Dr Jones and his magical skull

Advantages: Harrison Ford
Disadvantages: Weak story

...The fourth instalment in the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was released in 2008. This film was directed by Steven Spielberg. This Indiana Jones film is set in 1957 and sees the archaeologist and adventurer, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), having to contend with Soviet agents, led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), who are searching for the mystical city of Akator, which is believed to be the mythical resting place of a crystal skull, which was recently found, that has strange mind control powers. The Soviets want to exploit the supernatural powers that legend says will be bestowed to however returns the skull. When a young man, Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), informs Indiana that his colleague, Harold Oxley (John Hurt), has been kidnapped along with Mutt's mother, and Indy's former love, Marion...

mozzie76 10.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (DVD)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Advantages: Good adventure
Disadvantages: Too much computer generation

...Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It's finally here, the fourth instalment of the Indian Jones series which we have waited 19 years for is finally here and the verdicts are in, but is it any good or not? I went to see this at the cinema this weekend with three others, one of which had never seen an Indian Jones film before (how is that possible?) but we talked her into it. I am a big fan of the films and first saw them as a child but have watched them over and over again through the years (generally when they are on the tele over Christmas) so I was hoping that this one was going to be as good. I read a lot of the critic's reviews before seeing it which in general weren't that complimentary but kept an open mind going into it. Cinema goers however didn't seem to worry about bad reviews as the film took £12.5m...

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Review of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (DVD)

A Skull About The Same Level As Others

Advantages: entertaining flight of fancy
Disadvantages: mediocre acting

...So I only came across this film because it happened to be starting at just the time that I turned on the television, but I stuck with it and was pleased with what I watched. The Skulls is named after the fictional 'secret society' around which the story is based, and is an American late-teen college/university with a dark feel, not like your American Pie and whatnot. Lucas McNamara (played by Joshua Jackson) is in his senior (fourth, to us Brits) year at an unnamed Ivy League University. From humble beginnings as a poor kid with no family, to success as a major player in his university rowteam, he shows much promise. As such, he is approached by several 'secret societies' but turns them down, until eventually The aforementioned Skulls call him. This seems a great thing at first, as they give money, cars, girls, and countless...

Pyrokeet 10.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Skulls (DVD)

The crystal Skull - Headache of an ending

Advantages: Spectactular
Disadvantages: Hated the ending

...Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Some sarcastic and critical people have called this film 'Indiana Jones and The Milking of the 4th Cash Cow. The film as you might expect has a plethora of stars, Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones. Karen Allen - Marion Ravenwood. Shia LaBeouf - Mutt Willliams. John Hurt - Professor Oxley. Jim Broadbent - Dean Charles Stanford. Kate Blanchett - Irina Spalko. Ray Winston Mac George McHale. Notably not in the film is Indies dad, Sean Connery and Marcus (Denholm Mitchell Elliott) who died in 1992. A very brief synopsis of the story begins with Indie and Mac taken against their will to 'Area 51', where Clues lead them onwards ending up in the jungle. Along the way Indie will pick up a deranged John Hurt, an old flame and a unknown Son! I won't fill in the innards of the story because it...

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Review of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (DVD)

Indies Crystal Skull

Advantages: GREAT FILM
Disadvantages: NOTHING

...Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Indiana is back and he looks great. We follow, as usual, Indie in yet another breathtaking adventure. This time Indie is at area 51 with his friend ?Mac? George McHale. However they are not there under their own steam they have been kidnapped by the Russians and are being used to find a very specific item for their kidnappers. Indie manages to escape but then has to survive an Atomic explosion! He does this in style and the special effects here are amazing. Later he will team up his ex girlfriend, Marion and even find out he has a son, Mutt. Together they will team up and take on the Soviets in the chase for the secret of the Crystal Skull. The adventure will take them through hill and dale ending in the jungle. Along the way are spectacular stunts...

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A watch for the 21st century

Advantages: Technical features, no batteries, accurate, good looking, Japanese
Disadvantages: None at present

...I once took my battery operated watch to a well known high street jeweller to have the battery replaced, I was told it would only take 5 minutes & cost £4.99, it actually took 30 minutes & cost me £9.99 as they had problems with the battery. When I took it home the small stop watch function wouldn't work & the built in alarm didn't work either. I took it back & explained it was OK before they touched it, but they refused to accept liability so I was left with a watch that never worked properly again. On another occasion another jeweller presented with a different watch stated that the movement was faulty & would cost approx £75.00 to replace, I left the shop & purchased a battery for 99p from Maplin, fitted it myself (this one had a small slot on the back to access the battery) & has worked perfectly since. To say I have lost faith...

ScottishWestie 22.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Citizen Eco-Drive Watch

The environment friendly watch

Advantages: Solar driven watch, no battery required.
Disadvantages: None that I know of.

...My last watch has been with me for more than 10 years. It has been reliable until the past couple of years. It started mis-behaving, require constant battery changes, (a sure sign that the watch is dying), and frequently stopping whenever I fly. So last Christmas, I decided to buy myself an eco-driven citizen watch. An eco-drive watch uses light energy to run itself. The light source can be sun (solar) or an incandescent lamp (such as in an office environment). The watch uses a solar panel, in this case, its the face dial, to convert light into electrical energy which is stored in a special energy cell. This allows the watch to last a long time without seeing any light, suitable for those of us who hibernate (Ha!); for those of us with very long winters and constantly wearing long sleeve clothes or just forgetting to charge it up...

petitesquirt 10.02.2003 (28.02.2003) · Read review
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Review of Citizen Eco-Drive Watch

Charming little watch

Advantages: charges constantly when its in the light
Disadvantages: i work at night and usually dont see the light

...My 'friend' decided i needed a special present this year for christmas and bought me the Citizen Ecodrive Charm bracelet watch. It's one which has been advertised quite alot in womens magazines, and it is very pretty and a bit different. The bracelet is a basic silver coloured bracelet, attatched are five small handbag charms, one is plain silver colour, the other four have stones in different design 'handbags', the colours are pink, blue, yellow and clear. The watch itself is a slightly larger handbag shapewith clear 'diamonds' around the face and a blue pearly looking face. Its pretty and sparkles nicely which keeps him as amused as it does me, but then again hes amused by some very simple things - british money for one. The second of these watches that I own is also the silver coloured version but this time has shell shaped charms...

scuba_angel 28.12.2005 (13.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Citizen Eco-Drive Watch

Delighted With The Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre Watch

Advantages: fast delivery, first class customer service
Disadvantages: none to be honest

...i've recently ordered the Citizen Eco-Drive Watch for my father online and found both the product and the company i ordered from to be top class. The delivery was next day, and it was free too (which makes a nice change) and the old man really liked his present too, so all in all, a good experience. I have to recommend the company i purchased from, as i found them very helpful when i called them to find out more information about delivery, and returns policy, so thank you Mores Jewellers The watch it's self i've been told is very comfortable and feels natural when wearing, it's heavy enough due to the quality, but light enough to not get in the way. The gold remains to be as shiny today as it was when i brought the item (over 3 months ago) and the face isn't scratched, even though the watch is worn every day and not just...

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Night Watch and Day Watch; two reviews in one!

Advantages: Two exceptional and highly original fantasy novels
Disadvantages: Not books for those looking for mindless entertainment; these are thinking fantasy novels

...NOTE: Due to Ciao not taking reviews for the Night Watch (which is the first book in the series of the same name, with Day Watch being the second) this is a review of the first two novels. If you just want to read a review The Day Watch, please skip to the second half. THE NIGHT WATCH The Night Watch is a science fiction novel written by Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko, and is the first book in the Night Watch trilogy. The book was originally written in Russian (obviously I am reviewing the translated English version), and the series as a whole has enjoyed fantastic success in Russia. It has also been critically acclaimed in other countries, including the UK, with The Daily Telegraph calling it "JK Rowling, Russian style". A bold claim indeed. THE WORLD The Night Watch is set in modern day Russia (Moscow...

CrazyJamie 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Day Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko