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The Inevitable V3 Rewrite
Software rarely finds its feet until version three. Version one is an idealistic guess. Version two is a survival patch. Version three is the rewrite where you finally delete the noise and build what is actually needed. Real stability comes from subtraction, a lesson every architect learns the hard way.
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
This is one of those movies that creeps up on you over the years. While not an instant hit at the box office on its arrival, it has attained cult status as we learn to appreciate some of the in-jokes and references to the science fiction convention sub culture. The basic premise of the story is simple; you have a bunch of TV stars who are still trading on their…
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Jurassic World (2015)
Here we go again with the CGI dinosaurs 22 years from the first outing. This time we have a brand new theme park that is built upon the old Jurassic Park location. So plenty of opportunity to have the odd nod back to the original movie, complete with buildings named after the late John Hammond (Richard Attenborough). The story is pretty much the same, the messing around with DNA has…
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Gallipoli (1981)
This movie is about the famous failed World War One military operation to attack Gallipoli as told from the prospective of the Australian army. The movie started off life as a 2 part mini-series that was later edited into a feature length. The first half of the movie is the back story of all the characters who find themselves signing up to the war effort. It is by’n’large seen…
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The Martian (2015)
This is going to be a tough year for best movie. We’ve had some real high quality delivers and the year has still to finish, with James Bond, Yoda and Tarrantino still to make an appearance. The Martian was one that came out of no where. The trailer was giving the same excitement I had for Interstellar. Though that sadly failed to deliver on what was going to be…
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Tequila Sunrise (1988)
There are some movies that you remember fondly, sparking memories of the time, but yet, after a re-watch nearly 25 years you wonder what it was about the first outing that made it seem a classic. We have Mac (Mel Gibson) the drug dealer who is trying to go straight, even though his oldest best friend, Nick (Kurt Russell) the detective who sometimes steps over the line is trying to…
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Man Up (2015)
This was a movie I never knew existed until I stumbled upon it in a list of Simon Pegg movies for 2015. Having no idea what it was about, I had a quick look at the trailer and was intrigued. A British romantic comedy that isn’t written by Richard Curtis? What an interesting concept. I wonder if that would work So what is our setup here? Well, familiar territory to…
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Magic Mike XXL (2015)
I recall watching the first Magic Mike movie and remember enjoying it at the time. However, I am somewhat at a loss as to what it was. I need to go back to it at some point in this yearly movie marathon I have embarked on. Because, after watching XXL, I can’t remember it being this tongue’n’cheek and frankly, brilliant. XXL was a complete riot from start to finish.…
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Dirty Dancing (1987)
My 40th review in this series and we land here. Aaah, You’ve had the time of your life, happy memories. This dancing genre has so many casualties with way more misses than hits. Dirty Dancing, however, can proudly be ranked up there at the top with the likes of Flashdance and Footloose. This Oscar award winning (for the original song) movie is chock full of toe-tapping numbers that keeps…
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Everest (2015)
Based on the true story of the Everest disaster in 1996, when two expedition parties got into major trouble when a storm suddenly came in and 12 people in total from each group, including their leaders, were lost to the mountain. Jason Clarke plays Rob Hall, the much loved, leader of the New Zealand group, who takes up quite the varied personalities. We have the only female of the group, a…
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