Gentleman Jim Reeves is the intimate story of one of the greatest country singers of all ... more
time, as told by the people who knew him best including his wife Mary and producer Chet Atkins. Through rare audio and film recordings (including interviews with J...
Advantages: A very fine collection of his best songs. Disadvantages: A basic inlay cover sleeve.
Sadly JimReeves' life and career was tragically cut short at the age of 40 in a small aircraft crash in 1964.
Fortunately for the world he left a legacy of great music sung in his unmistakeable smooth, deep, velvety tones.
He was that good that in the 1960s he was actually more popular in South Africa than Elvis Presley, so much so that he even made some recordings in Afrikaans. Jim also had a phenomenal following as far a field as India which shows just how pleasing his voice is to all tastes in all cultures.
It's a little known fact that the English Comedian Vic Reeves (real name Jim Moir) takes his stage name from Vic Damone and JimReeves who are two of his favourite singers. His comedy partner Bob Mortimer was born Robert Mortimer.
Many may categorize "Gentleman" Jim as a country singer but I would describe his style as ...
Advantages: Great love story, excellent acting Disadvantages: None from me
Well I have been eyeing this DVD up for some time but never bought it as hubby tells me I have seen it as I watched it with him but for the life I me I cannot remember ever seeing it. Last night I decided we would watch it as I really liked the look of it, the added bonus being that Richard Gere is in it!
The film is about Zack Mayo who has had a rough childhood, his mother killed herself and he went to live with his Dad who is a Navy man so he spent his life moving around from port to port. He finally decides that he is going to try the Navy Officers recruitment course.
Zack is accepted on the course and has to give 13 weeks of training which includes some daunting and gruelling tasks. The course is being run by a very strict Drill Instructor, who does start to have a bit of respect for Zack after he is pout through his paces but ...
Advantages: Lots of fun packed entertainment for kids! Disadvantages: None to mind
. he only speaks in rhyme!
- Zippity - there is not much to say about Zippity except that he is the space Post man!
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this DVD is a fun packed DVD that follows on from the animated TV series. It includes all of your childrens favourite characters.
The DVD is 98 minutes long and has ten episodes in total plus interactive features including a sing along and a Space Maze game. My son enjoys many a time joining in with the sing song and the Space Maze game is a great game to play together. This DVD provides hours of fun for children and as it was released 5th March 2007 it now can be found at most places at a reduced cost, which makes this DVD even better value for money!
I would definitely recommend this DVD to any parents of children who love Lunar Jim. You ...
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