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571,903 | 4,248,714 | 377,752 | 7 | Dear Frankie | This sounded like an appealing film drama , and recognised the leading actor and actress , so I gave it a go , and I'm glad I did . Basically Lizzie ( Emily Mortimer ) is a single mother living with her mother and her deaf son Frankie ( Scotland BAFTA nominated Jack McElhone ) . Since childhood Frankie has been writing... |
572,881 | 4,248,714 | 486,655 | 7 | Stardust | I was obviously quite keen to see this at the cinema , I missed it , but when I saw it on DVD I was pretty satisfied , a good film from writer / producer / director Matthew Vaughn ( Layer Cake ) and co-writer Jane Goldman , wife of Jonathan Ross . Basically in a countryside town there is a mysterious wall to apparently... |
571,668 | 4,248,714 | 408,377 | 7 | Captain Scarlet | When Supermarionation ended we don't know what happened to Gerry Anderson . Now after at least forty years he has brought back one of his best shows and recreated it in the thing called Hypermarionation . Captain Scarlet has started all over again with a new way of becoming indestructible and Captain Black was with him... |
571,043 | 4,248,714 | 48,673 | 7 | Summertime | This is one of the only films directed by Sir David Lean ( The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ) I've seen with not much Britishness to it , and the start for his appetite of location filming . Basically a lonely slightly naive spinster traveller , Jane Hudson ( Katharine Hepburn ) from Akron , Ohio , has... |
571,382 | 4,248,714 | 196,229 | 7 | Zoolander | Written and directed by , and starring Ben Stiller , I knew this film was about modelling , and it turned out to be a pretty funny film . Basically Derek Zoolander ( Ben Stiller ) is the three time VH1 male model of the year , and he looks forward to the fourth , but is beaten by rival Hansel ( Owen Wilson ) . So Derek... |
572,088 | 4,248,714 | 60,330 | 7 | Carry On : Don't Lose Your Head | Spoofing the French Revolution is the great British Carry On team , and 21 years later Blackadder did the same . Anyway , this mock of the great Scarlett Pimpernell has Sir Rodney Ffing a . k . a . The Black Fingernail ( Sid James , with a great constant laugh ) , is the anti-hero saving people from execution , but mai... |
571,049 | 4,248,714 | 373,889 | 7 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | As the Harry Potter films have gone on they are certainly getting better with special effects , but they are not as much fun and getting almost too dark to like . Anyway , the film begins with Harry ( Daniel Radcliffe ) and his cousin encountering a Dementor , and after using his wand to rid of it , he is put on trial ... |
571,064 | 4,248,714 | 855,865 | 7 | Little Britain's Big Swim | This programme was not just an event for Sports Relief , but pretty much an event in history , the first mainstream celebrity to swim across the Enlgish Channel to France . David Walliams , star of the great BBC comedy sketch show Little Britain had always dreamt of swimming the English Channel , and he finally decided... |
573,005 | 4,248,714 | 51,207 | 7 | The Wrong Man | Sir Alfred Hitchcock , Master of Suspense , was popular for taking terrible incidents in real life and turning them into what make his masterpieces ( most popular being Psycho ) , but this film is only focusing on the true story itself . Basically Christopher Emmanuel ' Manny ' Balestrero ( Henry Fonda ) is an ordinary... |
572,418 | 4,248,714 | 205,177 | 7 | Kevin & Perry Go Large | One of Harry Enfield's comedy favourites has now come onto the big screen in this hilarious comedy film . Kevi the Teenager is obviously the virgin . His best mate Perry ( Kathy Burke ) and him are both DJs , when they buy a porn magazine they read about lots of sex going on in Ibiza . So Kevin asks his Mum ( Louisa Ri... |
572,303 | 4,248,714 | 67,402 | 7 | Mary , Queen of Scots | I noticed the year this film was made , 1971 , and besides the two great lead actresses , I think I was more interested in seeing a young future James Bond , well , and the critics give it four out of five stars . Basically this film is a battle of ruler-ship of both England and Scotland , and the fight is between Mary... |
572,816 | 4,248,714 | 114,069 | 7 | Outbreak | From director Wolfgang Petersen ( In the Line of Fire , Air Force One ) , this is really good film with a deadly virus spread by a cute monkey . Basically somewhere in Africa many people have been dying of an unknown virus , and it Col . Sam Daniels ' ( Dustin Hoffman ) job to make sure it does not spread any further .... |
572,267 | 4,248,714 | 64,276 | 7 | Easy Rider | Called the greatest road movie ever made , I nearly agree with that statement , although Thelma & Louise is better . Basically after somehow getting a load of money Peter Fonda as Wyatt and Dennis Hopper as Billy decide to buy two bikes to travel across America . Along the way they meet a hitchhiker , hang out with hip... |
570,909 | 4,248,714 | 413,015 | 7 | Mrs . Henserson Presents | For a British film set in the Second World War , and full of nudity , this is a triumph . Basically , not long after the death of her son , Laura Henderson ( Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Dame Judi Dench ) decides to spend her fortune on a theatre in London , The Windmill , and she seeks Vivian Van Damm ( Go... |
571,197 | 4,248,714 | 94,291 | 7 | Wall Street | From director Oliver Stone ( Platoon , Natural Born Killers ) , I must admit I don't know much about stockbrokers or stock exchange , so no surprise I didn't really understand it the first time and needed to see it a second time , and now I can appreciate it being a good financial drama . Set in New York City on Wall S... |
570,983 | 4,248,714 | 106,364 | 7 | Batman : Mask of the Phantasm | Not long after the new animated series of Batman started they made a movie . Batman is suspected of murdering a gangster after a mysterious dark man does it . The police are now on the lookout for Batman ( Kevin Conroy ) . Bruce Wayne ( Batman's real name ) meanwhile is having flashback's of a previous love , Andrea ' ... |
572,954 | 4,248,714 | 86,567 | 7 | WarGames | In only his second film role , and before his rise to stardom with Ferris Bueller's Day Off , young Matthew Broderick starred in this tense thriller from director John Badham ( Saturday Night Fever ) . Basically computer whizz , video game fan and hacker David Lightman ( Broderick ) is on the lookout for the coolest , ... |
571,038 | 4,248,714 | 64,505 | 7 | The Italian Job | For a British film this is a really good example of quality entertainment , and it is a really good crime like film as well . Sir Michael Caine as Charlie Croker is just the perfect character for the film , he is both confident , easy to annoy and a good leader . Basically he gets an offer to rob a famous gold bank in ... |
573,160 | 4,248,714 | 75,213 | 7 | The Shootist | This is not only a really good cowboy or western story about a dying hero , but it was also the final film role for John Wayne ( who was really dying of cancer himself ) . He plays J . B . Books who has been told by his old friend Dr . E . W . Hostetler ( guest star James Stewart ) that he has a cancer and he has at le... |
571,779 | 4,248,714 | 486,822 | 7 | Disturbia | I had heard about this film , and that it was a reincarnation of the Rear Window format for the teenage generation , and I knew I had to see it . Basically Kale Brecht ( Transformers ' Shia LaBeouf ) lost his father Daniel ( Matt Craven ) in a car crash , and one year he is trouble maker , and when his Spanish teacher ... |
571,465 | 4,248,714 | 64,418 | 7 | Hello , Dolly ! | My Mum said she did not like the main actress of this film , I can say that she is a little annoying in this role , but she is probably eccentric . Basically Dolly Levi ( BAFTA nominated Barbra Streisand in her second film role , after coming from stage ) is a matchmaker , and has her own eyes set on single millionaire... |
571,245 | 4,248,714 | 1,232,276 | 7 | Dom Joly's Complainers | I mainly decided to watch this series because I really liked Trigger Happy TV , and it turned out to be both interesting , and have some good jokes and pranks similar to those in Trigger . Basically comedian Dom Joly and his crack team of Complainers were out to annoy the people who annoy us , since we the British are ... |
571,604 | 4,248,714 | 101,912 | 7 | Frankie and Johnny | It is quite rare you see Al Pacino in a film that doesn't involve crime or drugs , and this was the second time he and Michelle Pfeiffer had worked with each other , 8 years since Scarface , and from director Garry Marshall ( Beaches , Pretty Woman , Runaway Bride ) . Anyway , basically Johnny ( Pacino ) has just been ... |
573,159 | 4,248,714 | 479,212 | 7 | The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl | This was quite an essential programme to watch both before seeing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , and seeing the original Willy Wonka film . Basically this documentary explained about the great stories and books by one of children's favourite writers . It also gave examples of the books that became films ( but why ... |
572,457 | 4,248,714 | 48,317 | 7 | Love Me or Leave Me | This isn't exactly a musical , but it almost seems like one because there more singing than much else , but this is obviously one of the hooks . Basically one day in a bar that she used to work in , Ruth Etting ( Doris Day ) met producer Martin Snyder ( Oscar nominated James Cagney ) who could promise a new and better ... |
573,289 | 4,248,714 | 90,863 | 7 | The Color of Money | If you have seen The Hustler , then you would know that this is the sequel from director Martin Scorsese ( GoodFellas , The Departed ) , and apparently the flashier film . Paul Newman reprises his role as pool shark and " hustler " ' Fast Eddie Felson , and won an Oscar ( and was nominated the Golden Globe ) . Basicall... |
572,947 | 4,248,714 | 131,613 | 7 | Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles | When I was a kid this was one of favourite cartoons ever , I don't know but it might of been made in Japan , but who cares . Basically four turtles are transformed into large super heroes and save the day in their car and with their knives . The Rat King wasn't in it that much , but was he meant to be their boss ? The ... |
572,243 | 4,248,714 | 24,803 | 7 | Zero for Conduct | I only heard of this black and white French film because it appears in the book " 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die " , so I decided to try it . The film reflects on director Jean Vigo's boarding school experiences and his anarchist view on childhood . The film is basically showing all the children rebelling agai... |
570,922 | 4,248,714 | 117,039 | 7 | Michael Collins | Director Neil Jordan ( The Crying Game ) has created a very interesting biographical drama about the ' Lion of Ireland ' . Michael Collins ( Golden Globe nominated Liam Neeson ) is the man leading the IRA , determined to stop the British ruining the establishment of the Irish Free State ( Eire ) during the the 1920s . ... |
572,584 | 4,248,714 | 82,089 | 7 | Body Heat | I heard about this film , and it sounded like some sort of porn film , and then I noticed it was in my book of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die , I can see why . Basically seedy small town lawyer Ned Racine ( William Hurt ) lives in Florida , and they are recently experiencing an unusual searing heat wave . Some... |
571,019 | 4,248,714 | 101,862 | 7 | Father of the Bride | As far as I can work out , it is after this film that the career of Steve Martin has had very few laughs , which is a shame , he just needs to find the right film . Anyway , this is the remake of the 1950 film , and it sees middle aged father George Banks ( Martin ) with wife Nina ( Diane Keaton ) having to prepare the... |
571,772 | 4,248,714 | 478,311 | 7 | Knocked Up | From the writer / director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin , this is a pretty good " romantic " comedy , which I preferred much more than the following film from the same makers , Superbad . Basically slob / slacker Ben Stone ( Seth Rogen ) is in the process of establishing flesh of the stars . com , a website listing nudity... |
572,173 | 4,248,714 | 36,775 | 7 | Double Indemnity | One reason I wanted to see this film was because it was directed and written by Oscar nominated Billy Wilder ( Some Like It Hot ) , another reason is because it is a film noir , and Femme Fetale ( aka attractive woman seducing men ) , and it becomes a crime partnership or something ) film , and many people have recomme... |
572,423 | 4,248,714 | 66,580 | 7 | Woodstock : The Director's Cut | I knew of this documentary because it is in the book of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die , and I had heard of the concert itself , and I can see why it won an Oscar . To be honest , I was really " watching " it , mainly just listening to it while working , because of the good music shows , but also because I did... |
572,029 | 4,248,714 | 270,288 | 7 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | This was the directing debut for actor George Clooney , and accompanied by writer Charlie Kaufman ( Being John Malkovich ) , this tells the true story of an entertainment host and creator , who was also a killer . Basically Chuck Barris ( The Green Mile's Sam Rockwell ) wanted to get into television as that was where t... |
571,414 | 4,248,714 | 48,342 | 7 | The Man from Laramie | From Anthony Mann ( The Naked Spur ) , probably the director the lead actor worked with the most ( and both changing the very nature of the western ) , this is a pretty good western . Basically Will Lockhart ( James Stewart ) came from Laramie to Coronado , an isolated town in Apache country , to deliver a cart full of... |
571,608 | 4,248,714 | 86,465 | 7 | Trading Places | From director John Landis ( The Blues Brothers , An American Werewolf in London ) , and back when a certain African American actor was being rude , there was this pretty good comedy . A successful Philadelphia commodity broker ( buying and selling physical commodities , e . g . coffee , sugar and orange juice , and dea... |
572,525 | 4,248,714 | 59,711 | 7 | Shenandoah | I have seen one or two western films with James Stewart , and this one is actually alright . He plays Charlie Anderson , a farmer who wants to look after his farm , but more importantly his family , and he is caught in the middle of the Civil War . He does not want to get involved because he , probably as a Christian ,... |
571,124 | 4,248,714 | 82,158 | 7 | Chariots of Fire | Most people probably know this film for the famous ( running ) theme tune , which has been used hundreds of times in other films and TV programmes , mostly in slow motion running sequences , I obviously knew of it because of this . Based on a true story , this sports drama takes place in 1924 Britain , where two young ... |
573,081 | 4,248,714 | 460,946 | 7 | Spider-Plant Man | This short comedy spoof film was part of the Comic Relief 2005 programme . Rowan Atkinson ( aka Mr . Bean and Blackadder ) is in every Comic Relief , in 2001 he was a Popsters judge , and in 2003 he was Martin Bashir meeting Michael Jackson ( Lenny Henry ) . In this short film he is the new Tobey Maguire playing Peter ... |
571,165 | 4,248,714 | 377,197 | 7 | It's Not Fair | This was a sequence of the Saturday morning kids show Scratchy & Co . This was just pure brilliance in amusement . Basically a kid brings in an adult he or she hates for something . The host asks this person a couple of questions . If the adult gets most of them wrong he / she must be punished by either going under the... |
572,639 | 4,248,714 | 48,140 | 7 | Guys and Dolls | It was originally meant to be a film that Gene Kelly would star in , but when the makers couldn't get him they got " the greatest actor in the world " , and the result is pretty good . Basically Nathan Detroit ( Frank Sinatra ) is having trouble doing what he does best , setting up a high stakes crap dice game , becaus... |
571,458 | 4,248,714 | 407,887 | 7 | The Departed | I always wondered when Martin Scorsese was going to win an Oscar for Best Director , after 6 nominations , and he deserved to win for this inventive crime drama thriller . Basically years ago , Irish mobster Frank Costello ( BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Jack Nicholson ) got Colin Sullivan to go through the many cou... |
572,380 | 4,248,714 | 59,797 | 7 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines | A great host of international comedians help to make this period comedy a great laugh . Basically in the early days of the 20th century , aeroplanes were one of the latest crazes giving men the ability to fly , and this film involves a British Newspaper offering a prize for the first person and plane to make it from Lo... |
572,847 | 4,248,714 | 448,124 | 7 | Snow Cake | From director Marc Evans ( My Little Eye ) , this mix of both comedic and tragic moments is a very good look at Autism , almost as effect as Rain Man . Basically Alex Hughes ( Alan Rickman ) is a recently released ( for murder ) man travelling to Winnipeg to see an old friend , and along the way he gives the annoying ,... |
572,839 | 4,248,714 | 110,428 | 7 | The Madness of King George | Based on the play , this is quite a good period drama of a new king of England that has an almost unexplainable madness . I did fall asleep somewhere , probably when Sir Ian Holm was helping cure the king , but what I did see of this film , based in the time of The French Revolution was good . Basically George III ( BA... |
571,841 | 4,248,714 | 380,936 | 7 | Out of Sight | When I was younger this used to be one of my most favourite shows on CITV ( Children's Integalactic Television ) just after I got home from school . I never missed one episode because it was one of the best ideas for a show ever . Who wouldn't want to be able to turn invisible with a magic green spray . This boy someho... |
572,965 | 4,248,714 | 90,633 | 7 | An American Tail | Before The Land Before Time , Don Bluth made this lovable rodent filled cartoon . Basically it is 1885 , and the Mousekewitz family of Russia : Papa ( Nehemiah Persoff ) , Mama ( Erica Yohn ) , daughter ( Amy Green ) and of course , son Fievel ( Phillip Glasser ) are forced to emigrate to America when their house is bu... |
572,718 | 4,248,714 | 82,031 | 7 | Arthur | If you like interesting one joke comedies , then you might be interested in this film . Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning Dudley Moore plays millionaire playboy Arthur Bach , a man who lives on quite a lot of alcohol and spends all his money on it , plus high living . One day he is told that he must get married ... |
572,033 | 4,248,714 | 110,413 | 7 | Léon | This is quite a good mix of family type comedy , in adult film , and great thriller film action . Basically Mathilda ( Natalie Portman ) has recently lost her half-family because of vengeful Stansfield ( the great Gary Oldman as a perfect villain ) and his gang . After escaping , Mathilda hides in the neighbour's apart... |
571,217 | 4,248,714 | 167,404 | 8 | The Sixth Sense | You probably know the five human senses : Touch , Scent , Sight , Sound and Taste , and this is a terrifying idea for a sixth , from director M . Night Shyamalan ( also starring as Dr . Hill ) . Basically Malcolm Crowe ( Bruce Willis ) is a child psychologist recently awarded , and on the same night visited by a mad ex... |
571,371 | 4,248,714 | 112,864 | 8 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Director of the first film John McTiernan ( Predator ) returns with this third film installment with the humorous , wise-cracking and admirable hero in the wrong place at the wrong time . It is a quiet morning in New York city , till an explosion suddenly takes place at a department , and then the police receive a phon... |
572,697 | 4,248,714 | 44,008 | 8 | Scrooge | This is considered the best adaptation of Charles Dickens ' classic Christmas story , and I can certainly see most of the reasons to give it five stars like the critics do . It is Christmas Eve , the anniversary of Jacob Marley's death , and Ebenezer Scrooge ( the great Alastair Sim , who actually played Scrooge twice ... |
571,269 | 4,248,714 | 118,655 | 8 | Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery | This is one of the best spy spoofs ever made . Mike Myers stars as Austin Powers , a secret agent from the 1960s brought into 1997 . He has been brought back to fight Dr . Evil ( Myers again ) who plans to take over the world . He uses Vanessa ( Elizabeth Hurley ) to help him . A very funny film with some good gags . S... |
572,057 | 4,248,714 | 109,040 | 8 | Ace Ventura : Pet Detective | This was Jim Carrey's first official role and launched his brilliant career . He stars as Ace Ventura : Pet Detective . " He's the best there is . Actually , he's the only one there is . " The mascot of the Miami Dolphins " Snowflake the Dolphin " has been kidnapped . It is Ace's job to find this dolphin . He has help ... |
570,992 | 4,248,714 | 101,272 | 8 | The Addams Family | Based on the popular TV series ( which there were a few of ) and New Yorker cartoons - from the characters created by Charles Addams - comes this live action feature film about the kooky , spooky , eccentric and darkly comical humorous family , from director Barry Sonnenfeld ( Men in Black ) . Basically The Addams Fami... |
573,188 | 4,248,714 | 147,612 | 8 | Happiness | From director / writer Todd Solondz this is a well acted and well scripted controversial black comedy . It focuses on the lives of a group of men and women who engage in shocking antisocial behaviour , the title by the way is a joke ( but there's also a song called " Happiness " , and the last scene there's a toast to ... |
573,230 | 4,248,714 | 112,851 | 8 | Desperado | From director Robert Rodriguez ( From Dusk Till Dawn , Sin City ) , it almost seems like a modern western , in American Italy . It starts with Buscemi ( Steve Buscemi ) telling a story about a guitar player killer that he saw , and most people have heard this before as a legend / myth . But he is real , and soon enough... |
571,184 | 4,248,714 | 462,520 | 8 | Secret Smile | Goodnight Mister Tom was brilliant , Footsteps in the Snow was a good biography , and this was another good ITV made-for-TV film . Basically Miranda Cotton ( Kate Ashfield from Shaun of the Dead ) one day meets a complete stranger and they have sex . After about ten days , she wants Brendan Block ( Doctor Who's David T... |
571,712 | 4,248,714 | 118,583 | 8 | Alien : Resurrection | If you thought Alien³ had ended the series , director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ( Amélie ) had found a way to return , quite a clever one . It has 200 years since Ellen Ripley ( Sigourney Weaver ) killed herself on the prison planet , being impregnated . After many attempts , scientists from The Company have successfully mana... |
572,723 | 4,248,714 | 361,270 | 8 | 101 Things Removed from the Human Body | This isn't one of those 100 greatest lists that Channel 4 does quite a lot of , this is one of those special one offs about horrible , disgusting , weird and unusual things that have been removed from the human body . It doesn't matter if you have an accident , you eat / take in things or are pregnant , there was alway... |
570,994 | 4,248,714 | 118,548 | 8 | Absolute Power | A very good thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood . Luther Whitney ( Eastwood ) has witnessed a murder taking place as he was committing a robbery . He was stealing money and jewels when he saw them come in and he hid in a secret room . He saw President Richmond ( Gene Hackman ) rape and kill an innocent gir... |
572,746 | 4,248,714 | 65,126 | 8 | True Grit | I had heard and remembered the character name somewhere , and I always wondered if the lead male star had ever had an Oscar winning role , so I was really looking forward to seeing both . Basically in the wild west of California , the father of Mattie Ross ( BAFTA nominated Kim Darby ) is killed by Tom Chaney ( Jeff Co... |
571,536 | 4,248,714 | 73,766 | 8 | The Sunshine Boys | At first this looked like a boring comedy like The Odd Couple , but when I got into it it turned out to be a really funny film . Basically forgetful ex-comedians Willy Clark ( Golden Globe winner , and Oscar and BAFTA nominated Walter Matthau ) and Al Lewis ( Oscar winning , and Golden Glove nominated George Burns ) we... |
570,985 | 4,248,714 | 233,298 | 8 | Batman Beyond : Return of the Joker | If you have ever seen the futuristic TV series about the future of the caped crusader , then you might want to see this movie . Bruce Wayne is still retired , but still has Wayne Enterprises . His house boy is now the new Batman in the new suit . Bruce ( Kevin Conroy ) and Terry McGinnis ( new Batman ) ( voiced by Will... |
572,179 | 4,248,714 | 87,884 | 8 | Paris , Texas | The star of this film mainly did supporting characters , such as Alien , and this is one of the rare occasions he has a leading part , and a great one . The film starts with the lonely drifter Travis Anderson ( Harry Dean Stanton ) walking through the desert , till he collapses ( exhaustion ) in a near bar . With his i... |
571,146 | 4,248,714 | 112,740 | 8 | Crimson Tide | From director Tony Scott ( True Romance , Deja Vu ) this is a pretty good slightly claustrophobic action thriller . At the beginning it mentions that the three most powerful men in the world are the President of the United States , the President of Russia , and the submarine captain , I don't know if that is true , but... |
571,172 | 4,248,714 | 175,880 | 8 | Magnolia | From writer / director Paul Thomas Anderson ( Boogie Nights ) this is a very interesting drama with several interrelated characters in search for happiness , forgiveness and meaning , all in 24 hours . Oh , by the way , the title I thought was about the flower or colour , but it is reference to both the LA Blvd and sim... |
572,510 | 4,248,714 | 65,207 | 8 | Where Eagles Dare | Many people had told me that this is one of the best classic war films ever made , and certainly is one of the most exciting classics , from director Brian G . Hutton ( Kelly's Heroes ) . Set in World War II , a British aircraft is shot down and crashes in Nazi territory , an American General , the only survivor , is c... |
572,060 | 4,248,714 | 466,710 | 8 | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off | This was a must see documentary for me when I missed the opportunity in 2004 , so I was definitely going to watch the repeat . I really sympathised with the main character of the film , because , this is true , I have a milder condition of the skin problem he had , Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa ( EB ) . This is a sa... |
572,370 | 4,248,714 | 264,301 | 8 | The Sooty Show | It is nearly exactly the same as Sooty & Co , and just as good . The only difference is that the wonderful host and the puppet chums don't run a shop business . Sooty with his two puppet friends Sweep and Soo ( no Scampy until Sooty & Co ) had many good stories . Most of the stories however I thought in this show were ... |
573,199 | 4,248,714 | 35,140 | 8 | Now , Voyager | When I first heard of this film , I thought it was some kind of sci-fi film , but it could have been more obvious it was talking about a cruise . Basically Charlotte Vale ( Oscar nominated Bette Davis ) suffers a nervous breakdown because of the pretty nerve-wrecking domineering of her mother , Mrs . Henry Windle Vale ... |
573,131 | 4,248,714 | 47,677 | 8 | The Wild One | I had always wanted to see the film that The Godfather star is representing in London's Madame Tussauds . Based on a real 1947 incident where a cycle gang terrorised the small town of Hollister , California on the 4th of July , and the film was banned for a while . Basically 40 motorcyclists , The Black Rebels Motorcyc... |
571,089 | 4,248,714 | 1,122,747 | 8 | The Peter Serafinowicz Show | The only places I knew the comedian before was a programme my Mum and brothers watched called Hardware , but I knew him better in Shaun of the Dead , and playing Terry Wogan in a Comic Relief Blankety Blank spoof , and now the really good Peter Serafinowicz has his own show . When it first started I thought it was quit... |
572,527 | 4,248,714 | 248,808 | 8 | For the Birds | This short film started just before the main Disney Pixar film at the cinema , Monsters Inc . This was a brand new Pixar movie and it won Best Short Animated Film at the Oscars . It is basically a load of little blue birds on a telephone wire having a relaxing sit , and they are interrupted by a large bird who gets on ... |
572,205 | 4,248,714 | 108,740 | 8 | The Day Today | This is a really good comedy that mixes real news from the 90's with satire . I think it was Brass Eye that was more of a problem than this , especially with the paedophile thing . It is basically a pretend news programme hosted by British Comedy Award winning Christopher Morris as Ted Maul ( along with various other c... |
571,299 | 4,248,714 | 914,794 | 8 | An Audience with Take That : Live ! | Not long after they announced their chart reunion and releasing the great number one single " Patience " , Take That ( Gary Barlow , Howard Donald , Jason Orange and Mark Owen , Robbie Williams obviously sees himself as successful on his own , but he has gone slightly down hill since ) gave the public to see their reun... |
571,470 | 4,248,714 | 412,019 | 8 | Broken Flowers | From director Jim Jarmusch comes another Bill Murray film where , like Lost in Translation , he doesn't need to say much to make it a great film . Basically Don Johnston ( Murray ) is a lonely old devout bachelor , and has just been dumped by another lover , Sherry ( Julie Delpy ) , and he wants to stay alone . But thi... |
572,129 | 4,248,714 | 299,374 | 8 | Richard & Judy | I don't watch it that often unless there is a really good celebrity guest appearing , but when I do watch this it's quite good . Richard Madeley and Judy present this quite good mid-day chat show which also includes some good competitions and latest news . The most interesting parts of the show for me are You Say We Pa... |
572,401 | 4,248,714 | 1,343,357 | 8 | Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory | I saw the advert for this documentary on Channel 4 , and thought it might be interesting , and it turned out to be very . Filmed in " fly-on-the-wall " style , this programme shows the efforts of British entrepreneur Willie Harcourt-Cooze , who lives in Tiverton , Devon with wife Tania , and three children - Sophia ( n... |
571,127 | 4,248,714 | 1,010,048 | 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | This film has surely put British film-making back on the map , a fantastic success for versatile Oscar , BAFTA and Golden Globe winning director Danny Boyle ( Trainspotting , 28 Days Later ) . Basically 18-year-old orphan " slumdog " Jamal K . Malik ( BAFTA nominated Dev Patel ) is being interrogated by the Police Insp... |
572,898 | 4,248,714 | 105,417 | 8 | Sister Act | She may have won acclaim ( and an Oscar nomination ) in The Color Purple , and won the Oscar for Ghost , but the leading actress became huge with this very good comedy from director Emile Ardolino ( Dirty Dancing ) . Basically Las Vegas , Reno lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier ( Golden Globe nominated Whoopi Goldberg )... |
571,102 | 4,248,714 | 386,224 | 8 | Monkey Dust | Monkey Dust is quite a confusing cartoon with many different uses of animation . Every sketch of the show , unless they are using regular stories or characters , they change the type of animation used . There are some disturbing incidents in this show . There's drug use , suicide , some swearing , some light violence a... |
571,473 | 4,248,714 | 373,074 | 8 | Kung Fu Hustle | Like Hero , House of Flying Daggers and Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon this film has the spectacular ( and slightly ridiculous ) visuals as key , but unlike them , director / writer / star Stephen Chow uses them for comedy purposes , and does so very well . Set in the 1940s , a town in China is ruled by the Axe Gang ,... |
571,020 | 4,248,714 | 91,419 | 8 | Little Shop of Horrors | Based on the 1960 film , apparently only filmed in two or three days , this is the remake based on the Howard Ashman Broadway musical , directed by Muppet veteran Frank Oz ( In & Out , Bowfinger ) . Basically nerdy Seymour Krelborn ( Rick Moranis ) wants to help improve business at the florist he works at for Mr . Mush... |
572,695 | 4,248,714 | 30,241 | 8 | Holiday | The same year as Bringing Up Baby , and a few months later , the two leading male and female stars were back together for this great romantic comedy , from director George Cukor ( The Philadelphia Story , My Fair Lady ) . Basically free-spirited John ' Johnny ' Case ( Cary Grant ) is engaged to Julia Seton ( Doris Nola... |
572,168 | 4,248,714 | 264,464 | 8 | Catch Me If You Can | Steven Spielberg directs the true story of the youngest impostor ever know . Leonardo DiCaprio plays Frank Abagnale Jr . who has ran away from home after hearing that his father Frank Abagnale , Sr . ( BAFTA winner Christopher Walken ) and mother are getting a divorce . After he ran away he decided to become an imposto... |
572,953 | 4,248,714 | 412,080 | 8 | The World's Fastest Indian | These are the kind of films I like , an eccentric lead character to take you through an uplifting and feel-good journey , and it is based on a true story , from director Roger Donaldson ( Species , Dante's Peak ) . Basically ageing New Zealander Burt Munro ( Sir Anthony Hopkins ) has been dreaming for 25 about taking t... |
571,798 | 4,248,714 | 100,935 | 8 | Wild at Heart | From director David Lynch , this film ( along with The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet ) makes more sense than many of his others , and is really good . It is all about Nicolas Cage as Sailor , the film pretty much starts with the explanation for the title , when he murders a black man . 20 or so years later he is release... |
572,817 | 4,248,714 | 166,924 | 8 | Mullholland Drive | I first heard of this film at number 44 on The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments because of the lesbian scene ( and Jeff Goldblum gave his opinion on it ) , and then I heard it was a film from Oscar and Golden Globe nominated director David , and it is a very good one . It is after a concert that the two main characters go to ... |
571,087 | 4,248,714 | 1,101,386 | 8 | Movie Connections | There was Drama and Comedy Connections , and this new spin-off is the one I could not miss , at least for the films I really know and like . Narrated by Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen , this programme every episode basically focused on one particular British film ; with cast , crew and critics interviews , clips of course ... |
571,680 | 4,248,714 | 986,210 | 8 | The 50 Greatest TV Dramas | This countdown voted by the British public was a very interesting countdown . I had an idea of what might be number one , but I wasn't even close . Dramas are a television programme that uses all emotions in life to tell a story , whether realistic or not . The dramas that featured included : Band of Brothers ; Upstair... |
573,015 | 4,248,714 | 810,958 | 8 | The Magic of Jesus | I first saw Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod on Dirty Tricks , along with stunt man Jonathan Goodwin . I liked some of their creepy sometimes cruel tricks , and they always entertained me killing Neil Fox . But this special magic show was something else , and on just after their focused person's birthday ! Basically they... |
571,336 | 4,248,714 | 87,469 | 8 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | A very good second film , not as good as the first or third films , but still a very good one from Steven Spielberg . Indiana Jones ( Harrison Ford ) this time is not involved with German Nazis or in amongst the war , he is in India searching for sacred stones belonging to a village . Accompanied by the squeamish Wilhe... |
572,079 | 4,248,714 | 248,182 | 8 | Michael Jackson : The Legend Continues | Michael Jackson : The Legend Continues is the very good documentary video about one of the most famous , richest and most popular pop sensations in the world . It shows all of Michael Jackson's best moments of singing and stardom , before his tragic accident on a Pepsi advert ( where his face started it's big changes )... |
571,582 | 4,248,714 | 269,133 | 8 | David Blaine : Frozen in Time | This was the first time I saw the almost fearless magician / stunt man in action , and it really was a gripping programme . He basically incarcerated / in-cased himself in a block of ice and tried to stay there for 72 hours . He did not move that much in the ice cube , and people watching him were obviously getting wor... |
572,986 | 4,248,714 | 78,788 | 8 | Apocalyse Now Redux | With eleven or whatever minutes of extra footage cut into the film , Apocalpyse Now Redux ( returned ) has its moments . Basically the whole film is based around Captain Benjamin L . Willard ( BAFTA nominated Martin Sheen ) travelling through Vietnam ( during the war ) and fighting all the enemies . However , Ben also ... |
572,564 | 4,248,714 | 74,486 | 8 | Eraserhead | Critics say this is a really disturbing film from director David Lynch ( Blue Velvet , Wild at Heart ) , and compare it to Un Chien Andalou , and I can agree with them in both cases . It is surreal , it is pretty unbearable , and it makes no sense ( with no plot ) . I don't know them , but this story is about Henry Spe... |
572,421 | 4,248,714 | 990,610 | 8 | Derren Brown : Trick or Treat | I have always liked the programmes where psychological mind illusionist Derren Brown has played a trick on an innocent individual , in amongst his other many " magic " tricks in " Trick of the Mind " . This programme was the ultimate chance to see more of this big trick on an individual . Basically many people had answ... |
572,329 | 4,248,714 | 87,363 | 8 | Gremlins | This is a really good comedy horror starring little terrifying creatures from fairy tales , and they really are nasty . Director Joe Dante bases all this at the time of Christmas , what a wonderful idea , no really . Randall Peltzer buys a creature called a Mogwai . When he gives it to his son , Billy , he tells him th... |
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