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The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Great Bond film.
This was one of the first Bond films I saw, and after seeing it, has made me a huge fan of the films. I thought this film was exceptional as far as the Bond films go. It had an interesting storyline, the action pieces were exciting and I found the different characters interesting too. I thought Pierce Brosnan shined as Bond, and in my opinion, this was his best Bond film. I also liked Sophie Marceau as bad girl Elektra King, although it's a shame she gets killed off at the end. Like Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards was well cast to play Christmas Jones (great name!) as she is good looking and had a good character to play. The film had the best opening to any Bond film with the explosion at MI6 and then the boat chase that follows. The only bad things about this film were that the plot gets a little confusing at times and I didn't like Bond's Z8 getting chopped in half.
Die Another Day (2002)
A rubbish Bond movie.
Apart from The Man With The Golden Gun and Moonraker, this is one of the worst Bond films. Almost all aspects of Die Another Day were rubbish. The usually brilliant Pierce Brosnan seemed uncomfortable in the film and I found Halle Berry irritating. The story was crap, and it became too clever for its own good. Some Bond films have had strange gadgets before, but the invisible Aston Martin seemed to be some kind of joke and the ring that broke glass was also just silly. The action sequences weren't very exciting; the hovercraft one was dull, the fencing scene went on for too long and not much seemed to happen in the rocket car chase. The special effects were dire, the tsunami Bond rode over was shocking and you just couldn't believe he was surfing over it. An awful film.
Bugsy Malone (1976)
What's the fuss about? This is complete rubbish
This film wound me up pretty much to the highest degree as have some of the reviews I have read about this film. What is so good about it? It's supposed to be a gangster film but they are all played by kids. I'm sorry but you cannot and shouldn't even try to make a gangster film with kids in all the roles. I think this film was also trying to be funny but I didn't laugh once. Maybe my sense of humour has gone wrong but I suspect not. The story was naff as well, I can't actually remember what it was about but I think it was about some guns blocked with mashed potato or something like that. The scenes with the shootouts in were dull and I don't see how you can be killed by mashed potato. Even an eight year old will question that. I've seen OAP's having a knitting competition that was more exciting than this film. However, you have to commend those kids for even bothering to be in a film as embarrassing as this.
Top Gear (2002)
What a great show - just don't moan about it
Andy Wilman must be pleased. He managed to salvage Top Gear from the BBC's scrapheap back in 2002 and he is now producing one hell of a TV show. If you are anything of a car nut like me then you will know that Top Gear is simply brilliant. Its funny, even hilarious at times, and Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are the shows three irreplaceable presenters. There is no aspect of the show that doesn't work or isn't very good. It's all brilliant. Amazing. So it's just a shame that the minority of the public don't like it and find it offensive. According to Ken Livingstone, Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear are responsible for global warming and areas in London that are likely to flood have been named 'Clarkson Zones'. I don't think thats quite fair. Or how about the small group of people who complained after Clarkson said that a car 'looked a bit gay'. Health and Safety want Top Gear to be 'toned down' because it is too dangerous and caused Richard Hammond's crash. If you don't like it, then the solution is simple. Don't watch it and stop complaining. The show is a little bit dangerous and a little bit daring, but that's what makes it so good.
Robin Hood (2006)
Robin rocks Sherwood and BBC1
Initially, I wasn't sure what Robin Hood would be like as I had read mixed reviews about it; some of them being not too generous. However, it has made my Saturday nights viewing of TV much more interesting. Even though it started off well, it got better as the episodes went on. Jonas Armstrong was a good choice for Robin Hood, he is believable as the outlaw. His character is funny at the right times and serious at the others, which I believe is an important quality in the character of any TV show, as too much of either can be overbearing. The stories are always interesting, and always have a role for each character. My only complaints would be that Hungary doesn't really fill in for Sherwood Forest and also Lucy Griffiths is perhaps a bit too serious as Maid Marian, and not enough goes on between her and Robin Hood. At least she looks the part, and maybe we will see more of their relationship in the second series. Overall, it is worth 9 out of 10, and even if you do not like it, I reckon it works well as Saturday night TV. Watch it, it's good!