Ok, bit of a longer review avoiding any spoilers…first point is it’s loooooong, about 2 1/2 hours but doesn’t drag & as there are around 5 different plot strands going at once it does allow time for all of them to breathe & resolve in a proper manner…well, most of them anyway . Heath Ledger is VERY good as The Joker so believe the hype, forget all about Jack Nicholson this is a different kind of freak, complete psycho, no redeeming features at all & pretty chilling. You can’t help but think about what happened to him & it does cast a shadow over everything, especially the Joker’s suicidal tendancies. However, even without his death this would still be a Hell of a performance. He does over-shadow Batman / Bruce Wayne which never really happened in Batman Begins & is a bit of a shame but he isn’t in it constantly so you do get those cool moments when Bruce is just doing his thing.

Plot wise, like I said, about 5 going so you have to pay attention, this is a much more adult superhero film than Spider-Man for example. I read a review that described it as the “Goodfellas” of Superhero films & that’s pretty accurate. It is brutal in places & throws up a lot to think about, if you’re that kind of person, if not plenty of stuff still goes bang & you can just go with the ride.

So far my film of the year…9/10, loses a point for The Joker wearing make-up & not actually having his skin bleached white & all the hair on his body turned green like in the comics…but I’m a geek like that!

So says The Middleman in the first episode & that pretty much sums up this show. It’s very hard to describe so bear with me, basically it’s a comedy but it’s a lot smarter than it first seems, closest thing I can describe it to is a modern version of The Avengers & the 60’s Batman TV show but that doesn’t really cover it either. If you fancy something a bit harmless & different it’s worth a watch, first 5 episodes are up now. Oh, did I mention how HOT the girl in it is?

Why i hear you ask….. well it dropped a point because the end was just too nasty and oh so unfair. Ive read a few King books and this type of end has started appearing once too often. I wont spoil it and let you decide but to me it was just too darn nasty.

The film happens mostly in one location and gives you that claustrophobic feeling even though if i was gonna be trapped somewhere i couldn’t think of any where better. The film takes a dim look at religion and people act when scared and you cant help but feel they was trying to say something about religion and hysteria being the same thing.

It was released on US DVD a while back even though its only just coming out in the UK.

Enjoy!

The subject matter is a little close to home, as like me i am sure you all log into break.com for a laugh. It had me gripped from start to finish, my only gripe about the film is 3 times i got ahead of the plot as they labeled a few too many parts too well and i found myself thinking “hmmm i bet that” and i was right.

It gets a strong 6/10 a little down because i figured out the end before it arrived. because of the subject it was a little hard not hide behind the pillow but i assure you, you don’t actually see anything and its only implied

Now all i have to do is pluck up the courage to watch “teeth”

here we go…

My fave:

Wuthering heights:

Fun for people with vaginas.

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This latest film was a bit of a surprise as it had the feel of an old pinewood studios London based robbery film where immediately you like the bad guys and want them to get away with it even though they are clueless.

overall a very good watch and worth the time to check out. And dare i say it JS wasnt half bad as the role he was playing was hardly a stretch for him.

7/10

- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.5
http://adblockplus.org/
Couldnt live without this one. When I use IE at work and see how much chaff this saves me reading, I realise how much I take it for granted.

- BugMeNot 2.0
http://erichamiter.com
Handy little option to right click on the login field of a site that asks for a user/pass and it chooses one from the bugmenot site. More and more decent sites are stoping this from wiorking but it helps on loads still.

- ChatZilla 0.9.83
http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/
Handy IRC client right in the browser. It is a large plugin and I hardly use it at all. However, it has been right handy a couple of times and it saves me from going to install Mirc :)

- Distrust 0.8.1
http://www.gness.com/
Fab idea. You can click this icon in your status bar, browse and d/l all you want, then click it again and alkl traces of your session will be removed. Good for shared PCs.

- dotCOMplete 1.4.2
Couldnt live without this and miss it terribly on my IE box at work. Simple stuff, you can assign any domain suffix to a shortcut. Like CTRL-ENTER for .com and SHIFT-ENTER for .co.uk.

- DownThemAll! 1.0.3
http://downthemall.net/
Feature rich downloader for FF. I love this tool, it maxes out my d/l bandwidth and has pause resume. Many advanced features such as download all items on page within filter criteria.

- Extension List Dumper 1.14.1
http://sogame.awardspace.com/
Used it to start off this list!

- Image Zoom 0.3.1
http://imagezoom.yellowgorilla.net/
I use this a fair bit. Ever seen an image on a page and just wanted to make it a bit bigger, perhaps zoom it on or out? This is your buddy.

- Java Console 6.0.06
Never heard of it! Lets hoep its not spyware!

- Password Exporter 1.1
http://passwordexporter.fligtar.com
Love this one, I use this to export all my saved passwords from FF (I would be in trouble if I lost that list!) and then I encrypt it in my Keepass file on the usb stick.

- PicLens 1.7.0.3458
http://www.piclens.com/
Just found this one and I must say, its very cool. Prolly not use it much but still, its very well done. Think Apple album flow for FF. They have a “channel” there that shows latest film trailers in their swish interface, worth a look.

- QuickDrag 1.0.5
http://mozilla.ktechcomputing.com/quickdrag/
Now this IS the one I can not do without. I used to use Superragandgo, but this is better. Saves me time and keeps me lazy :)

- ScrapBook 1.3.3.6
http://amb.vis.ne.jp/mozilla/scrapbook/
One of the most established and popular add-ons for FF. Simply saves web pages for later retieval. It saves them as web pages and will show them exactly as the original. Also allows you to save parts of the page. Very good idea, I save all my online order conf pages.

- Stylish 0.5.7
http://userstyles.org/stylish/
Lets you add tiny scripts to your browser to change the way it looks and behaves. I colour my tabs, squeeze the not-so awesome bar and lose the mag glass from the search box. Thousands more scripts available.

- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.6.1.080416
http://tmp.garyr.net
This is in beta for FF3 but works fine. Too many features to mention. I would say if you dont have it now, you dont need it!

- Tiny Menu 1.4.9
http://trac.arantius.com/wiki/Extensions/TinyMenu
Part of my “one line interface” setup. This moves the whole menu items into one. Helps me save my precious realestate. I only have 1900×1200 :)

- View Cookies 1.7
http://www.bitstorm.org/extensions/view-cookies/
I have this so I can delete ALL cookies from a specific site. Real handy when I am using Quidco.

- Web Developer 1.1.6
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
Use this a fair bit when designing web pages, completely useless if you dont!

OK, that’s it. Lemme know if you use any I have missed and I will try them out!

http://mashable.com/2008/06/26/firefox-3-extensions/

Soop: You’ve probably got this one already, but if not - you’re gonna love it!

http://www.iosart.com/firefox/colorzilla/