Hungry Years, The - Chungking

Advantages: A timeless classic that your child will enjoy time and time again.
Disadvantages: You may have to read this story so many times it will become permanently imprinted in your brain.

...No children's book collection is complete without the classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar This book was written 40 years ago by Eric Carle and has been a favourite of many children including myself when I was younger. The book comes in several different formats, I decided the board book would be the best option as my little boy gets quite excited and likes to help turn the pages; he also enjoys looking at his books alone. I ordered the book from Amazon and at the time of purchase it was £2.99 which is an excellent price the RRP for the book is £5.99 however it can be picked up for a lot less than that. This particular version of the book is recommended for babies from 9 months to 2 years. The book has nice sturdy white glossy pages with rounded corners, Perfect for eager little hands! The story is very simple and I'm sure there... Read review

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Advantages: Multiple narratives which are intelligently woven together showing experiences of love and loss
Disadvantages: If you don't like having to read subtitles then this will not be the film for you

...DIRECTOR: Wong Kar Wai YEAR OF RELEASE: 1994 GENRE: Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Romance LANGUAGE: Japanese (Subtitled) CAST: Brigitte Lin .... Woman in blonde wig Tony Leung Chiu Wai .... Cop 663 Faye Wong .... Faye Takeshi Kaneshiro .... He Zhiwu, Cop 223 Valerie Chow .... Air Hostess Chen Jinquan .... Manager of 'Midnight Express' Lee-na Kwan .... Richard (as Guan Lina) Huang Zhiming .... Man Liang Zhen .... The 2nd May Zuo Songshen .... Man REVIEW Chungking Express is a film which is set in Hong Kong, showing the fast paced culture that is present here and presenting the lifestyles of three main individual; the characters of Faye, Cop 223, and Cop 663. The lives of these three key individuals are woven together along with the Blonde Woman at the beginning who remains nameless despite having her own sub... Read review

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Advantages: Unique style, nicely told stories.
Disadvantages: No real connection between both stories offered.

...The main thing that you'll notice about Chungking Express (which incidentally must challenge for worst translated title ever) is the style. A mirage of flashy effects, beautiful cityscapes and vivid colors, the film is a joy to look at. On one hand, this is great, as it breaks the formula look that seems to dictate the style of some many films. On the other hand it's unfortunate as it can distract away from the stories on offer here, which is a shame, as however nice the film looks, the underlying stories are the most important part. Chunking Express tells two similar, yet very different stories about love and the losing of it. In the first, Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is getting over the break-up with his girlfriend. He gives himself a month for her to return. If she doesn't in that time, he decides to fall in love... Read review

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