Chase (DVD)

Advantages: great serial drama
Disadvantages: none

...For some reason I missed this series when it was shown on BBC television and I started to watch some of the second series, but as I like to know what's what and who's who in these shows, I decided to stop watching Series 2 on tv, wait for it to come out on dvd and buy both Series 1 and 2 on dvd. I have just finished watching Series 1 on dvd and I can highly recommend it. The show is a great drama, it has romance, comedy, drama and everything all rolled into one. The show is written by Kay Mellor who has written many fantastic drama series, such as Fat Friends and Band of Gold. The cast reads like a who's who of tv stars and includes: Keith Barron - plays George Williams Gaynor Faye - plays his daughter Anna Nicola Stephenson - plays his daughter Sarah Michelle Holmes - plays his second wife Claudie Janet Dibley - plays... Read review

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Advantages: Good story, strong acting, funny, dramatic.
Disadvantages: Drifts slightly at the end.

...Dick and fart jokes. These are the basis for a Kevin Smith film. Whether one finds these funny or not will decide whether one can appreciate Smith?s work as a whole. It?s a shame then that when he attempts to produce something with a little more depth, it?ll generally be written off as more of the same by people who don?t really know the subject matter. Now don?t get me wrong, Chasing Amy still has dick and fart jokes. Not as many as Mallrats or Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, but they are there. However, it?s the rest of the content that makes Chasing Amy a considerably stronger film than anything else Smith made before it and everything that he has done since. The story itself is a simple one. Holden, a comic book writer (Ben Affleck) meets and falls in love with Alyssa, another comic book writer (Joey Lauren Adams), but hits... Read review

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Advantages: Good storyline , Nice Characters
Disadvantages: None!

...I had enjoyed Paige Toon's previous books (Lucy In The Sky and Johnny Be Good) , so I was excited to learn , that one of my favourite authors was bringing out another book. This time a book called ; Chasing Daisy. First of all , I will tell you a little bit about the author. Paige Toon is an English author born in 1975. She grew up in three different countries ; United Kingdom , Australia and America due to her father's work ; he was a racing car driver. She was reviews editor for six years at Heat Magazine , although she has now left to concentrate on writing books. She currently lives in London with her husband. Chasing Daisy is the third book from Paige Toon. This book was released in the United Kingdom in July 2009. This book was published by Simon and Schuster LTD. This book is four hundred and sixty four pages long. You can... Read review

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