Must It Be So Blu?

Advantages: Highly varied
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...The Rhode Island-raised R&B singer Blu Cantrell released ?So Blu? as her debut album back in 2001. It saw her break through in a way which would allow her to really blow up in popularity for her second album when her most well-known song ?Breathe? in collaboration with Sean Paul came out in 2003. 1. ?Waste My Time? Getting the album underway, this song has her breaking into some fly material which sees her working on beats form Tricky Stewart. The way in which it is composed is very representative of the sound of the time (and what had come through from 1998 up to this year) and so it showed that although she wasn?t doing anything new, she was prepared t do what the R&B fans wanted to hear at that particular time. **Four Stars** 2. ?Hit ?em Up Style? This was really the song which launched her into fame and it really deserved...

XICripZ 27.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of So Blu - Blu Cantrell

Will Smith in the Blu.

Advantages: Stunning film
Disadvantages: Nothing

...becoming a monster and instead turns his keen mind to finding a cure. He discovers there are 2 distinct stages to the virus or vampirism, The infected and the un-dead. His struggles are as much in the mind as physically against the creatures of the night. The ending of the movie was explosive and had a good twist. ~The Acting~ The acting is superb and Will Smith is at his best. The sense of loneliness for a good 3rd of the film is eerie and the amosphere is superbly done. The flash backs to his family are at times disjointed but are clearly a requirement to the plot. ~The Blu Ray~ ~Video Blu Ray~ The Blu Ray Edition is simply stunning to see. The start of the movie where he is around the city in and amongst the wild life is amazing. The contrasts are clear and Blacks are deep across the entire scale...

Maximus-Qualitus 15.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of I Am Legend (Blu-ray)

Transformers tranform on to blu - ray

Advantages: Good film with excellent special effects
Disadvantages: none

...good and evil, but with cutting edge special effects and action scenes galore this is a great film to watch. The blu-ray version i watched was a 2 disc set with the second disc full of extras. There was a section on the history of transformers, and interviews with executive producers Steven Spielberg and Brian Goldner, writers Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, and director Michael Bay. There were also features on the animation used and the way they worked out where to do scenes. You also get a look at the military equipment seen and used in the film. This additional information is something you do not want to skip over, because it gives you a much deeper understanding of how much planning and work went into the final production. If you are into cutting edge special effects and head banging action then beg, borrow, rent, or if that fails buy...

falcon1959 13.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Transformers (Blu-Ray)

Left Me Feeling Blu

Advantages: Blu Ray is good
Disadvantages: Film is run of the mill

...10,000 BC. ********** ~Introduction~ ************ From the director of 'Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow' comes a film that is truly visually stunning. ~Synopsis~ ********** The film starts with D'Leh as a young boy, when hunters return having found a young girl with blue eyes, Evolet The witch of the village predicts that soon Warlords will come and attack the village. She also forecasts that the man, who the blue eyed girl chooses as her husband, will save the village. Evolet is taken by the warlords and D'Leh sets off on a quest that will involve love, honour, spirits, adventure, death, redemption and salvation. Oh and along the way he will pick up an army. ~Blu Ray~ ******** ~Video~ ******* The 2.39:1 image is sharp and well-defined, but because of some of the night time scenes it looses its...

Maximus-Qualitus 22.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of 10,000 B.C. (Blu-ray)

A good, pretty cheap blu-ray player!

Advantages: Brilliant Blu-ray player!
Disadvantages: Slow in downloading updates, Horrible menu system!

...this console mainly to play games because we have the Xbox for that which all-in-all i find a better GAMING console! However we use it as a blu-ray player, when we brought it, it was a relitively cheap, good quality blu-ray player comparitive to the others on the market at the same time and I have to say it is brilliant as a blu-ray player, plays all DVDs we have tried in truly stunning high quality HD! The menus however are not to my liking at all. So all-in-all I'd say if you were going to buy one of these buy it as a blu-ray player with the capabilities of playing games not as a games machine with the capability of playing blu-rays!...

Adzy5 03.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

SEN without the stress

Advantages: Good overview
Disadvantages: No account of ADHD

...I am a big fan of the 'how to...' series (these are books looking at a range of special needs, including dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, ADHD and so on). I like the simple language and the practical advice that characterises the books, How to support and teach children with special educational needs is a 64-page reference book for teachers, support assistants and other educational professionals. It is aimed at professionals in both primary and secondary schools (which I like, several books on SEN are aimed at one or the other). The book is divided into two sections: Part one - the challenge. Here there is information on what SENs are and the responsibilities of educational professionals to the child and to the school. Part two - Strategies for support. This breaks down special educational needs into short chunks about...

M.Newcastle 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of How to Support and Teach Children with Special Educational Needs - Veronica Birkett

A good Disney family film (Bolt Blu-ray disc)

Advantages: Rhino, Blu-ray and DVD with Rhino toy, good family watch
Disadvantages: Similar to other animated films

...***Introduction*** Bolt is the latest movie made by Disney and so I decided to recently purchase this movie and see what all the fuss was about. This version was only a couple of quid more than the normal DVD and I purchased mine from TheHut (which I have reviewed very recently) and this includes the Blu-ray disc with special features, the film on DVD as well which is worth over £10 and a Rhino soft toy! (the excellent and very funny hamster in the movie) So I obviously decided to buy the Blu-ray! ***Plot*** Bolt and his owner Penny are the stars of a massive TV show with Bolt being the main character. To make everything appear more realistic Bolt must not know that this is just a show and not real and so he believes everything around him is real. When Penny is captured by the evil green eyed man he escapes over night to try...

mariofan123 06.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bolt (Blu-ray)

BLU-RAY REVIEW

Advantages: Brilliant plot, excellent picture quality, solid audio, good special features.
Disadvantages: Can become repetitive.

...understood and appreciated, and therefore I'm glad I decided to add this to my Blu-ray collection; and will undoubtedly view it numerous times in the future. The picture: The vast majority of Sony's Blu-rays look astonishing and are reference quality, with Vantage Point being no different. The Widescreen 2:40:1 presentation shows pristine picture quality consistently throughout the film. No grain whatsoever was present on my screen, and picture detail was also noticeably high. Everything from the sparkling sun on a warm summers day in Spain to the dark black of the assassin's sniper rifle looked was displayed brilliantly. I failed to view Vantage Point on a normal DVD, but I am sure that the Blu-ray picture would look far superior to the older format and would be worth upgrading for if you are a fan of the movie. Audio: The 5.1 True...

Bax88 22.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Vantage Point (Blu-ray)

Planet Earth Blu-Ray - a Mind Blowing Nature Series

Advantages: unbelievable visuals, stunning high definition, best wildlife series by far
Disadvantages: only one - last disc isn't HD

...Excellent value for money now you can pick this up for less than £25, I got mine from Play.com but you can find it on most online shops now, Amazon, eBay, etc. Stunning visuals and filmography coupled with David Attenborough's classic and informative narration, all add up to this unbelievably well made and engaging series, possibly the greatest wildlife/nature series ever made. Make sure you have a HDTV to watch this on for the best experience, as it really does need to be seen to be believed. Unfortunately, disc 5 is only a standard definition DVD, which is the only thing stopping this fantastic series getting 5 stars from me. However, don't let this put you off, as disc 5 is only the making of, and similar featurettes, meaning all nature footage is in HD on Blu Ray disc. As a side note, you will obviously need a Blu Ray player (PS3...

mrt01983 24.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Planet Earth (Blu-Ray)

Ratatouille on BluRay Dvd .... A great Family Movie - Yummy

Advantages: Fantastic Quality Colours and Sharpness ... Keeps the whole family ammused.
Disadvantages: None I have found

...I personally loved this movie before I bought it on BluRay ... but I love it even more now! The colours and animation just come to life in the new vivid contrasting BluRay version. The Movie : The movie is a barrel of laughs from start to finish ... with a few heart touching moments thrown in. In the middle of the countryside there is a pack of rats. One in paticular .. Remy has a keen nose for food. He sneaks into a farmhouse and pinches ingredients for his own recipes... he watchs Gusteau a former top chef from paris on television with passion as the old lady of the house is sleeping in the armchair. The with a comical turn of events in the young rats life he ends up in paris ... sneaking around Gusteau's former restaurant. He meets a friend and together they are set to take paris's food critics on a tasty journey. How will they...

debbiescakedecor 05.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ratatouille (Blu-ray)