76/100 Moneyball (movie review)

Moneyball (2011)

Summary: (from IMDB)
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

This movie is on my DISH right now and I saved it to the DVR. I love this movie and while it is an interesting movie about this interesting way of getting players, the real gem of this movie is Brad Pitt's performance as the Oakland A's General Manager. He is just so good here and really shows his range. He really lives and breathes this role. Jonah Hill is also very good as the brain behind their method.

More than just a baseball movie and very well done film.

IMDB for Cast and Credits:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210166/

Overall rating:
Excellent

Recommend:
Yes!

Warnings:
None really.

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US Computer Users - Check for Malware by Monday

I just saw this really useful article on yahoo and thought I would share it with you. Something about malware and a threat to US computer users. I just did a check of my computer - there are helpful links in the article - and I don't have anything wrong with my DNS set up. I thought it was worth checking and worth sharing with the flist. I would hate to see anyone infected. This gives you a quick and easy way to check your DNS and then a way to resolve the issue if you have the malware.

Anyhoo. Read this here:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/malware-may-knock-thousands-off-063924736.html

I think it is only users in the US (some mention of Canada).

Hope this helps some of you out.

77/100 The Mentalist (tv review)

The Mentalist (2008 - 2011)

Summary: (from IMDB)
A well-known psychic becomes a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation to help solve crimes and to find "Red John," the madman who killed his wife and daughter.

So - there is a marathon of this show on TNT today and I thought I would review it. This show has a strong central character in the vein of Sherlock Holmes - who solves crimes utilizing his keen powers of observation. Example - he figures out that a man in a wheelchair is not paralyzed by noticing the marks on the soles of his shoes from walking. Very neat on the details this show is. He has a bit of the tormented soul about him as he is motivated to get the killer of his family. I prefer the shows that are not Red John focused and love the stand alone ones that veer away from that story line. I really wish that story line had rapped a little faster. I tended to not watch the Red John shows and tended to watch the independent story line shows. Those are lighter and Patrick Jane is funnier there - and that is when the show is best - when Patrick is funny, witty and "on". Really good supporting cast in this show - and the team is solid. I really like watching this show as they solve the crimes they are faced with.


IMDB for Cast and Credits:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/

Overall rating:
Very good and Simon Baker is easy on the eyes. :P

Recommend:
Yep.

Warnings:
Violence and crime.

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