Category: Movies

A TITANIC ANNOUNCEMENT!

  • February 25, 2013

Can you hear it? That’s the sound of excitement…

Can you feel it? That buzzing in the air? That’s the sound of anticipation…

The moment foretold by history has (once again) arrived:

We’re going back to JAPAN!

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Yes my friends, it’s all booked and paid for. Japan trip #5 commences early June, and promises to be even more special than ever. Why is this?

My brother is coming with us!

Monster Hunter! Mizube! Manga! Yakitori! Futons! Apple Pies! Sentai! Circle-Heart-Star! Odaiba! Figma! Enoshima! Deer! Gashapon! 3DS Streetpass! Lopeway! Otaku! Yamanote! Gondoliers! Gundam! Dedicate Bronchus! Guyver! Monkeys! Bullet Trains! Kawaii! Spaghetti! Anime! Neko! Mount Takao! UFO Catchers! Chip Stars! Kit-Kats! Trading Cards! Mr Donut! Nendroid! Universal Studios! Idols! Arcades! Vending Machines! Rice! Crows! Fried Rice! Rilakkuma!

Bernard is going to be awestruck. And having him with us will make it like the first time all over again 🙂

I can, quite literally, hardly wait!

Wreck-It Robert

  • January 2, 2013

Let me get this out of the way, this is me right now:

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Yessir, I’m still sick. Putting aside the fact I may have tried to look as miserable as possible in the above shot, the truth is I’m still fighting off an evil Australian bug. And you know what they say about Aussie bugs!!!

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I had a dilemma yesterday. I discovered that both pairs of shorts I brought with me to Australia were splitting! Since (I assume) it’s illegal in Australia to stroll around with one’s wedding tackle visible, I needed to buy some short pants!

OMG clothes are expensive here! As in $100+ for a pair of name brand cargo shorts, and ~$75 for something normal. I settled for ugly Chinos that were on sale at $30 🙂

Here’s the smallest cinema in the universe:

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Only 61 seats! This is in the local independent Randwick cinema, and it was in this tiny room we saw Wreck-It Ralph yesterday. What a delightful film! If you have even a passing interest in video gaming of any kind you’ll love this movie, so go see it!

Dinner was an Australian rip-off of Chipotle Grill:

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And then during the evening I consumed criminal amounts of cheese & onion chips and mini cherry ripes. This was because I felt better at the time, but I’m paying for it now (the next morning).

Adam says “Starve a cold; feed a fever.” I should listen to him 🙁

There Will Be No Dawn For Me…

  • December 7, 2012

…on Sunday!

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Tomorrow, we’re going to see the marathon of the extended versions of the three Lord Of The Rings films. You may not have heard, but to celebrate the release of The Hobbit next week, the three original films are back in the cinemas for one-day only.

And I mean ‘marathon’…  the extended versions are about an hour longer each that the original versions that were in cinemas years back. The marathon starts at 11 am and goes until 1:30 am.

Yes my friends, 14.5 hours just for 3 movies!

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Even though we own them on Blu-Ray, we’ve never actually watched the extended versions, and since we’re both big fans of the trilogy we’re both quite excited!

How many other people will be there? Will they let us bring food in? How many times will I have to go to the toilet? Will I emerge with a ruined coccyx?

Will I be the only one in the cinema who stands up and yells along with Saruman: ‘There shall be no dawn for men!‘

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If you don’t hear from me for a while, the above is the reason why 🙂