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List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £7.72
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Chris Beattie, Greg McLane, Roy Hudd, Charlie Hardwick, Kevin Whately
Director:
Mark Herman
Purely Belter is a humorous but poignant drama from Film Four starring Chris Beattie and Greg McLane as two Newcastle teenagers who embark on a series of money-raising schemes in a desperate attempt to raise the necessary funds to buy Newcastle United season tickets. The whole story positively crunches with Northern grit and the ghost of Ken Loach clomps away in the background throughout the film, but acclaimed writer/director Mark Herman (Brassed Off, Little Voice) sets a fine balance between character and situation which is strong enough to carry the story despite its reliance on stereotypes. The humour ranges from the superbly under-stated (the fire-eating scene is a classic) to the rather nasty (the occasion which sees the two main protagonists demanding money from a woman for "looking after" her car is about as funny as a rape scene), but it all ends in a more upbeat fashion than Jonathan Tulloch's novel The Season Ticket on which the film is based. --Roger Thomas
 Captures the Scene Brilliantly, 2006-02-07
I watched this film at University in early 2000, I had lived away in Lincoln for 6 months, first time away from the north east of england. This film captured for me the attraction of the streets of Newcastle, and the fact that it included lots of landmarks and captures quite well the spirit of the city. Now that I am back working in the city, I can understand the reason I came back when I watch this film.
Set in Newcastle, the two actors brilliantly portray two down and outs who's only wish in life is to earn enough cash to buy a season ticket to watch Newcastle United play. They duck and dive, like many a local lad I'm sure, and they experience the ups and downs of life struggling in the city. Many good actors are in this film, which humourously shows off the not-so-high life common in Newcastle and many other cities. There are many important issues dealt with in the film, making this more than a comedy about two louts.
Very funny and very touching in places, this is definately a film in the 'Full Monty' mould that captures the heart of the city very well. St. James's Park, Whitley Ice Rink, the Angel of the North are all used to show off the good points of the city.
Well worth watching, a nice addition to any DVD collection, I'm surprised it did not fair better at the cinema!
List Price: £15.99
Our Price: £3.89
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Morwenna Banks, Mark Benton, Tim Healy, Matt Lucas, Bob Mortimer
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Highly enjoyable gem, 2009-11-18
Absurd, alternative humour, this show is sadly underated. Shame a second series was never made. Vic and bob and Matt lucas are particularly good in this.
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £8.38
Rated: Parental Guidance
Staring:
Tim Healy, Michael Siberry, Stephen Moyer, Mark McGann, Jane Danson
the grand-love it, 2010-02-14
If you are a fan of period drama you will like the the grand. Stories focus around the family who own the grand hotel, it's guests and the staff who work there.
It all goes on at the grand, sex. love, murder and incest. Well written stories and i liked the set's and period clothing.
Also for the ladies it has two sexy male actor's Mark McGann and Stephen Moyer (who now play's vampire bill in true blood) In fact all the actor's are very good in this wonderful drama.
I have just ordered the second series from the states, it play's fine on my uk dvd player.
List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £2.02
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky
Director:
John Badham
This action-comedy from 1990 makes the critical mistake of trying to mix a potentially suspenseful plot with the kind of humour that Mel Gibson can only get away with in his Lethal Weapon movies. It doesn't work here because the movie's supposed to be a Hitchcockian thriller and Mel's wisecracking--not to mention some implausible plot twists and ridiculous chase scenes--makes it impossible to take any of this movie seriously. It works best as a lightweight vehicle for Gibson and Goldie Hawn, who bring their own established appeal to their roles as old lovers who are reunited under unexpectedly dangerous circumstances. After testifying against some drug-running killers, Mel's been safe under the protection of the FBI's witness relocation program, and Goldie coincidentally enters his life again just as the bad guys are hot on Mel's trail. They join up and go on the run from the villains and ... well, let's just say director John Badham doesn't have any big surprises up his sleeve. Goldie and Mel are enjoyable, as always, but you'd have to be their biggest fan to watch this movie more than once. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Bird on a Wire, 2010-07-26
Rick (Mel Gibson) is on the witness protection programme, but the scheme is infiltrated and his whereabouts discovered at about the same time as he is recognised by Marianne (Goldie Hawn), his ex-girlfriend who believed he was dead.
After an attempt on his life, they go on the run to try and reinstate Rick's protection, pursued by his enemies and the law enforcement authorities.
Hilarious.
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £3.48
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring:
Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Tom Ward (II), Matthew Rhys, Elaine Cassidy
Director:
Stuart Orme
Not the Steven Spielberg blockbuster, this Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée. As usual, the adaptation adds a woman--orphaned jungle girl Elaine Cassidy--to the expedition, and an interesting villain (religious fanatic Peter Falk) beefs up the travelogue by marooning Challenger's gang on the South American plateau where dinosaurs, cavemen and Indians coexist eventfully. The Walking with Dinosaurs-style effects work well for the TV frame, but the real success is in integrating the Boys' Own adventuring with subtle eco-awareness, complex character interplay and the reliable wonder of soaring Pteranodons and Carnosaur attacks. --Kim Newman
Good BBC production, 2008-10-23
Somehow I missed this first time around, and tuned in to see it on BBC3, however missed a lot of that as well, so time to buy the DVD. Have to say this was an excellent DVD, well shot, good special effects and an outstanding cast list. Also, for once, this was pretty faithful to the original unlike many Hollywood remakes. Well worth a purchase!
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £4.33
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring:
Jimmy Nail, Christopher Fairbank, Tim Healy, Timothy Spall, Noel Clarke
Director:
Baz Taylor, Anthony Garner, Sandy Johnson
Bloody marvellous..., 2010-05-09
Whats to say, the lads live up to the usual high standards, funny, well written.... as expected..
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