Dancing shoes on

Advantages: well thought out characters and a nice story
Disadvantages: likely to make you cry

...I first read Ballet Shoes when I was eight. It was the first of Noel Streatfield's books I'd read, and it remains my favourite. I put it away during my teenage years and forgot about it until Christmas 2007 when I watched the BBC adaptation with Emma Watson. I went to Indonesia and got the film on knock-off DVD, and immediately after watching I rang home to get my parents to order me a copy. It was a great welcome home. The book opens with 'Garnie' moving into a huge mansion, filled with fossils. She and her nurse (Nana) are moving in with her uncle. You don't really get any of their story until one day her uncle Matthew arrives home from a trip with a package, containing of all things... a baby! They agree to take the baby and name her Pauline. Once Pauline is a bit older, and Great Uncle Matthew (GUM) is away again, another package...

M.Newcastle 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild

Scone Shoes

Advantages: comfortable, better fitting shoes at reasonable prices
Disadvantages: limited range, most of them are quite ugly

...First let me explain ?scone shoes.? When I first ordered shoes from the Shoe Tailor, experts in wider-fitting shoes, I measured my feet incorrectly and found that the only shoes in their catalogue that would fit me were their widest, ugliest, most orthopaedic, brown, granny shoes: the type you might wear to go out with your friends for a scone, in your later years. Hence my friends groaningly called them my ?scone shoes? and walked several yards behind me on the way to the pub every night. They were very comfy! However, they fell apart after a couple of years of continuous wear, and once gone, same said friends took me shopping to some ?proper? shoe shops in Glasgow and I never once consulted my Shoe Tailor catalogue again. That was about eight years ago, and although I?m not exactly old and doddery yet, I am finding shoes to be...

molelover 06.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of The Shoe Tailor

Shoe in

Advantages: Comfortable
Disadvantages: Big, ugly, flamboyantly coloured

...was managing to hobble around a lot faster in them. Now, the downside with these shoes is that they don?t seem to be sold in shoe shops but rather in little independent stores or stalls. The place I got mine was a small partitioned stand within the local shopping centre run by a middle aged woman who was possibly on day release and definitely drunk. Immediately she told me try on a pair of size 8?s. I did and felt like I was wearing clown shoes. The fact that they were bright orange did not help any. I told her they felt too big and there commenced a lot of her pulling up my trouser leg to see where my heel was, poking my toes and squeezing her hands inside the shoes (whilst my feet were in them). She conceded that she had a size 7 that might be a better fit which I dutifully tried on. When I told her that in those I still had...

tallulahbang 04.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Crocs Cayman Shoes

Run Lola Run

Advantages: Enjoyable action, decent violence, gore and Arnie one-liners.
Disadvantages: Missing the intelligence of the source novel making it fairly one-dimesional.

...THE RUNNING MAN Stephen King, you could presume, has a certain degree of foresight. Whilst not exactly identical to his novel The Running Man (written under his pseudonym Richard Bachman and published in 1982), the likes of Big Brother, Shipwrecked and any other hopeless reality television programme you care to mention certainly conforms to his future society where the masses lap up reality game shows. Yet the game shows in King's world are often deadly to the contestants despite the big money prizes on offer, making it all the more intriguing for the bloodthirsty audiences of the future to enjoy. Imagine being treated to the likes of watching some nobody looking for their 15 minutes of fame "Climbing for Dollars", before they slip and fall into a pit of wild dogs and are torn to shreds by Mutley and Co. for being an utterly miserable...

clownfoot 30.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Running Man (DVD)

Keep on Running ...

Advantages: Original, fast-paced storytelling, a visceral thrill.
Disadvantages: Hard to work out the thinking behind the action.

...A short, sharp curiosity of a film, the German offering Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) is an unrelenting assault on the senses that tells the story of twenty minutes - three times. Lola (Franka Potente) receives a call at home from her panicked boyfriend, Manni, an errand-boy for a Berlin gangster; he has mislaid the package he was supposed to be transporting and needs to raise 100,000 Deutschmarks before his boss catches up with him. Fearing for his life, he tells Lola that he plans to rob the supermarket opposite his phonebox. Attempting to advise Manni against this, Lola can only secure herself a twenty-minute delay; when the clock strikes midday, Manni will enter the supermarket - unless his girlfriend can get there with the money first. With this, Lola starts running, trying to secure the money and reach Manni on the opposite side...

Puggers 17.04.2009 (16.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Run Lola Run (DVD)

Run away.

Advantages: See text.
Disadvantages: See text.

...I would just like to write a review on running for charity, although it is something that I may actually have covered in part in some of my previous reviews in some descriptions. However, back to the subject in hand. Advantages: 1. You get fit, as you have to train in order to complete the final run (this is usually by way of a marathon). 2. You get to meet like minded people, although they may not all be running for your own charity (or they may not even be running for charity!). 3. You get a feeling of purpose and a sense of goodness, as you are doing something to not only help yourself but also to benefit others in some way. Disadvantages: 1. Will power, in terms of actually getting off your behind to train! Also, doing the marathon is also something that needs will power. If you don't have it, then you are a bit...

dynamicnurse 09.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Running for Charity

* In Who's Shoes ? *

Advantages: Good Acting , Ideal For A Sleepover
Disadvantages: Predictable At Times

...In Her Shoes had been on my to-buy DVD list for some time , and so while I was passing through Woolworths one day , I noticed it was on sale for £5. So I bought it. In Her Shoes stars Cameron Diaz , Toni Collette and Shirley Maclaine. The dvd features a blonde Cameron Diaz in jeans and a revealing green top , sitting on a sofa and facing sideways , giving the camera a flirtatious pose. By her side is Toni Collette sitting with her legs cross on the same sofa , wearing a black suit , messy hair. There is a dog to her right , with a pair of shoes in it's mouth. Between the two women are the words " Friends. Rivals. Sisters ". Heat magazine has given this movie 5 stars. In her Shoes was filmed in 2005 in America and directed by Curtis Hanson . The film is based on the novel "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner although the screen play...

xdonzx 02.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of In Her Shoes (DVD)

Run, Forest! Run!

Advantages: Builds up stamina, confidence, and can generally keep you busy
Disadvantages: Can get boring, difficult to fit in with a busy schedule, and need a well spaced area

...As a regular jogger and runner since late 2004, I've felt like sharing my experiences and tips found over the years. Tips and Advice Correct footwear is rather vital to your success as a regular runner. Find some comfortable running shoes and then continue to use them every time. Footwear that rubs or even cause you some pain around your toes or shins, stop using them. Even if they were so expensive and look great, don't bother, go for a pair that you can train with. After all, spectators and people around you won't be staring at your feet when you run by. I can't stress this enough, but every runner must stretch most areas of their body for at least ten minutes before going out for a run and even afterwards too. A stretched and warmed up body will decrease the chances of you getting injured or even pulling a muscle...

hughesmonger 11.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Running

Green Wellie Shoes

Advantages: Dry feet
Disadvantages: None I have found yet

...We have all heard of the drought conditions that have been experienced in England recently. Unfortunately, although my part of the country is reputed to be "drier than Egypt", this isn't apparent in my garden. Following weeks of rain, the old shoes I had been using outside, finally gave up the ghost and fell apart. My feet were just as wet as they would have been had I been outside with bare feet! This WAS an option - but having seen some of the wildlife that wanders around the garden, NOT something that I chose to do. During a trip to the garden centre I happened to notice some garden shoes - in fact, just like a Wellington shoe. I have to say this as I can think of no better way to describe them. They are made by a company called Willowdale Products and there is quite a selection to choose from ranging from the usual...

Minha 13.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Willowdale Jolie Shoes

Shoes, shoes, shoes....wahahaha!

Advantages: lots of cheap, high quality shoes!
Disadvantages: customer service not great!

...SHOE ZONE ----------------- Shoe zone was founded in 1917 and was called Bensonshoe. In 1980 it was bought by the Smith family. A year later Wassall PLC was bought acquiring 43 stores and doubling the companies turnover. Another company, Tylers, was bought 5 years later in 1986 adding more branches. The store has continued to grow and is now known as the 'shoe giant' Shoe Zone. THE STORE ----------------- This review is based on the store in Plymouth although I have attended other Shoe Zone stores over the UK and they seem much of a likeness. The store in Plymouth is very eye catching. The sign outside uses 'clashing colours' orange and blue. It is a very basic but an attractive and effective sign. Outside the store there are several baskets containing shoes that are on offer. At the moment Shoe Zone is selling a lot...

leofluffy69 14.09.2007 (13.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Shoe Zone