A selection of reviews

Some of these reviews are quite outdated now, But I thought I'd include them anyway seeing as they've just been sat in my documents!

One Tree Hill- Season 7 DVD release

The heart wrenching story of Peyton and Lucas may not just be a distant memory in Tree Hill, thanks to the arrival of compelling new characters, Hayley's sister Quinn and Nathan's agent Clay, with broken hearts and grieving widowers their pasts intertwined maker series seven of One Tree Hill just as entertaining a its previous.


Now in their seventh series the passionate lives of the One Tree Hill residents are still as scandalous as ever. A truce that we never thought we could witness is reached through the blossoming relationship between Brooke and her mother Victoria, but if the viewers thought the turbulent life of Brooke would be plain sailing for a change they are proved wrong by the interference of a Hollywood hottie.

Goodie goodie Millie proves that she is not as straight narrowed as she seems on her path to self-destruction leaving Mouth once again broken hearted, will he ever be able to have a simple relationship? Rumours of a cheating scandal leave Nathan's MBA career hanging in jeopardy whilst the ever so reliable Hayley faces a personal tragedy.

Of course series seven of One Tree Hill wouldn't be the same without the return of the imminent baddy Dan, stepping right from his prison spell into the media spotlight with a familiar red headed woman on his arm.

Series seven will not let expectations down from its dramatic plots, to capturing the viewer's emotions through true friendship it is truly something that can not be missed.

Rihanna- Loud

A year after she hit our screens with Rated R, the queen of pop is back to claim her throne with her fifth studio album Loud.

The harsh beats and the darkness of Rated R have been replaced by the light heartedness tones of her latest works described bu the lady herself as "sassy, fun . flirty and energetic" the album certainly has a lot to live up too.

The exuberant first single "Only Girl In The World" certainly lives up to the singers promise, the chorus especially holds a beat that would be worthy of playing in any club. We are reminded of Rihanna's Caribbean roots with the songs "Man Down" using a murder metaphor to describe a break up, and a compilation with RnB's finest Drake on "What's My Name?"

A blatant sexual manner is a recurring theme throughout the album, with lyrics like "sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me" its hard not to question Rihanna's motives behind these lyrics.

Ending with what can only be described as a stunning second part version of the "Love The Way You Lie"duet with Eminem, Rihanna lays down her vulnerable side for all to see. Loud is a striking album that certainly puts Rihanna at the top of her game.

Paranormal Activity Two

Paranormal Activity Two is certainly the horror movie of the moment, with an atmosphere filled with suspense the spectators sit tight ready to enjoy the unexpected journey of the film.

Paranormal Activity slyly leads the spectator into its plot with pre-Gotcha teasers, such as doors appearing to be moved on their own, saucepans falling from a secure unit and the swimming pool cleaner being moved out of the pool, and well that's when it all begins captured on a security system, ladies and gentlemen Paranormal Activity is back for a second time.

The unexpectedness is certainly what makes this film thrilling; the house is of course haunted by an evil presence, yet there is no pattern to these recurring events leaving spectators at the edge of their seats fearing the worst.

Halfway through, the film reaches its penultimate scene where we witness Kristi appearing to be dragged down the stairs. However viewers are to be left disappointed with the film, as the dread and anticipation of when something will finally happen is only met by a few scream out loud moments.

Paranormal Activty Two is almost like a pre-sequel to the first, it answers a lot of questions that were left hanging in the air by the first. Set two months before the first it explains the reasons for the evil presence in both houses.

Similar to the first, the husband of Kristi is sceptical to believe that any paranormal activity is happening to begin with, but with a security system put in place it becomes increasingly hard to deny that these events have occurred due to natural circumstances.

Paranormal differs from other horror films because it doesn't rely on gory effects to scare its audience. It's truly unique in the way the audience is constantly unnerved, waiting for something to happen and feeling a sense of relief when its over. However the film ends with you wanting more than just the credits rolling.

Twenties Girl By Sophie Kinsella

The comedic heroine responsible for the shopaholic book series, Sophie Kinsella is back with her latest book "Twenties Girl". Based on a friendship between a ghost and a 27 year old that has just been dumped by the love of her life, Kinsella engages the reader with her casual and classic humour.

The main character Lara has been having a hard time recently, being dumped by her boyfriend and being made to attend the funeral of her Great Aunt Sadie, someone she has never even met. To make matters worse, when she finally attends the funeral basking in her own misery, she is startled to hear a voice that no one else appears to hear. The ghost of Auntie Sade is back demanding the return of her necklace, threatening that if she doesn't she will haunt Lara for ever more.

The contrast between Lara and Sadie couldn't be further apart. Sadie is the epitome of a 1920's carefree girl and throughout the book they constantly bicker. The book reaches a very humerous peak when Lara is forced to go on a date on the behalf of Sadie, what Lara doesn't realise is that this will be the man she will eventually fall for.

The book remains completely humerous and has many laugh-out-loud moments all the way through. Underneath the humour and bickering, we see a real friendship form between Lara and Sadie. They may appear to be completely different, yet they bond over tales of broken hearts regardless of what era what may be from.

Readers will not be disappointed by Kinsella's lastest work: its a heart-wrenching tale talking about true love and friendship, something of which all readers can relate too.

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