The Devil's Backbone (2001)
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In 1939, during the last year of the Spanish Civil War, a young boy named Carlos arrives at a...
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
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A father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the...
Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated Del Boy: You Know It Makes Sense in Books
Jul 4, 2019
Only Fools and Horses
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Set in Peckham in south-east London, it stars David Jason as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy"...
The Official Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book
Dan Sullivan, Jim Sullivan and John Sullivan
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"Only Fools and Horses" is Britain's most popular comedy series - ever. The hilarious exploits of...
Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated American Made (2017) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
The adverts for this made it look like quite a good film, and I honestly couldn't believe that this actually happened. Well, I sort of can, but still.
I'm not a massive fan of Tom Cruise, I think possibly because all of his films I've seen don't give him much variation from who he is, but this one was different. It kind of made me feel he was the Del Boy of America. Always looking for a quick buck and a little bit bumbling. Even if it was on a much bigger scale. I don't quite think that Del Boy would have done well with cartels.
As is the way in Hollywood the story has been tweaked to suit the cinematic needs. Since writing the paragraph above I have read a bit more about Barry Seal and it seems the films as made him a bit more shiny for the purposes of marketing. And by that I mean that it sounds as if he wasn't quite as innocent at the beginning as the film makes it appear. But, that just from reading a few articles, I'll let you come to your own conclusions.
An enjoyable films though, that kind of made you root for the "bad guy".
David Jason: My Life
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This is the long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's best-loved actors, and the star of Only...
A Simple Heart
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'She decided she would teach him to speak and he was very soon able to say, 'Pretty boy!', 'Your...
Have Mic Will Travel: A Football Commentator's Journey
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A Scottish newspaper once tagged Ian Crocker a 'Have Mic Will Travel' commentator when he started...