Rock My World

Advantages: Great comedy DVD, good comedian
Disadvantages: Not my favourite stand up

...When browsing through HMV a couple of months ago now, I found myself in the mood for trying something a bit different. I am a huge comedy fan, and knew that I wanted something from this genre, but not something that I?d ever seen before. I had a look through a lot of the stand up comedy DVDs, and ended up picking this Chris Rock DVD for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was only £5, which was pretty good since most standup offerings cost a tenner if not more, and with my student discount it would only set me back £4.50; secondly, I?ve only ever really seen British and Irish comedians? shows before, and so fancied something from over the pond; and thirdly, I?d heard great things about Chris Rock, and every time I?d seen a clip of one of his shows I thought that it looked great. So with my decision made I purchased a copy of Chris Rock...

charlsayslol 10.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chris Rock - Never Scared (DVD)

Growing Up with Chris

Advantages: Loveable and good songs
Disadvantages: The album is very limited

...I can't say it is hard to get confused when it comes to this youngsters album, as Chris Brown released his debut album in late 2005, the album would appear with different versions and different covers (as highlighted by the wide variety of albums by the artist to review). All versions of the album went by the self-titled name of 'Chris Brown' however the track amounts vary from 8 to 15. For the purposes of this review, I shall be reviewing the eight track version of the album. Welcome to Chris Brown's world. When Chris Brown first burst on to the scene it would be with the single 'Run It', that is the first track on the album if you do not count the Intro (See The Light). Run It was an immediate success and truly was the song of the summer for 2005 and gave Chris Brown the fanbase he so wanted. Chris was himself only 16 at this point...

nathaninnit 17.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Chris Brown - Chris Brown

Get It Or He'll 'Chris Brown' You

Advantages: Lots of big tunes
Disadvantages: A couple take a while to get into

...Released in 2007, ?Exclusive? was the second album from the R&B singer Chris Brown. I found him working with more big names in this field as the likes of Swizz Beatz, The-Dream and Scott Storch all got in on it and helped in re-creating the buzz which came with his debut, in which he was seen to bring Pop hits such as ?Gimme That, ?Yo? and ?Run It!?. 1. ?Throwed? The album begins well as the singer kicks a lively tune to get the thing going as he uses Go-Go influences in order to get into an energetic tune to hype up the listeners as he introduces what this sophomore album has to offer his fans. It is a big one and placed perfectly in order to get the most out of it. **Five Stars** 2. ?Kiss Kiss? This was a monster single from the album, in which it has Breezy teaming up with another big name in the R&B game as T-Pain shows what he...

XICripZ 20.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Exclusive - Chris Brown

THE ROCK!

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

...In 1996, Michael Bay directed the box office smash hit "The Rock", starring Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris. Although quite a old film, I once again saw this film last week, and I cant seem to get bored of it. Michael Bay is a brilliant director, his story telling, action sequences and special effects always make a film watchable. The Plot: The film revolves around a group of rogue marines, who fed up with the American governments support for war veterans, decide to plot revenge on their own government. Led by Francis X. Hummel (Ed Harris), the marines steal VX nerve gas from a military base. They then find themselves taking hostages at Alcatraz Island, were guided tours are now present. The marines take control of the island, planting the VX nerve gas al over the island ready to launch if needed. Now knowing...

jaygami1986 27.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Rock (DVD)

Chris Botti & friends?

Advantages: It's real music....
Disadvantages: Region 1 only

...of her own songs, from her 1996 album "A few small Repairs" on the Columbia label catalogue number 4843277 2. (Chris Botti appears on the album on the track "You and the Mona Lisa") Shawn Colvin takes to the centre of the stage this time she is sporting a guitar to play along to her song "The facts about Jimmy" this track shows to me the skill level of this assembled band they go from the jazz funk with a twist of rock of the previous tracks to the folky singer song writer style of Ms Colvin with a great deal of ease, they under play their instruments so as not too drown the delicate strumming guitar sound of Shawn and to underline the chorus Botti plays his silky sounding trumpet which makes this version different from the album track, for me another highlight of the live show. Now comes a part of the show for the ladies, to bring home...

Miles13 10.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Chris Botti - Night Sessions Live (DVD)

Chris Brown - Exclusive

Advantages: Bonus Track
Disadvantages: Not All Tracks

...Introduction : Chris Brown , the young R & B star who hails from the state of Virginia is back with his great new album - Exclusive. Chris Brown is my most favourite R & B singer and he may be yours to. If you are a fan of R & B then this album is great for your taste in music. His voice is a qaulity I don't find in many other artists , and really enjoy to listen to this music from his album every single day to get me in the mood for the day to come. R & B isn't everybody's cup of tea , but i assure anyone who listens to any of the fine tunes from this album they will realise the talent within Chris Brown and may begin to become a fan of R & B classics. Advantages : This fanatical album packed full of amazing tunes features the likes of the songs - Throwed , Kiss Kiss , Take You Down , Wall To Wall , Picture Perfect , my favourite...

Jordan2493 18.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Exclusive - Chris Brown

Chris and friends.

Advantages: This is cool music
Disadvantages: It may take a few plays.

...For his 1997 release Chris Botti assembled the pretty much the same stellar cast of musicians as he used of his previous recordings. This album has 9 tracks that are new and 1 previously released song that appeared on the soundtrack to the film “Caught” this being the song with Jonatha Brooke on vocals called “Forgiven”. To begin this collection the instrumental track “The steps of Positano” starts the album off, this has a familiar feel to it as just like his previous 2 releases the music is all atmosphere, this is perfectly conveyed by the brushed cymbal playing of Jerry Marotta and the keyboard skills of Paul Joseph Moore (of the “Blue Nile” fame) and Mr Botti himself who plays the same themes as the keyboards but with sensuous trumpet playing. The next track is a song co...

Miles13 21.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Midnight Without You - Chris Botti

Rock and roll for the masses

Advantages: Great actors and characters, enjoyable, great music
Disadvantages: It loses its way sometimes, a bit long

...of the top billed, his role is fairly brief. The two actors that do really stand out are Nick Frost as 'Doctor' Dave and Chris O'Dowd as 'Simple' Simon Swafford. Both are great comic actors; it is impossible to ignore either of them because their personalities are so big. Dave somehow manages to pull all sorts of women, despite the fact that he isn't the best-looking of men, obviously because of his larger-than-life personality, and Nick Frost makes this somehow seem really convincing. Simon has a really sweet side plot when he gets married on air...only to find out that his wife is not all she seems. O'Dowd makes Simon into a really likeable character and I was always happy when he was on screen. Rhys Ifans plays a very different role from that in Notting Hill - here he is a cocky, over-confident man who progresses from dislikeable to comical...

sunmeilan 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Boat That Rocked

* Let's Rock At Camp! *

Advantages: Teens will like it!
Disadvantages: Does'nt Feature much of the Jonas Bros!

...Being a High School Musical fan , when I heard that there was a new 'music' film out , I just had to see what Disney had come up with and whether it was live up to the success of High School Musical. Camp Rock is an American Disney Channel Original movie released in the United Kingdom on September 1st 2008. The film was directed by Mathew Diamond and stars a few already 'well known' children's entertainers , including the American boyband The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. Running time of this movie is ninety four minutes (four minutes over one hour and a half). This movie is a U which means it can be seen by children of all ages! The film is about a girl called Mitchie who is a performer ; her dream is to become a professional. She has heard about a performing summer camp called 'Camp Rock' , and so really wants to spend...

xdonzx 11.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Camp Rock (DVD)

Rock ON!!!

Advantages: Great game, lots of music, levels
Disadvantages: None

...Guitar Hero 3 - Legends of Rock!!! My husband and I love our Wii and are always looking for new games and when Guitar Hero came out we knew we had to get it. I had heard about it alot from other people and from reading reviews for other games systems so was excited when I saw it had come out for Wii. We bought the game pack from Argos for £69.99, a bit steep for a new computer game but bear in mind that you are not only getting a game but also the hardware to go with it, namely the guitar. The guitar is plastic and I would say almost as big as a real guitar but not quite. It looks and feels like a real guitar so already the game has an authentic feel to it. It comes with a strap that you can detach and that allows you to put over your head and hold onto the guitar safely, much like a real one. When you first start out...

Spottydog11 04.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)