Early Voice - Mabou Mines/Michael Riesman & Western Wind

Advantages: Suspenseful, gels together surprisingly well
Disadvantages: Weird special effects, largely unnecessary supernatural element

...geeky and obviously has a hidden agenda, but I was immediately on his side because of the girl's attitude to him. Like the girl, his character really does develop during the course of the film and so Holmes also has the opportunity to prove that he really can act. Although there isn't as much character change as with the girl, and therefore he perhaps doesn't make so much of an impact, I really liked the way that we are kept guessing as to his motivations - this little element of mystery really made the film for me and I think that Ashton Holmes did a great job of playing on it. Although he has very little on-screen time, Martin Donovan, who plays an 'interesting' policeman, is worth a mention. I've seen the actor recently in The Haunting in Connecticut, in which he was largely a waste of space. In Wind Chill, however, he is actually very... Read review

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Advantages: Classic songs, superb vocals, the voice of an angel
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...♪♫INTRODUCTION♪♫ I recently wrote a review of Alison Moyet?s Raindancing. In the conclusion, I said that she had recently released an album called ?Voice? ? in September 2004, and that I planned to buy it soon, so you can imagine my delight when Santa delivered it in my Christmas stocking! For a brief synopsis of Alison Moyet?s career see my previous review of Raindancing. I don?t want to fill this review with history, but rather concentrate on just how great this album is. This has got to be one of the most unique recordings released by any artist in a very long time. I knew I would like it, but I didn?t know that I would love it and feel as passionate about this release as I do. It truly is the most spectacular, amazing, stunning, exceptional, magnificent CD to hit the shelves in the last few years... Read review

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Advantages: Original and very readable
Disadvantages: None

...of the book consists of conversations between Tsuneo and the ghost and there are pages of dialogue where it might not have been clear who was saying what if the voice's words weren't put into italics. This may sound like an obvious thing, but all too often in other books, it doesn't happen and it is not always clear who is saying what. I had no problems whatsoever with the translation by Michael Emmerich. Sometimes, the language used is not as natural as it would have been if not translated, but this fits in nicely with the book and acts as a reminder that the story is taking place in Japan. Don't get me wrong; it is not that there are grammatical mistakes, it is just that sometimes the language doesn't flow quite as well as it would if written directly into English. The only possible downfall for some, which I didn't find a disadvantage... Read review

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