Beware of "Strangers on a Train"

Advantages: Fabulous story, fabulous atmosphere and fabulous acting
Disadvantages: A very few irksome things but neglible

...Alfred Hitchcock?s Strangers on a Train - excellent movie! I could leave it that but of course I won?t. I?d had this 2 disk special edition in my DVD collection for a while before I got around to watching it. I really should have watched it as soon as I bought it. Not that I need an excuse to watch it all over again. There is no law that says you have to wait any given period of time before you can watch a film that you enjoyed all over again! WHAT?S IT ALL ABOUT? Guy Haynes is travelling on a train and get into conversation with a stranger Bruno Anthony. Guy is a semi-professional tennis player and is somewhat flattered that Bruno recognises him. During their conversation Bruno brings up Guy?s soon to be (hopefully) ex-wife Miriam and current girlfriend Ann Morton who is the daughter of senator. Guy is not very...

anonymili 23.09.2009 (09.11.2009) · Read review
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Review of Strangers On A Train (Special Edition) (DVD)

Are you a train Virgin?

Advantages: fast, few delays
Disadvantages: occasional delays, cost if booked late

...It's coming up for the party season again so I have recently spent rather a lot of time making travel arrangements, one method of travel I seem to utilise rather alot these days comes in the shape of the West Coast Mainline, between Manchester/Stockport and London Euston, while in a previous life time I was very familiar with the Manchester/Edinburgh section of this same line, this route is operated by Virgin Trains and has been for several years. Thankfully these days the booking process is somewhat easier than it used to be, having to go in to the train station to book tickets I always found a somewhat draining experience as there was invariably a queue of people apparently wanting to purchase tickets for the next train due and only one counter open, now you can book online at one of several sites, my preference is virgins own, but...

scuba_angel 02.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Virgin Trains

Train your eyes?

Advantages: Fun to do and does help with some skills
Disadvantages: Would probably get a bit repetitive over time

...Having recently bought a Nintendo DS and enjoyed the Brain Training I was intrigued when I saw the new Sight Training for DS on sale in my local supermarket. Ever curious (and being keen to retain as many of my faculties as possible) I decided to buy it and see what it offered. Intially this product seemed quite similar in format to the Brain Training package I already had however I was pleased to see that it didn't have the rather irritating Dr Kawashima but seemed to offer something slightly more serious. The aim of the package is to offer the opportunity to train your 'vision' and alongside that there is the facility to test your eyesight and work out your 'Eye Age'. Rather interestingly the tests you get to perform are actually based on your 'Eye Age' so it is suggested that you check this something like three times a week...

laramax 04.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sight Training (Nintendo DS)

Money Train Film Review

Advantages: Characters
Disadvantages: Plot, Pacing

...Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, the hilarious duo of White Men Can't Jump, reunite for the buddy-action-comedy Money Train. Unsurprisingly, their obvious on-screen chemistry rouses the biggest laughs here, but Doug Richardson and David Loughrey's badly written script and the uneven pacing of the direction overshadows the picture's funniest moments, making this a rather forgettable affair in a long list of movies of the same genre. Money Train just tries to do too many things. On one hand, it feels like a romantic-comedy as it explores the relationship between the adopted brothers John (Snipes) and Charlie (Harrelson) and their squabbles over beautiful fellow cop, Grace Santiago (Jennifer Lopez). Then there's this subplot involving Charlie and his gambling habits and the money he owes to nightclub owner Donald Patterson (Robert Blake...

andycarrington 20.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Money Train (DVD)

A training day to remember

Advantages: Terrific acting, great plot, dark, compelling but intelligent
Disadvantages: Cop films might not suit all

...Training Day was a film that instantly stood out to me as a must watch film due through the fact that Denzel Washington had been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the film. Having always admired Denzel's talent as an actor, I was greatly anticipating this film. The central plot of the film is a young, slightly naive, wet behind the ears Ethan Hawke has joined the narcotics department he wants to make a difference and climb the ladder. Before he can hold these goals in my mind however, he will subject to a first day evaluation by Alonso a decorated, respected and equally feared narcotics officer. Today is indeed going to be Ethan's training day, but this is no ordinary training day and while first perceiving his officer's tactics as being unorthodox, he begins to realise that there is a much darker side to him. Jake...

grandchamp 20.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Training Day (DVD)

A Train Crash of a Film

Advantages: none really
Disadvantages: poor acting, blatant copying of plot, shall I go on?

...Vishal and Anjali Dixit are settled in Bangkok with their young daughter who has diabetes and is awaiting an organ transplant. The marriage in under stress so when Vishal meets the beautiful Roma, also married with a small child and having marital problems, on the train on the way to work they become friends and start to develop feelings for each other. The day they decide to take their relationship to the next level and book into a hotel, they are robbed in the hotel room and Roma is raped whilst Vishal lies helpless on the floor. Anjali is worried about Vishal's behaviour and he tries to repair his marriage only for someone to start blackmailing him about the incident in the hotel room. Vishal's life is turned upside down and gets worse and worse. Will Vishal be able to gain control of his life again? Will Anjali find out about...

anonymili 16.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Train DVD

In training for the Sofa Olympics!

Advantages: Fun and educational
Disadvantages: Doesn't always understand your answers

...I recently bought my son a DS as 'all my friends have one so I need one too!!!!' Since we got it I have slowly become addicted. Luckily my son is very kind and doesn't mind sharing! One of my first purchases was 'Brain Training'. I'm sure you have all heard of it by now as it has got to be the most widely known game for the DS, and probably the top selling game as well as every person I know with a DS has this game. Basically, there are various exercises to complete, each one works a different part of the brain. There is: Calculations - Either x20 or x100. You will see simple sums on the left screen, you then write the answer with the stylus on the right screen. Reading aloud - The screens display an excerpt from a novel and you simply read the pages and click the screen when you have finished the page. This can...

laura2310 21.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?

Virgin to Virgin Trains

Advantages: more efficient, clean and cost effective
Disadvantages: bit uncomfortable

...I hate public transport, always try to avoid it as much as possible and to be honest I have only ever caught a train once in my life and that was many years ago. I always tend to drive if I am going away on business or pleasure however this week I needed to take a trip to Worthing, Sussex and driving from Stoke to Worthing is a little bit of a trek or should I say getting on for 6 or 7 hours if you get stuck on the M25. I decided the easiest option would be to go by train which would reduce my travelling time by almost half. The journey on the train to Worthing is just under 4 hours, and that includes three changes so you get plenty of time to stop, stretch you legs and get something to eat. As you can probably appreciate this actually turned into a little adventure for me as trains are a completely new things to me, especialy...

blondgem 30.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Virgin Trains

Training should be fun and not a military process,

Advantages: brings you and your K9 together whilst having fun, which dogs love
Disadvantages: takes time and a lot of effort

...Whilst browsing through some reviews I stumbled across this section regarding dog training, so, considering I have managed to train a few dogs in my time I thought I?d give my bit of advice, (although it does seem to be more than a bit), in the art of training a canine friend, because let?s face it, a dog IS mans (and womans) best friend indeed and if they understand their Alpha males, (because to them that is what you are), then both your lives will be so much easier and a lot more fun. And I do realise that this space is for toilet training only but i have extended this to add advice on other training methods. Training a dog is easier the younger the dog is, remember the saying, ?you can?t teach an old dog new tricks?, although technically you can as even older dogs love to learn new things. Let us look at this as if you have...

blissman70 01.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dog Toilet Training

Sight Training - Train those eyes

Advantages: Great Fun
Disadvantages: Can make you tired

...Sight training is another one of those great products by nintendo, this game is ideal for all ages and gender. The game follows other games in the series like brain training where you play games to make your brain stronger. So this game focus's on your eyes and co-ordination and by playing different games you can test you eye speed. Within the game there is several different aspects of Focus ablity which you can train on a daily basis and try and beat your score these are: Dynamic Visual Acuity - The Ability to clearly see moving objects Momentary Vision - The Ability to take a large amount of information in at once. Eye movement- The Ability to quickly move your eyes Peripheral Vision - The Ability to see a wide area Hand- Eye co-ordination - The ablility to quickly and accurately react Some of the games to help develope...

CRAFTYDONNA 10.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sight Training (Nintendo DS)