Advantages: Interesting concepts in the film about olden days and smuggling? Disadvantages: Poor acting from all main characters, poor direction from Hitchchcock
Jamaica Inn was Alfred Hitchcock?s last film he directed in the UK before leaving us for the US and it seems his mind wasn?t really in it as you might be able to tell from my review below. The film was an adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel (which had the same name) and starred Maureen O?Hara, Charles Laughton, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks and Marie Ney.
In the 1800s Bodmin Moor in Cornwall was rife with smugglers, Jamaica Inn was famous for being a base for smugglers and smugglers would deliberately lure ships in order to wreck them so they could plunder them for the goods on board. This film is set in a time before British Coast Guards existed.
Mary (O?Hara) turns up at the home and inn of her aunt Patience (Ney), Jamaica Inn as she has been orphaned. Patience is married to the brutish Joss (Banks) who is not happy to see ...
Advantages: Close to town and all amenities Disadvantages: none
I have never stayed in the Premier Inn before, but I felt I had to share my experience of the past weekend.
The staff in both reception and the restaurant were fantastic, they were really helpful and made you feel right at home.
The room and bathroom were both spotless, warm and the freeview television meant that my daughter didn't miss her soaps while she was away. The bed was both big and comfortable and we didn't have any trouble getting to sleep.
We opted for the breakfast deal and we were not disappointed, the food was well cooked and warm there was also plenty of choice.
Access to the hotel was excellent for both able bodied and non-able bodied people, we didn't have a wheelchair but we did have a six month old baby and a pram, and even though it is situated next to Charing Cross rail station we didn't hear a thing from ...
Advantages: The Songs, the dances, pure good, clean fun Disadvantages: thin plot, hardly ever gets on TV anymore
. Mind you, it wasn't easy to find back then - but that was before the era of Amazon. But what makes this film so great? Well, there are many reasons however the plot really isn't one of them, so I'll start there.
Simply put, Crosby and Astaire play the song and dance act of Hardy and Hanover (respectively) who are both in love with the third member of their act, a Miss Lila Dixon (played by Virginia Dale), but after breaking Crosby's heart by choosing Astaire, Bing decides to give up show business and live on a farm where he can have holidays off. However, anyone who knows the smallest thing about rural life also knows that there are no holidays off on a farm. He then comes up with the idea to start an Inn that will be open ONLY on holidays - of which there were (back then) only 15 a year. Of course, Miss Dixon breaks Astaire ...
TheChocolateLady 29.12.2002 (02.01.2006)
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