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The Oxford Murders [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Alex de la Iglesia Actors: Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling Studio: Contender Home Entertainment Group Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £1.93 as of 22/11/2009 09:08 GMT details You Save: £14.06 (88%) New (20) Used (10) from £1.85 Seller: fastdvd2006 Rating: 26 reviews Sales Rank: 7948 Format: PAL Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 105 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5030305512057 ASIN: B001265O66 Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: September 1, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » Lives up to the book August 1, 2008 Eagle Wizard 5 out of 14 found this review helpful If you've read the book then you won't be disappointed in the movie. John Hurt and Elijah Wood play two contrasting roles in a kind of Davinci Code murder thriller. Mixed reviews? September 12, 2009 KH Jandl Robinson (London) Ok, so many ppl seem to dislike or be disappointed by this film. Strange, I LOVED it, so much so that I bought it for my mother in law as a present. If you like a murder mystery a la Agatha Christie (with a modern twist), you will like this. br /Give it a try, you will not regret it, and at this price its a bargain. br / br / What is everyone complaining about? October 5, 2008 J. Colston (Hampshire) 11 out of 14 found this review helpful I watched this film dreading it was going to turn out just like the reviews said so. I watched the first ten minutes and was interested in the idea of numbers having meaning etc etc already. I waited for the storyline to turn into a load of rubbish but it never happened. br / br /I found the whole plot enticing and was always looking forward for the next piece of evidence to be revealed and the next mystery to be solved. It is like an elaborate crime thriller and I can see how it was compared to the Da Vinci code the whole feel of the film is very similar. br / br /There were of course some negaitve points as there are with any film such as the somewhat unneccessary dubbing and perhaps the film could have stayed on the main storyline and not got as sidetracked. But other than that there are no other major problems. br / br /I can't really tell you much about the storyline itself without giving away important pieces of the film. But the basic plot is that there is a series of murders happening in or around Oxford with Mathmatical symbols left at each one. A proffesor and a determined student of Maths try to uncover the mystery in order to prevent anyone else dying. Everyone could be a suspect and the whole idea of Trust no-one comes into play. br / br /Overall I rate this film quite highly it is not a huge blockbuster but it does appeal to those interested in Philosophy, Maths and most importantly crime solving storylines. My advice is don't listen to all the people who lost interest after 5 minutes so decided to write an entire review on the whole movie based on the opening credits. Give it a try. Not as good as it could have been, but still entertaining. October 18, 2008 Omac 9 out of 12 found this review helpful The Oxford Murders is not as bad as people say it is. Okay, so it was straight to DVD and there is an over-acted Eastern European in it. But that doesnt stop it being a good film. br /The characters are interesting and the maths behind it is easy to follow. The plot makes sense and the muders all different. br /The thing is, the film was entertaining and it kept me interested all the way through. John Hurt does acts his role of Arthur Seldom well and Elijah Wood gives a decent performance. He did well and it annoys me that people keep relating him with Frodo. He is an actor and is supposed to play different roles, to keep him held down with one character is not fair on the guy. br /All in all, a very enjoyable film to watch and I would recommened it to any one who enjoys the Thriller Genre. br /8/10. br / br / I'm afraid I failed `O` level Maths November 5, 2009 P. Ruffle 2 out of 2 found this review helpful A Murder mystery set in Oxford and Starring Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonora Watling. It is of a similar genre to Inspector Morse. br / br /Whereas Morse used to while away his time with crosswords this lot do calculus for fun. br / br /Martin, an American maths genius played by Wood moves to Oxford in the hope of doing his thesis under the supervision of leading lecturer Arthur Seldom played by Hurt. br / br /His big chance to impress the great man comes when he attends one of his public lectures. Martin joins in enthusiastically but is rebuffed and humiliated in return. br /He decides to end his studies and goes to his study to pack his belongings. He encounters Podorov played by Burn Gorman; another great mathematician who has been slighted by Seldom and I suppose the two compare notes. Podorov pops up at various points in the film but remains a bit of an enigma. br / br /Back at his digs where he rents rooms from an elderly woman and her daughter, Martin bumps into Seldom again who is about to visit the older woman. Both find her murdered. br / br /Seldom tells the police of a note he received with "The first of a series" written upon it. He sees it as a personal challenge to his intelligence. br / br /As the body count rises the police become increasingly baffled. Curiously all the serial victims are terminally ill, and it falls to Martin, Seldom, and Lorna (Watling) who at times provides a love interest for both men, to solve the mathematical clues left behind by the serial killer and ultimately apprehend him or her. br / br /The murderer is revealed but only after an act of mass-murder and mayhem which left me rather sickened. br / br /I'm still getting my head around the `why? ` In shades of Poirot's The ABC murders the bulk of the murders mask one killing. br / br /Based on an award winning novel by Argentine Mathematician and writer Guillermo Martinez they usually say the book is better but I haven't been tempted to try. br / br /I give it 3 stars for undoubtedly being clever but maths never was my strong subject. br / Showing reviews 1-5 of 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

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