Advantages: Great tactical gameplay
Disadvantages: Gory, and sometimes slow

...I recently bought Manhunt on a whim, simply looking for a fun game which wasn't a first person shooter. The opening scenes don't heap much information on you, and you end up figuring out the plot line and idea as you go along. Summary of Plot --------------- You are James Earl Cash, a criminal who is about to be executed. You are killed (apparently) with a lethal injection. The next scene finds you waking up in an empty room, with a voice talking to you from nowhere. You find a ear piece and put it on as instructed so this dis-embodied voice can more easily communicate with you. What you learn as you progress is that you have become the unwitting and unwilling star in a snuff film rings latest production. At first you are instructed to kill people for 'the show', eventually the 'plot' of this gory film required you to die, and you... Read review

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Advantages: Nil
Disadvantages: Nil

...in places, with visual summary executions, full nudity and bad language in places. The film is based almost entirely in black and white, although some colour does appear in certain places of the film, which works very well. Along with a background theme which is quite daunting (!), on a whole, this is a very, very good film and I would recommend to anyone who has not seen it.... Read review

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Advantages: It kills a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon
Disadvantages: If your viewing this you may be missing a better film elsewhere

...Even though this film is watchable, it did somewhat lack in some of the thrills and spills that you might expect from the previews. In summary the film is about one final heist by old hand Robert de Nero, and a would be newcomer. Robert de Niro is persuaded to do just one last job (not an unfamiliar theme in the film world) before retiring from the criminal world. The actual heist is quite clever, and the way it is executed is plausible. Unfortunately, the film as a whole was lacking in sustained tension, and did not go far enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. The final denouement was almost predictable and disappointing, bearing in mind the lengthy build up. The ageing Marlon Brando makes a cameo appearance, but I fail to understand why, and maybe it is just to attract ardent film fans, who may be witnessing Brando's last... Read review

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Advantages: Great levels of atmosphere helped by great and brave camera work
Disadvantages: Handheld cam might put off the more traditional viewer.

...Advantages: Disadvantages: Emerging from nowhere, this film took the internet by a storm, hidden websites throwing up clues, cryptic messages spreading intrigue, an untitled trailer causing confusion. This film was unusual in that for once there was a film so fired up by internet hype that actually lived up to hopes. While the story is standard monster movie fare, it's execution was very different. Shot on handheld camera throughout the visuals are very different to the likes on Godzilla etc etc. There are no lingering shots of the monster, no overly talky dialogue scenes once the action gets going. Some people claim the visuals made them feel like they had been on a rollercoaster, but for me they really helped to emphasise the panic, confusion and fear of the films main characters. At times it felt uncomfortable to watch... Read review

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Advantages: Twisted Fun, great illustration
Disadvantages: Too God Damn Short!!

...Who loves Tim Burton?? Thats right, we all do. And this book will make you love him that much more. Summary: A collection of poems, dealing with kids and teenagers with very strange and twisted problems, executed beautifully and sympathetically, with the dark twisted signature of Mr Burton that we all expect and love. If someone gave you a piece of poetry entitled "Jimmy, the hideous Penguin Boy" you would probably, smile, nod and slowly walk away. But if Mr Burton gave you a poem entitled "Jimmy, the hideous Penguin Boy", you would read it, love it, laugh and possibly read it again. The execution of the short "stories" if you will, are so compassionate, simple and downright hilarious that you wont want to lend this book to anyone. Simplicity is key. For example, in "Stain Boy"...."Sometimes I know it bothers him, that he can't run... Read review

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Advantages: You may end up liking German philosophers eventually, by the time I've finished.
Disadvantages: you read the first bit and dive for cover - but this was a challenge you see.

...-compliance would act as a deterrent. The idea of 'blood-guiltiness' (Causing Death and Saving Lives, Glover, p.229) referred to in 'the people should not bear the guilt of a capital crime', I take as referring to the murderer's guilt. I see this as meaning either that non-implementation of the death penalty indicates approval of the crime, therefore 'guilt' would be that of passive association with murder, or that 'guilt' could result from freeing the murderer who may then repeat his crime, both of which ideas would be untenable in society and would advocate summary execution, or the more complex hypothesis that the guilt of the murderer transfers to those who do not execute him. Kant’s 'expiation theory of punishment' as outlined by Sorell (Moral Theory and Capital Punishment, p.155), addresses the last idea and, in so doing, strongly justifies... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to Use
Disadvantages: Lacking Functionality

...A good concept poorly executed... It is designed to mind your IDs and passwords for various websites (which is does reasonably well) and also for various desktop applications, though since it does not handle Word or Excel, there are some major shortcomings here. The file of ID/Password data can be copied off to disk and readily plugged into any other PC running Password Manager; however, there is no provision to print a hard copy of your own confidential info for your protection or in case you ever need to access your Internet Accounts on a machine where Password Manager is NOT installed. Symantec Tech support characterizes this lack as a "feature designed to enhance security", but it seems intended to lock you into using the Password Manager on every machine you might ever need to access. Although it defines what constitutes... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing gameplay, good storyline, amazing graphics. all round good game.
Disadvantages: Combat system a little easy to use.

...Definately an amazing game! TRUTH TO MOVIE It follows the basic story of the movie but pads it out alot. However, it is quite possible that these extra missions could have occoured during the course of the film and some are even mentioned during the film so no problem there. The ending was changed but this does seem to be a necessary decision due to the unsuitabilty of the film ending for a game. This decision was even explained in one of the strangest, most out of place, and badly animated yet strangely funny scenes I have ever seen in a game (you'll see what i mean if you finish the game). 4/5 COMBAT SYSTEM Neo has both basic strikes and combos as well as grapple moves in his arsenal of attacks, these moves are impressive and easy to execute. And it is possibly this ease of execution that is the only fault i can find with the combat... Read review

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Advantages: 512 MB microSD as standard, Integrated WLAN, HSDPA, Big and high-resolution display
Disadvantages: Size and weight, Price

...Ive worked for a telecoms company for the last 5 years and the Nokia E90 communicator is the phone that everyone is talking about. The Communicator is the latest addition by Nokia based primarily for executive use, basically another business phone with lots of features thats most people will never use. I first got my hands on this phone last week and its still as big and bulky as you expect the communicator series to be, even in its closed position you would struggle to put this phone in your pocket! Apart from the size of this phone I am hard pushed to find anything else wrong with it. The screen size and full-fledged keyboard is second to none (not a qwerty keyboard as I so often hear people saying). The E90 communicator interface has alot in common with the Nokia N95 apart from the fact it seems like 100 times quicker so... Read review

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Advantages: Well acted
Disadvantages: Over long?

...Can Hanks do no wrong? It amazes me how well Tom Hanks has made the progression from comedy actor to serios actor, and films such as Saving Private Ryan and The Green Mile prove this to an astonishing degree. The Green Mile is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. It is set on death row. The main plot revolves around a man who may be innocent for his crimes, and the obvious doubts this cause about his execution. Except, this summary is completely out of context. You really need to see this film to understand why the guards have doubts, although the fact that this is a Stephen King dramatisation may give pointers as to the kind of reasons for these doubts. However, the film does not simply revolve around the guilty man. It contains humourous moments. For example, I won't be ruining the plot to any great degree by telling you... Read review

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