Three and out ...

Three quick thoughts for the day ....

1. Terminator Salvation.

We went to the movies last night and saw the latest addition to the Terminator series. We weren't expecting too much, and were pleasantly surprised. Some will argue that the first Terminator was better than the second (I don't know if I agree), but this was definitely better than the horrible mess of a third movie and would definitely challenge the first two for best of the series. Good action, great effects and well-acted - especially Sam Worthington. I would argue that he should have top billing over Christian Bale, whose extremely gravelly voice is starting to wear a little thin. As an added bonus on the evening, we went to a new movie theatre - down by the harbour. A little more crowded than our other theatre, but it was pretty cool to walk out of the movie and straight onto the beach for a little wind down. The sun was slowly setting (10:30 pm!), the sea was calm and big boats were slowly making their way out to sea. A nice climb down from a few hours of killer robots ...

2. Flight of the Conchords

Where have we been hiding for the past few years that we are just now catching onto the brilliance of this show? We watched a few episodes yesterday, including the one where Jemaine is disowned by his New Zealand buddies for dating an Austrailian girl, and are now downloading the rest. It's some of the wittiest comedy I've seen in quite sometime. Kind of like 30 Rock but with music ...

3. 20-20 Cricket World Championship

If you're thinking about getting into cricket, I'd advise starting by watching this most entertaining form of the game. I just spent an hour watching Pakistan demolish New Zealand, and caught the South Africa-West Indies highlights. It's actually a really cool game to watch once you get used to the terminology and scoring. I had a little fun with the guys at work rubbing in the surprising mid-week result where Holland defeated England. Once this tournament is complete, full bore test cricket will start with the Ashes - a traditional matchup between England and Australia. I'm looking forward to it.