Movie Madness

On Saturday as part of our Geek Summit of awesomeness, we watched a few movies… and when I say a few, I mean we watched 4, back to back with brief breaks for coffee/tea/food/wine.

death race

First up: Death Race [trailer]. Pretty amusing film about car racing and death set in a futuristic prison – with the future being 2012. Kinda ironic beginning about the economy tanking. Was fun to watch once, but probably wouldn’t watch it again.

son of rambo

Second: Son Of Rambo [trailer]. This was hilarious!! I heard all the hype when it was released, but didn’t really think it’d be my cup of tea… I was wrong! Loved it. Laugh out loud funny. Highly recommended.

die welle

Third: Die Welle (The Wave) [trailer]. German film based on a high school teachers experiment demonstrating what life is like under a dictatorship. Inevitably it all goes a bit wrong. A tad scary at times when you think about it, but an excellent film nonetheless.

taken

Fourth: Taken [trailer]. Liam Neeson stars as a former spy whose daughter is kidnapped while on holiday in Europe. He, of course, mounts a one man mission to save her. Despite the rubbish reviews it initially got, we all enjoyed it!

Day 3 of Geek Summit coming soon…

Watchmen

Spent the weekend at ‘Geek Summit’ in/around Edinburgh with some good friends from CAid. Had a lot of fun geeking out over movies & comic books. We caught the late showing on Friday night of the new Watchmen movie… it was phenomenal! You should all go see it.

Here’s the trailer to enjoy:

Revolutionary Road

Went to see Revolutionary Road last week with a few girls from housegroup. Not an enjoyable film to watch, but a very good one.

I was intrigued by how the only person speaking any sense was the one that was considered insane.
I was challenged to not give up on my dreams.
I was reminded that every choice has a cost.

“It takes backbone to lead the life you want, Frank.”

[April Wheeler]

Congolese Fishing

Some of my fellow gapper colleagues are busy working hard editing the video footage we shot while in the DRC last month. Jim & Steph did the filming work, and are now editing along with Chris & JP. Here’s a first glimpse of their work…

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