AVATAR (2009), by TICKLEBEAR

AVATAR,
from director JAMES CAMERON.
all i can say is "WOW"!!!
what a great journey!!

as i'm no specialist in the techno babble,
i cannot discuss this on that level;
but did the movie work for me?
damn right, it did!!!
it's totally scifi,
but very reminiscent of mankind's history here on earth.
to quote BATTLESTAR GALACTICA:
"all of this has happened before
and all of this will happen again."
think of the europeans that invaded the americas,
eradicating the indigenous life and cultures
that had grown in harmony with nature,
to make way for the white man "culture",
destroying everything in its path...
same scenario here,
as mankind faces the na'vi on the planet pandora,
wanting to exploit a mineral found on this planet.
except,
the locals sit inconveniently on it...
a soldier is sent in their midst,
via his avatar,
to learn about them and report to his boss
valuable informations to defeat these people.
but the soldier goes "native" and decides to side with the people of pandora.
(very "DANCES WITH THE WOLVES"...)
i'll stop here,
as i don't want to reveal too much.

this said,
i loved AVATAR,
as JAMES CAMERON gave us a beautiful new world to explore,
and i can only rejoice in the certitude that
there will be more,
this being possibly a trilogy,
if all goes well.
i daresay this is the MUST-SEE of the season.
i still have a conventional DVD player,
but when the DVD comes out for this one,
i will go BLURAY,
finally having a good reason to do so.
see it!!
it will astound you.
to compare,
as much as i liked FINAL FANTASY, THE SPIRIT WITHIN,
with its CGI characters,
AVATAR is a few notches above...
quite a few,
as it is that much more vivid.
the CGI doesn't deter you from relating to these characters.
after half an hour,
i actually cared about what would happen to the na'vi people.
it is a nice critique of the corporate greed
that exists in our own world
and for which some people are willing to sacrifice anything,
and anyone...
(just think of what we're currently doing to the amazonian forest...)
GREAT MOVIE!!!
JAMES CAMERON has given us the best christmas[?] gift ever,
that will last for a long, long time.
i want my DVD, NOW!!!!!!
what an amazing adventure that is.
:)~
HUGZ

THE BLIND SIDE, by TICKLEBEAR

well,
i've just spent the best two hours in a while now,
thanks to
THE BLIND SIDE.
since the story revolves around football,
it already had a shoe in with me.
sandra bullock?!?
another shoe in,
even if not everything she does is golden,
i still love the girl immensely.

the movie is based on the true story of MICHAEL OHER,
a black kid from the projects,
who grew up in very difficult circumstances,
but without the anger and general issues that come with such a life.
his life is about to change as his path crosses the one of the TUOHYs,
a wealthy christian white conservative family,
who take him in to help him,
on a temporary basis...
until it becomes permanent.
this movie made me feel better about mankind,
knowing the story is true,
and that such people do exist.
the movie is engaging,
the cast is remarquable
and the ending is great.

above,
the real MICHAEL OHER and family.
they must be so proud of their son now.
the boy had a long way to come from,
to achieve his goals and become the man he is now.
he can thank the TUOHYs for that;
and they must thank him for making them becoming
the people they are now.
watch it!!
it's SO worth it!!
awh!!
this felt so good!!!
:)~
HUGZ

'Tis the season to be... bitchy'

Molson «M», tu M ou tu M pas.

++ :

• Great can design, saw the bottle, but bought the can, very sophistacated, great use of silver, gold & black. Loved the embossed effects on bullets. (Saporro, you have nothing to worry about, no one can do it like you do!))
• The «microcarbonated» saying, seems like code, U definetly got my attention but I was expecting the magical capsule (Guinness, Kilkenny & cie...Yep, Boddington too, U R right there). Nothiing exploded or happened when I opened can.
• The bubbles, they are just very cool to look at. Molson M has this golden color, usually seen in Canadian beers, with "champagne" styled bubbles.
• Price: affordable (ie: do not require credit crad at convenience store)
• Alcohol level: 4.9%.

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• The taste, nothing that differienciates it from other Molson products

• The foam: I did pour it right, but I want more!!!! Make it luxurious & luscious.

So overall, I give it:


Sorry Molson. I do always encourage local products and am & always will be a Montrealer, but please get creative: stop being beer makers, and become Nectar brewers.