Posted by Notcot on Dec 3, 2012 in
Gadgets
You’d think lights in a bath would mean lights out for whoever got in with them… far from it. These are the perfect mood enhancers in a low lit bathroom. With the bathroom lights on you can see the different colours of the Spa lights casing, but once you turn the room lights out all the spa lights will give off the same ambient orange/yellow haze. Lights not to be mistaken for the aliens in the TV series ‘invasion’. Warning: people have been found to develop compulsive Spa Lights disorder, where, due to their great appeal, customers buy so many that there is no room in the bath for water or themselves! Each pack contains 2 waterproof plastic Spa Lights that will light up continuously for approximately 120 hours. A switch on side of Spa Light turns on/off the soft light. A removable large sucker on base of each Spa Light enables it to be stuck on: the side of the bath, wall tiles, and bath tub bottom. Remove sucker to allow lights to float. Colour of shell may vary (blue, pink, yellow, green).
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Posted by Notcot on Oct 16, 2010 in
Gadgets
Average Rating: 4.0 / 5 (8 Reviews)
Cross It’s A Wonderful Life with ET and Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and you’ll get something close to these entertaining and occasionally grotesque tales from producer Steven Spielberg, writer Chris Columbus and director Joe Dante.
In the first film we meet Billy Peltzer (played by Zach Galligan), a young man whose inventor father (Hoyt Axton) gives him an odd Christmas present in the shape of a tiny, adorable furry creature called a Mogwai, which is named Gizmo. The pet comes with a set of rules: don’t get him wet, don’t feed him after midnight and keep him away from direct sunlight. But Galligan breaks the first rule and the damp little critter pops out a dozen smaller offspring. Then the offspring break the second rule and, overnight, turn from cute furry guys to malevolent scale-covered trolls with world domination on their mind. The only way to stop them: rule three. But it’s an anxious (and extremely funny) battle to make it to daylight, with the bad gremlins finding ingenious ways to multiply over and over until they’re a force to be reckoned with.
In the sequel, Zach Galligan is back, along with Phoebe Cates, his girlfriend from the first film. They’re both working in an ultramodern skyscraper owned by a Donald Trump clone (a hilarious John Glover). Galligan’s furry little buddy is captured by a mad scientist, who not only helps it multiply, but invests the nasty, scaly offspring with intelligence and the ability to talk. What follows is imaginative mayhem that spoofs old movies, modern television, and the conveniences of postmodern technology. In many ways, the sequel is even more inventive and laughter-inducing than the original.
Both films are packed with special effects, all the most impressive when you consider the gremlins are puppets, not computer generated imagery. Expect a wild and fun-packed (if occasionally dark and scary) ride.
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Posted by Notcot on Apr 4, 2010 in
Cult Film
Average Rating: 4.0 / 5 (17 Reviews)
Amazon.co.uk Review
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is considered one of the best science fiction films of the 1950s and 1960s. The classic paranoid thriller was widely interpreted as a criticism of the McCarthy era, which was characterised by anti-Communist witch-hunts and fear of the dreaded blacklist. Some hailed it as an attack on the oppressive power of government as Big Brother. However viewers interpret it, this original 1956 version of Invaders of the Body Snatchers (based on Jack Finney’s serialised novel The Body Snatchers) remains a milestone movie in its genre, directed by Don Siegel with an inventive intensity that continues to pack an entertaining wallop.
Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is unconcerned when the townsfolk accuse their loved ones of acting like emotionless impostors. But soon the evidence is overwhelming–Santa Mira has been invaded by alien “pods”, which are capable of replicating humans and taking possession of their identities. It’s up to McCarthy to spread the word of warning, battling the alien invasion at the risk of his own life. Look closely and you’ll find future director Sam Peckinpah (an uncredited cowriter of this film) making a cameo appearance as a meter reader! –Jeff Shannon
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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