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Bridges of Madison County, a review by Rich

Bridges of Madison County



Robert Kincaid is a romantic drifter on his way to photograph an historic covered bridge for National Geographic magazine. When he stops at a farmhouse to ask directions, he meets Francesca Johnson, whose passionate nature has long been denied. Their innocent friendship evolves into a tender, torrid and unforgettable four-day affair which they carry in their hearts for the next 24 years.

I suffered throuh the first quarter of an hour of this film feeling rather nauseous, it felt just too cosy and romantic.
By the end of the film I had a lump in the throat, and thought it was as brilliantly told and delicately handled a film as I've seen in some time.
Eastwoods direction is superb, full of precision and deft touches, he truly is masterful at times. The storyline once developed moves along like a smooth flowing stream, it gently rolls over you without ever stopping. Streep is unbelievable, I really have underrated her and this performance was outstanding. The music is so perfect, it literally pulls you inside the film and sweeps you along, with stunning cinematography accompaniment.
The only negative were the 2 irritating modern 'siblings' who told the story, but overlookable.
An intelligent, insightful film turning a difficult moral dilemna into a moving and at times tear provoking production.
HIGHLY recommended  



(From Riches Random Reviews on March 9th, 2009)

Live and Let Die, a review by Dragonfire

This one is ok, but it isn't great.  I seem to remember liking it more than I did when I watched it this time.  I did like Roger Moore as Bond - even though he was extremely manipulative with Solitaire - and I liked Jayne Seymour.  The plot was all right, but nothing great.  I could have done without the snakes.  There was some decent action, though several scenes did seem to drag on too long.  That sheriff that turned up late in the movie was a buffoon and added absolutely nothing to what was going on.  The music was good and I was glad that the movie didn't use the one piece of music during the action scenes that has been used in so many of the previous movies - I got tired of hearing it all the time. 

Overall, I thought the movie was entertaining, but it was just average.

 

I still have to watch the extras on my DVD and then I'll work on a longer review to post at Epinions.

(From James Bond Marathon on March 23rd, 2009)

Xena: Warrior Princess Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

13. The Quest (Part 2)
Xena's spirit puts into action a plan that may allow her to return to the land of the living and reclaim her body. And Gabrielle is faced with a big decision after meeting up with her old friends - the Amazons.

My Thoughts:
Very cool... a great conclusion to the previous episode. It was pretty cool to see Iolus from Hercules at the beginning of this episode. It was even better seeing all the amazons in leather bikinis! And yes... it is another episode I never seen before.

My Rating:

14. A Necessary Evil
In order to stop the evil Velasca from hunting down Gabrielle, Xena must unleash an even more depraved immortal to vanquish her - Callisto.

My Thoughts:
Wow... another one I never seen before. I am flipping out on this... I didn't think there was many at all that I didn't see. This episode seems to be a part 3 to the last 2 episodes even though it is not listed as such. It was pretty cool to see Callisto again.

My Rating:

15. A Day in the Life
Xena has 24 hours to prevent a warlord from plundering one village, and the world's biggest giant from destroying another. All in a day's work.

My Thoughts:
Well... now back to one I have actually seen before. This episode... while pretty silly... was enjoyable. I got a kick out of how Xena and Gabrielle was getting on each others nerves in this one. And I had to laugh when Gabrielle traded Xena's whip for a frying pan.

My Rating:

16. For Him the Bell Tolls
While engaged in a battle of wills with her son, Cupid, Aphrodite turns Joxer into a dashing hero tasked with stealing a princess's heart away from her betrothed.

My Thoughts:
Being an episode with Joxer in it.... that right there tells you there will be some silliness to the episode. But they did it well. If there is one thing that bothers me about this episode... that would be the fact that Xena is hardly in the episode at all. Just a quick scene in the beginning and a quick scene in the end. But all the same... I still enjoyed it.

My Rating:

(From Xena: Warrior Princess Marathon on January 19th, 2010)