The one with the Movie Bit's, bits

Hangover - Funny cos of the Tyson Cameo and "I married a whore". Smells like Very Bad things!


Star Trek Latest Trailer - I would never take my pants off for ST , but this trailer has me thinking about looseing the belt a notch


Public Enemies Trailer here as posted earlier in the week and Wolverine here

Harry Potter 6 Latest Trailer

The one with the mini movie review - Watchmen

This may be a little more than mini!

People have been waiting for years for the big screen version of, what Time magazine classes as one of the top 100 novels since 1923, for donkeys years. And so it arrives. Directed by the same bloke that done such a fine job with 300. Zack Snyder, some might say, has done the impossible by delivering a very faithful version of Alan Moores novel.

Essentially Watchmen is a whodunit. It revolves around a group of "super" heroes, and only one of them has any super powers, due to an accident. Thus Dr. Manhattan is born. The rest of them just dress up as super heroes. That said, they can all kick some serious shit out of people. One of them gets murdered and the rest, in their old(er) age are wondering why and who. All at a time where "super" heroes aren't really loved and respected the way they once were. 

There's plenty of flashback montages about the old times (and these kinda pop up almost as frequently as they do in Family guy) which set the scene for what the characters once were. While this is going on, Rorshach is off trying to figure out whats going on, kinda like Magnum, but with more violence. Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre eventually decide to get the band back together as the impending Doomsday clock counts down to human annihilation via a good dose of Nukes. And Dr.Manhattan has fecked off to Mars because he's sick to shit of planet earth after he breaks up with his oul doll. And don't forget the rumours that anyone he's stuck his giant blue penis into has got cancer. 

Will he come back from Mars and save mankind? Or will he just say "Fuck it" and build a martian supermarket.

This is a long flick, clocking in at over 2.5 hours. So don't expect to be getting up and going home for 90 mins. Also, keep the draining of your bladder till afterwards. Theres alot happening in this flick and you really dont want to miss anything. I wonder how people, who HAVEN'T read the graphic novel, will feel about the movie? Because its not as straight forward as Hulk Smash or donning a red cape, it may not have instant appeal to your average Joe. Should you read the original? I'm not sure to be honest. Its extremely faithful to the graphic novel, but as a movie on its own, I do actually think it stands its own ground. It'd probably help if you've read the novel, but I don't think its a must! Certainly, if the movie has tickled your fancy, go off and read the original. As, like most of these things, its always better.

At times, its a little bit slow, but, like the original novel, it sucks you in. Watchmen plods along and then sprints and then plods and then sprints. All the time while sucking you in, to the point where you don't really pay any attention to a big, blue penis. Its just a part of life.

The violence is phenomenal. Bones hang off ceilings, Bones snap through arms and angle grinders are used to great effect. Certainly not for the weak of heart or stomach. Surrounding the violence, theres, no shortage of slo-mo. If they halved the slow motion sequences, then they probably would have shaved a good few minutes off the running time. It can get a little bit annoying at times, but at least the sex is in slo-mo. Which is no bad thing. Makes me wonder why more porn isn't shot this way!

I wonder what Alan Moore thinks? The last thing I read he was gone off to worship the Dark Lord. He demanded that he does not be credited on the film.  Will he go off and see his creation on the big screen? or will he just stick to sacrificing badgers to the devil. I dont think he'd be disappointed!

Its super violent, its well shot, its a great story and there has been so much heart and passion hurled into this movie from Zack Snyder, who has remained maybe, too faithful to Alan Moore. I wonder did Snyder subconsciously try and please Moore, given that he has always said his amazing graphic novel was unfilmable. Maybe there was a point to be proven. This is certainly a labour of love. I just wonder will alot of it, be lost on the average joe who may have went to see confessions of a shopaholic last week!

I've been looking forward to Watchmen for quite some time now. And as hard as I tried, I still got sucked into the hype. And like the Dark Knight, where again I fell to the hype, I think this will get better the second time round!

Either way, I enjoyed Watchmen. Its a break from the normal superhero / comic book flick. Its not cheesy. Its got a great story, great set pieces and plenty of blue penises.

While my pants were'nt completely off, but they were down around my ankles!

The Watchmen just got watched - It does indeed rock! 8.5/10 

The one with pure awesomeness

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The one with more "cool" books from RedFM Staff

Here lies the recommendations by some of our fine, outstanding members of staff @ RedFM. Again with amazon associates links.

Tanya from Sales - The Day After tomorrow by Allan Folsom

Lenny from The Red Rooster - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Or The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson

Lana our News Editor - Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding, Recipes for a Perfect Marriage by Kate Kerrigan and The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Jen from the .ie, CTB - A million Little pieces written by James Frey.

Nuala from reception, CTB- Bill Bryson- ‘Down Under’

Dave Mac from Dundalk and The Redzone - Life of pi bt Yann martel and Peter Carey- True history of the Kelly gang

Caroline from the Weekend Rooster and RedFM production - The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak and Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Ben Spicer from Sales / Marketing - Kane and Able by Jeffrey Archer

Eilish Barry from News - Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Paul Dollery from Sport - Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby and Behind the Curtain by Jonathan Wilson. And no! theres no free drink at this!

Ruairi O Hagan from Sport and the school of Street Fighter IV geeks - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Paul McGraths Biog as well as any of the Harry Potter books

The one with Ronald McDonald kickin' Mario ass

I can sense the four men of the apocalypse inbound!

The one with the new and final X Men Origins : Wolverine Trailer

After watching the trailer, my jury is just a little bit out.....hmmmm

The one with some good (possibly) books for World book day

Later on during the show, I'll be going through a list of "cool" books as recommended by the staff of RedFM. No expense was spared for this research. It consisted of sending one of those emails that go to everybody. Most of the budget was spent on hanging around for replies. Anyway, that's happening later on. All for World Book Day

For now though, I just had a rustle through my own book shelves and took a few pics. Associates link to amazon.com as well. Bare in mind I'm not a big fiction fan. Anyways...have a read.

Industrial Light and Magic - Mark Cotta Vaz
For anyone who's into film. I picked the ILM book up on Ebay after much begging, pleading and lying to the seller who was refusing to ship outside the states. I got it for a bargain, compared to the huge prices I could have paid in Cork. Its a mind boggling book and such a great coffee table book as well.

Miss America - Howard Stern
I'm a huge Howard Stern fan since the mid 90's and Miss America is a fantastic read. I read the whole thing in a few nights. Could not put it down at all. Plenty of celeb scandals and comments too boot! Really funny and some great insights from one of the radio industries best!

Long way round - Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor

I had Charley Boorman on the show about the book, which I read in a matter of nights as well. Great tales about an amazing journey that himself and Ewan undertook. I know theres been more journeys by the lads, but this is the original, and in my view the best.

Etiquette for Outlaws - Rob Cohen and David Wollock
Way, way back in the day I spoke to the 2 authors on the phone and this book has probably been in the toilet with me more than any other. Plenty of madness and simple to pick up, read and put down again! Basically, a how, what, what not and how to do everything that matters.

Pryor Convictions - Richard Pryor
One of the greatest comedians to have ever lived. A wonderful little insight into the brilliance that is Richard Pryor.

The devil in the the kitchen - Marco Pierre White
I'm a big fan of Gordon Ramsay, but for pure rawness and talent I think Marco takes the prize. Absolutely brilliant book with great tales of Oliver Reed and shagging diner's wives.

Andy Kaufman revealed - Bob Zmuda
This a great book by Andy's life long collaborator, Bob Zmuda (who would dress up as Tony Clifton at times). One of the better books available about Andy. Also have a nose off Lost in the Funhouse.

Great Escapes - Theo Kalomirakis
Being a fan of putting cinemas into houses and rooms, this is the bible for me. An amazing architect, Theo Kalomirakis has designed theaters for many high rollers. Buy this book and be prepared to drool.
Banksy Wall and Piece - Banksy
Only picked this up last year, but fascinating insight into the man, the myth and the legend!

My boring ass life - Kevin Smith
Yes, predictable from me I know. Basically its the director and writers blog put into book form. Great posts / pages and some heartfelt touching moments.

The one with Public Enemies

Lots of pants removing excitement for this one I'd imagine!

The one with Vanilla Ice saying sorry

Better late than never. Ha!

The one with some real Back to the Future Sh%t

No 3D Jaws, hoverboards or time travelling DeLoreans, but I could well settle for this.

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