Reviewing Watchmen

March 5, 2009
by Rodney Olsen
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watchmen_movie.jpgOne of the segments on my morning radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM is a fortnightly look at what’s on at the movies.

Aaron Kamp has been reviewing movies for quite some time and he posts his reviews at Cinemaniac. Every couple of weeks we look at what’s in the cinemas and what’s new on DVD.

Today we talked about the much anticipated super hero movie Watchmen.

Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity… but who is watching the Watchmen?” – T-Hen

Aaron warns that there is gratuitous violence and sex scenes and that at two hours forty minutes, the film failed to hold his attention. By the comments he heard when leaving the cinema he wasn’t the only one disappointed.

You might want to check out a little more of what Aaron says before heading to the cinema. Listen to Aaron’s review by clicking play on the audio player at the bottom of this post.



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Robin Williams suffering heart problems

March 5, 2009
by Rodney Olsen
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57 year old Oscar winning actor and comedian Robin Williams is is reported to be in the intensive care unit of a Miami hospital with heart issues.

The Miami Herald is reporting that Williams has recently postponed all four performances of his one-man show in Florida in their story Robin Williams in South Florida hospital.

A media release on his website says that doctors are advising rest.

Robin Williams has postponed four upcoming performances of his one-man comedy show entitled “Weapons of Self-Destruction.” The comedian was scheduled to perform at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Wednesday, March 4th, and Thursday, March 5th, at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida on Friday, March 6th and at the Sundome in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, March 7th. Williams was experiencing shortness of breath and is currently being evaluated by doctors who are recommending a week of rest.

I’ve enjoyed his work over many years. He has an amazing talent for comedy but perhaps my favourite role from Williams was in the very dark 2004 movie The Final Cut. It’s certainly not a cheery film but it does leave you thinking through the issues it raises about how we remember people.

I’m sure that many people will be hoping and praying for a quick and full recovery.



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Oh Mother!

March 5, 2009
by Rodney Olsen
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Mother_can_image.jpgYou’ve got to hand it to Coca-Cola. It takes guts to advertise the fact that you’ve created an awful product that no one likes.

By all accounts the original Mother Energy Drink tasted pretty disgusting. I can’t really comment as I never had any interest in buying energy drinks. However, an increasing number of people do buy energy drinks and not many of them were buying the original Mother, which is why the product was completely revamped.

The new Mother is now selling well in Australia and other energy drink makers are copying Mother in providing consumers with 500 ml cans, twice the size of their normal product.

I found an email in my inbox some weeks ago asking for my opinion on their recent advertising. You can check out the TV ads at the Mother Blog. The email also asked if I’d like to try some of the new product.

While I’ve never really had an interest in energy drinks I’ve always had an interest in free stuff, so I said ‘Yes please’.

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been making my way through a couple of dozens cans of Mother. My supply is now running out and I’m really going to miss having my morning kick.

I’d describe the taste to you but I really can’t pick it. It’s the kind of taste that grows on you. You need to down a few cans, though not one after another, before you get hooked …. er …. I mean start enjoying the full bodied flavour of this remarakble energy drink.

Yes, their ploy worked. I’m quite likely to buy the occasional can from this point on.

I love what it says on the side of the can.

If you need a MOTHER of an energy hit, you need MOTHER. It delivers twice the kick, in a big black can. So now when a mate turns up with a wussy-sized can, you can raise your MOTHER up and proudly say, ‘did yours come with a man-bag?’.

It’s not only an energy drink, it’s an energy drink with a sense of humour.

I’m wondering if you’ve tried Mother. Do you like it? Do you feel the energy kick after drinking it? Are you able to describe the flavour?



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