Metro Film Review

Advantages: Action, Characters
Disadvantages: It's hardly groundbreaking

...I'll begin this film review by confessing two things: 1. I've never really been a fan of Eddie Murphy; and 2. At the time of writing this, I've never seen any of the Beverley Hills Cop films. If any of these things had been different prior to watching, I may have been disappointed with Metro like a majority of the other film critics. My third, and perhaps most surprising, confession, however, is that I actually enjoyed this film. It's a formulaic, but effective, buddy-cop comedy-action film. The action set pieces are well done and the central actors appear very confident in their character roles; Murphy, in particular, appears completely at east in front of the camera and is a joy to watch. Plot wise, Metro is hardly Shakespearian, but no one ever expects that from an action movie anyway. Murphy is Roper, a hostage negotiator...

andycarrington 18.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Metro (DVD)

SHOPPING IN METRO STYLE!

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...I am not a huge fan of purpose built shopping centres but there are times when I really need retail fix! As I live within an hour?s drive of the Gateshead metro centre it is to this centre a head. The metro centre is the largest shopping centre in Europe with over 300 shops and 50 restaurants. I thought I would give you my thoughts and tips for getting the best out of a days shopping in this mammoth complex. Getting there. ************* I live about an hours drive to the north of the metro centre and usually travel by car. The metro centre is situated about 3 miles south west of Newcastle on the A1. From whatever direction you are traveling the centre is very well signposted. On arrival you shouldn?t have too much of a problem finding a parking space as there are 10.000 free spaces available. There are spaces reserved for drivers...

anwar 30.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Metro Centre

A Metro Moment

Advantages: Free, funny, free, great time killer and free!
Disadvantages: Made by the Daily Mail and dodgy Ink

...What can you get for nothing? Zip, zilch, nadda, zero pence! The answer – very little of relevance or importance except The Metro! The Metro is a free paper which you should be able to find in a city near you…. So why should I want one? It’s free, isn’t that a good enough reason!? No?! OK then, you should pick up a copy of the Metro because it’s a great newspaper. Because it’s aimed at the rush-hour workers trudging to the office every morning it has to cater for a wide range of tastes and readerships. It has all the big news stories of the day in a slightly more condensed form for the Guardian and Times readers among us, and it has the stupid stories about alien landings and super models for the Sun readers among us. Surprisingly for a free paper it’s got a pretty high quality...

eca99ajm 10.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Metro

MY MARVELLOUS MORNING METRO

Advantages: Free - it's free I tell you!
Disadvantages: Possibly too brief for some

...As I make the short walk into the office each morning, I must be the only person who is actually walking into Manchester Piccadilly train station. Don?t worry, I don?t have a fetish for spending time in train stations - my journey is entirely selfish. Seldom does a working day go past when I don?t pick up a copy of the free newspaper, Metro. Metro is published daily, Monday to Friday, in most major UK cities and is given away free at major railway stations. You can also find copies on some metropolitan buses. I generally only read the Manchester version, but have picked up London, Leeds and Birmingham editions and they all seem to be of a similar standard. The paper is normally about 40 pages long and for me is an essential daily acquisition. NEWS COVERAGE Despite its local focus, Metro newspaper covers national...

LostWitness 26.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Metro

Toulouse - Space City

Advantages: Informative, fun exciting for all ages
Disadvantages: trnaslator batteries, food prices, not enough time to see and do everything!

...A few years ago my mother-in-law bought a plot of land in the south of France with the intention of building a house to live in. That was the summer of 1998. That Christmas, my husband and I went to visit and we crammed as many wonderful places into our week holiday as possible. One place in particular was fascinating. This place was le city de l’espace, Toulouse. (Space City for anyone not up on the French lingo!) It was a relatively new attraction when we visited – less than a year since first opening. It was a huge place with outdoor and indoor attractions. As it was the middle of winter (and even the south of France has a winter!) we decided to get the outdoor bit over and done with first as it was very cold and windy although the sky was clear and blue and the sun was shining. There was plenty to see and do...

joannavos 29.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Toulouse (France)

FREE METRO

Advantages: IT'S FREE
Disadvantages: Too many adverts, stories too brief, but hey, hey its free

...Metro always make my bus or tram jourmey to town more intresting. The idea is good, to give a free paper to encourage people to read more. It has all the main headlines inside as the other papers, though it may not go into as much detail as a broadsheet. It also helps me keep up with current affairs as I have teenagers at home who pull strange faces if I try and watch the news. There are plenty of stories inside and colour pictures. It'll be paid for by all the adverts which it must be said that their is a lot of. Once yyou've read it aswell your meant to leave it so someone else can have the benefit of reading it. The sport at the back is mainly football. Overall a good idea, and each region has it own edition but even though that this is there is little local news inside, only a what's on guide or else you'd never know. It has sudoko...

johnnyhaupt 26.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Metro

The inside scoop on Metro

Advantages: Free
Disadvantages: Crap

...This is a paper I was wary of at first, as were a lot of the nationals. Why would anyone buy their papers in the morning again, when there was a free one on offer? I don't think they really had any reason to worry. One, all the copies of Metro have gone by about 7.30 am, so you have to decide whether to take a chance on being able to nick someone else's or buy a paper anyhow. And for another, their writing is crap. Metro serves a completely different purpose to other newspapers, in that it's specifically designed to be read in 20 minutes, offers no editorial, comment or lengthy features and doesn't even do any actual reporting. In fact, they lift practically everything straight of the Press Association newswire, which is hardly in itself a beacon of reliable journalism, being the Daily Mail of the newswire services. Honestly, they take...

ImogenW 29.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of Metro

Romance in Toulouse -the perfect venue

Advantages: location location location
Disadvantages: not cheap for drinks etc from the bar.

...The crown Plaza hotel in the centre of the old town of Toulouse is a great place for a romantic weekend break. BMI fly in to Toulouse from Manchester so two hours after boarding the plane we had just a twenty minute (20 Euro) taxi drive from Toulouse Blagnac airport to get to the hotel. I booked using the www.ichotelsgroup.com website which is a very easy way of finding the best hotel anywhere in the world within the group (Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Crowne Plaza). So I had read that the location for this hotel was on Place Capitole in the centre of the old town of Toulouse. What a result. We didn't hire a car because we just wanted to stay in the city centre and do the café / museum / cathedral / restaurant chill out weekend and from this hotel just a short walk to all the above was possible. One of Toulouse's best known...

bobbybroom 07.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Crowne Plaza, Toulouse

Free Metro Paper

Advantages: It's free , Interesting,
Disadvantages: None

...Every weekday monday - friday you can receieve this paper absolutely free of charge. They can mainly be found on the front of busses as soon as you get on. Since this paper has been handed out free of charge I would definately say that my two bus rides every morning have definately gone a lot faster then they used to. No longer do I worry and hate being stuck in traffic instead I just put my head down and receive the best paper :) Ok, I wouldn't say this is the best of paper's around although for free I am certainly not complaining! It contains all the top stories... interesting facts.. daily horoscopes (my favourite ) and the televison guide. Every morning in Cardiff there is a man or woman stood in all weathers handing out a metro for free to anyone who is passing. I am yet to see a person refuse this paper! It is definately...

craazy1 03.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Metro

On the Busses with METRO

Advantages: Free, intresting read
Disadvantages: None, its free!

...Metro is the quality free paper available on public transport. Over the summer (in Birmingham) I commuted to work by both train and buss and picked up a copy of the daily Metro every morning. The paper was full of quality articles ranging from business, latest news and sports. The paper was intresting, well layed out and included a free TV supplement so I could look what was going to be on TV that evening. Before the introduction of the Metro paper, I found traveling not the nicest of tasks, as eveyone was stairing and everyone else creating a horrid environment. With the introduction of this paper it took my mind off the task at hand and the journeys seem to fly bye. Well worth a read and its free too!...

cascade 14.12.2000 · Read review
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