Charlie Wilson's Fight for Afghanistan

Advantages: Great Acting, excellent story
Disadvantages: Some sad scenes of the Afghan suffering

...Charlie Wilson's War is a film which I had been undecided about for a few weeks so I finally took the plunge and bought it. I think the deciding factor was that it stared Tom Hanks and Julie Roberts, both of which I like. The film features Charlie Wilson, played by Tom Hanks who is a party loving Congress man. He is good friends with Joanne who is a rich Socialite, played by Julia Roberts. Joanne manages to talk Charlie into looking at the troubles in Afghanistan where they are being invaded by the Russians. Charlie goes and sees the troubles first hand and is shocked at what he finds. He does agree to help Joanne by getting the weapons and ammunition which they need to defend their country. To do this Charlie is helped by a CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos and soon finds he needs to persuade the Congress to give them large amounts of money...

sewbizzie 02.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Charlie Wilson's War (DVD)

Wilson tries 'gothic' but loses the element of surprise

Advantages: realistic, mildly enjoyable
Disadvantages: predictable, dramatic event too sudden and unresolved

...This is the first Jacqueline Wilson book I have tried reading (as part of shadowing the ?Berkshire Book Award? and I have to admit that it was better than I?d anticipated. Wilson is famous for writing amazingly popular stories for young children, around 10-13, and has been honoured with many of the UK?s top awards for children?s books. She was also the Children?s Laureate for 2005-7 and was awarded an OBE in 2002. Obviously I was aware of her popularity, but I was convinced that her books were over-hyped, dull and simplistic. (These are the same reasons why I have never read any of the Harry Potter books.) ?My Sister Jodie? tells the story of two very different sisters: Pearl is shy/reserved and her sister Jodie is much more confident with a flair for getting in to trouble. The story is told from Pearl?s perspective, but Jodie...

brokenangelkisses 28.02.2009 · Read review
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Charlie Wilson's War - Sheer Brilliance

Advantages: Engrossing, clever, an eye-opener.
Disadvantages: none

...Director: Mike Nichols Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin Book: George Crile Genre: Biography - Drama Country: USA Certification: 15+ Language: English Released: 5th May, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Tom Hanks (Charlie Wilson) Amy Adams (Bonnie Bach) Julia Roberts (Joanne Herring) Philip Seymour Hoffman (Gust Avrakotos) In the early 1980's, the USA was smack in the middle of a cold war with Russia. While The USA was keeping a close watch on Russia's growing army and tensions were at there highest, the Russians invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to enrich themselves with the country's crude oil. Because Afghanistan did not have an acting army, it was down to the people to defend themselves against the Russians... not an easy task considering that they didn't have the necessary weapons to fight. With the Russians...

GoFigure 27.05.2008 · Read review
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Twin Tales by Jacqueline Wilson

Advantages: Great reading for all the family of all ages
Disadvantages: NA

...and suddenly Connie can swim like a mermaid. Jacqueline Wilson started working as a publisher and then went on to work as a journalist for D.C Thomson in Scotland where she heard and found JACKIE magazine. She has wrote THE STORY OF TRAY BAKER, THE SUITCASE KID, DOUBLE ACT, BAD GIRLS, THE DARE GAME, VICKY ANGEL, THE ILLUSTRATED MUM, DUSTBIN BABY, SECRETS, THE WORRY EBSITE, LOLA ROSE, MIDNIGHT, BEST FRIENDS, THE DIAMOUND GIRLS and CLEAN BREAK. Jacqueline has won several awards including the smarties prize,the sheffield childrens book award and the childrens book award. In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded an OBE for services to literacy, 2004 it was announced by the PLR that she was now the most borrowed author from public libraries in the UK, tipping off Catherine Cookson off the top spot after she was therefor 17 years. May 2005 Wilson was announced as...

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Mari Wilson -The Platinum Collection

Advantages: First time on cd for many tracks
Disadvantages: pastiche agenda limits wider appeal

...Slightly more worthy than her solitary hit "Just What i Always Wanted "suggests,provided its approached and enjoyed as pure pastiche and indulgent nostalgic enjoyment,even in 1982 Mari Wilson was portrayed as nostalgic ,her 15 minuteds of fame arriving at the tail end of a post punk mod revival,the whole concept relied on and evoked an age that never quite was,stylish lyrics ,glamorous outfits and a showband mentality that recalled the glory days of The Supremes ,Lulu and Sandie Shaw all put together on a shoestring budget inSouth London at the turn of the eighties initially as a very appealing live draw along the lines of Paul Youngs Q-Tips with a little less sweat. The aforementioned hit single is fairly representative of the rest of this fantastically priced collection and its a minor mystery how she didnt achieve at least half...

terriano 26.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Platinum Collection, The - Mari Wilson

I think Laura Wilson is my new best friend

Advantages: A completely absorbing read
Disadvantages: None

...If you enjoy a good psychological crime novel that is written, well I am sure that, like me, you will really enjoy this book - My Best Friend by Laura Wilson. This is the third book written by Ms Wilson, and while crime novels aren't my favourite genre, I found this a remarkably well-written and absorbing book. This book is very unusual in the fact that it has three first person narrators as well diary entries from over fifty years ago and also includes excerpts from children's books. This sounds on first hearing that the book will be messy and hard to follow but Laura Wilson manages to integrate all these elements together into a dark, heart-rending story of a dysfunctional British family over a period of fifty years. The book takes place during and after World War Two and features two sisters, one a children's author...

oldchem 24.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of My Best Friend - Laura Wilson

About the bookaholic Jaqueline Wilson!!!

Advantages: She is a fantastic auther and her books are amazing
Disadvantages: You will be hooked on her books for ever!!!

...Jaqueline Wilson was more than a fortnight late for birth.She was due for the beggining of December but arrived on the 17th of December 1945.And when she finaly was born her mouth was caught on forceps that were trying to pull her out.So when she was born her mouth was lopsided and partly parilised. When she was still a child she read non stop her favorite books were Nancy Plum and Adventures with Rosalind. And her favorite authers were Enid Blyton,Eve Garnett and Pamela Brown.But her all time favorite auther was Noel streatfield. As she got older she wrote around about 84 books and probably her most succsesful book was Tracy Beaker who even made it to get her own program. My top two books wrote by her are Kiss and My sister Jodie. Both are sad in parts as most of Jaqueline Wilsons books are.She has even wrote a book about he...

blossom11 31.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Jacqueline Wilson

A Good album but for Wilson enthusiasts only please

Advantages: Brian's back! Backing band is exceptional
Disadvantages: Brian's voice is a little weak

...I was delighted when they released this CD as I had been one of the many fortunately people to see the concert back in 2002 when he first performed the album in full at the Royal Festival Hall. I found the whole evening very emotional and was gutted to not be able to take it away with me. Thankfully this recording is from those performances so had my wish come true. The first point that I would like to make is that my view is going to be biased. I think that if you weren't there then you are unlikely to get much from this CD. No, it's not as good as Pet Sounds and it never was going to be. If you are comparing it then you will be wasting your time. Wilson's voice has lost alot of it's magic from The Beach Boys heyday and what is replaced here is a croaky voice that strays out of tune on occasion but that is full of charm...

Nixu1980 16.10.2009 · Read review
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WILSON HAMMER 6

Advantages: Ideal racquet for someone who has had experience in playing
Disadvantages: none

...The Wilson Hammer 6 is targeted at people who have some expericience in tennis already. It's not an ideal racquet for anyone who is a novice in playing tennis because it is heaviier than a racquet designed for a beginner.This type of racquet has been used by Serena Williams a few years ago.It has a breakthrough construction technology which is called Isognd. Isognd generates carbon fibres inside the edges of the frame which creates exceptional power and strength in each shot.The racquet is designed for a player who has a fast or long swing speed and it is fairly light however it is strong enough so that a players can produce effective and strong shots when they use the racquet with adequate accuracy and pace. The grip on the racquet is very comfortable to hold. I would recommend this racquet because it is a light and very powerful...

ruth1957 15.10.2007 · Read review
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Wilsons original complete dog food

Advantages: Will provide your dog with all it's dietery needs.
Disadvantages: none

...As an owner of a Chocolate Doberman and a German Shepherd, I had to choose a food that was fairly priced and full of all the goodness both my dog's needed. After trying a few dry dog food's, I discovered Wilson's original Complete Dog Food for working Dogs. Wilson's of Dundee have been feeding working Dogs since 1958 and seemed to understand the dietary needs of many breeds of dog. The food has been developed to provide your dog with boundless energy, excellent body development and stong bones and muscles. Just what I needed for my two big giants! It is made from carefully selected ingrediants which include high protein chicken and fishmeal with pellets plus locally produced cereal flakes.. This dry dog food also contains linseed oil, a natural source of fatty acids, to give a highly digestable source of energy, plus all...

zorena 31.07.2001 (12.08.2001) · Read review
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