Samuel West

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
Rating: ★★½
Jun 19, 2005Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld
This was the third of the four BBC tv adaptations of C.S. Lewis's Narnia books. The tv versions treats the books with quite reasonable faithfulness but suffer from extremely cheap looking effects
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Random Quest (2006)

Random Quest (2006)
Rating: ★★
Apr 21, 2016Alternate Timeline/John Wyndham Adaptation
BBC tv play adaptation of a short story by John Wyndham that also furnished the earlier film Quest for Love about a man finding himself in an alternate world. Despite this version being more faithful to Wyndham, the earlier film makes the central relationship work better
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Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014)

Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014)
Rating: ★
Mar 23, 2014James Bond Creator Biopic
TV mini-series biopic of James Bond creator Ian Fleming that substantially embellishes details of Fleming's biography to create its own story. Dominic Cooper is absurdly miscast as Fleming, playing the part with a boyish smirk
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 2, 2015Rivalry Between Magicians
Susanna Clarke kicks J.K. Rowling completely out of the ring. This BBC adaptation of her book concerning rival 19th century magicians is an epic plot and a beautifully staged costume drama, all written with a superb Austen-esque dryness of wit
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