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Wonderful background for aquariums too!
The picture here doesn't do it justice, so I uploaded a couple shots. I was very pleased with this, even though the color is more grayish with light green moss. The cork is thick, deeply grooved and semi-rounded, which makes it a great cover for my aquarium heater, and offers more hiding spots for my fish. I almost ordered the cork tile, but this works better for my usage, which will be one end of my 55 gallon aquarium.Being cork, it takes a lot to hold it down, however. I attached 3" suction cups to the back with 12 lb. test fishing line. Well, the line stretched and broke, so now I'm using 25 lb. test. I'll update with another picture of my tank when I'm sure it will hold.
UNSETTLING UK HORROR
Not widely known, this nifty 1986 British horror film stars a young Elisabeth Shue (was this her first film?) and mature Terence Stamp. "Link" is brilliant orangutan who attacks his masters when they try to put him down. Although the title creature is clearly an orangutan, he is referred to as a chimp. It looks like his naturally reddish fur has been dyed dark brown or black.The one scene I recall most vividly is when Shue's character is undressed and about to take a bath, Link opens the bathroom door, enters, and looks at her naked body longingly as she freezes, about to step into the tub.Shot on location in Scotland, the emotive score is by Jerry Goldsmith. The taught direction is by the late Richard Franklin.
monkeys, monkeys, monkeys
I`m only ten and if you like monkeys as much as i do you will LOVE this movie!! Link is cool.
This series just keeps getting better and better.
You will be glued to your seat for this latest installment of Gasaraki. True to standard anime form, everything big and epic happens right at the end of the series. Gasaraki has been builing momentum right from the start and with disc 7 it is speeding along at full bore.
Pretty Animation, Dull Story
At first look Gasaraki looks very good in terms of mecha design and animation. Gasaraki is undoubtedly one of the best looking animes I have ever seen but the story is very uneventful. They try to mix up mythology with mecha (kind of like in Neon Genesis Evangelion), but the story is lacking. In the first couple of episodes in the series there are actually some decent action scenes, however as the story progresses all they do is just talk. It basically becomes some kind of political drama mixed with some not so original religious type story. It is just very slow and in my opinion VERY VERY boring. It just drags on and on about politics and that stupid kai thing. For people who are looking for action and good story this will not be for you as this mediocre anime is seriously lacking in both.
Best yet
There aren't enough stars in all of Amazon to let me describe how much I liked these episodes. A fight of political powers to determine the shape of the world, in the setting of a disaster so believable and well presented it felt like it was ripped from tomorrow's headlines. The only problem I can think of is that sometimes there are so many subtitles you can't possibly read them in one watching - but this one DVD (and one series) that certainly need multiple watchings to fully appreciate.