This Land of Ours

This Thing Of Ours - Not a bad attempt!

Advantages: Improv dialouge, intelligent heist with realistic theory behind it
Disadvantages: Low budget effort and some basic areas to keep the story going

I thought this film was ok actually. You can tell it was made on a bit of a budget but to get Jimmy Caan, Vinny Pastore and Frank Vincent in to do you a favour you can tell Provanzano still has some connections. Good up to date heist idea without losing the mafia routes of theft and violence! Some of the dialouge is really funny, a sense of improv on some of it but its keeping in touch with the story and builds a better picture of the characters and their background. If youre not a big mafia / gangster film fan then id probably leave this one alone but if youre like me and intrigued by cosa nostra stories, characters and betrayals then give it a go. I wouldnt pay anymore than a fiver for it though. Remember not to try to compare it to Sopranos! ...

Capodon 16.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of This Thing Of Ours (DVD)

BOW down in admiration for this area of our LAND

Advantages: A peaceful, beautiful and interesting slice of England
Disadvantages: None

damp spot where the willows grow'. The Abbey was founded by William Percy II in 1147, after he was given the land by William the Conqueror. After Henry VIII's orders to close the monasteries the stone from the abbey was taken to build the village and now only part of the church and fragments of the cloisters remain. Scorton Scorton village in the parish of Nether Wyresdale, along the road from Garstang, developed around the cotton mill and railway in the nineteenth century. Today the village is a popular destination for walkers and cyclists . Slaidburn Slaidburn is another favourite haunts of ours set on the banks of the river Hodder in the moorland region of the Forest of Bowland . The church of St. Andrew is mostly fifteenth century but has a history that can be traced back over ten centuries. It is another spot ...

oldchem 10.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

This war is ours - Escape the fate

Advantages: Two great songs
Disadvantages: Not really improved, ridiculous lyrics

standard pop-punk fare nothing out of the ordinary, the occasional fill can be impressive but nothing stands out as anything more than average. The album isn't all bad though, several songs are catchy most notably "The Flood" and "This War is Ours (The Guillotine II)" which both provide memorable choruses that will stay in your head for days. One of the more pathetic parts of this album is the abysmal lyrics. In between lines such as; You all stop and stare, I don't need your pity and; Ashley baby you make me feel so alive, I've got purpose once again. Yeah, Yeah. You just know you're in for a treat. The lyrics to every song on this album are so ridiculous even Brett Michaels would find them cheesy. In fact lyrcisim is the biggest fault on the entire album. Often I don't judge bands by lyrics because certain vocalists can make ...

Milamber52 12.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of This War Is Ours - Escape The Fate