Spy Kids The Real Heroes

Advantages: Really good story, Inventive, Great for the whole family
Disadvantages: This type of film has been done before

...to disappear one after the other and the Cortez's have no choice but to fight the techno-wizard Fegan Floop and his evil, egg-headed sidekick, Minion. Soon afterwards the Cortez's disappear leaving Carmen and Juni to come to the rescue using all the latest spy gadgets. In the truest sense Carmen and Juni become Spy Kids. Spy Kids is the first film of the Spy Kids trilogy, directed and written by Robert Rodriguez. Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara also star in the film which was released back in 2001. The first Spy Kids was a feature film that was extremely popular with children and so they released another 2 movies. What is funny about this film is that whilst Gregorio and Ingrid's children (Carmen and Juni) think their parents are boring they are really hiding a secret. The secret couldn't be further from the truth of what the children...

Mickie26 17.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Spy Kids (DVD)

Spy Dog - I Spyed this one mummy!

Advantages: Great Adventure Story
Disadvantages: A bit advanced for my 4 year old

...I decided it was time to treat myself to a new book from the library and had to take my two little boys with me, my 4 year old really wanted to choose a few books for himself while we were there and as the service is free I thought why not? One of the books that he choose was Spy Dog written by Andrew Cope. This book was part of a feature about getting boys into reading and caught the eye of my eldest, Adam. I looked at the book and thought it was a little above his age but he insisted he wanted it so I agreed that we would read a little each night. This is the longest story that we have ever tried to read, all previous books being big picture books. The Cover -------------- The cover is red with a picture of the spy dog on the front (black and white dog wearing sunglasses), with some realistic looking bullet holes added in...

mum2boys82 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Carry On Spying

Advantages: very funny, well acted, entertaining, good story
Disadvantages: none

...Carry On Spying is one of the best Carry On films, nicely balancing a good plot with some hilarious moments. It is also the first Carry On appearance for Barbara Windsor & one of her best. This spoofs all the usual James Bond, Mata Hari kind of genre, but with a reverence, so you are laughing at it, but it does not detract from the continuing plot of the film you are watching. The cast are excellent throughout, with Bernard Cribbins, Jim Dale & Dilys Laye making welcome reappearances. It is interesting, exciting & entertaining, as well as being very clever & funny. It basically has everything you could wish for & stands out as one of the best Carry On films ever made....

KarenUK 01.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Carry On Spying (DVD)

Spy vs Spy struggles to justify itself

Advantages: Deathmatch mode, some fun weapons, good fun for kids,
Disadvantages: Sluggish controls, confusing directions, poor AI

...Having been a fan of this game when it originally came out on the Master System which was a once a much loved console on mine, I was both surprised and obviously intrigued at the prospect of a revamped Spy vs Spy on a newer console format. For those that like big plots, don't count on this game to draw you in, the plot is very simple, you are essentially waging an eternal battle against other spies. There is no grand plot, no real point to the battle themselves, it's just something you need to accept. There are 3 basic game modes, the first being story made. You can purchase weapons and tools in order to retrieve a particular item from a safe which will be hidden somewhere in the level. This can be frustrating at times as you can go round in circles searching for the elusive safe. You will need the weapons to take on an army of spies...

grandchamp 06.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Spy vs Spy (PS2)

The original Spy Kid

Advantages: Absolutely no swearing of any kind
Disadvantages: Absolutely no swearing of any kind

...I noticed that a couple of the ?What I like to read? bits referenced this book, so I was amazed that no one had written a review. Set among the privileged wealth of New York?s private schools and private nannies, Harriet the Spy presents one of the most remarkable characters in children?s literature made even more remarkable by the context in which the book was first published. The book opens with Harriet M. Welsch teaching her friend Sport how to play ?Town?. Harriet doesn?t actually have a middle name. She added the ?M? herself because it sounds more grown up. ?Town? is a game where you make up all the places in a town and then decide all the people who live there and what they do and who they know and what they think. From the start you know that Harriet has tried to teach this game to Sport before. You know that Sport puts up...

danielse 12.01.2004 (25.01.2005) · Read review
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Review of Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh

I spy an underrated gem

Advantages: Wilson, Murphy and a great comic script
Disadvantages: It's not the world's most original piece of cinema

...Thomas has given us a witty and entertaining film which allow the leads to shine and has a lot of fun sending up spy movies at the same time. Robinson: Hey, what's this? It looks like a sock. Scott: It's a secret spy mask. (Kelly puts it on) Robinson: Hey man, this is a sock! See this film yourself before making up your mind. As far as I'm concerned it's a highly sucessful comedy with a couple of outstanding central performances. In the style of Mr. Robinson ... Zoe highly recommends this film....

Zoe 10.11.2003 · Read review
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Review of I Spy (DVD)

He May Be A Spy But Is It All A Game?

Advantages: Entertaining story, with good twists and turns
Disadvantages: a little confusing if yu aren't paying attention.

...ground information on the agent and discover a lot about his past, however as Muir begins to work out who the target was he sets about hatching a plan to free Bishop as the CIA are happy to wash there hands of him, but as Muir feels responsible (I’m not telling you why) he feels he should try to help Bishop. Now Spy Game isn’t just an action film, it also requires a lot of thought, and a bit like Rules Of Engagement it does involve a lot of scene’s where they are talking things over but I feel this makes for a better film. It works well, having Muir looking back over events and going through Bishop’s training. The film also deals with a lot of global politics, and the involvement of the CIA in all that has gone on and although based on it isn’t a true story you cant help but feel parts of it have been drawn...

Andy.mack 08.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of Spy Game (DVD)

I spy with my little eye...

Advantages: gripping, strong characters
Disadvantages: not for everybody!

...When the pack of books I purchased from eBay finally arrived, I was delighted by the sight of the pile of Sabrina books sitting on the desk. The problem, however, came when I had to choose one to begin reading! They all looked fantastic, I couldn't work out which I wanted to start with! In the end, I opted for one with all three Spellman witches on the cover; I guessed it would have a lot of Sabrina's Aunts in it, which I found I always preferred over the stories that had less involvement with them. So, I sat myself down, and turned the first page of 'Spying Eyes'? So, who is Sabrina? Sabrina, played by actress Melissa Joan Hart, is a teenage witch living in the mortal realm in America, initially with her two Aunts; Hilda and Zelda, and her pet cat Salem (whom was once a warlock sentenced to 100 years as a house pet for attempted world...

Amy69 20.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Spying Eyes: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - Nancy Holder

Spy Game

Advantages: Good Film
Disadvantages: A bit boring in places

...a friend in Hong Kong of what’s happened and races down to the office to try and find out what’s going on. When Muir arrives at the office, he is summoned to a meeting where present is his director and several other idividuals with high rank. Muir is asked about his relationship with Bishop and it turns out that Muir first knew him in Vietnam when Bishop was a sniper taking out enemy commanders. After Vietnam Muir asks Bishop if he would like to be trained as a spy/infiltrator and assist him in various missions around the world. The film goes back in time as Muir describes the various activities himself and Bishop has to carry out. The one piece of the film which struck me as really clever was Muir outwitting his investigator, always staying 3 steps ahead, and his determination to make sure that Bishop is rescued...

paula_tanser 30.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Spy Game (DVD)

High up a mountain

Advantages: Great vocals. tracks
Disadvantages: One more ballad?

...**Introduction** This is the third instalment of my Yolanda Adams reviews after reviewing "Believe" and "Day By Day" which were two of the three Yolanda Adams albums I requested for review a couple of weeks ago. Mountain High Valley Low is the third and final instalment for now and was the the first of the three released in 2000 compared to 2001 for Believe and 2005 for Day by Day, So with the release of her latest album this year I decided to complete the three requested album reviews now. **Mountain High...Valley Low** This is Yolanda Adam's major record label debut courtesy of the Elektra label. With a major label comes major names and that's the same here with two major names from the world of Music. Joining her on the album is the phenomenally successful production duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis As well as Keith Thomas. This...

jcneil 30.09.2009 · Read review
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