Reviews
Happy Birthday Shakespeare (2000)
A two parter that started promisingly but lost it at the end!
This two parter that aired on BBC1 over the Easter weekend started very promisingly. The first episode which is Shakespeare's Birthday is also the anniversary of Will and Kate Green played well by Neil Morrisey and Devla Kirwin. Will is not happy with his life and sets his heart on a beautiful cottage in Stratford Upon Avon and also Alice his work collegue played sexilly by Amanda Holden. The first episode was great...with some lovely dialogue, humour and beautiful scenery that made England look fantastic. It also featured an hiliarious cameo by TV Gameshow host Les Dennis (Holden's real life husband). So far so good, yet the second episode failed to deliver what one was hoping. It was sombre, almost joke free and the plot meandered terribly. What was that scene with Neil dressed as Robin Hood about? It was totally out of character and seemed to be just added at the last minute for some much need humour. The ending was also a major disappointment...no cute little cottage at the end of the road!!
Lake Placid (1999)
WASTE OF SPACE
This film was a complete rip off of all the other monster movies (Jaws, Deep Blue Sea) and failed to even slightly twist the plot. The story was dire....something that has been seen many times before and as for Bridget Fonda, her character was so annoying, constantly screaming and bitching her way around. The critics have strangely praised this movie saying that its a comic gem....Anaconda is funnier and even that wasnt meant to be!!! Avoid at ALL costs!!
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
A great all action yet darker bout of 007 fun
James Bond returns in what is definitely Pierce Brosnan's best 007 flick to date. Gone is the boredom and slowness of GoldenEye, gone is the stupidity of Tomorrow Never Dies. Instead we have a great thriller which doesn't take itself too seriously. Brosnan was born to play Bond...and he really makes himself at home in this flick. The plot is still a little unbelievable but compared to Tomorrow Never Dies it deserves an Oscar!!! The opening title is the best yet and the action sequences are well choreographed and memorable...only Denise Richards lets the great array of characters down as the worst Bond Girl ever...and thats saying something!!!!
Pirates: 3D Show (1999)
Hilarious 15 minutes of pure fun
Pirates 4D (as it is called over here in the U.K.) is the latest attraction to be found at the London theme park Thorpe Park. For 15 fun packed minutes the audience are literally transported into the movie, with a whole host of effects to keep the entire family happy. Bats, Bees and spiders all seem to come out of the screen and terrify everybody! The plot itself is very simple Captain Lucky (Leslie Nielsen)and his crew of no good pirates (including Eric Idle in long wig) venture to an exotic island to find the customary treasure. Unfortunately a young boy with a vengeance has other ideas! Warning you are guaranteed to get soaked to the bone at this attraction!