Juno, I have lost my fangs
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I loved this film - it has that indie aura surrounding it with the shtick and the spiel, but through its lack of weirdness it has astoundingly broken into the mainstream and become a great hit. Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches and Antsy Pants also make for a stellar soundtrack. A must see.
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What I have been watching lately
Friday, November 23, 2007
Since I have been working at Ocado, developing my own sites and from time to time playing Halo 3 on Xbox live, I haven't had time to finish off watching Twin Peaks season 2 or the last two and a half seasons of The X-files. It doesn't help therefore that I have been subscribing myself to even more television that I simply don't have the time for anymore.
Boston Legal:
Californication:
Battlestar Galactica Razor
Then there were the films...
Superbad (awesome)
Shooter (meh)
The Bourne Ultimatum (awesome)
1408 (good)
Disturbia (much better than expected) - Shia is someone to watch.
Shoot Em Up (a good laugh but nothing fabulous)
Boston Legal:
Californication:
Battlestar Galactica Razor
Then there were the films...
Superbad (awesome)
Shooter (meh)
The Bourne Ultimatum (awesome)
1408 (good)
Disturbia (much better than expected) - Shia is someone to watch.
Shoot Em Up (a good laugh but nothing fabulous)
Haloid and Dead Fantasy
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Heroes
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I gave this sci-fi series 3 chances, I started watching it back in November, after three episodes I decided it wasn't worth my time. Then it started airing on BBC 2 this summer, I watched a few more episodes, missed some and promptly stopped. Last week I decided to give it one more try and promptly watched the entire series in three days, with episodes 17 (Company Man) and 20 (Five Years Gone, video above) being my favourites. Watching it all at once made everything flow much better and I remembered all the plot arcs. The story, although starting very slowly, does get much much better with a high quality of story telling, riddled with twists and turns (albeit many being predictable, on most occasions I would guess the twist 5 or 10 minutes beforehand).
(Spoilers below)
When a major disaster is meant to happen whether in a film or TV show, you can usually be sure that it wont, with someone saving the day. Heroes puts up a very nice illusion that suggests the disaster will happen, breaking down the security that it wont; it manages to keep you guessing until the end. Sadly though, the final episode is quite a bit of a let down, the Sylar battle being slow, Peter forgetting he himself can fly, little to no teamwork, and lots of other quirks and gimmicks that in the end don't live up to the predicted end of season showdown at Kirby place. It leaves me wishing the bomb did go off, it would have proved the show had some balls; to daringly question the real role of a Hero.
Instead it didn't, condemning itself to the realms of predictive storytelling. My only hope now is that by diffusing the bomb, the New York situation becomes inadvertently worse than it would have been - perhaps through Sylar's unimaginative survival.
To conclude, Heroes eventually invigorated me enough to watch the entire season, gradually building up my hopes as it developed, however catastrophically destroying the majority of my positive perceptions through the final episode's blow by blow. Let's hope season 2 doesn't go wrong where this one did.
Labels: heroes
How to do a press conference badly
Friday, July 20, 2007
The Worst Films Ever
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Oceans Thirteen
Sunday, June 17, 2007
A far superior film to the abhorrent Ocean's twelve, far far better, and actually enjoyable. By no means perfect, but enjoyable, which is more than I can say for that torrid affair in Europe. The average scene length is longer than 30 seconds, there is a storyline, each person actually has a role in the team, there's no Julia Roberts or Catherine Zeta Jones, there's much less impossible technology and as an added bonus, we get Al Pacino and a big-nosed Matt Damon.
Labels: Trailer
It's good to be a... gas head.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
And so on 26th May 2007 Bristol Rovers returned to the third tier of the English league, now termed "League 1", beating Shrewsbury in a close playoff final 3-1 at Wembley. Because of my horrid exam finals I was forced to miss this dream Wembley occasion, although every time I go and watch they tend to lose, so maybe it was for the best. I also had fears of the Doncaster scenario when that quick 2 minute goal went flying in.
Let's look at some of the good moments from the season:
What a Goal!
And another against City.
The Rovers support at the JPT final in Cardiff.
Road to the Playoffs.
Let's look at some of the good moments from the season:
What a Goal!
And another against City.
The Rovers support at the JPT final in Cardiff.
Road to the Playoffs.
Labels: Sport
This is England
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Incredible, incredible film with a stunning score by the ever-great Einaudi. I highly recommend this.
Labels: Movie
Battlestar Galactica
Friday, April 20, 2007
The Fountain
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Aronofsky has done it again, with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz; this time pulling off a magnanimous beauty - a love story spanning a thousand years with a quivering of death's meaning. Clint Mansell with the Kronos Quartet once again provides another epic soundtrack to match their previous work made for Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. Fountain is magnificent to watch and feel, a marvel. Just look.
Dumplings
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
A pretty strange and messed up Chinese film about keeping your youth at all costs. Don't make the same mistake I did and try and eat food during this movie.
Labels: Trailer
Pure slow motion testosterone
Saturday, March 31, 2007
300. No more, no less. Nothing more, nothing less. It's a feature length trailer of epic proportions by a director "with a machine gun for a dick".
Hard Candy
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Saw this a couple of nights ago. Pretty hard to watch if you are a guy. I've heard people state that this stimulates all sorts of debates about paedophilia and vigilantism; personally it seems like this extreme setting is merely justification for a graphic torture film (so is the Lion's gate way) involving some crazy bitch attacking some proposed kiddie-lover. The true menace to society would be illustrated in a sickening role reversal, honestly I believe this film achieves little more than some light (albeit gritty) entertainment. Plus I prefer soft gums.
Tideland
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Terry Gilliam back on form with a stunning performance by Jodelle Ferland. I feel like a person of few words today so I shall just say that I really loved this film and then show you some beautiful pictures:
- Juno, I have lost my fangs
- What I have been watching lately
- Haloid and Dead Fantasy
- Heroes
- How to do a press conference badly
- The Worst Films Ever
- Oceans Thirteen
- It's good to be a... gas head.
- This is England
- Battlestar Galactica
- 2003, 2004
- July 2006
- August 2006
- October 2006
- November 2006
- December 2006
- January 2007
- February 2007
- March 2007
- April 2007
- May 2007
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