Johnny English

Advantages: great entertainment and side splitting comedy
Disadvantages: none

...Director: Peter Howitt Producer: Tim Bevan, Mark Huffam and Eric Fellner. Writers: Neal Purvis, William Davies and Robert Wade. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, John Malkovich and Natalie Imbruglia This cracking comedy was released in the summer of 2003, the main character, Johnny English, basing himself self on a character originally created for a well known credit card company adverts. Johnny English, (played by Rowan Atkinson both on the adverts and this movie) is a British secret service member, spoofing the likes of James Bond. Unfortunately, he is as competent as Inspector Jacques Clouseau (from the Pink Panther films) which does lead him into some tricky situations. His partner, Bough, pronounced 'Boff', (played by Ben Miller) is the silent hero of the movie, always allowing Johnny to take full credit...

blissman70 27.06.2008 · Read review
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English, Johnny English

Advantages: It was very funny
Disadvantages: Story, acting, plot etc

...Although I probably ought to have been revising, one of our tutors told us to take at least a whole day off a week. So a couple of weeks ago, I put impending Finals out of my mind, and spent a constructive Saturday (writing music reviews, playing pool, punting, watching a mate's band play Exeter's 'party in the park', Pizza Hut, cinema, George & Davies ice cream and a friends for relatively late night G&T and chat). So that's where Johnny English fits in to my revision schedule... The choice was X Men 2, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and Johnny English, and you'll know by now which we chose... I knew it was a Bond-esque spy spoof starring Rowan Atkinson, but that was about it. My biggest concern was whether I'd be able to put Mr Bean out of my head - as it happened, not much problem, but I kept thinking of that guy from the Barclaycard...

a-true-ben 03.06.2003 · Read review
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British Gas

Advantages: gas seems fine
Disadvantages: telephone nightmare

...British Gas I felt I had to write this review after having to deal with this company for the first time and being pretty disappointed. Having moved into a new flat and coming from a flat where all the bills were included in the rent meaning never having to deal with all these companies and now having to set up all the new accounts for things such as electricity, gas and water I found this company particularly tiresome to deal with. We were meant to phone up on the day we moved in to the new flat and pass over all the readings on the meters and the correct information to set up new accounts and the such like. I had no problems at all when contacting the water supplier and the electricity supplier but when it came to the gas this was more of a problem that I could of dreamed. After phoning up the main line for British...

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The English Blue

Advantages: Beautiful to look at, good temperament usually.
Disadvantages: Bad experience with my auntie's cat

...My aunty had an English Blue cat. It was really beautiful to look at, but had a really nasty temperament. Whenever I would go to stroke this cute cat it would hiss and go to bite me. So I left it well alone. It would just sit there in a ball by itself. Oh it was lovely to my aunty, but that's the only person he was lovely to. If anyone else tried to get near him he would hiss at them. Many people show British Blues and have marvellous success. British Blues are very beautiful cats to look at. They have been described as a stocky cat with a woolly ash-grey coat and copper eyes. A full broad chest, short strong legs, rounded paws and a tail that is thick at the base and tapers slightly to a rounded tip to show off a "football player" physique. They certainly are very handsome cats to look at. I have heard people describe...

Mickie26 05.03.2005 · Read review
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The Names English...Johnny English

Advantages: Moderately funny. Natalie Imbruglia.
Disadvantages: Rowan Atkinson (you either love or hate him)

...has you wondering, as Atkinson aka Johnny English, breaks into a well-guarded country mansion very much in the style of that denizen of secret agents, the suave and sophisticated Mr. Bond, with a pulsating Bond style music score playing in the background. English is only dreaming however, and we soon discover that in reality he is something of a joke within the confines of MI7 because of his accident-prone nature, with more in common with Inspector Clouseau than James Bond. The theme for the rest of the movie is set when in one of the opening scenes English is put in charge of arranging security for the funeral of “Agent One”, (killed on a mission) attended by all of the British Security Services. His boss approaches in a limo, and asks English if all the security is in order, to which English replies. “Don’t...

the_mad_cabbie 21.05.2003 · Read review
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English National Opera - A National Treasure

Advantages: Accessible staging, good balance in programming, great education programmes
Disadvantages: Singing is not always consistently amazing

...As an aspiring opera singer (currently working in admin - oh, the glamour! - but hoping to go back to college in the near future), I try to attend as much live opera as I can. Living in London is great for this - we are spoilt with 2 international level opera houses, as well as numerous touring companies and high standard amateur productions. English National Opera is generally seen as the Royal Opera House's more accessible sibling - slightly cooler, slightly more modern. All productions are staged in English and the singing is generally of a very high standard. English National Opera's home is the Coliseum on St Martin's Lane, just off Trafalgar Square, so easily accessible from Charing Cross Station (Mainline or underground) or bus routes 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, or if you're travelling by...

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The English Agent

Advantages: Classic British humour
Disadvantages: Classic British xenophobia

...that joke was done in Dr Goldfoot And His Bikini Machine (1965)!" However all reservations had disappeared by the end of the credit sequence, a brilliant fantasy which takes off every break-and-enter on the big screen, leaving me to enjoy the film from the position of a sniggering wreck rather than a sneering critic. Rowan Atkinson is Johnny English, pen-pusher and field agent manqué for MI7. Thanks to a piece of particularly gross incompetence, no prizes for guessing by whom, he is the only spy left standing when the Crown Jewels are stolen from under the very nose of British Intelligence and it's up to him to save the dignity of his employer and his country. From the start, English suspects rich French philanthropist Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovitch), but nobody believes him. Well, would you? Every time he attempts to unmask...

Worrals 21.05.2003 · Read review
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Would Anyone Like Some English Tea With A Slice of American Pie ?

Advantages: Delightfully uplifting tea that can be enjoyed at anytime of the day (not just at breakfast time)
Disadvantages: If you are on a budget then Twinings Teas are a little costly ...

...try" ... When I returned to the computer an hour or so ago I completely scrapped my half written review and started again. I found the full lyrics to the song and decided to set myself the challenge of re-writing the entire song to include all the details about Twinings Breakfast Tea Bags that I had originally wanted to write about. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please feel free to sing along too ... it's a little more complex than "Polly Put The Kettle On" but am sure you all know the tune. Twinings English Breakfast Tea Bags (sung to the tune of American Pie) A long, long time ago ? I can still remember How that morning cuppa used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my choice That I could use my reviewer?s voice And, maybe, they?d be happy for a while. But October made...

jedimastergray73 20.10.2009 · Read review
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Buy British Butter

Advantages: Spreadable and tastes good
Disadvantages: Still a lot of calories

...My dilemma was whether to buy butter or spread, and it usually landed with spread as not only did it go further, catering for a family of 5,it was more spreadable and therefore a lot cheaper and also less calories. And so I continued buying spread and butter for special occasions or to use on scones etc. Having really enjoyed butter instead of spread one holiday I bought butter when we returned home, but it was so hard straight from the fridge and I realised we were consuming far more than was good for us. Which led me to look for an alternative, and so I tried various spreadable butters. Some are softer and easy to spread than others but sometimes the flavour is compromised and so it really is down to a personal taste. I like Countrylife spreadable butter because it is made entirely from milk from British dairy farms. It is also...

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UCL English

Advantages: globally respected uni, friendly atmosphere, intellectually challenging and rewarding course
Disadvantages: london can be an expensive place to live

...own time. If you can do so, you will get a lot from the course. It is particularly special as you will get a personal tutor who you will have one-on-one tutorials with. Many other universities and subjects do not offer the chance to have such personal attention from the lecturers. It means you can really come out of the course having improved your writing skills, and you can pursue the areas that interest you individually with much more speed and depth. There is a varied choice of courses to take, everything from Old English to modernism, so you can focus on, say, mostly medieval options, or take a broad scope of the history of literature. And of course, to be able to do so in London (mere minutes away from Oxford Street, Trafalgar Square and the British Library and British Museum) is an opportunity nowhere else can offer....

redadmiral6 17.06.2007 (18.06.2007) · Read review
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