Advantages: Its about donkey love
Disadvantages: ... good old donkey love

...****** ROUND THREE ****** ****** LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR ****** Ok, so with the help of Ana Gonzales and her beloved Pedro, I have managed to scrape myself through to the next round of this challenge. The first thing that comes to mind is "Oh, (foot)balls - now I have to write another review", the second thing that comes to mind is "Oh, (foot)balls - I'm at war with the legendary Torr" and as a final thought I'm thinking have I ever even liked any of my neighbours, let alone loved them!! Anyway, luckily this is open to personal interpretation, so I have taken it upon myself to dabble in a bit of fiction, so here we go……. Once upon a time in Mexico…… There lived a donkey called Alfonso. Every four years he would develop a football fetish, but a quick swipe over the head with a stale tortilla would soon rid him of that... Read review

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Advantages: One of the best Ferrando's on disc
Disadvantages: Overpriced

...“One wonders in general how that great intellect could lower himself to waste his heavenly and sweet melodies on such a miserable and trashy text” (Niemetschek, writing in 1798, in an “official” Mozart biography). Cosi, like all good comedy, hovers on the brink of being a tragedy. Niemetschek’s dismissal of Da Ponte’s libretto as “trashy” is also not that wide of the mark. All the elements of farce are there, and it’s not unusual in recent years to watch “Carry on Cosi” productions, especially in major opera houses. THE PLOT Set in Eighteenth Century Naples, two young officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, are led into a bet by their older friend Don Alfonso, that he can prove that women are inconstant by nature. Believing their lovers, two sisters (Fiordiligi and Dorabella) would never be unfaithful, they happily accept the bet... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful, delightful mixture of over-the-top stunts, high adventure, big laughs, edge-of-your-seat suspense and sexy romance
Disadvantages: I cannot imagine anyone disliking this film!

...************************************************************* TITLE: Romancing the Stone RATING: ****½ CAST: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Mary Ellen Trainer, Manuel Ojeda, Alfonso Arau, Holland Taylor. DIRECTOR: Robert Zemeckis STUDIO: 20th Century Fox RUNNING TIME: 106 min. RATED: PG (US) & PG (UK); contains violence, some profanity, and partial nudity. AMAZON INFO: 5.00 GPB; ASIN #B0009RB5AS ********************************************************************** INTRODUCTION ********************************************************************** "That was the end of Groven! The man who killed my father, raped and murdered my sister, burned my ranch, shot my dog, and stole my Bible!!! If there was one law of the West, bastards had brothers---who seemed... Read review

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Advantages: CGI effects, acting, one liners
Disadvantages: Lots of the plot missing, things in the wrong place.

...the darkest one of all and I'm not just talking about the lighting. The characters themselves argue a bit more, which makes for some light entertainment when in contrast with the rest of the story. But you have to give credit to Alfonso Cuarón. He had a certain vision for this movie and he seems to be ecstatic with the result. His involvement with J.K.Rowling has been nothing but a blessing in disguise and she has been with him every step of the way, providing him with her vision for Hogwarts. Alfonso Cuarón has had to follow in the footsteps of Chris Columbus but overall, he hasn't done a bad job. Chris Columbus has also stayed on with the Harry Potter films as one of the producers. Overall, I thought it was good, but I'm warning peopl