All The Best From Scotland (100 All Time Favourites) - Various Artists

Advantages: Some amazing songs
Disadvantages: A few not so good ones, hard to get hold of

..., for over 30 years it was the song used to calibrate audio equipment by the BBC. The song reminds me of when I was at play group and we had a Teddy Bear picnic, where we all brought in our favourite Teddy Bears (mine being Huggles), I am pretty sure the main food was the Pom Bear crisps... Generally this album was a much loved family piece, now the record is unusable, scratched to shreds, played far far too much, and it appears that is a similar state for others across the country. I used to sell copies of the CD on Amazon, subsequently I am banned from listing on the site now, but I had over 100 people buying copies of the album who had played their and tapes too much, and desperately wanted a copy of the CD for playing to their own children. The songs on the album are classic children's pieces songs spanning about 50 years, and by the time I... Read review

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Advantages: A purely subjective list - there's no right or wrong here.
Disadvantages: A purely subjective list!

...occurring all around on screen. Tom Hanks - even if he is probably a little old to play the part of a WW2 Ranger captain - brings humanity to what may have otherwise been the usual run-of-the-mill two-dimensional wartime character, whilst virtually all of his squad get plenty of screen time to show their own little nuances, especially when they argue over why they are carrying out this particular mission for. By the end, I was numbed somewhat by the futility of it all - almost a case of the many sacrificing themselves for the one, but I guess that sums up a small part of what happens in wartime. How this film lost out to "Shakespeare in Love" for Best Picture, I'll never know. Maybe war films were not fashionable. 2. Delicatessen (1992) On the face of it, a cannibalistic butcher who serves up his tenants who fall behind on the rent to... Read review

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Advantages: Great Viewing?
Disadvantages: None.

...My Top Ten Films. As a movie lover, where do you start and how do you put them in order? So I started writing a list but it just kept on growing! Some of the films will probably be predictable but some might surprise you, read on Mc Duff...... Enjoy. 1.It's A Wonderful life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Truly my favourite film of all time. Starring: James Stewart and Donna Reed. Synopsis: George Bailey truly has the weight of the world on his shoulders. George, who always wanted to travel the world, finds himself trapped in the building and loan bank, having to run it when his father passes away. After various setbacks he wishes he had never existed and an angel, Clarence, allows him to see what life without him would have been like. No wife, children or friends. All of them, terribly affected by his non existence. 2.The... Read review

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