Tag Archives: Movies

Geoff’s Fillipino-Finnish-Greek Movie Game

I got (disturbingly) inspired by Google Translate, and thought I’d come up with a competition. I’ve taken three movie quotes, and put them through Google Translate: four times. First from English to Fillipino, then Fillipino to Finnish, then Finnish to Greek, then Greek to English again. First person to recognise the source of all three [...]

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Movies and Stuff

Wifey tagged me on this movie meme. So I figured I’d better do it. Name one movie that: 1. Made you laugh Empire Records 2. Made you cry Life Is Beautiful 3. You loved when you were a kid The Lion King 4. You’ve seen more than once Snatch 5. You loved but were embarrassed [...]

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Notes On A Scandal – A Study on Loneliness

Saw “Notes On A Scandal” last night – brilliant film that I don’t really want to see more than once – just a little too creepy. Brilliant performances from both Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench: both amazing actresses, and I can categorically say (having seen Helen Mirren in The Queen) that Dench deserved the best [...]

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A Quick Funny One

There are few social commentators who are more interesting to read than Scott Adams – (aka “The Dilbert Guy”). Sometimes he writes on religion (usually against), sometimes he writes on world news – today he is writing about movies. And it’s hilarious !

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“Lantana” and the aussie male

Watched “Lantana” (for the second time) last night with my two favourite girls (it’s alright – one of them was my sister), and was really just struck by a number of the scenes in the film. I’m not sure what it is at the moment, but I seem to keep seeing things in movies that [...]

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