The meeting that never happened.

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...I would just like to write a review on proposed meets, or rather one that I tried to organise that never really happened though. However, I accept that this may not be in the correct topic area of choice and so I would just like to apologise in the here and now before anyone has a go at me! You see, about two or three years I think that I had put on my 'about me' part of my home page about meeting up all of the way down here in sunny Plymouth. Never having arranged a meet before (but at the time seeing that some people were already writing reviews on those that they had either been to or organised); I thought that this would be the best way to do it. How wrong I was, as only about four people actually got back to me ? and in fact, the closest one I think was from Barnstaple way (North Devon)! And so as you can imagine, I was...

dynamicnurse 26.11.2009 · Read review
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* Meet The Fockers *

Advantages: Funny!
Disadvantages: None!

...Meet The Fockers is an American Romantic Comedy movie released in the United Kingdom on 28th January 2005. This film was directed by Jay Roach and stars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. Meet The Fockers is the sequel to the film Meet The Parents. Running time of the movie is one hundred and ten minutes (ten minutes short of two hours). I remember first watching this movie approximately three years ago when I stayed at a friend's house , although we were too busy gossiping to actually pay any attention to the actual film. So , the other night , beings as this film was on the television , I decided to watch it. When Gaylord "Greg" Focker gets permission to marry his girlfriend Pam (whose dad happens to be an ex CIA agent) , the couple and Pam's parents along with Pam's little nephew go to Florida to visit Greg's parents Rob...

xdonzx 05.01.2009 · Read review
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The safest room in the house!

Advantages: Brilliant story, completely captivating
Disadvantages: No special features on the one disc DVD

...Panic Room is a thriller starring Jodie Foster from 2002. It runs for approximately 112 minutes & is rated 15. It received a mainly positive reception from the critics. It grossed an estimated $196,397,415 at the box office on a budget of $48,000,000. Panic Room is directed by David Fincher who is famous for working with Brad Pitt on films such as; Fight Club, Se7en & The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. He also worked on serial killer thriller The Zodiac. The main star of this film is Jodie Foster who I?m sure most of you will have heard of but if you haven?t she?s starred in films such as; Silence Of The Lambs, The Brave One, Freaky Friday & Taxi Driver. Panic Room is about Meg Altman, a recently divorced woman who moves into a new home with her 12 year old diabetic daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart). The house isn?t just...

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Panic Room

Advantages: Scary - Good
Disadvantages: Some weird acting

...Panic Room Panic Room is the story of a mother and daughter who moved into a huge brand new A three floor house with CCTV in every room, a lift, and a panic room. Wow how amazing. Now, their first night in the house they end up getting broken into by three men who are after a certain something in the house. And the three men thought the house was empty so they broke in - but when they found out there was someone living in the house, 2 of the 3 men set out to kill them, just so they could get what they were after. The noise of the men in the house woke the mother, so she checked out the CCTV to find the men wandering about her house, but when she tries to escape the men chase her up the stairs. She runs for her daughter in the top floor then gets the lift back down, and they end up hiding in the panic room, where they can get...

lesleyanne18 26.09.2007 · Read review
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Dear Room

Advantages: honest and thought provoking.
Disadvantages: some work maybe seen as to short.

...about forgeting and things moving on, it covers the changing face of a house he used to wait ouside day after day. Secondly is the title poem 'Dear Room' as you may expect this is the longest in the book covering three pages, this covers the story of the goings on of a room over the years and its first use as a childs play area for games to be played everyday to it gathering dust in lated life and becoming used less and less. Third is 'Helter-Skelter' this doesnt really need any explaination! It is a lighthearted story of a helter skelter through the eyes of the Author when he was a child. Forth is 'Horse and Dolphine Yard' which is a short piece about the author remembering apart of his childhood growing up in china. Fith is 'Party Tricks' quite an adult themed one this one so i'll leave it at that! Sixth is 'Tell' and is a short piece about...

drew_face 10.09.2009 · Read review
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The Common Room, Sheffield

Advantages: Good atmosphere, long opening hours
Disadvantages: Not everyones sort of thing

...arrange a specific spot to meet or you will never find them. What I like about this place is the fact that they don't belt out loud music, it is therefore a good place to meet and chat without having to compete with the sound system. After discovering the first floor it took me a further two visits before I realised that there was an upper floor too. This is slightly smaller than the other area but still pretty huge. Here the emphasis is much more of a sports bar and just to give you some idea of its size there are 13 (yes thirteen) pool tables which have to be pre-booked, apparently sometimes weeks in advance. They cost £3.50 for a one hour session. In this area there are more plasma TV's and the music is a few decibels louder but still not overpowering. The Common Room has managed to survive the test of time. It might have only been...

micksheff 17.02.2009 · Read review
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Room On The Broom

Advantages: Fantastic Book with Amazing illustrations
Disadvantages: None

...Room On The Broom is written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffer. Fantastic book wih amazing illustrations. Julia Donaldson is best known for her prize-winning picture books, but she began her career as a singer and a songwriter, and even spent time busking round Italy and France. She continues to perform her stories, songs and plays to sell out audiences and is the most celebrated writer for young children in Britain today. Axel Scheffer is a star of children's book illustration. His many books have been published in over 30 countries and he has brought to life characters as varied as a dim-witted butterfly, a scruffy giant, an itrepid snail and a Ticklemetoo not to mention a gruffalo or two. Julia Donaldson is one of my favourite childrens book writers. Room on the broom is clever, charming, witty...

debmercury 21.02.2008 (13.03.2008) · Read review
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Everyone meets Joe Black

Advantages: A really pensive film
Disadvantages: Maybe a little too long

...Meet Joe Black is in my opinion a very strange film. It's rather long at nearly 3 hours in length yet the storyline is very simple. The way in which it is constructed however and because of the nature of the story itself makes the film a rather pensive one and so the 3 hour length gives the audience time to think and reflect on what the story is trying to tell you. The film begins with a chance meeting between Claire, a millionaire's daughter and a charming young man in a coffee shop. From the start there is definitely an air of romance within the air. Could this be the man her dad was always telling her to find. Unfortunately as the pair leave the coffee shop in opposite directions a car hits the young man. The millionaire, Bill, himself at this point is due to turn 65 in a few weeks and after hearing a voice he believes to be...

MI9to5 24.09.2008 · Read review
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Any Room For Me?

Advantages: Great rhyming text and brilliantly illustrated!
Disadvantages: Some children may be a little scared of the beast that emerges from the ditch!

...suddenly the wind blows her hat off. "Down! cried the witch and they flew to the ground.They searched for the hat but no hat could be found." A dog then appears from the bushes with the hat and asks the witch if there's room on the broom for him; "Yes! cried the witch and the dog clambered on. The witch tapped the broomstick and whoosh! they were gone." And so the story continues with different things falling and the witch having to land the broomstick to hunt for them, each time a different animal finding the item and asking if there was room on the broom for them. Due to the weight of the animals on the stick, it eventually gives way and snaps in two. 'Down fell the cat and the dog and the frog. Down they went tumbling into a bog. The witch's half broomstick flew in to a cloud, And the witch heard a roar that was scary...

neenn 22.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Room on the Broom - Julia Donaldson

Meet and Greet

Advantages: Lots of gags.
Disadvantages: Very little story and some average animation.

...-futuristic setting with Hammond organ and theremin (that weird spacy instrument often used in 50s' sci-fi), 50s' lounge motifs and 60s'-style spy themes. He's not above camping it up with B-movie horror brass and his trademark chimes get their chance too, reflecting the wistful ending. The other soundtrack choices don't fit as well. The new Rupert Wainwright 60s-infused pop is okay, but the schmaltzy indie rock and vocoder-heavy end credits theme jar with the rest of the film. "Meet the Robinsons" is a fun romp for kids that will no doubt keep them entertained throughout the running time. There are enough jokes to keep the adults amused too. However, the morals of the story are clumsy and you'll be hard pressed to remember much of the movie once the end credits have rolled. The animation is pretty strong, the director has a good eye for gags and there...

afy9mab 13.12.2007 · Read review
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