Remove the ridiculous combinations which prevent you from landing on the floor and work on a new server farm (as online is severely crippled) and this would have been brilliant. Everything else is superb though - story mode, arcade, graphics, the bone-shattering x-rays.

Uncharted 1, 2 & 3 collectively set the benchmark.

The first Uncharted created breathtaking backdrops, likable characters and created beautiful gaming mechanics which were incredibly fluid. Then Uncharted 2 came along and not only somehow improved the graphics and gaming mechanics, but it captivated with its multiplayer online. It won over 200 Game of the Year awards and garnered 39 perfect scores.

This suggested that Uncharted 3 was potentially an impossible task - improving on nigh-on gaming perfection.

What Naughty Dog have done is very clever indeed. Whilst acknowledging that story mode remains an important element in the overall game; they have reworked and revamped the multiplayer to make it the centrepiece of the package. They have also improved tiny aspects of the game which, considering the absurd success of UC2; shows an incredible eye for detail. You automatically pick up grenades/ammo, as you walk around tight spaces the characters use their hands for guidance (you will see what I mean), you can run, you can create and modify your online hero and villain, modify weapons, there are more game-modes in multiplayer than in UC2 and so on. Also, the whole menu has been reworked so it's a lot more intuitive and has funky elements such as uncharted tv where you can casually watch some of the best online 'plays' of the week whilst the multiplayer calibrates the chosen teams/map or when you wait for other people.

It is a must have and owning all three, this is the best of the three.

I just hope one day we can get our hands on a level editor!

Very entertaining.

Ignore the usual dross about 'why 3 discs' and 'Amazon's service....blah blah' or finally 'This is pointless'.

Since when did comic book adaptations need a point. Okay, if you're going to fish around for 'a point' then surely it's obvious - leaving too much power with a selected few is very dangerous. Or, one man's power and heart can overcome the cold, faceless world of national defence. Whatever.

If you liked the first film then buy this - very enjoyable, great twist with the 'other' characters and the usual excellent performance by Robert Downey Junior. Only criticism is, as is with all sequels in my opinion; the storytelling element isnt as strong. However, that said the part with some archived footage of 'Iron Man's' late father is superb and how he learns to overcome the energy source which is evidently starting to kill him.

If you like action flms with a bit of soul, this is an ideal film and a great price now so the '3 disc whingers' who moaned about paying full price can now sulk some more....

Delonghi continue to make sturdy, durable and reasonably priced goods whilst maintaining high design standards. We now have the matching kettle and even a (superb) portable electric heater from them (the small portable heater being so powerful it heats up a whole room in minutes). I can't flaw any of them. The toaster arrived and it was an absolute beast - its about the size of a small microwave.

However, this works in its favour because you can easily slice baguettes or large loaves of bread and slot them in. The slots for the bread are very wide indeed but it means that, unless you are extremely heavy-handed when slicing the bread; it will comfortably fit and toast well.

If there's any criticism its how unevenly it seems to toast bog standard sliced bread. Looking into it a bit more it appears that some of the mini heater-bulbs in the machine are damaged. Do check this out when it arrives, other than that the usual great service and turnaround times from Amazon's suppliers.

No. This is a unique event and an essential purchase for any hip hop fans. As for others - maybe people who appreciate the work involved to put a show together or die hard Chapelle fans.

Aside from the star-studded line-up lets remember this: This is a street gig in the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn in front of the wierdest building in the world (with a mad, squatting white couple living in there). Its crazy. The documentary films Chapelle walking around a leafy outpost (which he calls home), clutching some tickets which he hands out to everyone. Chapelle is infectious - rather than sticking to teens and young adults he invites a couple of gay black guys, some old white people and even a parole officer. Its like he doesnt care - but at the same time he's being sensitive to the audience and egalitarian. The brass band's delight at being spontaneously chosen to lead with Kanye West and Jesus Walks is one such highlight. Whilst I an normally cynical about such 'luck' at finding them, Chapelle convinces with his humour that this really isnt staged. Other highlights include Talib/Mos Def and Common on the stage at the same time but the main talking point will surely be the brief reunion of the Fugees on stage (who I actually do not think will leave a lasting hip hop legacy like the other 3 mentioned). Lauren Hill is still amazingly powerful though - like she's never had a break from it.

My main gripes are simply the length of the film - you dont want it to end. There's too much that's NOT covered and the version I originally saw also had substantial additional footage which appears to be missing. To have The Roots covered for all of ten minutes is criminal. The balance is wrong - why have twenty minutes of Chapelle drilling out lazy one-liners (which are only funny because of his manneurisms) and show ten minutes of Dead Prez. It doesnt make any sense and sadly leaves me wondering when this will be reworked and extended into the 3-4 hour bohemoth this surely deserves.

Hip hop history is made.

First of all lets go through some of the negatives I have read about this phenomenal mini series. The narration is cited by some as being bland and monotone - Benedict Cumberbatch in my opinion is only second to the sublime David. A. His voice is soothing and is description is perfectly concise and factual. Score - Some people believe it reminds them of Africa but it is fitting as it is definately in keeping with the tribal aspects of the south pacific (which are also given some attention throughout the series). Third - repetitive sequences. Whilst these do exist, I find this is commonplace in wildlife series (see Blue Planet and Planet Earth)- its simply a way of ensuring that stragglers can understand everything rather than assuming everyone has either followed the series from the first minute or has an encylopedic knowledge of marine bio-diversity. Who cares if they repeat huge sharks attacking struggling chick albatrosses learning to fly, flapping in dangerously shallow waters? Not me.

This is what makes the series staggeringly great value. It covers history and the influence of man, evolution and how certain species migrated across islands when it could have been quite easy to focus purely on marine life. After all, only 1% of the south pacific is land. The aerial shots provide an excellent sense of scale and the last episode provides a fitting analysis of how procarious and precious the south pacific is to everyone. I deliberately avoid going into details about certain episodes because I don't want to ruin it for anyone....

Finally, the Diaries section at the end of each episode is a great (and for me unexpected) addition because, like the immense Planet Earth series - we fully appreciate the lengths, timescales and risks taken by cameramen to bring never-before-seen shots. Who would have thought filming the inside of a big wave had never been done before?

Simply breathtaking this is an essential in Blu-Ray format.

The film is not worth the purchase at all and I think this review picks up on everything. Tarantino really has lost the plot, but I even felt this way with Kill Bill. Tarantino used to keep me guessing, now the action is pre-emptied and 'staged' rather than acted. Violence in his films is normally a bit thumbs up from me, but now his violence seems OTT - Hitler's face 'coming apart' as bullets are loaded into him is pointlessly crude. Why was Pitt cast? Because he's a sure-fire way of getting bums on seats in the cinema. ROI and all that. Landa was increadible though and one of the best acting performances I have ever seen. Apart from him, there is nothing else redeeming about this film.
The ending caps off a pointless couple of hours.

Another great Marvel Studios release - my comic book based collection is growing, seemingly exponentially. Nice effects, although a bit silly in parts (he dies about ten times but emerges from the rubble).

The plot is the mindless fun you would expect from this sort of film - a politically charged story of a globally famous, mega-rich CEO of a controversial defence company who is held captive by terrorists who have no intention of concealing the source of their weaponry. Beyond that it's greedy businessman with an insatiable sexual appetite surviving his captivity and fighting against the terrorists' (and his own company at times!) to rectify situations in the Middle-East, almost single-handed, whilst his new questioning of ethics has left the door firmly slammed on his face by the very firm his father founded.

It's by in large mindless fun, but the creation of the suit and subsequent gung-ho tests are a hoot, as is one brilliant mid-air dogfight with a very confused Terence Howard trying to figure out what is going on.

Lots of fun, sequel looks decidedly weaker though.

Like the other reviewer in the list I was quite skeptical about the incarnation of Novak's characters in real life - and it did take some convincing from a few work colleagues who kept telling me to watch it. So I did. I found it very funny indeed - some ideas are just priceless and thankfully he hasnt killed off (my favourite) "allooo, internet providings....." and so on. The best for me are (in no particular order) Augustus Kwembe is an extremely funny con-man from Uganda (controversially black face paint Novak trying to rip people off), Brian Badonde is a badly dressed, eccentric, gay, art critic with an odd lisp and a like dog on heat, Terry Tibbs is a used car salesman who is ultra tacky, ultra cocky, a pervert and so on. Novak's ability to change voices (documented best in the first programme when he impersonates an automated drive-thru fast-food system) is brilliant as parts which seem to come straight from the top of his head: "Oh yeah, id love to pour some full fat milk on that Alpen" (Come Dine with Me as Terry Tibbs is stonewall classic)

Only reason Im docking it a star is because i feel episode 5 is quite mediocre (Badonde rapping & Dufrais causing mayhem in a theatre), also because it's a very short series.

Very funny and some scenes get better with repeat viewings.

I killed The Roots.

No seriously, they have a large back catalogue and once you get into it, you are not going to resurface until you are truly sick of them and want to punch Black Thought in the face. The brains behind the operation is the fat guy with the huuuuge afro, ?uest Love (Quest Love to you and me) who is possibly the most underrated hip hop producer of all time. Period. The ensemble is superb - it's all their own music, they are all musicians and whilst there are a couple of 'filler' tracks on there it's a must buy. They don't really rely on hooks, direct sampling but instead work from the ground up with percussion, drums, bass + lead guitar, mc, beatboxer etc.

The only thing is.....I prefer Illadelph Halflife because it is darker and is a touch more consistent. Phrenology is a v v close third.

You have to see them live and whilst this isn't really important if you are only initially considering buying this -I think even non- hip hop fans would be blown away by these wonderfullly gifted musicians.