Valiant

To tell the truth I only watched it because the lead voice was Ewan McGregor… Hehe… It’s an animation… About a pigeon named Valiant who decides to join the RHPS (Royal Homing Pigeon Service) who serve as carrier pigeons during the World War II… It’s basically about how the little pigeon Valiant overcame obstacles and everyone doubts to become the nation’s hero… Not too bad but it’s kinda boring at times… I just love Ewan… Hehehe… Cheers…

Australian Idol: Final 13/12

This is the first year I’ve seen Australian Idol but I can definitely say that this year’s final is packed with talent… These 13 finalist are all just so different and talented… I would even go as far as saying they are better than most of the American Idol finalists… Amongst all I only dislike one… Laura… no offense to anyone who thinks she’s great… I don’t know why… I just don’t like her… My favourites are Anne, Dan, Daniel and Milly… But I would put my money on Dan… he’s just so cool and I absolutely love his voice… It’s like contemporary blues-jazz type… Oh you’ve just got to listen to him… He’s absolutely amazing!! Hehe…

As you would have noticed… there are 13 finalists instead of the traditional 12… This is because Roxanne had been so close to getting in twice and she never let the judges down so they decide to let her in… Which means that this week… 2 people had to go and those two were Tarni and Chris… Initially I really liked Chris… he was cool but then his charm started to fade and his song choices were a little dodgy… I was disappointed with Lee’s performance… the song was a little too mellow for him… he needs punk rock songs…!!! And the only other rather disappointing person was James who just seem to not make any progress with his nerves… But Dan and Anne were AWESOME!!! For anyone in Australia… catch Australian Idol on Channel 10 at 7.30pm on Sunday for the live performances and Monday for the live verdict… Cheers…

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

The sequel to Deuce Bigalow… Anyone remember that show?! Well it picks off from where they left of previously but slightly more in the future… Deuce married the girl with the plastic leg… but during their honeymoon… she was attacked by a shark and the only thing left was her fake leg… Then due to some misunderstanding… he was wanted by the police and so decided to head to Amsterdam to visit his friend… and then all the adventure begins… This time it’s about a killer who’s after the “male prostitutes”… Deuce saw the killer from a distance during one of the killing and decides to go after the killer… Of course it involves going on dates with a series of really odd women… but in between all that he finds a new love interest… Not too bad but kinda crappy… Watch if you love comedies but don’t both if you don’t like dirty jokes very much… Cheers…

The Dukes Of Hazzard

I’m not sure how many of you know this but… I absolutely dislike the Simpson sisters… NOT the show… the sisters… Well anyway… yeah so I was really reluctant to watch the show because of Jessica… but it just looked good… and yeah it turned out that the show was awesome… the car chases were a little long which made it tiring but it was still exciting…!! I absolutely loved it even though the plot was a little lame but it was entertaining… As for Jessica… I think she fit into her role pretty well… her character mostly uses her body to seduce men to get what she wants… Hmmm… So basically the show is about the Duke family… 3 cousins and an uncle… and the two male cousins are wild and thrill seekers!!! They get into some trouble and uncovers the town’s big shot’s evil scheme and tries to stop him but they get into more and more trouble… But of course in the end they save the day… A MUST watch… Thumb up… Cheers…

Bomb Threat!!!

My dear housemates came back from grocery shopping about two hours ago… and they said people were lining up to stock up supplies…!!! And do you know why?!?! Because late yesterday, a videotape of a message from Al-Qaeda was televised on ABC News in the US and it names LA and MELBOURNE as their next target… of course no one knows if it is true but knowing that things are so unpredictable these days… no one is taking any chances… I have no idea want all this is going to mean but it’s making everyone a little jittery… so I just want to tell my friends and family that I love you guys… hahaha… I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it… I so miss all my friends… Pray to God everyone will be safe… God Bless!! Cheers…

Sky High

This is Disney’s newest movie… not an animation… basically based in a world where superheros do exist… Will Stronghold son of two of the world’s greatest superheros, The Commander who has super strength and Jetstream who has super sonic flight, is on his way to an elite and secret school for superhero children, Sky High Academy… The only problem is… he has NO super powers!! So he is deranked to being a sidekick… Then in an incident where the son of one of the supervillain that The Commander put into jail goes after Will… he discovers he actually has super strength… after that he became the celebrity of the school… and he was reinstated as a hero… With his new found celebrity status… he ditches his sidekick friends for a more sociable hero friends… which made him into a jerk… of course he later realizes his mistake but then he has a bigger problem… a villain is out to get the whole of Sky High Academy… Everyone was caught in a trap and the only people who got away were Will who wasn’t there and his bunch of friends… So Will comes to the rescue… he later finds that he can fly as well… Yes and everything ends happily ever after…

Personally I thought the movie was rather lame… but entertaining kind of lame… you know… not really worth going to the cinema for… Only watch it if you like kid shows or have a lot of free time… like me… Hahaha… Cheers…

Wedding Crashers

If you don’t know what this movie is about already… It’s about two friends who are professional wedding crashers where they crash weddings to meet girls… Then at “the” wedding of the year… one of them meets a girl who is crazy about him and is literally crazy and would not let him go… the other fell for a the crazy girl’s sister who already has a boyfriend… So anyway this movie is pretty hilarious… it usually is with Owen Wilson around… A pretty enjoyable summer movie… Everyone should watch it!!! Cheers…

National Security vs. Human Rights

Where do we draw the line between national security and human rights?! Australian Prime Minister John Howard has recently decided to raise the level of national security by implementing a really harsh counter-terrorist regime… Some of which includes:

• suspects to wear tracking devices for up to a year.
• police able to hold suspects for 48 hours without charge during a terrorist incident.
• AFP (Australian Federal Police) to gain stop, question and search powers.
• 12-month wait for citizenship grows to three years.
• leaving bags unattended at airports and inciting violence to become offenses.
• ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organization) search warrants to remain active for three years.

Of course these laws apply only during terror alerts or following an attack. The point of course is to minimize any chances of repeated attacks.This regime has outraged Islamic leaders whom, only last month, attended a Muslim summit to condemn terrorist activity. The Islamic leaders are now convinced that any good achieved in the summit have been undone by the counter-terrorist regime. Federation of Islamic Councils president Ameer Ali said that this action will only antagonize and alienate moderates.So where do you draw a line between national security and human rights? Is tracking someone who is “suspected” to be a terrorist violating their rights? Would implementing these laws help or only make people even angrier? Is it really fair to the “suspects”. After all they could be innocent. And even terrorist are humans. Well you know what I mean. So do you think it’s right to be able to control people so tightly? Okay picture this, a bomb goes off and you just happened to be there. Then when the police come after you, you panic and start to run. When they catch you, you obviously seem like a suspect. You deny. They can’t seem to find any evidence so they have to keep you in custody. Then when the time is up, they have no choice but to let you go but to keep risk minimized so they tag you. How would you feel? Okay it’s a little far fetched but hey it could happen in an extreme situation… So is it the right decision?!