Metropolis – the lost cuts
So 2 weeks ago, I was walking around aimlessly in Soho after a rather pathetic (7min long) interview with a recruitment agency when I stumbled across a Vintage poster store on Brewer Street. With nothing better to do, I strolled in for a peek. Past the tacky Elvis mugs, I made a beeline for the boxes of vintage copy posters. I leafed through the super sexy pinup girls and then onto the sci-fi boxes. I saw Godzilla, Metropolis some other sci-fi movie’s I’d never seen, and then more Metropolis. What…Read More
Incomplete Reviews – Super Quick Hook iPhone
You were all probably expecting an update on my latest dazzling adventures in London. But the thing is, between the exciting pictures I post (or haven’t posted), I’m just another wannabe Londoner trudging to work day in, day out. Luckily, I have my trusty iPhone (and cable) with me to make the commute less of a bore. Enter my latest craze – Super Quick Hook By the time I got this game, ‘A’ had already sped through all the stages and started going for the badges; but I was still…Read More
Incomplete Reviews – PvZ iPhone
Plants vs. Zombies – ahhh. The first time I played this game was about 1-2 years ago when it first came out on the Mac. It was addictive, and I played for about 3 consecutive nights. I love the way it’s recreated tower defense, and I especially love the graphics; give me any colour filled game and I’ll be happy to play it. Since moving to London, I’ve had to leave my consoles at home, so my gaming fixes have come exclusively from my DS and iPhone. So PvZ was…Read More
Incomplete Reviews – Fallout 3 Xbox 360
The first time I touched this game was about 1.5 years ago at a friends house. I literally loaded it up, skipped the cut scenes and went straight to the game for 5 minutes. Needless to say, it was a pointless exercise. So 2 evenings, 5 hours and 5 deaths later, I’m pretty sure I’m still somewhere near the beginning of this seemingly epic tale. How far I’ll go I don’t know, but that fact that I’m still considering playing after repeating 1 particular scene 3 times is quite a…Read More
Incomplete Reviews – Bayonetta Xbox 360
People (guys) who know me, know that I never finish games. In fact, I didn’t even finish my games degree. I’d probably finished a handful of games in my lifetime, and I don’t see this changing anytime soon. There’s so much shit out there, I just don’t have the time! Yes, I am probably a victim of the fast-food/everything generation. No I’m not exactly proud of it. Even so, I’ve decided on a new review system – for people who just want a low-down, simple, first impressions type review of…Read More
Dali
Yesterday marked the last day of the Dali Exhibit at the NGV. Me and the girls managed to sneak in some cultural time on Friday before a full-on shopping spree at Bridge Rd; and I must say… it was worth it! A 30min wait in line for the tickets and a massive crowd wasn’t ideal, but I was definitely glad I went. It was amazing to see such a full body of work from the amazing artist, from his early impressionist works to move sets and ballet productions. Although I am not…Read More
Avant
Going to go see “Coco Avant Chanel” tonight. Then I realised I didn’t know what “Avant” meant – fyi: it meants “before” or “pre-” The title is very clever. I will post a review once I’ve seen it. Anyway, as wiki does, it lead me to look up “Avant Garde” and I thought I’d share the interesting meaning behind it: Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [av???a?d]) means “advance guard” or “vanguard“.[1] The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture,…Read More
Long Lived & Still Prospering – Star Trek from a Noob Perspective
Heard all the raves about this movie. But was never quite convinced it would be as good as everyone made it out to be. I’ve seen my fair share of disappointing blockbusters, and what with the strange casting – Winona Ryder, Simon Pegg, Chris Hemsworth (C’mon- from Home and Away???) I just wasn’t sure. Not to mention that I’d never watched a full episode of Star Trek in my life. My total collective memory of Star Trek was bald guy, tight blue/red suits, spaceship, and that “V” thing you do…Read More
Glourious Tarantino
Tarantino’s always had a way of making extreme violence artistic and watchable and dare I say it… FUN; and I’m thinking it’ll be the same in his next film “Inglourious Basterds” (no I didn’t spell that wrong). Can’t wait for this to come out, although I’m pretty sure we won’t get this in Australia till the end of the year. In a nutshell: Set in World War II about Jewmericans slaughtering the Nazi’s in occupied France Source: official, imdb