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No ReservationsThe gorgeous Catherine Zeta Jones is at it again!!! Though the movie is the second of its kind, as in restaurants, kitchens, cooks, cooking and food, the other one being the animation Ratatouille, explores a different plot; one that involves family values and kids, yes, a kid; testing Jones’ ability to be a good mom. Enter handsome, loyal, trustworthy, goody goody, Italian dude, fascinated by Jones’ cooking and wants to work with her. Guess what happens next; you guessed it, they fall in love. How these movies fail to amuse me!!!Anyways, the story is not spellbinding but a good entertainer over the weekend. Recommended for all girls who are a bit stuck up in their lives, so take your girlfriends to the movies quick. There’s not much else to say about this movie as there isn’t much substance in it. But stay tuned, I’m watching the critically acclaimed “The Lives of Others” and will be reviewing it soon. Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0481141/
SuperbadTwo words to sum this movie up. High School. One of the better comedies of this year, but the typical ‘happily ever after’ ending was a bit over the top. Very enjoyable movie all the way except I would categorize this movie as one of those that would make you sigh in the end thinking, “if only life remedied itself so brilliantly”. Then again, we’re talking about three kids that are the epitome of ‘loserdom’, so I’ll cut them some slack. All said and done, this one is a good watch. A few pizzas, some beer and some high school mates and you’re sweet. It’s going to send you back in time to the days at high school when you were the jerk that was being picked on… guaranteed!!! Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0829482/
License to Wed
A very typical Robin Williams movie, where he is out and about, doing stuff that normal people hesitate. In fact something common between Williams and species from the planet “Dickhead Central” is that they all think they are funny, where in reality they are terribly annoying. More so like it’s a case of acute ADD. The movie is different, well, annoying really. I mean, seriously, the concept of having to go through preliminary rounds to make sure the couple is ready for marriage is like slapping every freedom martyr in the face. What is worse is the method of establishing whether someone is ready to be bound by matrimony. Bugging a couple’s bedroom to keep them from making out is like denying a prisoner his one phone call. It’s as if the person who has written the script for the movie has terrible post marital issues. Take counseling or something, I say, and save us the trouble of going through the torment of having to watch a movie about how to avoid the shit you got yourself into. You’re better of playing Monopoly or something. Overall, a complete waste of time and having said that do not watch with girlfriend or fiancé as they may get volatile on you. HalloweenRob Zombie fans will be let down by the lack of gore in this remake. However this movie is not lacking the R.Zombie style. Opening earlier than Halloween day the movie begins with the standard dysfunctional family. However the choice of remaking an entire scene was a good move. This movie focuses more on the aesthetics and camera work. Like a good remake it has enough of the original story to pay homage to the original Halloween, but different enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. I wouldn't say it is a must see but with the gruesome deaths, psychological disturbia and tons of tits, this movie will satisfy not only the R.Zombie fans but also the Halloween fans. P.S. and also people that need to see some blood squirting before they can get it hard. Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0373883/ P.P.S. I have not actually seen this one. Thanks for the heads up Kylie.Mr. Ramblomatic!!!I had to bring this guy to the notice of the boring and old people who are locked up with their computers in their parents' basement. I was referring to the ten people that read these pages. Coming back to the point, Mr. Ramblomatic a.k.a Yahtzee, or is it vice versa... Guess thats besides the point. Well, as i was saying, The man has a website dedicated to games and reviews of games and a whole load of other bullshit, but this is the kind of bullshit that is better compared to a lot of the other bullshit on the WWW. He is a Brit, settled in Brisbane who works a dead-end job, but redeems himself by writing the funniest shit ever. Had a few glances at his website a while ago and now i find myself desperate to get back to my parents' basement to see what Yahtzee has in store for his presumably eleven fans. He has also resorted to making videos now, for people to appreciate him on the Escapist magazine. What I'm about to do is very out of the ordinary. I am going to link his videos to my page, so that the few people that bother to click on this page as they have nothing better to do with their lives, can look at something less monotonous than my boring shade of black. http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/ RatatouilleOne of the most pleasant animation films this year though not as good as some of the earlier releases in the previous years. But still, watchable. The only thing bothering me is the idea of having a rat cook me my dinner at a restaurant. I feel the writers should have considered a rabbit or a hamster, but that’s just my opinion as I’m not much of a rat fan. The story leads on to how a petty restaurant cleaner hooks up with a rat that can read, write and surprise surprise, COOK. Hmmm… should have joined the circus. The other side of the story is the rat’s family who wants him back home and expects him to be a normal rat and do things that normal rats do like disgust humans and make like another million more babies so they can disgust humans more and probably take over the world…!!! That last bit is my improvisation. Then there’s also the drama involved of who is going to take over the restaurant and blah, blah, blah!!! A good one, if you’re looking for an easy weekend evening with
kids, or your girlfriend as she just might start appreciating the jerk inside
you.
Live Free or Die HardA very comprehensive layout which is different to the regular Die Hard sequels, though the concept and the amount of action involved remains blatantly similar; how Mr. Willis takes it upon himself to save the day. But here he goes to a different level and tries to save the whole of U.S. in a cyber active era full of geeks and hackers. I’m going to stop bagging this movie because it in fact is one that is worth a watch, if you’ve enjoyed the action pumped, daring earlier sequels of the Die Hard series. Worth mentioning is also that the writers have made an effort not just to cater to the old fans of Die Hard but to zombify new teenagers through a different style of action; I quote the lines Mr. Willis uses, “I was out of bullets”, before ramming a car into a chopper and taking it down. Though entertaining, I think Die Hard’s existence should be brought to an end soon as more of it would only taint the glory it has accumulated over the years. P.S. Same goes for the Rocky series as well.
Surf's UpNot the best animation this year!!! And as I was not entirely impressed with Happy Feet, I’d rank this a bit better than that one as both Happy Feet and Surf’s Up have penguins walking around and doing weird shit such as dancing and surfing (surprise, surprise), respectively. I’m going to stop comparing now, just because it’s lame. Surf’s Up sums up as your average “where there’s a will, there’s a way”, sort of movie that showcases a young rebellious penguin’s efforts to become a champion surfer although everyone else, including me, disagree. The story takes us through a surfing competition to another island where the wannabe surfer penguin meets his all-time surfing legend, who the whole world thinks is dead; which makes me think the story was written by some middle-aged, midlife crisis suffering, desperate guy locked up in a prison cell with nothing but comic books that never hit the real world as they were too lame. A predictable movie from the start to end, but if you’re up
for a laugh on a Sunday afternoon with a slice of pizza, I’d say there’s no
harm.P.S. Keep an eye out for the chicken. He's GOLD!!! I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryThe first impression I got was another version of “Brokeback Mountain”, but I was relieved to learn that it was not. So that’s 3 points straight-up for the movie. I am going to refrain from bagging the shit out of this movie as I did have a laugh here and there, because Mr. Sandler does not fail to amuse me, in his own stupid way. The movie inches forward in the weirdest way, going from scene to scene, leaving you wondering, WTF??? But to ruin everything the climax decides to turn around, bend forward and fart in the faces of every soul watching the movie and shattering the little expectation left that the movie ‘might’ have redeemed itself. On the contrary something worth watching in the movie is Jessica Biel, who does a fabulous job with her specially by taking her clothes off. P.S. Not suitable for children below 16 and homo-phobes. Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0762107/ Perfume: The Story of a MurdererEven after I finished watching this movie, the morbid imagery that grips you or rather disgusts you at the start, on which premise the whole story is based, refuses to haunt my thoughts. A very different movie compared to the many other serial killer movies released last year, and the constant narrations make sure you don’t lose track of the storyline while the main character; a scrawny young boy, which leaves you wondering how he does what he does; goes around killing young pretty girls for………. I should stop before I give away the whole concept on which this movie revolves, though I must admit it’s not a complete surprise to any half-wit that watches half hour of the movie to realize where this ones heading. The only scene that is a bit tacky is the fact that the main
character; a scrawny young boy, which leaves you wondering how he does what he
does (just reiterating); is a complete moron as he does not even realize that
people die if they can’t breathe due to lack of air. If this sounds completely
out of context and you’re pounding your head and cursing yourself for reading
this, put yourself out of your misery and watch the movie.
Is Birdflu DangerousDr. Pushkar Kulkarni - email.First of all, I would like to tell every one that bird flu is nothing but money generating gimmick of certain companies/ politicians. So far only 55 people have died of so-called bird flu (7000 died by lighting last year alone) so are we having a lighting epidemic, rubbish? These death were due to Respiratory sym, but not confirmed for H5N1. How many people handling birds have died because of diarrhea? Must be more than 55 in the last few years then we can say we are in a Salmonella epidemic??? Next, who stand to gain by all this? Roche by selling Tamiflu. Who has the patent for Tamiflu: lesser known company Gilead. Who is the major shareholder of this company??? Can any one guess??Donald H. Rumsfeld was chairman of the Board of Gilead Sciences,where he remained until early 2001 when he became defense secretary in Bush's Cabinet. The model suggests the paralll to the brazen corruption of Halliburton Corporation who's former CEO is Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney's company has so far gotten billions worth of US construction contracts in Iraq and elsewhere. Who else stands to benefit?Bush campaign funders, Bilderberger spokesman Etienne F. Davignon and Reagan-Bush former secretary of state George P. Shultz, bothof who are also on the board of directors of Gilead. Anothermember of the Bush circle is Lodewijk J.R. de Vink, who sits on the board of Hoffman-La Roche, Gilead's partner. In other words, bird flu will generate outrageous profits for insiders like Shultz, Rumsfled, Davignon and de Vink. By the way what is Tamiflu (Generic name: oseltamivir phosphate)?? It's a extract fro star aniseed (our very own Garam masala – curry powder) and each dose is $ 100 so even if 15% of the world have one dose then the total sale will be just $100 billion. Since last year media started this "Tamasha" by highlighting the news from other countries. Our Poultry Industry suffered losses due to those rumors during that year and now millions of farmers will loose their jobs & be bankrupt but only a few people will make money. I know it is going to be late & millions are going to loose their livelihood in India, Chicken is being sold at Rs 4/kg in some places. Think of the state of the Farmer & unlike other countries he is not going to be compensated (only farmers in Navapur, Nandurbar are being compensated). So, it my sincere request to all of you that spread this information to everyone, buy, cook and eat poultry products (chicken & egg) without hesitation and try to save the livelihood of millions of poultry farmers in India. Remember that anything cooked over 70degrees is safe. Thick vs FatThick vs. Fat
A lot of women wanna know what the difference is between being Thick and being Fat? In my personal opinion most women are beautiful in some type of way. The beauty can come from the way the woman talks, the way she walks or just her overall personality. As we all know women come in different shapes, sizes and have different physical characteristics that are considered attractive. Some women are skinny, some women are thick and some are fat. I will attempt to break this down for those who really need a description from the male point of view.
Racism???SUBJECT: A White Broadcaster's View of Black People.
STATUTORY WAORNING: A note to all Black People: There was no black person harmed due to this report. I encourage only Blacks with the attitude to take things in the right spirit to read this blog. Thank you. For those of you who didn't hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it.
THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES…
We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS.
Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book."
GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing. They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU. They still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them "Status" or that they have achieved their Dream. They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities. Generation GAP!!!ARE children getting smarter by the day??? Find out….
A first-grade teacher, Ms Elvira (Age 28), was having trouble with one of her students. The teacher asked, "Boy. what’s your problem?"
Are women really this BAD???This one actually describes the potential for females to be the rudest things on the planet…
No offence to any women reading this one.
It’s pretty much the truth as I reckon it.
Read on………….
How to Keep a Woman Happy
All you have to do is to be:
1. A friend
11. A mechanic
39. Courageous
AND>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
50. Give her lots of attention, but expect little
51. Give her lots of time, especially time for
52. Give her lots of space, never worrying about
IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO:
· Birthdays
· Anniversaries
· Arrangements she makes
2. Feed him well. 3. Let him have the remote control.
What type of lingerie should you wear???What Religion is Your Bra?
A man walked into the ladies department of a Macy's and shyly walked up to the woman behind the counter and said, "I'd like to buy a bra for my wife." "Actually, even with all of this variety, there are really only four types of bras to choose from."
"There are the Catholic, the Salvation Army, the Presbyterian, and the Baptist types. Which one would you prefer?"
Now totally befuddled, the man asked about the differences between them.
The Saleslady responded, "It is all really quite simple..."
The Catholic type supports the masses.
The Presbyterian type keeps them staunch and upright, and
The Baptist makes mountains out of mole hills.
Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and H are the letters used to define bra sizes? rmed! (A} Almost Breasts... Work through this!!!The average person only gets 4 rights. This is based on U.S. & CDN info, so use all of the lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see! There are 20 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the common place things of life. Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer! Can you beat 15?? (The average is 4) Write down your answers and then check your answers (on the bottom) only AFTER completing all the questions. REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! --- BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the subject line to show how many you got correct. Forward to your friends and also back to the one who sent it to you. LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE. Here we go! 1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? 2. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? 3. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 4. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? 5. How many matches are in a standard pack? 6. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? 7. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? 8. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? 9 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? 10. Which way do fans rotate? 11. How many sides does a stop sign have? 12. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? 13. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 14. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 15. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy,Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? 16. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? 17. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord to turn them up and down? 18. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? 19. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 20. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
ANSWERS 1. Bottom 2. Right 3. 1, 0 4. Right 5. 20 6. Red 7. Clockwise (north of the equator) 8. Towards bottom right 9. Left 10. Anti-Clockwise as you look at it 11. 8 12. Left 13. 5 14. 6 15. Bashful 16. Ace of spades 17. Left 18. *, . 19. 3 20. Counter 20. Counter
Think English is Easy!!!Read to the end . . . a new twist to an oldie
We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver; we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.
Critics Corner for U-571This film is a fictional acount of the capture of a German submarine in 1942 by an American crew, but is based on the historical reality of the Battle of the Atlantic and the secret capture of the Enigma cipher machine from German boats. The film was inspired by several real events: the British seizure of U-110 south of Iceland in May 1941 with an Enigma machine and Hydra cipher; the U-559 in the Mediterranean with a short weather Enigma cipher book in Oct. 1942 that allowed the British to break the new German Triton cipher; the capture of the U-505 by U.S. Navy in June 1944. It was also inspired by director Jonathan Mostow's visit to several World War II submarines on exhibit in the U.S., including the USS Pampanito in San Francisco, the U-505 in Chicago. In Malta, Mostow built full-size replicas of a German type VII U-boat and an American S-boat for exterior shots filmed in large water tanks and in the open ocean. Interior scenes were filmed on sound stage #5 at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome, the largest sound stage in Europe. Technical consultant David Kahn, in an interview for the History Channel documentary History or Hollywood? U-571, said the movie is an accurate portrayal of the Battle of Atlantic and importance of Ultra intelligence to Allied victory and the great risks taken to acquire this intelligence and sacrifices of submariners. However, veterans James Healy and former German submariner Herbert Werner (author of Iron Coffins) said the film was more Hollywood than history and did not portray life on World War II submarines accurately. Werner said the depth charges were wrong and the boat would have been destroyed by the force of so many near explosions. In the boats during these attacks, nobody was thrown around, no rivets flying (subs were welded, not riveted). In reality, depth charges would have exploded below the boat and caused cracks that would have been enough to sink the boat very quickly. Also, Healy and Werner agreed that it would have been impossible for an American crew to operate a German sub so quickly, even if some of the crew could read German. Also, subs were not used to attack other subs in World War II. The movie fails to portray how a sub smelled, how everyone shared a single toilet, ate spoiled food, suffered weeks of boredom before sighting a convoy. The young actors in the film quickly lost their Navy haircuts and only the Germans grew beards after weeks at sea without being able to use scarce fresh water for shaving or bathing. Tonya Allen in the uboat.net review is critical of the film for perpetuating the myth of German submarines machine-gunning helpless liferafts. However, the film accurately portrays the poor condition in 1942 of American S-class subs that dated from World War I, the service on Navy ships of African-Americans. U-571In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazi's have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, and the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'. But masquerading as Nazi's and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems. The action really begins when they get stranded on the U-boat.
U-571 ... The Official Site
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