DVD: Ian McKellen     DVD:     Ian McKellen      Macbeth / McKellen, Dench (Thames Shakespeare Collection) Ian McKellen, Judi Dench A&E Home Video, 2004 Far Better than Orson Welles Version My daughter made 1st witch in her 6th grade school play. In my youth I did Hamlet and Richard III, so I KNOW the difficulty and skill to do Shakespeare correctly. This is done WELL. Short of Lord Olivier's performances, which are rare at best, there is no better ...             The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies New Line Home Video, 2003 A Masterpiece of Epic Proportions "The Two Towers" is as close to a perfect movie as I've seen. It's epic in scope, both in the actual story as well as the task of adapting the book into a movie. While showing respect for the source material, Jackson wasn't afraid to tweak here and there in order to ...             The Scarlet Pimpernel Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour Image Entertainment, 2004 The best version of this classic! This is a must have if you like Anne of Green Gables, The Man from Snowy River, or any of the Jane Austin's. I've seen other versions and this is by far the best. Funny and suspensful...still great after all these years. Perfect for the girls' night.             The Golden Compass (New Line Platinum Series Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig New Line Home Video, 2008 Very good. What a movie. Kidman, Craig, and Dakota Blue Richards portraying the main characters. Excellent acting, really good special effects. The movie follows the book closely, however, it could've been a bit longer as it might be a trifle difficult to follow without having ...             The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen New Line Home Entertainment, 2004 Excellent Movies The extended Editions really capture the essence of the novels and create a much better and entertaining experience.             The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Sean Astin, Sean Bean New Line Home Entertainment, 2002 Good Movie! This is a really good movie. I have been a 'Lord of the Rings' fan for a really long time. I love the books, I love the soundtracks, and I love the movies. I think this is an amazing opening for a series, it`s so witty, creative, and fun. Good movie...really worth ...             X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition) Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry 20th Century Fox, 2006 X-men The Last STand is Great X-men 3 was plagued with obstacles during its making: several director switches, ridiculous time restraints, etc. But it truly shows how amazing X-men is that, despite all of the troubles to get it made, it is a FANTASTIC movie. It is very emotional and exciting. It is ...             X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand) James Marsden, Ian McKellen 20th Century Fox, 2006 X Men Trilogy review If you love comic book based movies,The X men movies are a must see and a must own, for me it was the mutants vs the government faction of the series that made me love them so much, that and they are marvel characters and thats always good :) i would recomend these ...             The Golden Compass (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition) Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig New Line Home Video, 2008 Very good. What a movie. Kidman, Craig, and Dakota Blue Richards portraying the main characters. Excellent acting, really good special effects. The movie follows the book closely, however, it could've been a bit longer as it might be a trifle difficult to follow without having ...             Cold Comfort Farm Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale Universal Studios, 2003 Delightful! Cold Comfort Farm is the type of sly, witty ,humane,eccentric type of comedy that Americans don't make and the British do superbly! A satire on gloomy English novels this movie is fun even if you don't recognize all the characters or novels that are being satirized. ( ...             The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Widescreen Edition) Noel Appleby, Sean Astin New Line Home Video, 2002 Good Movie! This is a really good movie. I have been a 'Lord of the Rings' fan for a really long time. I love the books, I love the soundtracks, and I love the movies. I think this is an amazing opening for a series, it`s so witty, creative, and fun. Good movie...really worth ...             Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet Dreamworks Animated, 2007 Gets better every time This is one of those movies that gets better each time you watch it because you catch more of the little jokes inserted in between the lines. The CGI is terrific. Hugh Jackman's accent as an English gentleman is realistic but, as a mark of any good actor, he always ...             X-Men (Widescreen Edition) Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart 20th Century Fox, 2006 Hollywood finally gets the "superhero" thing right. I didn't grow up with the X Men, I grew up with superfriends lol. I wasn't sure what to expect when I rented this one, I knew who wolverine was but none of the other characters. I liked it. I'm so glad Hollywood decided to get actors who can actually act. They ...             Richard III Ian McKellen, Annette Bening MGM (Video & DVD), 2000 A Chilling Version Of A Shakespeare Classic When it comes to updates of the Shakespeare plays , Richard III is probably the best of the lot. While it might seem like an unusual concept to take the classic play of deceit, betrayal, seduction, and cold-blooded murder out of the 1400's and into an alternate history ...             The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Widescreen Edition) Sean Astin, Sean Bean New Line Home Video, 2004 THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER! I sat trying to think of a cool, witty, or flashy title for this review, but I couldn`t think of one good enough for the movie. All of them fell short of it`s wonder. The plot, actors, and screenwriting of This movie left me gasping. So even if you have to settle for a ...          products you might be interested in   search for DVDs collection, fellowship, pimpernel, shakespeare, single-disc, widescreen      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Tilly