Archive for May 4th, 2009
Overdue DVD reviews
The reviews, that is, not the DVDs, though I do plan to return them to Surry Hills Library today. It’s been a while since I watched them, so the reviews will be briefer than I first planned.
1. For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 
3. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 Best viewing 2009
4. The Piano 1993 
Best viewing 2009
Quite a good batch this time, all of them well worth the time spent. I did find the classic For Whom the Bell Tolls showing its age, and despite many excellences it is just a touch confusing at times. December Boys is rather cloying, but very well acted. Young “Harry Potter” is good as an Australian! Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is just as funny and inventive as it seemed when I saw it in Paddington in 1988. The Piano is a beautiful movie still. Hard to believe it is now 16 years since it was made!
I did say brief!
