Top Gear

Advantages: Great entertainment
Disadvantages: None!

...Men of the world unite ? this is Top Gear. The ultimate car show. Forget the charade that is Fifth Gear over on Channel 5. BBC Two?s beloved Top Gear is the pinnacle of motoring shows. Made by the Beeb and hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, this hourly show has been made for years now ? orginally it was more of a basic motoring review show with the likes of Clarkson and Tiff Needell, but it was completely revamped in 2002 and brought in May and Hammond to not only review brand new cars ? often sporty ones or ridiculous super cars ? but to task part in tasks to produce entertainment. The show isn?t religiously broken down into section but there are various parts of the show which occur each week. There?s always a ?Star in a Reasonably Priced Car? who will try a lap around the Top Gear track in a Chevrolet...

carl.mcqueen 29.10.2009 · Read review
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Climbing...one for the ladies

Advantages: It's awesome!!
Disadvantages: Getting to decent crags from the South East

...instructor or free from their own bad habits. Remember that famous cliche ?there are old climbers, and bold climbers but there are no old, bold climbers? :-) A club is a great way to get an introduction to various crags around the country, to find people who will share their gear and the driving with you (lol) and usually will have a library of guide books, maybe some club equipment. For me, half the fun of climbing is going away with a group of like-minded people for a weekend of hard-ish climbing followed by meeting up at the pub in the evening to exaggerate tales of the day?s ?epics? (practice the following phrase: VS my arse!). The other half of course, is the challenge of the climbing itself. It is totally absorbing. I am actually afraid of heights, in fact you may be surprised to hear that a lot of climbers are, or at least have a very...

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Top Gears (ouch)

Advantages: Brainless shooter with incredible production values
Disadvantages: All the originality of a ham sandwich

...As much as I enjoyed the original Gears of War, it was kind of like an interactive Steven Segal film; juvenile, exaggerated, and preposterously macho. I half expected meat-headed hero Marcus Fenix to spring out during the closing credits dressed as a Red-Indian Chieftain and belt out YMCA with the rest of his earth-saving COG crew, completing this festival of homoerotic bonhomie. This was a shame as the plot, whilst hackneyed in principal, was competent enough to sustain a more thoughtful exposition than it received. The sci-fi tale of humanity under attack from horrific alien blah blah blah has been bludgeoned to a bloody pulp so many times over I'll spare you a full teeth-grindingly dull synopsis of this sequel, only to rather obviously mention that the subterranean Locust Horde are still up to no good; the malevolent murderous...

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Top Gear review

Advantages: Very fun to watch, great chemistry, informative
Disadvantages: None

...Top Gear is a multi award winning TV show about cars that is broadcast on BBC 2 while repeats are shown on Dave. It started in 1977 as a conventional motoring show but, since it's relaunch in 2002, a lot of comedy and quirkiness has been injected into the show. It is currently on its 12th series. The show is presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig, who drives all the featured cars around the Top Gear track to see which posts the fastest time. Jeremy Clarkson is synonymous with this show, having been one of the reasons the old Top Gear peaked in the '90's. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled in 2001 but brought back after Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman pitched a new format to the BBC executives. During the first series Clarkson was joined by Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe, who was replaced by James May...

Walter_Kovacs 01.03.2009 · Read review
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Climbing The Mango Trees

Advantages: A beautiful and evocotive read, well-illustrated, bonus family recipes.
Disadvantages: none

...Madhur Jaffrey is the undoubted world authority on Indian cuisine, as well as being a successful actress and an award-winning author of numerous cookery books. In Climbing The Mango Trees she tells the story of her childhood, growing up in a wealthy, very extended family in Delhi. Madhur dedicates her book to her grandparents for 'helping to make their grandchildren who we all are'. The majority of her reminiscences are delightful, enjoyable childhood recollections and reflections, which are a pleasure to read. There are, however, some heart-rendering moments, and running throughout the book is a very dark undertone surrounding the family's relationship to one uncle, which certainly makes poignant reading, and also shows that Madhur can portray difficult matter in a subtle and suggestive way. As well as the family tales, around which...

VC81 22.02.2006 · Read review
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Gears of War

Advantages: Graphics
Disadvantages: Short Play Time

...Gears of War is short. I'll be perfectly honest with you on that front. It'll take you somewhere between ten to twelve hours to make it through the game on Casual, the easiest of the two diffculties available at the beginning. A third diffculty level is unlockable after completing the game. At £40, ten hours might seem like a waste, especially with the hype juggernaut backing it up. This is the Xbox 360 game to get for Christmas, according to the hype. The hype is true. One way to describe Gears of War is "focused." There is very little wasted space here. It is fairly linear, so you spend very little time running around looking for red keys to open blue doors. The main beneit to this linearity is that it gives the developers the ability to tightly control the pacing. If you aren't shooting Locusts full of ittybitty (or...

DevilsLore 12.05.2008 · Read review
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Gears of excellence

Advantages: Beautiful graphics and amazing enemies.
Disadvantages: I havent seen any.

...- Gears of War focuses upon the soldiers of 'Delta Squad' as they battle to save humanity on the planet of 'Sera', against the alien force known as 'The Locust Horde'. You will take the roll of Marcus Fenix, a former soldier who is now battling to save the human race. You will be joined by several other soldiers along your journey, and when accessing co-operative mode, player 2 will take the roll of Dominic Santiago, otherwise known as 'Dom'. Gameplay - The game heavily focuses upon the use of cover, and how important this really is when facing The Locust. Players will then be given several options of fighting. You can use blind fire (firing your weapon without exposing yourself) or taking careful aim to accurately shoot an enemy (this can result in death if exposed for too long). Another excellent feature is the use of the camera when...

luke_001 18.07.2007 · Read review
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Not just for the boys ... Top Gear

Advantages: Cars, challenges and comedy
Disadvantages: Some people are easily offended by Clarkson

...~~~Top Gear~~~ I have only really watched Top Gear over the last 7 or 8 years. Mainly because my fella is a huge fan but I can honestly admit I now look forward to the opening credits on a Sunday night. For those of you that have not had the pleasure of watching it you can find it on BBC 2 on a Sunday evening at 8pm (sometimes 9pm). As you can probably guess its show a motor vehicles (more prominently cars). The shows last for 1 hour and repeats can also be found on 'Dave' (cable channel) throughout the week. Im suprised to say that the show actually dates back to 1977 which is something I was not aware of! ~The presenters: The current presenters include ... Jeremy Clarkson is probably the most famous of the presenters notably known for his opinionated and tongue in cheek comments which are often criticised by the media. However...

clumsy221 22.11.2009 · Read review
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Gears of War (PC)

Advantages: Fantastic gameplay and graphics
Disadvantages: Limited weapons

...Gears of War (PC) Having been released over a year ago for Xbox 360 users, Gears of War has finally been brought to the PC, which is fantastic news for PC gamers. I paid £17.90 from PlayTrade on www.play.com in January 2009, and you can now find it for £17.99 on that main Play website itself. Considering the RRP for this game and the price most high-street stores charge for this game is £34.99, play.com once again is the best place to buy games. Gears of War is one of the best games to have hit the Xbox 360, and the same can now be said about the game on the PC. In terms of gameplay, it is the same as the Xbox version, and follows the same storyline, which in iteself is fantastic. You are able to perform various manoeuvres such as crouching behind a wall, rolling, and hiding behind walls, which all enable you to combat...

Eazy_Rider 07.02.2009 · Read review
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Gears of War - Top Game.

Advantages: Great offline and online content, awesome graphics.
Disadvantages: Some online.

...Now I've decided NOT to "over-do" this review, since I'm sure you guys (and gals!) want to go off and read another review or something. So I hope you will find this a great read. -------------------------Background of Gears of War----------------------------- Gears of War was released in the US on the 7th of November 2006 and later released in the UK on the 17th of November. Upon prior release, it was the most talked about game, this was the ultimate game that every person should get once released, and that's exactly how it was. It sold over 3 million copies in its first few months of release, and that figure as now reached 6+ million total copies throughout the world. it still has over 1 million active players online, possibly countless more in total. I picked up this game with 2 others, when i first bought my Xbox...

sbreame 20.08.2008 · Read review
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