Don - the original one!

Advantages: Amitabh Bachchan in a double role
Disadvantages: Some of the fight scenes drag on a bit

...Don, starring Amitabh Bachchan, was released in 1978 and should not be confused with the remake released in 2006 starring Shahrukh Khan. It's a Hindi language film also known as Bollywood film. STORY BASICS Don is an international gangster, respected yet feared by his own people and hated by the police who are determined to track him down. Unfortunately Don is killed in a police encounter which leaves one of the most senior police officers on his tail somewhat stumped as he wants to bring down the rest of the gang and their associates too. He knows a likeable but very common street performer called Vijay who is the spitting image of Don and he persuades him to go into training to be replaced into the gang as Don. This takes a lot of hard work but eventually Vijay is sent back into Don?s gang as Don. Things seem to be going...

anonymili 03.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Don (Hindi Language) (DVD)

Hotel Don Juan,Magaluf - A pleasant suprise!

Advantages: Well located, friendly staff, spacious rooms
Disadvantages: Evening meal could've been better

...It's been a while since I wrote a review and I had said to myself that I would wait until after my holiday to put fingers to keyboard once again. After sunning ourselves for 2 weeks in Magaluf, Majorca it's taken me a while to get back into the swing of everyday life in Blighty but I think I'm almost there (worst luck). Well it's been almost a week since we got back and so I thought it was about time I put my review writing cap on once again and what better to review than the hotel we stayed in on our holiday. The Don Juan Hotel is part of the Hoteles Saint Michel group and is a 3 star hotel situated in the quieter area of Magaluf. It was built in 1972 and extensively renovated during the winter of 1999 and has 182 rooms in total (161 twins and 21 single) which stretch over seven floors. We had booked our 10 day holiday through...

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Boys Don't Cry Film Review

Advantages: Characters
Disadvantages: Depressing

...Hilary Swank plays Teena Brandon, a 21-year-old from Lincoln, Nebraska, who lives under the alias Brandon Teena, believing that she is a man trapped in a woman's body. In a bid to feel accepted by her group of friends, she cuts her hair short, flattens her chest with tension bandages and puts socks down the front of her pants to look more masculine. She hopes one day to fall and love with a woman, declare her secret, and be understood. Boys Don't Cry is a bleak and emotional tale concerned with the subject of sexual identity. Brandon is a character that feels the need to dress like a man to match the inner self. To "him", he is not living a lie, despite having to disguise his physical appearance with various attire; it's society, on the whole, that has the problem accepting he is different from the norm. The gender distinctions are...

andycarrington 11.08.2009 · Read review
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DON JUAN HOTEL, MAGALUF

Advantages: close to beach
Disadvantages: Can be noisy at night

...outdoor freshwater swimming pool, with separate children's section, which was very nice and they did tend to keep it quite clean. The sun terraces were also a good size and were furnished with plenty of sun loungers and parasols ********KIDS********** There is a children?s playground and mini-club and they also had pool and table tennis tables. *********ENTERTAINMENT********** There was a good programme of daytime sporting activities (pool games, archery, aerobics) organised each day. These were arranged by their resident team. I did enjoy the evening entertainment, there was a variety of live music, cabaret and other professional shows several times each week. ************FOOD************ The food was definately basic but then again it is only a 3* hotel. Don't get me wrong there was a selection of things and chips were always...

traveller10 28.05.2007 · Read review
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Please don't bother looking in the basement!

Advantages: DVD makes a great coaster.
Disadvantages: An hour and a half of my life that I wont get back

... The big red button phenomenon Throughout your life, I am sure that you have had a moment when you know you should not do something, but you really want to. Like in the film's, when there is a big red button with 'don't push' written beside it. Try as you might, you cannot resist the urge to press it. Well, in my life this phenomenon has led me to grow my collection of films to include several movies from the 'video nasty' genre. Generally these films are terrible, and there should be no reason for you to want to watch them. However, there is something niggling me, right at the back of my otherwise empty head. Why was it banned? What is the reason why this film was initially not put up for public release? Occasionally a real cracker comes up, like the scarily gory 'Cannibal Holocaust', or possibly the most disturbing film in...

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Review of Don't Look In The Basement (DVD)

Don't Sweat It

Advantages: Lots of big tunes
Disadvantages: Repetitive

...?Don?t Sweat The Technique? came out in 1992, and was named after one of the big singles from the album. It came as the final album from the legendary New York Hip Hop duo Eric B. & Rakim parted ways, and so in a final effort would push out one last killer release to keep fans happy before pursuing solo careers. 1. What?s On Your Mind?? To open the album, you have Rakim doing something which he tried out for the first time on the album prior to this as h adapts his rhymes to very different themes as this one is dedicated to a grl who he spots whilst on the subway, and he lets his rhythmic storytelling ability take over from this point onwards. The Isley Brother-esque feel to the grooves behind it give it a oftness which is rarely seen in their material. **Four Stars** 2. ?Teach The Children? As you can probably guess from the title...

XICripZ 08.04.2009 · Read review
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The Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield

Advantages: State of the art venue
Disadvantages: Could do with a bit of a refurbishment in some areas

...The Don Valley Stadium is a large Leisure Complex that is located 2 miles East of Sheffield City Centre. It opened in 1990 in time for the World Student Games, which took place in the City the following year. Since this time it has become a popular venue for Sporting Events, Music Concerts and Exhibitions. It is also now well and truly established as a landmark in the City. The Stadium is located in an area of Sheffield known as the Lower Don Valley. Historically this flat area of land along the River Don was heavily industrialised. In more recent years these industries, which were primarily connected to the Steel making industry closed down and for many years this area become a derelict wasteland. Thankfully this area has now been completely transformed and the Don valley Stadium was a major part of this redevelopment. A Company...

micksheff 21.05.2007 · Read review
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Don't Let Those MFers Sleep

Advantages: Bangers throughout
Disadvantages: A couple of mildly-effective elements

...?Tough Guys Don?t Dance? came as the third album from the Welsh Drum & Bass producer High Contrast. The 2007 one came as a breakthrough record for him as he finally had the ability to take his sound beyond the typical fan base and explore it further with his soulful style. 1. ?If We Ever? You have him kicking off the album in the best way possible with what was the biggest single from the album. It has him showing the power of his beats with one which has the whole thing centred around one of the most empowering breaks you find in the D&B world,. It was a club banger of its time, and sets things up nicely for the future. **Five Stars** 2. ?Everything?s Different? As it moves on a little, you see that You find that the local Jazz singer Ian Shaw joins him by assisting on the vocals to give the music that little extra something has...

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Review of Tough Guys Don't Dance - High Contrast

Just don't open.

Advantages: Purdom never directed again
Disadvantages: Terrible film

...watched and waited. I mean I watched Scream yesterday as well and it really highlighted how weak this film was. Scream is a great example of a slasher film that is also a mystery film, Don't Open 'til Christmas is at the other end of the spectrum. The identity of the killer was actually really obvious I mean who else could it had have been. Let me think who's the killer? Is it maybe the mysterious guy who seems to have no other point in the film? The story was horrendous and full of little annoying bits. Every time a Santa Claus was killed they would usually be chased for about 10 minutes first and this just felt really drawn out and pointless. It wasn't scary, it wasn't adding to the plot. You knew they were going to die, they were usually characters we hadn't yet met and we just knew they were going to die there was no need for the crappy...

Phelthew 25.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Don't Open 'Til Christmas (DVD)

Boys don't cry, & girls fall asleep while watching

Advantages: Based on a real story, excellent performance [Hillary Swank]
Disadvantages: Extremely dull and not engaging

...Boys Don't Cry (1999) [film only] I heard so many things about the beauty of this touching film that I was really tempted to watch it, and I did that only recently. It represents the real story of a man who lives in a body of a woman called Teena Brandon. Because Brandon would have wanted people to refer to "her" as a male, I'll do so in this review. Since he gets into so much trouble with the police in his city, he travels to Falls City, Nebraska to start a new life, and he goes by the name Brandon Teena. There, he meets a young woman and they fall in love before she knows anything about his female body, which he hides with bandages or enlarges with a sock in the trousers. Unfortunately, because his lover used to be in love with an ex-convict, Brandon gets into trouble. His true identity is revealed brutally, he gets raped...

sottovoce82 10.02.2008 · Read review
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