Release Date: 1997-07-07, Audio CD, One Little Indian
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I would just like to write a review a that great old British tradition, which is of course the car boot sale. A car boot sale is a great way to get rid of all of those things that you no longer want, and also to make an extra quid or two along the way in order to put aside for something.
There are usually car boot sales hehld all over the place, and they are usually advertised in any number of places from village green notice boards through to newspapers. Some are held just as a one-off, whereas others you get to see as being a regular part of the local events calendar.
So, what does exactly happen at a car boot sale for those to whom this concept is alien?
Well, first off you find out where the sale is being held! Otherwise, you will look a bit stupid if you turn up somewhere with a carload full of rubbish!
Then, in ...
Advantages: Stunning Scenery Disadvantages: May not suit the unsentimental
The Secret Garden is one of the most beautiful films that I have seen for a very long time. Released by Warner Home Video on DVD in 1997, this is a must see for all the family and its' PG rating is a fair one. Suited to a family viewing on a wet afternoon, the films takes us through the journey that sees a young girl in the 19th Century who loses her parents in India, and is shipped back to England to stay in a Rural Mansion. You begin a love hate relationship with the spoilt and overbearingly brattish Mary Lennox (played by Kate Maberly), contrasted against the child that she discovers living at the mansion who is frail and ill and not allowed the luxury of being a normal child because of his over protective carers, and the fears of his father for his sons' health and wellbeing.
Based on the works of Frances Hodgson Burnett ...
Advantages: Viscerally stunning; raw and horrific; nightmarish and dreamy; subtle Disadvantages: (Arguably) Incredibly draining; won't fit a wide audience
In cinema, there are often films that are superbly made and acted, but don't really serve as entertainment. Schindler's List, for example, is not a film that can be found enjoyable. When films deal with such harrowing issues, like genocide or mass murder, it's impossible not to feel a little uncomfortable whilst watching them. Come and See takes this kind of viewing experience to the next level, serving as a reminder of the horrific brutality humanity does to itself.
Lost in the vast landscapes of 1943 Belorussia, young Florya (Aleksei Kravchenko), on finding a rifle, leaves home to join the partisans, resistance fighters against their German invaders. When the partisans leave to wreak havoc upon the German lines, Florya is left behind and on returning home and finding his family dead, he sets out on a journey which will reveal to him ...