Monster Trucks, bruum, bruuumm!

Advantages: Nitro! Cool Cars. Tricks, different. Realistic!
Disadvantages: Controls hard to get used to.

...Monster 4X4 World, I purchaused this game in HMV with my christmas vouchers. And brought it home, put it into my Wii, at first I was confused, all the controls seemed akward I didnt get what was happening, you had to press 2 to select and 1 to go back. But then I realised you had to use the remote the other was around side ways (---) Then the controls became clearer. You have many options, you click on the world circuit, and you can choose from different vehicles, like the school bus. And also change the colour of the car. When your in a race it says 3..2..1 and then go, while this is happening you can accelerate and get a head start, then you'll blast off when GO appears. To accelerate you press 2, to brake/reverse you press 1 to turn left or right you should do what you'd normally doing when driving (Tilt remote left and right...

cbgordon2 13.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Monster 4x4: World Circuit (Wii)

These monster trucks haven't left the start line.

Advantages: ...erm..... creative???
Disadvantages: Extremely poor controls and gameplay, poor graphics... etc etc (read on)

...I got this game when I first got my N64. I was at first pleased with the game, it looked good. I mean... guns .. and monsters trucks. I thought that I could have a good go at this game. Smash some stuff up and completely crush the enemy!!! All you game-players you know what I'm talking about. The tracks are covered in hills, dips and jumps. You expect some good handling and controls to make this game playable. However this game was a total failure in that respect. In other games, eg rally games, power turning, skidding, whatever you wanna call it, it's always possible. You would have thought even more so in a monster truck. But no, when you try, your truck just stops abruptly, usually causing you to lose the whole race. And when you try to keep up your speed and take a corner at speed, but without trying to skid, you end...

hypercrazymadness 17.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Monster Truck Madness (N64)

Monsters

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: None

...Monsters inc was a film produced by Pixar animation studios on February 8, 2002. The film was a massive hit and the fourth film Pixar had created. The film is a computer generated film and is about a place called Monstropolis. This is a place that only monsters live and they generate their power by scaring children and using their screams a source of power. The monsters use doors in a factory that enter children's bedrooms and the monsters then scare the children, make them scream and they then collect the screams in a container to use for power. The monsters believe that children themselves are toxic, and go to great lengths to prevent contact; should a monster be touched by a child or their belongings they need to decontaminated. The company (monsters inc) holds a top scare award and employee Sulley holds this record. He is...

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Review of Monsters, Inc. (DVD)

Trucking at its best

Advantages: A ton of fun!
Disadvantages: Ya gotta sleep sometime!

..., and you're off. But with programs like BinEdit by Oliver Pieper, you can build your own truck (and other) models. With Terminal Reality's TrackEd program, you can create tracks that are completely original. You can use PSP 5 to make new ground textures, BinEdit to make new models, or go to the internet and download all sorts of things to put in your tracks. Of course, after you make something, there is a lot of fun to be had in testing your creations, both on and offline. Should this not appeal to you, you can download 1000's of home made tracks and trucks from the internet. Just use a search program and search for Monster Truck Madness 2, or MTM2, and you'll find a ton of stuff to download. Other Keywords that might help you find MTM2 goodies are "Yeastman" for the best tracks made for MTM2, "Oliver Pieper" for BinEdit, "MTM2 Guild...

mattmajor 30.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Monster Truck Madness 2 (PC)

*No truck with this .

Advantages: A good read.
Disadvantages: No longer with us.

.... Here lies the body of a good read, TRUCK Magazine was one of the stalwarts of the mags we all seemed to like, it was published for thirty years. and the last ever copy was printed in September 2004. Ciao have listed this as not having been reviewed, so I feel I must take the opportunity of putting in a word or two. A good old fashioned magazine, made by drivers, for drivers. The layout is pretty much the old tried & tested style, which is what we come to expect. The number of pages did vary, but all the regular articles were there every month. All information seemed to be factual, not hyped up, and was written by people who know what they are on about. All pictures were of good quality, and apart from very old ones, were in full colour. Speaking of old photo's, this mag contained some of the best old motors I have ever seen...

smudgeybabes 22.06.2007 (26.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Truck Magazine

Me and My Monsters

Advantages: Fabulous CGI
Disadvantages: None

...Anybody that knows me by now knows that I watch a lot of children?s movies. I have explained before but I get forced you know? One minute I can be watching the footie, the next I?m invaded by the rest of the family who abruptly turn the TV onto the DVD channel, shove a bowl of popcorn in the middle of the room and bind and gag me for the following 90 minutes or so. This happened only recently with the millionth re-run of Monsters. Inc. In fact, it took me back to the time we saw it originally back in 2001?? Can you believe it? There I am standing in the queue for my seat tickets at my local UCG and there are a couple of strange looking fellas in front of me. One of 'ems a large, furry guy with broad shoulders and blue fur. The other is a small, green round chap with one large eye. They're both carrying plastic tubes in their hands...

Marandina 14.03.2004 (18.03.2004) · Read review
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Review of Monsters, Inc. (DVD)

Monster

Advantages: good Oscar win acting
Disadvantages: violent & scary

..."Monster" starts with Aileen informing God that she is doing her last $5, and that if God doesn't guide her right, she'll spend it on ending her life. She walks into what happens to be a lesbian bar and meets the 18-year-old Selby, who has been sent to live with Florida relatives and sort herself out with lesbianism. Aileen had no lesbian experience and her life is the bottom of anything living, as being a sex worker* with no taste for sex at all. Selby's own sexuality functions essentially as a way to shock her parents, left on the devises with her need to be just desired. Soon enough, sex and moral issue, becomes unimportant compared to watching television and daydreaming private soap opera in cheap roadside motels. Aileen is the protector and provider. And her experience of love with Selby brings a brand new perspective to her...

barefoot777 21.03.2004 (22.03.2004) · Read review
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Review of Monster (DVD)

An unloved monster

Advantages: Powerful acting, thought-provoking subject
Disadvantages: Violent, disturbing, inaccurate and flat script at places

...the atmosphere in which two desperate and lost souls trying to grab at their diminishing choices while only one is them is actually aware of it. There isn't much happening in terms of character or plot development, the events cascade rather rapidly and bring blow after blow to the hasty ending. It's certainly not for the faint hearted to watch, some of the more violent and graphic ones made me cringe with dismay. I did cry at the end, while the most emotionally charged moments of the movie were played out. Conclusion I do not feel that having prior knowledge of the plot would make watching the movie any less intense. The reason for that is the events are portrayed with a bias, namely from Aileen's point of view and not e.g from the victims' family or the press who obviously did their best to portray her as a monster. Fair enough, I do...

lillamarta 04.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Monster (DVD)

MONSTER OR VICTIM?

Advantages: Amazing performance by Theron, moving, gritty and well-directed film
Disadvantages: Gives us few answers about the real story.

...?Monster?, the film for which Charlize Theron recently won the Best Actress Oscar, is based on the true story of serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in 2002 for the murders of seven men in the state of Florida. Part road movie, part crime thriller and part biopic, the movie explores the events leading up to Aileen?s conviction and subsequent execution. In the film, Theron plays Aileen, a hitch-hiking prostitute. Aileen had a traumatic childhood, raped by a family friend at a very young age, a victim of incest at the hands of her brother and grandfather, and sleeping around with local boys. She became pregnant in her early teens, with no idea who the father of her baby was and gave the baby away for adoption. Disowned by her family, she turned to prostitution at the age of thirteen and since then has lived from one...

Pumpkin 27.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Monster (DVD)

What bad luck for the Duck in the truck.

Advantages: Lovely easy reading book with, good size text and great illustrations.
Disadvantages: It's part of a series so expect to be asked to buy the other stories :-)

...DUCK in the TRUCK is a lovely children's story book hugely enjoyed by daughter we often share this book together at bedtimes. It takes about 3-4 minutes to read at a slow pace with your child with the adult reading. I have the book in paper back the cover is bright and colourful and it's glossy. ******* The Story ******* Duck sets of on a journey in his red truck, along his journey he gets stuck in the muck. Duck can't move the truck on his own so the story is about the different animals that see him stuck and then each try to help. As the story goes on the number or animals, helping to push the truck, gets bigger and in the end it takes the duck, a frog, a sheep and a goat all to push to get Ducks truck unstuck!. Duck's truck is out of the muck off he drives leaving all the animals stuck! ******Its appeal...

cher1974 02.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Duck in the Truck - Jez Alborough