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1.Bridget Jones's Diary [2001] starring: Renee Zellweger, Honor Blackman, Embeth Davidtz, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant directed by: Sharon Maguire December 20, 2004
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The story of Bridget Jones first began as a diary collumn in a newspaper, rose to success in book form (then it's sequel) and then finally hit the movies in 2001 with Briget played quite perfectly by the lovely Renee Zellwegger. This modern take on Pride and Predjudice follows the female protagonist Briget Jones who decides to keep a diary of her life; unlike the Mary-Jane all too perfect characters in most stories and movies of today, Bridget is quite literally EVERY woman you've ever known. Bridget is a 30-something urban singleton on the look for love - perhaps in the wrong places. She's an ever so slightly overweight (Zellwegger put on weight specifically for the movie) office worker who reads self-help books ... Read More:

2.Bridget Jones 2: The Edge of Reason [2004] starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent directed by: Beeban Kidron July 03, 2006
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Unfortunately, this is miles away from being as good as the books or the first film. They changed the plot so they could shoe-horn Hugh Grant into the film (and a not very good fight scene with Colin Firth as well). But so much worse is the sense that Bridget has been made into a figure of fun, rather than someone who was funny because we related to her. Not funny, not romantic, even Colin Firth is less lovely in this film.

3.Rodgers And Hammerstein Collection: Carousel / The King and I / Oklahoma ! / The Sound of Music / South Pacific / State Fair starring: Julie Andrews, Rod Steiger, Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Shirley Jones directed by: Robert Wise, Walter Lang, Joshua Logan, Fred Zinnemann, Henry King February 18, 2008
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Unfortunately, this is miles away from being as good as the books or the first film. They changed the plot so they could shoe-horn Hugh Grant into the film (and a not very good fight scene with Colin Firth as well). But so much worse is the sense that Bridget has been made into a figure of fun, rather than someone who was funny because we related to her. Not funny, not romantic, even Colin Firth is less lovely in this film.

4.Carousel: 2-disc (Special Edition) [1956] starring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Lockhart, Robert Rounseville directed by: Henry King March 20, 2006
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I can't believe it has taken me so long to 'discover' this film. I remember it being my parent's favourite movie. I recently bought for my children as they loved the Sound of Music. I have to say that it is the only film that has ever made me cry, and several times at that. I never thought a musical would do that. 'If I loved a you' has to be one of the most beautiful and moving love song ever written, and it is beautiful orchestrated in the astonishing 'Louise's Ballet', (check it out on You Tube). What an abstounding dance scene, I have never seen such wonderful male dancing, when a man can be so masculine and yet so graceful. The ending with 'You'll never walk alone' is so moving and reduced me to a final flood ... Read More:

5.Oklahoma: 2-disc (Special Edition) [1955] starring: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, Shirley Jones directed by: Fred Zinnemann March 20, 2006
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This is a superb package, two Oklahomas for the price of one, it`s quite enjoyable if you are a film buff to compare the cinemascope version to the Todd AO as they were shot separately not simultaneously. The extras are top notch with voiceover commentaries over each film available, from which you can learn a lot. There is a singalong option and I thought it was a nice touch to include an option whereby you can just play all the musical numbers. Its true that the Todd AO version lacks some quality but I found this only a minor thing, it is so nice to see the new version. All in all you could not ask for more.

6.The Little Princess [1939] starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero directed by: Walter Lang, William A. Seiter March 15, 2004
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I'm not commenting on the film's quality. (I strongly suspect that everybody reading these reviews already holds Temple to be both adorable and a great actor.) What I would like to point out is that DVD capacity is totally wasted in this product. It should not be described as "main language English", but as "ONLY language English". There are no other dialogue tracks, and it lacks all subtitling, even in English. So forget about any other bells and whistles. Perhaps I was spoiled by previous DVD purchases, which all included them. Perhaps nobody else would imagine that they would be included, at this price. But, since I would have appreciated being forewarned, here goes my warning to others!

7.Heidi [1937] starring: Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Marcia Mae Jones, Mary Nash directed by: Allan Dwan April 18, 2005
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This film is the classic story of the mountain girl who goes to the city. Shirley Temple one of the most famous child actors of all time acts as the uneducated Heidi and this film fails to tell the full story as Heidi in the books and future films return to the mountains and Carla learns to walk if you like Temple then this film may have enough for you to make you watch but if you want the whole story the latest version if a much better choice so it really comes down who do you want Temple or Heidi. The latest Heidi is the only version which sticks to the book more closely than the other film and version there has been even a TV series made the mistake of use the Temple film as a their guide so look for the latest version and buy it you will ... Read More:

8.Grandma's Boy [2006] starring: Linda Cardellini, Shirley Jones, Doris Roberts, Shirley Knight, Allen Covert directed by: Nicholas Goossen July 16, 2007
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This movie has had a loot of bad reviews since its release. The problem with most comedies these days is they rely on cheap gags and obvious storylines. It is hard to find a film which takes a different path other than the main character falling in love but something goes wrong, everyone hates him and he needs to redeem himself. Although in this movie he does fall in love there is no obvious ending in sight. Instead of the movie being an everyday situation with a few jokes here and there it tries to do something different and tell a story that is commonly funny in its own way. The gaming world and gamers, which is what makes this film pretty much requires a certain taste. For those who generally hate gamers and games may not find it very funny for ... Read More:

9.Carousel [1956] starring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner directed by: Henry King March 08, 2004
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Regarded by many as the best Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, it still manages to pack a punch after all these years. Most people will probably already be familiar with the hymn-like standard 'You'll Never Walk Alone', but there are plenty of other gems here that are worth tuning in for. Fans of Frank Sinatra may recognise Billy's 'Soliloquy'. The scene on the beach where Gordon McRae belts it out is now a movie musicals' classic. My personal favourite is the beautifully tender duet 'If I Loved You', a song so loaded with the promise of romance and deeply felt regret all at the same time - surely (or Shirley??) one of the best love songs in any Broadway repertoire. Another of the musical's high points comes with the opening 'Carousel Waltz' itself, an instrumental ... Read More:

10.Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood [2002] starring: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan, James Garner, Cherry Jones directed by: Callie Khouri March 24, 2003
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Understanding one's parent is a difficult issue but one has to do it because it tells you much about yourself. I could sympatize very much with the basic story as I "discover" as well secrets about my parents which helped me to understand them better. But this is as well a movie about friendship, friendship which last a life time and friends who are there and act in the most difficult of times. But it is not a sad or too deep a movie. There is enough to lighten it up, but the message does not get lost. I enjoyed it very much!! But I have to admit as much as I love Maggie Smith she is not right in the role of a Southern American. She is simply too British for this. Otherwise an enjoyable movie.

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