http://www.smh.com.au/news/apec/jailed-for-jaywalking/2007/09/08/1188783554892.html
Yes, Australia is turning into a totalitarian regime now. Hopefully once APEC is over this police brutality will stop, but I'm too wise to think any better of the Government.
Sincerely, Jacob Martin, TeenAuthor.
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Saturday, September 8, 2007
Movie Review: Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome
I liked this Mad Max outing the best out of all the trilogy.
Mad Max has his camel cart stolen, which leads him to Bartertown, where he must do battle in the Thunderdome to get it back. The rules of Thunderdome are: Two men enter, one man leaves, and there are no rules.
Also, Max finds a lost group of children and adults who want to find the Tomorrow-Morrow Land of the Cities and Skyscrapers.
Plus, Tina Turner stars as Aunty in this. She's scary not because of her character, but because of her fashion wardrobe.
I give this 8 "Thunderdomes" out of 10.
Mad Max has his camel cart stolen, which leads him to Bartertown, where he must do battle in the Thunderdome to get it back. The rules of Thunderdome are: Two men enter, one man leaves, and there are no rules.
Also, Max finds a lost group of children and adults who want to find the Tomorrow-Morrow Land of the Cities and Skyscrapers.
Plus, Tina Turner stars as Aunty in this. She's scary not because of her character, but because of her fashion wardrobe.
I give this 8 "Thunderdomes" out of 10.
Movie Review: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
This Mad Max outing has more emphasis on the dystopic future than the last one, and a prologue of the history that precedes it is presented at the beginning.
Mad Max must get gasoline, and the world is becoming more brutal and ruthless in Humanity's struggle to survive. A fortress with a supply of "juice" is under constant attack from the Humungus Gang, and Max's only hope of survival is to help out the occupants of this fort.
There is more action than the last one in this sequel, but I didn't like it as much as the remarkably less grim and gritty original film.
I give it 7 "Gas tanks" out of 10.
Mad Max must get gasoline, and the world is becoming more brutal and ruthless in Humanity's struggle to survive. A fortress with a supply of "juice" is under constant attack from the Humungus Gang, and Max's only hope of survival is to help out the occupants of this fort.
There is more action than the last one in this sequel, but I didn't like it as much as the remarkably less grim and gritty original film.
I give it 7 "Gas tanks" out of 10.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Movie Review: Mad Max
This is a movie that requires no intellectual effort to enjoy. Mel Gibson stars in this back in the days of big hair and big egos.
The violence that lies in the underbelly of 1970s Australian society is reflected here, and although it sometimes appears over the top, George Miller sparingly uses it to show just how far into madness people can go.
Melodramatic but fun.
8 and a Half "Muscle Cars" out of Ten, that's what I'm giving it.
The violence that lies in the underbelly of 1970s Australian society is reflected here, and although it sometimes appears over the top, George Miller sparingly uses it to show just how far into madness people can go.
Melodramatic but fun.
8 and a Half "Muscle Cars" out of Ten, that's what I'm giving it.
Movie Review: Stranger than Fiction
Will Ferrell has an actual emotional range. Despite what his lowbrow comedies which he tends to star in these days would have you believe, he's a really good actor.
An author is planning to kill off her main character, but has writer's block. Her character is Harold Crick, an IRS Tax Man, and he is real as the next real person.
CRINGE: as Harold struggles through his dull, bureaucratic lifestyle, infuriating others and himself!
CRY: as Harold struggles to come to terms with the impending death that awaits him!
Say AWWW!: as Harold discovers his love interest and rejects his boring bureacracy that formerly dominated his life!
I give this 8 "Wristwatches" out of 10...
An author is planning to kill off her main character, but has writer's block. Her character is Harold Crick, an IRS Tax Man, and he is real as the next real person.
CRINGE: as Harold struggles through his dull, bureaucratic lifestyle, infuriating others and himself!
CRY: as Harold struggles to come to terms with the impending death that awaits him!
Say AWWW!: as Harold discovers his love interest and rejects his boring bureacracy that formerly dominated his life!
I give this 8 "Wristwatches" out of 10...
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Movie Review: The Pursuit of Happyness
This is a heartbreaking movie. Having seen Will Smith in such comedy classics as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air TV show, and Men In Black, you wouldn't think his emotional range is that big. But in this film, about Chris Gardner, even he can make you teary.
Gardner's life as portrayed in this movie is a struggle between poverty and keeping enough face at the corporate company he works for to make an impression that lasts, so that he gets hired out of his internship, his only ticket out of financial destruction and homelessness.
Watch it. You have to. If you don't, you'll never know how fine the line is between survival and living below accepted standards of health, happiness, and love of life.
I give this 8 out of 10 "Bone Scan Machines".
Gardner's life as portrayed in this movie is a struggle between poverty and keeping enough face at the corporate company he works for to make an impression that lasts, so that he gets hired out of his internship, his only ticket out of financial destruction and homelessness.
Watch it. You have to. If you don't, you'll never know how fine the line is between survival and living below accepted standards of health, happiness, and love of life.
I give this 8 out of 10 "Bone Scan Machines".
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Movie Review: The Simpsons Movie
This movie, although entertaining, will not win an Oscar by any means. It is a remarkable technical acheivement, and many of the subplots are fun, but like many of the later Simpsons episodes, you either like them or you don't.
It's a good movie. I'm not saying it's bad, but it probably won't change the series all that much. A subplot development between Bart and Ned Flanders is one of the most interesting, just as memorable as the "Spider Pig" moments. After years of abuse, Bart is looking for a new father figure who respects him and his needs.
Social commentary about the environment and government power in crisis (possibly making a slight at the Hurricane Katrina crisis in New Orleans, when Springfield is "domed") is rife, and many of the witticisms bring deserved laughs.
I give it Three and a Half "Sprinkled Donuts" out of Five.
It's a good movie. I'm not saying it's bad, but it probably won't change the series all that much. A subplot development between Bart and Ned Flanders is one of the most interesting, just as memorable as the "Spider Pig" moments. After years of abuse, Bart is looking for a new father figure who respects him and his needs.
Social commentary about the environment and government power in crisis (possibly making a slight at the Hurricane Katrina crisis in New Orleans, when Springfield is "domed") is rife, and many of the witticisms bring deserved laughs.
I give it Three and a Half "Sprinkled Donuts" out of Five.
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