No Son of Mine

Advantages: It's short
Disadvantages: It feels neverending because of the abysmal script, performances and direction.

...of the gods. But all he?s required to do is stand around in a beard and silly costume shouting. He?s made a career of it and as a result is the least inadequate aspect of the film. This is a film where special effects have taken precedence over everything else, but was the money spent worth it? Well, yes and no. The effects have been farmed out to a lot of studios, including George Lucas? Industrial Light and Magic and Tippett Studio (who were responsible for the ground-breaking effects in ?Jurassic Park?). The physical make-up effects tend towards the rubbery and deeply unconvincing. If I were Jamie Kennedy or Alan Cumming, I?d be livid about having to undergo hours of make-up every day, just to look like I?d had a Halloween mask slapped on my face and been painted with green gloss. That being said, some of Cumming?s disguises are fun, calling...

afy9mab 02.04.2005 · Read review
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God's Son is Ressurected...

Advantages: The Most Personal Nas album ever
Disadvantages: A few

...Nas took a humongous break but struck back hard with Stillmatic, which found Nas returning to his roots. Fans welcomed Nas back and awaited his next album, which was highly anticipated. Unfortunately, his parade was a bit torn down. Rumors circulated all around about Nas selling out and signing with commercial hip-hop label Murder Inc. Not to mention that his collaboration with Ja Rule and Ashanti didn't exactly help matters out. However, Nas proved everybody wrong with the release of God's Son, as we see Nas single-handedly bring his career from the depths and ressurect it like Jesus Christ himself. Never fear Nas rans, Murder Inc and all of its subdivisions are void from this album. Stillmatic began the rebirth, and God's Son gives Nas life once again... Nas decides to kick off God's Son with a bang with the legendary "Get Down...

bigdiship-hop 24.06.2007 · Read review
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Sons of Destiny

Advantages: Exciting, engaging and a brilliant end to a great saga.
Disadvantages: Not everyone will like the ending, but most will.

...Sons of Destiny is written by Darren Shan, an author widely believed to be the best children's horror writer ever, and one of the best writers for children in any category around at the moment. The book is part of a series called The Darren Shan saga, in which a teenage boy has his life changed forever when after attending an illegal freak show, he steals an amazing spider, which belongs to a real-life vampire, Mr. Crepsley. When his friend gets bitten by this spider, he is forced to trade the rest of his life so that his friend can continue his, when he agrees to fake his own death, flee from his family and become a half-vampire in order to get the cure for the bite for his friend. In order to save lives, Darren and Mr. Crepsley kill a mad vampaneze (the vampaneze are blood cousins and sworn enemies to the vampires, as they kill...

midpikyrozziy 16.01.2008 · Read review
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SON OF A WITCH - The second novel in the Wicked Years series.

Advantages: Great story and portrayal of characters. Absorbing read, great for discussions.
Disadvantages: Story doesn't really make sense without reading wicked, poor readibility.

...Son of a witch is the second novel in the wicked series by the bestselling author, Gregory Maguire. Son of a Witch is the sequal to Wicked- The Life and Times of The Wicked witch of The West, which has inspired a hit musical, and worldwide, has sold two million copies. Wicked is based on the novel, The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, and is a parallel book, giving the story if Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. As Son of A witch implies, the novel follows the life of Liir, the witch's son, who after the death of the witch, is left to find his way in life and answers to his past. Nowhere in Son of a Witch are we actually told that Liir is actually Elphaba, the witch's son, it is only implied. Wicked and Son of a Witch differ in tone from The wizard of oz, as the wizard of Oz was intended for children, and wicked and son...

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The Son's Room - A Film Review

Advantages: Utterly convincing, very moving, superb acting.
Disadvantages: Subtitles may annoy some people.

...= The Son's Room certainly isn't a Hollywood-style feast-for-the-eyes kind of a film. There isn't much in the way of tracking shots and nifty camera-work - it's mainly fixed position filming. But what it does succeed in doing is to convince us that this is a very family and that we must share their grief. I was very moved at points by the simplicity of the message that is given – there is no blatant tugging at the heartstrings or cheap sentimentality, just a believable story of loss told very earnestly. This quality of movie-making is bound to move you. The story is made real largely due to the excellent acting (see the next paragraph), but also due to a well-polished script. I also think the static camera positions actually improve the movie because there is nothing for us to think about apart from the family’s terrible grief...

freelancer1 18.09.2002 · Read review
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The son of god performing miracles

Advantages: good lyrics, production from Eminem
Disadvantages: few tracks which are not that good

...Nas returned in 2002 with Gods Son his 5th Studio album. This album was the follow up to the massive album ?Stillmatic?. Nas returns to his Illmatic days with this album and his raw lyrics to make this a brilliant album. With his lyrics it has old school beats and is very similar to Rakim. Nas shows his maturity as a rapper as he raps about his mothers death. This is very good album and I highly recommend it. 1.Get Down ? A old school track, very up beat , Nas goes back to his original rap roots to pull this track out. Very good track 9/10 2. The Cross ? Produced by Eminem, My personal favourite, Very good beat one you can nod your head along too. 10/10 3. Made You Look ? Very good beat, lyrically it is very good. I recommend the remix with Jadakiss And Ludacris a much better track. 7/10 4. Last Real N**** Alive...

lilro 05.09.2004 · Read review
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Denon Do

Advantages: Sound quality
Disadvantages: Price compared to lesser rivals

...like the clear look of the display which simply tells you which input you are playing and the station if you are playing DAB. Everything is set out well and looks the usual Denon part. It looks a very smart system overall. **The Sound** Now onto the all important Sound test. This is a very highly thought of system and has won many awards and fans for it's sound. Given the small stature of the box and the speakers you will not get seismic bass but the bass you do get is very good and very taut. The treble conveys vocals and instruments well and the overall sound integrates together very well indeed. Although I have this system as a second system in my bedroom it's more than capable of being your main setup if size really is at a premium. A very good sound indeed. Upgrade the speakers and you could get even more but choose the speakers...

jcneil 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Son Blanc Apartments

Advantages: Great for families
Disadvantages: Location

...The Son Blanc Apartments are located in Sa Caleta, not far from the old town of Ciutadella. It is split between a quiet road with standard sized rooms and standard self catering facilities. The Hotel staff are all excellent and the entertainment is provided by the tour operator and local entertainment companies. Their are two pools situated on either side of the complex, but with the amount of apartments, the sunbeds are a struggle to find. A small shop is located on-site and a small commercial area is situated about 5-10minutes walk away with a few restaurants, bars and shops. One of the best restaurants on the island is about 20 minutes walk away, Sa Quadra (recommended). The beach is 5 mintues walk but is small. A regular bus service runs by the Son Blanc to take you to the old town of ciutadella. The resort is a quiet one, but dense...

RichardElse 15.08.2006 · Read review
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FIRST SON, SECOND TERM.

Advantages: Thorough, informative and balanced
Disadvantages: Drags in places

...Professor in his first year found George to quite bright and thought George learned life through people and the environment around him rather than being in library trying to perfect his paper on the British revolution of 1420. The author gives father and son similarities for you to draw your own conclusions on why George W went into politics and at this point in the book I couldn't have cared less. I have read other books on the President but this perhaps is one of the most long winded I have yet to encounter, granted it leaves no stone unturned in terms of information, times, dates, friends, family connection and even the type of car he drove but the book doesn't really fire the imagination in terms of literary flair. The Houston Chronicle states "the book will be a dog-eared reference" perhaps for political analysts or journalists but...

marylou2u 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Clube do Adequate

Advantages: Nice location, friendly staff, large apartments
Disadvantages: Tired, uninspired

...When is a hotel not a hotel? When it's an apartment, of course! A normal hotel room is more than adequate for a couple, however, when travelling with another couple, you have a choice (particularly when travelling to Spain or Portugal, it seems) between renting two double or twin rooms in a hotel, or sharing a two bedroom holiday apartment. In September, my husband and I visited Portugal (near Lisbon) with another couple, and chose therefore to stay in a two bedroom apartment at the Clube do Lago in Monte Estoril (near Caiscais, about a half hour cab or train ride from Lisbon). We were there six days and five nights. As the holiday had been booked through a travel agent, we were met at the airport by a driver, and driven the 40 minutes or so from the airport to the hotel. One of the first things you notice is the cobbled semi...

mattygroves 30.10.2008 · Read review
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