The Mighty Sharon Stone?

Advantages: Well acted. Heart warming story.
Disadvantages: Soppy and sentimental.

...The Plot = Max (Elden Henson) is a teenage outcast with learning difficulties. He is bullied and has no friends. One day, brainy kid Kevin (Kieran Culkin) and his mum (Sharon Stone) move in next door. Kevin too is an outcast. He is a bit of a geek and due to some illness has a feeble body. Max initially rejects Kevin's advances of friendship until Kevin becomes his reading tutor. Kevin's enthusiasm for the first time brings stories alive for Max and he begins to enjoy reading. On their own, neither is any match for the bullies but together they discover they are stronger. They call themselves "Freak The Mighty". No longer are they limited by their disabilities and together are able to enjoy the delights of childhood they had never before been able to experience due to their limitations. They are both able to...

susancarter 06.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of The Mighty (DVD)

Sex, Drugs and Sharon Stone

Advantages: A magnificent blockbuster movie
Disadvantages: Too many people complain about it

...up the side of hill, they overtake 30 or 40 cars, each one specifically picked out to neutralise the age. The actor's performances were great, Douglas was known and respected. Sharon Stone was little known, a history of B movies behind her, but so pleased with her performance in Total Recall Verhoeven just had to put her in the principle role. Despite the fact that Douglas clearly looks older than Stone the electricity between them is apparent from the first scene. They bump and grind along playing games with each others hearts and emotions. Beth's character played by the then unknown Jeanne Tripplehorn, a name you'll never forget in a hurry entered the big screen in triumph. From her first scene she was down trodden and continued to be for the first 30 minutes of the film, after which she just disappears off the radar. I think...

sghawken 13.02.2006 · Read review
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Sharon Osbourne - Very extreme!

Advantages: Great read, real page turner.
Disadvantages: None

...This book details the life and loves of Sharon Osbourne, wife, moher, businesswoman, tv star, producer and former X-Factor retail judge. Sharon is wife to Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath and mother to Jack, Kelly & Aimee. Sharon had quite a terrible upbringing at the hands of her father who was also Ozzy's manager for many years and proceeded to steal a large chunk of Ozzys fortune in early days which led to Sharon eventually taking over as Ozzy's manager which definitely seemed to help shape his career. There have been many ups (and more downs) in Sharons life and she talks about them in quite graphic detail in this book. Sharon gives off the impression that she is very fiery and independent but I think that deep down she really needs her family around her to help keep her strong and to give her something to fight for...

katyeverett 27.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Extreme - Sharon Osbourne

Sharon's Seeing Red Again!

Advantages: A great read
Disadvantages: Swearing

...Back in 2006, I read Extreme - Sharon Osbourne's autobiography. I really enjoyed it, so when I heard she had a second book out - Survivor - I borrowed it from the library and finished it last night. I think most people know who Sharon Osbourne is. As well as being the wife of Black Sabbath star Ozzy and mother of actress and singer Kelly, Sharon Osbourne is well-known in her own right, especially in the UK for her part on the judging panel of The X Factor. I wouldn't say I particularly like Sharon, but I have to admire the things she has achieved. I found Extreme to be quite shocking in parts, but overall, it was definitely a page-turner. Survivor is less shocking, but possibly more interesting in some ways. I certainly enjoyed reading it and it is one of those books you carry around with you, on the off-chance you may get time...

KarenUK 17.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sharon Osbourne Survivor: My Story (Volume 2) - Sharon Osbourne

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...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Sharon Osbourne - Extreme

Advantages: A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Disadvantages: None.

...I wasn't a huge fan of Sharon Osbourne, I liked her, but didn't think enough so to read her autobiography. I was very wrong. The book is well written, fluid, humourous and thoroughly readable. Sharon Osbourne shocks with tales of falings out and dalliances with not only her family, but with well know celebrities too. There are several photos in the book too for readers to reflect on the Golden days of Ozzie! Sharon writes in a frank, honest and very, very witty way. You won't be able to put the book down so don't be suprised if you finish it all in one or two sittings. The book is not all jokes and shocking tales..it also touches the heart with very honest revelations from Sharon about the heartbreak she has been through, right from before she even met Ozzy. This book talks about her terrible relationship with her father...

amy_hartwell1234 04.12.2007 · Read review
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* Philosopher Stone *

Advantages: Good Family Film
Disadvantages: Over-Acting , Parts Missing

...Harry Potter and The Philosopher Stone (HPATFS) is based on the book with the same title by J K Rowling. The film is taken from a series of books/films. HPATFS was directed by Chris Columbus and released on 16th November 2001. HPATFS stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. Running time of the movie is 147 minutes. Harry Potter is an orphan. He lives with his rich aunt and uncle and cousin Dudley ; they are horrible to him. On Harry's eleventh birthday , he receives a letter telling him that he has been accepted at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. What will happen to Harry when he attends Hogwarts ? Why Is Harry in more danger than any of the other students ? Watch Harry Potter and The Philosopher Stone to find out! I had heard of Harry Potter but had not read any of the books , but when a friend recommended I read them...

xdonzx 19.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (DVD)

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...

bobbacon985 12.02.2009 · Read review
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The weird standing stones at Callanish

Advantages: Free to visit, very unusual
Disadvantages: Remote location

...From an archaeological and historical point of view the standing stones at Callanish are of equal importance to Stonehenge. Yet whilst the latter recently received over 36,000 visitors in a single day for the summer solstice (21st June 2009) Callanish receives only a few thousand visitors every year. This is due entirely to Callanish's location on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, which is just about as remote as you can get within the British Isles. I have always known about the existence of the standing stones at Callanish but only took a real interest in them earlier this year when I was planning my visit. I have seen Stonehenge hundreds of times, my brother used to live in the next village, and even now it never fails to turn my head, but they have become far too commercial for my liking in recent years. The sheer remoteness...

micksheff 22.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Callanish Stones (Scotland)

Meet the stone family

Advantages: Easy to watch and an array of well known actors
Disadvantages: It isn't the most interesting film you'll ever watch

...I bought the family stone for one reason only and that was because the cast was a mix of well known faces! I know I should look for more than this but, being a Sex and the City fan I am always keen to watch anything with Sarah Jessica Parker in! Along with a variety of others who I have seen in other films and enjoyed then it was surely to be a winner wasn't it? Released in 2005 the film was written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. The story: The stone family are very close knit and celebrate Christmas together every year. When the favourite son, Everett, decides to bring his girlfriend Meredith with him to meet his family it doesn't quite go to plan! He has plans to ask his mother for his grandmother's ring to propose to Meredith but, his family pretty much take an instant dislike to her and find Meredith to be too uptight...

frankiecesca 10.10.2008 · Read review
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