DVD: Gandhi
Published in movieseer.com on 1 December 2001
The winner of nine Academy Awards in 1982, Richard Attenborough’s epic Gandhi has endured as a compelling and powerful testament to one of the twentieth century’s most enigmatic, awe-inspiring and influential people. Gandhi’s approach to life and politics were hardly conventional – it’s not everyday that one man says he won’t eat and a nation comes to a standstill – but this record of his life is. ...more

DVD: Bridge on the river Kwai
Published in movieseer.com on 1 December 2001
The epic adventure and anti-war film, The Bridge on the River Kwai, was both popularly and critically acclaimed when released in 1957, being the highest-grossing film of the year, and also scooping seven Academy Awards. The tale, based very loosely on a true World War II story, follows the fate of a group of British prisoners of war who arrive at a camp to build a bridge for the Japanese. Japanese Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa, a former silent screen star) and his English counterpart, Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), clash over the fact that British officers are being forced to carry out manual labour. Meanwhile, an American sailor who has escaped from the camp (William Holden) is co-opted into British efforts to get back to the camp to blow the bridge up. ...more

Faithful and creative
Published in movieseer.com on 29 November 2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...more

Sugary sweet, but palatable
Published in movieseer.com on 16 August 2001
The Princess Diaries...more

Singing for their souls
Published in movieseer.com on 6 August 2001
Duets ...more

Finally, it finished
Published in movieseer.com on 2 August 2001
Final Fantasy...more

Backwards and brilliant
Published in movieseer.com on 27 July 2001
Memento...more

A good Australian film
Published in movieseer.com on 15 June 2001
The Sum of Us...more

Meaningful and understated, but entertaining
Published in movieseer.com on 3 June 2001
Mifune's Last Song...more

The wedding yawner
Published in movieseer.com on 21 April 2001
The Wedding Planner...more

Boys, toys and talk
Published in movieseer.com on 2 April 2001
Thirteen Days...more

Trifle with delicious sauce
Published in movieseer.com on 21 March 2001
Chocolat...more

Doin' the time warp
Published in movieseer.com on 19 February 2001
What Women Want...more

Blokey but brilliant
Published in movieseer.com on 19 February 2001
Snatch...more

Love (of dancing) in the time of striking
Published in movieseer.com on 17 February 2001
Billy Elliot ...more

Korean thriller, Hollywood style
Published in movieseer.com on 10 February 2001
Shiri...more

Eyes half-closed look at yesteryear
Published in movieseer.com on 7 February 2001
The Legend of Bagger Vance...more

Subtle, not profound
Published in movieseer.com on 29 January 2001
Castaway...more

Chan puts the moves into movies
Published in movieseer.com on 26 January 2001
The Accidental Spy...more

The horror of sequels
Published in movieseer.com on 26 January 2001
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2...more

Limited entertainment
Published in movieseer.com on 24 January 2001
Vertical Limit...more

Smile, you're on daddy's cameras
Published in movieseer.com on 15 January 2001
Meet The Parents...more

Hardship in fairyland
Published in movieseer.com on 7 January 2001
Where The Heart Is...more

Waiter, there's no spice in my romance
Published in movieseer.com on 6 January 2001
Woman On Top...more

Bloodthirsty battles, cartoon characters
Published in movieseer.com on 2 January 2001
Bangrajan...more

Unbelievable
Published in movieseer.com on 2 January 2001
Unbreakable...more

A clone is a clone is a clone
Published in movieseer.com on 23 December 2000
The 6th Day...more

To be or not to be: And maybe find love along the way
Published in movieseer.com on 23 December 2000
Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her...more

But where's the magic?
Published in movieseer.com on 20 December 2000
Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas...more

Full steam ahead into trouble
Published in movieseer.com on 20 December 2000
The Yards...more

Run to see the chickens
Published in movieseer.com on 14 December 2000
Chicken Run...more

Girls still just wanna have fun
Published in movieseer.com on 8 December 2000
Charlie's Angels...more

Not dazzled at all
Published in movieseer.com on 28 November 2000
Bedazzled...more

This ain't no legend
Published in movieseer.com on 28 November 2000
Urban Legends: The Final Cut...more

Get lost Carter
Published in movieseer.com on 25 November 2000
Get Carter...more

A quiet achiever
Published in movieseer.com on 21 November 2000
Bless The Child...more

Oh god, they're back!
Published in movieseer.com on 21 November 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps...more

A cool romance in New York
Published in movieseer.com on 20 November 2000
Autumn in New York...more

Shaft shafts
Published in movieseer.com on 8 November 2000
Shaft...more

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