whatever » movies http://www.whatever.net.nz rambling thoughts Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:25:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 it’s a spy flick http://www.whatever.net.nz/2009/11/its-a-spy-flick/ http://www.whatever.net.nz/2009/11/its-a-spy-flick/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:09:59 +0000 martin http://www.whatever.net.nz/?p=138 A weekend or so ago I was watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with the kids.  It’s a great classic movie, and I thought that the lads would like it.  They did – glad to see that it keeps entertaining the generations.

But I noticed something now as an adult that I never noticed as a kid.  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a spy flick – and more importantly it’s a James Bond spy flick.  Here is the proof:

  • Written by Ian Fleming
  • Produced by Albert Brocoli
  • Has an evil German badguy – Baron Bomburst
  • Has Desmond Llewelyn in the movie – the original ‘Q’ from the 007 flicks for those who don’t recognise the name.
  • Typical ‘Bond Girl’ named heroine – Truly Scrumptious
  • Gadgets galore – hell the car flies, floats and does all sorts of things in between.

Now maybe I’m just a bit behind the times – but noticing all those things made me laugh.  It was, however, a bit hard to explain why I was laughing at the credits to the kids.

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Finally.

Ive been a huge fan of his work – not that there has been huge amounts of it to date – since I can remember. Patrick has single handedly introduced countless people into the stories behind paintball – and not just a focus on the game of paintball.

Hes featuring a whole bunch of new players this time – Angel Ryan from Dynasty, Tyler Humphrey (Aloha Tyler), Konstantine Federov, Brian Fow – and a host of other top class players. I cant freaking wait for it to ship (Ive got 10 or so copies coming, so drop me a message if you want a copy or something).

Trailer below for your viewing pleasure.

]]> http://www.whatever.net.nz/2009/10/hail-to-the-king/feed/ 5 The trailer for Avatar is out now. Just… http://www.whatever.net.nz/2009/08/the-trailer-for-avatar-is-out-now-just/ http://www.whatever.net.nz/2009/08/the-trailer-for-avatar-is-out-now-just/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:25:00 +0000 martin http://www.whatever.net.nz/2009/08/the-trailer-for-avatar-is-out-now-just/ The trailer for Avatar is out now. Just a teaser really.

You can find it here: http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/20/james-camerons-avatar-teaser-trailer/ or on the Apple site.

One that I’m intending on watching!

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