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Anyone c Hotel Rwanda? Watch out 4 Coach Carter

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  • 09-03-2005 4:38pm
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    Rossonero
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    Thinking of going to cinema, Hotel Rwanda is only good looking film in at the mo. Anyone recomend it?

    Coach Carter is a new inspirational film, just out in US, about a school basketball team's unbeaten run is ended as their coach forfeits all games in 2 weeks and locks the gym so they can improve academic results, and the parents/communities response.
    It's a good one to watch for parents whose kids education is suffering because they are concentrating on their dreams to play proffesional sport.

    Stars Samuel L. Jackson


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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    I've heard some great things about this film. Definatley on my must see list.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395169/


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    ionapaul
    Registered Users Posts: 5,293 ✭✭✭ionapaul


    I saw Coach Carter and enjoyed it - nothing amazing, but an interesting story and some decent acting from modern Shaft.


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    simu
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    Coach Carter's supposed to suck, Hotel rwanda is really good. According to The Ticket.


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    Sherifu
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    Coach Carter is good.
    True story film with a feel good factor.
    I really enjoyed it.
    Its an MTV film so the music is good. :)
    I'd give it a solid 3/5

    If Jackson wasn't in it, it'd be pants though.


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    ionapaul
    Registered Users Posts: 5,293 ✭✭✭ionapaul


    The Ticket can be hit-or-miss with their reviews, IMHO, and in particular the reviewers are HORRIBLY biased towards Irish films - check out the review of In America, Intermission and all recent Irish films. There is nothing worse that being warned off a film by a review, only to see it later on DVD / TV and find out you gave too much credence to the reviewer. I do find that using Yahoo movies to see a composite grade (using many of America's top film reviewers) is by-and-large a good guide.

    That said, think of the glowing reviews for Titanic!


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    voltamadan
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    www.rottentomatoes.com is a very good review site. The Ticket rules. I love reading Donald Clarkes reviews of real terrible movies. he's a pretty funny guy.


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    herobear
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    voltamadan wrote:
    The Ticket rules. I love reading Donald Clarkes reviews of real terrible movies. he's a pretty funny guy.


    is that you Donald ?


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    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,988 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    voltamadan wrote:
    I love reading Donald Clarkes reviews of real terrible movies. he's a pretty funny guy.
    Ahh, I'm not the only one to think that then :D I almost hope he hates the movie just so I can see him insult it. He seems to have the most fun then - think of "De-Lovely"'s review, where he did the whole thing in a song form.

    I generally agree with Clarke's reviews as well (maybe not Dwyers). When he covered his top movies of 2004, he picked nearly the exact same ones as I did. As a result, I make sure to have a read of 'The Ticket' every week.


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