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Bowler Bankers

by cj592 @ 2006-01-22 - 17:00:28

OK It seems I have set a trend! It looks like everyone is getting inot the whole Bowlerhat thing.... including Big Brother.
For their new task they have to be bankers. Well thats almost right ;)

Preston

In case you can't tell, thats Preston

Oh Pants

by cj592 @ 2006-01-22 - 14:56:29

... My PSP just crashed on me. And I hadnt saved my Sims 2 game. Now I've got to go back rejoin the sill Cow cult and learn the cow dance again!
And I've got to try and remember where I found the robot parts.
psp

Oh well

That'll learn me for not saving regularly

Geisha Training and Dick and Jane

by cj592 @ 2006-01-22 - 11:23:25

Films I have seen this week

Memoirs of a Geisha
Plot: Chiyo was sold as a child to a Geisha house where and befriends another girl, Pumpkin. After a brief meeting with the Chairman, Chiyo decides to become a geisha to get him. The training causes rivalry between two geisha houses and against her friend Pumpkin.
My Thoughts: I will be honest with you, in the fisrt half hour I was bored stiff. I almost walked out. It was dark and nonsensical and the camera work was shaky. But After the first 30 mins, at the point where Chiyo meets the Chairman it started to get interesting- there was a point to the film. The film is basically in three parts. The first half hour sets the tone of it but you need strong will power to survive it. The middle section is the bit that moves the plot along. The training is a geisha is (as is described in Team America World police) done in Montage form. And the section is well acted, and you can feel the emotion between the rivalling Geisha houses. This section leads to auctioning of Chiyo’s virginity. My one disappointment is the actual Geisha dance, which was advertised as a big thing in previews but there was nothing in it really. And it is amazing how Chiyo managed to become the ‘most celebrated Geisha’ that everyone was talking about just after one performance where she runs around in platform shoes and falls down whilst someone throws confetti on her! The third section of the film happens after the war, the geisha houses have gone and the Americans are here. It is the final act and we see the conclusion of her chase for The Chairman. It is beautifully set and well acted, but takes a determination to see it through.
Best Bits: The Geisha Training
Score 6/10

Fun With Dick and Jane
Plot: Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Tea Leoni) Harper have it all; good jobs, a great family and a wonderful life. Until they find the company has gone bust and the CEO (Alec Baldwin) has run away with the money. They have to turn to a life of crime to pay the bills; which they find quite lucrative. Then they turn their attention on their former CEO.
My thoughts: This is a modernisation of an old 70’s film. Jim Carrey appears to play the same character in all his films and this is no different. It seems as if the plot is a series of disjointed ideas but it leads in the right direction and the final job is worth waiting for. However the end seems to leave me wanting a little bit more. Tea is very watch-able and makes a good co-star for Carrey.
Best Bits: There are some very good bits in the film, especially when they are trying to make money; for example- Jane’s Botox trials.
Score: 7/10

Monkeys and Whales

by cj592 @ 2006-01-22 - 00:11:36

In the news, Pete Burns coat has been tested. It is not the skin of a gorilla but from a kolobos monkey. Apparently it is a wild and vicious creature.. and so is the monkey.

Sad news. The whale that made it into the Thames, has died. When I heard that a whale had died within the sound of Bow Bells I quickly switched on Eastenders to make sure Pat and Big Mo were still there... just to be sure. Perhaps the whale can have a wake in the Vic, Ian could do the sandwiches (Jellied eels?) But the big question, the whale is dead now, but will it come back again in ten years time saying it faked its own death and has been living in Spain only to be found by its long lost children??? No what am I thinking. Thats a silly Storyline.

Bobby is that you in the shower?

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