Advantages: Amusing yet thought provoking Disadvantages: Can make you mad (a bit)
I've rented this film in the past & as it just came on t.v. now I thought I would review it whilst watching it!
Story
Adam Sandler plays Dave Buznik, a happy-enough young man leading quite a normal life & trying to get on peacefully, when he encounters a number of dreadfully rude difficult passengers & flight attendants on an aeroplane that somehow, in spite of his calm, polite approach, land him in court, charged with air rage. Even though his lawyer thinks the case cannot stand, he is, ridiculously, convicted. His sentence is to attend anger management classes - taught by the very passenger sat next to him on the plane (Jack Nicholson). Convinced that he does not have a problem, he confidently declares that he will only be attending one session. Unfortunately for him, it looks like he will be stuck longer than he expects & maybe ...
Advantages: Swashbuckling, fun, great value Disadvantages: a bit low budget looking in bits, rubbish extra on dvd
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For those of you that don't know, the Sharpe series starring amongst others, Sean Bean (of Lords of The Rings fame) is based on the highly succesfull novels by Bernard Cornwell. There are a total of 23 Sharpe books, about half of which have been made into 'made-for-(i)tv' movies.
The DVD that I am reviewing came from the Sharpe box set, containing the full series.
****SHARPE'S REGIMENT****
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Cast List
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Sean Bean - Major Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley - Sgt. Major Patrick Harper
Abigail Cruttenden - Jane Gibbons
Michael Cochrane -Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Nicholas Farrell - Lord Fenner
Caroline Langrishe - Lady Anne Camoynes
James Laurenson - Major General Ross
Mark Lambert - Lt. Colonel ...
Advantages: cheap, good location, friendly staff Disadvantages: minimal kitchen facilities, no big socialising area
as), and near the Ibis Hotel (Prague Old Town branch), so it's very easy to walk to anywhere in the city in a short space of time.
The price is also very good, we paid just over ten pounds a night. This felt almost too cheap, I felt like we'd ripped off the owner!
A couple of downsides of the hostel is that there's no really spacious communal area, and no bar or anywhere in which to socialise, especially as it is quiet time from 10pm-10am. Eating with all eight of us in the first dining room it felt like were too much in the way and being too noisy. However, as Prague is so cheap to go out at night (at least if you just want to get a beer), I guess one can just go out!
I'd recommend Ace hostel, but be prepared for something a bit out of the ordinary! I think it would be a good place to meet fellow travellers should you be in ...