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A GUIDE TO THE 20TH CENTURY HISTORY

November 17th 2009 09:07


Sup, Stu Kicks here with another guide. This time I thought I’d give all you know-nothings a brief rundown of 20th century history. Listen up to the knowledge…

WORLD WAR 1
Sometimes referred to as ‘The Great War’ because it was so fucken great. Sometimes also referred to as ‘The Fun War’, cause of all the cricket and footy matches the Germans and Brits had against each other. This was also the war where Hitler lost one of his balls and where he got a tattoo of a mad Turkish hat on his upper right arm – hence you never see any photos of Hitler’s arms uncovered from after this period.


THE TITAIC
The most famous sinking boat ever. The Titanic was sunk in The Great War through the combined efforts of the Brits and German navies in their attempts to kill Leonardo DiCaprio.

THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Leonardo DiCaprio unfortunately survived and this led to widespread depression across America. Fully understandable.

WORLD WAR 2
Since World War 1 was so successful, the Germans and the Brits teamed up again for a sequel. Not as fun as the first one. Many silent propaganda films of Hitler survive from this time.

THE HOLOCAUST
One of the most devastating and tragic periods in our history. See The Terminator films for more information.

ROCK N ROLL
Elvis stole the r b tunes from the blacks and melded it with country music to form a revolutionary new kind of rocking. This of course led to the American Civil War when the blacks rose up and were all ‘Yo honkey we don’t appreciate yo stealing our shit’. Elvis responded by shoving two pitchforks in Ray Charles’ eyes, leaving him blind, and Ray Charles was all like ‘Owwwww!’


THE DEATH OF JFK, MARTIN LUTHER KING, MALCOLM X AND MARVIN GAYE
The American president, JFK, was a great supporter of blacks during the Civil War. Imagine his shock and anger when Marvin Gaye was shot down by his own father (Martin Luther King). JFK was a big fan of the song ‘Sexual Healing’ and he responded by having King assassinated. JFK was then killed by Malcolm X in retaliation (who was looking out for the blacks). Malcolm X was then assassinated by rival blacks because they supported JFK and were also Marvin Gaye fans. These events would become the origin point for the gangs known as the Bloods and the Crips.

AIDS
Millions of Africans and gay dudes die of AIDs, proving that God hates Africans and gay dudes.

BACK TO SCHOOL
Rodney Dangerfield makes the critically-acclaimed film ‘Back to School’. Many influential and respected critics would go on to vote it the Best Film of All Time.

DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA
The Americans discover Australia. They rescue the native population from the mercy of millions of baby-eating dingoes. Inspired by the ‘MTV Generation’ and ‘Generation X’, the Aboriginals adopt the hip-hop flavoured name, ‘The Stolen Generation’. Their story if told in the films Friday, Next Friday and Friday After Next.

THE GULF WAR
Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait in the hopes of acquiring a really good gulf course. America objects and goes to war. Many famous golfers are caught in the crossfire (including Iraqi gulfer Tiger Woods). The rival countries also battle it out for oil… arabs produce the most oil in the world, it comes from their hair and shit like that cause they’re so sweaty and oily. The Americans wanted it to use on their skin, cause they’re gay.

BILL CLINTON
Bill Clinton gets his cock sucked and proves that the American president can still be hip and fresh and in tune with the youth.

BAHA MEN
Baha Men release ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’. The world is never the same again.
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TERMINATOR SALAVATION

June 21st 2009 12:55


i recently watched a new movie out called TERMINATOR SALAVATION so i thought i would let all you know nothings in on what this movie is like.

here is my trademark summary: it is the future and these robots called TERMINATORS have come alive and are fighting the humans. cristian bale stars as JOHN CONNERY the leader of the humans and he hates TERMINATORS. there is also a guy named marcus and he is a TERMINATOR IN DISGUISE a bit liek a transforma. john connery and marcus are actually brothers but becaws john connery HATES terminators he is a bit racist to his brother even though they are related. IT IS A DEEP MOVIE.

i found this movie to be realy quiet entertainin there is lots of fights and cool robots in it and cristian bale is quiet the ACTOR. this is the best movie he has ever made accept for maybe THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and the MP3 where he swears at some guy and threttens to bash him.

marcus is played by australian actor HEATH LEDGER in his last role. it is a very good role and heath realy nails it. word is that heath will get the first post-death oscar for playing MARCUS THE SECRET TERMINATOR.


australian comedy actress JUDITH LUCY also shows up as a character called DR SERENA COOGAN and she is amazing too. i have put her picture above.

TERMINATOR SALAVATION is a movie that will make you laugh and make you cry and make you cheer when people die. that is the truth i be tellin. those that dont lissen are those that be pissin (there pants). know what i mean? if you dont agree i dare you to leave a message and i will oblitorate your reply with my unmatched power of wit and street smarts. failin that you can leave your address and i will meet you in person to "discuss" it. if you are wondrin why i put discuss in those "quotation marks" it is becourse i mean that i will actually fight you. this fight will be a homarge of TERMINATOR SALAVATION which means that not only will i beet you up but i will also be provin that TERMINATOR SALAVTION is the superior movie. you cant dress mutton up as lamb and expect to get away with it ok? ALL COMMENTS WELCOME

anyway this is a realy good movie and i hear that it has done so well that they are thinkin of doing a sequel to it and turnin it into a franchise. i think a 2nd terminator movie would be a good idea and i herd that it is gonna be called TERMINATOR REVENGE OF THE FALLEN. you herd it from me first. keep it real.

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Amazing Grace

November 5th 2007 10:27
Amazing Grace


Just a short-ish review today before I strap on my rocket pack and fly off to groovetown...

It's being called the feel good sleeper movie of the year, one of those good-vibes dramas that grows in popularity as buzz gets generated mostly by word of mouth. Apparently even Oprah is championing the film now. What an amazing surprise that is... Oprah imploring everyone to go and see a movie about the enslavement of Africa. Let me put this out there, I have no problems with the movie 'Amazing Grace' or people endorsing it, but why is it that a hundred or more superior or equal British films about important historical events have come and gone without Oprah giving a shit? I hate how Oprah uses her influence to wheedle her own political passions into the 'must-see' lists of housewives around the world, and how Oprah assumes that African slavery is the Most Important Issue of All Time for Everyone on the Whole Planet. Anyway, moving on...

'Amazing Grace' is the story of William WIlberforce, a 17th century English politician who relentlessly campaigned for the abolition of slavery within the British Empire. The structure of he film flits between the two stages of his life spent fighting against this injustice. At first it jars a little but eventually it makes dramatic sense, and Ioan Gruffudd (as consistent and underrated as ever) gives the film an appropriate sense of scale without going over the top. The film itself also manages to treat the subject with a dignity that many American films fail to grasp, opting to focus on the details and characters rather than sensationalising the African plight or presenting the issues of the day anarchronistically, and - most importantly - avoiding the boredom factor (something Steven Spielberg's 'Amistad' failed to do).

An array of familiar British character actors (Michael Cambon, Rufus Sewell) add a suitable amount of colour to the proceedings, and Albert Finney puts in a moving extended cameo (give the man a bloody Oscar already!) as the repentent slave trader John Newton (writer of the song, 'Amazing Grace'). I really enjoyed this film, and I was terribly relieved that it didn't all go massively Hollywood or send me to sleep. To paraphrase one of the film's characters, it's a nice slice of history that reminds us that not all great people are warriors or men of war, and as a tribute to William Wilberforce and his tireless campaigning for human rights the film is a huge success.
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Julius Caesar

April 13th 2007 05:59
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)


I hated Shakespeare in school. I wasn't known for having a short attention span, but I had trouble not dozing off during all the doth's and thee's. In recent years however, I have come to nurse a infantile respect for the bard's plays. This isn't through any sense of growing maturity or appreciation for his work, it comes via my appreciation of certain actors. The thing I do like about Shakespeare is that his plays lend themselves to all kinds of different interpretations, in terms of setting, stage direction and how a role can be played. It's through this that I've come to like Shakespeare's works, I enjoy seeing actors perform his words and seeing what new thing they might bring to such oft-seen roles... a good actor can keep me awake through what would have sent me to sleep back in school. And I guess that brings us to this review, I came to the 50s film of 'Julius Caesar' via my high appreciation of Marlon Brando and my compulsive need to see all his films


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The Last Valley

March 26th 2007 06:45
The Last Valley
The Last Valley (1971)

This is one of those forgotten films that have come tumbling out of obscurity thanks to the wonders of the DVD age. Directed and adapted for the screen by James Clavell (who made 'To Sir, With Love', penned the screenplay for 'The Fly', co-wrote 'The Great Escape', and authored various well-recieved novels set in Japan and Hong Kong) and starring Michael Caine and Omar Shariff, this film focuses on that most forgotton of wars, the Thirty Year War... a horrific, senseless war that epitomised the greed and callousness of late medieval European politics.
Omar Shariff plays Vogel, an intelligent man just trying to survive amidst the ruined countryside of 17th century Europe. Whilst fleeing the indiscriminate brutality of German mercenaries he happens upon a quiet and peaceful village in a secluded valley, miraculously untouched by carnage and destruction. Unfortunately, in his wake come said mercenaries, led by the Captain (Michael Caine). Acting fastly, Vogel suggests to the Captain that they stay their hand and opt to settle in the village for the winter - taking advantage of the prosperity and peace to rest and eat well for several months - in essence, taking a break from the war. And so an uneasy peace develops between the peasants and the soldiers, with Vogel acting as a mostly unwelcome peacemaker between the two groups. Of coure, there are complications... beyond the valley the war rages on, and the mercenaries require food and sex from the peasants if peace is to be maintained. Add in some seemingly incompatible religious differences, a very obstinate priest, and the machinations of those unhappy with the arrangement, and you've got yourself the proverbial tense situation


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Aguirre, the Wrath of God

March 18th 2007 13:04
Aguirre
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)


'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' has earned itself a reputation of greatness since it's release back in 1972, and represents the first teaming of German director Werner Herzog and the infamously crazed actor Klaus Kinski. Astoundingly, the film was produced and created independently - utilising stolen equipment and some 400 stolen squirrel monkeys. For the last two years it has sat pretty high on my list of films that I most wanted to see... a few days ago I finally got to watch it, and I found it to be suitably excellent


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The Last King of Scotland

February 22nd 2007 12:13
Last King of Scotland


'The Last King of Scotland' is one of the left-field surprises of the season, bringing us the fascinating story of Ugandan dictator and all-round atrocity-committing madman Idi Amin, and featuring the underestimated Forest Whitaker in one of the most spectacular performances of his life (and nominated for the Best Actor Oscar too). This British-made film is based on the fictional memoirs written by English journalist Giles Foden, and whilst it initially only got a limited release in the U.S., it's recent Oscar-buzz (Whitaker has walked away with most of the big awards for Leading Actor this season) has given the film a bit more pep than it initially enjoyed when it was first released back in September


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The Queen

February 4th 2007 11:58


‘The Queen’ was one of the first films to generate an Oscar-buzz this season, and has garnered a very respectful 6 nominations for it’s troubles. Helen Mirren is the hot favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar for her daring and dignified performance as Queen Elizabeth II, and the film itself is no slouch either when it comes to being a contender for the Best Film or Director Oscars


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A Passage to India

December 21st 2006 09:55
A Passage to India (1984)


'A Passage to India' is notable for being the last film directed by David Lean, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time. As a David Lean film, it stands as a bit of an oddity... whilst undeniably epic in terms of it's effective cinematography and the unmistakable tone of it's direction, it remains a rather more personal story in terms of it's scope and is a far cry from the likes of his other epics


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The Leopard

December 18th 2006 10:23
The Leopard (1963)


The Leopard is a magnificent and epic Italian film about the Risorgimento, a period in the 19th century that saw the unification of Italy from various disparate states. Through the eyes of Prince Don Fabrizio Salina (Burt Lancaster) we witness this great upheaval of society in Sicily as the old guard (begrudgingly) makes way for the new


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Lawrence of Arabia

November 29th 2006 07:38
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)


This was one of the films I’d avoided for a while - fearing it would be a bloated, dated epic – but I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with this film when I finally saw it, despite the fact that it clocks in at a weighty and disparaging 217 minutes. Luckily, it came complete with one of those old-school intermissions (a common practice of it’s era), and I feel that such a break in the film is just as important to it’s structure as it is to the viewer’s concentration. This was back when I was a fledgling film-nerd, but by any rate I’m glad I finally overcame my reservations and watched it as it’s now one of my favourite films


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El Cid

November 27th 2006 06:34
El Cid (1961)


'El Cid' is one of those grand epics of the 60s. Sweeping panaromic visuals, rippling chests, thrusting swords, castles, courtly intrigues and hordes of bloodthirsty warriors. This film is from right in the thick of the genre, back when it was at it's strongest and most popular, and it still stands up today as one of the less-dated and more entertaining stories of historical heroism


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The Private Life of Henry VIII

November 19th 2006 12:36
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)


I don't know what it is, but for some reason I've found the few films I've seen from the 1930s to be a whole lot more entertaining than some of the stuff from the 1950s that is often given 'classic' status. Maybe it's because it's pre-Hayes Code, or maybe the films are less melodrammatic or something? I can't quite pinpoint it. Just an odd thought I thought I might air


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Nixon

October 23rd 2006 10:25
Nixon (1995)


Following on the dynamic and successful 'Natural Born Killers', and drawing on the historical tapestry that fed 'JFK', Oliver Stone turned his conspiratorial sights on former U.S. President Richard Nixon... with surprising results. Instead of damning a target as easy as Nixon, Stone instead chose to portray the fallen President's eventful story as a tragedy. Keen to remind us of what Nixon did for America (and, as a byproduct, the rest of the world), but equally keen to push our faces right into the controversy and grit of the administration, the film gives us a fairly balanced and moving account of Watergate and the man’s career leading up to it


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