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There is a Prisoner on the Loose
Advantages: great story and acting, excellent special effects
Disadvantages: Big chunks of the book missing again
Poor old Harry once again finds himself back at Privet Drive for the school holidays and getting annoyed with his Aunt and Uncle. Things go wrong for Harry when his Uncles sister arrives and starts calling his parents names and he looses control of his magic and she ends up being blown up like a balloon and floating out of the door. Harry decides he has had enough and leaves the house. He accidentally calls the night bus and finds himself being taken ...
...outside of school. Luckily for Harry he gets excused and soon discovers that he is in danger as Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and he is believed to be after Harry to kill him. Sirius was imprisoned when he was found to be a follower of Voldermort and the one who lead him to the Potters and got them killed. He is believed to be a very dangerous man and the whole wizard community is scared of him. Harry promises the Minister of Magic ...
 sewbizzie 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (DVD)
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harry potter 3 the prisoner of azkaban
Advantages: Great story, Can be rewatched
Disadvantages: None
...third of 7 dvds of harry potter it is based on harrys third year at hogwarts. and he faces new enemies and some new friends along the way to uncover the secrets that are going on in harrys world. At the start harry's aunt comes round and has a go at harry and he loses control and makes here blow up like a ballon. Then harry panics and runs away from his aunts and uncles house and when he sits down he sees a dog in a bush and it isnt just a dog but ...
...later on in the review. Harry is effected more by the dementores presence more than most as he has a horrible pass as when he was 1 his parents were killed. Harry finds out that sirius black is his godfather and that he betrayed his parents and he is the reason they are dead. In my opionion harry potter 3 is one of the best films ever and will be a great addition to anyones dvd collection.
The main Cast Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
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kieranjc7 13.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (DVD)
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Great boxset!
Advantages: Convenient to keep them together. Great prices around.
Disadvantages: Individual boxes smaller than normal.
In my opinion this boxset (bought for £17 from HMV) was great value. It was much cheaper than buying all individually. I only had one of the movies on dvd and had the earlier ones on VHS so I needed an update. All five parts are great quality films! It's handy that all five come in separate boxes within the one cover because they won't get lost. Each individual box is smaller than the normal DVD box size and perhaps this is worth noting.
I've watched ...
...for family viewing although it is worth bearing in mind that the films seem to get a bit more scary as they progress (number 5 is particularly scary). Parental guidance is reccommended if buying this movie for very young children. In my opinion the violence and fear-factor is mild-to-moderate but is no worse than a lot of movies nowadays.
I do wonder what will happen when the sixth movie is released on dvd and whether a new boxset will be available ...
grovichik 11.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter - Years 1-5 (Box Set) (DVD)
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Penelope, the girl with the pigs face
Advantages: a nice warming storyline, great cast, good filming.
Disadvantages: Not the best film in the world, and not enough promotion!
PENELOPE
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Directed by: Mark Palansky Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy Release Date: 1 February 2008 Runtime: 104 minutes Classification: U Starring: Richard E Grant Catherine o Hara Christina Ricci James McAvoy Plot:
The Wilhern family have been cursed. 5 generations ago, a scandal in the family caused a witch to curse the family saying that the first born female would have the face of a pig. ...
...until, Penelope. The curse made Penelope have the face of a pig, and would only wear off once "one of her own" loved her for who she was. Everyone wanted to see the girl with the pigs nose and ears, but her mother was ashamed, she didn't want her daughter to be seen, and so, the family decided to fake her death, for her own good of course... 18 years later, and it was time to find a suitable husband for her, anyone with blue blood who would marry ...
 stephbond89 18.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Penelope (DVD)
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TV Show brings 2 twins together!
Advantages: really good
Disadvantages: typical story line!
...and I have just spent the last half-hour doing just that, but then I noticed that when I came on here that I couldn't write that review because the product could not be found, then I remembered I requested it and I still haven't received an email about it. So I ended up wasting 30 minutes on writing a review that I cannot publish. So I am awfully sorry if this DVD review is not up to the standard of my others, and also, not only that but it's been ...
...if it's not up to the right standard!
The director of this film is Craig Shapiro, he is definitely not well-known and he has only directed a few films. This film really did show off his directing skills, but then again it wasn't too good, and can be known as too simple.
The story follows to twins (played by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen). In this one they play Lizzie and Shane, who live in totally different states, and they haven't seen each ...
Jonni_boi 20.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Challenge (DVD)
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Nikon F60
 Robust and takes great pictures if used properly (*)
AEG-Electrolux L12843VIT
Washing Machines - Built-in, Built-under - Front Loading - Energy Efficiency: B - Max Capacity: 6 - Spin Speed: 1400 - Width: 60cm
Sony KDL-32S5500
32 in - 16:9 - Resolution: 1366 - 768 - Contrast Ratio: 25000:1 - Response Time: 8 ms - Brightness: 500cd/m²
Sony KDL-26S5500
crystal clear sound and picture, lightweight, good sized screen and much more (*)
LittleBigPlanet
Charming, beautiful, fun, online could make it last forever (*)
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