O, little did I know ye, most unfortunate Acer laptop. How you did once aspire to be my trustworthy machine in need; sadly, your motherboard did shuffle off its mortal coil no less than a full month after the passing of your warranty. Others accused you and your kind of treacherous misdoings, but now we shall never know the truth. Today is a day of mourning.

I shall not forget you, much. Nay, not even when I have moved on to other, faster, and overall higher quality specimens (:razz:) I shall await the estimated shipment delivery date of January 22nd with dread. Verily.

Just went to see this last night, and the tons of rave reviews did not disappoint - Children of Men is one of the best movies I’ve had the opportunity to see in a long, long time. I don’t want to spoil any bit of it for those of you planning to see it, as I myself prefer to know as little about a good movie before seeing it as possible. Just take my advice, pass up Dangerous Minds II and LOTR-as-conceived-by-15-year-old, and spend your money on this movie instead. You won’t regret it.

Some things to note before going in: this movie is very violent and dark, harsh and gritty. If you get easily depressed, I’d still recommend going, but brace yourself. It is also one of the most beautifully shot movies I’ve seen, probably ever. Don’t let the sci-fi label scare those of you who aren’t really into that sort of thing; CoM transcends genre. A refreshing bit of good cinema in an otherwise wasteland of useless remakes. The other comment I can safely add, without spoiling the movie, is that I would definitely have this man’s babies:

Clive Owen, perpetually drunk yet quietly awesome.

So, go hurry up and see this movie so I can talk about it with you!