I once had the pleasure of acquiring a few bottles of Chateau Tassin amongst others for free, which a friend had bought on the cheap from a Spanish supermarket some years ago. One was totally corked and tasted of wet mattresses and fungus. The other bottles were drinkable and tasted pretty much like a slightly better quality of generic Bordeaux. Thick sediment seems to collect at the bottom of the bottle even when stored on its side (supposedly) but the wine remains fine. From what I gather you can buy the Château Tassin red for about 5 odd euros a pop. Good to drink with dinner and otherwise. It is also good to add to sauces and the like. Otherwise theres not much to write home about. ...
Advantages: smells gorgeous, great staying power, cheap Disadvantages: available from Avon
Christian Lacroix ~ Rouge ~ Eau De Parfum
My local Avon representative gave me a sample of Christian Lacroix Rouge perfume to sample in September last year. I fell in love with the scent of the perfume almost instantly and decided to purchase a bottle of it; I love the scent that much that I have already polished off three bottles of it and have a fourth one on the way. The fragrance was launched in September 2007 in partnership with Avon; Avon currently sell Rouge for the price of £18 for a 50ml bottle. There is also a male version available too and this is called Noir which smells just as nice as the female version.
As you can see from the picture at the top of this review the bottle of perfume is quite chunky and resembles a the shape of a tear drop and has a lovely chunky lid on top. I really like the design and colour ...
Advantages: Great charecters, script. Disadvantages: Not much at all
From the director that brought us Memento and the two latest Batman films, Christopher Nolan excels himself with this dramatic thriller, The Prestige.
The Plot
The film begins with Michael Caine's character telling a young girl about a magic trick. Each magic trick has three parts, the Pledge, the Turn and then finally The Prestige.
The film follows two starting magicians, Angier and Borden. They start off as good friends but then turn into rivals when Angier's wife is killed in a magic trick that went wrong.
The two spend the film, trying to work out each other's secrets and ruin their tricks, eventually ruining their livelihood.
Borden then however discovers a trick, the ultimate trick. This trick makes Angier loose his mind trying to work out how the hell Borden does this trick.
The Characters
Hugh Jackman ...
