Speed

Advantages: Action packed bomb movie
Disadvantages: none really

...Director: Jan De Bont Producers: Mark Gordon and Ian Bryce Writers: Graham Yost Stars: Keanu Reaves, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Dennis Hopper and Joe Morton. Released in 1994 this movie used a Greyhound bus full of passengers to create a truly entertaining, if predictable, story **BRIEF PLOT** Jack Traven, (played by Keanu Reaves) and Harry Temple, (played by Jeff Daniels) are working as SWAT explosive expert for the Los Angeles police department. An old enemy, Howard Payne, (played by Dennis Hopper), whom the pair thought dead, re-emerges to take revenge on Jack for ruining one of his plans. Howard explosively gets Jack attention and then tells him about his new plan, involving a Greyhound bus, some innocent passengers and a bomb which will explode if the bus drops below a certain speed?.. Jack locates...

blissman70 25.06.2008 · Read review
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I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED!

Advantages: Good graphics and control
Disadvantages: long load times

...NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT Unlike previous games in the franchise there are no high speed chases from the cops, this one focuses on more of an authentic track racing game. The career mode is lengthy with over 200 events to complete and as you win and are promoted up the leagues until you finally reach the World Tour. The modes vary from standard races, time trials, drift challenges, endurance events and car battles. You advance the leagues by earning stars through either your rank in a race, precision points, aggression points and by completing bonus objectives. Depending on your driving style you will earn special medals that will be added to your drivers profile. Your profile constantly changes with each race and is a good indicator of the type of driver you are. With the medals and points your driver profile...

Maximus-Qualitus 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Need for Speed: Shift (Xbox 360)

SPEEDING

Advantages: you "feel" that you are getting to your destination faster
Disadvantages: death, injury, you often dont get there any quicker, people are ignorant about it

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speeding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I felt like having a good old debate and seeing as I am currently learning to drive I thought speeding was an appropriate topic. Any one who says that cars are not dangerous in my opinion is rather ignorant. Although cars are now an invaluable part of our society they still have great potential to be dangerous. There are different factors which can cause car related accidents and these include speeding and the use of drugs or alcohol whilst driving. It is estimated that speed is the major factor in around a third of all road accidents. Now ok, so road accidents can range from being minor to severe and we don?t tend to think about it until our lives are somehow effected by it. Just over a week ago my boyfriend witnessed a man reversing his car at a high speed...

ilusvm 02.03.2005 · Read review
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the need for speed

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: none

...The storyline -------------------- Jack Traven and his partner Harry Temple are SWAT team explosives experts in Los Angeles. They're called in to free a group of office workers from an elevator that's trapped between floors in a downtown high-rise. Howard Payne, an explosives expert who used to be with the Atlanta, Georgia bomb squad, has promised that they'll all be blown to bits unless he's paid off. Traven and Temple rescue the hostages, but Payne escapes. Later, while Traven is out getting coffee in his neighbourhood one morning, Traven witnesses a city bus explode, killing several people. Traven picks up a nearby ringing pay phone, only to hear Payne warn that another bus, filled with innocent commuters, has been wired with a bomb. When the bus reaches the speed of 50 miles per hour, the bomb becomes armed, and if the bus drops...

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Love is there on the internet

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...***Forgive me if the category choice for this seems a little odd . The only other close one was Online Dating, which in my mind ties in with dating websites and suchlike, and really doesn't apply to my situation . Also, this review is probably not going to be particularly useful to anyone - it's simply me documenting my experience of an internet relationship . Please rate it as you find it, but bear in mind my category dilemma *** I first met Phill in September last year. I'd been playing an online multiplayer game for about 3 years up to that point, when I started to get a little tired of always playing with American players - nothing against them, just the timing of activities never seemed to work for me . So, I asked on the games forums if anyone had a UK linkshell (similar to a guild) they'd be happy for me to join, I got a reply...

Thehonesttruth 17.06.2009 (20.06.2009) · Read review
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Need For Speed: Shift

Advantages: Looks Good, Sounds Good, Great Cars
Disadvantages: Over a Bit Too Quickly

...The latest installment of the Need for Speed, Shift, series reverts (thankfully) back to the track-racing percision of ProStreet. After a few more dyer attempts at the even-more-overdone-than-WW2-shooters street racing scene, the new game heads back to some of the most popular race tracks in the world. Slightly Mad Studios have managed to create an accessible racer that's easy for a beginner to pick and jump into, but at the same times appeals to experts. Anyone who has previously played any career driven racer before will know what to expect; you start with a small amount of money to buy a bottom-of-the-barrel car, finish a few races and upgrade your car, finish a few more and buy a better car. There are plenty of cars to choose from and they all behave differently making the driving experience for each unique. The cars are broke up...

AndyCreighton 15.10.2009 · Read review
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Need for Speed: Undercover

Advantages: Car Handling
Disadvantages: Very Glitched, Repetitive

...I was a big fan of the 'Need for Speed : Underground' games, back when all you had to do was get to the starting point and then race. There was no story and there was no running away from the cops every five minutes. After 'Need for Speed : Underground 2' I stopped playing these games. because it moved away from the original idea of the game and because the far better 'Juiced' was on the market. But I finally decided to give one ago and here's the review for it. ~~~ Story ~~~ I was unaware that the 'Need for Speed' games had a story nowadays, so I was surprised when the game started with a cut-scene featuring real actors and actresses. I was sceptical of how much this could add to the game. The plot to the game is that you are an undercover cop trying to gain the trust of some gangsters involved in the street racing...

Wils0408n 06.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Need for Speed: Undercover (PS3)

Speed

Advantages: exellent film with great characters
Disadvantages: none

...Speed stars the fantastic Keanu Reeves and the wonderful Sandra Bullock, along with Dennis Hopper. The main part of the film is based around 'the bomb on the bus', but we also see a bomb on an elevator at the beginning. So basically, the entire film is based aroud a bomb on something! Harry and Jack (Keanu) are two cops who unfortunately are given the task of trying to save a lot of people on an elevator attached to a bomb, or the other way round, a bomb attached to an elevator. Anyway, they manage to save these people and come face-to-face with the bad guy (Dennis). This events in Harry being shot and everybody believing the bad guy is dead. But it's obvious something else, something interesting is going to happen as we are only 45 minuites into the film! Harry and Jack recieve an award for their bravery, whilst the bad guy...

chuckb 17.06.2001 · Read review
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If this doesn't put people off speeding what will?

Advantages: Brilliant action
Disadvantages: None

...not paid on time. Jack must first find out what bus the bomb is on then once again risk his life to save numerous people including quick witted Annie (Sandra Bullock) who coincidentally on the bus after losing her licence for speeding! Speed is without doubt one of my favourite action movies of the 90?s much like Die Hard is my favourite action movie from the 80?s. Although Die Hard is far superior to Speed, Speed is still a fantastic film that still manages to glue you to the edge of your seat from start to finish. The opening sequence is great, it really manages to set the pace for the film and get you gripped right from the beginning. It doesn?t go on for too long which is what kills a lot of action movies, some of them can get too caught up in the action and all the special effects that it becomes overkill and they focus less...

Great_reviewer07 04.07.2009 · Read review
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CIAO's Internet

Advantages: Sourse of inspiration and much usefulness. An easy place to start your ciao-ing. Gets great reads.
Disadvantages: You may not eb interested in the internet, but this is where it all happens (mostly)

...Let me first make this clear; this is my opinion on the internet section on Ciao, and not the internet as a whole. With all the time I spend on the Internet, I’d forgive you all for thinking it was my number one favourite thing in the whole big wide World. Its raining though (lots), so this year, I’ve had my first real introduction in to the ways of the web. However, with its overall growth in popularity, all around the globe, it comes as no surprise that Ciao’s Internet section is as popular as it is. I think (actually...I KNOW), it’s been one of my most successful areas of writing in. This is mostly because this section is where you’ll find the opinions on Ciao itself. They actually provide probably less actual help than some others, but are always an interesting read. Opinions on ‘How...

BJEEE 08.02.2001 (10.02.2001) · Read review
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