Crumpler laptop + photo bag

Advantages: lightweight, safe, cute
Disadvantages: none

...Crumpler Pretty Boy XL Back Pack Crumpler's an Australian company producing quality goods in the hold-anything bag industry, they specialize in laptop cases and bags, shoulder strap bags, camera bags and cellphone cases, but their product range is way wider including travel bags, trolleys, whatever-purpose backpacks and cases. Important to mention is that what makes it an outstanding trademark is besides inargumentable quality the products' looks. Crumpler is young, trendy, stylish, won't offend anybody and it has a spirit that makes you fall in love. I've had my eye on Crumpler since quite a while, but since their stuff isn't the cheapest, I had been waiting for a good reason to invest my money into one of their beauties and that has come just now. I was in acute need of a camera bag and I also longed for a laptop backpack so that...

jeaniecz 26.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Crumpler Pretty Boy XL Shoulder bag Camera

Viva Crumpler!!

Advantages: Robust and resilient, looks good
Disadvantages: Not waterproof (not expected to be, but would have been nice!)

...I\'ve been using one of these for about 12 months now. Mines the cream/black/maroon version. As with all Crumpler bags, it's very sturdy and well made, and lots of practical features but be aware, this bag is most definitely NOT waterproof like most of their other bags, due to the neoprene panels (the main part of the bag is made from their water resistant ChickenTex fabric). Not a problem, just something to be aware of. Also, as with all Crumpler bags, it is very stylish and whilst it's maybe a bit more expensive than other brands, you DO seem to get what you pay for with their products. This little bag has had some serious abuse and apart from being a bit mucky (it's cream in colour - what do you expect), it's in great condition. This pouch is big enough to hold a larger compact digital camera (I use a Panasonic TZ1...

fuzzyfelt 31.12.2007 · Read review
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Ford KA 1.3

Advantages: Looks, Interior, Reliabilty (besides airbag)
Disadvantages: Airbag, pre1998 cars, back space.

...on collision with another car (other driver on phone) yet the airbag never went off and caused my girlfriend to hit the steering wheel- seriously bruising her chest. This was only 1 month after it had been into Ford for a full service, so make sure Ford check it. Also to say this car had over 70000miles when purchased, i have do say it was excellent and besides the air-bag not going off, nothing at all, not even a bulb ever when wrong and we owned it 3 years. The 1.3 engine is quite gutsy and does pull well upto town speeds, which is the home of the KA, but beware any long drives do become very annoying as the engine is noisy and not quick enough for the speeds of the motorway except in the slower lanes, unless revved really hard. I would also recommend getting one after 1998, as reports suggest they are built much better due to early...

Azz4711 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ford Ka 1.3i 

Assault on precinct 13

Advantages: great story and some fine suspense
Disadvantages: a little 'tacky' in parts

...I was unsure which movie to review so I thought I'd give a shot on each version? 1976 version?.. Director: John Carpenter. Producer: J.S. Kaplan Writer:John Carpenter Stars: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West and Tony Burton Released in 1976 this movie was shot on a small budget but still managed to create a very thrilling hour and half of action and shocks. **BRIEF PLOT** In a run down part of Los Angeles, known as the Anderson ghetto, a gang of villains, known as Street thunder, are out for revenge after some of their 'colleagues' are killed by armed police officers. The gang warlords then go on the rampage in the small neighbourhood, killing innocent civilians at random. Meanwhile, in a soon to be abandoned police station, named precinct 9, Division 13, there remains a few...

blissman70 19.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Assault On Precinct 13 (DVD)

Oh To Be 13 Again!

Advantages: Enjoyable chick flick
Disadvantages: A bit silly for some tastes

...13 Jenna Rink is your typical awkward teenager, she desperately wants to be cool and strives to be one of the ?Six Chicks? the equivalent to ?The Plastics? in Mean Girls. Jenna?s best friend Matt is another high school misfit who?s desperately in love with an oblivious Jenna. On Jenna?s 13th birthday party she is excited at the thought at finally becoming a Six Chick when they turn up with some of the cutest boys in school. They decide to play a game, they blindfold Jenna, put her in the closet and she has to wait for Chris, the hottest guy in school to kiss her. However this is just a trick and after the Six Chicks disappear Jenna is left with Matt. Matt thinks that it?s him Jenna?s waiting for so he kisses her. When she finds out she kicks Matt out and cries in the wardrobe, she says repeatedly out loud that she wants to be 30, flirty...

Great_reviewer07 07.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of 13 Going On 30 (DVD)

Apollo 13

Advantages: A tense, suspense filled drama
Disadvantages: None

...As far as space films go, I am not a big fan so it was with some trepidation that I took this one in. After a few minutes, it is clear that this is going to stand head and shoulders above the rest which is due, in large part, to the immense performance of Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks, but also to a tremendous true story of bravery, skill and hope. A year after the epic moon landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 13 was scheduled for a moon landing of its own. The original crew of Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingley (Gary Sinise) are just days away from the launch when Mattingley is pulled from the team due to the belief that he may have been exposed to infection. Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) steps inand after a routine launch, disaster strikes, leading to the immortal line "Houston, we...

kipper54 06.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Apollo 13 (DVD)

13 going on 30 - a fairly predictable romcom

Advantages: Good cast, easy to watch
Disadvantages: Not very imaginative and the actors are underused

...WHAT IS IT: 13 Going on 30 is a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. 13 year old Jenna Rink has a practical joke played on her by the most popular girl in school, Lucy 'Tom Tom' Wyman, which leads Jenna to wish that she was 'Thirty, Flirty and Thriving' - a headline on her favourite magazine, Poise. As she rocks back and forth in her closet she bumps the shelf upon which is the 'dream house' her friend Matty has made for her birthday. The magical wishing dust Matty sprinkled on the dream house falls on Jenna and she wakes up to find herself 30 years old, an editor for Poise with a beautiful apartment and a very attractive if somewhat dim trophy boyfriend. As she tries to work out how she got to this point, she comes to realise that she is not the person she would like to be; she has become estranged from her parents...

jesperado77 02.11.2009 · Read review
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ford fiesta flight 1.3

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: rear seatings a bit cramped

...I passed my test last June and that's when I purchased my car - a silver ford fiesta flight 1.3. After wanting the newer ford models and planning to save up and buy a different car for about 6 weeks i suddenly changed my mind after realising I actually loved the car I had and would be ever so sad to see it go. Its a brilliant first time car, the seats are comfortable, the clutch isnt heavy, the steering is light, it looks gorgeous inside when it is lit up at night. These cars are not too expensive neither, and dare I say quite reliable, my car hasnt broken down on me yet! (*touches wooden table*) Parts are relatively cheap as well as cost of transport. It will cost about 30 -35 quid (depending on the petrol prices) to fill up my car and it will last for about 2 weeks and thats with around an hours worth of driving everyday. I...

kmtitch666 02.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta 1.3

Unlucky 13

Advantages: Fast action
Disadvantages: cliched

...This movie stuck me a bit of a saturday night no-brainer when I saw it in the shop and so I snatched it up and settled in for a night of unrealistic violence and bravado. I have never seen the original 'Assault on Precinct 13' but I know enough about it to recognise that the premise of this film follows it quite closely. On a snowy New Years Eve a police precint (13) is being closed down and the staff moved to a newer more modern facility. The only staff about on this last night are a skeleton crew who are looking forward to a quiet night and New Years party in work. Sergeant Roenick (Ethan Hawk) is in charge for the night and he is a former undercover agent who is recovering from a leg wound he took on a botched mission where he lost his team. Jasper (Brian Dennehy) is a old cop from the old skool and ironically this is to be his...

pdoyle007 30.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Assault On Precinct 13 (DVD)

13 Going on 30 - a fun film for chick flick lovers

Advantages: Fun and lighthearted
Disadvantages: Not best chick flick

...13 going on 30 is a favourite of mine. I am a big chick flick fan and when I saw this advertised at the cinema, I decided to go and see it. I was not disappointed and have since purchased this on DVD. The plot of the film is that there is a young girl called Jenna who longs to be popular. It is her 13th birthday and the cool girls in the gang called the six chicks tell her they will come to her party if she does their group project for them, they even promise to bring Chris Grady Jennas dreamboy. Before the party Jenna is reading Poise magazine and an article about women who are thirty called 'thirty, flirty and thriving. She tells her mum that she wants to be thirty but her mum tells her to enjoy being young. Her best friend Matt who lives next door gives Jenna a dreamhouse for her birthday complete with everything she loves in it...

wendz86 18.10.2009 · Read review
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