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Do you know your stuff??

Advantages: 2 levels of difficulty, fun, interactive
Disadvantages: Interface can be annoying, questions do repeat

...have to say its only the 2nd DVD interactive game i've ever owned. You do not need a computer, but it will play in it if you did, all you need is a tv and dvd player and most households have one these days. With over 1000 questions, and up to about 8 different categories to choose from (sci-fi, horror, classics etc) it is very engaging, the disc loads relatively quickly and the options are easy to understand. There are glitches though and quite often, ...
...the same question as your opponent. Its repeat rate, considering it has 1000 questions is very short and can therefore be rather annoying. There are two levels of difficult, but if you pick the harder level you get more points - so you can make up ground if you need to. I'm not sure why Empire, being a fantastic magazine, put its name to a product that, for them, would be considered sub standard. There is a sense that, since the premier film magazine ...

bluetedgirl 10.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Empire Movie Quiz (DVDi)

It's oh so sexy!

Advantages: A tattoo fetischist's dream.
Disadvantages: Probably doesn't do much for people who dislike tattoos.

...got them! The show called Miami Ink is a reality show about the people who work at the tattoo parlour with the same name in Miami (South Beach to be exact) but it is about more than just tattoos. You get to hear the stories of the people who come into the shop to get their tattoos – sometimes they want to commemorate a happy occasion in their life, sometimes the tattoo is meant to represent a life changing experience and sometimes they want a tattoo ...
...all the other artists at Miami Ink respect and admire him. Garver sometimes has to act as the big brother of the gang, and even though he has a great sense of humour he takes his work very seriously and look where that has gotten him! Ami James Ami is one of the owners of the business and has a really hot temper. He often hazes and yells at his co-workers but they don’t seem to mind too much. I guess that’s just Ami. I actually quite like him because ...

Sandra24 21.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Miami Ink - Series 2 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)

* Get Fit With Claire *

Advantages: Fun
Disadvantages: Not many!

I used to be a HUGE Steps fan in my younger days! I was mad about them! I had all their CDs , Videos , Books , T Shirts , Scarfs , Posters , Mugs .... if it had a Steps logo on it , I had it. So as you can image I was pretty gutted when they split up. Fast forward seven years and Claire Richards , ex member of Steps , is back on the scene with a fitness DVD which helped her drop five dress sizes! I remember, it was Christmas last year, when the DVD ...
...it was too expensive. I can't remember exactly how much it was at the time , although I think it might have been aroung £17 which I thought was far too much to pay for a fitness DVD. So I decided I would wait. I waited so long that I forgot about the DVD , until recently. I was browsing through the DVD pages on Amazon when I came across the DVD selling for £12.98 ; still quite expensive considering that the DVD is now a year old. However I still ...

xdonzx 21.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of 5 Step Fat Attack With Claire Richards From Steps (DVD)

Does Jeremy Kyle really access all areas of quality?

Advantages: Gives an insider view of the popular TV show.
Disadvantages: Bit expensive for what it is. Not a lot more than you would get in a standard episode.

The Jeremy Kyle has established itself as one of the staples of daytime TV today. Since 2005 it has covered interesting and often controversial issues such as paternity disputes (most common), infidelity, feuding neighbours and drug and alcohol addicts. However there are some uplifting issues that they deal with, such as family reunions and rejuvenating torn-down estates where crime and depravity are rife. The most well-konwn feature of the show ...
...at the studio and film Jeremy himself being pampered ready for the recording. The bulk of the 83 minutes of the DVD however I regret to say is not much more than an ordinary episode (though it was made especially for the DVD and has such never been broadcast on TV). There are 2 DNA tests and one lie detector test (I shan't give away the results). When watching this I did feel that the DVD wasn't perhaps worth the £12.71 I paid for it (which to be ...

Sbriers1 19.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Jeremy Kyle - Access All Areas (DVD)

If you could package arrogance!

Advantages: Lucy, price
Disadvantages: Fitz, routine, effect

...knew of is the lovely Lucy Benjamin. She's famous for her role as Lisa Mitchell in EastEnders, and was the winner of Celebrity X Factor a few years back. It was great to see her in the Jungle - she'd been away from our screens for too long. I wasn't aware that Lisa had released a fitness DVD, so when I made this discovery I was thrilled. I purchased it straight away, costing me just £2.95 from eBay. It is an extremely cheap DVD, and will cost you ...
...promising, a lovely picture of Lucy on the front, dressed in pink with her flat stomach on show, a Cheshire cat grin from ear to ear. Titled 'Dancercise', I had a feeling this was not going to be like my usual beloved cardio aerobic DVDs, and was keen to find out just what I was up against. The DVD itself brings you up three options, the second being 'workout selector' which allows you to choose the part of the work out you want to do. Though seeing ...

Amy69 26.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lucy Benjamin's Dancercise (DVD)