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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a review by Tom

Title: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Year: 1990
Director:
Rating: 15
Length: 163 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1
Subtitles: English

Stars:


Plot:
A POIGNANT, COMIC AND TOTALLY ORIGINAL COMING-OF-AGE STORY ADAPTED FOR THE BBC BY JEANNETTE WINTERSON FROM HER WHITBREAD PRIZE-WINNING NOVEL.

Jess is the adopted daughter of a deeply religious woman. Growing up isolated and insulated in the north of England in the 1970's, Jess is told she's part of a larger plan. Her mother keeps her away from "Breeding Grounds" like schools, preferring to train her to spread God's word "to all the heathens in the hot countries." Jess eventually attends school, but continually feels like an outcast due to her religious beliefs. Her small town life changes when she meets Melanie, a beautiful sixteen-year old, and she experiences love at first sight. As the two draw closer, Jess's mother sees the devil at work and determines to exorcise the demons from her daughter.

Faced with the ire of Pastor Finch and his congregation, Jess realizes that she must soon decide between following her own heart or the path set out for her by others.

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Overall an okay mini-series. I liked the second episode the best of the three. I didn't enjoy it as much as the later BBC mini series I have reviewed in this thread ("Fingersmith" and "Tipping the Velvet").
The old ladies reminded me very much of Monty Python when they are doing their old ladies drag. Especially in the beginning of the first episode

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(From Lesbian Movie Marathon on May 14th, 2010)

Amityville 3-D, a review by Rich

Title: Amityville 3

Movie Count:28  
TV Ep. Count:16  

Runtime:93
Certificate:PG
Year:1983
Genres:Horror

Plot:My Review:
Firstly the dvd - possibly the worst quality dvd I've had the misfortune to watch, it was poor vhs on disc, shaky and grainy, scratchy audio, and the boom operator should of got star status as his microphone imposed itself on nearly every portrait scene.
The film itself - shocking. But not in a good way. I really enjoyed the first Amityville, the 2nd was average, this was a massive disappointment and the runt of the litter. Storyline is done to death, plot non-existent, not a trace of suspense or tension, and a grind to get through the hour and halfs viewing.
Cashing in on the days when 3D was all the rage, so plenty of thrusting random things and people into the cameras lens. Spotted a young Meg Ryan which i wasn't aware of before.
Worst film this month.


(From Rich's October Horror Fest on October 23rd, 2009)

[Rerun Marathon] Spaced, a review by Tom

9/10

Fun episode.

(From [Rerun Marathon] Spaced on November 18th, 2007)