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AngelicKat
 
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  1.  Introducing Anita Blake... Executioner.

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    The first in the long running Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series.

    In this series Vampires and other preternatural creatures (were-animals etc), are given the same rights as humans and expected to live within the law. Anita is a young women who makes her living killing Vampires who have broken our human laws. The fear her and she hates them, after more than one attack that almost cost her her life she still carries the physical and mental scars.

    Given that her day job involves killing the undead nobody is more surprised than Anita when the Master Vampire of St Loius endeavours to employ her. Will Anita work for the enemy and will she get drawn into the very world she hates?

    A great introduction to Anita and well recommended if you like the kick ass heroine types.

  2.  You got the Touch - You got the Power!

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    I loved the Transformers original movie and still walk around half singing songs under my breath.. perfect 80's training montage type songs. Very dated now of course but as a child of the 80's I'll buy it for the sheer nostalgia.

  3.  Scrooged "Yule Love It"

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    Another adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" updated for the 20th century and placing Bill Murry's Scrooge-like character, Frank Cross, in the postition of a TV network President.

    The film has a good script and some great one-liners again from Murry, but Bobcat Goldthwaite is great as the employee sacked by Cross on Christmas Eve and out for revenge.

    Light hearted relief for Christmas and well worth a look.

  4.  Humbug! - Never!

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    This is easily the best screen adaptation of Dickens "A Christmas Carol".

    George C Scott plays a fantastically gruff, sarcastic and bitter man who has lived his life with a mean spirit and little thought for anyones comfort - even his own. On the night of Christmas Eve he is visited by his long dead business partner, Jacob Marley, who begs him to change his ways or to wear in death the chains he formed in life.

    A great film, fairly dark in places and Edward Woodward as the Ghost of Christmas Present does a great job of being both jolly and threatening.

    Definitely a film to watch on Christmas Eve. Highly recommended.

  5.  Woohoo - Muppets AND Christmas!

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    Well if you can first of all get past the fact that you are indeed going to have to listen to Michael Caine sing, this film is another thats perfect for a cold, wet december afternoon with the kiddies.

    The muppets take over the telling of A Christmas Carol - our Narrator is Gonzo (helped along by a rat named Rizzo). The story is fairly standard but there are a few original songs thrown in for good measure. All the main muppets feature with Kermit and Miss Piggy taking on the cratchets and the two old gits from the stands playing the Marley brothers sent to warn Scrooge of his impending fate.

    This film is great for younger kids as it has a fairly short running time and lots of brightly coloured goings on and naturally isn't as dark as some of the other in the genre. I would recommend it also to those, like me, who grew up with the muppets and like a bit of nostalgia.

  6.  A brand new classic - Wonderful!

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    A beautifully made film, everything promotes a wonderful watching experience. Tom Hanks, who provides up to six characters voices, is fantastic and as the cgi animation mimics his mannerisms perfectly you can sometimes forget that you're not actually watching live action.

    There's a sense of timelessness and an innocence in this film, it's not about getting "things / possessions" it's about belief.

    A young boy, one snowy Christmas Eve, is on the cusp of learning the "truth" about Christmas when the Polar Express pulls up outside his house he is invited on board the old style Engine that's on it's way to the North Pole - or so the trains conductor (voiced by Hanks) would have you believe.

    Throughout the journey there's thrills, near spills, laughter and friendship to be found. And over the course of a magical Christmas Eve one litte boy asks the question of himself does he truly believe?

    Well l believe - and I also believe that this will be a family tradition in our home for many christmas's to come.

    (ok so we watch it throughout the year anyway - I'm a Christmas Junkie ;-)

  7.  Keep an open mind

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    I saw this book advertised and thought it looked good for a laugh. I was wrong there as it was actually a bit grim and despite miss s protesting that there was nothing wrong with what she did you get the underlying feeling she's trying to justify it to herself as well as everyone else.

    Miss S gives an insight into what goes on behind the doors of a "massage" parlour. She is rather clinical with the in's and out's (excuse the pun), and her contempt for the men who pay her comes through loud and clear.

    The book doesn't really go into the gory details and worryingly she's penned a handy "how to" guide in the back of the book. I think I was expecting more comedy and a little less grim reading but still if you're trying to decide whether to go down that sort of employment path at least it would give a realistic insight into what you could expect.

  8.  Excellent - when compatible with device.

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    This device is excellent, we've bought one to store all our media on photos etc and couldn't be happier.

    Notice that all the bad reviews are from people who didn't chek that the device was compatible with their system. Says more for them than it does the product.

    Please check that your device supports the card BFEORE you order. Other than that this product is highly recommended.

  9.  Worth checking out

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    This is the first book in the Riley Jenson (Guardian) series, and also the first book I've read by this author. I have to say it didn't disappoint and is well worth a look.

    There's a huge trend at the moment in supernatural fiction thanks largely to authors such as Laurell K Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong and Sherrilyn Kenyon who's female heroines are strong, sexy and more than a match for their male counterparts. Keri Arthur is definitely an author from the same mould. Fast paced books, good storyline, plenty of action and a healthy dose of sex thrown in.

    Riley is a mixed breed, genetically half werewolf, half vampire, she is drawn more to the wolf side of her nature, as such she is drawn to the moon and the need to"dance" (ie. have lots of sex) in the week before full moon.

    She lives a relatively normal life, office job, boyfriends and brother, but when her brother is kidnapped she is pulled further into the organisation she works for, which works out well for her boss as he's always wanted Riley to take a more active role and take on Guardianship duties.

    The book is well written, although I think the author was planning a series from the beginning, rather than a standalone book as there are threads left hanging for future books. I would recommend it to anyone who's already a fan of the genre as a fun read - great for holidays.

  10.  Woeful - pity the REAL author.

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    I was given this book - I must stress that I in no way, shape or form would have paid good money for this item. Aside from the fact that you'd have to be mental to think that Katie Price had any input into the writing other than to sit at book signings and make her mark for fans the book itself is awful.

    It's definitely chick lit by numbers, stick to the formula, no thought or imagination. The characters are bland and one dimensional, also quite unlikeable, I couldn't care less about how it all turns out for them. To be honest I have no idea how the book ended because I lost interest very quickly. It read like bad Jackie Collins.

    On a personal note it's pretty sad to see someone's name in print for no other reason than marketing, there must be hundreds of genuine authors out there with talent who strive to be published and to have someone deemed worthy cause she markets every aspect of her life is disheartening.