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Bright Young Things [DVD] [2003]
enlarge	Director: Stephen Fry Actors: Stephen Campbell Moore, Peter O'Toole, Jim Broadbent, John Mills, Guy Henry Studio: Icon Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £3.18 as of 22/11/2009 02:55 GMT details You Save: £9.81 (76%) New (9) Used (2) from £3.00 Seller: findprice Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 1422 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 102 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5051429100319 ASIN: B000X4ZGOS Theatrical Release Date: 2003 Release Date: November 19, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Brilliant March 5, 2009 A. Gordon (Scotland) 14 out of 14 found this review helpful I have to admit, I did buy this ONLY because James McAvoy is in it (and he is, as always, absolutely marvellous in it), although i have always admired Stephen Fry and expected this to be excellent. I was not disappointed. This is a great film for many reasons: the casting is spot on, the acting is superb (unsurprising, since there are so many excellent actors in it - Bill Paterson, Simon Callow, David Tennant, Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Harriet Walter, Michael Sheen, to name but a few), the photography is beautiful, the screenplay dazzling, with many lines lifted directly from Vile Bodies, the Evelyn Waugh masterpiece it is based on, which is by no means a criticism - watch out for the line from James about wild animals! If you like period/wartime comedy/drama you will love this. The only small negative point is that the end is a bit of an anticlimax - but then i didnt want it to end.... Fine Work Mr. Fry!!! April 29, 2009 Marina C. Watteck (St. Poelten, Austria) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful I just stumbled upon this film since I regularly look for works of Stephen Fry. What a pleasent surprise this film was. Based on the novella of Evelyn Waugh: "Vile young bodies" this film is a little masterpiece. Excellent acting, brilliant directing, absolutely phantastic set design and wardrobe. The film tells the stories of some young people in the mid-twenties of the last century, who just want to party and score drugs. One by one, they fall apart, go crazy or die and then WW2 starts and sets everything right. Congratulations Mr. Fry, I really appreciated that film. Do more!!! Vile Bodies April 12, 2009 TheGerbilTamer (London) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful This period piece set in the heady days of the 1930s is directed by Stephen Fry and manages to capture much of the wit and energy of the time. It centres around a novelist played by Stephen Campbell-Moore who's main aim is to earn enough money to marry his on/off fiance Nina played brilliantly by Emily Mortimer. The casting is spot on and there are many well-known actors starring in this film including James McAvoy, David Tennant, Simon Callow and Michael Sheen. I loved the scenes with Julia McKenzie portraying the sozzled 'Duchess of Duke Street/Rosa Lewis' hotelier as this really underlined the spirit of the dying 20s/30s. br / br /Overall, an excellent film and recommended to all fans of classic period pieces. Also look out for scenes set in the beautiful art deco Eltham Palace. Good but not really a keeper June 14, 2009 HarrietLH (England) 1 out of 3 found this review helpful This was very good but I didn't get the urge to watch it more than once.

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