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Alvin And The Chipmunks [2007]

starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch
directed by: Tim Hill

April 14, 2008
This is exactly what you would expect of a "Chipmunk" film. Lots of hilarious slapstick humour, silly, but predictable storyline, plus the enigmatic, if somewhat over-egged Chipmunk voices.

Storyline, of this mixed real film and CGI, is basically of an aspiring songwriter, struggling to write any kind of song, which is where Alvin, Theodore and Simon come in. From there the hilarities start and the predictable plot unwinds.

Not really for "adults", but for all kids everywhere, this is a great film. We put it on in the car for the kids whilst we were driving on holiday, and there was blissful peace from the back, apart from the regular bouts of laughter.

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NAMCO Museum 2 (Nintendo DS)

from: Atari

February 29, 2008
All the utter joy of a 1980's arcade without the need for endless 10p pieces AND without the gang of bullies that wouldn't get off Pac Man ALL DAY. Joyous.

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Atari Classics - Plug n Play TV Games

from: Atari


Undisputed leader of the home videogame market was Atari's truly revolutionary 2600 console. In fact, the pixellated magic produced by this teak-effect box of jiggery-pokery helped Atari shift over 30 million units and the 2600 (or VCS) is now universally regarded as the godfather of home consoles. Even today, videogame aficionados fondly remember that primitive, thumb-numbing Atari joystick with blister-tinged affection. Which is just as well, because ingenious boffins have now managed to cram 10 classic Atari games into an officially licensed replica Atari joystick!

The 10-in-1 really puts the "joy" in joystick, and you'll be unable to put it down, even when it's not plugged in. In fact, position it next to your PS2/Xbox/GameCube ... Read More:

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Songs For You, Truths For Me

by: James Morrison

September 29, 2008
Morrison's opening single The Only Night is an unusually upbeat pop record for the album, setting the mood for a mixed bag of gems that throw you a variety of moods from happiness to sorrow.

The next two singles, Save Yourself and You Make It Real have James Morrison written all over them.. in a good way. There's a part of me that feels You Make It Real's chorus resembles a more down beat version Simply Red's stars, if only for a second or two. You Make It Real still manages to be an utterly original and sensual melody, paving the way for a variety of even more appealing single releases.

The dramatic, melancholy collaboration with Nelly Furtado might remind you of Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright's brilliant Set The Fire ... Read More:

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Caselogic Small Hard Drive Case, EVA Outer, Black

from: Caselogic

June 24, 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.

The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally ... Read More:

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Sound Asleep Pillow

from: Textiles Direct


I got this for my birthday last year and its great. I use it with a little mp3 player that clips to the inside of the pillow Sandisk SDMX11N-2048K-E70 MP3 Player Sansa Clip 2GB Black, which has a sleep function so you can set it turn off automatically. I use it every night and now wonder how I ever lived without it.

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FIFA 08 (Wii)

from: Electronic Arts

September 28, 2007
I love this game. I'm not really a football fan but last weekend a friend had it and it was really good fun. I thought it was really funny -couldn't stop laughing. I'm defintely going to buy.

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The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) - How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland

by: Francis Rose, Clare O'Reilly (Author updated edition)

March 30, 2006
I'm a huge fan of Francis Rose, and the last wildflower key is a classic that I still use on a daily basis. This revised edition is very clear and concise; the keys are much improved from the last edition, the plastic cover limits water damage in the field and the regional AWI list from Keith Kirby in the back of the book is invaluable.

However, there are two points that make this book a 4 star rather than a 5 star book: Firstly the book to slightly too big for a field guild and is a bit too heavy. Secondly, sadly this revised edition still contains errors with some outdated Latin names; in particular some of the orchid species names are outdated, despite having changed several years before this book was printed, hmm...

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TomTom ONE Europe

from: TomTom

September 02, 2006
I had the TomTom Europe for almost 7 month and its the best thing that I have ever bought.So far no problem with it at all, started using it straight from the Box.Yes it didn't come with SD card at first and I was a bit worried but latter I learned all units are built in.Its great, I can go anywhere now with out asking.I want to rate it 4 becuase when I tried to stick it to the windscreen sometimes it keeps coming off apart from that GREAT!!!!