2001: A Space Odyssey review

Advantages: Fascinating, thought-provoking, fantastic use of music
Disadvantages: None

...2001: A Space Odyssey is a sci-fi film made in 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. One of the recurring themes in this film is evolution. The first 30 mins or so have no dialogue at all, and focus on a very distant point in our past, when a group of herbivore apes are attacked, and one is killed, by a leopard. They are also driven from their water hole by another tribe, so they sleep in a rock crater overnight. When they wake up, they notice that a huge black monolith has appeared in front of them. They are very curious as to what this is, and one of them touches it. Not long after, this particular ape remembers the monolith and realises he can use a bone as a weapon to defend himself. So they go back and kill the tribe that took over their water hole and, jubilant, the aforementioned ape...

Walter_Kovacs 06.02.2009 · Read review
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Smart Is Back? Smart Not Being The Operative Word

Advantages: Funny, nice remake of the 1960's television series.
Disadvantages: Nothing major.

...Director: Peter Segal Writers: Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember Genre: Comedy ? Adventure ? Action Country: USA Certification: 12+ Language: English/Russian MAIN CAST: Steve Carell [Maxwell Smart / Agent 86] Anne Hathaway [Agent 99] Dwayne Johnson [Agent 23] Alan Arkin [The Chief] Terence Stamp [Siegfried] SUMMARY: Maxwell Smart is an intelligence analyst for CONTROL [an American intelligence agency] whose job it is to spy on KAOS [a terrorist organisation led by Siegfried]. Although Max [for short] is good at what he does, he would much rather be a field agent than a pencil-pushing analyst, unfortunately, he has never managed to pass the required tests. When CONTROL headquarters are attacked by KAOS and the field agents are exposed, Max is promoted to field agent [Agent 86] and paired up with Agent 99 who...

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Review of Get Smart (DVD)

What a smart board!

Advantages: interactive, great display, useful resources, great teaching tool
Disadvantages: pens and remote too easy to steal, callibration issues

...PLEASE NOTE - PUNCTUATION STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO BE DISPLAYING CORRECTLY IN MY REVIEWS. COME ON CIAO - SORT IT OUT!!! Teaching in schools has been revolutionised by the use of interactive whiteboards in classrooms. These boards have been gradually replacing the standard ?dry wipe? whiteboard as the central focus point of the classroom. There are two main brands used in schools at the moment and these are the Promethean Interactive Whiteboard and the SMART board. The Promethean uses one pen as the means of interacting with the board, where as the SMART board uses four coloured pens, an ?eraser? and you can also use your finger. I understand that this is not a product that anyone is likely to buy for their house as is main use is within schools, colleges, universities etc (having said that, businesses are now beginning to invest in...

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Get Smart - Much Better Than Expected!

Advantages: Very funny in parts - Steve Carrell
Disadvantages: A tad too long

...Get Smart (2008) Pickings were a bit slim last night so my daughter was surfing Sky and came across this film, which we meant to see at the cinema but never got around to. I was a reluctant viewer as I didn't think that it looked that good to be honest... What Is It All About? This is basically a spy movie that is a comedy (based upon a tv series), focusing on Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) and his desire to become an agent. He takes test after test, but keeps failing and has to be satisfied with being an analyst instead. Of course a terrorist plot comes to light and all of a sudden, Max looks like an attractive option. He becomes Agent 86 and is partnered with Agent 99 played by Anne Hathaway. He tries to prove himself as more than a penpusher and uses his penchant for detail as a means to find the baddies. Predictably...

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Sweetly smart! Asda Smart Price Sweetcorn

Advantages: Very reasonably priced, good quality.
Disadvantages: Only from Asda, no ring pull on can.

...Review of Asda Smart Price Sweetcorn. This review covers canned sweetcorn from the Asda economy budget range, known as Smart Price. Along with many other supermarkets budget lines, Asda's Smart Price is a range of lower priced, simply packaged basic items. As I am restricted to a tight budget nowadays, I have been buying more and more products from supermarket own ranges. The Product and Packaging What is it? Self explanatory really, a can containing a net weight of 326g of sweetcorn kernels. The sweetcorn is presented in a plainly labeled, recyclable tin can. The label is basically white, with the Asda Smart Price logo in green and black. The label features a small image of a bowl of bright yellow sweetcorn kernels. Nutritional, cooking and Asda company information is also detailed on the label. The can is not the ring pull...

brittle1906 29.09.2009 · Read review
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Eset Smart Security 4

Advantages: Great Security system
Disadvantages: None

...This is a security software designed by Eset who have a number of years of developing anti virus, anti spam and firewall products. This edition of the software has all three components added into one package for a person to buy a one year licence for a relatively small outlay. The software is designed to keep computer viruses and to keep the computer working nornally throughout. The way I was recommended this software suite was that I read reviews online through a google search and this particular brand and suite about a year ago was high ranked and highly recommended. Also there are a number of reasons why I bought this which included my dislike of Norton products as the interface is too obstructive and slow in working. The Norton products tend to take up too much memory where as Eset Smart security works silently in the background...

costas1234 24.12.2009 (25.12.2009) · Read review
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Not so smart

Advantages: Good acting. Ellen Page
Disadvantages: Boring plot

...(Film only review) On our weekly trip to the cinema, we chose to see Smart People, although not really knowing much about it, thought we'd give it a go. After seeing Juno and enjoying it hugely, primarily due to the superb acting of Ellen Page, I thought this has to be just as good?surely. I had seen snippets of trailers and quite liked the look of it, the quirky use of Scrabble tiles in the poster made me smile?I mean they use Scrabble letters in the marketing, how bad could it be??? Well, that's a good question, because something was lacking, that I can't quite put my finger on. As the film starts, we are introduced to Laurence Wetherfold, played by Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point) who is a university lecturer of literature, recent widower and father of two teenagers, each at different stages of education. As you might...

MarcoG 18.05.2008 · Read review
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Smart Price - Smart Move!!!

Advantages: Value for money and Easy To use
Disadvantages: Basic and No Grill

...One day, around Five months ago, in a land far far away where only I lived in my little fantasy world believing I was some amazing cook, I decided my Sister In Law could make more use of my microwave than I, so off I sent her on her way with my Microwave in tow. THUD!!! I came crashing down to earth about 3 meal times later. We had meals we couldn't eat because they were microwaveable, I found myself having to cook more often as my son couldn't bang his soup and snacks in the microwave, the list is endless and I realised the error of my ways fairly quickly. So imagine my delight when two weeks later whilst doing the weekly shop I seen the familiar glow of the Green and White Smart Price calling me over. The Smart Price Manual Microwave with a price tag of £29.96. I didn't even think about it, just picked it up, paid for it and away I...

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Be Smart! With Smart Price Garlic Bread.

Advantages: Very reasonable in price, easy to cook.
Disadvantages: Could have been stronger inn flavour

...Review of Asda Smart Price Garlic Bread. The Product This review covers garlic bread from the Asda economy budget range, known as Smart Price. Along with many other supermarkets budget lines, Asda's Smart Price is a range of lower priced, simply packaged basic items. As I am restricted to a tight budget nowadays, I have been buying more and more products from supermarket own ranges. All my family enjoy garlic bread, we tend to eat it with a wide assortment of meals, my own favourite is a bowl of home made vegetarian pasta and a couple of slices of garlic bread...Yum! Asda's Smart Price garlic bread is a baguette shaped white loaf filled with garlic butter. Packaging The 170g frozen garlic baguette comes in the instantly recognisable Asda Smart Price uniform of a basic green and white packaging. The product description...

brittle1906 21.11.2009 · Read review
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2001 Maniacs - Slightly misses the mark

Advantages: Great gore scenes, acting is so bad its laughable
Disadvantages: Acting, acting and uh.... acting!

...c1985 Dir. Tim Sullivan A remake of legendary gore-meister Hershell Gordon-Lewis? 2000 Maniacs, 2001 Maniacs goes for the ?so bad its good? style of horror but slightly misses the mark. Three college slackers, Anderson, Corey and Nelson are on their way to Spring Break in Florida when an unexpected detour takes them into the small, off the map town of Pleasant Valley, South Carolina. They are joined by 3 drifters; Joey, Kat and Ricky, and biker couple Malcolm and Leah, who have all also arrived in the small town as a result of the road detour. They are all welcomed as guests of honour for the town?s annual ?Guts and Glory Festival?, led by the sinister Mayor Buckman (Robert ?Freddy? Englund). Unknown to the 8 unsuspecting Northerners however, they are the main course of the festival BBQ, and they are killed off one by one in ultra gory...

PWOODS1980 01.03.2009 · Read review
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