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Some fine actors (Hill, Stubbs, Callow) working to a dreadful script and plot..

Trying hard to be funny and failing. The story of the wannabe tough cop is so unfunny and obvious, plius the actor having zero talent means it's more cringing than humorous. McKenna and Johnston should have been retired long ago.

Is this the best our film industry can come up with?

I'd watched a Christmas special of the show and it was funny. I watched further episodes and they weren't. I watched this with a friend who is a fan, don't think he is any longer!

O'Carrol can be funny, but giving his family members jobs as cast members doesn't work. As with the TV programme, they are poor, cringeworthy poor performers.

Opening scene is Mrs B getting dressed - how hilarious old woman's brown tights and large knickers - that humour went out with carry on films. Aggie is on her market stall and the postman hands her a couple of envelopes - I'll use the brown one to wipe me arse - says Mrs B. A spokesman at a meeting in the pub - a woman shouts out 'show us your cock'. The story is an age old one, developers nudging in on a community, the community fights back. Mm, I wonder how it will end??

I could feel myself cringing, and disliking the character, the flat, crude jokes and the poor acting. Luckily my friend said he couldn't believe the crap we were watching...HURRAH. If only he'd said this nearer the beginning.

I was surprised BBC films had partly funded this rubbish. The BBC itself is funded by licence payers in the UK. Each household and hospitality establishment has to pay nearly £200 plus a year for this licence. There are no concessions, even the poorest families pay if they own and watch a TV. O'Carrol is on record saying that a sequel is in the pipeline. He says that's what success means, people throw money at him to make these movies. Mr O'Carroll, that's our hard earned licence money. Shame on the BBC.

Oh dear some of the acting is so bad it's embarrassing.

I recognise some faces, it not the lead male actor (playing Andrew?) he is as wooden as trees in his field. My sister, who couldn't see him but heard him, said what is David Beckham doing in a film about Yorkshire? He's so bad that we felt Vinnie Jones would do a better job - that's how bad he was. There were some parts obviously played by locals and they were just as bad (the ladies in the cafe ordering Angels).

The young girl who was mostly unintelligible, had a very annoying voice she kept saying sweetart I think she was saying sweetheart! An OK predictable, feel good film, but needs to be shelved or remade (or some voices dubbed- the lead male and young girl) to make it watchable and bearable!

This film is a disgrace to Britain's great filmmaking reputation, and I'm ashamed that this is out there!

I didn't expect much but my young niece seemed to like the Christmas theme, even though she wasn't following the story.

Over acted by most of the cast. There's the older woman who actually states that Dickens' Christmas Carol is not her favourite, but is a crowd pleaser! (Yep whoever wrote the script to this.........movie, wrote that). She even overacts reading one of the papers from the advent box thing.

I get it, it's a Christmas themed movie with everyone looking perfect (well some of them), all tanned (despite it being winter) and some with surgical help - one mum brings her son his woolly hat, yet she's in a normal jacket and skirt - despite the snow. They all soooooo nice to each other. There are romances, proposals, They even throw in puppy dogs for the cuteness factor. Loved the obvious polystyrene snowmen - hilarious. Luckily niece fell asleep and could turn it off.

From the opening scenes this film is a joy to watch. I remember when it was in the cinemas and we couldn't get in to watch it as all seats were taken. We tried for a few weeks eventually saw it. I remember coming out from the cinema just happy and chatting about it. To me, that's how I review a film.

I love all the characters - Charles with his lateness and his fu***ty fu**s, are hilarious. The love story along with the weddings and funeral (how moving to see Gareth's background and his parents looking unbelievable at what has happened). The Funeral Blues poem has always been one of my favourites and it fitted well here.

There are so many funny, laugh out loud scenes and I love the scene outside a church when one of their friends says 'shame there was no stag party', and Charles, surprised, responds we did............then sees his friend's (John Hannah) head shaking from side to side and realises he needs to change this to ...........we did, we did, we didn't have a stag party (and gives a reason). I love it.

We've watched the film so many times and every time it's fresh and funny and just a joy to watch.

I loved the first two terminators - a very clever plot line and well acted. The same can't be said for this film. It started well, even though the Reese actor is nothing like the enigmatic Bale. The freakily sized biceps had us wondering how on earth he'd managed to get a shirt or jacket to fit them. His acting was abysmal. I hated the product placement of the nike training shoes (apparently viewers would have pointed out if the shoes were wrong ..... really? I think not, I mean who cares?).

Despite Sarah Connor having several years to train for this day - she was a little dumpy and unfit, again no Linda Hamilton.

We are now told the terminator machine came to Sarah when she was seven, yet she wasn't aware of them in the original film until told about them - I gave up trying to fathom things out as apparently the reason for changes in original storyline are put down to a blip in the time machine making changes. Lazy way to change the course of history in the film. Oh well. Just sit back enjoy the constant hitting, fighting, the getting up again and continuing the fight, blasts, very thin walls being pushed through and vending machine toppled over.

I gave up before the end. Great to see Matt Smith even if was only for a second in the beginning and as a hologram thing towards the end. Now HE would have made a great Rease.

A wonderful documentary showing just how different family members can be despite growing up together.

Diana Marries the Guinness heir - but soon becomes tired of him (!).

The narrator has a lovely voice, and the contributors are interesting. Unfortunately there is one person contributing who sadly is very difficult to understand (Hope someone) and I couldn't get the subtitles up. If only they could edit her out!

Anyway, Diana soon decides she prefers a Hitler loving facist to her outrageously rich husband. Watch it and see.

Actually some of the acting is good and there are some moving scenes.

Unfortunately the story is poor and lame.

Another reviewer has asked how this film was ever made. They may not realise that all residents in the UK have to pay a television licence fee (despite most of the population streaming films and series through the internet). This licence money goes to the BBC. The BBC make some great TV, but only some. , They also make much more really bad TV. Some our licence money goes on films that end up going straight to video. This will be one of them.

Enjoyable film, nothing new....It's a Christmas story.

The lead has a lovely voice, unfortunately she is a little too difficult to understand, she has a high squeaky, voice and speaks so rapidly we couldn't catch a word she said - it's pretty irritating to listen to. Saying that, you don't need to make out what she is saying to get the gist of the story.

The story of the choir is good and the getting together of a show - all been done before but still enjoyable. Again, unfortunately, there is a lot of fakeness, which makes the deep meaning of Christmas..er.. fake! The deep dark tans in the middle of winter, the oversized dazzling white teeth - botox forehead..... and that's just the male lead. No seriously. Singing is great and listening is much better than watching!

What is Eric Close doing in this!

It has all been done before, and better. What started as interesting, and drew us in, then very slowly began to get boring. The film is too long and repetitive (there were even actual scenes repeated - insulting viewers intelligence). There were long, long scenes of rowing, running, running and then rowing, searching houses for supplies, rowing, running, rowing. The story is shown in past and present, so we learn how Malorie and the kids got to being in a boat - but we're not told why until sometime later in the film.

The bunch of characters in the house are great, but we knew where it was heading as only Marlorie and the kids are making the journey, so no spoilers here. Loved Douglas, he had some great lines and was the most sensible of the lot - staying at the supermarket, why not? Don't let Gary in! (great to see Tom Hollander). Also liked Charlie. The others were just stereotypical extras, the sweet old lady, the pair of tattooed oddbods up to no good, the overweight, simple pregnant girl, the young sensitive male (Ooh in Afghanistan we escorted a man taking his kids to school, aren't we just wonderful!) We all laughed at his overblown muscles as after five years they'd been no place to work out, but hey ho, if we can believe aliens are out there.....

The film WAS watchable at first, although we didn't see the aliens/monsters, we sort of knew what was going - the leaves/litter being whirled around told us they were near, as did the panicking birds. All been done before and around sixty years ago in the fantastic/brilliant Night of The Demon, but here (unlike that supernatural explanation) in Bird Box it was never explained what the 'monsters' were, what they wanted. - a bit like The Happening. Now I and many others do like an explanation.

In the opening scenes we wondered how Tom was quickly able to work out that looking up made you suicidal - it's never explained. The ridiculous street scene of suicides and mayhem had only just happened yet the characters suddenly knew that looking up would turn them suicidal (later murderous), hence the blindfolds outdoors. They don't even wonder or question it amongst themselves.

Why did the two births take place at the same time? Odd to feature this with no explanation - just for cheap shocks? Missed opportunity there.

The film was predictable (we know the large lady will die as Malorie has TWO kids), we know she and Tom (despite her age and looks) will get it on. We know that two oddbods will abscond. We know that Gary...........

It was hard to believe many of the scenes as they were plain daft: blind folded whilst rowing through rapids, rescuing a kid from the river whilst both are blindfolded - the other miraculously making it alone to shore - AND being able to round up two kids in a forest using a bicycle bell. It was just so clumsily done.

We understand why SB called the kids Boy and Girl as her non-maternal instincts were there from the start, also, why form a bond and name kids that may not survive this horror? As for finding the safe haven - why on earth would there be radio contact drawing people to a 'safe haven', knowing they could be the murderous affected people luring victims there, or that the murderous/affected people will hear the message and make their way there (forget the eye check).

The sugary sweet, paradise-like ending spoiled it for me. The midwife who we see in the opening scenes treating Malorie, is there - Hallelujah! Isn't it awful, to spend so much time on a film, hoping it will move and get to the point, only to have it ending in such a disappointing and lazy way. Another missed opportunity for something different and much less predictable. Reminds me of Disney's take on the The Little Mermaid - in the book she dies/is made to the foam on the waves, some film makers won't allow a sad/shocking ending.

Bullocks face was also a turn off. Her once nice face has been messed about with and we all couldn't help but compare her odd features at times to Michael Jackson's.

A nice documentary on Peter's life. Talented and respected musician with a fantastic voice. 'Man of The World' just brings me to tears - watching the footage of this on youtube you'll see how moving it is.

Sadly the drugs he took to help him find what he was missing from his life ended up ruining his mental health. ECT made this even worse. Sadly he passed away recently, but seemed at the time of this film much happier.

Why the Gallagher bloke is there goodness knows. I've taken a star off for his inclusion.He had nothing to add but a few swear words. I'm happy to hear from Pete's peers and this person isn't one of them.

As for Jeremy..........

Thoroughly enjoyed it. I've always loved this play and it was good to another adaptation. Modern dress doesn't deflect from Shakespeare's great words.

Not sure about the kiss on the lips between Antonio and Bassinio. Also not sure why the actress with arm had it on show, yet the sleeve of her good arm was rolled down to her wrist - a little distracting. Also not sure about the large ball swinging in the background. Portia overacted a little

From start to finish this is a film to enjoy. Just sit back and watch the life of Arthur Kipps unfold in front of you. Just watching Tommy Steele when he's doing nothing makes me laugh.

The songs are great, I love If The Rain's Gonna Fall, and the others, but I have to replay Flash Bang Wallop several times to just enjoy it. Not only the song and the voices, but the great choreography.

Others reviewers have said about how incongruous to have had H G Wells writing the original story, as well as GBS's Pygmalion turned into My Fair Lady, but there's also Ian Fleming having written Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

It's a fun filled romance, with some great songs and although not a huge fan of Tommy Steele, I love his voice, his acting his loud mouth when he shouts - hilarious. You can take a boy out of the gutter...... The class difference is apparent, in all countries, and it's well done here, with the posh family wanting something from Arthur. The scene when he's eating at their house, with the grand dining table is very, very funny.

I wish I hadn't watched this. David was elderly, ill, in pain and could not sing, but it was great to see old footage and hear his old songs again - and to hear about the person behind the image. What a life!

This documentary shows him in The Partridge Family, and despite the fame and money he wasn't happy. Like many manufactured pop stars, David ended up hating the songs, his life, his image and being a 'teen idol'. It seems he really tried hard to change things but contractually his hands were tied. Who knows what type of singer/actor he'd have been if he'd been listened to and helped to move on. Also the issues with his father. This is so very sad and some people should never have been parents as they can affect their children negatively. In the documentary he seems to adore his father, but maybe drink had blurred the facts about their relationship. His book tells a very different story

The recording sessions are very hard to watch. Having read his book, which finishes with his happy life, his horses, his family etc. this was a shock. There are many contradictory comments too; about not feeling he was good enough, never giving himself a 'pat on the back' etc., yet in his book he tells of how great he was, how loved he was, how big his concerts were, how much money he earned, how he was bigger than Elvis and The Beatles. The footage of his concerts does show that he had a great voice, it also shows he was an intelligent and articulate young man.

In the sessions, he constantly complains of pain, about his medication, and on hearing a song played back to him says he can't go on. What he hears is his dreadful, shaky, weak voice, but he says he can't go on he's in too much pain - hard for him and us. In other sessions he is over the top with his ailments; he is choking, making strange facial expression, complaining his "throat is dry, his body aches, he can't expand his chest to sing" - I'm sorry to say he was behaviour like a spoilt, petulant kid. Whilst attempting to sing 'wish you were here' he struggles, he cannot sing; his voice is awful. Suddenly he says 'I can't do anymore, I'm in pain', but hey here's a copy of my dad singing it! As the (terrible) record plays, he then starts crying and calls out 'Dad I miss you so much'. Then just as suddenly he says, lets go out for dinner.

Sadly, David had turned into a sorrowful, self pitying figure who still had people kowtowing around him. His skin colour, looks, behaviour, voice are obviously due to alcoholism but he'd claimed to have dementia. For someone to have had everything and to end up like this is a tragedy.

This documentary should be shown to people with drinking problems - this is what they could face in the future. I hadn't realised David was only 67 when he made this documentary, he looks and appears twenty years older.

As we were paying to go into the cinema we heard someone say the film had received some awful reviews (thanks for that!). Anyway as soon as it started the story unfolded fantastically. Wasn't too sure what Dolittle's accent was but realised that as he added 'boyo' a few times, it had to be Welsh. He was very difficult to understand and the accent changed from Oirish to Welsh throughout - but we just went with the flow. Michael Sheen brilliant as always, would have made a better Dolittle, we thought. But he was great as the doctor and despite being Welsh, with a beautiful accent, he was cast with an English accent (as most naughty men are in American films).

Loved the special effects and scenery, many laugh out loud scenes - loved the dragon, gorilla and tiger. Lots of laughter in the cinema. Oh and wait until the very end.

Negatives: the OTTl American accents of some of the animals - too Disney. The annoying voice of the dragonfly and the very annoying squirrel.

Due to Dolittle's curly hair, odd coloured skin and Welsh accent, at times it seemed we were watching Tom Jones!

I was so looking forward to this. Images looked stunning.......and then the narration started. Who on earth thought that the awful voiceover was suited to this type of documentary? The accent was so hard on our ears (surely it was false or heavily overdone). If it was redone with a neutral, normal voice it'd be great.