District 9

“An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.”  IMDB

- To enjoy this movie, you have to be a sci-fi fan.

- To enjoy this movie, you have to be able to withstand the South African (Afrikaan) accent for 112 minutes.

- To enjoy this movie, you have to look beyond some of the bad CGI and hilarious alien costumes.

Alot of us enjoyed watching it, until it turned into more of a drama than a sci-fi/action movie. The ending wasnt too great either. As one of our friends said, “this should have been part 2 of a movie series”. But i would not have probably wanted to watch the “part 1″ then. IMDB gave it an 8.5/10 rating which proves there are many sci-fi fans, as well as underdog fans since this is a low budget movie that made it big. I can’t be that generous, and i am speaking on behalf of about 6 other guys. It needed more than one fight scene as everyone was waiting for those alien weapons to be used earlier. Check out the trailer here.

[xrr rating= 4.5/10

Random Movie Information of the Day : The movie District 9 was not well recieved in Nigeria due to its negative portrayal of Nigerians. Check out the link here.

Ouch.

Not a great way to start your day. How many teeth left on that side of your face?

Tyson – The Documentary

Ask any guy and he will tell you Mike Tyson is awesome. Ask any boxing fan and they will tell you he is arguably pound for pound the best fighter to ever step inside the ring. Ask anyone and they will also tell you Mike Tyson is a pyscho. This documentary will only validate all those points, but in ways many you could never have imagined. The way he talks is funny, they way he chokes up and cries is funny , and the way he can flick a switch and become a madman is funny. All in their own pyschotic way. But make no mistake, he was a vicious fighter and a flammable personality. There is a classic scene when he gets out of prison and a reporter says he “should be in a straight-jacket”; triggering Mike Tyson to let off one of the most absurd and bone-shattering verbal tirades i have ever heard. A roller coaster of emotions from his highs and depths of his lows, which spanned his career. You will feel sorry for him, and you will regret that you never got to see more of him. A great documentary, even for non-boxing fans. Check out the trailer below.

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Random facts from IMDB :

To gage what effect “Tyson” would have on audiences, James Toback asked the opinions of the film’s opposite demographic: older white women who were disinterested in boxing. He asked that they come to his editing suite and watch the film. If they left after 5 minutes, Toback would give them $100 USD. If they stayed after 5 minutes, they would have to stay for the whole picture – and give Toback extensive feedback on the film. According to Toback, not one woman left after 5 minutes, and many were in tears by the film’s finale.

“Tyson” received only one distribution offer during its run on the festival circuit, from Sony Classics Pictures. After Toback accepted the offer, the film screened at the Cannes Film Festival and received a 10 minute standing ovation. Many of the executives who initially passed on the film were at that screening.

Need For Speed – Shift

Need for Speed : Shift is now available (demo) for the PC, as the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the demo will be released in early October. The demo will include the BMW M3, Dodge Viper SRT-10, Lotus Elise 111R, Nissan GT-R, and the Pagani Zonda. Will Forza be pushed aside? Get your steering wheels and gaming set-ups ready.

Check out a review of the game below.

Happy Eid to everyone.

Monkeyman > Spiderman

I think he deserves his own superhero costume and Hollywood blockbuster. i had the urge to tag this as “wildlife” because i have never seen anything like it.

KSA vs Bahrain (team-mate got back)

Sirmaxalot introduced the world to baby got back. KSA’s football team introduced their team-mate with “back” to the world.

This photo was taken prior to the record making game in which Bahrain tied with KSA; and are needing only 1 more win against New Zealand to qualify for the World Cup. It seems most of the KSA players had their minds (and eyes) on something (or someone) else throughout the game.

Shower with Swine

Made to both look and smell like frying bacon, this soap will get you clean while giving your appetite a jump-start on the day

The weirdest soap i had ever seen before this was Caffeine soap. But for $6 your swine dreams can come true with this bar of bacon soap. If you really want it, you can get it from Uncrate here.

Whats next, lip balm? No, thats already available. Bacon Lip Balm can also be found here.

Over-Eating & Other Vices in Ramadan

Why is it that alot of people gain weight in a month where you are supposed to eat much less? Obviously, the main reason is that we hardly eat healthy in Ramadan like what Nestle recommends here.  I never watched what i ate, or made a conscience decision not to eat “junk” in order to stay healthy.  But isnt it ironic that a reason for fasting in Ramadan is to “feel” for the underpriveleged, yet our dining tables when we break our fast bear more resembelance to a banquet? How about people staying up to the early hours of the morning “to pray” at sunrise and then sleep through noon prayer or other prayer times during the day? It has been noted by professor’s at Cornell University that there are certain “table manners in Islam” that we may not be following.

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Some points to ponder?

Random Business information of the Day : Skype is suing eBay for as much as $1.9 billion, accusing them and a group of investors of copyright violations.

Local Comic Relief

I have uncovered the latest gem using the local talent agency which this blog is becoming. The above comic is done by one of our commenters here Miss Good Egg, who also has her own blog which you can go to here. The comic itself is a true portrayal of how people are before the fast officially begins. She will try and post a comic once a week.

Thank You Little F****r!

That was the last item on the check of a family with their 2 year-old daughter, dining in the newly opened Cactus Joe’s  in  Halifax. It seems the daughter was hungry and getting restless at the slow service, so the waiter’s decided to give them a surprise on the bill.

They even managed to misspell little to “littell”.

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