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After serving in the navy during WWII, a trio of ex-seamen buy their old patrol torpedo boat and decide to start smuggling some stuff between Britain and France. They make a lot of cash but one of them wants more so they team up with another smuggler and up their game in the business but this greed comes with a price to pay. This morality tale may be a little heavy-handed at times, but it's engaging for all of that. An interesting cat-and-mouse scenario develops between the three smugglers - Richard Attenborough, George Baker & Bill Owen - and the customs officer, played by the excellent Bernard Lee. Things descend from high spirits to sordid crime and ultimately murder. And their spiral of disgrace is reflected in the declining reliability of their vessel and its final loss. There's plenty of open-air photography with some excellent shots at sea. It might not have a happy ending but it's a movie that is worth checking out.

6 years, 3 months ago

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One of the least successful of Ealing comedies. A dockers trade union supporter is sent by the Labour government to govern a small British colony in the Mediterranean. However, his blunt ways upsets everybody but when the natives grow restless and begin a riot, his skills are required to quell the uprising. I can see why this movie wasn't that successful. It's billed as comedy but there's no laughs to be had. It's a painfully dull and unfunny movie. The story is basically about the culture clash between the snobs that have come over to rule and look down on the commoners and the ordinary people that live on the island. The cast which includes Eric Portman as the Governor do what they can with the poor script. It's not a movie I can really recommend.

6 years, 3 months ago

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6 years, 3 months ago

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A young gang of bored motorbike friends who are usually up to mischief around the shops of Bristol notices the door to a church open on their way home. Being curious about what's taking place inside,the gang enter the church and are met by the churchwarden Mr.Smith. Thinking that they can mess him around, one of the gang mention that they would like to perform some rock music in the venue, which to everyone's surprise, Mr.Smith agrees to. As their music ability starts to progress, tensions begin to build in the gang over fears that they are conforming. Made just before the start of when the 'proper' swinging sixties took place, this is an interesting timepiece of what the restless youth of Britain was doing before The Beatles swept away the old and ushered in a new era for this country. There's a clash of culture at times in the story with the youth wanting excitement and respect and all the adults can offer them is a boring Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. The usual conflict between the youths of women coming in between male friends also comes up. It has a fine cast with Ray Brooks and Kenneth More as the main leads. A nice cameo also from Harry H Corbett. A great movie about the alienation of young people with the adults not willing to try and understand them.

6 years, 3 months ago

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A group of 5 friends start a yearly game of Tag when they are just young boys in school. The game starts and ends during the month of May. Whoever is IT at the end of May has to wait for the game to resume the next year in May again. Fast forward 30 years later to the present day and the boys are now grown up adults who are still playing the game once a year for the full month of May. It's also the one time of the year that brings the original guys back together so they don't lose touch with one another. This is actually based on a true life story of a bunch of men that are still playing Tag and go great distances in order to try and tag the other players. I was rather curious, as the movie's concept is different to anything we have seen previous seen in a comedy. While the idea is good, the movie's end result can be rather average, and at times the joke can feel repetitive. Sometimes it feels like the same scene is repeated, with our main characters setting up a situation in order to try and catch Jeremy Renner's character. There's a great cast involved with Isla Fisher fantastic as the crazy wife of one of the players. I wouldn't say it's one of the best comedy movies of the year but I liked the unique concept of the story.

6 years, 3 months ago

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This is an intelligent action thriller. It features the story revolving around a potential threat of World War three. The movie begins with attacks on American and Russian submarines. The Russian president's life is in danger, and American navy officers team up with their Russian counterparts in order to save the Russian president and eliminate any possibility of World War three. This movie has a decent story and screenplay, good direction, and intense performances. The action scenes are also nice, although some CGI experts may claim that the sequences could have been more refined and polished. I loved it anyway. The submarine battle scenes are great. The performances by all actors were great but Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman really stood out and shined greatly. Definitely worth taking a look at.

6 years, 3 months ago

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A teenage girl with a mentally ill mother finds some solace in the music of The Smiths. This is a great movie which tackles a difficult subject with grace, compassion and insight. To do all of this whilst being so watchable and entertaining is pure genius. The writing by comedian Jo Brand and the directing by Keith English is nothing short of brilliant and a wonderful rollercoaster ride of comedy, sadness, and romance with touches of intrigue and excitement for good measure. The acting by the cast is fantastic with Sheridan Smith and Ella Hunt the stand out performers. All in all, this is a warm, kind and gentle movie which stirs up some genuine emotions.

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This movie about two best friends who are thrown into the deep end of international spying was entertaining, funny, had a good cast but it was way too long. This movie, though, was predictable. I still enjoyed it despite its flaws. Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon had great chemistry and, for me, they carried the whole thing. Fans of action blockbusters might pass up what seems a light-hearted comedy but the action scenes are actually very good. They are funnier and also bloodier than you'll be expecting. In general the movie doesn't always hit the mark, but it entertains in both the action and comedy departments.

6 years, 3 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Train of Events

 Train of Events 4/10

6 years, 3 months ago

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The movie starts with a train crash and then spends its bulk describing 4 separate situations that leads to various characters being on board the doomed train. We then return to the crash and see its aftermath. Sounds better than it is. The movie starts impressively with the force and speed of the train filmed very dramatically. This is by far the best part of the movie and provides a very powerful opening. As we meet the characters, the movie gets boring. Peter Finch's murderer has the most interesting story, but not much happens to him. And as for Jack Warner, he gets a Huggetts style family drama as a storyline. A very disappointing compendium movie from Ealing.

6 years, 3 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Nativity!

 Nativity! 4/10

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Martin Freeman plays Paul Maddens a failed actor now an underachieving primary school teacher. His former girlfriend left him some years ago and made it big in Hollywood. Now Paul has been put in charge to direct the Nativity play and vies to outdo a rival school whose head teacher he knew at University and rather envies. Paul lies that Hollywood casting agent will come to see the Nativity play which escalates out of control I genuinely wanted to like this British Christmas comedy movie but couldn't because of one character - the annoying man-child teaching assistant Mr Poppy. Marc Wooton's overacting as Mr Poppy had me wishing that a berserk driver would enter the movie and run him over. The movie would have been better off without him but I suppose kids enjoy characters like him. The movie is lacking in laughs or memorable dialogue and is filled with scenes that just stretch credibility. I was glad when the movie ended so I could be put out of my misery. Families will no doubt have fun with this movie but I'm afraid I couldn't stand it.

6 years, 3 months ago

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A comedy heist movie based around the famous January 1950 robbery from the Boston branch of the Brinks warehouse depository. The strong cast is headed by a thoroughly engaging Peter Falk, taking a break from playing Columbo at the time and ably supported by the likes of Peter Boyle and Warren Oates. This is very much a character-based comedy with the occasional bit of slapstick and pratfall to see it through. If you're looking for a fast pace movie and lots of hijinks then you'll be disappointed. It does tend to drag at times. However, it's likable enough and I'm sure you'll get something out of it.

6 years, 3 months ago

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This comedy drama movie charts the rise of what would become a British institution for the next 30 to 40 years - the holiday camp. It also has the first appearance of the Huggett family who would get their own trilogy of movies in the future. The story follows many characters and what takes place to them over the space of a week at the camp. This may be a comedy movie but there's quite a shocking ending to the story in which an old spinster who dresses up like a young woman in order to attract men is killed (though the murder takes place off-screen). I wasn't expecting that at all and leaves a bitter taste afterwards in what was supposed to be a light-hearted movie. Overall, a good movie to find out where the people of post-war Britain used to go on holiday before heading abroad to the continent became popular.

6 years, 3 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Kidnapped (1971)

 Kidnapped (1971) 7/10

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A very good movie version of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel with Michael Caine plus his dodgy Scottish accent as rebel Allan Breck - a man who is a true patriot yet he must face the realisation that the clans have now been effectively destroyed by the English after the battle of Culloden - the Scotland he loved and fought for no longer exists. The movie also benefits a lot from plenty of nice on-location photography from around Scotland. It gives the whole production more of an authentic feel. The storyline is compelling and the direction is well-paced. There is plenty of adventure and action to keep everybody more than happy. Despite Caine's awful accent, he performs very well in the movie with Donald Pleasance also appearing as David Balfour's evil uncle. I found this historical adventure movie to be captivating and really enjoyed it.

6 years, 3 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Jailbreak

 Jailbreak 5/10

6 years, 3 months ago

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In order to pull off a robbery, a family of crooks break out the safe cracker of the team from jail and try to hide him and 2 of his fellow prisoners at a small hospital but the police are on their tail. Made by Butchers Film Service who made a ton of low budget movies at the time, this isn't too bad of an effort. As the movie is short and snappy at just over an hour, the plot moves quite swift. There isn't much in the way of suspense or dramatic tension and the plain and uninspired way the actual jailbreak is shown betrays the picture's shoestring budget. The only notable member of cast is a young Robert Fyfe (Howard from Last of the Summer Wine fame). It's a good time filler of a movie but don't expect anything much out of it.

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AKB48Fan rated Davy

 Davy 4/10

6 years, 3 months ago

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Ealing Studios' last comedy movie is a rather limp effort compared to what they had achieved in the past. It has Goons star Harry Secombe as Davy, the star performer in a family act called The Mad Morgans who are touring some music halls across the country. When an opportunity arises for Davy to escape the mundane act and audition to star in an opera he jumps at the chance but the rest of the family are worried their act will collapse without Davy. The main problem with this comedy drama is there aren't any laughs to be had and you can't really sympathise with any character. Secombe does clown around but it's not funny although he gets to showcase his powerful baritone singing voice. Two of the Carry On gang in Kenneth Connor and Joan Sims have small cameos. Not a movie I'd really recommend to anybody really.

6 years, 3 months ago

AKB48Fan rated After the Screaming Stops

 After the Screaming Stops 7/10

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During the late 80's in the UK, Bros were the biggest pop idols around but just as suddenly they were gone and the media who helped them to the top absolutely loved to kick them in the teeth on their way down. They may have been lacking in great music but their fans stayed loyal to twins Matt & Luke Goss. Both brothers forged their own separate successful career after the band broke up. In 2016 it was announced that they reform and would play a series of gigs in the UK. This documentary charts the lead up to their first concert at the O2 Dome. It highlights the issues the brothers have had with each other over the years and the tension between them during rehearsals is evident. It's even hinted that the opening gig might have been cancelled such was the animosity between them after a heated argument. It was brave of the Goss brothers to open themselves up, warts and all to the cameras to give an insight into their relationship. You don't have to be a fan of Bros to enjoy this documentary and believe me, I was never a fan of their music whilst growing up!! It's a brutally honest take on the history, highs, lows and sibling love of two 80's heartthrobs. Give it a shot.

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This is basically a rerun of Rocky IV. It has 2 sons of former boxing fighters namely Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago slugging it out in the boxing ring. Adonis fighting the son of the man who killed his father Apollo is the obvious revenge side, and Viktor fighting to redeem his disgraced father Ivan, who lost to Rocky Balboa 30 some years ago. The script co-written by Sylvester Stallone obviously loses the cold war aspect of Russia vs America that was highlighted in Rocky IV and instead concentrates on the family side of both young fighters. Yes, there is the mandatory crazy training montage and the 2nd fight between the boxers that takes place in Moscow mirrors what Rocky had to do as well. It was great to see Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago back in the ring together - even if only for a moment. Michael B. Jordan is excellent as Adonis Creed and the viewer will root for him to beat the crap out of Viktor Drago. This is definitely a worthy sequel that I really enjoyed.

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