Meet Christine, Herbie's Evil Cousin

Advantages: Great suspense and decent plot
Disadvantages: Feels very dated and some of the effects are laughable

...in particular which I always enjoy is "Christine". Directed by John Carpenter and adapted from a Stephen King novel, the film manages to build up suspense throughout its entire duration with out resorting to in your face gore. But to be honest, the plot and suspense is not the reason why I first encountered "Christine", it was the beautiful red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury which is undoubtedly the star of the film which grabbed my attention. As already mentioned, "Christine" is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel, and whilst I cannot comment on how true to the book the adaptation is, I will say that it makes for a thoroughly decent movie. Based firmly in the real world, whilst relying heavily on a wonderful fantasy element, it manages to mix both seemingly effortlessly, making the viewer forget that a car coming to life is that...

christianfilmcritic 09.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Christine (DVD)

Old Christine

Advantages: Good Cast, Funny, Great Script
Disadvantages: Sometimes annoying, too many jokes about JLD's boobs!

...The New Adventures of Old Christine One of the many survey groups I signed up for in a pursuit to a) get my opinions heard and b) make some extra cash (you can decide which came first!) was a feedback group for Warner Brothers. To date I have only been involved in one screening program, and it was for a potential new comedy show, The New Adventures of Old Christine. After watching the pilot episode, I was impressed and couldn't wait to see whether the show made it. The study must have produced good results because the show is now its second season - in the US at least. The show hasn't made it over to the UK yet (as far as I am aware) but if it keeps being such a success, it won't be long in coming. The background Christine Campbell is a newly divorced working mom of ten year old Richie. She's the owner and manager of a 30-minute...

liz1102 16.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of The New Adventures of Old Christine

FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

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Light a candle for Christine

Advantages: Intriguing, visually eye-catching
Disadvantages: A little bit pretentious

...John and Laura Baxter are absolutely devastated when their young daughter, Christine, drowns not far from their home. To help them get over the shock, they go to Venice, where John has been engaged to renovate an old church. Laura meets two old women, one of whom is psychic and claims that she has seen Christine. Laura is convinced, but John is more sceptical. Then Laura is suddenly called back to England to see to their son, who has had an accident. While she is away, John begins to see things that couldn't possibly be there; namely his wife and his daughter. All this coincides with a series of murders in Venice. The psychic suspects that he also has the gift of second sight. Or is it just that his grief is slowly driving him mad? John Baxter is played by Donald Sutherland, father of Kiefer. He gives a wonderful performance. His grief...

sunmeilan 11.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Don't Look Now (DVD)

A Cinderella Story with Paris Hilton and Christine Lakin

Advantages: some handsome guys and funny plots
Disadvantages: predictable

...I watched today The Hottie And The Nottie. I read that it is a very weak film. As I haven?t seen Paris Hilton before I decided to watch this film. Although it was a predictable story it was quite nice. This film is a romantic comedy. It was romantic I have to admit but I didn?t laughed on it so much. There were some funny scenes, but somehow they weren?t really original. It was directed by Tom Putnam. It is recommended from 12 years. The film was made in 2008 and takes one and half hours. The characters: Christabel Abott - Paris Hilton Nate Cooper ? Joel David Moore June Phigg ? Christine Lakin Johann Wutrich ? Johann Urb Cole Slawsen ? Adam Kulbersh Arno Blount ? The Greg Wilson If you want to take a look at the preview visit: http://www.thehottieandthenottie.com/ The story Nate Cooper falls in love with Christabel for the first...

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Review of The Hottie And The Nottie (DVD)

Surely This Is A Comedy...

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...Christine is a move adaptation of a Stephen King novel by the same name. It is always a risk when you check out a movie which coes from one of his novels because you either get something really, really good or something absolutely abysmal. Christine sadly falls into the abysmal category being neither scary, funny or even in the slightest bit interesting. The Christine of the title is in fact a 1958 Plymouth Fury automobile. A bright red babe-magnet which a 17 year old gimpy boy purchases from a scrap yard and begins to restore lovingly. Of course, with this new machine he becomes a babe magnet and his personality changes to match this, this transformation being the only real watchable part of the movie. He turns from weedy geek into hunky bloke and attracts a girlfriend much to the annoyance of the school in-crowd. However, that...

wampyrii 05.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Christine (DVD)

Christine tells all

Advantages: you will know me better
Disadvantages: same

...Housten. Thanks for reading luv christine xxxx...

coolchrissy 19.07.2003 · Read review
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Review of All About Me

Turkey, trimmings and a vamp called Christine

Advantages: Unbelievably good value for money; lovely staff; good food; nice atmosphere
Disadvantages: The one I went to is in the backstreets of Croydon

...diners showed everything from jeans and trainers to suits and ties. We had both gone to some effort with our appearance, but didn't feel out of place there. And on to our table, which was a sign of things to come. When we first sat down, the table was clear apart from the serviettes, cutlery, two crackers and a bread basket. While we were waiting for the drinks to arrive, I couldn't help noticing the painted images on the table, albeit slightly faint. The one that sticks out the most in my memory was a large one nearest my husband which reminded me of the famous Christine Keeler pose. Yes, a lady sitting on a chair, with nowt on but some fishnet stockings. Other, smaller offerings, were also in the main of women in various states of undress. Glancing across, the other tables were all the same. A curious accompaniment to my Christmas lunch...

kevin121 22.01.2009 (08.02.2009) · Read review
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Review of The Little Bay Restaurant, London

Deadly Deceit

Advantages: Great concept and good lead character
Disadvantages: Disappointing ending

...Background: I found this novel while searching in the ?bargain bucket? at one of my local Charity Shops. I was actually looking for some flares for a 1970?s theme party I was going to at the weekend, when I stumbled upon this. The price was just 10p bargain was certainly the word that sprung to my mind. As for the trousers I couldn?t find them by managed to find a flowery shirt so bought that instead for the do. About the Author: Christine Greene was born in Luton in England. Her early career was in Nursing, however she combined this with her blossoming writing career from 1991, when her first novel was published. It was only in 1998 that she moved into writing thrillers full time. So far she has written a total of 15 books, since the first ?Deadly Errand?, which was short-listed for the John Creasy Award...

CPTDANIELS 17.10.2009 (23.10.2009) · Read review
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