Controversial Red Bull Ad

Red Bull has not been far from controversy in recent years. Here is yet another Ad which does not veer away from comprehensive outbursts from various religious groups. Enjoy!

Funniest South Park Episode ever!

So, we have a frog spirit emperor, a sparrow spirit prince and perhaps most importantly a Samurai Catfish spirit all trying to convince Lemmniwinks, the 4th Grade classes Gerbil to defeat his evil hacking brother, Wikileaks. Check this out!

lemmiwinks+catatafish+lemmiwinks vs wikileaks from Eric Leandro on Vimeo.

Why Richard was sent home....

South Africa's latest cricketing talent is once again an opening batsmen without fear and possesses flamboyant flare. He is also described as SA's next Herschelle Gibbs.... with the bat that is :) Richard Levi, another successful product from the Cape Cobras franchise made his first class debut for Border against his current franchise, Western Province in 2006. The 24 year old Johannesburg native was pretty much knocking on the door in the last 5 years to no avail. This was due to the success of various opening pairs such as Amla/ Smith, Smith/ Kallis, Smith/ de Villiers and even Alviro Petersen had an opportunity to bat with the former SA captain. Smith's place is more questionable now in the Twenty 20 arena than it is in the remaining arenas, making our former Captain somewhat of a liability. This has subsequently opened a door for the young Cape Cobras opening batsman and led to his first appearance for South Africa during their concurrent tour of New Zealand. Levi made his international debut in Auckland against a slightly more aggressive New Zealand bowling attack after being under Allan Donald's tutelage. Levi unfortunately scored a brisk 11 on debut, but managed to score 2 boundaries in that knock. Fortunately another opportunity was afforded to Levi in the next match at Hamilton where he scored 117 of 51 balls amassing 13 sixes in the process (the most by any batsmen in the international T20 circuit). A few days later, Richard, after hitting 2 boundaries was caught in the deep for 13. He flew back to Cape Town the very next day. Some question Gary Kirsten's decision to send him back. I on the other hand agree with the Proteas coach in his decision. By keeping Levi in the ODI series, the Proteas risk exposing him to all of the forthcoming T20 competitors. This will inadvertently give them an opportunity to work him out and figure out ways to dismiss Levi early. South Africa is doing exactly the same thing they did with Imran Tahir last year prior to the World Cup in India. Here, they strategically did not expose him to the series prior to the WC. India had no idea who this bowler was and it certainly paid dividends in some respect. With Levi gaining much from his experience in New Zealand, this will allow him to work on more innovative shots during the MiWay Pro 20 tournament. He is more than guaranteed a place in the forthcoming T20 tournament and I'm certain with Richard Levi in the fold.... South Africa will be unstoppable.

5 worst Superhero movies of the 21st Cenury

Hiya Folks, me again, your friendly neighbourhood islander with another list orientated blog post. So today I decided to name (and shame) the top 5 worst films of the 21st century! 5. Dragonball Z (2009) Showcasing the infamous anime adventure series in a live cinema format where Goku and friends are about to take on Evil Alien Dictator/ Underworld ruler, Piccolo. Not even suitable to Stoners, especially under the influence. 4. Elektra (2005) A not-so-great spinoff of Marvel's not-so-great original, Daredevil. Jenifer Garner once again reprises her role has Elektra, daughter of former mob boss and right hand man of the Kingpin, Nikolas Natchios. Elektra somehow escaped death at the hands of BullsEye in the original film, Daredevil, and now continues her newly found life as an assassin for hire. Crap, absolute crap... 3. Catwoman (2004) Perhaps one of Batman's most iconic villains. Catwoman was deemed to be one of the earliest sex symbols in the golden age of Comics and perhaps the Batman's most significant of love interests. The relationship between the Batman and Catwoman is perhaps one of the longest and most thought provoking interactions in the history of comic books. You pretty much won't see any of that in this movie. One plus point, Halle Berry is in leather.... 2. Hulk (2003) The Incredible Hulk is definitely Marvel's most powerful and mightiest superhero/ anti-hero. This character has gone toe to toe with the universes most evil villains and highly powerful superheroes such as Thor, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four, The Inhumans.... and pretty much won. He even took on Superman and controversially lost in the infamous Marvel vs DC. Ang Lee and Eric Bana pretty much ruined the above paragraph in over two and half hours. Put it this way, had it not been for the movie poster, I thought i was watching a Shrek sequel. 1. Ghost Rider 2: The Spirit of Vengeance (2012) And we have a winner! This movie was so bad that I paid R22 to see it... needless to say, I would like my money back. Nicolas Cage reprised his role as Johnny Blaze in the sequel which one can safely say was much darker than it's original. The Director had the audacity to claim it was as dark as the rebooted Batman series. Dark yes... thought provoking, cinematography, casting and script overall... NO. I would not even consider taking an ex or perhaps your mortal enemy bound by blood to see this one. This is perhaps Cage's worst film to date and certainly does not do justice to the Ghost Rider character nor the Marvel Knight's franchise overall. Hopefully the Director's of these films will not do it again, better yet trade their day jobs for something more suitable such as opening up a health spa or a Daycare facility.

The Academy Award Winners 2012 - Best Motion Farce

The Academy awards, the world's most reputable and widely broadcasted awards evening has once again proven to be controversial with it's eventual winners. George Clooney seems to havehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif taken the mantle from Leo DiCaprio as this years second place, close second (or as Seinfeld's definition of second place as "first loser")in his role as wealthy Land Baron, Matt King in the Descendants. The script of "the Descendants" seems to have the typical ingredients for an Oscar winning recipe. For starters you have Tragedy; where the Mother is injured in a near-fatal boating accident. Secondly, we are left with 2 daughters who are with the lack of an appropriate phrase or quip, mother-less. "Matt King" (George's character)is left in a position atypical of drama of this nature, where he will need to rekindle the somewhat damaged relationships with his two daughters. A few weeks ago, your obese, possibly asexual BFF would have suggested that this not only sounds like a tragic chick flick, but a flick destined for Oscar winning success. Your friend (who if I had to think about it carefully closely resembles the Comic Book Store owner in the Simpson's) was wrong. 2012 saw the best motion picture being awarded to Michel Hazanavicius's, "The Artist". Quick Summary: "The Artist" is about the emergence of a new era in the Motion Picture arena where silent movies are gradually diminishing and transcending into vocalised outputs. Starring relatively unknown talents in the form of Jean duJardin and Bernice Bejo, the film clearly had other ingredients favourable to it's eventual success. Case and point, we have a film icon who simply doesn't fit the new picture (excuse the pun). We have a love interest who is about to take the world of vocalised cinema by storm. And if Schindler's list is anything to go by.... it'http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifs in black and white! Sounds like a B&W version of Anchorman... on steroids! So, why is this a farce? Well for starters, this movie snuck in under the radar (I think even Mr Ebert will agree to that). Secondly, the black and white was a great touch but if there is one thing that has stood out in recent Oscar Winners is that Modern Day Dramas sell; case and point, Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker". Lastly, are you telling me that John Goodman is part of an Oscar Winning motion picture??!!!! #NotCool Click here for the complete list of winners from the Academy Awards 2012.

Top 10 Greatest animated superhero TV shows

Hiya Guys. As some of you may know already, I am a huge fan of comic books from both the DC and Marvel universes. Below is a list of some of my particular favourite cartoons growing up:

1. Batman - The Animated Series (1992) - check out the intro here!

2. Spider-Man (1994) - Probably the best version of Spidey ever!

3. X-men (1992)

4. The Incredible Hulk - 1981

5. Superman - The Animated series (1996)

6. Iron Man (1996)

7. Justice league Unlimited (2000)

8. Batman Beyond (1999) - check out the intro here!

9. The Spectacular Spiderman (2008)

10. The Avengers : Earth's mightiest heroes (2010)

The Royal Wedding - What is all the fuss about?

Seriously, who cares about this blasted wedding? Clearly the entire world! Seriously, what is the point? Granted, Prince William will most likely take the throne in approximately 15 - 2o years time - but what does this have to do with Kate Middleton?

The likelihood of her ever taking supreme control of the throne is possibly an 80 - 1 shot. She would need to make a consorted effort to remove her royal husband to be, in order to achieve this milestone. Also , I am confident that this marriage will never work. Here is why:

• The royal expectations of the Royal Family
• The expectations of the Public
• The expectations of Prince William and the Oedipus Effect

The royal expectations of the Royal Family

Kate Middleton comes from a working to middle-ish class family and are not necessarily prepared for the royal mayhem that ensues. By that, I am referring to the paparazzi element which plagued Princess Diana, eventually leading to her demise in 1997. Also, perhaps most importantly, behaving in the manner a Royal is supposed to display. This bears testament to the relationship between the late Princess Diana and her mother in the law and ruling Monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II. Middelton comes across as an outspoken, extroverted and engaging young lady. However, there seems to be no room for those attributes in the Royal Family i.e. the outcomes of Princess Diana's and the former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson's marriage.

She is also a Master's Graduate of the Arts which means that she has been in an environment in which freedom of expression and creative impulse was pivotal to her success. Can't see much of a conversation happening in the Royal Dining Room Table - this chick will suffer towards unconsciousness.

The expectations of the Public

I think the main reason why the Public are waiting in anticipation for the wedding is because the majority of them see Princess Diana in her personality. I would tend to agree with them, should this be the case. She smiles for starters, which is generally a good sign. As I mentioned earlier, she is quite engaging, and does not display any elements of being camera shy.

However, looking the part, acting the part and actually doing the part are 3 very different things. What I am trying to get at here is will the future Queen of England bear the responsibility of Princess Diana and assist a significant number of charities and foundations in impoverished regions throughout the globe? Or will she play the role of a beauty pageant contestant meets royalty and wish for world peace? Interesting quandary we have reached here.

The expectations of Prince William and the Oedipus Effect

Again, you kind readers must be under the impression that there is a valley of shrooms in my backyard. But once again, there is method to my madness. Prince William, like the public have a significant number of expectations of Kate Middelton, perhaps too many.

Prince William will constantly compare Ms Middelton to his late mother and quite frankly, community activist, Princess Diana. She won't exhibit the same behviourisms as his mother, out of conformity to the unwritten protocols of the Royal Family. As a result, he will be involuntarily be demanding more of the same qualities which were provided by Princess Diana to her immediate family and the global community at large. This ties in with the Oedipus effect. Derived from Greek Folklore, the Oedipus effect is based on a self fufilling prophecy. That prophecy in Prince William's mind translates to him finally finding someone who measures to the late Princess Diana's standard - he is still thinking about it, believe me.

So, that pretty much covers it. Oh, and one more thing... how the f#$k could the Royal Couple invite Kanye West and not the f#$^kin Obamas??!!!! This is an automatic thumbs down from the Islander.... methinks its time for a game of Cricket!