Eden Lake

Advantages: Powerful horror, genuinely scary
Disadvantages: Sickening to watch

...It took me at least a week to come to a semi conclusion of how I felt about Eden Lake; it took me a few days at least to get over the initial shock and emotion felt by watching it. And I have to say that the film I am about to review is like nothing I have seen before. Eden Lake, is an English film directed by a man called James Watkins, I had never heard of the film nor the director and I was not that enthusiastic about watching it, but after a day moping about alone I wanted something scary to watch and it was in the horror section of my local movie shop at a price of £4 so I thought I would give it a watch. Sometimes I just crave something to give me a bit of a scare. Horror films which are genuinely scary are few and far between and it is almost unheard of to find one which gives you more than a few jumps and actually offers...

amyloop 24.08.2009 (30.08.2009) · Read review
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The Garden of Eden!

Advantages: great read
Disadvantages: none

...Eden Close is the second Anita Shreve novel I have read after being very impressed with Strange Fits of Passion. I was not at all disappointed with this latest read although I was expecting something a bit different as mistakenly, before I read it, I was expecting Eden Close to be a place whereas in fact she is a young woman. The story is set in a small town in America and is in the present day although you have to bear in mind that this book was written in 1989. It does quite often have flashbacks to events that happened fifteen years before and these are crucial to what happens to the characters later on. A brief summary of the story is that Andrew returns to his family home after the sudden death of his mother. Whilst dealing with all the practicalities after a sudden death he keeps finding himself drawn back to the past...

kingfisher111 01.07.2008 · Read review
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Gardens of Eden

Advantages: Educational and individual effect on the masses
Disadvantages: Very expensive, perhaps too touristy so the message is lost.

...The Eden Project opened in Cornwall in early 2001 and has established itself as a very popular tourist attraction, with over 1.2 million admissions per year, well in excess of initial expectations. The Eden Trust, the charitable organisation that runs the Eden Project aims to show how much man depends on plants and the natural world, and therefore how important it is that we treat animals and plants with respect and only use resources in a sustainable way. The Chief Executive of Eden Project was also responsible for restoring the lost gardens of Heligan in the early 1990s and he wanted to do more to connect plants and people. The site of the Eden project was an old disused clay pit which was an eyesore in a depressed area of the country. It took 3.5 years from the first cut of land to visitors being able to wander through the now...

helencbradshaw 14.11.2006 · Read review
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A Taste of Eden ~ Organic Freshly Cold Pressed

Advantages: Mild, rich carrot-y taste, no artificial additives, cold pressed, rich in pro Vitamin A
Disadvantages: Refrigerate after opening, comes in glass bottle.

...If you like carrots and want to have a rich source of pro-Vitamin A (beta-carotene), I have just the answer to your longing. . . . . ♥ "Eden Organic Carrot Juice" ♥ The 750 ml bottle is clear glass, so you can see the bright orange carrot juice within. Occasionally you will find a thin layer of sediment and/or a red line along the top of the fluid level (usually when it is stored for a while). Neither of these is harmful, and will mix back in when you shake the bottle. Made from 99% organic carrots and 1% lemon juice, 100ml contains 28 KCals (119 KJ) and 115% RDA of vitamin A. It is pasteurised rather than having added preservatives, so some of the live enzymes may have been destroyed, but it is still rich in anti-oxidants, and it has not been chemically processed. . * The vacuum seal gives a satisfying POP...

jesi 27.06.2007 (04.12.2009) · Read review
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Garden of Eden..

Advantages: Extensive Facilities, Affordable Prices
Disadvantages: None

...Grade II listed. Eden Spa is actually situated in the village of Elston on the A46 which runs between Lincoln and Leicester, and is just five miles from Newark and easily accessible from the A1/M1 and A52 roads. The spa itself is the sister spa to the better known Hoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire. (actually founded by Steve Joynes Senior). Eden is actually a Day Spa, and there are different packages for Day Spas but overnight stays are not offered. There are six packages in total, ranging from the basic "Relaxed" package at £69 to the most expensive "Pampered" package retailing at £160. Men are not forgotten, with the "Time Out for Men" package at £90. Booking and Arrival ------------------------- My husband booked the day visit as a treat at the last minute, only the day before. He opted for the "Destress" day for me...

helencbradshaw 01.07.2006 · Read review
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Eden By Name? Hell By Nature

Advantages: Absolutely fascinating... suspenseful, and chilling.
Disadvantages: None

..., and he panics? ?Eden Log? is all about one man?s incredible journey through a hellish labyrinth of tunnels in order to get to the surface? where he has no idea what awaits him. The tunnels resemble cemeteries with dead people partly buried in the mud ? a mud that is thick and cloying ? and the growling of predators is a constant as they hunt him down. ?Eden Log? is absolutely fascinating, the storyline is a mesmerising and mind-boggling journey through the unknown - watching it is like watching a videogame, something along the lines of ?Resident Evil?, but so much better. The atmosphere is incredibly chilling ? the character?s breath comes out in puffs of greyish steam, and the viewer can almost feel the cold, the cloying dampness, and the constant growling that reverberates throughout the tunnels is downright unsettling. There is...

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Not my garden of Eden!

Advantages: Clean and New
Disadvantages: Not a great mix of stores.

...The Eden shopping centre is located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. I think it opened about 18months ago amongst a blaze of publicity and calling itself the new premier shopping destination and I have visited it several times since. Getting There High Wycombe is easily accessed via the M40 from junctions 3a or 4. The centre is well signposted as you enter the town and is easy to find. The centre has attached multi-storey parking for 1600 cars. The car park is actually very old as it was originally attached to the Tesco store that was on the site. The ceilings are very low and the ramps are quite tight, I drive a large 4x4 and it fits in ok but I do find I have the urge to duck as I go up the ramps as the ceiling feels so close! You have to take a ticket on entry and then pay on foot before you leave the car park. I...

Meggysmum 28.11.2009 (29.11.2009) · Read review
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Eden Lake

Advantages: Best British Horror in years
Disadvantages: Very grim

...I watched Eden Lake earlier this year, hired from lovefilm, after checking out recommendations on there and also because a friend said it was pretty good. A couple, Jenny and Steve, visit Eden Lake, which is about to be taken over by an apartment complex. Steve took Jenny there as it is a secluded, romantic spot and he was planning on proposing. They were having fun, enjoying their quiet time together. Until a group of youths turn up that is and their quiet time is disrupted by loud music, noisy kids and a barking dog. The youths revel in annoying the adults and, provoked (in their eyes), steal the couples? belongings and their car. Steve is subjected to a violent attack whilst trying to defend their possessions and a game of cat and mouse ensues. Kelly Reilly played Jenny brilliantly, good actress! However, Michael...

theshinyone 22.07.2009 · Read review
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Garden of Eden

Advantages: An experience that changes daily!
Disadvantages: Need to visit the Project more than once!

...I doubt whether many people cannot be aware how much money the Millennium Dome lost for the British public? How many people are aware about the Eden Project? The philosophy behind the Eden Project is to ‘promote the understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources, leading towards a sustainable future for all.’ The challenge set was to build a series of giant conservatories as outstanding architecture, which could also compete in performance with any commercial greenhouse. The triple glazed, ethyl-tetra-fluoro- ethylene foil provided the solution. It is anti static, lightweight, strong yet remains receptive to UV light, which the plants require, and is not degraded by sunlight. This triple glazed building is better insulated than glass, and yet sticks to the Eden...

wulise 05.07.2001 · Read review
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East of Eden

Advantages: Excellently written, totally absorbing
Disadvantages: Rather large!

...another Steinbeck so this one was put away on my shelves until I had pulled myself together a bit more. Steinbeck excels in gritty realism, sometimes shocking and disturbing but written in such a way that you find yourself absorbed in his books and are reluctant to leave the familiar characters he describes. ***The story*** East of Eden focuses on the stories of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, living in the Salinas Valley. Adam has a brother called Charles, with whom he has a very difficult relationship akin to that of Cain and Abel (the dominant theme of the book), both of them fighting for their father?s love. When Adam marries the frankly terrifying Cathy and they move to California the focus switches onto Adam?s twin boys Caleb and Aron (look at that?another C&A) who have a similarly fraught relationship, ultimately...

historywitch 10.06.2007 · Read review
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