Couples Retreat: a total carcrash of a movie.

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Everything.

...I watch 50-60 films a year, not counting TV and DVD, and I haven?t seen a worse film than this in the past 5 years. I shared a cinema with 19 other people and there wasn?t a single laugh. The characters were all stereotypes and caricatures; the script was so clunky you could hear the punctuation marks; the editing was done-with-a-penknife clumsy; the film was shot in glaring, garish colour that hurt the eyes; and, yes, there was even a repellent small child ? the kind that you could only find in American films. The whole premise of the film and storyline are unbelievable, and you just hate all the people in it. The plot revolves around Jason Bateman?s character and wife having a hard time conceiving so that want to go to an island retreat to re-bond, but it?s so expensive they can only afford to go if three other couples go...

quelconque 01.11.2009 · Read review
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Toilet Duck (toilet duck cleaner)

Advantages: Works well and smells good
Disadvantages: The neck of the bottle traps the last of the liquid cleaner.

...manufactures a vast range of household cleaning products, all of which appear on our supermarket shelves. Johnson`s produce furniture polish, air purifying products, oven cleaners, bathroom and toilet cleaners and insect repellents to name but a few. The `Duck` range concentrates on keeping the toilet free from limescale, germs and staining. The range includes rim blocks, cistern blocks, gel cleaner, Duck Magic Scrubs and Toilet duck. The Duck liquid cleaner comes in three fragrances, Fresh, Citrus and Ocean Force. It offers freshness and hygiene to your toilet as well as an improved limescale removal formula. Duck will leave your toilet smelling fresh and practically germ free. I bought my experimental toilet `Duck`on a visit to Morrison's supermarket. I chose the citrus fragrance, it was on a promotion and it cost me £1.35 for 750ml...

Sarahjh1 20.12.2008 · Read review
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Toilet cleaner

Advantages: Smells good
Disadvantages: None

...Tesco active toilet gel fresh It seems I am permanently in the aisles where the cleaning products live- summer holidays and lots more cleaning! I always like to add some toilet cleaner in the toilet because not only does it make the toilet smell fresh and clean but I think it does actually make it cleaner. Having always used some of the more well known brands, i decided to try out tescos own make, mainly because I seem to spend a lot of time in the shop, and it was there! PRODUCT AND PACKAGING The toilet cleaner itself comes in a plastic 750ml blue bottle with a kind of curved spout for easy application to under the rim of the toilet. I unscrew the screw on/off cap (with child safety feature) and find that it does smell very fresh and smells of pine, rather like the pine disinfectant. The product itself is blue and quite thick so...

danielalong 01.08.2008 · Read review
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Couples Negril

Advantages: Service, Style and Quality
Disadvantages: Adult only

...I have been to this hotel twice and am due to go back for the third time! It really is All Inclusive from the moment you step off the plane and stroll to the in airport couples lounge for your first drink, to the shuttle to your hotel, and resort excursions. The service here is warm, friendly and attentive without being in your face or imposing. The rooms are well furnished and comfortable and I loved leaving my case at reception only for it to appear at my door a few minutes later, no tip require (or allowed) the resort is not too big and the beach here is stunning, I loved the red flag system on the beach to get your drink refreshed. If you want quality, style and service I would recommend Couples Negril every time....

travelexpert 07.09.2008 · Read review
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Martina Cole - Close

Advantages: another cole classic
Disadvantages: not as good as some of her previous work

...Martina Cole - Close I couldn't wait to buy the new book from Martina Cole, Close and even though I cant stand to read hardback books, when I saw it in Tesco's for a discounted price I snapped it up and rushed home with a big bar of chocolate to begin the read. Unlike most Cole books this particular one seemed to take me a little while to get into the plot. For those who have yet the pleasure of read a Cole classic I will tell you that all her books are about the crime and gangster world of the London streets. The books are often filled with plenty of violence and skulduggery. The main two characters of this book are Lilly and Pat Brodie. You begin the book with them as a young couple just starting out in life and as the book progresses we follow their complicated lives through the tough world that is the London crime...

newby2 15.04.2007 · Read review
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Close to the knuckle (duster)

Advantages: A detailed story with good, strong characterisation written in true Martina Cole fashion
Disadvantages: Same old, slightly tired, plot and definitely not as gripping as previous Martina Cole offerings

...and setting a colourful East End scene, and "Close" is no exception. She can convince her readers into thinking that the hardest, most evil man has a soft side, by explaining their past, or making them scared of their mothers. Without exception, all the male characters in this novel are thugs of the biggest nature. They're the sort of men that make Grant and Phil Mitchell from Eastenders look like a couple of tiny baby kittens that spend their days rolling over for a tummy tickle. They'll torture and maim and an hour later they're be sat at home surrounded by their family showing no remorse at all. The East End women might well be slags of the highest order, with a constant fag on the go, a face full of garish makeup and spoiling for a fight, but they always stand by their man, and they always love their kids. Lil Brodie seems to spend most...

Bollinger28 15.12.2006 · Read review
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Couples Retreat: Fun and entertaining, bound to get some laughs!

Advantages: Funny, a little different from the usual romcom.
Disadvantages: Somewhat predictable.

...Couples Retreat was released in the UK on the 14th October 2009, starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Kali Hawk, Peter Serafinowicz and Jean Reno who plays Eden's (the resort) owner. This romantic comedy tells the story of four couples who travel together with a group package to Eden, a resort to relax and find adventure. The trip was organised by Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia (Kristen Bell), who feel they are close to getting a divorce, but think they can seek help by travelling to this resort. The idea is that they can take the couples therapy, while the other couples get to do the fun stuff such as wind-surfing and sunbathing. On their arrival Joey (Jon Favreau) discovers that there are two sides of Eden: Eden West and Eden East. Of course...

MissDanaBanana 23.10.2009 · Read review
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A Close Subject

Advantages: Convenient and easy to use
Disadvantages: Lower quality than a macro tube lens.

...Close up lenses are designed to be screwed onto the front of your normal camera lens in order to change the closest focusing distance. The Canon 500D Close-up Lens is a small double-element lens that screws onto the filter threads on a standard (non-macro) lens. Such close-up lenses result in higher magnification when used with longer telephoto lens. In essence they allow you to get close up to your subject matter and are ideal for macro-photography. It allows your normal lens to be focused at a much closer distance- resulting in a higher magnification of the subject. The Canon 500D Close-up Lens is intended to be used on lenses with a focal length of 70mm-300mm and is designed to be used with most Canon EF lenses on the market. The Canon 500D is a doublet type close-up lens that gives a correction for chromatic aberration. What...

Zmugzy 19.08.2008 · Read review
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Andrex Moist toilet tissues

Advantages: Not sure
Disadvantages: A few really

...led me to buy a pack of Andrex moist toilet tissue, I am sure I must have had a brainstorm or something! Andrex pack 42 moist wipes in a white plastic tub, the packaging has recently changed and the tub is sealed with a large blue label which bears the Andrex name and has that adorable puppy on it too. The lid needs to be kept firmly closed all of the time, the wipes are moisturised and if the lid gets loose the wipes dry out. Each wipe costs 3.3p, Andrex recommend that either one or two wipes are used at intervals to maintain freshness. The wipes have been dermatologically tested, so anyone with a sensitive bottom will be fine using these. The tub costs £1.91 and the refill pack costs £1.81...so not a lot to be saved there is there? First of all you have to decide where to put these in the bathroom, the tub obviously doesn`t fit...

Sarahjh1 21.01.2009 · Read review
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Luxuriously soft toilet tissue.

Advantages: Great packaging, embossed, 3 ply, lovely and soft, good price.
Disadvantages: None.

...I have tried cheap toilet rolls in the past and I have tried expensive ones and I think that generally you have to pay for good quality ones. The four toilet rolls comes packaged in a polythene bag and it has a nice blue & gold logo on the front of the packaging which makes it feel quite luxurious. By squeezing the packet I can tell that these are quite soft. These Quilted toilet rolls are made up of 3 plys of toilet tissue and this gives it a nice thick, quilted feel and it is very soft. I did find it to be softer and thicker than 2 ply tissues and it is embossed with a nice clover leaf pattern so it even looks nice in my bathroom! There are 165 sheets per roll which is a little less than most standard toilet rolls but then as these are thicker I did find that I needed to use less. When I have used cheap toilet roll in the past I...

katyeverett 11.08.2009 · Read review
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