Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

The Wind in the Willows [Mr Toad’s Wild Ride] *** (1996, Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Nicol Williamson, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, John Cleese, Stephen Fry) – Classic Movie Review 4221

Eric Idle (Rat), Steve Coogan (Mole), Nicol Williamson (Badger) and Terry Jones (Toad) head the star-studded cast for writer-director Terry Jones’s sweet, entertaining 1996 live-action version of the beloved Kenneth Grahame children’s story The Wind […]

Aug, 23 · in Reviews

Freddy Vs. Jason *** (2003, Jason Ritter, Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Chris Marquette) – Classic Movie Review 4220

Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street sets out to kill off the usual crop of terrified teenagers while he takes on maniac Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger) from Friday the 13th in […]

Aug, 23 · in Reviews

The Borrowers ***½ (1997, John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie) – Classic Movie Review 4219

Director Peter Hewitt’s charming and delightful 1997 movie version of Mary Norton’s famed children’s classic is that rarest of films that exerts its appeal on both children and adults alike. A sleek and plush picture […]

Aug, 23

The Bride and the Beast [Queen of the Gorillas] * (1958, Charlotte Austin, Lance Fuller, Johnny Roth, William Justine, Gil Frye, Jeanne Gerson, Steve Calvert) – Classic Movie Review 4218

Charlotte Austin stars as The Bride who turns her attentions away from her explorer groom (Lance Fuller) to The Beast – his gorilla – in the incoherent, awesomely terrible Ed Wood-scripted 1958 chiller The Bride […]

Aug, 22

Bride & Prejudice **** (2004, Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews) – Classic Movie Review 4217

Hooray for Bollywood! Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs director Gurinder Chadha turns her sweet and sassy eye on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for a glorious 2004 Bollywood take on the tale. As the proud Indian […]

Aug, 22

Thunderpants ** (2002, Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Leslie Phillips, Celia Imrie, Paul Giamatti , Ned Beatty, Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint) – Classic Movie Review 4216

Co-writer/ director Peter Hewitt ‘s daft and wacky 2002 sci-fi family comedy tells the story of Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook), a boy born with an explosive problem but wants it to help him to fulfill his […]

Aug, 22

Ae Fond Kiss… **** (2004, Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Ahmad Riaz) – Classic Movie Review 4215

Romeo and Juliet in Glasgow. Strict Pakistani Scot Casim (Atta Yaqub) is set to marry Jasmine, a cousin he has never met, thanks to the arrangement made by his traditional family. But then it is […]

Aug, 21

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