HELLO! Do I know you??

Advantages: Keep up to date in all things glossy and shiny!
Disadvantages: No real news. Just pretty pictures!

...As I have stated in my other reviews, I am a bit of a nosy parker and I love looking at what is going on in other peoples lives. Why? No other reason then because I love people watching. Looking at what others are doing, how others live their life. Everyone is different. This also includes celebrities. I am not a huge fan of the news, but, celebrity news... now that is what I am interested in. You can call me shallow, sad, whatever?. But I can not help it and I am not ashamed to say I actually reading about Victoria Beckham and her day out shopping for specially made blue metallic Bonsai trees (or something along those lines?.!) One way of me to get my weekly gossip is through the glossy HELLO! Magazine. It is a weekly roundup of all things rich and famous. Now I will admit, I do not actually BUY the magazine. (Neither do I steal...

izzoh 29.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hello

You Say Hello I Say Goodbye

Advantages: Excellent TV Guide
Disadvantages: The rest of the magazine

...Sometimes we need something to do to amuse ourselves... no not that, get your mind out of the gutter. We write, we paint, we play a sport and we read. The list could probably go on forever. For any one thing you could think to do someone else has probably had the same thought. Yes and that does include lewd thoughts about your wife,husband, boyfriend or girlfriend. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that I am doing this opinion on the weekly magazine HELLO. In particular I am going to pick on Number 697 that was published on January 22 2002. On the front cover is a happy Patsy Palmer with her three kids. For those of you who know the name but cannot place the face all I need say is Eastenders and RICKY. Sharing the front cover but with smaller pictures are GMTV's Penny Smith, Elizabeth Hurley (Yes again) and the wedding...

Wayne10ch 30.01.2002 · Read review
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Review of Hello

Goodbye Hello

Advantages: Good to get your bonfire going
Disadvantages: Everything about it

...Are our lives really so empty that we feel we have to fill the void by reading about "celebrities'" lifestyles? Today I have been unfortunate enough to have been given a copy of Hello! magazine (there is no way on this earth I would buy it). Still - there is one good thing to come from it - an opportunity to write an opinion for Ciao. Hello! magazine is a glossy mag full of pictures of celebrities arriving at parties, celebrities at award ceremonies, celebrities relaxing in their 10 acre mansions; oh, yes, and let us not forget the frequent articles on the Royal Family and anyone even remotely connected with the Royals. In this article I have here in front of me; dated March 6 2001; there are features on all of the above. What I cannot believe is that there is a 20-page (yes 20 pages!!!) feature on Celine Dion and her "miracle...

Dizz 11.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Hello

A flick through Hello

Advantages: Good TV guide
Disadvantages: Where are the celebrities?!

...Sitting in front of me, on my desk, is this week’s issue of Hello! Magazine. Staring back at me off the flat page is an image of Princess Margaret. ‘The Nation Mourns,’ the cover tells me, under the ever-increasing £1.85 price tag. What is ‘Hello!’?… For the very few of you who do not now, I must explain what Hello! Magazine is! Well, it’s called Hello! Magazine, so guess. Right, it’s a magazine. It contains all the latest gossip on what are supposed to be high profile celebrities, but that’s open to discussion. It is [and always has been as far as I can remember] at war with OK! Magazine, just to set the scene. They are both what would be called ‘Woman’s Weeklies,’ but some men do enjoy flicking through the glossy pages. Publishers… Hello! is...

danieletheridge 18.02.2002 · Read review
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Review of Hello

Hello Friends!!

Advantages: very cute
Disadvantages: none really

...twenty different episodes too so expect to see repeats! The show is said to truly reflect the wisdom, outlook, and humour of creator Bill Cosby. I have not met him personally so I wouldn?t know but, I guess that kinda sums him up!! The series of books, later to be developed for the television was researched alongside educational specialists to ensure that they were good and wholesome (as my grandmother would say!) The show is designed to help kids face their everyday experiences and the people who share them. Little Bill always greets the viewer by saying "Hello Friend!" This saying was inspired by the ?Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation?, established in memory of the goals and dreams of Ennis, Bill Crosbys son. Im afraid I know no more info about the foundation than that! With humour and believable characters, it is a lovely...

kerryzach 01.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Little Bill

Say hello to my little friend

Advantages: A classic gangster movie with brilliant acting
Disadvantages: A little laughable at the old fashioned parts in places

...In the spring of 1980, the port at Mariel Harbour is opened and 125,000 Cuban refugees set sail for the United States in search of the American Dream. The ruthless Tony Montana finds his dream with his friend Manny and together they build a huge drug empire in Miami. But with wealth and power comes paranoia, greed and a lot more enemies than friends. ~ Cast ~ Tony Montana - Al Pacino Manny Ribera - Steven Bauer Elvira Hancock - Michelle Pfeiffer Gina Montana - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Frank Lopez - Robert Loggia Omar Suarez - F. Murray Abraham Chi Chi - Ángel Salazar Ernie - Arnaldo Santana Cineworld cinemas often show old classic films for only one day - Scarface was shown yesterday and, as neither my husband nor myself have ever seen it and everyone else seems to think it is a brilliant film, we decided to...

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Review of Scarface (DVD)

Hello laughter, Hello tears!

Advantages: entertaining, hilarious, McIntyre, cheap
Disadvantages: /

...At the beginning of 2009 I fell in love with stand up comedians. My obsession with BBC show 'Live at the Apollo' started my passion for laughter, and before long I was stumbing upon shows such as 'Mock the Week', 'Eight out of Ten Cats', and 'Would I Lie To You?'. They are all fantastic shows, but they will never be as entertaining as Live at the Apollo. To tie in with Live at the Apollo, stand up comedian Michael McIntyre had his own BBC show, 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' - just another of the many comedy shows I fell in love with. As soon as I found out he had a new DVD coming out, I couldn't wait to see it. So as soon as I could, I bought 'Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley'. The DVD itself is incredibly eye catching. The cover is a bright yellow colour, and on the front you can see McIntyre dressed in his iconic suit and pink...

Amy69 30.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Michael McIntyre - Live 2009 - Hello Wembley (DVD)

Hello Split Ends!

Advantages: Nice looking bottle and smells lovely.
Disadvantages: It doesn't condition anything!

...When I was in need of a new shampoo and conditioner I was delighted to find the new Herbal Essences range on BOGOF in Boots. I had used the previous range in the past and was more than happy to buy a big bottle of the shampoo and the conditioner for about £3 and collected my Advantage card points as well. I selected the Hello Hydration products as I have highlighted hair that I do subject to heated appliances on a regular basis. I always select products designed for damaged or dry hair and so luckily I have been keeping my hair in reasonable condition. The product is presented in a lovely looking blue bottle with promises of orchid and coconut extracts. The conditioner bottle sits in an upside down position, to use you have to press the lid underneath which opens a slot for the conditioner to escape from. This is useful as...

Meggysmum 07.10.2009 · Read review
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Hello Igglepiggle

Advantages: The children love it
Disadvantages: Not great for grownups, irritating songs which get repeated all the time!

...see the Pontipines come out of their house and we count them and then they do a little dance and return inside. The Pinky Ponk flies into the garden with the Tomblibooes and Makka Pakka onboard. The Tombliboos and Makka Pakka say hello and dance. We see the Pinky Ponk fly around the garden. Upsy Daisy and Igglepiggle are in the garden and they sing and dance and then go off waving. The pontipines are out for a walk looking for the Pinky Ponk. The Pinky Ponk lands and we see the Pontipines, Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy getting onboard. The Pinky Ponk goes for a fly around the garden but becomes stuck in the branches of the trees. All aboard the Pinky Ponk start to rock forward and back to free the Pinky Ponk. When it is free it lands and we see all the characters get off and then they all go off to bed. 5 - Igglepiggle's Blanket Walks...

sewbizzie 21.01.2008 (20.01.2008) · Read review
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Review of In The Night Garden - Hello Igglepiggle (DVD)

With friends like Peter's . . .

Advantages: Easy watching, some good acting and great vocal performances
Disadvantages: Acting from some of the cast is a bit over-the-top

...This is one of those films that nobody else seems to have heard of and - up until a few years ago - neither had I. Indeed, I have my passion for 1980s pop music to thank for my knowledge that this film even exists. For reasons I don't even remember, I came across a website listing the lyrics to Tears For Fears' mid-eighties hit Everybody Wants To Rule The World and whichever page I viewed mentioned a variety of films, TV programmes and albums that the song featured in. One of these was Peter's Friends . . . so I admit it, I first watched this film because one of my favourite songs was part of the soundtrack! (I can sometimes be a bit more shallow than other people believe . . . actually there are quite a few 1970s/1980s songs in here, which I think suits the mood of the film.) In a way, I find it surprising that Peter's Friends seems to...

KateHurst 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Peter's Friends (DVD)