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The Informant

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I can take a lot when it comes to bad movies, but this takes the cake.

We had to watch this more than three times before we managed to get all the way through, every time we fell asleep from boredom while waiting for something to happen.

I thought I had lost all respect for Matt Damon after “The Good Shepherd” but this was torture. What an absolute load of rubbish, Matt Damon was either broke, which I doubt, or was trying to prove a point that he can act in bad movies too.

The movie almost offers a hint of comedy. It teases you with the hint of a twist but then it’s a lame one. They had good intentions with the story line and good actors, but some how managed to miss the bus.

If you are considering suicide and looking for something to push you over the edge, this is for you.

Law Abiding Citizen

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Law Abiding Citizen is not what it seems. This movie is full of emotion but not as exciting as the clever story could have been.

Is the legal system in general screwed up, I guess we all know it is. This is a story of a man who has lost all he had to live for and ends up losing himself through the process.

We were not exactly sitting on the edge of our seats all the way through, but the story has got some good bits and may be worth the watch if you are a Jamie Fox or Gerard Butler fan.

Desktop

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Collected my new PC today and busy getting it configured. This is my first desktop so I’m seriously stoked. It’s no super computer, but it’s a darn lot faster when it comes to rendering than my notebook.

I’m running Core 2 Duo 2.93 Ghz, 4Gb RAM, 500GB HDD – OS, 160GB – Slave, Nvidia Geforce 9800GT 256bit 1024 GDR3 and a 23 inch full HD LG display and Windows 7 64bit.

I’m looking forward to getting into all of the design work I’ve been wanting to, but never had the patience to do on any of my notebooks. Already playing around in blender a bit, I can seriously appreciate the benefits of a dedicated graphics card.

Now to start saving for atleast a 256Gb SSD to use for my OS and apps and then re-purpose the 500GB for storage. I’d also dig to add another graphics card and an additional monitor, but we’ll see, maybe the iPad launches in SA before that.

District 9

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It’s been quite some time since District 9 was released, and I’ve heard some funny things about it so I thought it was about time to find our for myself.

I brought District 9 home to watch and Amelia and I didn’t know what hit us. Now, I would not say it was movie of the year material, but it was crap funny. The production team managed to find so many ways to rip off other movies and others countries when producing this film it is simply incredible.

I would recommend that you watch with subtitles, just to make sure you don’t miss anything due to the pronunciation. The main character is brilliant and did a great job and keeping the tone of the movie serious and insanely funny at the same.

We’ll be watching this again some time, if you haven’t watched it yet you are missing out.

DJ Set – New Years Eve at Fancourt

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Well, as it goes, I’m not really a celebrator of New Years or any other special occasion for that matter. Needless to say, Amelia and I did not have anything planned to bring in the new year.

This morning, I got a call from Jovan and was asked to play in the Fancourt, Members Bar to welcome 2010, and I was more than stoked to do so.

I kicked off with a mellow mix from 19:30 till about 21:30 then picked it up a bit as some of the guests were looking for a slightly more upbeat vibe.

While we were waiting for more guests to arrive, Amelia and I had an awesome seafood pizza, prepared by the La Cantina Chefs, along with some really good coffee. If you get the opportunity to visit Fancourt and enjoy seafood, I’d highly recommend you have one of their seafood pizzas, if you don’t like seafood, you can’t go wrong with the coffee.

The crowd streamed in from about 22:40 and it was pumping through till 23:50 when I called last rounds for 2009. At ten seconds to midnight, we started the countdown and welcomed in the new year. One of the guests lead us, in singing Auld Lang Syne after which, I brought the pace down a bit, with some chilled dance tracks and good old classics. I gradually slowed things down from then and finished off my set at 02:00.

Placing and Sound provided by Jovan & Thelma.