A Case For that Yellow Badge on the right

Why?

There are three main ways you'll react to the yellow badge. One: "Hey, why does The Tony Tay have that (lame) yellow badge saying he's a certified blogging course graduate?? I'd ask him but then people would think I also want the (lame) badge." Or two, which is more likely: "What?? What yellow badge are we talking about?". Just look over to your right and you'll see it. This case however is here because the badge deserves the third reaction: "Whoa, cool badge! I should click this badge and see what happens. Where did Tonyeli get it from? I want me a badge like that for my blog!", or something along those lines.

IMDb Top 250 Journey: Guardians of the Galaxy

Hello and welcome to Friday night here at the Tony Tay, where we review movies which IMDb users claim, are the best on the planet. This week we're down to Guardians of the Galaxy, which sits at #213 and has a score of 8.0. Shall we? We shall.

IMDb Top 250 Journey: The Imitation Game

This week is done and dusted! Weekend's finally here - I'm sure you're as relieved as I am, especially those here in Ghana, because Monday is a holiday. Ah, blissfully long weekend. Anywho, as usual, we're kicking it off with another movie review; This time, it's The Imitation Game. You'll find it at a rather low #221 spot, with a score of 8.0. Doesn't look too good does it? Let's find out.

Random Post: Troski Tale

Today I was heading home from work, in a troski, when something unexpected happened. For those of you wondering, troski, or trotro, is Ghana's (questionable) version of a public transport system, and the stem of many good stories. I remember one time when I took a trotro somewhere, and the mate (conductor) miscalculated the change he gave to a lady passenger. This made her so mad she told the driver to stop the bus, so she could fight the mate. Funny thing is, if I had to bet, I'd have bet on the woman winning that fight - she looked mean as hell.

A Case For Copying

Why?

Because people feel they are above that, but they really shouldn't. Take the latest Apple event. Apple is a great company; They make fantastic products, are very profitable and worth a ridiculous bunch of money. Samsung? Apple is worth more than four Samsungs. Google? Microsoft? Apple's worth more than the two combined. Intel? You'd have to triple Intel's net worth to come close to Apple. So it's safe to say they're ahead of the competition. After their latest event however (their announcement of the iPad pro, iPhone 6s, 6s Plus), everybody was focusing on how most of the new features they announced were already present in other competitors' devices. Not to mention how they always seemed to be doing just that; hang back, implement an already existing feature and boom, success! Now that just makes people mad. But I'm here to remind you why they're successful anyway, and what you should take from them.

IMDb Top 250 Journey: Gone Girl

Hey folks, another week, another spot down IMDb’s top 250 list. At this rate, we have... only 247 weeks more to go! Yes. I am now realizing this. Damn. I should have given this more thought. Well, I might as well just go ahead get over with this review. Alright, this week it’s David Fincher’s Gone Girl, which was adapted from Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel of the name. It has a score of 8.2, and sits at #156 on the list.

IMDB Top 250 Journey: Interstellar

It is Friday night, which means, yep, we've moved up (or down?) another spot on IMDB's Top 250 list. Today we're on Interstellar, Christopher Nolan's 2014 sci-fi thriller, at an impressive #29 on the list, and a score of  8.6. Let's get to it.

A Case For Your Average Idea

Why? 

Because the world runs on average, boring ol’ ideas too. Perhaps more importantly, too many of us are running in the opposite direction of success. Here’s why: Anyone hoping to ride on the idea train to success I guarantee will inevitably be searching for the multi-million dollar one, i.e., the idea that has a carry-on overflowing with money. You know, like Google. Or maybe a phone with ten SIM cards, or a car that runs on milk. Okay, maybe not those last two. In any case, when they stumble on that idea which isn’t mind-blowing, or is only just about different from something that already exists, they throw it away. So basically the streets are littered with these average ideas, and that cannot stand.

IMDb Top 250 Journey: Mad Max Fury Road

Anyone looking to get into movies has most likely heard of IMDb's Top 250: a list of what the site's users consider to be the best movies ever made. Yes I know, it is a hugely flawed list, but it's the best starting point for anyone with a developing taste in movies. Why? Because it is a surprisingly good measure of how likely you are to enjoy a movie. In any case, I will be reviewing every movie on the list, and you are invited to tag along with me. Let's see how good this list really is. Alright, I will be starting from the most recent member on the list, which is Mad Max Fury Road at #103, and a score of 8.3. Let's do this.