Hard Candy - Madonna

Advantages: Some good songs
Disadvantages: Some not so good songs

...Hard Candy is the eleventh studio album from the chameleon of pop colloquially known as Madonna and the follow up to her 2005's hugely successful Confessions On A Dancefloor album. Throughout her career, which spans three decades she has consistently proved to have her finger on the musical pulse and her ability to re-invent herself to capitalise on the trend of the moment is one of the most important factors that has contributed towards her phenomenal success. Another factor that has contributed towards the success of the world's biggest selling female artist is her ability to surround herself with the hottest people of the moment. Hard Candy always promised to take a RnB direction and news that she was working with today's hottest people like Timbaland, Pharrel Williams, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West confirmed this to be...

micksheff 29.06.2008 · Read review
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Sour Candy

Advantages: Great perfomance from Ellen Page, an intriguing thriller
Disadvantages: Doesn't quite live up to all the hype

...sticks in your mind. "Hard Candy" has been tagged by many as the most controversial thriller of the year. Though I wouldn't go so far as to place it among the top flight of thrillers, it is certainly intriguing. It turns the tables on the viewers and characters, teasing out a virtuoso performance from Ellen Page that should kickstart her movie career. However, the final few minutes are a tad anti-climactic and the film could have done with a firmer hand in the editing. With a few tweaks here and there it could have been a great film. As it stands it is merely a good one - but that's no bad thing....

afy9mab 26.08.2006 · Read review
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Hard Candy

Advantages: excellent acting
Disadvantages: can get confusing at points

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lesleyanne18 03.07.2006 · Read review
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Sweet As Candy

Advantages: Very Trendy Colours, Nice Packaging, Free Ring.
Disadvantages: None That I Can Think Of.

...Being a huge fan of nail polish my sister bought me a Hard Candy gift box, which contained five different nail polishes in them. I had never owned Hard Candy nail polish before and was looking forward to trying it out. With most nail polishes I find they don?t dry properly or quickly enough and end up smudging and before you know it, the polish starts to chip off. When it comes to clothes and make up I have to admit I?m such a designer whore and refuse to try make up that?s not designer in some shape or form? HARD CANDY~~ Hard candy is a very popular brand from the USA. I heard the founder of the company couldn?t find a matching nail polish for her blue outfit so she decided to make one, the rest is history. This brand is very popular among celebrities. I have heard a lot of Hollywood starlets use this brand, as it is...

BabyGirl 04.06.2002 · Read review
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Lock Up Your Daughter's

Advantages: Great storyline, lots of twists
Disadvantages: Precarious subject

...collapses. Is it the sexual predator or the naïve child that we should be worried for? Hard Candy was described as the most controversial thriller of 2006 for dealing with subjects that most other movies wouldn?t dream of even passing by let alone creating an entire movie based around it. The subject of paedophilia surrounds the entire movie and is the motive for what happens throughout the film, fortunately the film doesn?t go into details like I was half expecting it to, when Hayley finds pictures in Jeff?s safe all you see is the look at Hayley?s face, this works on many levels because you never know exactly what the pictures are of, they could be of anything but of course you could assume that they?re child pornography therefore the director leaves it up to the viewer to make their mind up about Jeff. You never see Jeff touch Hayley...

Great_reviewer07 20.07.2009 · Read review
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CANDY FROM A BABY

Advantages: Possibly the bands finest record to date.
Disadvantages: None. Nadda. Zip.

...America is a nation that has a lot to answer for these past few years. It has brought untold horrors onto the world in the form of Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Ashanti, Britney Spears et al. But there some in America who do not pretend to be skateboarding teenagers in shorts who hate their parents, there are actually some damn good musicians in America, intent on delivering music to the masses. So behold ‘Hard Candy’ in all it’s glory, because Counting Crows are here to save your stereo. Anybody expecting a spurt of techno mixed with hip-hop will be sorely disappointed with this album. It differs little from their three previous offerings expect for one very important aspect…quality. Mr. Adam Duritz and friends have been around the block a few times by now. We’ve had to wait three years each time...

georgehan 23.11.2003 · Read review
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Hard Candy: Internet slang for attractive minor.

Advantages: Brilliant acting, interesting take on a difficult subject
Disadvantages: Somewhat ambiguous ending

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sakura42 06.07.2006 (08.07.2006) · Read review
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Like taking candy from a baby

Advantages: A tense little thriller
Disadvantages: The complete underuse of Sandra Oh

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bilbob20 03.01.2007 · Read review
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SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THINGS NICE?

Advantages: A good thriller with lots of twists.
Disadvantages: The subject.

...- HARD CANDY- Hard Candy was Released in 2006 and Directed by David Slade (30 Days of Night) Under the Genre Drama/Thriller. Starring Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson, Hard Candy is an uncomfortable film that deals with the subject of paedophilia, and it is written by David W Higgins. - - SYNOPSIS - The film opens with Hayley (Ellen Page) and Jeff (Patrick Wilson) talking to each other in a 'Teen' chat room on the Internet. As they type out their messages the conversation is gearing towards the sexual. Jeff is open about his age which is thirty two, but nonetheless he is obviously charming and expertly 'grooming' this fourteen year old girl. She in turn is flattered and inquisitive about this man who compliments and flatters her throughout the chat room session. They have been regularly chatting...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 21.03.2008 · Read review
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Candy Candy Candy I can't let you go.

Advantages: realisistic loveable characters, excitement, love
Disadvantages: none

...", claims the text next to his photograph on the back of the book. Details. Copyright (c) 2005 by Kevin Brooks Published by PUSH, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., by arrangement with Chicken House First published in the United Kingdom in 2005 by Chicken House ISBN 0-439-68328-9 Cover photo by James L. Amos/Corbis Cover design by Steve Scott Priced at $7.99 US the book is quite cheap :) My opinion I enjoyed this book so immensely, it's hard to put it into words. The book manages to catch you at so many levels. First, you simply feel sorry for Joe, who obviously is not comfortable with being himself. But as soon as he meets Candy, which happens quite early in the book, you want to know more - just like he does. You go investigating with Joe, you share his fears but also his fascination with Candy. I remember reading the last pages while I...

morticiaaddams 30.03.2009 · Read review
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