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What if it had never happened?

Advantages: An incredibly accurate DVD of the Hindenburg & the disaster
Disadvantages: May feel like a history lesson to some people

**What Is It?** The Hindenburg Disaster is a DVD remembering the incredible airship the "Hindenburg" This one disk DVD contains detailed accounts of eye-witnesses, real footage, real radio broadcasts and the court case and theories after the Hindenburgs disaster. **The History Behind the Hindenburg** Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (I've double checked that spelling) was the brains behind this incredible machine. German born, Zeppelin always had a passion ...
...In 1935 he go the chance of a lifetime to build the biggest airship in the world. The Hindenburg. It was a staggering 245m long and 41m wide which is longer than the titanic herself. In other words its slightly longer than 3 Boing 747's. So it's size was phenomial and it made it famous world wide. The Hindenburg was famously sponsered by the Nazis. This was when they weren't in power but the Hindenburg had the Nazi sign on the tail. This did not ...

scotlandizdabest 18.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Hindenburg Disaster (DVD)

The crocs are crying

Advantages: a lovely keepsake in memorium of a lovely man
Disadvantages: none, of course it is very sad

...to Steve and the work he did for wildlife conservation. Of course, this has to be sad. The manner of Steve's passing and his larger than life personality will make it so. Steve had many fans, almost cerrtainly far more than he realised, and so has Terri, his wife , sadly now his widow. Their children , Bindi and Bob, and Steve's widowed father, Bob and his sisters, Joy and Mandy are all in attendance. an empty seat is next to Terri, well almost, ...
...itself is just the right length of time, there are many contributions from family and friends, famously from Bindi herself, and also some out takes. To me it is a great DVD, although beware of the part about Sui the dog, that is really sad. This DVD also has footage of an interview with Steve and Terri as shown I believe on Confessions of a Crocodile Hunter on Animal Planet. I obtained this DVD by ordering online direct from Australia Zoo; Steve ...

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In Sickness and in Health

Advantages: Interesting and entertaining, Great interview with Tony Benn
Disadvantages: Some subjects are arguably exploited, Does not consider disadvantages of socialised healthcare

"Sicko" (2007) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Writer: Michael Moore Director: Michael Moore Running Time: 123 minutes Certificate: 12A (UK) / PG (Ireland) / PG13 (USA) It has become something of a cliché to describe Michael Moore as a controversial, polarising character. To some, he is the White Knight of the left whose regular-guy approach to discussing uncomfortable subjects should be applauded, while to others he is a man who has exploited vulnerable interview ...
...picture he wants to make his attention-grabbing documentaries a success. An entire industry has grown up attempting to discredit Moore's work and has given his reputation something of a battering over recent years, but while some of the criticism he has received has I think been justified, this has not prevented him producing his highly entertaining 2007 documentary "Sicko" about the American medical industry. In many ways, this has proved to be ...

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He Was Never Any Good At Hide & Seek

Advantages: sensitive adaptation of the biography of the same name, good acting and character portrayal
Disadvantages: a bit soppy at time, events not in order in which they happen in the book

[Film Only Review] A few weeks ago I wrote about the amazing biography by Brad Cohen, how he overcame the stigma of Tourette syndrome* (TS from herein) and became a teacher and motivational speaker. Today I want to talk about the movie that actually first introduced me to Brad Cohen, who is not just a character in a movie but a real person. Brad Cohen developed TS in early childhood and was stigmatised by most of his peers, as well as some family, ...
...fulfil his ultimate dream, to become a teacher, the teacher he never had when he was at school. *Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically ...

Tempus_Fugit 03.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Front of the Class (DVD)

A film of EPIC Proportions

Advantages: A great experiment, interesting
Disadvantages: A bit sick in places

A film of EPIC proportions. Before I start this review I must just firstly say that I like McDonalds, I would probably go so far as to say that I love McDonalds. Sometimes a Big Mac, fries and an diet coke is all that will hit the spot, but only once in a while and certainly not every day, not even every month but unfortunately some people do not seem to understand this and treat McDonald's like their everyday menu. This creates a country full of ...
...sue McDonalds for making them eat burgers everyday and then wonder why they are fat. Why is America so fat? This is the question that Morgan Spurlock sets out to answer in his documentary Supersize me. If you ever want to eat at McDonalds again I would recommend approaching this film with caution as there are some parts that will turn your stomach but saying that I have watched it a few times and yes, do still like the golden arches thankgoodness! ...

Spottydog11 02.12.2009 · Read full review
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