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JohnnyX


Favourite actor:	Mel Gibson
Favourite director:	Quentin Taratino
Favourite film:	Pulp Fiction

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About me:	I am a Cambridge graduate. I studied the Natural Sciences Tripos, where I specialised in experimental physics. I also took the first year 'Biology of Cells' course, and the second year 'Experimental Psychology' course; both of these inspired a lifelong interest. I am also extremely interested in all kinds of Philosophy and in Spiritual Faith. I've read almost everything which has ever been written on these subjects. I also have a very strong interest in Mathematics, games and sports, Art, all kinds of music, and I have always had a passionate interest in films; this goes back to my childhood when I first saw films such as 'The Ten Commandments', 'Ben Hur', 'Spartacus', '2001; a Space Oddesy', 'Zulu', 'The Exorcist', 'Jason and the Argonauts', and so on. As you can see, I particularly like Historical Epics, antiwar films, Spirtual films, Sci Fi fimls, Action and Adventure films, Horror films (when well done), as well as liking Drama and Comedy films, when they are a bit different and well made. I have worked as a secondary school teacher of science, specialising in teaching physics at A level, for the last 25 years. A few years ago I had to retire on the grounds of ill-health. At the moment, I am trying to write a book about the 'Nature of Reality', and I am also doing a great deal of reading.

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11/12/2008

02:26: JohnnyX rated Lucky Number Slevin 1.5 stars
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00:53: JohnnyX reviewed Lucky Number Slevin with the review A great Mystery Thriller
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A great Mystery Thriller , 11 December 2008

Lucky Number Slevin on DVD (2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman
Director: Paul McGuigan
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This film is a platform for many effective star p[erformances, such as Josh Hartness, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman, with a brilliant incidental role by Luciy Liu.
It is a fascinating story of revenge, and a remarkable plot includes lots of references to other famous mystery thrillers. It is ingenious, and is very difficult to guess what on earth is going on. No-one is who they appear to be, and the ending involves a series a shocks, each one of which trumps the next.
The main character played by Josh Hartness is referred to as being a ghost, but he is a vengeful angel from the past who is planning the vengence upon those who killed his father. These happen to be a pair of magor hoodlums, each of which is after the other.
Bruce Willis is the Hitman, called the Mr Good Cat,who's into the Kansas City shuffle, and who falls in with the ghost's plan.
The film plays out like a dream is to be very highly recommended.
The style and the artwork on the film is also first class.
It is a tough film, full of death and violence of a graphic nature, and so you will need a strong stomache to really enjoy it. The good guys appear to win out in the end, but is vengence really a good thing to pursue. Perhaps if your family and evreything which you love is wiped out by bad men who are in on a fixed horse race, it probably is a plan worth going through with.

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