Dad Stuff Archive

THE GIFT OF GAME

Posted on 08 December 2011 , under Dad Stuff

Christmas Game Boxes 2011 Deck the consoles with boughs of holly! Christmas is right around the corner and I am here to help you with suggestions for the gamer in your life! For the Shooter! As with every year, the elephant in the room when discussing First Person Shooters is the unstoppable juggernaut that is Call of Duty. Now in its 8th consecutive year year, the franchise

PUSS IN BOOTS

Posted on 07 December 2011 , under Dad Stuff

Famed adventurer, sword master, skilled lover… cat. Welcome to the tale of Puss in Boots as he sets his sights on stealing the magic beans from the clutches of the evil Jack and Jill, with a little help from a fellow thief and Humpty Dumpty. Puss in Boots marks the first spin off from the Shrek series (we were previously threatened with one for Eddie

REVIEW: HUGO

Posted on 06 December 2011 , under Dad Stuff

In Gare Montparnasse in Paris in the 1930’s, a boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives a secret life, winding the clocks and stealing to survive as he tries to fix a mysterious device left behind by his father. When he runs into the bookish Isabelle (Chloe Moretz) they begin a whirlwind adventure which will take them on a journey through the origins of cinema. Based

DC's NEW 52

Posted on 07 November 2011 , under Dad Stuff

DC Comics Begins…..Again: The New 52 70 plus years ago Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman and a new genre was born. The comic book superhero burst on the scene and has rolled like a four colour juggernaut ever since. Look at some of the biggest movies of the lay few years and the influence that these two young men have had on popular culture

REVIEW: IN TIME

Posted on 04 November 2011 , under Dad Stuff

In a future world, time has become currency – with people’s body clock frozen at 25. When one man (Timberlake) gets a chance to see behind the system, he heads out on a path of revenge which sees him kidnap the daughter of one of the world’s richest men. Terry Gilliam, Ridley Scott hell, even Michael Bay – just some of the directors I wish

TECH: SONY TABLET S

Posted on 04 November 2011 , under Dad Stuff

Sony’s Tablet S has a funky groove. Literally. While the overwhelming bulk of the tablet market seems to fear deviating from the tried and tested slate design, Sony, ever the contrarian, estimate a wedge is the optimum template for the tablet computer. And they’re right on the money! The inexplicably named S shrewdly bestows a much needed slant for those flat surfaces. Strange how a mere 45

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Posted on 08 October 2011 , under Dad Stuff

1 4 all, all 4 1 – The Three Musketeers in the Twitter Age It is often said that there are no new ideas anymore, just old ones revisited. Some are worth it, and some are not. This one is. First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers has seen no less than 22 film adaptations, multiple animated outings and several television versions (Dogtagnian and the

TECH: iPHONE 4S

Posted on 05 October 2011 , under Dad Stuff

Fresh from it's debut in San Fransisco, we finally get the details of the new iPhone from Tim Cook new CEO of Apple. Apple expect to shift 23 million devices over the Christmas seasonThe wait is finally over and the internet can breathe a collective sigh of relief as the next round of iPhone anticipation begins in earnest this week with the official announcement of

Q & A: GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Posted on 05 October 2011 , under Dad Stuff

Horror master, Guillermo del Toro, talks about his latest project, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. The horror director behind the likes of The Devil’s Backbone, Blade II and Pan’s Labyrinth talks about overseeing the remake of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and what made the original such a horrifying tale. Q. What are your memories of the 1973 TV movie you’ve based this on, and

THE CHANGE-UP

Posted on 15 September 2011 , under Dad Stuff

Long time friends Mitch (Reynolds) and Dave (Bateman) couldn’t be more different – Mitch is a carefree bachelor with a string of women at his beck and call while Dave struggles to balance work with the pressures of three young children and an increasingly harried wife (Leslie Mann). After many drinks and some nocturnal micturation in a magical fountain, the two wake up the

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