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In the Mood for Love, a review by Jon

In the Mood for Love (Dut yeung nin wa)
5 out of 5



Hong Kong 1962.   Chow (Tony Leung - Happy Together, Hard Boiled) is a junior newspaper reporter with an elusive wife.   His new neighbour, Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung - Days of Being Wild, Irma Vep), is a sectretary whose husband seems to spend all his time on business trips.   they become friends, making the lonely evenings more bearable.   As their relationship develops they make a discovery that changes their life forever...

In this sumptuous expolration of desire, internationally acclaimed director Wong Kar-Wai (Chungking Express, Happy Together, Fallen Angels) creates a world of sensuality and longing that will leave you breathless.   "In the Mood for Love" has seduced audiences and critics alike, winning awards at Cannes 2000 for best actor, cinematography and editing.

(From DCO third annual November Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread on November 8th, 2009)

Chaplin, a review by Rich

Title: Chaplin

Runtime:135
Certificate:PG-13
Year:1992
Genres:Drama, Comedy

Plot:Directed by Sir Richard Attenborough and starring Robert Downey, Jr. and an extraordinary cast, CHAPLIN is a loving, grand scale portrait of the Little Tramp's amazing life and times. HIs poverty-stricken childhood in England comes to life along with his friendships with Mack Sennett (Dan Ackroyd) and Douglas Fairbanks (Kevin Kline), his many wives and scandalous affairs, and his relentless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover. CHAPLIN is the larger-than-life story of the actor behind the icon and a stunning depiction of a bygone era when Hollywood was at its most glamorous.

My Review:
A wonderful biographical film, for the 2nd time in as many weeks I have witnessed Downeys immense talent as an actor, it's a shame he has been in so many bad films. The movie provides a glimpse into a complicated man with 2 very different personas, the joker on the stage, the quiet, introverted and rather sad man off it.
Clearly Chaplin was a womaniser, with a rather unpleasant taste for very young women, perhaps he became too big for his boots, taking too many risks with controversial themes for his movies, but there is no doubting his immense talent, imagination beyond his years and ahead of time, a workaholic dedication to his art, and many of his movies are now deemed classics. He seemed at home with a camera, developing the scores, creating, but away from this I couldn't help but feel sorry for him as a rather pathetic lonely figure.
I hadn't realised Chaplin had been hounded out of the States by Hoover, and the ending with the return of Charlie to receive a special Academy Award brought a lump to my throat.
A great Attenborough film, superbly acted, and highly recommended.
 



(From Riches Random Reviews on January 25th, 2009)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Dracula: The Series


Children of the Night
When Eileen Townsend gets transferred to Europe, she takes her sons (teen-age Chris and 10-year-old Max) to stay with her uncle, Gustav Helsing - descendant of the famous vampire hunter

My Thoughts:
This is a Saturday morning series geared towards kids that originally aired in (I believe) 1990 for just the one season. I never seen this show when it originally aired. But when I saw the DVDs for sale cheap I thought it would be a good show Britt and I could watch together. And Britt does enjoy this one. Though she does say it has one of the most annoying opening themes ever!  It is a cute show... I am glad I added it to my collection. One of the characters in this series is played by a very young Mia Kirshner.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on December 29th, 2009)