1994-2006 Chaos Years (+DVD) - Strapping Young Lad

Advantages: Different
Disadvantages: Too much going on

...This is a review of City, the 2nd album of Strapping Young Lad the Canadian Progressive/Extreme metal band. This album is often critically acclaimed as the best work of Strapping Young Lad, to add to that Devin Townsend is often cited as a genius. Made in 1997, the album should appeal to me but doesn't impress me anyway near as much as it should do, I've tried to get into it several times and the mixture of different styles messes it up a bit for me. I'm also not a big fan of the "clean" vocals, some songs on the album like Detox are pretty good but others like Oh My F***ing God just sound like progressive industrial metal with a muffled sound that represents a result similar to a heavier version of what Mike Patton is up to these days (if you've seen it), which is basically just making a racket! Maybe it's my simple mind but I... Read review

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Advantages: Genuinely funny
Disadvantages: Episodes missing, poor quality

...on television between 1964 and 1966, which featured Bob and Terry in their younger and freer days, although still set in the same area, somewhere in the northeast of England. There were three series of The Likely Lads; unfortunately, most of the episodes went missing. The seven that still exist are shown on this DVD. James Bolam is truly amazing as Terry. Cynical and sarcastic, Terry is the leader of the two lads - it is his one-liners that get all the laughs - often not because what he says is funny, but because of the way that he says it, managing to keep at straight face at the same time. Of course, the writers deserve some credit, but I really think it is James Bolam's comic abilities that helped make this show the success that it was. Having got used to seeing him in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads, I was amazed at how young he looks in... Read review

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Advantages: Jason Statham! Great storyline! Excellent cast!
Disadvantages: Erm none!!!

...Chaos Film Only review Chaos film details: Directed by: Thomas Giglio Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller Runtime: 106 minutes Certification: 15 (UK) Starring: Jason Statham (yummmmmm) Ryan Phillipe Wesley Snipes Plot: When a bank is held up and everybody inside is kept hostage, the only request by the main criminal Lorenz is that suspended detective, Quentin Conners is got on the line and brought into the case. Det. Conners was susupended for the accidental killing of an innocent woman when a criminal held a gun to her head and a bullet was shot at her by accident killing her outright. Conners is brought into the case with a new "baby sitter" Det. Shane Dekker. They get on the confusing case, when the robbers dissappear during an explosion in the bank, but the police at stumped when no money is stolen... Read review

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