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Advantages: Enables the creation of sharpe memorable presentaions
Disadvantages: Not as versatile as some suites

...Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful and innovative presentation software primarily available with the Microsoft Office Suite. The application allows the simple and easy creation of professional slide shows that can be used along side and speech or talk. Provides a useful learning aid to students when being lectured and helps make presentations more interesting. Using PowerPoint? The PowerPoint Wizard starts up upon opening the application and provides a simple easy to understand introduction to the software. Ideal for first time users as it cuts out a lot of the complicated editation tools. The Wizard makes using PowerPoint very quick as entire Presentations can be knocked up in just a few hours. Alternatively for more advanced users the opening wizard can be bypassed completely allowing the user to work from a blank page...

Desolate_Cash 31.01.2003 · Read review
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No Point second-guessing this!

Advantages: Brilliant premise, great cast, enjoyable film
Disadvantages: None

...I used to be quite good with keeping up with the latest film releases, but now I have an active toddler, I don't seem to find much time in the evenings to sit and watch a long film because I usually want to go to bed once I've gotten Harry all settled and asleep! But my other half and I do like to watch a film occasionally, and so on a recent trip to the library, I picked up this relatively new film off the shelf and thought it would be worth a watch. President Ashton is making a public appearance at a summit in Spain, but nobody expects to see what takes place. When taking the podium, the President is shot in an attempted assassination but it isn't clear who has tried to take the life of the most powerful man in the world. However, 8 different people saw clearly what happened that day, and the film explores the minutes before...

mummy2harry 04.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Vantage Point

Vantage Point Film Only

Advantages: Interesting story
Disadvantages: Repeated Vantage points told

...Vantage Point The President of the USA addresses a summit of world leaders in Salamanca Spain, gun shots are fired at the President, soon after a bomb then goes off resulting in a complete wreck. The media reporter also gets blasted by the bomb along with many others. Dennis Quaith a US security expert is in charge of the President's Security and the film for the first hour includes the President assisination attempt which is presented in different vantage points. This is in effect a repeat of the story time after time from a different perspective of those people who were at the scene of the bomb blasts. forest Whitaker is shown to be an honest looking person who is happy to be abroad in Spain for the first time in his life. He captures most of the story as it unfolds on his camcorder. He gets the action of the scenery...

costas1234 07.06.2009 (18.06.2009) · Read review
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Power of a Woman

Advantages: Great tracks, harmonies
Disadvantages: None

...Eternal - Power of a Woman One of my favourite girl bands from old were Eternal (this is probably showing my age a bit but oh well). They were popular before The Spice Girls, Girls Aloud etc and I think one of the reasons why they were successful was because they could actually sing and had some lovely harmonies, with beautiful voices that all worked well together. They were also all very pretty as well so I'm sure this added to their success. Eternal were formed in 1992 and eventually ceased as a band around the year 2000. The group consisted of four members, Easther and Vernie Bennett who were sisters, Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding. Louise Nurding is now probably the most famous of the quartet as she was fairly successful as a solo artist and went on to marry the footballer Jaime Rednapp. She still does some television work as...

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Match point

Advantages: Scarlett Johansson
Disadvantages: The first hour is very slow

...Chris Wilton is a former tennis pro who moves to London where he finds himself a job as a tennis coach at a rather exclusive club. Chris comes from a rather poor background however he aspires to make something of himself; he has expensive tastes but not the money needed for it. Whilst coaching at the club he meets Tom Hewitt a man from a rather privileged background, the two men realise that they have much in common and Chris is invited into Tom's social world, where he is welcomed by his family and especially by Tom's sister Chloe. Chris soon begins a relationship with Chloe much to her parent's approval and is welcomed into the family set up; it soon becomes clear that nepotism is encouraged as Chloe's father ensures that Tom is given a well paid job within his company. With a rich girlfriend, a powerful and well paid job...

kerman 27.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Match Point (DVD)

So Just What Is Your Point?

Advantages: Generally strong
Disadvantages: A couple of weaker tunes

...?The Point Of It All? was released late in 2008 as Anthony Hamilton?s fourth album. It can?t be said to have received as much attention as previous work that he has put out, but this album does feature him working to his typical high standard as he brings his soulful material that brings in elements of contemporary R&B and Hip Hop (amongst other things) and gets help from the likes of Dre & Vidal, Salaam Remi and David Banner. 1. ?The News? The album starts off in a manner that I have to say directly appealed to my tastes when it comes to his music as you see that with his incredible voice menaign that the music is going to be strong no matter what, hearing him come through with a tune that has him backed up by heavy Hip Hop beats, from Mark Batson, he gives you a Neo-Soul feel from the get-go of this release to show you what to...

XICripZ 01.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Point Of It All, The - Anthony Hamilton

Repetition Proves a Disadvantage Point

Advantages: A decent cast.
Disadvantages: Repetitive, pedestrian direction, repetitive, sloppy writing, repetititive...

...At a meeting between Muslim and western countries in Salamanca, Spain the president of the United States is shot by an assassin. Secret service agent Thomas Barnes seeks to requisition all the available footage from a TV producer, her news crew and a tourist. When seen from all the available perspectives, it appears that all is not as it seems. What do the assassins want? Is the president really alive? What is the truth? Director Pete Travis has previously only directed for television and his inexperience shows in his big screen debut. It plays out like a TV movie that's struck lucky because it is prone to cinematic cliché and episodic pacing. The biggest bugbear I have with the director is the way he approaches the same events from myriad viewpoints. He employs a frustrating and hackneyed device whereby he gets to a certain point in...

afy9mab 04.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Vantage Point (DVD)

The Rise to Power

Advantages: good story, excellent acting, scenery and music
Disadvantages: bloody battle scenes and subtitles may not appeal to all

...and wonderful. For me they really did make this film so much more watch able. There was no point in the film where I could clearly notice that the film was not shot on location and the back drop was added later. The battle scenes in the film were also excellent and made for some good, if brutal viewing. They really did take a lot of time and money to get these just right. Some of them did actually make me wince and look away as they were so graphic. The music score for this film was also one of the best bit and as it really did help with the emotions and setting the scenes for the characters. I think a lot of credit should be given for the music throughout this film. The DVD which we had does have some bonus features which include the making of Mongol and Mongol trailer. I have not watched these so UI am unable to give comment on them...

sewbizzie 26.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Mongol - The Rise To Power Of Genghis Khan (DVD)

Pointing you in the right direction.

Advantages: See text.
Disadvantages: See text.

...I would just like to write a review on community points, something that we are all aware of as members on this site. It is something that will no doubt refresh (or at least hopefully a little!) the memories of those who have been members on here for a while now, and something that may help those people who have not long been members. Community points can be gained in a small number of ways: 1.Through writing your own review, whereby people can then actually read it and rate it according to how good they think that it is. All of the different ratings hold a different weighting of community points ? that is to say, the higher the rating then the more community points it is that you would get. But in the same way, a lower rating of somewhat helpful or below may actually in fact reduce what your points are ? so don't say that I never...

dynamicnurse 07.12.2009 · Read review
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USB Power-ed up Adapter

Advantages: Compact and Portability
Disadvantages: Price

...This USB Power Adapter is a must accessory to have if you have any kinds of iPods. As you would know, when you buy an iPod, you will only receive the iPod itself and the link cable. This means the only way you can charge the iPod is through the computer. However, this is disadvantage for many reasons since you would need to make sure the computer is on when charging. Because its USB charged, it takes quite a long time to charge it to full. This USB Power Adapter deals with all of the charging problems and many others. The size of the power adapter is very compact, with its dimension of 4cm by 4cm (estimate and could be different when bought from different country). It is also not so heavy for portable use. Also, you can change the adapter itself to European, Asian or wherever with great convenience. All you have to do is slide it...

zikiman 08.10.2009 · Read review
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