Reassesses the legacy of one of America's best-loved composers at a pivotal moment. This ... more
collection of essays explores the stages of cultural change on which Aaron Copland's long life (1900 to 1990) unfolded. It critiques Copland's work in these shifting contexts.
Advantages: Brilliant casting, brilliant acting, crime movie Disadvantages: Not mind blowing or particularly original
The title of Copland does give you some indication as to what the movie's about. It's about cop's in a sub urban area of america. Though the story is about deception (not to be spoken about here due to spoilers), the cast fit their roles perfectly in a believeable manner.
Sylverster stallone plays the lead role, of a half deaf cop, lusting for a friends wife, while not telling her. Although not a sly fan myself, his performance is immaculate in Copland.
With support cast including Robert De Niro (Godfather 2, Taxi driver, Meet the parents, Goodfellas), Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, No escape, Grand theft auto vice city, Narc) and Harvey Keitel (From Dusk til darm, Thelma and louise, Reservior Dogs). You know you have a combination of actors who can out do most.
Although it is let down not only by the story but also the lack of extra ...
iamasadlittleboy 20.06.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Copland (DVD)
Advantages: Flexible character development and vast exploration area Disadvantages: Mounted ride control is horrible
The story (taken from the official website) :
The world changed when Aziraal, the god of war, was slain in the huge battle long ago. The hordes of Orcs lost their divine leader and were forced to withdraw to the southern wastelands. Now, thousands of years later, the location of Aziraal's tomb is still unknown, well hidden by other gods who did not dare to entrust the secret to mere mortals. However, now, a fragile peace between the civilized races and the hordes is at stake. When the dwarven mining expedition discovered an ancient temple dedicated to an unnamed deity - all of the world's most powerful factions saw it as a possible clue to the place of Azriaal's burial ground. A silent war has now begun and it will soon ignite the fires that will lead to the holy crusade of the Orcs. However, the real danger lies somewhere else ...
Stenly7981 15.11.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Two Worlds (PC)
Advantages: Steady, sustainable weight loss, plenty of encouragement, excellent value Disadvantages: Success still requires willpower and dedication!
INTRODUCTION
Slimming World has changed my life. That's not a flippant, wishful statement - it's a fundamental truth. The temptation is to turn this into a personal testimony of what Slimming World has done for me, and having lost close to four (4) stone already after five (5) months of attending, you could probably forgive me for it. That said, this is a review site, so I will try and keep it as matter of fact as possible, whilst sharing my personal experience with you.
A SIMPLE TRUTH
Slimming World (SW) is less about diet and more about lifestyle change. In truth, there is little mystery about the ?science? of Food Optimising (not to be confused with "Food Combining" which is a theory that certain combinations of food accelerate weight loss, whilst others inhibit it).
The mechanics of losing weight are simple ...
Hishyeness 11.03.2009 (04.05.2009)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Slimming World
