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High School Rock Band Competition

Advantages: Well cast, well formed characters, entertaining
Disadvantages: Cheesy ending put a dampener on things for me

...tells him about the annual Bandslam competition held between bands representing schools in the state. His love of music is spotted by Charlotte (Michalka), a senior pupil who has her own band. Charlotte is a gifted singer and musician but her band consists of one guitarist and one bassist and needs more depth to actually be any good. Charlotte used to date Ben Wheatley, who has his own band "Ben Wheatley and the Glory Dogs" who were runners-up in ...
...his position in this year's Bandslam competition. Charlotte asks Will to help them form a band that will work well together and Charlotte, who is both pretty and popular, finds herself working with band members who are just as geeky as Will and really not the kind of people she would ordinarily pass the time of day with. As the film progresses we learn more about Charlotte and why she has changed from a former cheerleader who dated the most popular ...

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Review of Bandslam (DVD)

Where there's a Will, there's a way

Advantages: Light-hearted funny film with some great music
Disadvantages: Didn't warm to characters, could have been funnier

When misfit Will starts a new school in New Jersey, he hopes that this time it will be different and that he won't be the object of ridicule. He immediately strikes up a friendship with the quiet and lonely Sa5m (the '5' is silent) but when ex-cheerleader, Charlotte, also shows an interest in him, Will can't believe his luck. Charlotte recruits Will as manager of her band in a bid to compete against her ex-boyfriend at Bandslam, a battle of the bands ...
...first time, Will finds himself enjoying his life and his new group of friends. But can this unlikely group of misfits overcome their problems and win the battle? ~ Cast ~ Will - Gaelan Connell Charlotte - Alyson Michalka Sa5m - Vanessa Hudgens Karen - Lisa Kudrow Basher Martin - Ryan Donowho Ben - Scott Porter Bug - Charlie Saxton Omar - Tim Jo From seeing the trailers for Bandslam, I have to admit this was a film that I wasn't too bothered about. ...

frankiefromings13 03.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bandslam (DVD)

Good fun!

Advantages: Dialogue, cracking pace, excellent animation
Disadvantages: May not be suitable for children who are old enough to understand innuendo

...for adults as well and Ice Age 3 certainly delivered on that front. I've seen Ice Age2 on TV but not the first film and never in the cinema. On top of that this was a 3D show. The story essentially follows Manny, the mammoth, his heavily pregnant wife, Ellie and Diego, the sabre toothed tiger as they venture under the ice to a land where dinosaurs are not extinct. They do this to try and rescue Sid, who feeling unloved due to the impending arrival ...
...subsequently been carried off with his 'children' by their real mother. In dinosaur world they meet Buck, the weasel with the Sylvester Stallone eyepatch and knife, the British accent (Simon Pegg voices him) and the literary connections to Captain Ahab of Moby Dick (both have been left injured by 'the great white beast', both are unnaturally obsessed and slightly unhinged by it). As a sideline, Scratt is still seeking his acorn but this time there ...

mouche202 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DVD)

"I thought you guys were extinct?"

Advantages: amazing picture quality, good fun for all the family!
Disadvantages: Cant think of any.

I bought my wife Ice Age 3 for Christmas. She asked for it. Can't say its my type of film, but being a loving husband I sat down and watched it with her anyway. The first thing that struck me, being a blu ray, is the amazing quality. Animated films and comic-esque outings (like the Simpsons) always take full advantage of the High Definition nature of blu ray and make a movie a pleasure for the eye to behold. Ice Age 3 is quite possibly the best example ...
...were apparently living below the ice and meeting a swash buckling weasel who helps save the day. All the while, we get to watch the fun adventures of the little chap chasing his acorn, that have been present in the past films. This time, there's a love interest!! Its quite a good watch and plenty of fun for all the family. The usual deleted scenes and such are present, I can't say I watched them though, sorry, but its not my cup-of-tea, as I said. ...

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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-ray)

PAINT THE WHOLE WORLD.

Advantages: THE KIDDIES WILL LOVE WATCHING IT
Disadvantages: NOTHING

RAINBOW "Up above the streets and houses, Rainbow climbing high, Everyone can see it smiling over the sky”. “Paint the whole word with a Rainbow” First aired in 1972 and ran for an incredible 20 years and contained an astonishing 1071 episodes. The general format was, what is quite common now, where it would be on twice a week, usually for around 15 – 20 minutes. It was aimed squarely at kids and contained some iconic figures that ...
...revolved around adventures to go on, usually around the house, or more likely problems to be solved. It would always be resolved by the puppets or by a song. Cast: = Zippy Loud and opinionated and always right about everything, well in his mind. George A shy pink hippo, go figure? He was always getting into trouble. Bungle A huge brown and very clumsy bear. Very unfrightening and a bit dozey. Geoffrey The father figure of the group and ...

Maximus-Qualitus 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them Up (DVD)