ( same anatomies as us , only they are... |
572,495 | 4,248,714 | 67,116 | 7 | The French Connection | The first time I saw this I almost ignored it because I fell asleep somewhere , but I'm glad I gave it a second chance . There was no way I was going ignore a film from The Exorcist director William Friedkin , especially as this was the film that won him the Best Director Oscar . Anyway , it is all about Det . Jimmy ' ... |
573,037 | 4,248,714 | 257,360 | 7 | About Schmidt | When I first heard about this film , I was expecting it to be a boring family drama , but it was a really good one once you get into it . Basically Warren Schmidt ( Golden Globe winning , and Oscar and BAFTA nominated Jack Nicholson ) has recently lost his wife , Helen ( June Squibb ) , who he felt had annoying habits ... |
571,677 | 4,248,714 | 280,609 | 7 | Dog Soldiers | For a British horror from debut director Neil Marshall , who followed with the good The Descent , this is a good horror film with a classic theme recreated . Basically a British Sqaud , led by Sgt . Harry G . Wells ( Sean Pertwee , son of Jon Pertwee , aka Worzel Gummidge ) are sent on a training in the woods of Scotla... |
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