Advantages: Individual, distinctive, feminine and sexy.
Disadvantages: Need to choose carefully when to wear!

...First is recommended for romantic use and represents the finest in brand name designer perfume, a distinctive highly sensual, really earthy feminine pefume that oozes sexuality, a truly individual perfume that has a character all of its own. I remember asking a close friend five years ago now what the beautiful perfume was she was wearing, "it is 'first'" she replied "Princes Di uses it, but I discovered it by chance.." Well that was it I was hooked, my favourite scents paled into insignificance,and after much 'hinting' my husband bought me my 'First' for christmas and it is my favourite pefume, streets above anyting else I have used before or have been given. First is so named because it was the first perfume from the celebrated jewellers, Van Cleef & Arpels. It is a fruity, floral perfume from 1976 with notes of jasmine, rose... Read review

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Advantages: Good quantity/ quality
Disadvantages: Confusing tracklist

...'s About Time" - 4:15 (new song) "Up for Breakfast" - 4:57 (new song) "Learning to See" - 5:15 (new song) "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" - 3:48 (from Van Halen) "Finish What Ya Started" - 4:24 (from OU812) "You Really Got Me" - 2:38 (from Van Halen) "Dreams" - 4:53 (from 5150) "Hot for Teacher" - 4:43 (from 1984) "Poundcake" - 5:20 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge) "And the Cradle Will Rock..." - 3:34 (from Women and Children First) "Black and Blue" - 5:27 (from OU812) "Jump" - 4:04 (from 1984) "Top of the World" - 3:54 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge) "(Oh) Pretty Woman" - 2:53 (from Diver Down) "Love Walks In" - 5:11 (from 5150) "Beautiful Girls" - 3:57 (from Van Halen II) "Can't Stop Lovin' You" - 4:08 (from Balance) "Unchained" - 3:29 (from Fair Warning) Disc 2 "Panama" - 3:32 (from... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant script writing that keeps the film flowing.
Disadvantages: Wish I had a personal assistant...

...even more suggestive sucking sounds, all is revealed however when the screen pulls back and we see her measuring his leg to adjust his trousers and sucking a lollipop. I knew straight away I was in for a good show. We immediately see that Van is an incredibly popular and highly respected young man; he has been at Coolidge College for seven years and in that time has made quite a name for himself. He is so popular he even has assistant auditions; the lucky candidate gets to help Van with the planning of fundraising events for charity, parties and Vans general admin. After sampling all Coolidge has to offer Van still hasn't found a worthy assistant, enter Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn). Taj at first appears to be a 'shy' foreign exchange student from India, but after a few questions we find out he is on a mission to 'get laid' and have... Read review

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Advantages: Good Graphics, Great costumes.
Disadvantages: Wouldn't call a horror!!!! Not very Scary

...Van Helsing ( Hugh Jackman) fighting Mr Hyde ( Dr Jeckell and Mr Hyde). We find that Van Helsing is a man with a lost past, found by the church with no idea of who he was. The church took it apon themselves to turn him into a fighter and work for the good of god.. Van Helsing is sent to Transylvania to help a non to helpless Anna Valerious ( Kate Beckinsale ) to fight Dracula as she is the last of the Valerious and her line must not end! To stop this film becoming a usual Van Helsing Vs Dracula they throw in Frankenstein and the wolfman into the mix!!! The mission to help Anna changes as Van Helsing finds out his psat has something to do with Dracula and that Dracula is trying to make his dead children become alive! To be honest the movie isn't that great. This is the first review i have made where i haven't sung the praises... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap and great comedy
Disadvantages: Waiting is a dull film

...of Vans friends get together and decide that Van should graduate so having got the comitees approval, the pressures on to pass the exams. My Opinion - Once again an another hilarious comedy by Ryan Reynolds. This film I have watched over and over again and it still makes me laugh even though I know whats coming. A great comedy with again a nice love story as you really start to see him falling for this girl. I would recommend this boxset, it costs only £11.99 from www.play.com and you get 3 films for it. Even though the first film is not up to much, the last two films are great and for the price you really cant complain. All the dvds come in one box which is handy because you dont end up with loads of dvds kicking around. If you are a fan of Ryan Reynolds you should definately buy this boxset.... Read review

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Advantages: good model
Disadvantages: none

...When sorting out my dads possessions we discovered a couple of corgi model cars one was a model of a ford model T van with Lyons tea advertising on its side. Corgi is a Northampton firm that started making colorful pressed metal toys in 1930. In 1956 the first corgi model cars appeared. These cars are now collector's pieces. The corgi Lyons tea van that I found was made around 1985. It was made as a collector's model. These cars are not really made for young children but for those aged over 14. This model van measures 9cm long by 4cm wide it is 5 cm tall. This van is I believe a true copy of a Ford model T van. The Lyons tea van is made of a blue dye cast metal. On the side of the van are the Lyons name in gold and the company address in black. The roof of the van is white the radiator trim gold the wheels gold with black... Read review

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Advantages: Good collection of their hits.
Disadvantages: Can get v. repetitive and drab.

...Well this double CD beast of a release from the 70’s and 80’s rocks legends contains 36 tracks of their greatest hits; with 3 live version of some of their most famous songs. Some of these tracks are even previously unreleased tracks too, so there is something to keep any fan happy! 2h 35min and 26 seconds of value for money! 01 – Eruption A blindingly fast and furious opener. It is his trademark tapping soloing work, the tune although not fantastic is enjoyable. 02 – It’s about time Opens with a damn cool metal sounding riff, which almost doesn’t sound like Van Halen at all until the singing starts. This is one of the tracks previously unreleased, and its pleasantly good, not too different from the classics, but it shows they still have it. Overall a big thumbs up! 03 – Up for breakfast Starting off with a weird pulsating... Read review

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Advantages: A well-presented exhibition and superb collection of works
Disadvantages: Can get very busy, especially at weekends

...Kurokawa. (I'm not familiar with it but, if you've ever been there, he designed the main buildings at Kuala Lumour airport). This part of the building bears an impressive sweeping curve and is rather beautiful. On the ground floor there are exhibits relating to Van Gogh's early and personal life. These include some of the letters which made up the correspondence between Vincent and his brother Theo. Moving up to the first floor, this is where you'll find the bulk of the works by Van Gogh displayed in this museum. The paintings are arranged chronologically and into five sections which correlate nicely with periods of the artist's life based on where he lived at the time. When viewing the collection as a whole, it is easy to see how Van Gogh's style changed according to his surroundings - not just the locations but also the people... Read review

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Advantages: fantastic special effects
Disadvantages: almost everything else

...BACKGROUND ******************* I really like vampire movies. Van Helsing looked great according to the trailer, and some ops on ciao were really positive about it... So I decided to go. This movie is inspired by: Dracula Frankenstein The Wolfman. The Van Helsing character first appeared onscreen in the seminal 1931 Universal classic Dracula and has since appeared in hundreds of motion picture and theatrical adaptations of Stoker's dracula. THE PLOT *************** During the late 19th century, famed monster hunter Dr. Gabriel Van Helsing is asked by the Vatican to head to Eastern Europe to battle with Count Dracula. By his side is the ravishing Anna, a member of a family committed to ridding the world of evil. During a fight, her brother, Velkan, is attacked and then bitten by a werewolf, turning him into one. Dracula... Read review

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Advantages: It's better than the live action version...
Disadvantages: But that really isn't saying much.

...Ok, so we are now 6 years into the 21st century and Hollywood really isn't the same as it used to be is it? Remember when it was all about creative story telling and not just how many CGI monsters, or soliders, or tidal waves you could fit into a films run time?. Not that I don't love films made in this day and age as much as any other, I will always be the first to say I think yoda kicked ass in ATTACK OF THE CLONES and will probabaly be at the front of the cue when the latest half decent effects filled "epic" is out on DVD, but I will also never copmpare them to films like EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and SPARTACUS, they nither have the heart or the spectacle in truth, and we are really so spoiled for over the top computer usage these days, things hardly impress at all anymore. VAN HELSING was a prime example of this, throwing CGI versions... Read review

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