The Wilder West

Advantages: Unspoiled wilderness, fascinating sights and sites
Disadvantages: Persistent rainfall, persistent sandflies

...Ross down to Franz Joseph Glacier, a distance of about a hundred miles, one sees only about half-a-dozen hamlets, and the occasional sheep station. Moving south, the hilly pastures increasingly give way to forests, and the peaks loom ever higher up ahead. Somewhere along this road we enter the South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, which encompasses thousands of square miles of wilderness, stretching all the way down beyond Westland into Fiordland with its dramatic deep-water sounds. They will be covered in a separate review. Long before we reach them, there is still plenty to be seen in Westland, starting with the glaciers. ****************************************************** The Westland National Park, encompassing the Franz Joseph and Fox glaciers, lies in the shadow of Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain...

torr 21.04.2005 (29.09.2008) · Read review
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Tame Tame West

Advantages: Some good fight choreography
Disadvantages: Acting and script leave a lot to be desired, special effects are tired

...in his own unique fashion as a desperado. The acting is mediochre, and he doesn't even really have anything to get his teeth into. Kevin Kline is his partner, Marshall Artemus Gordon. The actor is stifled throughout the film, the silent and deadly type not really him to be honest. Salma Hayek tries to add some spice but fails, but Kenneth Branagh as a villain is sufficiently menacing and realistic to be considered the better actor here. The remainder of the cast support well, but in all honesty they are dealt a bad hand with a script that is just lacking in a bit of a kick. My Opinion It is plain to see the potential in this film. The plot is nearly there, as is the acting and the scenery. The idea of a wild west with some futuristic inventions being used by a villain is a good one, and the idea flows through everyone with obvious...

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Review of Wild Wild West (DVD)

Wild West Pinball

Advantages: Addictive
Disadvantages: Only one level

...So, here's another iPhone Application for your approval...and it is of course free! It's the Wild West Pinball game. (Waits for applause...) Being a free game from the manufacturers, OOOGameprom, you may not expect much from it...but low and behold, you'll soon find yourself addicted. The old ones are the best and all that! Now, unless you've had your head in the sand forever then you'll all know the concept of pinball. Using the paddles at the bottom of the table to smack the ball around in an attempt to collect points by hitting various parts of the table or making the ball travel in various spaces. This is obviously no expection. The layout of the table is a glossy wooden one with red trim. As the title of the game suggests, it has a wild west theme...a large cowboy aiming a gun is the icon for the application when sat on your i...

carl.mcqueen 16.09.2009 · Read review
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  Go West!

Advantages: Great online banking service, great Customer Service
Disadvantages: Slightly higher charges than their competitors

...due to my age and so I can presume that they didn't do a credit check against my name. If they did, I wasn't aware of them doing one at the time. The application took around 15 minutes to complete - my mum answered most of the questions for me. This was something entirely new to me and was happy for mum to answer their questions. All I was required to do was sign the application form. I was then sent away with the promise that my Cashline card and PIN number would be in the post. I received them around a week or so later. My dealings with Natwest for the next couple of years were fairly non-existent. I had no need to contact them. All I received were my monthly statements from Natwest and we had a content and quiet relationship - that is until a few weeks before my 18th Birthday. Whilst in work, I received a call from...

jayandfoo 20.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of NatWest

Nat West One Account - the jury is still out.

Advantages: You could pay off your mortgage a lot quicker
Disadvantages: dealing with cretins on the phone..

...Nat West One Account is an idea which was started by Virgin - but ended up being taken over by the Royal Bank Of Scotland - now part of the Nat West Group. It's a simple concept: you keep all your eggs in one basket. Your savings, your mortgage, you day to day living expenses are all handled in one account. Confusing? Well, that depends whether you are organised or not. If you hate reading statements, hate seeing that you owe £150,000 every month (if that's the size of your mortgage) and spend more each month than you earn, read no further: this account is your worst nightmare. However, heaven awaits those who regularly earn a bit more than they spend, because your surplus could be eating away at your mortgage every month - and you'll be surprised at how quickly it can do it. So, a simplistic explanation: your mortgage is...

GrimTweaker 25.08.2003 (28.11.2003) · Read review
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NatWest - a Student-friendly bank

Advantages: Easy to set up, great overdraft facility, great student credit card
Disadvantages: Solo/Maestro - you have to make sure you have the right debit card

...), but it's a great weight off your mind. You can control how much is paid by direct debit each time, be it the minimum payment, which is 5% of the balance, or the full amount. The card itself is a Mastercard, so once again, can be used in most places. This credit card merits a review all of its own, but I feel it does deserve a mention within this review. Not all students will want one, but it's worth knowing that it is there should you need/want it. The Overdraft facility Now, this is what most students will be interested in. NatWest offer a very competitive overdraft facility, again incorporating some great features designed to make your life stress-free. * Year 1 - £1,250 * Year 2 - £1,400 * Year 3 - £1,600 * Year 4 - £1,800 * Year 5 - £2,000 You can only use your overdraft across the five years if you still hold a student...

lora44 27.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of NatWest Accounts

NatWest

Advantages: Good for young people, no problems so far, lots of cashpoints
Disadvantages: None so far.

...Being a bit of a freebie hunter when I decided to open up a bank account I opened one with whatever bank gave me the best freebie. At the time NatWest were the only bank offering me an “incentive” to join and it was a £10 gift voucher so my Card Plus account was opened and I was a customer of the nasty NatWest. I was given a Solo card with my cashcard account by NatWest. A card that most banks only give to customers who are aged 16 or over. A Solo card is a debit card designed for young people, see my opinion on it for further information. All cash machines are free to customers of NatWest though I think NatWest have the most cash machines that belong to them out of the British banks so it shouldn’t be a problem for you finding a cash point. NatWest have abolished plans of closing branches – so your local...

Disillusioned 23.07.2001 (13.11.2001) · Read review
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  NatWest - super service until theres a problem!

Advantages: Until you have a problem, they're great. Very quick to spot potentially fraudulent activity on your account
Disadvantages: Absolutely dire at sorting out any problems you have have - expect long delays with no explanation

...Having banked with NatWest essentially all my life (well, since I set up my very first bank account with them over 7 years ago), I have never had a problem with them. In fact, if asked, at one point I would have quite happily heartily recommended them to anyone. The service I used to receive in my ex-local branch was second to none. Friendly and helpful Customer Service people. Excellent range of accounts to suit everyones needs. Rates that were always in line with their competitors (give or take, at times). Even handier was that a few years ago they even started advertising that they would only ever have UK based call centres too so you were assured you'd be able to understand those people on the other ends of the telephones if you ever neede to ring them. What more could you need from your bank? Of course most of use use...

Sarah_Louise 14.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of NatWest

East, West - Which is Best?

Advantages: Interesting, dramatic, good characterisation, authentic feel for the GDR
Disadvantages: Rather unbelievable middle section

...Trudy has to leave the East too, after Wolfgang Kruger (their friend from University and now a member of the Volkspolizei) warns her she will soon be interrogated, to see what she knows about Rolf's work helping East Berliners to escape to the West. Sadly, she is forced to leave little Stefan behind, as the escape to the West is a difficult and dangerous one. The story concentrates on her quest to reunite her family and be able to live with her son again. The first part of the novel is excellent, a real page-turner written with great style and characterisation. You can really picture the people well and empathise with their situation. I also felt life in the East was described in a believable way, with the often harsh living conditions and the threat of the Stasi. You follow Trudy's daily life and this was fascinating and well...

KarenUK 10.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of West of the Wall - Marcia Preston

A walk on the West Side

Advantages: Fantastic dance scenes.
Disadvantages: Some of the music

...their hearts. Cool - The Jets, this is started off by Ice as Riff is no longer, it is a song to build the spirits up and get the gang to act 'cool', once again a great dance scene and the song is not too bad either. A boy like that/ I have a love - as most songs in musicals they continue the story this is a sad song, a bit like a disagreement between Anita and Maria - Anita singing the boy like that part and Maria singing I have a love part. They intertwine like a conversation. For those of you that want to know the music was by Leonard Berstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ~~ My Opinion ~~ West Side Story was not one of my favourite musicals, but I did enjoy it. As I mentioned earlier it was a musical spin off of Romeo and Juliet which is also not one of my favourite stories either. I love musicals, I just don...

arnoldhenryrufus 13.02.2006 · Read review
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