Entertain Me! Category Archives - ShaolinTiger - Kung-Fu Geekery https://www.shaolintiger.com/category/entertain-me/ Craft Beer, Travel, Children & Much More. Mon, 21 Sep 2015 20:55:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 The Best Liquid Drum and Bass Albums – Getting Deep https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/06/05/the-best-liquid-drum-and-bass-albums-getting-deep/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/06/05/the-best-liquid-drum-and-bass-albums-getting-deep/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:06:43 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=33781 Haven’t caught up with the music scene and I’ve having a trance trip lately, but after a fairly extended Whisky night with some friends/colleagues – we busted out some real oldskool drum & bass and some face melting dubstep. I haven’t honestly been listening to much dubstep, so I got back into d&b and have […]

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Haven’t caught up with the music scene and I’ve having a trance trip lately, but after a fairly extended Whisky night with some friends/colleagues – we busted out some real oldskool drum & bass and some face melting dubstep.

I haven’t honestly been listening to much dubstep, so I got back into d&b and have been updating my listening tunes, discovering a bunch of artists I’ve never even heard of along the way (and some I’d forgotten long ago) plus of course discovering some of my favourites have released new albums.

Best Liquid Drum and Bass Albums

As a rule, anything by Hospital Records is good in this genre and dancefloor drum and bass in general (London Elektricity, High Contrast, Danny Byrd, Netsky, Nu:Tone, Logistics, Camo + Krooked, Fred V + Grafix & Metrik are all under them).

So I went on a little quest to find some of the Best Liquid Drum and Bass Albums from the last 5 years or so (that I’ve probably missed out on).

One of the new ones I discovered was a Hospital Records duo – Fred V + Grafix, I’d actually never heard of them before – they are garnering good reviews though and I’m especially enjoying their mellow, melodic style (some house and dubstep influences too with all kinds of other genres represented too). For example Forest Fires which starts out a whole lot like a folk song (mashing up Pendulum and Bombay Bicycle Club), but is a right banger.

Their whole album titled Recognise LP, which just came out this year is well worth a listen. Another album which has passed me by was The Agony & The Ecstasy by High Contrast which is an absolute smasher through-out. Just check out the first track, this is the Hospital Records sound I’m used to (Pendulum, Netsky, High Contrast, Logistics etc).

The next would be another artist who’s been around for a while, the album is called just ‘2’ by Netsky – and again, it delivers all the way through – superb! There is one track that just made me remember Ronald Jenkees, it’s called Jetlag Funk.

Looking back all the way to 2009 as well, Subfocus – not sure how I’d overlooked him, but his debut, self-titled album is an absolute masterpiece of music production. Brilliant stuff, epic epic drops and true dancefloor bangers.

I’m not quite sure about the 2013 Subfocus album, a little too much dance/house/dubstep-ish with a very commercial sound.

One of my FAVOURITE drum & bass albums of all time was by Calyx & Teebee and called Anatomy, I could actually listen to it over and over and over. They came out with another album in 2012 (All or Nothing) so I was pretty excited obviously. It’s fairly melodic and mostly mellow but very much influenced by dubstep aswell, thankfully it has their dark underground sound through-out. Well displayed by this track:

Brutal on the bass oh yah.

I’ve got a bunch of others which I haven’t gotten through yet, might jot down more later (Nu-Logic, Loadstar, Brookes Brothers, Kubiks, Commix, Bcee, Alix Perez etc).

Other stuff that didn’t quite hit the spot, the new Photek stuff..too housey/dubstepish for me. Bring back those clinical break-beats bro – Form & Function was legendary.

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Old Skool Drum & Bass Bra! https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/05/30/old-skool-drum-bass-bra/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/05/30/old-skool-drum-bass-bra/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 10:19:14 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=33780 I was listening to this: It was rocking. I made this video. You’ve probably already seen this on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter. But it doesn’t matter, watch it again. Have a nice weekend 🙂

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I was listening to this:

It was rocking.

I made this video.

You’ve probably already seen this on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter. But it doesn’t matter, watch it again.

Have a nice weekend 🙂

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Downton Abbey Review – What a Rollercoast Ride! https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/05/02/downton-abbey-review-rollercoast-ride/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/05/02/downton-abbey-review-rollercoast-ride/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 10:24:51 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=33764 Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece. The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with the great events in history having an effect […]

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Downton Abbey Review

Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece. The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with the great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

So I heard about this series a few times that I thought was called Downtown Abbey – I had no idea what it was about. Later I learned (after Googling) that it was in fact Downton Abbey and it was a period English drama about some rich people in an abbey.

Then I wondered what everyone was raving about, but my family in the UK LOVED the show – so I was quite intrigued. I didn’t really read anything about it before watching, I just started watching with a fairly open mind – and wow – I was hooked!

I did check the ratings first (just as a general gauge) even though I’ve pretty much lost all faith in IMDB when it comes to Movies, it’s not bad for TV shows (apart from the fact EVERY show is between 7/10 and 9/10 even the terrible ones).

Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010– ) – IMDb – it scores a solid 8.8.

Another one that isn’t too bad is Metacritic – Downton Abbey : Season 1 where it scores 91/100 for Season 1.

I LOVE this show, the twists and turns, the villainous characters who are ass-holes for no particular reason, the grandness of the aristocratic life. It’s just genuinely entertaining!

Miss O'Brien

GOOD things about Downton Abbey

– It’s amazingly entertaining and has really sweeping plot arcs involving real world events like the World War, Titanic etc
– The characters are so sharp and well defined but also have true depth (Why they are the way they are etc)
– Grand settings, beautiful English countryside
– No annoying Americans anywhere – yay!
– Xmas specials! They are brilliant
– No cheesin’ cliffhangers – even at the end of the season it always ends peacefully

BAD things about Downton Abbey

– Once it gets you gripped, it can be hard to stop
– It can be a little too sad sometimes, as you really connect with the characters
– If you’re English, your granny probably watches it..which can be somewhat embarassing
– Season 5 isn’t out yet!

Seriously there’s not a whole lot wrong with it. Well there you go, that was my Downton Abbey Review. Go watch it now if you don’t already.

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Posting Spoilers on Social Media – Yes you are a TWAT https://www.shaolintiger.com/2014/04/15/posting-spoilers-on-social-media-yes-twat/ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:14:25 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=33754 It’s been a while since I’ve posted a ranty blog post in this category, 4 years in fact. It used to get fairy well used haha. Part of what blogging used to originally be I guess, a diary, a journal, somewhere to vent, somewhere to be grateful, somewhere to celebrate. I guess we should go […]

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Spoiler Alert

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a ranty blog post in this category, 4 years in fact. It used to get fairy well used haha.

Part of what blogging used to originally be I guess, a diary, a journal, somewhere to vent, somewhere to be grateful, somewhere to celebrate. I guess we should go back to that type of blogging, lose the commercialism. I think medium.com has brought that back to some degree.

Anyway, that’s off topic. Because for now, I want to talk about selfish, self-absorbed pricks who are into posting spoilers on social media – be it about a movie or a TV series, either way it is 100% guaranteed that you are ruining SOMEONE’S enjoyment.

But then the people that post that kind of stuff obviously don’t give a shit about anyone else do they, empathy? Realizing that not everyone watches new episodes immediately when they come out – that’s too hard.

Me for example, I like to wait until the entire season is finished, then watch it all at my own pace (and that’s a very normal way to consume now, Netflix realized that and release their series in a single chunk, so you can binge watch House of Cards in one weekend).

Yah, I get excited about TV shows sometimes too, and you can post stuff without being explicit about details. I don’t post spoilers because I know for a fact there’s a lot of people who don’t watch stuff until much later, which is fine – I’m not going to be the one to ruin their fun. If you need to discuss it, do it in real life with people who’ve also watched it already.

It’s like those people that come out of the movie theatre and start telling everyone about the movie they’ve just seen in explicit detail without asking everyone if they’ve watched it first..

It’s that’s bad, there’s actually an app to deal with it called Spoiler Shield (unfortunately only for iOS).

If you REALLY REALLY must post a spoiler, how hard is it just to type SPOILER ALERT, then a few lines of dots so that whatever you type is hidden below ‘See more’. Like a friend that did this for example – this is what a decent human being does:

How to post a spoiler like a human

There’s collapsible spoilers plugins for WordPress, there’s spoiler functionality in Tumblr and other platforms, it’s there for a reason – because posting spoilers out in the open is a DICK MOVE.

Spoilers alerts used to be a thing, I guess people used to care about each other more. Now they think since the media publish spoiler stories, it’s ok for them to Tweet/Facebook it – the fact is it’s easy to avoid reading spoiler stories and they are generally well marked.

It’s hard to avoid it on Facebook when you open it and someone’s posted a massive spoiler with pictures and explicit details and it’s at the top of your news feed – pray tell how do I avoid that?

And the funny part is, in Game of Thrones for example – I’ve read the books..I could spoil the fuck out of the whole season, and the next season..But I don’t.

For those that are looking for a timeline on when it’s ok to post spoilers, honestly it’s not really ever ok – I watched The Sopranos in full 6-7 years after it came out. I avoided reading anything about it until after I’d watched it.

If you must post a spoiler, do it at least after the current season has finished, preferably not until the next season comes out for TV shows. Movies, at least after the Bluray came out..and when you do – put a spoiler warning/hide it.

The sad part is, the people who do it don’t even care, they won’t read this, they won’t stop being pricks – there’s no cure.

A guide from Lifehacker – How to Avoid Spoiling TV Shows and Movies for Everyone Else

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My Acting Debut In a Moldovan Music Video For Carla’s Dreams P.O.H.U.I https://www.shaolintiger.com/2013/01/03/my-acting-debut-in-a-moldovan-music-video-for-carlas-dreams-p-o-h-u-i/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2013/01/03/my-acting-debut-in-a-moldovan-music-video-for-carlas-dreams-p-o-h-u-i/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:35:19 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=33231 So between Christmas and New Year, I did a bit of video shooting one Sunday afternoon. It was fun, had to be all serious and shit – I got hooked up through my colleague and almost everyone in the video is a colleague of mine. Right now it has about 38,000 views on Youtube and […]

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So between Christmas and New Year, I did a bit of video shooting one Sunday afternoon. It was fun, had to be all serious and shit – I got hooked up through my colleague and almost everyone in the video is a colleague of mine.

Right now it has about 38,000 views on Youtube and it’s been TV in Moldova. Here are the lyrics literally translated to English:

It’s cold again and it’s depressing again
It’s the end of the month again and you have no money
But you don’t give a fuck

About the world (that is)
Stressed from news and break ups in tv shows
From whores and gays and naked girls on www pages
U Don’t really give a fuck
About promotions in a boutique store that sells carpets

Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
With your headphones plugged in, you walk alone on the street
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
And you would like someone to feel what you feel

Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
With your headphones plugged in, you walk alone on the street
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
And you would like for somebody to be next you now

There’s some soup and sour cream back home
The bill for the electricity came at the wrong time
You switch on the TV just to get a background sound of
Three smart asses are discussing about the scandal (on the TV)
But you don’t give a fuck

You go outside
And because it’s cold you light you’re cigarette before exiting the apartment block
You put your headphones on and think whom you would like to see in the evening

Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
With your headphones plugged in, you walk alone on the street
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
And you would like someone to feel what you feel
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
With your headphones plugged in, you walk alone on the street
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
And you would like for some body to be next you now

And there are moments
And even days
When you drink (Alcohol) even if you take your pills (medicine)
Days when the chocolate ruins your diet
When at 12 at night you like to drink tea and eat “meatballs”

When you want to sleep until 9am on Mondays and Tuesdays
When you‘re shoes are dirty even though it’s not raining outside anymore
There are these kinds of days
When you don’t give a fuck

Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
With your headphones plugged in, you walk alone on the street
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
And you would like for some body to be next you now
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
With your headphones plugged in, you walk alone on the street
Dum-dum-dum, durum-du-dum-dum
And you would like for some body to be next you now

I play the father of the main protaganist, angry about eating only potatoes again (some kind of political commentary about how things are in Moldova right now).

Let me know what you think of my wifebeater 😀

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Movie Review – The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – Mind = BLOWN https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/11/14/movie-review-the-dark-knight-rises-2012-mind-blown/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:45:46 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=3964 Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham’s finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. Obviously this film was some time back, but I’ve been quite a fail blogger as late….and I’ve been meaning to write about it for ages. Now another film has […]

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The Dark Knigh Rises (2012)

Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham’s finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Obviously this film was some time back, but I’ve been quite a fail blogger as late….and I’ve been meaning to write about it for ages. Now another film has come along that I want to write about (guess what?) – so I need to get this out of the way first.

So far, as 2012 goes, this is still the film of the year for me – and quite possibly one of the best films of all time in my books. Of course I watched in full IMAX glory, and it blew my face off.

I was literally on the edge of my seat for the entire 165 minutes – which makes it rather a long film. But did it feel long? Not at all. It’s at 8.8 on IMDB and already #29 on the top 250. I believe it’ll go higher, quite probably into the top 10 at some point. At least I think it deserves to be there anyway.

Batman Begins started the trilogy way back in 2005, and I think, heralded a new era in darker – more realistic super hero movies. Then The Dark Knight came along in 2008 and blew us away with the creepy, truly scary rendition of the joker.

And then July 2012 came, and the movie we’d all been waiting 4 years for came around – The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale was once again phenomenal as Batman, this time showing a wounded, much more human portrayal. An older, frailer Batman – not something we’d seen in the comic book style movies that came previously.

Christian Bale as Batman

And then there was Catwoman, who didn’t love Michelle Pfeiffer and well…Halle Berry was just disastrous. But Anne Hathaway – yummy! Great casting, and it was a much more realistic spin on the whole thing…rather than some old spinster getting eaten by her cats and getting super powers. She’s just a hot cat burglar…in a tight leather suit…mmmmm

Anyway enough about her. On to Bane, Bane scared the shit out of me – seriously. He was just quietly terrifying, and you could imagine when he hit you…it REALLY hurt. He was such a brute, but so fast and dextrous.

Quite possibly the best villain ever seen on the silver screen.

Tom Hardy as Bane

The action sequences in this movie were amongst the most immense I’ve ever seen, the score, the cinematography – everything just culminated into audio-visual mindfuck. The stadium scene, with the sweeping panaromic shots and the bass of the explosion rumbling in your stomach..That my friends is movie making.

There’s not much more I can say about this film, and there probably isn’t much more I need to say as you’ve most likely seen it already. And if you haven’t you’re silly because it’s not on IMAX any more.

I give this film 10/10 as I truly can’t think of anything I’d want to improve upon.

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Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – Yawn https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/08/15/movie-review-the-amazing-spider-man-2012-yawn/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/08/15/movie-review-the-amazing-spider-man-2012-yawn/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:08:10 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=3951 Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner. The last time I talked about the Spider-Man franchine was a LONG time ago in 2007 – as that’s when the […]

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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner.

The last time I talked about the Spider-Man franchine was a LONG time ago in 2007 – as that’s when the last movie of the previous franchise came out: Movie Review – Spiderman 3 – Too long.. And well who loved Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man? No one really, yes he had the goofy part down part, but he was certainly not fit to be a superhero.

Finally they got around to rebooting Spider-Man, and they picked a great lead to do it with – Andrew Garfield. You would probably remember him from The Social Network as Eduardo Saverin. A much better fit than Mr Maguire IMHO, he’s not so nerdy but he makes a MUCH better Spider-Man, it’s a lot more faithful to the comic book universe and character it’s based on.

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

The movie itself is beautifully shot and crafted, it makes subtle use of 3D – especially in the scenes of Spidey swinging through NYC – and it is absolutely stunning. The effects in general are great, although for some reason I found the bad guy looked too similar to Hulk in the Avengers (rendered by the same studio perhaps?).

If there’s one reason to watch it, it’s the reason Denis Leary gave – watch it to see Emma Stone in IMAX 3D – it’s worth it for that alone. She may not be the best actress around, but she is smoking hot.

Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

As the experience of watching the movie, I honestly found it quite boring – it was visually arresting and entertaining and the action scenes were great but I found it too long, extremely poorly paced and rather draggy in the middle.

Plus it’s not so exciting to re-watch a story you already know so well (boy gets bitten by spider, develops new powers, his uncle dies, he becomes a crime fighting superhero etc). Perhaps I’ll enjoy the next instalment more.

It’s certainly more inline with my tastes, more realistic and more gritty like the Batman reboot – but still..I don’t know – it just wasn’t the enthralling to watch.

It is a must watch movie of course, but it just doesn’t nail it for me – I’m surprised it scores so highly on IMDB with 7.6 – but I’ve lost faith in the ratings on IMDB some time ago. I imagine it’ll probably drop to a 6.x as time goes by.

The acting was good all around and there’s some great room for character development to continue, so I shall await the next episode.

I give it a limp spiderweb 6.5/10.

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Movie Review – Prometheus (2012) – Love it…And Hate it. https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/07/18/movie-review-prometheus-2012-love-it-and-hate-it/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/07/18/movie-review-prometheus-2012-love-it-and-hate-it/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=3917 A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. This is a film I’ve been looking forward to all year, I even […]

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Promethus (2012)

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

This is a film I’ve been looking forward to all year, I even mentioned it in my reviews of MIB III and Avengers.

It’s certainly been a controversial movie as it raises a lot of questions, far more questions than it answers. As a supposed prequel to the Aliens franchise, it bears a lot of similarities with the hardcore female protagonist (Sigourney Weaver/Noomi Rapace) and the robot sidekick (Michael Fassbender/Lance Henriksen). And well it was originally supposed to be a prequel, but later turned into an original work – albeit one that exists in the same fictional universe as Alien.

I’m a huge fan of the first 2 movies of the Aliens series, 3 and 4 were just trash. There’s been a lot of discussion how it relates to those movies, especially with the last scene and the Ridley Scott connection.

It’s doing well on IMDB with 7.6, although my faith in IMDB is getting less and less as the years go by – movies with high ratings can be 2 hours of pretentious crap. But that’s another topic altogether.

If you want a humorous look at the movie, you should check out these thoughts from Maddox – Prometheus in a nutshell.

As for my thoughts, I thought it was a fantastic movie – it was extremely visually stimulating (on IMAX 3D anyway) – it was beautifully crafted with subtle but enthralling 3D effects and it was just generally stunning.

I am rather confused as to why Charlize Theron was in the movie at all, but she’s hot so I won’t complain.

Charlize Theron - Prometheus

Michael Fassbender, who is one of the rising stars at the moment (especially after flipping his overly large penis out in Shame) was excellent as a dude playing a robot can be. He looked suitably robot like.

Michael Fassbender - Prometheus (2012)

If you don’t know who he is, you might remember him as the young Magneto from the new X-men movie.

All all in, it’s an extremely gripping, beautiful filmed, visually arresting spectacle. If you are a sci-fi fan, regardless of what you’ve heard – it’s a movie you absolutely MUST watch.

I plan to watch it again, later in it’s fully uncut form as apparently some parts were cut out in the Malaysian cinema version and I personally can’t wait until the next movie in the series comes out.

If you have already watched the film and were really confused by the movie, read this:

Prometheus: 8 Key Themes In Understanding The Film

I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was perfectly paced and time passed unnoticed – I walked out the theater feeling somewhat stunned, confused and amazed all at the same time. It’s a movie you’ll watch, take time to digest, think about, discuss and probably watch again later.

If you haven’t watched it, you must! I give it a mind-bending 8.5/10.

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Movie Review – MIB 3/Men in Black III – So Much Better Than 2! https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/06/04/movie-review-mib-3men-in-black-iii-so-much-better-than-2/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/06/04/movie-review-mib-3men-in-black-iii-so-much-better-than-2/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:41:26 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=3913 Agents J and K are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. The original Men in Black rocked our World’s 15 years ago in 1997, a truly unique concept with […]

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Men in Black III (2012)

Agents J and K are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner.

The original Men in Black rocked our World’s 15 years ago in 1997, a truly unique concept with whacky aliens and great chemistry between the two main protagonists.

The rather lackluster second part (Men in Black II) rolled in exactly 10 years ago in 2002 – it definitely didn’t cash in on the franchise and left us with a rather dull taste in our mouths.

Suddenly out of the blue (for me anyway), comes the 3rd part and apparently the end to the series. The series used the 10 year break very well and headed back to it’s roots, it delivered the same fun sci-fi comedy that the first movie nailed so well.

The chemistry between Will Smith and Tommy Lee is just great as always, it’s like the partnership of in the Rush Hour between Chris Rock & Jackie Chan.

MIB III (2012)

It’s a really fun film, and honestly speaking WAY better than I expected. The pacing is great, the plot is reasonable enough, the filming and cinematography is great and the whole flashback to the hippy era with a whole scene about Andy Warhol was just GREAT.

The 60’s/70’s part of the story allowed for a great soundtrack too.

And Josh Brolin is an amazing bit of casting, he really looks like a young less sullen version of Tommy Lee Jones – he’s a really powerful actor.

Josh Brolin as Agent K - MIB3 (2012)

Definitely good enough to tide me over until I get a chance to watch Prometheus! One of the movies I’m really looking forwards to this year.

Anyway MIB3 is a definite must watch for fans of the series, even if you’re not a particular raving fan – it’s an enjoyable movie and well worth spending your money to see.

I give it a Boris The ANIMAL – 7.5/10.

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Sons of Anarchy – Violence, Sex & Motorbikes – What More Can You Want?! https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/05/29/sons-of-anarchy-violence-sex-motorbikes-what-more-can-you-want/ https://www.shaolintiger.com/2012/05/29/sons-of-anarchy-violence-sex-motorbikes-what-more-can-you-want/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:43:54 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/?p=3909 A man in his early 30s struggles to find a balance in his life between being a new dad and his involvement in a motorcycle club. As far as dramas go, Breaking Bad is probably up there as my favourite – Homeland looks promising but I need to watch a few more seasons to make […]

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Sons of Anarchy - FX

A man in his early 30s struggles to find a balance in his life between being a new dad and his involvement in a motorcycle club.

As far as dramas go, Breaking Bad is probably up there as my favourite – Homeland looks promising but I need to watch a few more seasons to make a fair judgement.

A close contender though is Sons of Anarchy, a crime drama by FX which has just wrapped it’s 4th season and is set for a 5th season in September this year. It’s extremely gripping television, larger than life characters, great twisting storyline, emotive situations and epic dramas.

Plus there’s plenty of sex, violence, motorbikes, guns, drugs and laughs – pretty much everything that makes good TV.

And of course the lead is a good looking bad arse – Charlie Hunnam AKA Jax Teller.

Jax Teller - Charlie Hunnam

And then there’s Clay Morrow played by Ron Perlman (Hellboy) who just straight up looks like an ape.

Clay Morrow - Ron Perlman

The Season 3 finale is some of the best TV I’ve ever seen, truly my mind was blown.

The show steps a deft balancing act between action and deep moral conflict, which keeps it interesting. This is by no means a shallow show, despite it’s subject matter – it deals with some very hard hitting social issues.

If you haven’t watched it, I suggest you start ASAP and get caught up before the 5th season airs. But be ready for some sleepless nights because this show will hold you tight and not let go, once you are dragged into the world of SAMCRO – there’s no way out.

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