Ripley's Believe It

Advantages: Fun and interesting,
Disadvantages: Bit pricey.

...You can't miss this building located on International Drive, the large building looks like its sinking into the ground. My children drove us crazy everytime we drove past to visit just because of the effect. Ripleys believe it or not is very famous for helping you explore the many strange things of this world. My self and family spent approx 4-5 hours here looking through the amazing collections. There is also plenty of hands on things for adults and children to do. Plenty of Photo opportunities too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location and directions: ORLANDO ODDITORIUM 8201 International Drive Orlando, Florida 32819 Ripleys is located at 8201 International Drive 2 blocks south of Sandlake road, just off (Eastbound) exit 74 - old 29 or (Westbound)74A - old 29A...

CRAFTYDONNA 01.08.2006 · Read review
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"Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" - Blackpool - A review

Advantages: Lots of info, lots of variety and shelter from weather
Disadvantages: Prices could be less steap

...Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is situated on Blackpool's front where thousands of tourists come and visit all the time. Ripley's.. is a great place for a family, however some younger children may find some parts frightening. The prices arn't too good, but there acceptable. When me and my dad visited recently, I think it cost us just over £10, and I'm 16 so I'm not sure if they classed me as a child or an adult, but I would assume an adult. The whole place has a huge range of displays from all over the world, each with a lot of information concerning it which means you can read up on things that catch your eye - pretty much all of it! For example, one of the first displays in the place is a range of "freak animals" such as a sheep with 6 legs, a cow with 2 heads, things like this. In the same room, theres also a display of different...

ConnorH 18.08.2009 · Read review
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Believe in what you see

Advantages: Interesting facts
Disadvantages: none that I could think of

...Well this is one serial which gives you a feel of the unusual which is lurking just beyond this world. 'Ripley's believe it or not' is one of the serials which portray facts that are not explainable by the scientific world. ****************************************************** About Ripley ****************************************************** RoBert L. Ripley has been associated with the extraordinary strange and the bizzare facts which he has discovered and recorded in the form of cartoons. He used his unusual drawing capability to show the world what he discovered. He travelled all over the world and collected interesting information from the museums, etc. He drew all what he saw and they were published as cartoons. In due course of time, many people who have experienced the extraordinary or know something of that...

jilmil 17.09.2002 · Read review
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EVEN MOOSE WOULD BELIEVE THIS

Advantages: Unusual stories
Disadvantages: Some gross bits!!

...Human beings have an insatiable appetite for the unusual and exotic and boy does this programme have all of that!! My first introduction to Ripleys was when I was very young and visited the Ripley’s museum in Blackpool and was fascinated by the strange displays. I remember looking at a 2 headed kitten (obviously not alive) and wondering if it was fake. apparently not! “Ripley” is Robert Ripley who started as a cartoonist for the New York Globe in 1913. He then travelled the world for over 40 years collecting the unbelievable and exotic. There are now 27 museums from Australia to Niagara Falls. The only one in the UK is the one in Blackpool. One of the most photographed is in Branson USA, the building looks like an earthquake has hit it and appears to be cracked. In Ocean City it looks like a shark hit...

Guccilady 25.10.2001 · Read review
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Ripley's Game or Malkovich's finest hour?

Advantages: John Malkovich and Ray Winstone's scenes together.
Disadvantages: Extras on dvd are abit sparse.

...This film is about Tom Ripley, a character made famous by Patricia Highsmith's series of books. The lead role is played by John Malkovich, with the cast including Ray Winstone, Doughray Scott and Lena Headey to name but a few. This follows on from The Talented Mr Ripley which was an earlier film featuring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film starts with a flashback to Berlin where Tom and an acquaintance called Reeves, (Winstone), are about to pull off a scam involving fake artwork by Renaissance artist Caravaggio. It goes horribly wrong and we witness for the first time in this film what happens to those that cross Ripley. Feeling that what just happened was Reeves' fault, Ripley then double crosses him by walking away with millions of dollars worth of forged artwork. The film then jumps forward three years later and we meet Tom...

kevin121 08.12.2008 (04.01.2009) · Read review
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Believe It Or Not!

Advantages: Interesting exhibits
Disadvantages: a bit expensive, not for young kids

...My daughter is a massive fan of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! series of books which chart details of all things weird and wonderful in the world so the Ripley's odditorium was one of the places we simply had to visit when we were in Blackpool over Easter. Who Was Ripley? Robert Leroy Ripley was born in 1890 and travelled to over 200 countries and reported on the strange things that he found in his newspaper column entitled Believe It Or Not! which was read by 80 million people a day at the height of its popularity. His first book was published in 1929 and the Ripley's series of books are still being published to this day with the 2009 annual proving a massive hit in my household. Collections of the curiosities that he collected are displayed all around the world in a series of odditoriums in the USA, Canada, Thailand...

wigglylittleworm 15.05.2009 · Read review
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Believe it!!

Advantages: Great voice, some great material
Disadvantages: Slight dip in the middle.

...**Introduction** After reviewing Yolanda Adam's "Day by Day" I took a bit of time to decided which album to review next and I came up with this one as "Believe" was the previous album from Yolanda Adams. Released in 2001 this album was released four years before her next album. Believe features two collaborations from as follows Karen Clark Sheard and T-Bone and the album was released on Elektra Records. **Believe** 1 Never Give Up 2 I Gotta Believe 3 Fo' Sho' 4 Thank You 5 Song Of Faith 6 Unconditional 7 Anything 8 Only If God Says Yes 9 Since The Last Time I Saw You 10 I'm Gonna Be Ready 11 Darling Girl 12 I'm Thankful Opening things up is the great ballad "Never Give Up" which was recorded in response to the terror attacks on the World Trade Centre on 11th September 2001. This is an inspiring song about standing...

jcneil 04.10.2009 · Read review
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Ripley Court - Rip Off?

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: Not great value

...Before going to Dublin for a long weekend with friends we had been warned that it was an expensive place to visit. This was proved to be true when I started looking for somewhere for us to stay. We were looking for somewhere affordable but a bit posher than a hostel. My search led me to the Ripley Court Hotel. The reasons I chose it were: - proximity to O'Connel Street - availability of a triple room - breakfast was included in the price We had three nights (over a long weekend) for 500 Euros which I thought was pretty steep for a two star hotel, considering that all three of us were sharing a room. (Hint: staying from Saturday to Tuesday instead of Friday to Monday would have saved a fortune - week day rates were only 20 Euro per person!) On arrival we noticed that a train line ran right outside the hotel so my immediate...

chcouper 10.02.2008 · Read review
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Not so talented Mr. Ripley

Advantages: Good Chance to see Matt Damon
Disadvantages: Ever so slightly boring

...TITLE: Talented Mr. Ripley GENRE: Thriller, Drama, Crime DIRECTOR: Anthony Minghella LEAD ACTORS: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes CERTIFICATE: 12A The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented: all those words describe Tom Ripley (played by Matt Damon) a man with an innate ability to impersonate anyone within minutes of meeting them (think John Culshaw on a large scale). Mr Ripley is styled nicely and the filming seems quite sophisticated; you get to study Tom Ripley's character with open-mouthed awe. He doesn't conform to ridiculous gay and homophobic stereotypes; he is neither girly nor a sissy but, rather he is a psychopath blessed with the ability to impersonated people which...

curiousgirl 10.06.2005 (11.06.2005) · Read review
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Untalented Mr Ripley

Advantages: Italy and the acting
Disadvantages: The pace and confusing plot

...The talented Mr.Ripley is, to put it plainly, odd. Its reviews at the time were generally positive, but, personally, I remained unconvinced. Matt Damon skillfully plays the seemingly innocent and guileless Tom, who, disturbingly, turns out to be an obsessive murderer, appearing almost imbalanced in his need for love and security, which, when unfulfilled, drives him to violence. Then begins a trail of lies, deception and corruption, in which it is difficult for the audience to become fully involved due to its intricacy. Homosexuality is strongly hinted at throughout the film, but it ends without any kind of resolution or firm conclusion. I was left feeling strangely unsatisfied and saddened since the protagonist seemed to have brought so much misery upon himself through insecurity. Neither myself nor my companion enjoyed the film...

Twiglet 16.07.2000 · Read review
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