Easy A
This was on at the cinema at Uni, it was the 5th time I had seen it so I knew it was fantastic. However, the experience of seeing on a big screen was RUINED by the noisy girls sat behind us who full on roared with laughter at the slightest amusing moment.
Tron: Legacy
I really rather liked this film. The look of it was fantastic, we saw it in 2D and I don't think it spoiled it. The colours were so vibrant and the characters were interesting. One niggle though, it was called Tron and the character Tron was barely in it! I know that was also the name of the arcade game but still. Anyway, it's worth watching if you like action stuff or appealing visuals.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief
Oh dear me, this film was not good. It wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen but it was so cheesy and oh my goodness, a laughable film. Steve Coogan as Hades though, he wasn't as scary as Hades should be but he made the film better.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
This one wasn't so bad. The actors were recognisable and the musical lightning was pretty fab. The whole thing was ridiculous but fun too. A very childish film and mediocre.
Never Let Me Go
Well this is a darn fantastic film. It's creepy as anything and sinister from the very beginning. You can play guessing and be heartbroken as some aspects of the plot are revealed. It's a sci-fi film set in a very realistic and not obviously high-tech England. Watch this film if you haven't already!
Date Night
Comedy with Steve Carell and Tina Fey. I found this one rather amusing, it was absurd in many ways but not in a way that made it cringe-worthy. You should give it a watch if you want something funny with mild peril.
Clash of the Titans
I didn't hold much hope for this one and it pretty much lived up to my poor expectations. It was odd to see both Tony and Effy from Skins dressed up as ancient greeks. Also, Voldemort as Hades. Much better. However the title is very very misleading as it is really "build up to a fight between something that is a bit like a Titan but isn't even one of the original ones and a Demi-God called Perseus. Well, Pete Postlethwaite was in it too, so that was good. Don't bother with it though, really.
The A Team
Wasn't all that brilliant. I was a bit confused by the plot. I was drawn in though and wanted to see what happened but there were not amazing moments to push it into being a great film.
Exam
This one was pretty darn good. A psychological thriller and even though it started in a pretty low key and not so enthralling way, I enjoyed it. It certainly gets you thinking and is pretty rewarding when you finally reach the end.
So, that's it for my film reviews. Life is good. :)
Monday 28 March 2011
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Wednesday, the day of productivity.
I awoke this morning to a text from my dearest sister, her annoyance at missing Serenity on tv last night because she was asleep.
Well, I'm not too fussed because it means when I go home next weekend I can watch it with her and it will be amazing once again.
I've got a huge list of tasks to power through today and so I'm going to document my day as I do them and hopefully this blogging will help to keep me on track.
Firstly: tidying... I've done a little bit, I've folded up all the clothes on the floor and put the bin bag by the door to take out later.
Secondly: emails... simple and then there was one from Alex asking me to check if my Parrot Stories image would be suitable quality to be printed up at 12inches for a vinyl release. I think it is but I don't have a high quality version of it with the text on so really I'm probably going to have to sort this out with Alan over the next few weeks.
Thirdly: blogs and youtube... I've watched everything in my sub box and commented on those I think matter most.
Fourthly: watch Becoming Human. I liked it actually. Even though there wasn't that much new footage it was better to see the whole story as one. Poor ending but it was never going to be as good as Being Human.
Fifthly: (and this is what I'm about to do now at 10:22 am) Video for itiselizabeth about art... I've recorded the footage I need and so now comes mega edit. Also, I broke my tripod. :( I'm saving it now and starting on number 6.
Sixthly: Christopher and His Kind and painting my nails... A truly beautiful piece of film.
Seventhly... though this wasn't on my list... LUNCH and a program about David Mitchell.
Eighthly: SSAGO exec meeting. I'm off to that now, I hope my video gets some comments while I'm away.
Ninethly: Cash cheque and hand in census. Done and done.
TENTHLY: (as if I've got to number 10 on my list!) Blog on my website... done!
Fire alarm interrupted my tidying...
+ A revision time-table
+ Blog, book reviews. Especially for "The Dead" which is worth a read.
+ tea time before Harry Potter Quiz!
After the quiz that is at 7 I'll be heading out to town to see James.
More productiveness tomorrow as I still haven't vacuum'd, I have letters to write and post, emails to send, websites to update, designing to do, planning to do, revision to start etc.
The sun on the hills is beautiful.
Well, I'm not too fussed because it means when I go home next weekend I can watch it with her and it will be amazing once again.
I've got a huge list of tasks to power through today and so I'm going to document my day as I do them and hopefully this blogging will help to keep me on track.
Firstly: tidying... I've done a little bit, I've folded up all the clothes on the floor and put the bin bag by the door to take out later.
Secondly: emails... simple and then there was one from Alex asking me to check if my Parrot Stories image would be suitable quality to be printed up at 12inches for a vinyl release. I think it is but I don't have a high quality version of it with the text on so really I'm probably going to have to sort this out with Alan over the next few weeks.
Thirdly: blogs and youtube... I've watched everything in my sub box and commented on those I think matter most.
Fourthly: watch Becoming Human. I liked it actually. Even though there wasn't that much new footage it was better to see the whole story as one. Poor ending but it was never going to be as good as Being Human.
Fifthly: (and this is what I'm about to do now at 10:22 am) Video for itiselizabeth about art... I've recorded the footage I need and so now comes mega edit. Also, I broke my tripod. :( I'm saving it now and starting on number 6.
Sixthly: Christopher and His Kind and painting my nails... A truly beautiful piece of film.
Seventhly... though this wasn't on my list... LUNCH and a program about David Mitchell.
Eighthly: SSAGO exec meeting. I'm off to that now, I hope my video gets some comments while I'm away.
Ninethly: Cash cheque and hand in census. Done and done.
TENTHLY: (as if I've got to number 10 on my list!) Blog on my website... done!
Fire alarm interrupted my tidying...
+ A revision time-table
+ Blog, book reviews. Especially for "The Dead" which is worth a read.
+ tea time before Harry Potter Quiz!
After the quiz that is at 7 I'll be heading out to town to see James.
More productiveness tomorrow as I still haven't vacuum'd, I have letters to write and post, emails to send, websites to update, designing to do, planning to do, revision to start etc.
The sun on the hills is beautiful.
Sunday 13 March 2011
Catch-up (of the film review variety)
So since Percy Jackson we've watched a lot and I've not reported on it.
The American was cancelled so we actually didn't get to see that.
We watched Up in the Air that night instead. I liked this film, it was well acted. However, the story was a tiny bit disappointing yet the music was good.
Monsters was alright actually, a mix between District 9 and every other invasion film ever. The monsters were quite beautiful when you saw them at the end. It ended abruptly as films have recently started doing... It had a few of those jump-in-your-seat moments and other gruesome scenes. I'd not watch it again but if you think it falls in your genre of preference you might like it.
Machete is a action/comic wonder film. It was by far the best thing I've seen in a while purely because it was so hilarious. It was gory and totally ridiculous from the very first scene but it was so bizarre that it pulled itself into the realm of wonder. I'd watch it again probably.
An Education was an odd one. I liked it but I didn't get why she stayed with him. If I put that to one side it was rather fantastic but I still cannot believe that a girl like her would stick with a man like him once she found out some of those things. I know she was supposed to be so smitten/in love but I just, er, she was too clever. I think if I gave it a few years it might merit a re-watch but I'm not that bothered. You might like it though.
We skipped on Paranormal Activity 2 because we hadn't seen the first one and couldn't really be bothered.
The Tourist was actually much better than I expected. That is because I had been told it was bad and cliché and predictable. To be honest it was both cliché and predictable but that didn't make it bad. The story was not a bad one and the genuinely adorable character of Frank (played by Johnny Depp) but made it much better. I'd maybe even watch this again if it was on tv.
Otherwise, my life has been busy in art and other areas. :)
The American was cancelled so we actually didn't get to see that.
We watched Up in the Air that night instead. I liked this film, it was well acted. However, the story was a tiny bit disappointing yet the music was good.
Monsters was alright actually, a mix between District 9 and every other invasion film ever. The monsters were quite beautiful when you saw them at the end. It ended abruptly as films have recently started doing... It had a few of those jump-in-your-seat moments and other gruesome scenes. I'd not watch it again but if you think it falls in your genre of preference you might like it.
Machete is a action/comic wonder film. It was by far the best thing I've seen in a while purely because it was so hilarious. It was gory and totally ridiculous from the very first scene but it was so bizarre that it pulled itself into the realm of wonder. I'd watch it again probably.
An Education was an odd one. I liked it but I didn't get why she stayed with him. If I put that to one side it was rather fantastic but I still cannot believe that a girl like her would stick with a man like him once she found out some of those things. I know she was supposed to be so smitten/in love but I just, er, she was too clever. I think if I gave it a few years it might merit a re-watch but I'm not that bothered. You might like it though.
We skipped on Paranormal Activity 2 because we hadn't seen the first one and couldn't really be bothered.
The Tourist was actually much better than I expected. That is because I had been told it was bad and cliché and predictable. To be honest it was both cliché and predictable but that didn't make it bad. The story was not a bad one and the genuinely adorable character of Frank (played by Johnny Depp) but made it much better. I'd maybe even watch this again if it was on tv.
Otherwise, my life has been busy in art and other areas. :)
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