blow

Advantages: Johnny Depp, Acting
Disadvantages: Glamorises a filthy trade

...the screen and we see George Jungs face, sorrow etched within his face, we realise that he made all his own choices and that his dealings with the Medellin Cartel brought misery to millions, and he ultimately got his comeuppance, he may well be sorry for what he did, (its never mentioned if he apologised) but I think that the families of those that bought the product he brought into the country were sorry he was not locked up sooner.. As an after thought, I found it quite ironic that less than a year after the release of Blow, the Director Ted Demme died of a Cocaine induced heart attack. >>>Overall:<<< I thought that Blow was a really good film, It covers a good few decades of Jungs life and shows him dealing with the highs and lows of the trade he chose, all the actors are superb and that benefits the film no end. I didn't like...

sjp1966 29.11.2007 · Read review
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Batiste Dry Shampoo

Advantages: A fab product which leaves hair looking great
Disadvantages: None at all

...I was having a really bad hair day a couple of weeks ago, though it was my own fault as the night before I hadn't washed my hair out of laziness! I have the type of hair which does need washing on a daily basis or else it looks greasy, dull and lifeless the day after. My hair was that bad due to it not being washed that it made me feel really awful and self conscious. A work colleague recommended that I try Batiste Dry Shampoo for such occassions. I took her advice and purchased a bottle from Tescos on my next shopping trip. I paid £1.99 for a 150ml cannister, which I thought was quite good value for money. The cannister itself is a bright yellow colour with a jade green plastic lid. The cannister is re-cycleable and is found amongst the normal shampoos on the shelves. It supposedly had a Tropical scent to it, which was the theme...

bexx0907 06.11.2009 · Read review
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Kurtis Certainly Does Not Blow

Advantages: Classic material
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...The self-entitled 1980 release from Kurtis Blow came as the first full-length Hip Hop release and it comes from one of few to come from a pioneering MC. Kurtis Blow was an original as he performed with the founder of Hip Hop, DJ Kool Herc during the '70s (prior to when it was even labelled as an individual musical genre), and he performed freestyles along with Herc's Funk mixes. He also formed a group with the current Hip Hop mogul, Russell Simmons called The Force, but failed to do as much as his brother, DJ Run went on to do as part of Run-DMC. This is his debut release from the rapper who didn't really get a chance to follow-up "The Breaks". 1. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" This is the second recording from Bow, and comes as a follow-up to "Christmas Rappin'" it finds him on the same groove, and getting things started in an excited manner...

XICripZ 16.06.2009 · Read review
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Batiste Dry Shampoo

Advantages: Makes hair appear cleaner
Disadvantages: Hard to spray on to the back of hair

...to tip my head upside down to properly rub it in. I could instantly see the difference in the outcome of my hair. I would definalty not say that it made my hair look like it had just been washed and blow dryed, but it did make it appear less greasy and more clean. It left my hair smelling fresh. I would say that it is a similar smell to hairspray. Personally, I would say that you start to see the effects about 10 mintues later, once the product has absored more grease. This was definalty the case on my hair. I did find it difficult to spray it on the back on my head, and this is wear my hair is greasiest the most in the mornings. It would be easier if you had someone to spray it on for you, as they would be able to see what they were doing! OVERALL For the price of this dry shampoo I would definalty recommend it if you don...

lozzy_lou178 06.10.2007 · Read review
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The joys of blowing

Advantages: Depp and Liotta, good direction by Demme.
Disadvantages: Based on a book which was based on real life - but presented as true. Yeah, right. I didn't like the hero drug dealer approach either.

...A free cinema pass that I don’t use very much and a walk home via the cinema were the main inspirations for going to see Blow. If Shrek had been released then I would have run all the way; instead I turned up for Blow with an idle indifference. Blow is a movie about the famous Boston George, only I hadn’t heard anything about him before (I would have guessed serial killer with a name like that). George Jung sold drugs, lots of drugs, he moved up from selling weed on beaches to flooding America with crack cocaine - and for this the movie tries to present him as some hard working hero. Johnny Depp has a talent when it comes to picking interesting movies to star in – Edward Scissorshands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow being just a few. I can’t fault Depp on his acting in Blow. I’m no expert (although I like...

Manx 30.05.2001 · Read review
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Batiste Dry Shampoo

Advantages: Handy, pleasent smell
Disadvantages: Longer to brush product through on dark hair

...I first started using this product when I was a teenager and now I try have a can in incase of a bad hair day emergency. My hair is naturally thick and wavy and takes ages to dry and style, so I find Batiste useful if I don't have time to wash my hair and I'm going out. The packaging is fairly simple and old fashioned looking and the product itself has a pleasent, clean smell. You apply it like a hairspray and the product goes on as a fine powder which you brush through your hair. My hair is currently brunette so I find I need to spend more time brushing it through than when my hair was blonde, however it's quicker and easier to brush this product through the hair than talc....

gemmam1985 08.12.2009 · Read review
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Batiste Dry Shampoo :)

Advantages: Great for those who dont have time to wash greasy hair!
Disadvantages: Leaves hair feeling a little rough to the touch.

...I love this stuff!!!! It is literally a godsend!!!!! I first came across it when I was in school, I found I didn't have time to have a shower everymornign before school and wash my hair as it took half an hour to drydue to its thickness, and I just didnt have time, so when I found this, it meant I could just have a body shower before shcool and throw this on my hair if it needed it. (My hair gets very greasy very quickly so washing it the night before, the next morning it wouldn't look fresh!!!). Batiste Dry Shampoo is £1.79 (approx) from Body Care, and other various shops (Boots/Superdrug). And its basically like "talcing your hair", not sure if anyone knows abiut that??? Putting talc on your hair if it was a little greasy and you had no time to wash it...! Lol. Well this is much the same only it smells nice haha! it comes in 3...

stephbond89 14.06.2009 · Read review
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alot of benefits from one pretty bottle!

Advantages: pretty packaging, adds shine, strength, volume to hair + heat protection
Disadvantages: the push in-out top can be messy

...I did it. I finally caved in and bought my first ever pair of GHD's! I always thought it was a little gimmicky and another way to get unsuspecting consumers to shell out on an overpriced non-utility utility.... but three broken straighteners later I decided I needed something Pro! The somewhat pushy (for those readers who live in buckingham, will know this is true of browns) hairdresser/reception lady told me I had to have a heat protection aid when using my new ghd;s and that normal serum just wouldn't work as they were just full of silicones etc etc.... ..no i didnt buy that but when I saw the bottle for the tigi bedhead blow dry lotion, I knew I had to have it on my dressing table! Its a very pretty pink curvy bottle - a little like the coke bottles with glittery silver writing, so here it sits on shelf looking mighty pretty. It is...

sarima 01.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Tigi Bedhead Superstar Blow Dry Lotion

Taming my mad mop

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...hair, so I was happy enough to take this off her hands and give it a go! The packaging is as you see above (except that mine had the wonky label!) so I won't bore you by going into infinite detail about it . The back of the product tells me that this product will do the following: Relax kinks, waves and curls with long lasting hold to keep straightened styles in place . Increase hairs resistance to heat styling damage. Give a moisture boost with Panthenol and smooth the hair for a high shine finish . This all sounds really good, and exactly what my frizzy mad mop needs. On top of this, this product will last for 24 months once opened, and contains moisturising rice protein . Using this is simple - Simply wash your hair as normal, squeeze out any excess moisture, and then smooth a little of this through your hair and blow dry, then use...

Thehonesttruth 28.11.2009 · Read review
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When the Wind Blows

Advantages: Charming art, devastating story
Disadvantages: Compact panels

...Written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs, When the Wind Blows was his first attempt at an adult graphic novel. Released in 1982 on the back of his success with children?s books, it tells a sorrowful tale of the effect a nuclear attack on England has on a retired couple living in rural Sussex. A heavy topic, but the dark, yet compassionate sense of humour pervading the book lightens the mood somewhat. Twinned with the cosy, pastel shaded art-work, the unsettling, yet warm-hearted story closely examines the initial effects of a disaster on two people who have never done anything to deserve it. The harmless pair are developed through their interactions with each other, and (some clunky exposition in the first page aside) are convincingly characterised. Their tender, occasionally abrasive relationship adds some humour as well as...

pigeon_of_doom 27.05.2009 · Read review
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