Manages much better than I imagined it would

Advantages: funny
Disadvantages: acting

...Do you ever watch a film that you expect to be poor, but go into it with low expectations and come out happily surprised? Well, never was this more appropriate than with 'Management', the new rom-com from Jeniffer Aniston. The plot revolves around Sue a traveling sales-woman who stays in a remote motel run by a quirky family. The son in the family (Mike), takes a liking to Sue, and tries to chat her up during her stay. She guesses this, and just wanting to get rid of him, lets her feel his bum. This tips Mike over the edge, and he soon goes on a round the states road-trip to find her and woo her. This film is a mix of rom-com and wannabe 'Juno'-esque independent. The music and some of the plot is aiming for Sundance film festival, and noticeably so. Still, I quite liked it! The thing I liked about is the way it differs from your...

bruffyboy 25.09.2009 · Read review
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Managed to entertain me

Advantages: Some good acting,
Disadvantages: Felt cheap, some silly bits

...Sue Claussen works selling art, and everything is normal in her life when she checks into a motel one night. Unluckily for her, the night manager Mike spots Sue and decides to woo her with a bottle of champagne. Sue tries to spurn his advances, but ends up letting him get closer to her than she expected. When she obviously has to return home, Mike decides to follow Sue even though she makes it clear she's isn't interested and has a boyfriend of her own. Mike won't give up though, and despite some of his own personal troubles, goes about trying to win Sue over and make her love him back. Will the bumbling hotel manager win the rich art dealer's heart, or can't she look past appearances and job titles? This was another of my library spots and one I watched simply because it's got Jennifer Aniston in it as I think she's a pretty good...

mummy2harry 11.11.2009 · Read review
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Management-Falls below the mark

Advantages: Steve Zahn's performance.Some funny parts
Disadvantages: nconsisntent,story is lost at times

...I didn't even hear about this till recently when I decided to give it a watch considering it was a romantic comedy.Directed by Stephen Belber and starring Jenifer Aninston and Steve Zahn,this film is rather slow for its genre. Sue(Aninston) is a travelling art seller and checks into a motel where the manager falls for her and comes up with new ideas to interact with her.Things take a twist when Sue allows her to grab her butt after he compliments her.The next morning, she ends up having sex with him before leaving the motel which makes it more complex. What she thought was a passing thing turned out to be more as Mike followed her and continued to keep in touch. The film takes place over the course of a few years as Mike keeps chasing her despite the presence of her boyfriend.Some scenes are really funny but the writing is weak...

aadnan613 03.11.2009 · Read review
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BSc Management Studies

Advantages: Great learning
Disadvantages: Hefty bills

...I attended a BSc Management Studies course at a north london university. Westmin ster. The course lasted 3 years on a full time basis, that meant no dole, no real time to work if i was serious about completing this course. The course cost approximately £1000 a year though i am sure the prices for a full time course are slightly higher these days. Though where there is a willingness to learn there is always a way regardless of the price paid. Method of study is lecture based on a 1 sometimes 2 hour in a lecture theater reading (per subject). A 1 hour seminar meeting with an allocated tutor is also offered every other fortnight. Some weeks there may be a seminar other weeks none. The quality of the lecturers. Some were completely useless in explaining foreign topics. What i mean by this, is that they would give out a piece...

costas1234 19.02.2008 (31.03.2008) · Read review
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Fifa Manager 2007 Computer Game

Advantages: Super impression of being a football manager
Disadvantages: Fairly addictive game once started.

...FIFA Manager 2007 (PC) Introduction Here the game involves starting off as a new manager for a club of your choice. There are so many British, European, and other International sides to manage. The game involves almost every aspect of managing a football side. This game is not an action sports game like FIFA 08, this simply involves managing a football club. The choice of which team to manage, is yours. Upon starting a manager is given a budget to work with, fan's and the club's directors expectations level to meet. The ambition of a team such as Manchester United or Chelsea would usually be to finish in the top 3 of the league or to win the Premier League in that season, or win the Champions league etc. If failing to meet these expectations, or losing too many matches, the manager is sacked. If people do well, people can...

costas1234 15.03.2008 (28.05.2009) · Read review
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Studying Environmental Management

Advantages: lots of FIELDTRIPS!!
Disadvantages: erm...actually having to do work on fieldtrips?

...Having just finished the first year of my degree in Environmental Management at Northumbria, having not yet found a job for the summer, and generally having nothing better to do I have decided to share my experiences of the course thus far... The course The degree I am studying for is Environmental Management (Bsc (Hons)); it is a full time three year program. I have just finished the first year (awaiting results- fingers crossed!) which you are required to pass by gaining over 40% and marks from this year do not count towards your degree classification. The final degree classification is based on all of the assessed work in Years 2 and 3 (40% : 60% ratio) or 100% in Year 3 (whichever gives you the better mark). In the third year all students carry out a dissertation project. Environmental Management encompasses a wide range...

Chuckles1987 10.06.2008 · Read review
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The football management game

Advantages: 3D match engine, all players in the world are available, better than LMA manager
Disadvantages: Sometimes strange results like team in 1st place being beaten by team in 24th

...Football manager 2009 has continued the football manager series with the same features and layout of the game as the past versions, but this time features a new 3D match view. The game has many good features that would make me more willing to buy this game over the biggest competitor, LMA Manager 2009. Firstly, the game can be installed very quickly, and you can choose the countries and the leagues who wish to play in, or buy players from. For example, if you only wanted to play in the English leagues, you can do so by only entering the English leagues to play in, however if you then in future wanted to play in another countries' league(s) you would have to hope that that country or club makes you an offer to manage them. If not you will be stuck with only being able to take over teams in the country that you have selected. Many fans...

LukeG91 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Anger management

Advantages: fills the time
Disadvantages: plot, jack nicholson, quite a bit

...Giuliani AS HIMSELF - Judith Nathan AS HIMSELF - Tony Carbonetti AS HIMSELF - Robert Merrill AS HIMSELF - Roger Clemens AS HIMSELF - Derek Jeter ANGER MANAGEMENT RECEPTIONIST - Lori Heuring MAITRE D' - Stephen Dunham PORTER - Jeff Morris CABBIE - Tony Genaro BAR WAITRESS'S LAWYER - John Kirk BUDDY'S LAWYER - Ken Rosier MASSEUR - Clint Black DAVE'S CO-WORKER - Rob Steiner LADY IN RESTROOM - Lorna Scott Running time - 101 mins ***Plot*** At the begining of the film we find out that Dave (Sandler) has a problem with showing affection in public, which makes itself important at the end of the film. It starts by showing Dave, who is a very calm, mild mannered man, boarding a plane to go to a meeting with his boss. While on the plane he asks an air stewerdess for a set of headphones which then esculates to him being thrown off...

barney_mcrury 17.08.2003 · Read review
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MANAGING HIS LIFE

Advantages: Interesting early life, Great career, Interesting to read
Disadvantages: None

...Alex Ferguson is one of the people I most admire in football today. As much as I hate Manchester United I have to look on at his record with admiration, and I actually like the bloke as a person. Not only has he dominated English football over the last decade with his Manchester United team, also breaking the Rangers/Celtic domination in Scotland with Aberdeen and as a player. Although recently he has dropped hints otherwise, he will be retiring this summer to draw down the curtain on an illustrious career. ‘Managing My Life’ is his autobiography that covers all this and more. The book starts with a recollection of the magical events at the 1999 European Cup final when his United team beat Bayer Munich with a late come back. This was arguably the crowning glory of his Manchester career and is a good place to start...

Chris_Padden 12.01.2002 · Read review
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The Drug of Management Games

Advantages: Addictive, You feel powerful, Good additions
Disadvantages: You may feel ashamed after realizing how long you're playing

...I grew out of playing games quite some time ago, back in the day when Sega Megadrive's were still the rage and Sonic 2's Day was the highlight of the gaming calendar. However there is one kind of game that has got me hooked and continues to consume insane amounts of my time. That game is Championship Manager or as this latest version is called - Football Manager 2005. Having played Championship Manager 4 for quite some time it was a very addictive game but one that could be improved upon. I'm glad to say that the maker's have added little bits and pieces to this new incarnation to fuel your management lust. For those that don't know what the game is about, well the title says it all. You are the manager of a football team, you pick the players, you make the transfer moves and you have to take the heat when things aren't going so well...

utero 23.07.2005 · Read review
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