It don't mean nothing, man. Not a thing!

Advantages: Powerful and emotional, good characterisation
Disadvantages: Drags too much in the first half

...Hamburger Hill is a much overlooked film relating to the intensity and gruelling conditions endured by the US forces in the Vietnam War. Unlike many other Vietnam War films, this one dramatises an actual event, the taking of 'Hamburger Hill' by 101st Airborne Division, despite heavy losses and the menacing and powerful 28th North Vietnamese Regiment who were holding the hill. The film didn't really use any majorly established actors for the film, going with some vaguely familiar names such as Dylan McDermot and Courtney B Vance, and giving the cast a pretty wide berth in terms of emotional presence on screen. A young Don Cheadle also takes part. The script seems to focus on the futility of the war, with constant jibes from the men of 101st showing that politics filters right down to the men doing the grunt work in the field during...

pmcds 19.09.2009 · Read review
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It don't mean nothing, man. Not a thing.

Advantages: Realistic depiction of war, plenty of action
Disadvantages: A bit slow in places, very graphic violence

...Hamburger Hill is the supposedly poor cousin of the two highly acclaimed Vietnam War films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket. While the latter two films were released to critical acclaim, Hamburger Hill received a somewhat mixed reaction from the press. Hamburger Hill is directed by John Irvin and was released in 1987 and unlike the other two films is based around an actual battle that occurred during the war. The film follows the fortunes of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to gain control of Hill 937 (it?s height in metres) which after the battle was renamed ?Hamburger Hill? for obvious reasons. The battle lasted for ten days and during that time the Americans were forced to use three battalions of soldiers to remove the Vietnamese presence from the hill. The defending forces, The 28th North Vietnamese Regiment were...

kepler3001 12.03.2004 · Read review
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HAMBURG MARRIOTT HOTEL

Advantages: Lovely hotel, excellent rooms and service
Disadvantages: None really!

...~~~HAMBURG MARRIOTT HOTEL~~~ As well as having stayed at the Renaissance Hotel in Hamburg several times, I have also stayed at the Renaissance sister hotel, the Marriott, located on ABC Strasse in the exclusive shopping and dining part of the city of Hamburg. The hotel is well located and transfer time from the airport (Hamburg) is under 20 minutes or so with taxi fares also being under 20Euros (£13-£15). Just outside o f the hotel you will find a glittering array of upmarket shops and small boutiques and the hotel is located in a very quiet area and all of the rooms are exceptionally quiet. Arriving at the hotel: As you enter the hotel, the lobby is sumptuous and well-kept, and there are always plenty of bellhops to help with your bags. Check-in is always smooth and painless, and there is a good selection of local interest...

nickjj78 17.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Marriott Hamburg Treudelberg, Hamburg

Relax at the Renaissance Hamburg Hotel

Advantages: Great location and friendly welcome
Disadvantages: None

...The Renaissance Hamburg Hotel is part of the worldwide Marriott chain and offers the excellent accommodations that you would expect from Marriott but with the flair that you would normally expect from the Renaissance team. As with other properties in this brand hotels are branded by Renaissance but owned and managed locally adding real local colour to the hotel. Booking: Book via the Marriott website, and they guarantee that you will get their cheapest rates (the best rate is usually from 110 euros (approx £60.00) per night) for a twin/double room. Many rates are available and most options come with or without breakfast. There are single rooms and double rooms (i.e. 1 king bed or two doubles) that would accommodate 2 or 4 respectively. In addition, the corner Junior Suites offer additional space and more often than not...

nickjj78 16.11.2005 · Read review
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Wunderbar Hamburg Germany

Advantages: Great lively city; great sights!!
Disadvantages: None really!

...Hamburg Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and has a rich and varied history and in the modern age is still world famous for it's port, tourist attractions and the Beatles in the 1960s as well as one of the recent James Bond films having been set here in the 1990s! I first visited Hamburg when I was six or seven and had family living over there and I am really pleased that I did as otherwise it is certainly one of those cities that you could easily miss and that would be a shame! Hamburg is a great cosmopolitan city that will appeal to old and young alike. Perfect for couples who enjoy fine dining and shopping as well as perfect for families at the fairs and attractions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting there: Flights to Hamburg are relatively frequent. If you live in the North of England like me then direct...

nickjj78 12.09.2004 · Read review
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The Hills

Advantages: Funny, tacky
Disadvantages: None

...The Hills is my guilty little pleasure. There's backstabbing, friendships, boyfriends, clubbing, making up, breaking up, in fact this programme has everything! The Hills is actually a spin-off television series from the very popular show, Laguna Beach. This show followed a bunch of high school students through their life in Laguna Beach, California, a very affluent, beautiful area right on the coast of Southern California. One of the main characters was Lauren Conrad, often referred to as LC. She, in my opinion is quite a pretty, nice mannered girl, if somewhat spoilt. She has the clothes, looks, long blond hair and drives a very nice convertible car. I do like her and I think she is quite entertaining. She often seems to have a rough ride where some of her friends are concerned but that is life, and more importantly that is life...

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YOU MAY ASK WHY....

Advantages: Realism,great scenes,action packed.
Disadvantages: makes you think to hard!

..."Put down your books and pick up a gun, we're gonna have a whole lot of fun... and its...1..2...3, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam, And its...5...6...7,open up the pearly gates, well there aint no use to wonder why, cos we all gonna die.........." (Quoted from a song in the film Hamburger Hill) I spent the afternoon today watching one of my husbands "war" movies, not my choice I can tell you! I can quite honestly say that I have not been affected by a film in the way Hamburger Hill has affected me. Directed by John Irvin and set in May 1969, the film is about a company of brave soldiers from the 101st Airborne Divison fighting a war in Vietnam, a war that many protested to, a war where many young lives were lost. There are outstanding preformances from Courtney B...

jennylou 02.09.2001 · Read review
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Blood and Guts.

Advantages: Reality of War.
Disadvantages: Not for the squemish.

...Wow. This really is a war film. This is a dramatic story of one of the bloodiest battles during the Vietnam war. The battle to win control of this hill, nicknamed Hamburger Hill, is cruel, dirty and dramatic. The film centres on one platoon that has been given the task of leading the assault on this hill. Many of the platoon members are killed or injured and some the make-up effects are totally realistic, when limbs are missing or parts of bodies are blown up. This certainly is not a film for the squeamish. Time after time the platoon attempts to fight it’s way up to the top of hill, and time after time they have to fall back to their base at the bottom of the hill. During the time in between attacks there is some excellent dialog between the team members and this reflects the feelings that the American soldiers had...

daseaford 08.06.2001 · Read review
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Hamburg, Germany: great destination!

Advantages: Tons to do and see!
Disadvantages: None really!

...I APOLOGISE FOR THIS REVIEW AS I HAVE PLACED IT IN THE WRONG CATEGORY BUT HAVE ASKED CIAO TO MOVE IT TO HAMBURG CITY NOT WATER SPORTS. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND IT A USEFUL GUIDE TO THE CITY OF HAMBURG ONCE IT HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE WATERPSPORTS SECTION Hamburg and the surrounding area. Hamburg is one of my absolute favourite cities to visit in the world and I have visited there just about every year for the last 20 odd years when family of mine moved over there. It is the second largest city in Germany and located in the northern part of Germany. How to get there? Flights leave most UK cities several times a day and the most common airlines that fly are British Airways, British Midland and Lufthansa (the National German Airline). I fly regularly from Manchester to Hamburg using Lufthansa which is a great airline...

nickjj78 28.01.2004 (29.01.2004) · Read review
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* Not-In Hill *

Advantages: Plot , Characters , Script!
Disadvantages: None!

...Despite it?s huge success , the film Notting Hill had never appealed to me . I don?t know if was because of the fact that I was only about ten or eleven when the film came out , and so because of the ?cover? of the DVD , as a child , I instantly thought ?that looks boring? , and so I had always had that opinion of the film , despite the saying ? Never Judge A Book (or in this case , a film) by it?s cover). However , many years later , I am sat in a media studies lesson in college, when the teacher tells the class that we are going to be watching clips from movies and then analysing the setting , speech , lighting , etc. The first film to come on was Notting Hill. Most people had seen it and some were saying ?oh this next bit is funny? whilst we were watching the clip. Whereas I hadn?t seen it. I found the clip that we watch to be...

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