Shameless Series 5

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not for the faint hearted, but brill !!!!!!!!!!.......2008-02-25

i am a big fan of shameless i already own series 1-4, about to order series 5 it never fails to make me laugh! frank is just frank lager,fags and E's, carl seems to be filling the shoes of philip (lip) quite well, as we get more into the series debbie takes a back seat. where's shiela and the twins gone?

Amazingly, it seems to get even better.......2008-02-08

I'll be honest: I'm writing this review before the fifth series has finished, but it's already clear that this one (twice as many episodes as usual) is not merely up to the usual high standards - it is, if anything, better still!

Apparently one-dimensional 'joke' characters like the Maguire sons Shane and Mickey are given meaty, fascinating storylines (not a little moving, at times). As always, everyone is flawed but no one is entirely unsympathetic - I'm really getting to like the Maguires, which I never thought I would (though Monica, the Gallaghers' mum, remains the least likable character).

Who would have thought that a character as central to the series as Lip (probably, along with Frank, THE central character) could disappear off to university and life carry on happily without him? He does appear - indeed, there is something very realistic about his estrangement from Mandy, the mother of his daughter - but he's no longer central to the action. If there is a new 'central' character, it looks as though Carl is stepping up to fill his shoes, though that would be unfair to Debbie, Ian and the others.

What is demonstrated in this series is how much of an ensemble piece Shameless is: everyone has their moments and everyone's contribution is excellent. And that, of course, is as it should be: it's all about community and helping one another out, after all. Shameless goes from strength to strength.

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Shameless - Series 1 - 5
David Threlfall , James McAvoy , Anne-Marie Duff , Rebecca Ryan , and Dean Lennox Kelly
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ASIN: B00158FK0Q
Release Date: 2008-04-21

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Van Damme meets Taxi Driver.

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Starring: Dominiquie Vandenberg , Marshal Hilton , Val Lauren , Ike Gingrich , and Priya Hamilton-Wilkes
Director: Jesse E. Johnson
Manufacturer: Ilc Prime
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ASIN: B00007JGML
Release Date: 2002-11-11

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Van Damme meets Taxi Driver........2004-06-30

An ex-soldier of fortune (Andre Siegel) tries to live 'normally' as a bouncer in a nightclub, but his past haunts him- leading to an explosive ending.

Dominique Vandenberg (Andre) is primarily chosen for his fight skills, but the film is a lot more than a vehicle for this.

The director/writer Jesse Johnson (who's had a wide and varied career) has tried to give it meaning and to a certain extent succeeds.

The music is atmospheric (Sean Murray) and the camerawork suitably murky for a nightclub based film- lots of shadows and light.

Some of the dialogue is corny and Vandenberg's acting is wooden (though considering his character this might be a good thing).

The plot is directionless at times but again mirrors the main protagonist's inner turmoil (or am I making excuses?).

Andre's character is opaque - you gain all emotion from the characters around him. You gain snippets into his life- family & past, but a lot isn't explained - you end up assuming things.

"A man without a plan is not a man at all" as one of his old army buddies says (before he goes off to die in some obscure civil war).

He lives life on a razor's edge. As the film progresses, people begin to want conflicting things from him.....and something has to break.

In the end he sees the light: "It's good to have a goal - a dream", says his ex-girlfriend.

The ending is violent and slightly far fetched but ultimately optimistic.

Not a film for a sunny sunday afternoon.

p.s The DVD itself is of poor quality- the sound is not so good but for the price you can ignore this.

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