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I watched this with my wife and our 5-year old daughter. It was enjoyable, but we all found it not as good as the first movie. The story was not very interesting. Strip out jokes, running gags, funny cultural references and this is a fairly thin bit of story telling.
My daughter even said the first one was much better immediately after watching. I feel that perhaps it was overloaded with characters. You have the four main characters, the crazy grandma, the penguins, the safari tourists, the zebras, the lions, the hippos, King Julian and his sidekick, Mort+ shark, the Monkey brothers etc etc. The plot felt like a watered-down Lion King.
Also somewhat spoiling our enjoyment, the print was extremely
worn. This movie has only been out a week. We will probably give
this another go on DVD when that comes out, but NOT recommended
for a family movie theater outing given the total expense these
days.
posted at: 12:08 | path: /films | permanent link to this entry
We bought an XO laptop through the give one get one program.
Initial impressions were that the hardware is very nifty for kid-sized people at least, but the software was not quite done yet. The trackpad was too sensitive and the cursor would sometimes get a mind of its own. Flash apps were borderline unusable with Gnu Gnash instead of "real" Adobe Flash, and the laptop cannot usefully sleep, so runs down its battery continuously until you shut down.
I'm happy to report that things are looking up however, I installed
build 656 yesterday and I find that the keypad is at least usable now.
posted at: 00:24 | path: /olpc | permanent link to this entry
VW has announced that the new Scirocco will not be coming to the US. Apparently they expect people to buy a GTI or an Audi A3/S3 instead.
As a former Scirocco owner (and current owner of an Audi wagon) I'd like them to know that I would buy the Scirocco, but probably wont buy a GTI or an A3, so they're denying me choice and most likely losing me as a customer for something small and sporty.
To me, an Audi is too expensive (as a second car for fun) and a
Golf is too boxy, but, just like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the
Scirocco is JUST RIGHT. I am intrigued by the TwinCharger engine, I
like the raked coupe looks and the price would probably be within
reach. Please, VW USA, reconsider.
posted at: 13:05 | path: /misc | permanent link to this entry