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Kylie Minogue: Kylie Fever 2002 in Concert - Live in Manchester (2002)
The Ultimate Special Effects Concert...
Kylie Minogue really out does herself in this stadium spectacular. From the opening moments where she rises through the stage floor clad in metallic body armour through to the many costume and choreography changes, Kylie delights throughout. She addresses tunes, old and new, in this concert and never misses an opportunity to mock her much-maligned public persona. This show is mostly notable for the multitude of special lighting effects that both enhance and define Kylie's performances throughout the show. If you've never given yourself the chance to enjoy Miss Minogue's talent than this is certainly the place to start. Rent the DVD and love it! Come into her world...
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Sorry fans, another 'miss' unfortunately...
In a word, this second of the Star Wars prequels is 'awful'. If you're one of the fans who felt severely let down by The Phantom Menace, then this installment of the Star Wars saga isn't likely to ease your pain.
Attack Of The Clones maintains all of the shallowness of Episode 1 and then some. Wooden acting, expansion of the crappy Episode 1 characters and over-done digital effects. Like Episode 1, this movie is nothing more than a series of goofy earth-bound one-liners haphazardly strung together with over the top special effects gags. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved the original trilogy and like most of the world was desperately anticipating the prequels. Well, plain and simple... They Suck. They, like every other movie sequel, are nothing more than cashing-in, over-cooked, over-hyped trash. Don't be fooled into being overly generous about this film once you've seen it just because it's Star Wars. It's just as bad as Battlefieled Earth in every respect, shallow, mindless, over-hyped garbage.
It was bad enough that we, the Star Wars cultists, were forced to accept Episode 1 on the premise that Episode 2 would be better let alone be told that Episode 3 will definitely deliver. Don't be fooled punters, Star Wars is well and truly DEAD thanks to Lucas, McCallum and all those other Hollywood execs that have used what was once a precious movie-going experience as a means of selling you another bottle of Coke and a plastic lunchbox.
If you're like me you'll wait for the original trilogy on DVD and pretend the prequels never happened. Sad but true.
1 OUT OF 10 (one point for John Williams rousing score, it must be hard for a musician to refuse scoring a friend's crappy movie).
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
It's About Time!
This first installment of 'Lord of the Rings' blows all of the current and recent Hollywood crap out of the water. After being subjected to endless Michael Bay-esque rubbish for so many years this movie comes as a real breath of fresh air.
This interpretation of classic literature is nothing short of astounding. The casting, especially Elijah Woods as Frodo and Ian McKellen as Gandalf, is 'spot on' not to mention the breathtaking New Zealand scenery which after years of Xena/Hercules abuse has finally had it's true potential realized.
It's a shame such a clever example of the film-making craft can only be realized once the Hollywood big-wigs invest their money in a foreign director and crew. One can only hope this movie will encourage other studios to stop treating audiences as if we have an I.Q. of 3. Rubbish such as 'Pearl Harbor' and 'The Fast and the Furious' are an embarrassment to America. I only hope the more cultured nations out there don't judge us by the crap we export to cinemas around the world.
Ten out of ten to Peter Jackson and team for such a brilliant interpretation of a brilliant story. I can't wait to see the next two installments. Hollywood: stop treating Americans like we're uncultured ill-mannered idiots (please).