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Candleshoe (1977)
American girl deported to England, whereupon meeting two crooks is forced to co-operate in finding treasure belonging to an old lady.
Another Disney classic, a definite for young children and a movie I would recommend for families.
The country setting helps this film along as it reinforces the atmosphere being an "old" age film, set in the past, but not to far back. The acting by Jodie Foster in this film is delightful to watch as the tomboy cliché is used but to great effect. Another brilliant performance is by David Niven, the butler, but who undergoes changes in his personality to acquire different identities as to accompany his mistress in disguise, giving her a sense of many friendships.
Any fight scenes are classically in Disney fashion, amusing and inventive defences and preceding this, even a car chase magnificently manoeuvred by Mr. Prairy the butler (Niven)and much to any child's delight.
A film guaranteed to be loved by young children and even appreciated by the open-minded of older years but without a doubt, a family film enjoyed by all the family, including the grandparents!!
Desperado (1995)
An amazing film that will encourage you to discover the whole story by watching the trilogy
Desperado is a film that will (quite literally) blow you away. The casting of Antonio Banderas as "El" was a fantastic choice as his appearance portrays a more Mexican character than that of Carlos Ballardo in the original El Mariachi film.
The gunfights are brilliantly executed and the co-ordination is supreme. Having not seen the original film, the following comment may be seen as useless to others, however, I believe that Desperado far surpasses the original film due to better acting and cast. This is only based on what I have seen of the trailer for the original but the scenery looks darker and murkier, better suited to the atmosphere surrounding the film.
This film deserves a 9 out of 10, the only thing that could have made it a complete 10 would be the inclusion of Ballardo in the final scene as Mariachi's friend "Campa". This at first confused me, questioning the real identity of El Mariachi on the whole. Who is the new El? Is this a story following a different Mariachi? Or was the original film a different story about Campa? The answer is obviously no, as the distinction of the gunshot wound in El's hand in "El Mariachi" is on Banderas' hand confirming his identity. It was just an interesting thought to bring back the original Mariachi of Mexico, but not one that I personally would have made.