I’ve just finished watching Minority Report. What a great movie! I really enjoyed it. I liked pretty much everything about this movie. There wasn’t anything I could really complain about. Thanks to Andy Don for lending me the DVD.
One thing though, here in the UK, the DVD was rated ’12’ meaning not suitable for children under 12. Or rather, as this BBFC rating is restrictive, no-one under the age of 12 is allowed to see it. I personally would not allow a twelve year old to see this movie. I think the murders in it are too graphic (though they are not glorified) for that age group. I’ll leave the rest of my thoughts on this subject to a later rant.
The Trapp Family Singers
I’m quite enjoying The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp. It’s the true story on which The Sound of Music is based (in case you didn’t know). The story is very different from the movie, and quite an eye opener. One thing I have noticed, is that it is very much a recollection of events and you don’t really get a feel for the characters of the children or any of the many friends they made. And why ever did they change (almost all) their names? You really only get Maria and a little of Georg. More when I’ve finished it.
More Nu Metal
A friend at work (Andy Don) has lent me a ton of Nu Metal/Nu Punk CDs. Sum 41, Blink-182, etc. I’m busy plowing my way through them. So far I like both the above two bands. They both remind of the ‘old days’ (I’m talking the late 70’s/early 80’s. Good stuff. I’ve some more to get through yet, Foo Fighters, some band with a Japanese sounding name…
Evolution
I watched Evolution tonight. Yeah I know it’s a bit late! I quite enjoyed it. I didn’t know it was a comedy (Duh!), so it was quite a surprise. Recommended.
Serendipity!
Not five minutes after I posted the last story, I visited Dodo‘s site and found an another link to the Engrish ‘The Two Towers’ captions. Serendipity!
Bad LOTR Captions Gone
It looks like those bad Lord Of The Rings captions I wrote about recently have been taken down. You get a 403 now. I guess the guy exceeded his bandwidth at Everyone’s Internet. 🙁 I wonder if anyone mirrored them?
New Feature: Random Pics
I’ve just installed a new feature on the blog. You can now find a random image from the gallery in the left hand side bar. You will get a different one each time you reload the page.
I got the script from Jeff Barca-Hall.
Note: The script will also display images from Graham and Thom’s galleries.
The Adventures Of Corky: Corky In The Jungle
Wow! Jamie has written and illustrated a book which she finished yesterday. It is called “The Adventures of Corky: Corky In The Jungle”. It was inspired by a little cork man she made at Brownies last Monday. It is really well done. She has put a lot of thought and effort into it. Her Mum and I are really proud of her.
Check it out in the Gallery: click on the picture to go there.
