Size Matters

Advantages: Sharp, funny and informative
Disadvantages: Made me crave fast food

...Having heard that two obese teenagers were suing McDonald?s for making them fat, film-maker Morgan Spurlock decided to see what would happen if he ate nothing but McDonald?s food and drink, three meals a day for thirty days. ?Super Size Me? is the result. The idea for ?Super Size Me? came to director Spurlock after an enormous Thanksgiving meal at his mother?s house. His producer said that it was ?a really great bad idea? and the rest, as they say is history. The rules of engagement were simple; Spurlock could only eat and drink items available over-the-counter at McDonald?s, he had to eat three meals a day from the chain, he had to eat everything on the menu at least once and if he was offered the chance to super size his meal, he had to accept. Thankfully he wasn?t stumbling blindly into this endeavour ? he had a back-up team...

afy9mab 25.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Super Size Me (DVD)

Does size matter?

Advantages: great graphics and gameplay
Disadvantages: poor sound

...Back in 2002, a game was created that has never really been seen before. The game combined the longevity and puzzle elements of a platformer, with the firepower of a shooter. Ratchet and clank was born, and the series of games since have never really deviated from the original blueprint. At the end of the day, if a thing isn't broke, then why fix it? So, our favourite (and only.) lombax, and robot duo are back, for one more outing. What exactly a lombax is, I dont know but the closest thing I could compare him to is a fox. Size matters, is the first time that the duo have ventured onto the portable consoles. I can say that the conversion has been a happy one, and none of the fun or excitment of its big console twins has been lost. In this installment, our two heroes are on the beach, on holiday. A young girl fan finds them...

giksy21 17.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP)

Is Size Important?

Advantages: Great photos and lots of educational values.
Disadvantages: See review.

...- The Book - This is a non-fiction book and as the name suggests it's focus is on size and the associated vocabulary: * big and small - This double page shows 2 ?big? things, an elephant and a skyscraper, adjacent to which are many photos of small things such as paper clips, grapes, buttons, marbles etc. * big, bigger, biggest - Chilldren are invited to draw comparisons between three living things from a big toucan to the biggest out of the three, a hippo. * small, smaller, smallest - Again there are photos of animals and objects, varying in size from small to the smallest. * tall and short - The concept of tall and short is then introduced on a double page with a photo of a tall giraffe next to a short dog and a tall sunflower next to short daisies etc. It would have been even better if the author had extended this...

neenn 20.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sizes (Lift-the-Flap) - Anne S. A. Millard

Latina Size into your favourite dress

Advantages: You do tone up
Disadvantages: You need a good space to perform the routines properly

...Well at the start of the year I promised myself instead of talking about toning up I would actually this time do something about it....surprisingly I did and I feel great. One of the tools I used in my bid to shape up and get fit for Summer was the brilliant Latina Size dvd. As a fan of Strictly Come Dancing I thought this would be a fun way to shape up (and I liked the idea of learning some moves!). The dvd is broke down into 5 sections: Simply Salsa, Rumba Tone, Jump 'n' Jive, Cha Cha Burn and Sambasize. Each one targets a different part of your body so you can alternate depending on what you want to work out. I got into the routine of focusing on the Jump 'n' Jive sections at least twice a week to help tone the dreaded thighs! There is also a warm up and cool down section. Lilia's goes through all the moves first showing...

jinxyjo 16.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Latina Size (DVD)

The size is no longer so super

Advantages: Educational
Disadvantages: Rather weird

...I'd been curious about this film since I 1st heard about it when it entered cinema's. Initially it didn't interest me and I didn't want to go and see it. I was curious but I wasn't going to pay cinema prices to watch it. I had the same kind of feelings when it became available on DVD and video, but finally I got my chance to see it when it was shown on UK TV on channel 4. This film follows Morgan Spurlock (No, I don't know who he is either) and his special diet. His diet or plan to eat 3 meals a day at McDonalds for 30 days. He starts out by having medical exams, blood tests and so on to check his initial health, fitness and many other things. Morgan has made a promise, he will only ever super-size a meal if he is asked by a salesperson (something that happened 9 times in his 30 days. Shortly after eating his 1st super-size meal...

atytyut2434 11.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Super Size Me (DVD)

A slick print screen facility

Advantages: Options, it works well, it's free
Disadvantages: Can be slow to email as an attachment

...If you look at your computer keyboard on the top row of keys on the right hand side you?ll see the ?Prt Sc? key, the one that captures a print of the screen that you are currently looking at. It?s a very handy facility to have but notorious for not working properly & being a little restrictive. Gadwin Systems offer free software that eliminates the problems of the ?Print Screen? facility & turns into a very slick operation. You can capture a screen print & save it for printing, you can choose a number of ?hot keys? that you prefer to use for the simple function. You can capture a full screen or a certain section; in fact there are about six different image formats to suit each individual user. I find it very handy when your browsing through websites looking for something & come across similar offers, printing a copy of the various...

ScottishWestie 13.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Gadwin PrintScreen Professional

One Size Fits All

Advantages: No need to buy different sizes, economical, ecological, works well
Disadvantages: Takes a while to dry and can be bulky on a newborn

...Motherease make a variety of cloth nappies. The particular nappies I will be reviewing will be the Motherease One Size nappies. ** The Nappies ** As the name suggests, the nappy is designed so that one size fits all, meaning it should last a baby from birth right through to potty training, eliminating the need to buy more as the baby grows. So, does it work like that? Well, from my personal experience, these nappies do their job well from birth, with minimal leakages. The only slight issue is that they are very bulky on small babies. I have to say I was warned about this when I bought them, so I was prepared, although I didn't see it as too much of a problem. After all what's a bit of extra padding? Well, now I know that because of that extra padding, it is difficult to get trousers the right length for the baby to fit...

cookie334 11.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mother Ease One Size Diaper

Touch Screen Fun

Advantages: Original, nice looking, sturdy
Disadvantages: Limited range of games

...screen. It really is excellent, and makes the DS worth the money. It is accurate, generally easy to control and the screen doesn't scratch permanently (you do get temporary scratches, but these rub off easily). There is a handy holder for the stylus on the side so it'll be quite difficult to lose it. There is also a D-Pad and four buttons for non-touch screen games, which are clear and easy to use. Another control is the microphone - I have only used this for 'blowing' games, not 'talking' games, however my experience of it is negative. It doesn't work, and you'll give yourself a nasty headache trying to blow into it anyway. -Extras- The range of extras are things like an alarm, a Wi-Fi chatroom and a customisable profile. You can also change the colour of the start-up screen to suit your tastes. These extras are neat, but nothing to...

kaledrina 30.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo DS Lite

Super Sized Success

Advantages: Insight into junk food diet, humorous adventure, interesting statistics and information
Disadvantages: Can become tedious

...as the worlds biggest Big Mac consumer who has eaten over 19,000 Big Macs in his life and a couple who have spent over $30,000 on McDonalds products from toys from the popular Happy Meals to plates, costumes and even paintings. With the DVD, you get many special features not seen in the cinema, most of which are the same as other DVDs. Along with Directors commentary and interviews with such prominent members of the fast food studies industry including author of Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser and director Morgan Spurlock, you get deleted scenes including a mini experiemtn to show how long it takes for McDonalds food to break down in your stomach, which produces results which may make you regret that last Value Meal. Overall, Super Size Me is a phenomenal triumph which allows for a real insight into the dangers of junk food...

MatthewJGB 28.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Super Size Me (DVD)

would you like to super size it? no thanks

Advantages: Interesting insight on fast food effects
Disadvantages: Watching him eat makes you hungry

...given from all 3 doctors state he is perfectly healthy which is essential to this task as there's no point having this experiment on a lacklustre piece of obesity. The need of 3 doctors is so he can have fair results at the end of the documentary. Along side the doctors he has the guidance of a fitness instructor who assesses his fitness and weight. He is incredibly fit and this will help gauge the effects of all this fast food on his body. His girlfriend who is a vegan chef is sceptical about the experiment but wouldn't most partners if their other half was about to embark on a mission of stupidity. The first few times he eats McDonalds he has a lighthearted approach to it laughing and joking but as he finally reaches the super size it is far from it. Some scenes in the documentary are filmed in either a mcdonalds or his car, this scene...

oblivious0r 21.10.2004 · Read review
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