He's a Grammy award-winning star, but how strong is his latest album? This UK
release features 15 tracks, including two bonus ones, and his urban/R&B style
has done great things for him. Read the opinion from
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing at
Manchcester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won't differ
much from what's on in the rest of the country.
The new films out include: What Just Happened?, Changeling and Four Christmases.
Killer, Crazy and Kiss From a Rose were iconic tracks from the 90s,
all sung by this artist, but having not had a Top 10 hit since those days, will
this album of covers do the job for Seal? Have a read of what
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
has to say.
Figure it out with the PSP Network Puzzle Pack on Sony PSP...
Out now :
With three titles on one disc and costing just a penny short of fifteen quid,
they can be played on your own or online with others, and are great fun
to while away the time if you're looking for something other than an action
title.
CHARTS: Beyonce vs. X-Factor Finalists - who got the No.1...?
Check out the
music chart analysis page
which is online now, as is the previous week's chart as I've finally caught up.
The release dates for singles and albums go up until the end of December
and there are also lists for early 2009 so you can plan your post-Xmas music purchases.
Tear down the streets of LA at 200mph in Midnight Club on Xbox 360...
Out now :
The Midnight Club series has been going for several years now, and this is the latest one as you go looking for races round
town in a similar way to Burnout Paradise, earlier this year. Check out the review now and the featured videos within where
you can occasionally see me coming first :)
One of the music industry's longest running singers and sex symbols, Tom Jones releases a new album just in time for Christmas
and, as
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Roberts
confirms, the 'sex bomb' has returned!
Prison Break's crew go after Scylla as Season 4 continues...
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Dan Owen returns with reviews
of the eagerly awaited fourth season of Prison Break, continuing with their attempts to get to Syclla itself...
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.
The titles of note for this week are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:
The Armstrong and Miller Show (19.99, BBC)
ER Season 13 (44.99, Warner)
Grumpy Old Women Live (19.99, universal)
Lead Balloon Series 2 (19.99, BBC)
Lee Evans: Live at the O2 (21.99, Universal)
Little Britain USA (19.99, BBC)
Mamma Mia! (21.99 DVD, 27.99 Blu-ray, 29.99 Gift Set, Universal)
Merlin Vol.1 (24.99, BBC)
The Police: Certifiable (CD/DVD) (15.99, Universal)
WALL-E (20.99 DVD, 26.99 Blu-ray, Walt Disney)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - 10th Anniversary Edition [Interactive DVD] (24.99, Universal)
WWE Summmerslam 2008 (19.99, Silver Vision)
The X Files: I Want To Believe (19.99, Fox)
Mamma Mia!:
The delirious sight of Meryl Streep leading a river of multigenerational women singing "Dancing Queen" is one of the high points of Mamma Mia!, the musical built around the songs of the hugely popular pop group ABBA. The plot sets in motion when Sophie (A
manda Seyfried, Mean Girls), daughter of Donna (Streep), sends a letter to three men, inviting them to her wedding--because after reading her mother's diary, she suspects that one of them is her father.
When all three arrive at the Greek island where Donna runs a hotel, Donna flips out and finds that passions she thought she'd laid aside are coming back to life. But let's face it, the plot is not the point--it's a ridiculous contrivance that provides an
excuse for the characters to sing the massive hits of ABBA. Regrettably, first-time film director Phyllida Lloyd (who directed the original stage production) has drawn over-the-top performances from everyone involved, even Streep; every production number
hammers its exuberance into your eyeballs. Which is too bad, because Mamma Mia! is a rarity: A middle-aged love story.
The kids start things off, but the story is really about Streep and the three guys (former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, former Mr. Darcy Colin Firth, and Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard), as well as Donna's best friends (Christine Baranski, best known from t
he TV show Cybill, and Julie Walters, Calendar Girls). It's a romantic comedy aimed at the people who were around when all these songs were new, and that's an age group Hollywood largely ignores. For that alone, Mamma Mia! deserves to find an audience.
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? This is the premise behind Wall-E, the latest comedy adventure from the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios (The Incredibles, Cars, Ra
tatouille). The story, told by Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), concerns a determined robot named WALL-E, left behind to clean up the planet after the last humans have left.
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has developed his very own personality. He discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he encounters--and
becomes enamoured with--a sleek search robot named EVE. WALL-E and EVE travel across the galaxy and set into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across
a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future is a hilarious cast of characters, including a pet cockroach and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.
Filled with surprises, action, humour and heart, WALL-E also features original and innovative sound design by Academy Award®-winner Ben Burtt, the man responsible for the voice of R2D2 in Star Wars (as well as work on E.T. and Indiana Jones).
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong star in the hit BBC comedy sketch programme the armstrong and miller show.
The line-up of characters, includes Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann; the Inappropriate Dentist, who regales his captive audience with tales of swinger parties and the state of his pet dog’s prostate; Tony and Dimitri, a hap
less football manager and his Russian oligarch boss; and wartime fighter pilots, talking in modern-day street lingo. Wince at the near-the-knuckle instructions of a politically incorrect sat nav, and marvel at the very existence of Pru and Miranda, two fa
t ladies with the difference that they can neither cook nor run Dandy Lion’s, their brain-meltingly inefficient vegetarian restaurant in Hampstead.
And that’s just a taster – there are nearly 100 other characters in the series, all with a hint of Armstrong and Miller’s exquisite nose for the absurd.
The Armstrong and Miller Show is out now on
DVD (£12.98).
The Police: Certifiable (CD/DVD).
The legendary Police are captured live in performance. Tracks include: 'Message In A Bottle', 'Synchronicity II', 'Voices Inside My Head/When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around', 'Don't Stand So Close To Me', 'Driven To Tea
rs', 'Hole In My Life', 'Truth Hits Everybody', 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', 'Invisible Sun', 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You', Every Breath You Take' 'Walking On The Moon' and many more.
Contents: Full Concert DVD + live audio CD (highlights). DVD unlocks online bonus area to access the ‘Better Than Therapy’ documentary as either a digital stream or download.
DVD with a 109 minute concert at Buenos Aires: Tracklisting - Message In A Bottle / Synchronicity II / Walking On The Moon / Voices Inside My Head/When The World Is Running Down / Don’t Stand So Close To Me / Driven To Tears / Hole In My Life / Truth Hits
Everybody / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic / Wrapped Around Your Finger / De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da / Invisible Sun / Walking in Your Footsteps / Can’t Stand Losing You / Regatta De Blanc / Roxanne / King Of Pain / So Lonely / Every Breath You Take
/ Next To You
CD of live audio highlights from Buenos Aires: Tracklisting - Message In A Bottle / Synchronicity II / Walking On The Moon / Don’t Stand So Close To Me / Driven To Tears / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic / De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da / Walking in Your F
ootsteps / Can’t Stand Losing You/Regatta De Blanc / Roxanne / King Of Pain / So Lonely / Every Breath You Take / Next To You
The Police: Certifiable (CD/DVD) is out now on
DVD (£12.00).
Out a week on Monday comes a track from her albun, To Survive, which features
a collaboration with Rufus Wainwright. Check out the review from
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing at
Manchcester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won't differ
much from what's on in the rest of the country.
The new films out include: Quarantine, My Best Friends Girl and Body of Lies.
With tracks that can be described as melodic beauties and 'jewel in the crowns',
this 15-track collection is an opus that
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
wholeheartedly endorses.
James Bond's a grumpy bum in Quantum of Solace at the cinema...
Out now :
The 22nd official movie in the francise and the second for Daniel Craig, this
one continues from where Casino Royale left off, with Bond having a score
to settle and he'll get his pound of flesh if there are no more bad guys in the
immediate vicinity to cause any trouble... oh, dear, there are. Well, he'll have
to sort them out first...
CHARTS: The Killers vs. X-Factor Finalists - who got the No.1...?
Check out the
music chart analysis page
which is online now, as is the previous week's chart as I've finally caught up.
The release dates for singles and albums go up until the end of December
and there are also lists for early 2009 so you can plan your post-Xmas music purchases.
Terra-reforming is bound to cause a Fracture on Xbox 360...
Out now :
Fracture is a third-person shooter, that's practically first-person, which places you as Jet Brody in a war between the
genetically-enhanced Pacificans and the cybernetically powerful Atlantic Alliance. Its unique selling point is the ability
to reshape the terrain with your Entrencher, but does it break new ground?
Moby is well-known for remixing the music of all artists under the sun, but how does it fare when the shoe is on the other
foot and others are remixing HIS songs?
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Roberts
tells all.
Prison Break's crew go after Scylla as Season 4 continues...
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Dan Owen returns with reviews
of the eagerly awaited fourth season of Prison Break, continuing with their attempts to get to Syclla itself...
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.
The titles of note for this week are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:
Kung Fu Panda (24.99 DVD, 29.99 Blu-ray, Paramount)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (20.99 DVD, 26.99 Blu-ray, Disney)
Doctor Who Series 4 (69.99, BBC)
Michael McIntyre Live & Laughing (19.99, Universal)
Bones Season 3 (39.99, Fox)
Rowan Atkinson: Live (17.99, Warner Music)
Russell Howard Live (19.99, C4 DVD)
Dara O Briain Talks Funny - Live in London (19.99, Universal)
Stephen Fry in America (29.99, West Park Pictures)
Benidorm Series 2 (19.99, 2 Entertain)
Benidorm Series 1 & 2 (29.99, 2 Entertain)
The Forbidden Kingdom (19.99, Lions Gate)
The Mighty Boosh Series 1-3 (33.99, BBC)
Sean Lock: Live (19.99, Universal)
Outnumbered Series 1 (19.99, BBC)
Moonlight Season 1 (39.99, Warner)
Shaun The Sheep Series 1 (39.99, BBC)
The Who - At Kilburn 1977 + Live at the Coliseum (15.99 DVD, 17.99 Blu-ray, Sony BMG)
French and Saunders: Still Alive (19.99, Universal)
This Christmas (15.99, Sony)
Star Stories Series 2 (17.99, C4 DVD)
V: The Complete Collection (39.99, Warner)
Kung Fu Panda:
What's a panda to do when his dreams of kung-fu awesomeness awake to the cold reality of noodle-making? Clumsy, overweight Po (Jack Black) dreams of becoming a kung fu master like China's revered "furious five," but instead seems destined to follow in the
footsteps of his father and grandfather in the restaurant business. When great leader Oogway has a vision that the imprisoned kung fu warrior Tai Lung (Ian McShane) will soon escape, he declares it time to choose China's dragon warrior--one kung fu maste
r deemed worthy of possessing the dragon's scroll and its secret to limitless power.
Po and all the townspeople rush to the Jade Palace atop the highest mountain to witness the contest between Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Crane (David Cross) and Viper (Lucy Liu), but Po is locked outside the palace.
After a miracle of sorts, Po lands inside the palace gates, where he is chosen as the dragon warrior and placed under the tutelage of the decidedly non-plussed master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). An unconventional student to say the least, hilarity reigns as
Shifu tries desperately to make Po into some semblance of a kung fu warrior.
Can Po possibly fulfill his destiny as dragon warrior, or was Oogway's final decision a critical mistake? A film rich with hilarious moments, superior animation, and an important message about believing in oneself and the power that comes from within, Kun
g Fu Panda is great entertainment that will have the whole family laughing and begging for more.
Kicking off with a jam-packed Christmas special and ending with a blockbuster extended closing instalment, Doctor Who's fourth series since it was revived is a breathless, exciting one, that also boasts some exceptional episodes.
You get fourteen episodes for your money here, and the ones in particular to watch out for are the outstanding Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead double header, the almost single-location creepfest that is Midnight, and the trio of Turn Left, The S
tolen Earth and Journey's End that round off the series. In the midst of those is also one of the very best cliffhangers that Doctor Who has ever employed in its long and glorious history.
This is also the series of Doctor Who that introduces Catherine Tate as full-time companion Donna Noble, working alongside David Tennant's Doctor across time and space. And it's--against initial expectations--arguably the best combination since the show r
eturned. Here, there's no hint of romance between the pair, as they instead knuckle down to business, occasionally helped by the likes of Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and Jack Harkness (John Barrowman).
Let's not forget too the collection of monsters we meet this time round. The daleks and Davros are the main attractions in Doctor Who Series 4, while the return of the Sontarans proves to be a bit of a disappointment. But, after viewing the series, chance
s are you'll be counting shadows around you, and wary of getting on the wrong side of the Ood.
More sun, sangria and swinging in series two of Benidorm…
Once again the Solana, Benidorm’s premier all-inclusive resort, plays host to its usual mix of holidaymakers all looking for sun, sea and savings.
The Garveys return with a few new additions – Telle’s baby Coolio and Madge’s new boyfriend Mel Harvey (Disbury’s answer to Julio Iglesias). The Oracle gets romantic with Telle; enthusiastic swingers Donald and Jacqueline are, as ever, on hand with helpfu
l advice and Kate and Martin are happy in the knowledge that they are never, ever coming back to Benidorm…
With plenty of karaoke, bull-fighting and a spectacular mobility chair shoot-out, this second series of Benidorm is unmissable.
EXTRAS: Out takes, Behind The Scenes, Audio Commentaries, Photo Album
The biggest science fiction phenomenon on television in the 1980s, the series V riveted the world with its strikingly believable depiction of a world in which aliens had invaded Earth. THE COMPLETE TV SERIES picks up where THE ORIGINAL MINI-SERIES and THE
FINAL BATTLE left off, delivering thrills in all 19 episodes.
Starring Marc Singer, Jane Badler, Michael Ironside, Jennifer Cooke, and many others.
V: The Complete Collection is out now on
DVD (£28.98).
The Bureau have Another Thing to tell you on CD....
With elements of The Style Council and Dexy's Midnight Runners, you might think
you're onto a winner, but not so, according to
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
Find out why in his review.
Is a new Mari Wilson CD just what you always wanted...?
Yes, the "Voice of the Beehive" returns and she's back with 10 new tracks
which prove she's far more talented than someone else with a beehive who always
hits the headlines for the wrong reason. Mix the melancholy from La Wilson's
latest opus with the joy that make up her magical touch of pop in this review
brought to you by
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
Loosely based on the computer game, of which director Uwe Boll has a history,
one man is sick of living with a wayward wife and so seeks to make his fortune
with his uncle who are going to corner the market in Krotchy dolls - except
that Osama Bin Laden is after the same prize as well...
As part of a recent and well-deserved holiday in Spain,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Roberts
took in the delights of a fantastic concert with soul legend Al Green.
Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.
The titles of note for this week are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:
Band Of Brothers - HBO Complete Series [Blu-ray] (49.99, Warner)
Baraka: Remastered (Blu Ray) (19.99, Second Sight)
Bill Bailey - Tinselworm (19.99, Universal)
Family Guy Season 7 (28.99, Fox)
Frankie Boyle Live (19.99, C4 DVD)
Gavin & Stacey Series 2 (19.99, BBC)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: Live on Stage (19.99, BBC)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (24.99 DVD, 29.99 Blu-ray, Paramount)
The Mist (2 Disc Edition) (19.99, Momentum)
Mrs Merton & Malcolm (14.99, Network)
Red Dwarf: Anniversary Edition - All The Shows (49.99, BBC)
Russell Brand's Ponderland Series 1 (19.99, Universal)
Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1 (24.99, BBC)
Sharpe's Peril (19.99, 2 Entertain)
Speed Racer (19.99 DVD, 27.99 Blu-ray, Warner)
Stereophonics: Decade In The Sun- Best Of Stereophonics (17.99, Universal)
Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour (21.99, BBC)
Tinkerbell (15.99 DVD, 23.99 Blu-ray, Walt Disney)
Ugly Betty Season 2 (30.99, Walt Disney)
Viva La Diva - Darcey Bussell and Katherine Jenkins (19.99. Warner Music)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:
Nearly 20 years after riding his last Crusade, Harrison Ford makes a welcome return as archaeologist/relic hunter Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, an action-packed fourth installment that's, in a nutshell, less memorabl
e than the first three but great nostalgia for fans of the series. Producer George Lucas and screenwriter David Koepp (War of the Worlds) set the film during the cold war, as the Soviets--replacing Nazis as Indy's villains of choice and led by a sword-wie
lding Cate Blanchett with black bob and sunglasses--are in pursuit of a crystal skull, which has mystical powers related to a city of gold.
After escaping from them in a spectacular opening action sequence, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young greaser (Shia LaBeouf) whose friend--and Indy's colleague--Professor Oxley (John Hurt) has been captured for his knowledge of the s
kull's whereabouts. Whatever secrets the skull holds are tertiary; its reveal is the weakest part of the movie, as the CGI effects that inevitably accompany it feel jarring next to the boulder-rolling world of Indy audiences knew and loved.
There's plenty of comedy, delightful stunts--ants play a deadly role here--and the return of Raiders love interest Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, once shrill but now softened, giving her ex-love bemused glances and eye-rolls as he huffs his way to save
the day. Which brings us to Ford: bullwhip still in hand, he's a little creakier, a lot grayer, but still twice the action hero of anyone in film today. With all the anticipation and hype leading up to the film's release, perhaps no reunion is sweeter tha
n that of Ford with the role that fits him as snugly as that fedora hat. --Ellen A. Kim
DVD Special Features: Production Diary: Making of Crystal Skull, Warrior Make-up, The Crystal Skulls, Iconic Props, The Effects of Indy,
Adventures in Post Production, Closing: Team Indy, Pre-Visualisation Sequences, Galleries, Trailers
The adventures of the Griffin family continue apace with this latest Family Guy boxset, which once again delivers many hours of quite brilliant animated comedy.
The show, for those new to it, follows the wonderful Griffin family, headed up by the daft but loveable Peter and the happily oblivious Lois, through to their teenage kids Chris and Meg. But as any seasoned Family Guy viewer will happily tell you, the gol
d of the show lies with the two characters who are the brains of the family. On the one hand there’s Brian the dog, and then on the other is the little baby Stewie. He, surely, is the absolute highlight, a maniacal evil genius of a child, who in this seas
on seven set finally manages to kill Lois. Insert your own evil laugh here.
The 12 episodes on offer in the Family Guy season 7 boxset aren’t all vintage, but there are some cracking inclusions. The 100th episode special is a good place to start, and then there’s the small matter of President Bush’s underwear going walkabout. Thr
ow in a bit of time travel for Peter, and it’s the usual oddball mix that helps make the show so strong.
PS. How is this called "Season 7" when it's actually Season 6?
The BAFTA award winning comedy, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, makes a welcome return to DVD just in time for Christmas. After a triple success at last year’s British Comedy Awards and triumph at The South Bank Show Awards, the second series of G
avin & Stacey is released on 10th November.
Gavin is an ordinary boy from England, Stacey is an ordinary girl from Wales. After speaking on the phone to each other every day at work - they finally met, fell in love and got married.
Now in Series 2, the honeymoon's over for the newlyweds, and their married life begins in earnest at the Shipman family home in Essex. But, as the reality of living so far away sinks in, Stacey starts missing her home in Barry Island along with her mum an
d her Uncle Bryn.
Meanwhile, Gavin and Stacey's best friends, Smithy and Nessa, are coming to terms with their own stark reality: they're not even friends and yet they're having a baby together!
Screen favourites Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman join an outstanding cast in this contemporary comedy about young romance. Mathew Horne (Catherine Tate, Roman’s Empire, Teachers) and Joanna Page (Gideon’s Daughter, Love Actually) star as Gavin and Stacey,
Ruth Jones (Little Britain, Nighty Night) as the forthright and tattooed Nessa, and BAFTA award winner James Corden (Fat Friends, History Boys) as the blokes’ bloke Smithy. Julia Davis (Nighty Night) and Sheridan Smith (Love Soup, Two Pints Of Lager and
A Packet of Crisps) also make guest star appearances.
The DVD contains the entire second series plus a wealth of extras including 'An Insight into The Making of Story of Series 2' with an exclusive interview with Ruth and James, outtakes, James and Ruth on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and audio commentari
es on selected episodes.
Gavin & Stacey Series 2 is out now on
DVD (£12.98).
Red Dwarf: Anniversary Edition - All The Shows.
Includes all the episodes from each of the eight series, these include: 'The End', 'Future Echoes', 'Balance Of Power', 'Waiting For God', 'Confidence And Paranoia', 'Me2', 'Kryten', 'Better Than Life', 'Thanks For the Memory', 'Stasis Leak', 'Queeg', 'Pa
rallel Universe', 'Backwards', 'Marooned', 'Polymorph', 'Bodyswap', 'Timeslides', 'The Last Day', 'Camille', 'D.N.A.', 'Justice', 'White Hole', 'Dimension Jump' and 'Meltdown'.
Red Dwarf: Anniversary Edition - All The Shows is out now on
DVD (£33.98).
Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing at
Manchcester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won't differ
much from what's on in the rest of the country.
The new films out include: Easy Virtue, Pride and Glory and W.
Having replaced Iceland's best known export for Gollum's Song in LOTR: The Two
Towers, it's time to enjoy the lady's fifth album. She also wrote Kylie's massive
hit Slow, and doing that for Kylie continued the great songwriting
career of Cathy Dennis. Read the review from
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
Once again,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Helen M Jerome
took her seat for the 2-week extravaganza in our capital, with the pride of place
for her including the films The Class, The Candidate, Hunger and Oliver
Stone's film about the outgoing President Bush, simply-titled "W".
Ben puts his spare time to good use in Cashback on DVD...
Out now :
In his first year at Uni, Ben has just split up from his girlfriend and he's
feeling very low - so much to the point that he can't sleep, so he uses those
extra hours awake for working at the local Sainsburys and finds, in his imagination,
that he can stop time...
An excellent British comedy, this stars Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox and
Michelle Ryan.
Prison Break's crew go for the final card as Season 4 continues...
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Dan Owen returns with reviews
of the eagerly awaited fourth season of Prison Break, and this time getting
the data from the sixth Syclla card won't be easy as it's held by the General!
Vanessa starts where Emmanuelle left off on DVD...
Released today:
Convent girl Vanessa (Olivia Pascal) has inherited a chain of bordellos in
Hong Kong and she's soon drawn into an arthouse world of lesbianism and
bad voice dubbing, but it's amusing enough for some of the 92-minute running
time.
Please enter the competitions listed below by clicking on the packshot
on the right.
Russell Brand's Ponderland Series 1 on DVD
Speed Racer on DVD
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 3-Disc Seriously Ultimate Edition on DVD
Please note that the competitions for Last House on the Left
(Wes Craven directed the movie) and Ultimate Gangster Collection
(Al Pacino takes the lead in Carlito's Way) have now closed and the
winners will be notified shortly.
CHARTS: Girls Aloud vs X-Factor Finalists - who got the No.1...?
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
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