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Summary: HUGH is GREAT
Review: Hugh is always great .. this film and any other film ;)
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Summary: One of My Favourite Movies Of All Time!
Review: I first heard about this movie in the review section of the local paper when it first came out. It got the reviewers highest rating, which sent up the first red flag for me, because 95% of the time, if he rates it 5 stars, and it isn't action-adventure, it is usually heinous by my measure. I therefore did not see it in the theater. Big Mistake. While it does not lose too much in the translation to small screen, (At least I don't think it would), it kept me from knowing this wonderful movie for a year. I finally saw it on video, and was instantly captivated. If you can understand what is being said (no mean feat sometimes, the accents can throw you for a loop), this understated little gem will instantly sweep you off your feet. Especially engaging was Colm Meany (Of Star Trek:The Next Generation and Star Trek:Deep Space Nine fame, as Morgan The Goat (The village has a lot of people living there with the same first name, so the villigers identify certain people by their occupation, or other things describing them (your guess as to why they call Morgan "the goat", he runs the motel in town)). He, and the preacher were the two standouts in the movie. SEE IT is all I can say, and I can't say it with enough passion.
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Summary: Movies that try hard to be funny usually aren't
Review: I guess you have to be a huge fan of British humor. I mean, so huge, that you love a British movie just for being, well, a British comedy. I'm a big fan of Hugh Grant. I enjoyed Notting Hill and I LOVED Four Weddings and a Funeral.
But this movie was a lame duck. It's supposed to be funny that a little town gets all in an uproar over the fact that what they perceive to be their 'mountain' is a handful of feet short of being considered a mountain, by mountain height standards (MHS). So bent out of shape are they, that they keep the mountain measurers in the town, and while they're not looking, the townsfolk pile dirt and grass on top of the hill, because apparently a hill with a 16 foot mount on top of it makes a mountain.
It's a one joke movie where the joke just isn't funny. To please the viewers, they throw in a romance at the end of the movie that doesn't work. She starts off hitting on our hero just to keep him around, but then falls in love with him...but you really can't tell when that actually happened, considering the romance was thrown in near the end of the movie.The music gets silly at points where you're supposed to laugh. But the dialogue isn't funny, they make fun of Grant for being English (as if that's worse than being Welsh and obsessing over a hill), and it's just hard to keep wondering how long it'll be until this two hours of snoozefest is finished. For a swerve, the picture on the cover of the movie is a more updated one of Grant. They were smart in not showing what he really looked like in the movie on the cover.
The introduction of the movie was awful, but the scenery was pretty. Definitely rent this one before you decide to buy. Buying this without previously viewing it would be a HUGE mistake.
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Summary: A trip to old Wales
Review: I just repaired a VCR at a friends house, and removed a broken cassette that had spilled this movie and wrapped it around the capstan. One of the couple is from a small village in Wales and was saddened that they might loose this film. The tale captures not only the beauty and heart of a portion of the country, but of the people as well. Though I found the film on an undamaged section of tape and could retore most of it, I'm buying them a new one instead.
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Summary: Ignore Maltin, this is good
Review: I sometimes think professional reviewers are overly serious - they rarely give top ratings to comedies. In this case, Maltin appears to have totally missed the point. Although there is a light hearted approach to the situation, it is basically about a community coming together on a project to save something which is enormously important to their sense of self. While we do not see the horrors of World War I, it is definitely a factor in setting the story, since, as the narrator says, the project might not have happened if it the war and its losses were not threatening the very existence of the villagers' world. The humor in this movie is situational and develops largely from the quirks of the characters. It is well-played all around. As for the accents, if you can understand PBS British imports, this one will cause no problem. The Welsh accent is musical, and is easier to follow here than some Irish accents.
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Summary: Great Welsh humour
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and I'm glad I bought the DVD from Amazon so that I can see it again and again. I was brought up in the area of Wales this story features and it perfectly captures the Celtic sense of humour and the unique way that they can laugh at themselves and with themselves. No sex or violence - just a great story of a proud people who fiercely react to the possibility of losing their most prized asset. Inspired casting and beautiful camera work make this movie very easy to watch.
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Summary: Worst evening of my life.
Review: I would have rather spent a full 6 hours of an evening watchign a boring 1-0, 15 inning MINOR league baseball game than have to watch this again. If i had a spoon within reach, i would gouge out my eyeballs instead of having to watch this ridiculous, awful film ever again. Worst.....Film.......Ever!
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Summary: Worst evening of my life.
Review: I would have rather spent a full 6 hours of an evening watchign a boring 1-0, 15 inning MINOR league baseball game than have to watch this again. If i had a spoon within reach, i would gouge out my eyeballs instead of having to watch this ridiculous, awful film ever again. Worst.....Film.......Ever!
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Summary: A gentle story, good for a relaxing evening
Review: I'm late discovering this movie and I wouldn't know Hugh Grant from Ulysses S., but it was a lovely way to spend an evening. Subtle humor, various characters including one traumatized by the war (WWI) and those that develop over time, and a nice collection of scenes to look at made it really worthwhile. In our over-hyped, rushed scenes, odd camera angles, and star-worshipping, it's nice to have a quiet little film to just relax with.
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Summary: A gentle story, good for a relaxing evening
Review: I'm late discovering this movie and I wouldn't know Hugh Grant from Ulysses S., but it was a lovely way to spend an evening. Subtle humor, various characters including one traumatized by the war (WWI) and those that develop over time, and a nice collection of scenes to look at made it really worthwhile. In our over-hyped, rushed scenes, odd camera angles, and star-worshipping, it's nice to have a quiet little film to just relax with.
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