Live In London Vol.2 - Blossom Dearie

Advantages: Brilliant rooms, service, food, internet etc
Disadvantages: expensive!!!

...In the middle of February, I was lucky enough to be whisked away for a long weekend in London with my grandma. I?m a huge fan of west end shows and musicals, and so our trip was booked- we would go and see various different shows. I couldn?t wait to go. One thing I hadn?t thought of before going however was which hotel we were staying in. I reckoned that we wouldn?t be spending too much time in the hotel itself, as we were going to be very busy, so as long as it had two beds, a bathroom and some sort of wardrobe I?d have been happy. I knew the name of the hotel was The Grosvenor, however I didn?t have a clue what its reviews were like, or in fact how many stars it had. Getting to the hotel We had absolutely no problem finding the hotel. We took the train from our hometown, to King?s Cross in London. We only had to wait... Read review

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Advantages: none
Disadvantages: too expensive, too many people, too built up, too expensive to get around, hardly any country side, never any piece and quiet.

...of the cars and sirens going no matter what time of the day it is. There is also too many people in London for my liking and I find many of them rude, more rude than where I was brought up in Northampton. It is also too expensive in London. My rent is not too bad for living in London and it is in relation to my salary. If I go back to Northampton where I was brought up I know that my salary will be about 12 - 13 but my rent will be at least 20 per month cheaper and my travel will probably be £20 per month cheaper so I am gonna be better off up there. For me London is definitely a place to visit and not live, unless I had a really good job and I knew people down here and had some friends. Now originally I came to London for 2 things. 1 was my boyfriend and one was my career.Now my career has not changed at all so I don't see the point... Read review

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Advantages: Looks nice, final chapter is impressive.
Disadvantages: Lack of originality, entirely dull for most of running time.

...Does Quentin Tarantino actually serve any kind of purpose? This question has been bothering me for a while, largely after the first Kill Bill, a film that annoyed me in a big way. I went into it expecting to enjoy it, and came out bored stupid after seeing two hours and what felt like badly assembled clips from other films. Looking back on his career, his trend is hardly a new one for him. Jackie Brown resembles a ton of 70s crime films. Reservoir Dogs is just a remake of Long hu feng yun, a 1987 Hong Kong film. Pulp Fiction appears to be his only original works, and deserves all of the praise that it gets. It's a stunning film. This aside though, there seems to be little point in what he does. Kill Bill Vol 2 is no exception to this rule. This is the point where I'd usually write a paragraph detailing the plot... Read review

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