Stars

Advantages: Easy to obtain and it's available on lots of formats
Disadvantages: None

..."Stars" by Simply Red is quite simply one of the best albums in UK history. When "Something Got Me Started" was released in 1991, nobody could have guessed that the forthcoming album "Stars" was going to be so huge. It almost feels like a greatest hits collection in itself - even the album tracks seem to be played endlessly in shops - and it's hard to remember a time before it was released in some ways. Mick Hucknall went for an image change - check out the long hair on the front cover - and the album had a very poppy feel that grabbed the attention of non-fans and reaffirmed the devotion of Simply Red's more zealous followers. It's probably the last time Mick's work had a "band" feel to it and it's all the better for it. It was the biggest album between 1992 and 1993 and deservedly so. It's a shame that a smashing formula was...

Mel27 24.07.2004 (21.07.2005) · Read review
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Review of Stars - Simply Red

  Rock Star

Advantages: Well thought out story
Disadvantages: sometimes shallow

...seemed very surprised and gave me a funny look when I told her it was for me that worried me for a start. The story was interesting because firstly it centred on the lives of three very different contrasting characters that, only shared a wonderful talent. It was fascinating to see what happened to them as the novel went chronologically through all the highs and lows of their lives, all the main developments that went to make them all Rock Stars. Yes in some ways it was shallow, the way these fortunate people enjoyed such a lavish lifestyle. Full of beautiful young men and women who?s only leisure time pursuit seemed to be having sex. Luckily these scenes were not too graphic in the author?s descriptions of them; instead she left quite a bit of it to your own imagination which was fine by me. The story built up well leading to a very...

CPTDANIELS 22.04.2009 · Read review
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Shropshire Star

Advantages: Cheap , Informative , well- written , features both local and national news
Disadvantages: none

...History * The shropshire star is a shropshire based newspaper which is published Daily.There are two versions of the shropshire star : Oswestry's and Telford.The paper first began in 1964.It's current editor is Sarah Jane Smith. The shropshire Star recieves approx. 19,000 readings per evening. The Shropshire Star is Printed six days a week with no paper on a sunday. *Logo* The shropshire star's logo has a blue background. The shropshire is in a small yellow font , and below it is the word in a large white font in capitals. *Price * The shropshire Star costs 35p and is available in most newsagents around shropshire and Powys. * Features * The newspaper features both local and national news. Every Thursday evening , the newspaper features a 'pull out' jobfinding 'booklet' which features over ten pages of job adverts...

xdonzx 25.10.2007 · Read review
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* Be A Star *

Advantages: Entertaining , Cheap
Disadvantages: Some Issues Not As Good As Others

...I'm celebrity mad me! I love all the juicy gossip and finding out who's dating who , how much so-and-so earn a year and where the stars go holidaying. So of course , I need something to feed my obsession ; that is where star magazine comes into it. Star magazine is a British celebrity gossip magazine , printed on a weekly basis. Star covers all the latest gossip from the United Kingdom as well as news from the States ; all for a small price of 99p. There are two-magazines-in-one ; the main one which has all the British gossip and then a one inside called 'Hollywood Star' which keeps you up to date with all the gossip from the States. Star is available to buy from most supermarkets and newsagents and is also available in other countries such as ; Italy , Austria , Malta and Greece. Star magazine is very similar to other magazines such...

xdonzx 17.09.2008 (04.10.2008) · Read review
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Star Trekkin Across the Universe!

Advantages: excellent story and acting, amazing effects
Disadvantages: Uhura and Spocks relationship

...a bit of a rebel but also a genius and he faces the task of joining Star Fleet and following in the footsteps of his father. Also at Star Fleet is a young Vulcan called Spock who is also a genius and for some reason the two have a dislike for each other. When training at Star Fleet all the cadets get tested as a lightening storm and distress signal is heard from the Vulcan planet. Kirk is not allowed to go as he is facing a trail for supposedly cheating on a test Spock created but his loyal doctor friend Bones gets him on board and it is a good job he did as Kirk remembers the stories about the day his father died and how it was claimed to be a lightening storm and distress call which got his ship destroyed and Kirk does managed to alert Captain Pike to this. What will happen to the USS Enterprise and will Kirk and Spock ever be able...

sewbizzie 18.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Star Trek (DVD)

Star Trek: Massively Overrated

Advantages: Swift plot development; suitable for nearly all ages.
Disadvantages: Terrible plot; unconvincing characters; indifferent acting.

...Among the first of this year?s summer blockbusters has been J J Abram?s new Star Trek movie, which has been widely regarded as having successfully brought this iconic franchise into a new century and to a new generation. The reviews have been overwhelmingly positive ? Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post wrote a prayer of thanks to the ?Lord of Star Trek? for a movie that ?has miraculously resurrected a wheezing but beloved and still relevant franchise?; the Daily Mail salutes ?the most outstanding prequel of all time?; and the Times celebrates ?a dazzling and beautiful rebirth? of Star Trek. The reviewers on Ciao so far give the film a full 5 stars, and the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) gives it 8.4/10 from over 75,000 ratings. Against this tidal wave of enthusiasm stands me. I don?t even have a sidekick to help me. I must alone...

MikeOCarroll 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Shooting Star

Advantages: A bit of fun
Disadvantages: Not quality journalism

...about what kind of readership the paper gets, and who it is aimed at. The main body of the paper is gossip, followed by more gossip, soap reviews, soap gossip, and more gossip. It?s a bit of fun and if you try and take it too seriously or like a proper newspaper then you are missing the point. If the editors think that it is more than that then they are missing something also. There are several categories of story, identified at the top of the page as either Star News, Star Showbiz, Star Pop and Stuff, Star Telly Goss, Star Opinion, Star Advice, Star Stars, Star Puzzles, Star Dosh, Star Racing, Star Greyhounds, Star Sport. You can be a part of this popular publication if you like, and contribute your own thoughts and feelings, and even get ten quid if they take your offering, that?s more than you get on Ciao. The letters range from...

jouk04 07.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of The Star

A New Beginning, A New Future?The New Star Trek

Advantages: 127 mins of sheer warp speed adventure. The best Star Trek ever an outstanding movie
Disadvantages: Not enough of it you want more

...go to a wedding once where the bride walked down the aisle to the Next Generation theme tune, the wedding party wore communication badges instead of buttonholes and flowers and the groom?s uncle was the spitting image of Patrick Stewart. The movies of the 80?s were Star Trek for me yet Mum, my cinema going companion didn?t have any interest in any of it. I liked how Star Trek crews take me on their adventures for a couple of hour?s entertainment and fun. You can laugh and cry, be happy or sad and still fly along on the edge of your seat like on the biggest fastest roller coaster. Many people will never forgive me for saying this but, Star Trek was growing a little tired, or maybe it was the Next Generation crew I was growing bored with? Ok so I did not see a great deal of the Original series, alright, so I was born a few days before...

melodysparks 18.06.2009 · Read review
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STAR WARS LEGO DEATH STAR

Advantages: Impressive to look at ... it has the "wow" factor ! Lots of possibilities & packed with features.
Disadvantages: The price ... maybe this is something for serious collectors rather than kids ???

... THAT'S NO MOON !!! The Lego Star Wars Collector Series Death Star is an amazing set ... not only does it look fantastic but it provides endless opportunities for recreating your favourite scenes from the Original Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes 4 to 6). You can rescue Princess Leia, disable the Death Star's Tractor Beam, escape from the Trash Compactor and explore the Control Room. You can even recreate the final duel between Luke and Darth Vader in the Emperor's Throne Room. The set is massive ... and sits on an impressive rotating base. The Death Star itself is packed with rooms, zones and hidden features ... including it's very own hangar bay with mini Tie Fighter !!! This set also contains an impressive 24 Lego mini figures INCLUDING Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Luke...

jedimastergray73 18.07.2009 (12.09.2009) · Read review
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The Star Ferry

Advantages: Fun, unusual method of transport nowadays
Disadvantages: Only lasts 15 minutes!

...The Star ferry is the iconic ferry service betwen Kowloon and Hong Kong island and has been ferrying passengers back and forth now for well over a century. The ferry line actually has four routes although the most famous and commonly used one, and the one most people mean when they talk about the 'Star ferry' is from tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon to Central, Hong Kong. The price is HK$2.3/1.8 upper/lower deck (£1 currently is around HK$12) so an extremely cheap way to get out into the water of Hong Kong. Boats depart at least every 15-20 minutes so you can turn up at the pier without having to look up departure times in advance and the crossings take only around 15 minutes. There are now other ways to get across to Hong Kong island such as the metro which may be more convenient for regular commuters, however, as a tourist it means you are not...

flyingllamas 13.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Star Ferry, Hong Kong