ROY KEANE - THE PLAYING YEARS

Advantages: Nice insight into the controversial aspects to Roy's playing career
Disadvantages: Doesn't cover his time at Celtic, or any of his managerial work

...I have to admit that when my beloved Ipswich Town FC appointed Roy Keane as manger a couple of months ago I was a little sceptical. Most of what I knew about Roy came from the press and news coverage, most of it negative, which seemed to follow him around. Determined to give the latest bastion of the Ipswich hot seat a fair crack of the whip I set about finding out a little more about the man behind the hype and headlines. My Brother recommended his autobiography which he?d penned in 2002 with the help of journalist Eamon Dunphy, so I gave it a read. Roy Maurice Keane was born in Cork, Ireland in the summer of 1971, the fourth of five children. He was a mediocre performer at school, preferring to be out kicking a ball around than in a class studying. A smattering of junior Irish clubs came calling, most notably Rockmount. He...

tractor-boy 07.07.2009 · Read review
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Rob Roy: Of Valor and Honor

Advantages: Strong performances by a talented cast
Disadvantages: A bit more gratuitous violence than you'd want young children to witness

...Note: Some plot details are disclosed in this opinion. Based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy is the kind of movie that you just almost have to like. With a script that is largely unmarred by shades of moral gray, good is clearly good, evil is clearly evil, marital love and fidelity triumph over all challenges, and justice prevails at the end of the day. It is, in a word, wholesome. Toss in a healthy dose of standing stones, Highland lochs, and good Scottish scenery in general, and--well, you just about have to like this movie. At least, Himself and I do. We own a VHS copy, and when we crave escape to the Highlands or exposure to political and personal honor (try to find either these days), we pull out Rob Roy for uplifting dose of courage and valor--plus a wee bit or romance. During its best moments, this film makes...

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Roy the Romantic

Advantages: One of the greatest voices - and 41 tracks
Disadvantages: Lack of date information for tracks [see text]

...? If not, this will surprise you, though personally I'm not over-keen on these two songs and would much rather hear him on his own material. In fact, this collection is so diverse that I find myself wondering how appropriate the title 'Love Songs' is. Especially when it includes his versions of 'Land of 1000 Dances' and 'Run Baby Run'. Roy Orbison sings Wilson Pickett and the Newbeats? Well, yes - and very well too. But love songs? Er, let's not split hairs. What I will register a (little) whinge about is the packaging. Several of these recordings are listed in the booklet as being © 1997 or 2000. Are they all remixes? All right, I know that a lot of people who buy love song compilations may not be unduly bothered about such niceties, but Roy died in 1988 and I for one would have appreciated knowing the date they were...

JOHNV 08.02.2001 · Read review
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FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

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The truth, By Roy Keane.

Advantages: In Review.
Disadvantages: In Review.

...As like all my other reviews I like to say something before I begin. Roy Keane has just come back to the Irish national side after two years in exile thanks to Mick McCarthy in my opinion a man who couldn’t organise piss up in a brewery. The new Irish manager Brian Kerr well done to you. Roy was and still is criticised by a few idiots who say thinks like "You traitor" "You walked out on us" Just for the record Roy was sent home by Mick McCarthy for airing his views on him. I have read this book five times in two years and I have to say I love it. The book begins giving us all the information on the Keane family and how in the 1970's an 80's people frowned upon the foreign games in Ireland such as his and my beloved football. Just reading this book you can feel how personal it is he describes in debt his family and how...

Jamie2oo4 07.06.2004 · Read review
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Rob Roy - an interesting wok of fiction

Advantages: Good fights
Disadvantages: Why get an Irishman to play a Scot?

...Not bad for another summer blockbuster, this one actually has a good (if inaccurate) story. It is the film of the legend of Rob Roy MacGregor who tricked into debt by a Scottish laird sought to settle the score. Filled to the brim with period duels and honour, along with some very over the top hats this is an entertaining adventure film with a respectable story. Tim Roth and John Hurt play the villains, and as I mention a lot, British actors play the best villains (I don?t recall either of them in a bad film). The fact that (predictably) the hero walks off with wife and kids at the end, when the real Rob Roy was hung drawn and quartered let the film down for me, and I felt used Scottish History to cash in. But don?t let that put you off a good film, with some outstanding performances....

pabdesign 12.08.2000 · Read review
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the most talented roy jones juniour

Advantages: lots to mention
Disadvantages: special effects

...roy jones is a terrific counter puncher, regerded as the best fighter in our generation. roy jones juniour is the most talented fighter to enter the ring. if you make a mistake then your in real trouble. he punches as quick as a featherweight however with the power of a heavy weight. he showed us what damage he can do when he won the heavyweight title. the sad part was because of yoyo dieting roy wasnt at his best when he faced antonio tarver. roy jones juniour to some peoples eyes is the most overated person in the sport of boxing, however i could strongly defend that. if you see him beat bernard hopkins you will really see how great he is, bernard hopkins is now the light heavy champ. the dvd is great with stunning punches that can make an elephant cry. the soundtrack of this is very standard. however that doesnt ruin the dvd...

majidali 01.09.2007 · Read review
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Bimal Roy's Eerie Romantic thriller...

Advantages: One of the most loved Hindi films ever..
Disadvantages: none

...When Bimal Roy decided to try his hand at something different, a supernatural entertainer this time, he was scoffed at the idea by the Hindi film Industry, coming after his earlier sensitive masterpieces like Do Bhiga Zameen (1953), Biraj Bahu (1954) and Devdas (1955). But Bimal Roy had a reason for this, none of his earlier films made much money and he wanted to make a sure hit film with a time tested formula.. But when Bimal Roy released his latest film with such a conventional story the critics were silenced.The final film remains one of his most enduring cinematic efforts. In fact that very year Bimalda came up with another lightweight film again starring Dilip Kumar, Yahudi (1958), which incidentally was also a huge success at the box-office...And then he turned once again to films that had subjects that were close to his heart...

kiran8 02.12.2008 (30.11.2009) · Read review
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High Drama In The Highlands

Advantages: Good casting. Excellent performances. Stunning scenery.
Disadvantages: Perhaps a wee bit drawn out at 133 minutes.

...FILM REVIEW ONLY ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ Rob Roy MacGregor is a legendary figure in Scottish history, immortalised forever in the famous novel of the same name by Sir Walter Scott published in 1817. Scott's novel is probably the main reason he's a legendary figure in Scottish history, as in reality he was a simply a clan chief from around Stirling, (the old Scot's capital) who supported the cause of the Stuarts (Jacobites) in the 1715 rising against the Crown, and who had a penchant for cattle rustling and general mischief making. ~ ~ Mind you, viewing the 1995 movie "Rob Roy" by Scots director Michael Caton-Jones, with the brilliant Irish actor Liam Neeson in the title role, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Rob Roy MacGregor was a major historical figure. Never let it be said that reality should spoil a good Hollywood blockbuster...

the_mad_cabbie 29.01.2007 · Read review
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