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Bratz: Kidz Sleep-Over Adventure
$9.98
Actually I've rented this over 3x's for my daughter through Blockbuster. Now I am deciding to purchase this because now I know about Amazon, although her father is detesting the notion of me getting more bratz movies. She's made him watch this particular so many times that he can recite it be memory. lol, therefore it's safe to assume she's in love with this movie. As a parent I love bratz movies and I am building a collection of these. Although I love barbie movies there is a difference in movie style. Barbie is always the same, never is the main character mean or realistic to everyday things; however bratz seem to fit my daughter. My daughter isn't always happy, she isn't always the nice person therefore for her to watch this movie it becomes relatiable. I love them and I would recommend them to anyone. Also I love their vocabulary. My daughter is picking up on words such as dexterious and some more words I can't seem to think of them now. lol! I love them, my daughter loves them, and they are great and entertaining. I know some parents are saying they are scary, but my daughter is into scary movies and she has been since she was born. I'd rather her watch bratz on replay than me having to sit through the ring for recap after recap after recap.

The Mantovani Orchestra [Box Set]
$49.98
While this is certainly not the best Mantovani Orchestra CD set, it is certainly not the worst either. This is a collection of treks through the various genres that Mantovani touched, e.g. Classics, Love Songs, International, Viennese, Italian, etc. well done by the orchestra that bears his name. You can tell that this collection is cobbled from a variety of sessions with different producers and sound engineers. Sessions sound slightly different one to the other, and although this isn't always the case, volume in one song might be a little too loud for the next or the last, necessitating a manual volume adjustment (not too much, but enough at times to get annoying). There is also an unevenness of production values (equalization, reverb, venue, etc.) across the package, making the set a bit inconsistent. These are nits, to be sure, but it does take away from the final product. The playing however is of high quality and done in the "Mantovani" cascading strings style. And, although all the songs could have easily fit on 5 CDs, the fact that each CD is "genre specific" makes for an easily targeted listening session, based on your mood. All in all, a very good, if not great, Mantovani collection. I am happy with my purchase of it.

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You are cordially invited - to Sophie's Sweet 16
$1.99