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Sweeney Todd [Blu-ray]

starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen
directed by: Tim Burton

Release Date October 21, 2008
I know that most people are not in line clamoring to see a musical, but this is one is different. It's not very often that you find a tale of love, revenge and horror all wrapped nicely into a musical. Sondheim's score is beautiful. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter completely embodied their respective characters. Sacha Baron Cohen's appearance was enjoyable. And who doesn't love Alan Rickman! There is a lot of blood in this movie, but I would consider it more cartoony than flat out gore. It's touching, it's funny, it's sick, it's enjoyable, it's dark, it's Sweeney Todd and it's a 5 star movie. I'm not out to change the world and get everyone to suddenly watch all musicals because not all musicals are good (ie: Rent), but this one ... Read More:

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Merlin (Special Edition)

starring: Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Martin Short
directed by: Steve Barron

Release Date June 08, 2004
For fantasy movie fans this one is a big winner. It's Merlin's story, told in retrospect by the old necromancer himself.

The casting is near perfect, the scenery and sets are superb, the cinematography is terrific, and the story continuity is quite coherent, (the latter of which is a big problem in the subsequent "Merlin's Apprentice").

Merlin is "all good" in a time and place where nefarious scoundrels in leadership abound. He doesn't always immediately seize upon the right answers to various dillemmas as they arise but he's always first devoted to the wellness of mankind, frequently advising his "masters" to cease on the power-monging thing.

The evil witch, a nemesis of Merlin and of mankind in general, does ... Read More:

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Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)

starring: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith
directed by: Steve Box, Nick Park

Release Date February 07, 2006
Only Aardman could have come up with a storyline as funny as this one. One of the funniest movies of all time. Not only is the movie very funny but the bonus tracks are hilarious! Well worth the money. Your kids will watch it over and over.

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Led Zeppelin

starring: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham
directed by: Dick Carruthers

Release Date May 27, 2003
I love this dvd. Absolutely amazing collection of performances.
Excellent restoration work too. Highly recommended!

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Lady Jane

starring: John Abbott, Joss Ackland, Adele Anderson, Jill Bennett, Helena Bonham Carter

Release Date February 18, 2003
Lovely movie, wonderful acting, but the the love story between Lady Jane and Guilford is not historically correct. If your looking for a love story and just a little history, hollywood style, this is a good movie.

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Casino Royale (2-Disc Full Screen Edition)

starring: Urbano Barberini, Crispin Bonham Carter, Tom Chadbon, John Chancer, Jesper Christensen

Release Date March 13, 2007
one of my favorite james bond movies of all time could be cause im younger but i think the best of all times

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

starring: George Asprey, Alfred Bell, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Briers, John Cleese

Release Date July 29, 1998
Although this movie was critically and publically panned, I honestly think that it is the BEST film adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Critics complained about the film, saying that it was too grotesque, too melodramatic, too epic. What critics failed to realize is that THAT is exactly what a Gothic Romance story is: melodramatic, epic, exaggerated, but still wildly poignant. I am not a huge Branagh fan, but I love this film. The cast is excellent, the period setting is done beautifully, and the exaggerated sets and bright colors (especially the wide use of the color red)perfectly capture the scope of Shelley's novel. Yes, there are changes, but many of them I liked: Henry Clerval (the wonderfully quirky Tom Hucle) is not murdered by the Creature ... Read More:

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The Wings of the Dove

starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Charlotte Rampling, Elizabeth McGovern
directed by: Iain Softley

Release Date September 14, 1999
Not exactly an award-winning-production but not commercial garbage either. Superb acting, especially by Bonham-Carter, nearly authentic 1910's atmosphere, good adaptation of a Henry James's novel. Children and teenagers may find it boring but adults certainly won't. 8/10

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Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Full Screen Edition)

starring: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith
directed by: Steve Box, Nick Park

Release Date February 07, 2006
Only Aardman could have come up with a storyline as funny as this one. One of the funniest movies of all time. Not only is the movie very funny but the bonus tracks are hilarious! Well worth the money. Your kids will watch it over and over.

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Henry VIII

starring: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance, Mark Strong (II)
directed by: Pete Travis

Release Date November 16, 2004
I cannot figure out for the life of me why so many people are giving his movie horrible, almost vicious, reviews. The main complaint seems to be the historical inaccuracies. Well, the showtime TV show The Tudors is worse, grossly inaccurate, yet many people still enjoy it. This movie is inaccurate as are many film interpretations, but get over it. Other reviewers said that the actors were miscast and didn't look anything like the real-life personas. I 100% disagree. One only needs to compare a painting of Henry VIII to Ray Winstone to see the resemblence. In fact, Ray Winstone is probably my favorite Henry VII as he somehow manages to make a man who was overweight and unattractive seem sexually appealing. The show The Tudors, which I do like as well, is basically ... Read More: