STACK #146 Dec 2016

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DVD&BD REVIEWS

Out of the office. DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD

She's going to need bigger pants. BRIDGET JONES'S baby

Release Date: 14/12/16

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Release Date: 14/12/16

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There are the shockingly delusional, and then there is David Brent. At 55, he’s taken a step down from management for a rep job at loo product purveyors Lavichem. But he has a dream – that he can still become a rock sensation. He’s so confident in his ambition that he cashes in his pension fund and sets out on the road, rockumentary crew in tow, for a rather localised tour of England, hiring a backing band who are only in it for the cash. He’ll prove his doubters wrong, won’t he? Possibly the most cringe-

Her work life’s running like clockwork, but her biological clock is ticking like mad. Yes, while all her friends are getting married, world famous singleton Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is still living up to the title, now 43, companionless and childless. Plus she hasn’t had a shag in ages! She changes that with a quick bonk at a music festival with a mystery American (Patrick Dempsey). A fortnight later she bumps into now-married old flame Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) at a christening, and they make up for lost time.

inducing and least self-aware character to ever have ever peered out of our screens, Ricky Gervais' brilliant – and increasingly desperate – creation pushes everything (and everybody) to the limit here. At times you might actually feel sorry for him. Briefly. AF (See page 32)

Weeks later Bridget discovers she’s pregnant. But who’s the daddy? Like a giant pair of comfy knickers, it’s great having Bridget back, ably helped by some riotous cameos from the supporting cast – especially Emma Thompson’s OB/GYN. AF

A Spielberg-sized serving of Dahl. THE BFG

A change in the pecking order. STORKS

Release Date: 07/12/16

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Release Date: 21/12/16

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He’s big, he’s friendly and he’s giant – he’s the Big Friendly Giant! Why is this a thing? Well, giants are usually nasty types. How nasty? They eat children! But the BFG doesn’t glean any culinary satisfaction from devouring kiddies, instead finding them fascinating – in particular their dreams. One such child is Sophie, a 10-year-old insomniac who’s captured by the BFG one night and taken to Giant Country (hey, ‘The Land of the Giants’ was taken), telling her that she must stay there now so as not to reveal the existence of giants to the human world. But upon witnessing how he’s picked on by other

Everybody knows those stories about storks bringing babies is a big load of hooey. After all, they’re found in cabbage patches! Anyway, this entirely fictional tale sees the storks out of their alleged baby-courier gig in favour of something altogether more lucrative – delivering packages for the rather Amazon-like cornerstore.com. But when a little boy sends a letter requesting a little brother, and that letter is misfiled by the rather inept Tulip, the old baby-making machine is accidentally switched on and pops out a bouncy, burbling bundle of secretions.

giants, Sophie hatches a cunning plan to save the BFG and solve mysteries of missing children back in her own world. Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl, this is a delightful family fantasy from the king, Steven Spielberg, who also proves that he can drop a wicked fart gag. PARP! AF

It’s all hands on deck for Tulip and her pal Junior, as they need to sneak the bub out and deliver it. But that’s just the start... A fun cartoon romp with plenty of stuff to keep adults awake – from Key and Peale and Andy Samberg in particular – dare we say that Storks delivers? AF

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