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Quartet, a review by Antares

Quartet (2012) 62/100 - This film was kind of like eating an entire bag of marshmallows. The first few taste great, but after a while, you realize that they all taste the same, and you filled yourself up on a whole lot of puffed air and sugar. I actually found myself more intrigued by the supporting cast, who are highlighted in the end credits. And I must say, it was nice to see Pauline Collins again. Aside from that, this film just exists and is really quite forgettable.

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on May 7th, 2014)

Confessions from a Holiday Camp, a review by Jimmy

                   

Title: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)

Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Cohen (Confessions of a Pop Performer)         
Rating: 18 (UK)
Length: 1h25
Video: Widescreen
Audio: English
Subtitles: English and Dutch

Stars:
Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner)
Anthony Booth (Confessions of a Window Cleaner)
Bill Maynard (Confessions of a Window Cleaner)
Doris Hare (Confessions of a Pop Performer)
Sheila White (Confessions of a Window Cleaner)

Plot:
The amorous adventurer Timothy Lee (Robin Askwith) is back and having the time of his life as the Entertainments Officer at a holiday camp.

Seductions are the order of the day as he 'Rises' to the occasion and organises the beauty contest. Soon a bevy of babes are queing up to bestow special favours in the hope of improving their chances of winning.

This movie is the last of the series and they have made some changes to it. Askwith continue is good job and Maynard continue to have is fun one liner. The good news in the cast is that Linda Hayden is back and she's so beautifull. She plays a different character and at first it was weird, but is not hard to get over it (harder for the bad french accent), but we see much more of her. The situations continue to be funny when they involve Timmy and the girl (the swimming pool and the live radio broadcast especially).

But some things don't work for me. Sidney (Anthony Booth) is not his own boss this time and except shouting at Timmy, he doesn't do very much (in fact he is waste in the film). Chidren are present in the camp and I don't watch those film to see some child doing stupid child thing. Worst than all, the movie have a pie fight (I don't like that in Dawn of the Dead too, it's too childish).

Not that I find it bad, but the change was a big mistake (the next one was cancel, because of the box-office). 

Rating :

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The set is a good one. Only one movie is really bad. It doesn't have any extra and it's disappointing a little. A commentary track with Askwith and Booth on the first movie (I'm sure that they have some good anecdote to tell), a retrospective documentary with the cast or the 4 trailers would have been welcome. If you are equip to read DVD from all zone, this is a good set to buy.

(From The little known movie review depot on March 8th, 2008)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Friends



What's the show about?
A group of mid-20 New Yorkers lives in close proximity and spends much time either at Monica's or at the nearby coffee house "Central Perk". We see how their life developes until the mid-30s.

"The Pilot" or "The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate"
Ross' wife has just moved out because she found out that she's a lesbian and Ross is devastated. The others (Monica, Phoebe, Chandler and Joey) try to chear him up but then Rachel steps in their life (again) who has just left her to-be-husband at the altar.

My Opinion
As I said before I love that show and I will re-watch it definitively this year.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 5th, 2008)