IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM!

Advantages: Does what it says.
Disadvantages: Can't really say I've found any.

...My local Somerfield supermarket was having it's end of season sale last September and had these on offer at £36.99. Well thinking ahead to summer 2005, I just had to buy one. When I brought it home hubby questioned my sanity by stating the obvious that winter was approaching! **************************************** Well - HE OF LITTLE FAITH - we returned from our annual summer sun fest on foreign shores on the 23rd June to find that our home had become a contender for 'furnace of the year' as apparantly the weather had been really hot and sticky while we were away. Kettle on, coffee made, we set to getting our Mobile Evaporative Cooler With Heater (that's what it says on the instruction leaflet) up and running in our bedroom so that we had some chance of getting a reasonable night's sleep. We filled it with water, placed...

Paul99ine 30.06.2005 (27.07.2005) · Read review
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Review of Premiair KTSN18A

Phew, it ain't half hot mum

Advantages: You can place it anywhere in the kitchen
Disadvantages: Turns your kitchen into a sauna!

...:20 minutes to dry then you will be "unlucky" leaving your clothes damp and requiring either another go in the drier, or rewashed depending on how long you left it. My advice would be spending the money on a better washing machine with a faster spin cycle. Unless, like me you like fluffy towels and always in a rush for a clean pair of jeans, and can't get anywhere to place a vented unit. To date, touch wood, I have not experienced any reliability issues with the unit....

2kadmin 20.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Hotpoint CTD80G

LET'S HOPE IT NEVER WILL BE DEAD!!

Advantages: everything from music, vocals, lyrics, preformance
Disadvantages: not one

...So what are you doing when you hear deranged fucked up (excuse the language) lyrics mixed in with electronic sounds/music, vocals that sound terrifying but give you some sort of warmth and hope however also as if your in some sort of gory horror film, ahh yes that's right your listening to Skinny Puppy. I find out about this band whilst watching the film "the doom generation" (great film by the way) apparently some members of skinny puppy had a minor role in it. When I herd they were industrial that was when I decided to check them out because I'm a huge fan of industrial music. For those of you that don't know what industrial music is let me run you though it: INDSUTRIAL MUSIC: Without going into a total essay, long story short, an industrial band normally is a band made up of the usual guitar, bass and drums but normally also...

Red-blood-Black-heart 07.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ain't It Dead Yet - Skinny Puppy

Fun this ain't

Advantages: Gavin Lee
Disadvantages: Uninspired music and lyrics

...Pastiche, the imitation of a literary or musical style for (generally) comic purposes, can be a wonderful thing. The songs of Tom Lehrer and the musical The Boyfriend spring to mind as great examples. Unfortunately, not all pastiche is good pastiche, and 'A Saint She Ain't' certainly ain't good pastiche. Written in a style reminiscent of film musicals of the 1940s and accompanied by piano (possibly two pianos, judging from the sound of the overture), the show features thirteen different songs which echo the list songs, novelty numbers and lovestruck duets remembered fondly from so many Hollywood singalongs. But it's not much fun, when it comes down to it. Music is by Denis King, lyrics by Dick Vosburgh and the cast of eight features Barry Cryer and Gavin Lee (who went on to create the stage version of Bert in Mary Poppins...

DavidBedford 05.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Saint She Ain't, A - Various Artists

I LOVE it Hot

Advantages: Film making at its absolute best
Disadvantages: None

...Read any professional film critic’s Top 10 All Time Favourite Films, and I guarantee you that Some Like it Hot will be in there somewhere. Indeed it recently came in at number 5 in FilmFour’s All Time Top 100. It was the only out-and-out comedy in the entire Top 20, and one of very few black and white movies in the whole list. So what is it about this 1959 film that makes it such an enduring classic? The Stars Some Like it Hot stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, three of the biggest actors of the day who have all received loads of critical acclaim for their lives’ work. The Director SLIH was directed by Billy Wilder, veteran of other classics in different genres such as Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Apartment and The Seven Year Itch. A master of timing...

sandrabarber 28.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Some Like It Hot (DVD)

the FINAL update!! It still ain't hot Curry's!!

Advantages: special offers
Disadvantages: rotten service and delivery problems

...money with them, and they cannot give me my money back until I return the voucher. Needless to say they got their voucher and a very angry letter. As of today, still no money refunded and no letter of apology or explanation. Now, I could be wrong here, but does this store, with its glossy image and its advertising and high turnover, think that they can ride roughshod over their customers. This is one customer who is going to give them hell until I do get my money back! We don't live in a third world country and Currys is typical of many large stores that keep you waiting for weeks for delivery of basic household items. Just this week I have been let down twice with other deliveries, and an item of furniture from Argos arrived broken and useless. I have to wait three weeks - THREE WEEKS - for them to collect this and to...

ICECOLD 25.11.2003 (01.12.2003) · Read review
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Review of Currys (Shop)

It ain't half bad

Advantages: Comfortable Seats, Good Sized Boot, Good Fuel Economy
Disadvantages: Poor Rear Seat Legroom, Noisy at fast speed,

...for £4,000 - £6,000 approximately. If you can spare abit more money though, the new style fiesta might be a good bet - it has a CD Player, airbags etc. as standard, and is rather more stylish a car. It is around £7,000 for the basic finesse model, culminating in the luxurious ghia model All in all, it ain't half bad!!! thanks for reading © newquayboy 2004. This review has also been posted under the same title, by me!!! It's not been copied...

newquayboy 21.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of Ford Fiesta Flight 1.1

Who doesn't like it hot!?

Advantages: Great humour, great cast, great storyline.....
Disadvantages: None

...a charming performance which is said to be his greatest one ever. Jack Lemmon as Jerry (alias Daphne) - 5/5 In contrast to Curtis, Jack Lemmon had no difficulties with playing a woman and thus manages to both fascinate and entertain the audience with his passionate and brilliantly comical performance - my personal highlight! Supporting Cast In Some like it hot there is a very strong supporting cast that is conducive to the film's old-time atmosphere: George Raft as Spats Colombo - 5/5 Being at the end of his successful career as a "tough guy" actor - he mostly played gangsters and detectives - Some like it hot was George Raft's final attempt for a comeback. Although he didn't succeed and only played small parts afterwards, he still is convincing in his portrayal of the ageing Chicagoan mobster Spats Colombo. Joe E. Brown...

SarahJennifer 02.07.2008 (28.08.2008) · Read review
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Review of Some Like It Hot (DVD)

Simply Marvellous - Some Like It Hot

Advantages: It's brilliant
Disadvantages: None

.... Some Like It Hot is an outstanding film, featuring brilliant perfomances from Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon and the supporting cast. It's laugh-out-loud funny, with an excellent plot that'll have you hooked from the off and songs that'll be stuck in your head for weeks! Made in 1959, this film instantly became a hit and with time, a classic. The story was co-written by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. They had used the same premise for a film made in Germany in 1951 called Fanfaren der Liebe, and proceeded to alter and update it until it became the version we know today. Billy Wilder (who also produced Avanti! Sabrina and The Seven Year Itch) proceeded to direct it and et voila - a film is made. Director Billy Wilder had originally considered Mitzi Gayno rather than Marilyn Monroe for the main female role...

Ottavia 05.09.2008 (06.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Some Like It Hot (Special Edition) (DVD)

Touche Eclat..... ain't all that!!

Advantages: Lasts ages.
Disadvantages: Too expensive.

...I am 23 and have suffered with hideous dark circles under my eyes for as long as I can remember! I have tried numerous lotions and potions to get rid of or conceal them and a friend recommended Touch Eclat a few years ago. This product in legendary alongside the likes of Elizabeth Ardens 8 hour cream and has been around for many years. However, in my opinion this product doesn't deserve it's legendary status. You are paying for the pretty gold packaging and the brand name. I believe that the darker shade (II) is too dark and the lighter shade (I) is far too light! This product gives you the opposite effect of panda eyes! It gives you glaring white circles around your eyes! Because of its light reflecting properties when someone takes a photo of you all you see is these stupid white circles.... grrrr! You cpould say it does the job...

LGRAY26 09.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat (Radiant Touch)