bfg-5
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I attended the film at the urging of my two children, and I'm glad they did.
This is a well put together movie with a engaging cast, you will find yourself laughing almost from the outset. I loved Emma Thompson in this, and although Angela Lansbury goes well over the top in her role it actually adds to the fun.
The children are all endearing and are high quality acts. You do find yourself uttering an occasional 'Awh' at several points in the movie. Always a good sign of quality.
All in all it is a good way to spend an afternoon with your children. Take my advice, takes your kids, and go enjoy a good family movie.
Recommended!
This is a well put together movie with a engaging cast, you will find yourself laughing almost from the outset. I loved Emma Thompson in this, and although Angela Lansbury goes well over the top in her role it actually adds to the fun.
The children are all endearing and are high quality acts. You do find yourself uttering an occasional 'Awh' at several points in the movie. Always a good sign of quality.
All in all it is a good way to spend an afternoon with your children. Take my advice, takes your kids, and go enjoy a good family movie.
Recommended!
maybe I don't get it, but this film doesn't work.
I love Hong Kong/John Wu/Kung-Fu etc etc movies, but this is too daft, too over the top, too boring. I sat and sat waiting to find what the 32,000 people saw, who have voted it into the top 100 on IMDB. I am still waiting.
I think its the hype, it rolled over the world laing it on several feet thick. People saw it and thought it must be good... . But, it isn't, it really really isn't.
It sits in the same trough as Magnolia (utter tripe!) and Godfather pt3 (directionless, uninvolving tripe..but tripe none the less!) where people seem to believe it is good, because it should be good, (and all their friends spout "its good" so they don't seem to be the only stupid one.)
The Emperors New Clothes obviously still lives on!
I love Hong Kong/John Wu/Kung-Fu etc etc movies, but this is too daft, too over the top, too boring. I sat and sat waiting to find what the 32,000 people saw, who have voted it into the top 100 on IMDB. I am still waiting.
I think its the hype, it rolled over the world laing it on several feet thick. People saw it and thought it must be good... . But, it isn't, it really really isn't.
It sits in the same trough as Magnolia (utter tripe!) and Godfather pt3 (directionless, uninvolving tripe..but tripe none the less!) where people seem to believe it is good, because it should be good, (and all their friends spout "its good" so they don't seem to be the only stupid one.)
The Emperors New Clothes obviously still lives on!
Samuel Jackson in a kilt, Meatloaf and Robert Carlyle in a violent but funny movie about drugs....
What more could you want, Drug lords with Piles, Hitmen with bad hearing, Assassin girlfriends, Rave culture, Garbage barges, Golf, White trash, Incompetant cops and car chases.
The list goes on and its all good, if you 'get' all the inferences from the movies background in Liverpool it is even better.
The scene with the Liverpool drug lord trying to buy the new drug from Samuel Jackson is one of my favourite 7mins of film, from the lift ride to the 'Drive' on the hotel steps only seems to last 1-2 mins it is so good.
Watch It!
What more could you want, Drug lords with Piles, Hitmen with bad hearing, Assassin girlfriends, Rave culture, Garbage barges, Golf, White trash, Incompetant cops and car chases.
The list goes on and its all good, if you 'get' all the inferences from the movies background in Liverpool it is even better.
The scene with the Liverpool drug lord trying to buy the new drug from Samuel Jackson is one of my favourite 7mins of film, from the lift ride to the 'Drive' on the hotel steps only seems to last 1-2 mins it is so good.
Watch It!