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Advantages: Great memories of a great day
Disadvantages: None

...date was yes it was Live Aid, I was 16 at the time sadly I didn't get to go there as it was down in London (Wembly Stadium), but I got to watch it all on the Television. It started in London at Midday, USA joined in at Midday their time which was around 5pm our time UK ended at 10pm then USA took us through to around 4am next day what a spectacular show it was. Now at that time Video Recorders were fairly new to the world and our house didn't have ...
...last year when they released Live Aid the DVD. Live Aid was the creation of Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and it came about after they had recorded the original Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas" which was created after Bob and Midge saw a BBC news report about the famine in Africa. Do They Know It's Christmas to this day is still the biggest selling single of all time and featured bands such as Duran Duran, Bananarama, Wham and acts such as ... Read review

Advantages: A day of History on DVD. Loads of really good artists live.
Disadvantages: No commentary and some of the extra's are a bit weak.

...names in music today performing live for your viewing pleasure. Its a bit like a compilation CD, but only you can see the artists performing live and the atmosphere from the crowds watching is electric and pulses through you as you watch. Its hard to explain in words how this show makes you feel. If you were there then you can reminisce of memories of the show you reember and the feeling you had when you were there. If (like me) you weren't there ...
...you can watch it all live now and still say that you were part of something big and helping the world. Back to the DVD. Its crammed full of performances on each disk. All in great quality (audio and visual) and are produced and captured very well. You turn off the lights, pull the curtains across, whack on the surround sound and you will feel like you are there in the crowd. The atmosphere is captured very well. The extras on the dvd are imho a ... Read review

Advantages: Bright, loud and alot of fun
Disadvantages: Musical purists will not be impressed.

A bit of backstory first... Me and my other half often disagree and bicker about the movies we see. Our preferences are along traditional gender lines: ME - action movies, something intellectual or a bit juvenile will normally hit the spot. HER - something girlie: kookie or romantically inclined. She has seen Twilight 4 times and counting... Case in point was Juno,se loved it whilst I fell asleep halfway through! Never before could people be ...
...to grease the wheels slightly (and to earn a few brownie points into the bargain) I opted to see a film of her choice. "How about a musical?" I asked - "there's that adaption of the West End show with all the Abba songs in it." Now, for me a musical is something for theatrically minded ladies (and gents); the idea of someone bursting into song for no apparent reason is an anathema. It just does NOT compute. Still, Im always open to new experiences ... Read review

Advantages: Great songs, well cast, enjoyable, fun, a great tribute to a great band and musical
Disadvantages: None!

...and one of these was Mamma Mia. I had wanted to see it at the cinema but never got around to it, so I got it for myself for a treat with an Amazon voucher when it first came out. I never managed to see it, so was determined to do so at Christmas! Well, I've been so tired every evening that I've been in bed too early to watch a film, but tonight I put it on at 8pm as I really wanted to see the bloomin' thing at last! And was it worth the wait? Mamma ...
...the film, from title song Mamma Mia, to Dancing Queen, to lesser known Honey, Honey and Slipping Through my Fingers which was an amazing emotional performance from Meryl Streep...I was welling up throughout that song! It modernises the classic hits but keeps the feeling of nostalgia, and you just cannot stop yourself singing along because its so catchy! The cast all have great voices and do all of the songs justice, none more so than the wonderful ... Read review

Advantages: screenpaly, soundtrack, content
Disadvantages: none

Jack Johnson is a surfing obsessed filmmaker/ musician. He has a very raw down-to-earth style in making his movies, documentaries and his music. He travel around the world with his surfing friends to experience and surf spots from different locations. "Thicker Than Water" is one the very first films he made with the help of some of his friends.. It's a surfing documentary about how he with some of the surfing icons traveled to find and surf different ...
...first ones to surf. The film shows how they toured, the transport they used, people they met, their experiences.. It's not just pure surfing in it. It's more about finding surf and their experiences. This film has a very different feel. It's a documentary yet it feels like a real movie. There are numerous voice overs, like an interview of the rider on the background while his run or a scene he's in is being played. Screen goes sepia or gray scale ... Read review