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In the presence of giants...

Advantages: Straightforward and engaging
Disadvantages: None

...California. Jeff Clark had been riding these waves for 15 years on his own until he finally persuaded a couple of others to join him, and suddenly the area (known as Mavericks) became huge. Until then it hd been thought that all the big waves were in Hawaii and couldn't be matched - but at Mavericks they were matched, and in some cases beaten. Bringing us up to date we meet the man most people describe as the best big wave surfer ever, Laird Hamilton, ...
...few others pioneered a new kind of surfing where you are towed-in to the wave so you can get up to speed more easily. This suddenly makes the biggest waves accessible, and also paves the way for smaller boards (a third smaller than the standard big wave board) meaning you are more manoeverable and faster. Of course surfing carries with it certain risks, and these are not glossed over as we hear of the deaths of Mark Foo, a noted Hawaiian big wave ...

blackpuddinonnabike 08.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Riding Giants (DVD)

Gordon Ramsay's Football Hell

Advantages: Hilarous on some parts
Disadvantages: Gordon made a few mistakes.. that hopefully he wont be repeating!

...loves. Amongst the football mayhem, Gordon also shares fascinating autobiographical details of his career and his views on the beautiful game. In Football Hell Gordon looks at some of the worst football gaffes seen in the Premiership and FA Cup, incredible penalty misses, astonishing own goals and some of the biggest goalkeeping blunders ever! For the final countdown Gordon sends his top five gaffes to Football. I've quoted this review from play.com ...

Sarahhhx 19.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Gordon Ramsay's Football Hell (DVD)

Are they Superstars?

Advantages: Quite a few good DVD extras.
Disadvantages: Entertaining but don't expect to see many wrestling matches.

...on his breaking in the WWE & the AWA. It brings up some interesting aspects, especially to do with a certain WWE superstar getting Shawn fired from the WWE and his high school wrestling history, unfortunately though without any home camcorder footage the section is a bit dry and does not compare well with others. Tazz This is one of the best interviews, especially when he talks about his childhood in Brooklyn and the school which he attended. His ...
...the career ending gimmicks the WWE gave him. The most interesting part of the whole DVD is on this segment as Al talks about how after the WWE gave him two really shocking gimmicks (Avatar & Shinobi) he had a break from the WWE which really helped. After some out-break some performances in ECW the WWE were hot at his heels to have him back, that plus tales of WCW make this chapter the best by any means. Randy Orton This segment screams “I got my ...

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Review of WWE - Before They Were Superstars 2 (DVD)

A Shaolin Wheel of Life production...

Advantages: inspiring, breath taking
Disadvantages: some stunts are cringe worthy

...than that of any movie. Shaolin Kung-fu goes back along way into time, the story the monks are trying to tell the audience, through their discipline, is a legandary one. The monks can perform as a team, in which they all move in unisen, but they also display their own unique talents. For example, several of the monks performed their different animal techniques (such as monkey, praying mantis, and eagle), some monks take on tasks such as lying atop ...
...There are no special effects used, so this aspect I would rate at a low level. But special effects in this DVD would be out of context and spoil the whole performance (and the sense of total reality). The soundtrack is dramatic at points then subtle at others, but the music is always appropriate throughout. Excellent soundtrack. I have seen several Martail arts demonstrations, including karate, ju-jitsu, and judo, but this is by far the most fun ...

mimicmwb 19.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Shaolin Kung - Fu Masters Live (DVD)

The best of aston villa 2005/2006 all summed up in 160 minutes

Advantages: Very detailed look at the 2005/2006 season
Disadvantages: There arent any

The aston villa season review 2005 / 2006 is a trip down memory lane at the highs and lows of that year! This particular year aston villa struggled under david o'leary but the positves were the inclusion of some very promising youngsters in the first team squad. It is a very good dvd which includes month by month results,squad profiles and match stats and who could forget the 3-1 win over close rivals birmingham city which is included as extended ...

maizy4 08.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Aston Villa - Season Review 2005/2006 (DVD)