The Hidden Review

Advantages: Good chase scenes
Disadvantages: Lackluster ending

...The Hidden is a rather obscure 1980's sci-fi/action film, starring Michael Nouri and Kyle MacLachlan, of "Twin Peaks" and "Showgirls" fame. Here he plays Lloyd Gallagher, an FBI agent who arrives in the city and is immediately paired up with Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) to tackle a bizarre event that seems to be happening. Normal, everyday people who no connection have all seemingly turned into psychopathic monsters, killing anyone who gets in their way. It turns out they do have a connection, in that they all become inhabited by an alien with a penchant for violence and Ferraris. Will Beck and Gallagher be able to stop the alien before yet more lives are lost? I bought this because of a recommendation on a forum I visit. I don't think I'd heard of it before, but I'm willing to give anything a try. After watching "The Hidden", I...

Walter_Kovacs 04.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Hidden (DVD)

Hunt Out Hidden Mickeys

Advantages: Good size to carry around and really helpful
Disadvantages: You have to keep going back to find them all!

...About six years ago we took our children to Orlando for the first time. I thought I would hate Disneyland and all the rest but actually I surprised myself by having a really good time. We have now visited four times with another trip planned next year so you could certainly say we were converts! As some of you may know I love researching before I go on holiday and whilst originally searching for Disney information I occasionally came across the phrase "Hidden Mickey" but I ignored it and was none the wiser. We went and had a great holiday. The next year I researched again and found that "Hidden Mickeys" could be found all over Walt Disney World so this time we set out to look for them. We spotted a few and were quite pleased with our selves until we found that are over 700 to be discovered. The next year we purchased this book...

Meggysmum 08.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hidden Mickeys - Steven M. Barrett

King Henry VIII's Hidden Treasures

Advantages: You learn about the real people of Tudor times, not just Royalty!
Disadvantages: Expensive maybe, location might be considered too out of the way.

..., archery and falconry." We didn't see any of that, but if I had been visiting this as a 10 year old, I'm sure I would have found it enjoyable. I couldn't tell if the four or five staff who we met were employed by the School or they came up from Portsmouth with the exhibits but we found them all to be friendly and receptive. I would highly recommend a visit to 'Hidden Treasures'. I came away from it far more interested in the time of the Tudors than walking around any historic house looking at paintings of noblemen has ever done. ~ Lastly ~ Did you know: * it was compulsory for all boys from the age of 6 to learn archery in England? Presumably with a view to protecting the Kingdom, in a medieval form of National Service; and that * The Mary Rose sank in only 14 metres of water? ~ Ticket Prices ~ Adults: £8...

kevin121 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose, London

Some Things Are Better Left Hidden

Advantages: An ego boost for the aspiring novelist
Disadvantages: More or less the whole book

...You know how it is. You're stuck in an airport in some foreign land (in this case, Spain) with a flight delay which seems never ending when you suddenly realise that the book you've got as in-flight reading might not even last until take off, much less see you through the flight home. Necessity forces you into an airport shop and starts you flicking through a succession of awful sounding paperbacks, mostly by people you've never heard of before. Eventually, a combination of desperation and fear that you'll be stuck on a plane with only the in-flight magazine for company leads you to pick up what seems like the lesser of many evils. Described as a "chilling psychological thriller", Paul Jaskunas' "Hidden" sounded like my cup of tea. It tells the story of Maggie Wilson who, in the summer of 1996 was attacked in her home and badly...

Soho_Black 15.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Hidden - Paul Jaskunas

Hidden & Dangerous 2

Advantages: Sophisticated squad management system. Streamlined interface. Historical authenticity.Razor-sharp 3D visuals.
Disadvantages: Only one savegame slot.

...Hidden & Dangerous 2 (HD2) puts you in command of a squad of elite SAS troops during WWII. Released back in 1999, the original Hidden & Dangerous showed lots of promise, but was ultimately let down by a convoluted interface and a mass of show-stopping bugs. For HD2, the development team has given the game engine an extreme makeover. HD2's 20 or so single-player missions transport you to a variety of far-flung locales, including Asia, Europe and the Arctic. As in the first game, HD2 gives you a fascinating historical insight into the tactics, equipment and weaponry of the era. This emphasis on realism permeates every facet of gameplay and mission goals almost always hang on a knife edge, with little or no margin for error. While this uncompromising approach can be a bit frustrating at times, it makes the successful completion...

meggyloo 21.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Hidden & Dangerous 2 (PC)

Not keeping this one hidden!

Advantages: fascinating, nice and easy, not too long, developed
Disadvantages: excessive use of clauses and commas

...A five-hour car journey can be quite a bore without a good book, so I decided I had to buy something to read in time for Easter weekend, and went into the bookshop, fortunately with a voucher left from World Book Day, to browse the latest titles. Now, I can be quite awkward when it comes to books; I'll read almost anything, but I have to be in the right mood. It didn't take me long to find a book that seemed quite appealing. One of my favourite authors, whom I have met (!), had written a few titles recently which I had yet to read, so I decided to give one of them a go, and opted for 'Hidden Child', by Anne Cassidy. The cover didn't give too much away; an image of a teenage girl half-hiding herself with her sleeve. The blurb simply asked a question or two, not going into too much detail, yet somehow managing to lure me in. After...

Amy69 27.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hidden Child - Anne Cassidy

Nothing crouching or hidden about this

Advantages: great action shots and scenery is breathtaking
Disadvantages: epic, some scenes could be editted better

...FILM REVIEW ONLY - NO DVD INFO For a long time we have been denied what every Hong Kong cinema devotee has known to be one of the best film industries in the world. Now, through Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, we get a rare chance to taste one of the most wild and inventive forms of cinema ever produced. Legend of the action film, Chow Yun-Fat (Hard Boiled, The Killer) plays Li Mu Bai, a legendary Wudan swordsman who?s grown weary of the martial arts life. He returns home to profess his love Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh: The Heroic Trio) and hand his sword, the Green Destiny, over to Sir Te. However, escaping the martial life won?t be so simple for Li as the infamous Jade Fox, a female assassin who killed Li?s master, is about and the Green Destiny has gone missing. However, things aren?t quite what they seem ? Jade Fox isn...

CareBear 09.03.2001 (12.03.2001) · Read review
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Review of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (DVD)

Hidden and Dangerous

Advantages: Graphics
Disadvantages: Nothing

...If you’re after a good first person shooter but like to use your wits at the same time, look no further than Hidden and Dangerous as it will test you to the limit! It’s one of the best first person shooters on the market and a brilliant strategy game at the same time and worthy of the accolades that it has been given. As I said at the start of this opinion, this is both a first person shooter and a strategy game rolled into one. Have Take 2 and Talonsoft got it right? Yes they have and hopefully they will produce more of this type of game. The plot sees you in World War II, with all the weapons and vehicles that were around at the time. There’s nothing but historical stuff for you to use here so don’t be looking for the microwave gun to fry the Nazis with! The missions are all set in Europe and see you...

Fragma220 17.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Hidden & Dangerous 2 (PC)

Hidden and Dangerous 2

Advantages: Good Graphics, Great Gameplay
Disadvantages: Quite Linear

...I have recently acquired this game and so far have been thoroughly impressed. It has been quite a few years since the first Hidden and Dangerous game came onto the scene, this first installment was received with mixed opinions. Whilst it was revolutionary in the size and scope of the missions and the scale of the maps it had its flaws. The major flaw being of course the huge number of bugs present in the game. I am happy to report that no such problem exists in this ? the second installment of Hidden and Dangerous. Hidden and Dangerous 2 sees you controlling a group of four SAS commandos fighting special missions against the Nazi's and their allies during WWII. This is quite a big game ? I have yet to complete it (though I think I am close to the end now). It has a wide variety of missions taking place in a wide variety...

J.Gamgee 14.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of Hidden & Dangerous 2 (PC)

crouching tiger hidden quality

Advantages: just watch it
Disadvantages: none that i have seen

...Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a wonderful mix of a classis chinese fairy tale and classic kung fu action. Whereas most Kung fu films don't make it to the big screen outside of Hong Kong, it was easy to see Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was something special. For a start it is a very beautiful film, rarely do films present this nice a look and feel, and thats big budget Hollywood films. The genre that this film comes from is notoroius for drab, cheap backgrounds, poor acting, and little to no plot. There only saving grace is the fantastically performed and choreographed fight sequences. This film has, thankfully broken all those traditions! Ang Lee's direction is superb, this is easily his best picture. Many of the themes in this film have been delt with before; trust, loyalty, honour, etc. But never have they been...

martinwright 19.07.2001 · Read review
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