Pluskylang Great Film overall

Megamind To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

magical-kingdom A Place to Call Home: a gripping, captivating tale, reminiscent of Downton Abbey but with more scandal.Focusing on an aristocratic Australian family saga during the early to mid 1950's. The acting is phenomenal, and the series is very well written. It addresses a wide range of many social issues that are still relevant today. Shocking secrets, twists and turns and lies to keep you thoroughly involved. Characters to admire and abhor.Sarah,lead female character is brimming with wisdom. Showing great endurance, determination to keep the faith and poise. The series is a great teacher of history, human pain and modern issues that still remain unresolved in society. Jack and Olivia are other favorites.Patriarch George, a good man at heart but narrow-minded. He has difficulty with acceptance, understanding and empathy. Likely attributed to his Matriarch Mother Elizabeth who thrives on running other lives and cannot be described as a lady who wishes everyone well. Really enjoyed seeing her change while recognizing her shortcomings. George is much slower following her lead.Villains: Regina and Sir Richard. Two of a kind evil incarnated individuals. Hope to see them both get their comeuppance without further damaging consequences to other characters. So pleased to discover this wonderful binge worthy series.

ikanboy A cheesy down under soap. Entertaining though and never slow. Plenty of bad people straight out of central casting to set one's teeth gnashing. A heroine who is not only Jewish (convert) and a holocaust survivor but able to glare down and riposte with all of the bad guys.Throw in a pouting gay guy, and a marriage between an upper class Aussie and an Italian immigrant farmer and the kettle is always boiling. Oh did I forget the changeling? This latest season even has an Inspector Lastrade thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!

suesadlier This series is simply brilliant and I don't say that about many programmes. The acting is extremely good and the characters draw you in and adhere to 'real life' situations and it addresses real issues with sensitivity and great professionalism. With so many 'reality programmes' on with so called 'celebrities', this is truly a breath of fresh air. I like the way it addresses how WWII affected individuals and weaves it into the 50's time-line. It doesn't shirk the difficulties experienced with newly weds, Anna & Gino and George & Olivia, both compelling scenarios. Also, the actress who plays Mrs Bligh has got it just right and demonstrates brilliantly how an individual's character is dynamic and every changing to what life can throw at us with ever changing twists and turns that I believe we all experience in some small or large way. This personalises it to my experiences and touches on a nerve that makes me want to watch the next episode as soon as possible. Thank you all who made this possible.

pensman A series that relies on Anti-Semitism to work but good old hatred and envy run a close second. Sarah Adams, Marta Dusseldorp, is returning to Australia after being away for twenty years. On the ship bringing her home, she is working as a nurse and she stops passenger James Bligh, David Berry, from killing himself. This chance encounter brings her into the life of the Bligh family. The male head of the family George Bligh, Brett Climo, forms a relationship with Sarah which brings down the wrath of his mother Elizabeth, Noni Hazlehurst, and the vicious jealously of his sister-in- law Regina Standish, Jenni Baird. While there are subplots aplenty in this high-class soap, it is watching the extreme viciousness of the females that will make most watch. There is a homosexual son, illegitimate babies, family secrets revealed, more skeletons (secrets) than closets, the aftermath of WW II, and far too many coincidences. Only thing left out, barely, is an Oedipus complex. The series also has a great musical score. Great fun overall but can get a bit tendentious at times. I have to admit at the end of season two episode four both I and my wife decided enough. A soap usually strains credulity but this series just didn't know how to stop becoming a caricature or what Sherwood Anderson would have classified as a grotesque.