richardstirling
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Netflix have some great documentaries and this may be the best of the bunch!
Starting off from the second world war and taking you up to the current situation this is s documentary that moves at just the right pace and never gets boring!!
Most people have a reasonable idea about the main events of the Cold War but this digs a little deeper and gives you the backstory to what is probably the most fascinating piece of modern history!
The film has some brilliant first hand accounts and some brilliant footage of events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Highly recommended!
Starting off from the second world war and taking you up to the current situation this is s documentary that moves at just the right pace and never gets boring!!
Most people have a reasonable idea about the main events of the Cold War but this digs a little deeper and gives you the backstory to what is probably the most fascinating piece of modern history!
The film has some brilliant first hand accounts and some brilliant footage of events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Highly recommended!
Frustrated by this one as it tries to cover too much ground and eventually gets to the point when you no longer care!!
Its an interesting story and Malcolm X was surely a great and very inspiring speaker who I guess became almost bigger than the organisation he represented.
I think the film could have been improved without the first hour which covers his early (pre prison life) as not that relevant and only serves to make the point that Malcolm X was a gangster who found Islam when he was in prison.
All in all a it could have been OK if it wasn't so long. Do yourself a favour and watch a documentary instead!
Its an interesting story and Malcolm X was surely a great and very inspiring speaker who I guess became almost bigger than the organisation he represented.
I think the film could have been improved without the first hour which covers his early (pre prison life) as not that relevant and only serves to make the point that Malcolm X was a gangster who found Islam when he was in prison.
All in all a it could have been OK if it wasn't so long. Do yourself a favour and watch a documentary instead!
Matilda was one of the few Roald Dahl books I hadn't read so I was really looking forward to seeing this. I would say it is really one to see at the cinema if possible as it is such a big production.
I went there with high expectations, as my daughter had already said it was great, however it was even better than I could have imagined. Actually quite surprised that only gets 7.1 as for me is up there as a classic!!
Apparently it deviates from the main story, in one of the key areas, I didn't realise this until afterwards however the changes they made really work and the acting and singing is great from adults and children alike.
Definitely one not to miss.
I went there with high expectations, as my daughter had already said it was great, however it was even better than I could have imagined. Actually quite surprised that only gets 7.1 as for me is up there as a classic!!
Apparently it deviates from the main story, in one of the key areas, I didn't realise this until afterwards however the changes they made really work and the acting and singing is great from adults and children alike.
Definitely one not to miss.