Happy Birthday Geoffrey!!

Howdy from your resident slacker!

Photos from Geoff's birthday celebrations at The London, Port Melbourne, as well as a leisurely ride along the Yarra. Plus a few DVD reviews... not really much to report... but time flies when you are wasting it!

Love you muchly, g

Birthday Boy Geoff & the lovely Cath

Geoff.. you're out of focus... and just who is that in the background?
Photo care of Soph & G

Paul, Me & Cycling Freak

With Tania

The girls: Cath, me & Sophie

What u looking at kids?
Geord & Soph

Maybe the view...
Downtown Port Melbourne

A few pics along the Yarra Trail

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DVD Reviews
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The Cutting Edge - Going for Gold: 2/5

Cast: Christy Carlson Romano, Ross Thomas (who are they?)

In a few words: Sequel to The Cutting Edge, pretty much the same plot.

Synopsis: National figure skating champion meets extreme inline skater champion, sparks fly. She needs a partner to skate with, he is the successful candidate but they can’t get along. Will they make it to the Olympics?

For those who know the original, this is exactly the same. So you will either be disgusted at its unoriginality or you will revel in the tried and true storyline. I hovered between the two, so I didn’t hate it, but I had to laugh at the sameness of it all, complete with the absolutely ridiculous physically impossible championship winning move at the end…remember the Pachenko? The only differences are that he is an inline skater instead of an ice hockey player, they meet before they become partners and he is the one with the fiancé. The cherry on the top is that her parents are the iceskating couple from the first movie (different actors). Hah.

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Serenity: 2.5/5

Cast: Written & Directed by Ross Whedon (Buffy)

In a few words: Amusing sci-fi flick

Synopsis: Set in the future, the crew of the Serenity are protecting Simon and his sister River who is a subconsciously brainwashed arse-kicking weapon who was rescued from the Alliance. Captain Reynolds must travel through space and hide from the Alliance operative who is chasing them as well as find out what the Alliance are hiding.

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. There’s the odd witty one liner thrown in here and there to keep you amused, and there’s the suspense of trying to work out what is going on. You don’t need to have watched Firefly, the tv series it comes from, however, perhaps it would have made the movie feel more cohesive. Feels more like a long serial episode rather than a full on movie. But give me a Star Trek Voyager instead anytime.

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Cinderella Man: 4/5

Cast: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellwegger, Paul Giamatti, directed by Ron Howard

In a few words: Heart felt and edge of the seat boxing movie.

Synopsis: Based on the true story of Jimmy Braddock. During the depression a has-been boxer can barely keep his family fed. However, he never loses hope of boxing again and becomes a sporting hero.

I tend to forget what a good actor Russell Crowe is because of the crap that goes on with him outside of the cinema. Crowe gives an inspiring and realistic performance and teams again with Ron Howard to give a movie almost as good as A Beautiful Mind. I’m not a big fan of boxing movies, and yet this one kept me glued to the screen for the whole length of it. Zellwegger is not as annoying as she can be, and watch for Giamatti to take the Oscar for best supporting actor – he was excellent.