Category Archives: Film Reviews

Hereafter

Posted on January 9, 2012 by freda

Hereafter is proof that I tend to disagree with film critics on whether or not a film rates highly or not. The advantage to that, is that I sat down to watch the film without too much anticipation, though it … Continue reading →

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Up

Posted on November 28, 2011 by freda

This is a wonderful film to watch with children I should imagine. OK I confess, HBTW and I watched it on our own. Who needs mindless violence, gratuitous sex and dialogue you can’t understand when you can have an adventure … Continue reading →

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The Social Network

Posted on October 24, 2011 by freda

  Sometimes I record films to look at later – usually they are movies that I feel I ought to look at, or ones that will make it easier to understand a situation or a person. The Social Network covers … Continue reading →

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Eat Pray Love

Posted on September 9, 2011 by freda

Good in parts but fails to hit its full potential…. You could view the story as one woman’s search for self-enlightenment, or as a self-centred gap year in middle age. Having said that, Julia Roberts holds this 3 stories within … Continue reading →

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Secretariat

Posted on August 9, 2011 by freda

  If you”re in need of some cheering up or even a good old dose of inspiration to keep going, then this is your film. I didn’t know the story of this horse so it was all a surprise to … Continue reading →

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How to train your dragon

Posted on May 30, 2011 by freda

When I see the Dreamworks logo at the start of a film, I know it is going to be something I am likely to enjoy. The days are not so frequent when I have little children to entertain and an … Continue reading →

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The King’s Speech

Posted on May 17, 2011 by freda

Better late than never with a review. The film has only just been released on DVD so we had the treat of seeing it a couple of days ago. The truth is that I had seen so much hype and … Continue reading →

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Feel good factor

Posted on March 4, 2011 by freda

So far it is proving remarkably easy to have Birthday Month treats each day. Yesterday’s was in the form of a DVD. Mr Holland’s Opus has to be on my list of favourite feel-good films – the kind of film … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton

Posted on January 17, 2011 by freda

Being in a reflective frame of mind has taken me down some by-ways into childhood. Like many a post-war child I couldn’t get enough of Enid Blyton. Yesterday I finished looking at the DVD about her life – Enid. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 26, 2010 by freda

Hope your Christmas Day was as enjoyable as mine. All the usual ingredients: church, presents, a gorgeous meal and time with loved ones. In the evening it was a case of flop before the telly. We had been saving up … Continue reading →

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