My reviews and views on the movies . . . new and old . . .

Posts tagged “Netflix UK

The Game (1997) Review

Wealthy financier Nicholas Van Orton receives a very strange birthday gift from his brother Conrad. A gift certificate for CRS which creates a live-action game, this begins to consume Nicholas’ life.

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Cocktail (1988) Review

A young man Brian who just left the army returns home to New York City and when struggling to find a job in business ends up working as a bartender and finds out he’s pretty good at it! But he is not happy just working in a bar he wants to own one!

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The Last Song (2010) Review

When Ronnie and her brother Jonah spend the summer with their father, she learns a lot about the direction her life was going and how she can change it around when she must grow up very quickly.

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The Grass Is Greener (1960) Review

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than just the castle . . .

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Review

A love story . . . Well a love story that went wrong and this makes an interesting story into why Clementine had Joel erased from her mind, prompting him to have the same procedure. Would you erase someone if you could?

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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Review

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

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Four Minutes (2005) Review

The story of the four minute mile-breaker Roger Bannister.

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LOL (2012) Review

A coming of age teenage film with a story showing how technology is heavily involved in teenage life now!

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Dangerous Minds (1995) Review

Louanne Johnson is an ex-Marine who is hired as a teacher at a High School is a poor area, having recently separated from her husband she really throws herself into the job. After an initial awful reception from the class she uses unconventional methods to teach them, including karate and Bob Dylan lyrics for poetry.

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Just Between Friends (1986) Review

Just between friends is a story about two women Holly and Sandy who meet one night at an aerobics class and instantly become friends. They laugh and talk all night not knowing one major thing . . . they are both in love with the same man!

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012) Review

This film follows five couples around the subject of having a baby and how this affects relationships and changes everything.

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Murphy’s Romance (1985) Review

Recently divorced Emma heads to a new place for a new life with her teenage son. Everything is quickly turned upside down when she meets Murphy who owns the local drugstore and seems to have quite a say in the town.

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Every Little Step (2008) Review

A documentary made on the build up to the revival of A Chorus Line, featuring many hopefuls going through the audition process to star on Broadway on the new version of the show. It also looks into the history of the show and why every performer wants to be in it!

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21 Jump Street (2012) Review

Two rather useless cops who are working in a park struggle to make their first arrest which leads to them being transferred to 21 Jump Street which is an undercover operation. So they must head back to high school and find out who is supplying the new drug which lead to a teenage death.

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50/50 (2011) Review

A comedy drama about 27-year-old Adam who find out he has cancer in his spine. With his best friend Kyle he must then face his fate, with a 50/50 chance of survival.

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The Rookie (2002) Review

Jimmy Morris coaches a high school Baseball team and makes a deal with his players that if they make the play-offs he will try out for the minor league. This is after they found out how good a pitcher he was and still is!

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Brief Encounter (1945) Review

Laura Jesson is what appears to be a happily married woman with two children, but everything is not as it seems when we are shown a brief affair in flashback form with Dr Alec Harvey.

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Angels in the Outfield (1994) Review

A young boy Roger who’s mother had died and he was not living with his father, prayed for a family if the Angels Baseball team won the pendant. Real angels then appear to help the boy and team!

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Buried (2010) Review

Paul Conroy (Reynolds) is working out in Iraq when he wakes up to find himself buried alive in a coffin. With a lighter, torch and mobile phone with him. Everyone’s worst nightmare being alive in a coffin . . .

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The Beaver (2011) Review

Walter Black has a few problems when splitting up from his wife, struggling to cope with depression he adopts The Beaver as his means of communication. With a different accent he communicates with everyone through the beaver.

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For Love of the Game (1999) Review

An aging pitcher Billy Chapel who is on his way out of baseball when his team has been sold and he will be the first player to be traded. But before that happens he goes in search of the perfect game, against none other than the Yankees.

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Music of the Heart (1999) Review

The story of Violin teacher Roberta Guaspari and her struggle to keep the program in Harlem for school children.

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The Switch (2010) Review

Wally and Kassie have been friends for years, after attempting to date each other. Once Kassie announces her decision to have a child, using a sperm donor everything changes. After the I am getting pregnant party Kassie leaves to have her son.

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Some Like It Hot (1959) Review

Joe and Jerry are musicians who witness a mob hit and then flee the state disguised as women with an all female band . . .

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