The Station Agent

Advantages: excellent writing, acting, direction...
Disadvantages: none.

...The Station Agent is an extraordinary film for a number of reasons. The first is that it is stunningly simple in story and script and yet intriguingly complex in theme and emotional resonance. The second is that it has a strong social conscience without a hint of condescension. The third is that it is funny, touching, sweet, lyrical and beautifully paced, which is sadly not something we see every day. This tiny crystalline gem of a movie took the critics by storm and as far as I can see, they were entirely within reason to praise it to the skies. The Film Stuff: Finbar McBride - PETER DINKLAGE Olivia Harris - PATRICIA CLARKSON Joe Oramas - BOBBY CANNAVALE Cleo - RAVEN GOODWIN Emily - MICHELLE WILLIAMS Written and Directed by THOMAS McCARTHY in his directorial debut. 88 mins Certificate 15 Fin lives...

ruth_cole 11.04.2004 · Read review
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With a Bang and a Clunk (Polity Agent - Neal Asher)

Advantages: decent world, good technology, lots of action
Disadvantages: Boring: too much technology, too many battles, not enough social background

...This is a fourth book set in the Polity and it features Agent Cormac and some other characters known from previous instalments. It's not part of a saga, though, and it's perfectly readable as a stand alone, as enough explanation (in fact, perhaps even bit too much, as it often is the case with s-f books) is provided. Jain nodes, a lethal nanotechnology designed to destroy civilisations is rearing its ugly head again in the Polity. Who is distributing the nodes? What do they have to do with the giant biotechnology construct called Dragon produced by the Makers' civilisation, itself destroyed by Jain tech 800 years in the future? And what exactly is the mysterious entity calling itself the Legate representative of? Agent Cormac, Sparkind special forces members and various researchers and AIs combine forces to find answers to these...

magdadh 22.04.2009 (29.03.2009) · Read review
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My Secret Agent.....

Advantages: Too many to mention!
Disadvantages: Bit fiddly, but worth it in the end!

...This is just an overview or insight into the world of Microsoft Agent. Hopefully it won't bore you to tears! This is merely meant as a general informative review about the product, rather than the technical in depth how to install/setup sort of review (apart from a bit at the end). That might come later, depending on how this is received!!!! Microsoft Agent is a technology, generally included as part of Windows XP (Home or Professional Editions), that enables you to use characters (or 'Agents') to 'humanise' applications, create 'talking' websites or presentations etc. This basically means you can have a character that appears on screen that can carry out basic tasks including saying 'Hello, welcome to our company' when someone looks at your website, or 'Hey, you have mail from Fred Bloggs' when used in conjunction with 'Agent...

sallysmith1973 01.07.2005 · Read review
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Lovely estate agents

Advantages: Sold my house at asking price
Disadvantages: I don't receive service like that everyday

...Moving house is said to be one of the three most stressful things you can do,(besides bereavement and divorce). The last thing you want or need from your estate agents then is bad service, incompetence or inability to do the job. Fortunately for me, I got none of these. The estate agents we chose to sell our flat a few months ago I could not praise highly enough. Why did we choose Connells? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With a little baby, we had been thinking of selling and moving for a while, so when we were in estate agents asking for house particulars, we were interested to see how they reacted to us and potential buyers, so we had an idea what they would be saying about our property behind our backs! I am sad to say that some estate agents really do live up to the dreadful reputation. I had comments such as "ooh, you don...

nancymac 31.08.2003 · Read review
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Agent Provocateur, sexy perfume.

Advantages: so strong that a small bottle will last for a long time.
Disadvantages: over powering if you spay on to much

...Agent Provocateur fragrance is a modern classic combining saffron oil from India, coriander from Russia, Egyptian Jasmine and Vetivert from Haiti amongst other exotic elements. I read the above description in my catalogue and thought well at £28 a bottle I will give it a go so I did it only took two days for delivery and I was full of anticipation when it arrived, I removed the external packaging to reveal a black box with a small rectangle cut out from the middle, which reminded me of a letter box and through this small hole you can see a pink bottle which wrote in beautiful writing says "Agent Provocateur " along the middle, upon opening the black box there is a feminine pink porcelain egg shaped bottle. A silver spray & black satin ribbon embellished clip complete the package. I was very impressed with the seductive appearance...

icynessyburns 19.01.2007 · Read review
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Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Tired and Overdone

Advantages: Good graphics and voice acting, good replay value
Disadvantages: A poor attempt at innovation, needs something new

...With Splinter Cell: Double Agent being the fourth incarnation of Ubi Soft's now well established stealth-based espionage franchise, the developers desperately needed to build on their previous success and inject some much needed innovation into the once groundbreaking series. There is no doubt that Ubi Soft tried to push the boundaries here, but, upon playing Double Agent and hoping for the best, I unfortunately came away feeling that Splinter Cell has become rather tired and overdone. With a plot that makes some gestures towards depth but ultimately fails to excite, and a new but half-hearted trust-gauge mechanism, the basics of Splinter Cell remain untouched in Double Agent. Based more upon stealth, and, to some extent, strategy than full blown action, the game sees the player take on the role of Sam Fisher, an NSA operative...

smooth_criminal_ 20.01.2007 · Read review
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Splinter Cell Double Agent Review

Advantages: Good Graphics, Fans of the series will like it
Disadvantages: Poor attempt at innovation

...Splinter Cell: Double Agent Review! Snazzy title eh? Splinter Cell: Double Agent promised us something different from previous Splinter Cell?s, a game that followed Sam Fisher a grizzled veteran stealthily completing missions and saving the world. The series is hugely popular with fans and critics who love the realistic and patient style of game play. However, when Chaos Theory the third game in the series was released, it garnered a lukewarm reception, and whilst still being fundamentally sound it was a case of been there done that for gamers. Something needed to be done to freshen up the series and in October 2006 Double Agent arrived to do just that. Or did it? When I heard the premise for Double Agent I was excited, too excited if I?m honest. The idea of choosing how I play the game and how good or bad I am in...

SecretLemonadeDrinker 09.07.2007 · Read review
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Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Wii)

Advantages: Good gameplay
Disadvantages: Average graphics, awful controls.

...Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Wii) I received this game as a Christmas present in 2008, though I believe the price to be in the region of £15 from Game. I have to say however, I wasn't impressed. Graphically the game is okay, not amazing, but tolerable. The gameplay isn't even that bad and actually allows you to become quite engaged with the game. The major downfall however, is the controls. They are quite simply awful, and I think with them being so bad, it takes an awful lot away from the game. You move around using the Nunchuck analogue stick and use the z button to use weapons such as grenades. The real problem is with the Wii remote controls. Rather than pointing at the screen where you want to shoot, you have to use the remote to look around until the crosshair (which is always in the centre of the screen) is...

Eazy_Rider 07.02.2009 · Read review
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Seagate FreeAgent 500GB USB 2.0

Advantages: Hi-Speed, Sturdyness, Look, Performace, Reliability, Silent
Disadvantages: None in General. When being specific no On/Off Button

...Seagate FreeAgent 500GB USB2.0 External Storage Drive Bought this as a backup drive for my data and to play hi-definition movies using PS3 and it serves its purpose very well. Fully compatible with Hi-Speed USB( USB 2.0) with speed of 480 Mbps. I was able to transfer 7.95 GB Blu-Ray movie in just 6 minutes. It also has 8MB Cache for fast data transfer A 7200 RPM Hard-disk is used and is completely noiseless. Front Light ( Long Bar shaped, Looks Nice :-) ) indicates read/write process. Drive is powered on only when connected to usb irrespective its adaptor is switched on. This is a great feature. Perfectly shaped and compact, light and very sturdy. Disadvantage Would be better if it had no external adaptor. Its slim though. No On/Off switch. Only 475 GB usable space. ( Not a "con" but wanted to...

nishanthl21111987 01.11.2008 · Read review
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Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500GB

Advantages: cheap - all that it is
Disadvantages: poor structure, prone to overheating, not reliable

...Out shopping for a new external hard drive the Seagate FreeAgent Desktop caught my eye. It looked appealing with a massive 500GBs and 5 year limited warrenty as standard. I thought it was great value for money. The dimensions are (WxDxH) 4 cm x 16.2 cm x 19 cm and it is 0.9kg in weight. This product is black in colour with a yellow strip of light which is constantly on, though it isn't too bright so i had no problems there. It's Interface Type is Hi-Speed USB and has a Data Transfer Rate of 480 Mbps. Also has a Spindle Speed of 7200 rpm. These are also compatible with the following - OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4.6 or later This all sounded promising. After getting home...

vikki-adam 05.04.2008 · Read review
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