Rule The Ruler?

Advantages: Lots of bangers
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

...?Rule 3:36? was released as the Hollis, Queens, New York rapper?s second album in 2000. It found him making a sharp turn from the rather dark debut that he dropped the year prior to this as he comes with a record that lightens things up a little more for him as a bit of a transition piece along the way to his Pop Rap for the album that would come directly after it. 1. ?Intro? 2. ?Watching Me? After a rather cold start to the album (one that brings similarities to things heard on his first record) this one has him blasting out with some raw East Coast Gangsta Rap and the kind of stuff that listeners into their Hip Hop at the time really won?t have been able to resist as he takes on clear influences from 2Pac and then-associate DMX to come out with a hardcore track to get it all started. **Five Stars** 3. ?Between Me...

XICripZ 30.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Rule 3:36 [PA] - Ja Rule

Henry rules my world!

Advantages: A selection of some of the best stories.
Disadvantages: None!!!

...If having practically every Horrid Henry book out, my daughter also insisted that she purchase one of the compilation books, I would have moaned if it hadn?t been the fact she had saved her pocket money for it! The book I will review is - ?Horrid Henry rules the world - ten favourite stories? For anyone unfamiliar with this particular character, Horrid Henry is the creation of author Francesca Simon, who has become somewhat of a god in my daughters eyes, even going as far as writing to her as part of her English coursework through school. Henry is as his name suggests, horrid! He is the eldest of two sons, he is around 10 years old and has a younger brother Perfect Peter, who is around 5 years old. Henry spends his whole time trying to be mean to his little brother, whilst getting through his school day as imaginatively as...

sarahbarrow 06.10.2009 · Read review
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The Cider House does Rule

Advantages: beautifully and delicately written
Disadvantages: michael caine's maine accent

...I watched "the cider house rules" for the first time the other night. I must say that my early and initial reactions to the film were "why is Michael Caine not a cockney? He sounds silly" and "surely they could have gotten someone else other than Peter Parker to play Homer?". These fairly plausible questions and thoughts were soon extinguished and deemed pedantoic when i was soon drawn into this delicately steady story of an emotionally immune orphan and his release into the world. Michael Caine is Dr Wilbur Larch who runs an orphanage but also performs safe but illegal abortions, people travel there to add a child to their life or to prevent it from happening. The story tells of one child, named Homer, who didn't have much luck as an orphan; his first foster parents didn't know how to cope with such an unusually quiet baby whilst his...

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Review of The Cider House Rules (DVD)

Whose rules...

Advantages: Wonderful story, good acting, great scenery
Disadvantages: A little more character development would be nice

...I suppose it is inevitable that, to fit a novel into a two-hour period, much of the detail and even significant parts of the story line must be left out. That is certain the case with 'The Cider House Rules'. John Irving?s novel had much more character development, naturally (as a book can always reveal the interior lives of characters much more fully than can any theatrical treatment), but I was a bit disappointed that significant plot developments (such as Homer?s relationships away from St. Clouds) were left out. So, in this case, do read the book?you?ll be glad you did. That disclaimer having been made, I thought that the movie was very good. Michael Caine gave his usual wonderful performance, but I was never quite clear what accent he was trying to bring about (being someone with a muddled accent myself, I am not really one to...

frkurt 03.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of The Cider House Rules (DVD)

Play by the RULES of the GAME

Advantages: one of the best game restaurants in the country
Disadvantages: a little pricy and can get very hot

...The glorious 12th, a brace of grouse and a flat cap. What better way to mark the end of the summer than with a game shoot in the rolling English countryside, or better still, the Scottish heath lands. The sound of the shot and the gun as it recoils, the smell of the gunpowder and dogs that fetch the birds falling out of the sky. The camaraderie and post-shoot party where Lord Johnson-Smyth has a little too much Laphroig whisky before declaring the Mrs Fortesque is his mistress. Or then again….. If you enjoy game but don't fancy the thought of shooting and, more to the point, hanging (, plucking) and gutting the meat yourself, yet can't abide what passes for game in the average restaurant (over cooked duck a l'orange) then head for Rules in London's Covent Garden. Rules is London's oldest established restaurant, dating...

CareBear 23.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Rules, London

These Are The Rules Of Engagement

Advantages: A great Idea for a film
Disadvantages: Not really as good as it could have been.

...Well as the war is still on going I found myself looking at the DVD's in need of something to watch. For some reason my eye was drawn towards Rules Of Engagement, not really sure why but it carries on nicely with the war theme, which seems to be developing through my latest ops. This time the destination is Yemen. The film is more of a courtroom Drama than an all out guns blazing make the American army look really good type of film. Of course unlike Black Hawk Down this is purely a film on true story or book adaptations here. It centres on the Court case of US marine Col. Terry L. Childers (Samuel L Jackson) following an incident at the US embassy in Yemen. The US Marines led by Childers have been called in to rescue the US ambassador to Yemen after a large crowd gathers in front of the Embassy and starts to become violent. In...

Andy.mack 08.04.2003 · Read review
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Review of Rules Of Engagement (DVD)

The Rules For Doing The Rules

Advantages: When done right, The Rules can boost your confidence & self-esteem.
Disadvantages: When done wrong, they can turn you into a whiny lump of nerves.

...Ah, yes. Good morning, Cinderella. The Fairy Godmother is on vacation, so in her place, she has sent Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider Every good little girl wants to fall in love - it is the promise of the fairy tales of our youth, and one that modern life does not readily fulfill. These days, dating is a convoluted mess - Who asks who? Who pays for who? What are the secrets to true love, and most importantly - Where have all the good men gone?? The Rules are blatantly old-fashioned and proud of it. Ellen & Sherrie's premise is that The Rules are ingrained in each of us, and when we break The Rules (TR), we send subliminal messages to the opposite sex that mark us as desperate, needy, unworthy, and ugly, and men respond to that by *treating* us as if we were desperate, needy, unworthy and ugly. Do you have to be...

Tamara99 03.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Complete Book of Rules - Sherrie Schneider

Look what happens when you break the rules...

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Disadvantages: See review

...and prevent him being imprisoned - or even executed. Whilst there is no doubt that Childers gave the order, what is in doubt is whether his actions were reasonable and proper under the military rules of engagement, or whether he acted in haste. The film is essentially a game of two halves - the first half of the film is action-packed, from the opening scenes right through to the terrible climax of the Yemen Embassy incident. Thereafter the pace of the plot slows down to such an extent that the film struggles to hold your attention. Unlike other films that climax in a courtroom, there are no real twists or any added intrigue - the viewer is essentially sat waiting for the verdict. Hodges travels to Yemen to try to obtain evidence that the Yemen crowd was indeed hostile, but his trip seems to serve only to reinforce the fact that innocent people...

LostWitness 08.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Rules Of Engagement (DVD)

Rules of Engagement- the review

Advantages: interesting story
Disadvantages: probably too long

..."Rules of Engagement is a film that presents - - some serious issues - - life and death issues-- as they involve the military," Friedkin says. "I tried to make the film as authentic as possible by drawing on a dedicated group of present and former Marines." A set of principles conceived by government bureaucrats, rules of engagement dictate when soldiers may use force against a perceived enemy and when they must hold back, no matter the risk. More often than not, the terror and confusion of actual battle thrusts soldiers into situations into which no rules apply. When the crucial moment arrives, a split-second decision must be made or comrades will die. Col. Childers is forced to make that life or death decision, only to find himself on trial later for fulfilling a mission his country ordered him to undertake. Childers is a career...

greensleeves 21.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Rules Of Engagement (DVD)

Who want some of the Rule baby?

Advantages: A great mix of tunes, the collaberations
Disadvantages: Sometimes tries a bit too hard to be 'gangsta'

...Following the platinum sucess of Ja Rule's first album, Venni Vetti Vicci, he release the Rule 3:36 album in October 2000 and started his crossover into the commercial success he now knows well. On the Def Jam Label and produced by Murder Inc. INTRO ♫♪♫♪♫♪ Faint beat with Ja singing over the top about how he should kill himself and get it all over with and he'll be shocked if he grows old. It sounds quite good for an intro although does get a bit loud and shouty and is obviously a little bit sombre! Every line he says is repeated twice and sounds really effective. I quite like this as in an intro, although I can't necessarily put my finger on exactly why. Best bit: The repetitive vibe of the track. WATCHING ME ♫♪♫...

missixty 01.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Rule 3:36 [PA] - Ja Rule