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first watched this in 99,really loved it.played my vhs copy till it wore out.my partner bought it as a surprise a couple of xmases ago,bless him.still playin it now!girls,uve got the gorgeous Dallas & The Wolf,what more is there 2say!!!

CLASSIC Who, nice Jon Pertwee story with a Welsh mining community and countryside crawling with giant maggots that make you wither and die if they touch you. Has a bit with a nice, funny disguise for Pertwee. This story is the departure of companion Jo Grant, who falls in love!
And the Doctor whizzes around in his car "Bessie" again.
Worthwile!

With a strong cast, this tale unfolds from a gentle depiction of a middle class family to a poignant study of 'hidden' family values. The drama unfolds following the discovery of the true worth of a painting and sketches by their deceased father and hidden feelings start to emerge.

Angela Lansbury in particular is superb, with the film being a visual treat and a classy tribute to Rosamund Pilcher.

One of the better things about this installment is things get interesting almost immediately, despite the below average opening sequence. Bond unleashes a vat of stuff on a guy who was being made into a clone, I guess he drowned in it or something. What was that aimed at Bond, a squirt gun?. Not a very good opening, the theme song was another classic by Shirley Bassey. And of course, as is the tradition with Sean Connery's James Bond, he is drinking within the first few minutes of the film. But soon after this, Bond ends up trading identities with a man named Peter Franks and this is where it starts to get really interesting.

Diamonds Are Forever deals with the villain Blofeld who is smuggling huge quantities of diamonds with the ultimate goal of using them to create a super powerful laser with which he plans to hold the United States hostage, demanding whatever ransom he wants. While it is surprisingly entertaining in the way that Bond switched identities, resulting in the belief that he is dead, some things about the premise of this film bothered me. For example , for such a small quantity of diamonds being transported, I'm not sure I understand the need for the tremendously elaborate methods by which it is transported. They are stuffed into a teddy bear and awarded at a rigged carnival game, they're put into a dead man's coffin, cremated, and delivered in a urn etc. Why don't they just put them into a trunk of a car and drive them to where they are going?

The guys in the helicopter died early in the film, for example died because of their own stupidity. Here's a lesson - if someone hands you a box and starts to quickly back away, it may be a good idea to achieve some distance between you and that box yourself. Also the two inseparable thugs Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd delivered some of the worst acting I have seen in a Bond film, which increased my morbid satisfaction felt during their deaths. Not only could they not act but they spoke almost exclusively in cliches - "If God had meant for man to fly, he would have given him wings" is an example, there is also another thing - in one scene Bond is managing an escape and he jumps into a moonbuggy driving off to eventual safety. What was going on there? at any rate the chase scene was entertaining enough.

Despite all the shortcoming of this film, Diamonds Are Forever still stands as an above average Bond film. Sean Connery is just as effective as ever in the Bond character and the story was more realistic then some of the other Bond films. Also the ever present one liners were better then usual.

Its good to see there was some thought put into the story of Diamonds Are Forever. But some parts were not thought out at all. For example there is a scene where Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd drive out of a cave and into the desert, and after they drive out the cave closes making it look like another part of the desert. Sure the cave's opening is hidden but there is a road leading right up to it. Also when Bond finally gets to Willard Wyte's location he pretty much stands still and lets a couple of scantily clad women smack him around for a while. Luckily the plot is interesting enough to overcome these things. I have also noticed that at the end of most Bond films he always ends up on a boat at sea, having obviously gotten the girl.

All in all Diamonds Are Forever is a heavily flawed film but it also has many strengths that make it interesting to watch - and it is worth watching.

Thank you for reading my review.

The Desert Song (1953) :Musical,110 min. Director: H. Bruce Humberstone Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Gordon MacRae, Steve Cochran, Raymond Massey, Allyn Ann McLerie, Dick Wesson, Ray Collins, Frank DeKova, William Conrad, Paul Picerni........ This film, based on Sigmund Romberg's romantic operetta, is set in the African desert and features Gordon MacRae as the mysterious leader of the Riffs who fight evil Arabs....Features musical numbers Riff Song, Romance, The Desert Song, One Flower, One Alone, Gay Parisie.

What better time than Christmas could there be for these four likeable, er, things? After all, like the children they really are, the Teletubbies find the whole procedure to be an endless source of wonderful surprises and exciting things to do. They get presents, of course, found with the tree which, in Teletubby Land, just mysteriously appears--exactly as it does to real children, of course (unless they're unfortunate enough to be awake when an effing-and-blinding adult is attempting to manoeuvre it into place). There's also some jolly footage of real children, including a suitably happy bunch choosing and decorating a real tree, and of course it's these sections of "outside broadcasting" which balance the caperings of the four plush poppets so well. Despite the festive theme, this needn't be a Christmas-only video; the whole world is wondrous for the Teletubbies' pre-school audience, so the occasion is perfectly presented as a part of that, no more and no less. --Roger Thomas

Having read the books, I wondered how on earth they would manage to do them justice on the television. I have to say, I thought the acting was absolutely first-rate, without a shadow of a doubt: I can't think of any weak characters, and some of them were simply outstanding: Charles Stringham descending into alcoholism and reborn, but completely destroyed in the process; Widmerpool, played, I think, by the same actor all the way through the series, and always more or less ridiculous; Pamela Widmerpool, played by Miranda Richardson, having some marvelous lines as she turns one male head after another; and then gentle Nick Jenkins, who appears to be the only sane person in the whole mad world.
There's lots in the books that couldn't possibly find their way onto the TV, but it was splendid to see so much of it brought to life. I found it a very enjoyable 6 or 7 hours viewing. Highly recommended for any Powell aficionado, or anyone looking for something a bit out of the way.

Michael Caine stars as Charlie Croaker, a newly realised prisoner, who sets about putting into motion a plan to steal a fortune, $4,000,000, in gold bars from the Italians. Until certain events come to pass, he is unable to set the plan into motion. He sneaks into the prison, where he interrupts Mr Bridger's nightly toilet break. Once undue reparations have come to pass onto the unfortunate Charlie Croaker, Mr Bridger finds an interest in the scheme. Once he, Croaker, has selected the team, and carried out rudimentary training he transports them to Italy; where they encounter the Italian Mafia. The Mafia, take it upon themselves to re-enact the credible incident that had befallen Croaker's predecessor's, who had planned the Job in Italy, untimely demise. From here the plan, is put into action tremendously carefully, by Croaker and his team.

The cardboard case is of good quality, but is starting to wear around the sides, after years of ownership, which is around five.

The extras or special features, includes: Audio Commentary Matthew Field and the producer Michael Deeley, a Deleted Scene, the Deleted Scene with commentary by Matthew Field, Documentaries, and the Theoretical Trailer.

Audio Commentary can be subtitled in either English or Deutsch (German).

Deleted Scene: a dance of cars, the crooks against policia Italiano, whilst the first part of the scene is a complaint by the Mafia chief; as the crooks planned the traffic problems, they must have planned their way-out.

There are three documentaries: The Great Idea, The Self[-]Preservation Society, and Get a Blommin' Move On.

The Great Idea: the documentary discusses where the Idea for the `Italian Job' stems from: a script for the BBC, based on Regent Street, but couldn't take off as it was stuck in a studio; so the idea was sold and transferred to Italy.

The Self[-]Preservation Society: discusses the casting of the actors, and discusses who played whom, how they changed from the original type of character desired.

Get a Blommin' Move On: discuses the use of the Minis and their famous stunt driver, Remy Julienne, who gave the Minis a personality almost comparable to a member of the cast. The documentary also discusses the problems the filmmakers encountered during the making-of the film.

The Italian Job epitomises filmmaking of the late `60s, 1969, demonstrating the dark glamorous culture of films which existed simultaneously with `hippieism'. The film is full of cheeky jokes, and is fundamentally important to the history of film; it is just as worthy today.

I find myself writing this some 18 years after I bought the video on its initial release (and the tape is wearing fast - get moving, Auntie Beeb, how about a DVD?). And my view remains that this, surely, is the definitive visual account of Leeds' finest years.

A great deal is packed into its 90 minutes - and the viewer is treated to countless goals and action from the BBC's wealth of archives from those 10 magnificent years.

It is also serves as a reminder - as though one were needed - of how many times Leeds fell at the final hurdle. Eleven times, to be exact - and the video at times gives more than a hint that a few of those losses were not confined to just bad luck or being outplayed on the day.

Johnny Giles, as ever, appears occasionally to give his view on certain important moments - such as the infamous West Brom league game in 1971, and the FA's decision not to give Leeds a few days' rest before the 1972 Cup Final.

The only disappointment - from a personal point of view - is the lack of detail over the sacking of Brian Clough. All it mentions is the fact that "he lasted only 44 days". However, I suppose it's a football video, after all, and it's all the goals and action that count.

The video ends with some footage of the players' get-together in 1987 for Don Revie, by that time sadly stricken with Motor-Neurone disease.

I have no hesitation in giving this video a 5-star rating. It's certainly a classic, and must-have not just for Leeds fans, but for any lover of the great football era of 1965-75.

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