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Titanic (1997)
Undisputably beautiful reflected in it's popularity and the awards received.
Where do you start with this film? Possibly one of the only films I have watched regularly since it was released. A fairly simple but dramatic plot that coincides with the story of a sinking of the biggest ship of its time that has made such a huge impact on history.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are absolutely perfect for these amazingly-crafted roles. Kate Winslet's role once again proves her versatility from film to film and it has to be said this is one of her best movies. A young Leonardo DiCaprio also brings such a charm to Jack that every woman watching the film cannot help but fall in love with him themselves! The fictional storyline based around a non-fictional historical event is truly heart-warming for a short time before it quickly becomes heart-wrenching. The first half of the film is calmly amusing for the audience as Jack and Rose discover their love despite their profoundly different backgrounds. The second half however is dramatically darker as circumstances threaten their love and their struggle to keep a grasp on each other and their new found connection brings a lump to the throat. It is not a airy-fairy happy ending - quite the opposite. Instead the majority of the audience are crying with the injustice that the pair suffer but there is also an element of acceptance.
What I find personally pleasing is that the engaging storyline does not detract from the horrors of the night the Titanic sunk in 1912. This film not only does the sinking and the traumatic loss of lives justice, but also has included enthralling acting of the fictional storyline.
There will always be many who find this film 'boring' and 'cheesy' as with all films - but the astounding amount of awards and fame it has achieved truly portrays the feelings of every person who has fallen in love with this film.
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
The film AND the book - beautifully, disturbingly enigmatic.
Having read both the book and watched the film I can truly say that although obviously there are slight differences between the two, the soul of the book has certainly been portrayed fantastically in the motion picture.
Kirsten Dunst is particularly successful at conveying the figure of Lux, debatably the main character of all the daughters. A role unlike her others, she slips into it with ease and must be applauded.
The film contains a mixture of emotions from beginning to end all the way from a wilting sadness to a deeply-rooted happiness. The daughters are almost a match to the daughters in the book and the depth of weirdness about this film is perfect to the original story. Definitely watch it if you have the mind for a very unique film such as this.
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
A real eye opener.
I loved this film, particularly how superb the acting was and how profoundly effective the plot was. Every single actor and actress in this film deserves the highest praise as there was not one moment that I did not feel their character didn't fit. It is deep, heart-wrenching and sparks a sense of fierce injustice inside the person/people watching, as well as addressing the horrors of the Magdalene Laundries without even verging on unbelievable. Thought the end was really inspiring and uplifting but suitably tinged with the upsetting reality of what had happened by the captions relating to each girls future, in particular Crispina.
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
Virtually impossible not to love this film!
Drop Dead Fred is definitely one of those films you will be able to watch over and over again without finding the jokes any less funny than they are in the beginning. Although being released in 1991, almost anybody watching Drop Dead Fred for the first time will love it despite it's maturing age. Rik Mayall is without a doubt the star of this film playing Drop Dead Fred, Elizabeth's imaginary friend who turns up when she needs him most - aka when her life is in turmoil and she needs to find fun and happiness again to have the strength to carry on through. Mischievous and rude Fred is absolutely hilarious, coming up with childish yet spiked pranks, sayings and nicknames which mortify Elizabeth despite her having loved him to pieces when she was a young child faced with her formidable mother.
Although it is rated in the UK as a 15 certificate I personally think that a 12 certificate would have been more suitable for this film as it DOES appeal from the young to the old, and only contains a few choice swear words which are fairly mild.
Highly recommended that you should watch, or even better buy - its extremely cheap because of its release date and your couple of quid spent will definitely not be a couple of quid wasted!