For Sale: 22 Films - All DVD

The History Boys
Staring James Corden and Richard Griffiths
When I saw this I thought it was going to be a remake of the History Boys where Robin Williams inspires a group of young boys to learn history outside of class and they form a small gang that meet in the hollowed out trunk of an oak tree. I remember they exchange stories, smoke pipes and talk about girls, but mainly they just love history and love their teacher.
This wasn't like that at all and I gave up after 20 mins.

You are thinking of 'Dead Poet's Society', in which Robin Williams plays Dr Keating, an English teacher, who inspires the boys to live life to the full. 'The History Boys' is much better. This reworking of Alan Bennett's play is a superb film, and makes serious observations about the state of education and politics. Hector, the English teacher, is recognizable as the hero some of us remember from our own schooling. He is a dinosaur who couldn't adapt to the new environment, the brave new world of 'spin'. Talk to any teacher or lecturer and they'll tell you why this film is good. You do need to watch it for longer than 20 minutes, though. Try watching the whole thing. You might like it.