I decided to write about somethings that i watch mostly animation. I also put my recommended rating and my recommended minimum age group usually with reasons. Some people might find these a bit conservative especially since many people think cartoons are only for little kids. But hey whateva. These aren’t synopsis or plot summaries for those you can go to Anime News Network or IMDb. My watch rating (which is more than my out of 10 rating) from best to worst is; mustC, 4sure ,worthwhile , maybe , pass & d’na ask
Animated series
Animated movies
Movies
Hindi
Podcasts
Anime and cartoons
Witch hunter robin (26 eps) – - – Watch? : worthwhileRating : 7.5/10 – - – Age group : 13+ – - – Due depth and intensity and some infrequent gruesomeness as well as religious connotations
Well executed and the pacing picks up at a good time, quite open ended and nicely styled. Unfortunately it ends quite weakly (plot wise), if your worried about religious influence watch the last dozen episodes with your kid to make sure they don’t take it too literally and don’t take lightly the fact that it is blasphemous (potentially since its left open for interpretation so to speak).
Hellsing (13 eps) – - – Watch? : worthwhile
Rating : 7/10 – - – Age group : 15+ – - – Bloody and sadistic in a nice way (has a sense of humor 
)
Fun and likeable but fairly weak and shallow execution in spite of its short run the pacing is a bit off (plus some annoying plot holes left unexplained).
Coyote Ragtime Show (12 eps) – - – Watch? : D’na ask
Rating : 04/10 – - – Age group : 13+ – - – Due action and intensity and rare bloody scenes
The first episode is by far the best (and bloodiest) the rest of the series just falls apart due to very bad execution of an initially promising offering.
Claymore (26 eps) – - – Watch? : 4sureRating : 7.5/10 – - – Age group : 18+ – - – Due themes, bloodiness and perverse sadistic scenes as well as nudity
Blondes with swords, YAWN! How good can it be right? Much better than i expected i must confess. Well developed with good depth and decent pacing though exceptionally twisted. Unfortunately very weak at some points (mainly the end) and tends to go on too long at some points (also mainly at the end).
Murder Princess (6 eps) – - – Watch? : 4sureRating : 07/10 – - – Age group : 13+ – - – Due depth and intensity and frequent bloodiness
Quirky, good but loses its sense of humour too quickly while getting a bit too dramatic in some of the dialogue, especially since the nature of the series is amusing. Saved in a way by its short length from a lower rating (though that maybe why the humour was toned down to get along with the story).
Rurouni Kenshin (95 eps) – - – Watch? : worthwhileRating : 07/10 – - – Age group : 13+ – - – Due depth and intensity and some infrequent bloodiness
Long running series first anime I seriously watched, quite corny & cliche (not exactly to my taste) but well executed and humorous and though the back stories can be a bit tedious they add depth. Don’t watch past about 62 episodes (Kyoto arc ending). Or you will most likely regret it.
Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Iranhieto – - – Watch? : mustCRating : 8.5/10 – - – Age group : 15+ – - – Due depth and intensity and some bloodiness
Great series overall (one of my faves), it has a bit of trouble with consistency (there is just a quite a rift between the quality of some episodes and others) ; still overall great with good pacing nice story and the right air of mystery around it (it doesn’t reveal everything outright and even leaves some things completely unexplained which keeps it interesting). Nicely animated as well.
Hayate no Gotoku (52 eps) – - – Watch? : worthwhileRating : 7.5/10 – - – Age group : 13+ – - – overt innuendo and really quistionable outfits and fanservice
Fun and likeable comedy good overall, gets boring and repetetive at some points and some jokes I don’t really get; the more trivia (tv game and geek) you know the more you will enjoy the show, many “cameos” so to speak. Second season is in the works not sure if I will bother. The fan service is disconcerting or amusing I suppose (like some of the jokes), happens much more in the later episodes (late 30’s i think).
Movies
Lord Of The Rings trilogy – - – Watch? : mustC
I feel sorry for people who haven’t watched the trilogy, not because of how good i think the movies are but the level of hype will corrupt the experience. Ill just say I highly recommend the entire trilogy.
Collateral – - – Watch? : mustC
Really cool, nice cinematography and pacing. Tom Cruise is unexpectedly really good in his role as Vincent.
Robocop – - – Watch? : 4sure
Amusing over the top action movie, in a modern dystopia. Cliche by todays standards I suppose but it appeals to me.
Deep blue Sea – - – Watch? : Maybe
Shark movie, not really anything special Samuel L Jackson gets eaten, makes it almost worthwhile.
Smoking aces – - – Watch? : Worthwhile
A bit “raw” (ie lewd) for my taste but worth watching, liked the finale, not sure if it was because i just liked the music though :p. Bloody tasteless but fun(ny sometimes) action movie
Rush hour 3 – - – Watch? : pass
LAME, because it seems it ends without going anywhere and half the jokes are either not funny or just rip offs of the other movies (weren’t lee and carter in a sewer on the run last movie?, Mi and Yu jokes drove me crazy). Out-takes also were not as good as usual.
Bridge to Terabithia – - – Watch? : Worthwhile
Extremely sad movie for me, left me quite depressed ; I believe not the intention or the message though. I bought the book to have a read, im not sure I should recommend because of how sad I found it, it is definitely different. Don’t expect it to be anything like Narnia (thats the impression many people get from the trailer).
No Country for Old Men – - – Watch? : Worthwhile
Interesting execution of a decent though not inspiring plot, well made and interestingly paced but quite violent and not to my taste.
Charlie Wilson’s War – - – Watch? : Maybe
pro American, pro Jewish, pro Mohammed Zia, good watch but for me not worth owning for those reasons. Also found Julia Roberts character to be unbearably annoying.
Sweeny Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (international cut) – - – Watch? : 4sure (conditional)
Bloody (and) interesting. Well executed and captivating but sickening (definately in bad taste). Grudgingly I approve of the film if you can stomach it (not only the blood but the circumstances). Apparently the American cut is less bloody than the international cut. That being one of the reasons I ordered the American dvd.
American Gangster – - – Watch? : Maybe
Good movie, not Godfather good but still good; though I recommend you watch it before you buy because of it’s graphic nature. I find the movie to be in bad taste though unlike Sweeny Todd for example the content does not make up for it. Not particularly inspiring though well performed.
Ultraviolet – - – Watch? : D’na ask
Terrible, absolute garbage; devoid of plot, substance or taste. The sets and environments look for lack of a better term are supremely stupid on an epic scale.
Hindi
Kabhi Alvida naa kehna – - – Watch? : MaybeI found this movie wrong on so many levels, 1st I haven’t watched a hindi movie for so long and they should be wearing more clothes honestly, and I don’t like the way it was played out , but the last 20 or so minutes made the movie worth watching (that and the comedy sprinkled through out). Don’t particularly like the movie though I really like the song Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (means never say goodbye), the movies message didn’t make sense on so many levels because of the way things played out (and I’m really against extra marital affairs or “cheating” on your spouse/lover emotionally or physically, idea makes me sick), the story plays out over 7 years and the movie is way too long. But I like the song in the end
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Laila Majnu – - – Watch? : Worthwhile (or mustC if you’re into tragic romance)Laila Majnu (english subs), I was told it’s not accurately subtitled and so not as blasphemous as the subtitles made it seem so I will go by the general spirit of the movie. ITS SAD TRAGIC AND LOVEY DOVEY. Its really about how much could someone endure for their love and how true to their love their willing to be I suppose, it’s not a happy movie but it is romantic tragically romantic if thats your kind of thing. Something that happened in the movie I wish I could do is take on somebody else’s pain but I suppose my faith isn’t strong enough or maybe then I could. Oh yeah the story though Indian is inspired by the poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah (wikipedia spelling
) from Bani Aamir قيس بن الملوّح العامري though it is fictional, thats why they dress a certain way and they are Muslim in the movie.
Podcasts
OK a some show summaries, my preferred podcatcher/podcast viewer is iTunes
DLTV General tech show with tips, reviews, questions, news and some special segments. Has a folding@home team.
Tekzilla General tech show with tips, reviews, questions, news and some special segments, more question oriented than dltv, has some daily tips which might be usefull for beginners. Ammusing.
Geekbrief.tv Short and frequent light hearted tech news show.
Screencasts online Mac software tutorials published weekly, usefull for product reviews and an especially good guide for begginers to OS X.
Macbreak Mac centric show with guides and product reviews.
Ask A Ninja Isn’t it obvious? a ninja answers user submitted questions in ways only a ninja could (understand or misunderstand), I think he is a guy on drugs actually.
UND Aerocast Aviation training videos.
Systm Do it your self geek and tech centric project show.
