What can I say, Will Ferrell as a scientist (quantum palaeontologist to be exact). A movie set largely in a parallel dimension where the past present and future of our world are smashed together and distorted. It was never going to win any Oscars but it was quite entertaining and could have been a lot worse. The monkey/man really annoyed me though. Overall 6.8/10

Movie Review - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Well, I've been looking forward to seeing this for a while now. I'm a big fan of the books and to a lesser extent the movies. I was really pissed with all the crap about delaying release dates etc. When it was finally released, I didn't bother going to see it in the cinema.
Anyway, enough of the rant, back to the movie. I thought it was very rushed, alot of the important parts from the book were either glossed over or ignored completely. The story focused on the main characters respective love lives and the whole voldemort thing took a back seat to the raging hormones. There were some death eaters and stuff got burned and they squeezed in Dumbledore's murder (just about, the whole big battle was cut out). They took an amazing and emotional book that took the tie between reader and character to a new level and turned it in to a (crappy) teen drama in an unusual setting. And last but not least, where the hell did the scene with the Burrow being burned down come from, I certainly don't remember it in the book and it had no bearing on the story other than to reinforce how much Ginny and Harry care about each other (vomit in my throat)On the plus side, it retained some of the humour of the previous movies and the few quidditch matches shown were by far the best representation of the sport in the movies to date. Overall I was very disappointed, 4.5/10

Movie Review - The Damned United

A good movie for anyone remotely interested in english soccer during the 70's. Even if your not, still worth a watch, plenty of familiar faces. Could've dealt with the later half of Clough's career a bit more though, seemed like it ended very abrubptly after he was sacked from leeds. Nottingham forest only gets a brief mention at the end.
Overall 7.8/10.

Soft-Modding My Wii

For anyone who doesn't already know, softmodding your wii can add a huge number of functions. After softmodding my wii (no modchip), I can now:

• Watch DVD movies
  
• Play backup wii games (from DVD-R and specially formatted HDD partition).
  
• Play video files (DivX, Xvid, mp4 etc.) from my NTFS hard-drive on my TV
• Play ROMS from any video game console of the past on my wii
  

There are hundreds of guides and tutorials available online to help anyone unlock the potential of the wii. Be warned, there are risks involved in the process. Different methods need to be followed depending on your wii system menu version and whether you have your wii connected to the internet.

Useful resources
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://gizmodo.com/5071573/the-only-wii-homebrew-guide-you-will-ever-need
http://gizmodo.com/5019351/an-easy-guide-to-wii-homebrew
http://randomualrstudent.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/wii-softmodding-guide-part-1-an-introduction/

Chances are, you will have to take bits of each of these guides to make hombrew qork for you, and even then, expect regular crashes and restarts. Its worth it though, honestly.

Movie Review - 17 Again

This movie was a bit of a surprise for me. As a rule I hate high school musical and everyone associated with it, however I like Matthew Perry especially in Numb and Birds of America (if you haven't seen them, check 'em out). The storyline was less predictable than expected and pushed the boundaries of acceptability in some of the side stories. A good, easy to watch comedy to make you feel ............something. 7/10. Rent it if you have an evening with nothing else planned.

Movie Review - Year One

I wasn't too sure about this movie before watching it, I do generally like jack black and find him humourous. I liked the overall plot and laughed sporadically throughout the movie. The main characters are likeable and some high profile cameos playing historical figures doesn't hurt. Definitely worth a watch 7/10

Book Review - The Lost Symbol

This book is not one of Brown's best. I am a fan of his previous work since before the whole Da Vinci Code hype. The latest book tries hard to be as engaging and unputdownable as it's predecessors, but doesn't really succeed. For me, the plot didn't have the polished feel I was expecting, it's much to fast paced and leaves you asking "what was that all about?". In this book the secret society involved is the Free Masons, I really struggled to care about their traditions and wasn't as interested in finding out about them as with the Illuminati etc. Overall opininion - worth a read but don't expect alot. 6/10

Best Movies to see in HD

I looked around recently for a definitive list of great movies which really benefit from HD, the lists I found were lacking. Here's my personal top 10 in no particular order -

- Transformers (1+2)
- Terminator 2 - Judgement Day (the original isn't up to scratch in HD)
- Independence Day
- Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
- Die Hard (doesn't really matter which one, they're all amazing)
- Planet Earth
- Casino Royale
- Batman Begins
- Saving Private Ryan

First movie review - Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen

I realise its been out for ages but I just watched it for the second time, it doesn't improve with age. The only really positive thing I can say is that it retained the humour of the first movie. The plot was thin, the characters underdeveloped. Running time 144mins, it really drags in parts. Despite this I enjoyed the overall experience. 6.5/10

Best Firefox Add-ons

1)Down them all - essential for anyone who regularly downloads large files
2)Theme gradient iCool - a very sleek theme
3)Google tube - a handy tool that allows viewing of youtube vids directly from the google results page
4)LastPass - A very useful online password manager
5)Interclue - Preview the contents of a link without opening the page
6)Tab popup - Rollover a tab to see a preview of the tab contents
7)Web mail notifier - A handy tool to keep an eye on multiple email accounts
8)Download helper - I use this to download youtube and other flash vids
9) English dictionary - very useful spell checker
10)DivX web player - speaks for itself

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