Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Nigel Kennedy And The English Chamber Orchestra DVD

Advantages: Magic of the film is even greater
Disadvantages: Everything is green!

...Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Two Disc Widescreen Edition) [2002] was originally sold for £24.99 but can now be found selling on Amazon for £11.97. PRODUCT INFORMATION: (for Amazon edition) • Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt) • PAL, Widescreen • Number of discs: 2 • ASIN: B00006FMGF • Catalogue Number: D023592 • Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Wide Screen • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby 5.1 EX • Main Language: English • Sub Titles: Arabic, English • Hearing Impaired: English • Disc Format: DVD 9 * * * * * ABOUT THE FILM: The first Harry Potter film saw Harry find out he was a wizard. He sucessfully started his path to becoming a fully trained wizard, meeting and once again defeating the darkest... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: J. S. Bach; all musicians and vocalists; Karajan.
Disadvantages: Karajan's big, ponderous sound and historical inauthenticity, for some.

...the Violin Concerto in E Major. This is followed by the great 'Magnificat', for which a handful of guest singers hold forth splendidly, backed by the RIAS Kammerchor (Chamber Choir). Herr von Karajan helms this ship from the keyboard of the second harpsichord. Already about 77 years old at the time of this recording, the man is much more sparing in his movements. (By contrast, the late Hungarian Georg Solti was still an energetic 90 at the time he guest conducted the Washington National Symphony Orchestra just a couple of years before his death.) The Berlin Philharmonie (Berlin Philharmonic Hall) is differently designed to the usual concert venue. The stage is close to street level and surrounded on four sides by the audience, with higher, tiered seating on three sides. Tubular light fixtures hang in staggered fashion from the ceiling... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: All 22 episodes of the final season in one boxset | Smile Time |
Disadvantages: The Ending

...When the last episode of Buffy aired I was disappointed, but I took some comfort from the fact that the spin-off show, Angel would not only continue to run, but would also feature my all-time favourite character (Spike). So I started watching Angel from season five (yes this season), in the hope of satisfying my Spike addiction, found myself hooked (if a little confused) and then sorely disappointed when it was announced mid-way through the season that this would be the last ever season of Angel as well. As, I'd already got interested in the show, (and being too impatient to wait for it to be shown on TV again) I decided to buy myself a complete collection of the five seasons on DVD. Season One, was pretty good and got me hooked, Two was better, Three was superb, then season four was slightly disappointing. But the question is... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful