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mega

Advantages: enthusiasm
Disadvantages: none

...Out Of Here ' , John sets off on a quest to find the largest and scariest insects in the world and find what it is that makes them so scary. Features spiders, scorpions, bees, leeches, cockroaches, flies, ants and wasps . Through 10 exciting episodes , join John Lydon's breath-taking journey in search of some of the world's most deadly creatures. In his enthusiastic company we enter the dark world of spiders, mosquitoes, cockroaches, scorpions ...

mobbed 07.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of John Lydon - Mega Bugs (DVD)

An Odyssey beneath the waves

Advantages: fascinating
Disadvantages: some methods are out dated now

...who has any interest in the seas should know Jacques Cousteau is the forefather of modern explorations, as a French Naval Officer he was part of the team which invented the aqualung system which is the basis for that which scuba divers today still use. He was also passionate about the marine life which his invention allowed him to see and the unexplored realms which had become accessable to us. But of course one reason that we know his name so well ...
...avalible to him to explore the ocean depths and show the landlocked public the wonders hidden there. This DVD collection comprises the 12 episodes of his Odyssey series, the filming of which began in 1977 and ended in 1981. It is an odyssey in the true sense of the word since it encompasses the ancient civilizations and brings to our attention the need to protect the lost treasures beneath the surface. The episodes are The Nile Parts 1 and 2, in ...

scuba_angel 15.06.2007 · Read full review
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Meerkat Manor (Four Discs) (DVD)

Advantages: Suitable for family viewing, great photography,great cast!!
Disadvantages: As in all nature, things do not always end happily all the time.

...too many nature films. Each Meerkat is designated its own personality which evolves throughout the series and each episode introduces something new about the Meerkat lives. These dvds can be watched again and again and I am sure that children of all ages would enjoy this set and it would be a great Christmas gift as each episode produces a new aspect of the Meerkat's somewhat eratic life. ...

rhosymynydd 19.10.2006 · Read full review
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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 ...

Collingwood21 13.12.2009 · Read full review
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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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