The All New Book & DVD Review Thread (And Gift Hints)

[Pastis]

 

[Miss Demeanour]

BM - you are allowed a maximum of 10 DVD's that I will carry . Any more compromising on my luggage space and you and I will be having words 

[Barman]

BM - you are allowed a maximum of 10 DVD's that I will carry . Any more compromising on my luggage space and you and I will be having words 

Ten eh...? 

How about other stuff... cables and the like...? 

[Miss Demeanour]

I will need weight and dimensions before I am prepared to consider.

[Barman]

I will need weight and dimensions before I am prepared to consider.

 

Oh don't bother - I shall pay extortionate shipping charges instead... 

Bread and water okay for you is it...? 

[Pirate]

Am also going to order The Italian Job and North by Northwest on Blu-Ray - the reviews are excellent...

Miss D can mule them out for me.... 

I hope you're referring to the original and not the shite remake 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_GeQR8fJo

[Uncle Mort]

Just watched Cloverfield, dont waste yr time an money....thats all i can say..very dissapointed..

Watched it last night on TV ~ I quite enjoyed it.

[Nick]

In London tomorrow I intend to hunt out a cheap DVD of the excellent Day of the Jackal. A great travelogue with added killing.

[Pastis]

Also, just opened at Tate Britain apparently Rude Britannia. Might take it in along with the photo one at the Modern.

An interesting article here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/naughty-by-nature-why-has-britain-become-so-rude-1995950.html

 

[Barman]

So this is art then...?


 

[Pastis]

In the context of the Tate, it must be  

Oh, and if you don't agree with me, read the last two lines of the article 

[Barman]

In the context of the Tate, it must be  

Oh, and if you don't agree with me, read the last two lines of the article 

 

I didn't read that far... 

[Miss Demeanour]

We watched 'Nowhere Boy' last night . I know it was on telly the other night but I didn't catch it and I don't know if it has already been reviewed but tbh can't be arsed to check.

Anyhoo's ....bloody brilliant

Story of the relationship John Lennon had with his aunt, who raised him, and his mother. Acting is superb. Funny , sad and insightful.

If you haven't seen it , watch it 

[Barman]

Bah! I was just going to review that! 

As Miss D says - awesome move, highly recommended! 

The entire cast were absolutely spot on - very impressed...

Synopsis
The true story of John Lennon's troubled childhood and difficult relationship with his family is brought to the screen in this period drama. Young John (Alex Ambrose) is a bright but sharp-tongued boy living in the coastal town of Liverpool during the 1950s with his aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) and uncle George (David Threlfall). John's father walked out on the family when he was four years old, and the boy was given to Mimi to raise, even though his mother, Julia (Anne-Marie Duff), was still alive. While Mimi's straight-laced nature runs counter to John's more reckless personality, they clearly love one another and the household is thrown into chaos when George dies suddenly. At the funeral, teenage John (now played by Aaron Johnson - KICKASS) sees Julia, and learns to his surprise that she lives only a few blocks away from Mimi. John pays her a visit, and Julia gratefully welcomes him back into her life. Julia's personality is a much closer fit to John than Mimi, and she encourages his love for writing and music, teaching him to play the banjo. However, John's renewed relationship with Julia brings up a number of unanswered questions, and causes new tensions between Mimi and John. And as rock & roll becomes the hot new sound of the day, John falls in love with the bold new music and makes a friend who is interested in forming a band, Paul (Thomas Brodie Sangster). The first feature film from artist-turned-director Sam Taylor-Wood.

[Barman]

Just watched Harry Brown in the minema... most excellent!