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My DVD reviews is a listing of great films.  I seldom venture to the cinema but instead enjoy DVD’s.  I can and do watch the good ones over again and of course love to get it right when I choose a movie to watch. For that reason I don’t rent movies and buy many used movies from Blockbusters, waiting if I have to for blockbusters to fall in price.

 

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Tear Jerker’s/Love Stories

Life is a house - story of a guy dying from cancer who sets about building his dream house with his rogue son.

Love Actually - you must have seen this one about a number of interactive relationship situations

Notting Hill - Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts

I am Sam - Sean Penn. He plays a backward father who fights to keep his daughter from the courts

Message in a bottle - Kevin Costner, woman finds bottle with message from Costner to former wife and tracks him down.

You’ve got mail - Tom Hanks, story of small book shop versus big book shop, they eventually overcome their fight and fall in love

Pretty Woman - Richard Gere and Julie Roberts.

Two weeks notice - Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. Bullock is a protestor who lays in from of demolition cranes and gets hired by Grant.

Hope Floats - Sandra Bullock

While you were sleeping - Sandra Bullock. She visits guy in hospital and gets mistaken as girlfriend so keeps up the pretence and he awakes and falls in love with her

 

 

General Films

Slum Dog Millionaire  - a high profile movie shot in India’s slums, this is a real feel good film and one I’ll watch many times

The Cooler - the story line is set in Las Vegas and has this guy who goes around the casino tables turning off winners so the Casino losses are curbed.

As Good as it gets - Jack Nicholson and Susan Sarenden, funny and entertaining

The Assassination of Richard Nixon - Sean Penn. This is about a salesman who is real cheesed off with his lot, Sean Penn is a great actor in this role.

Taken - Liam Neeson, gets his daughter back from kidnappers. Explosive and lots of shooting but brilliant.

The World's Fastest Indian - Anthony Hopkins, Hopkins plays an old man who wants to be the fastest bike rider

Men Of Honour  - Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert De Niro. Story of black racial issues in US Navy

Meet the Parents - Robert De Niro. Really funny

Scent Of A Woman - Al Pacino. A blind man gets attached to a kid who helps him get around and then gets the kid introduced to women

Erin Brockovich - Julia Roberts, Albert Finney. Based on a true story, Albert Finney is great in this, so too is Julia

Venus - Peter O’Toole. Veterean actors live out lives with what they can get. Great drama

28 Days - Sandra Bullock goes in to rehab. Easy storyline and good acting. Not like a documentary or about alcoholism

Shirley Valentine -  Pauline Collins. Story of romance in Greece. Housewife dreams of new life

Charlie Wilson’s war - Tom hanks, Julia Roberts, renegade CIA agent true story that leads to ending of the cold war.

Conspiracy Theory - Mel Gibson, Julie Roberts. Gibson believes that there is a conspiracy against him from the police and takes Roberts along

The River - Mel Gibson fights to save his farm as the local mayor lets the river rise and is set to destroy everything he has.

The Patriot - Mel Gibson. Set in the American Revolution, he fights to save his sons. Greta action and good story

On Golden Pond - Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, a real old film that has stood the test of time. About grumpy old father and daughter coming together in their vacation cabin

Patch Adams - Robin William makes this a really great story about his attempt to bring a new style to his education as a trainee doctor.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - Though the topic is quite serious, this is a joy to watch.

Changeling - Angeline Jolie. Based on true story of corrupt LA police that leads to a change forever.

My Person Movie Recommendations