William Goodall's Blog http://blog.williamgoodall.name Occasional mutterings Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:58:53 +0000 en hourly 1 The Hunger Games http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/04/12/the-hunger-games/ http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/04/12/the-hunger-games/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:58:49 +0000 William_T_Goodall http://blog.williamgoodall.name/?p=608 Seemed a bit rushed despite the length. I quite enjoyed it as a non-reader of the books although several scenes seemed like they might have been more significant in the book that the film managed to make them feel.

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]]> http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/04/04/game-of-thrones-2/feed/ 0 John Carter 3D http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/03/21/john-carter-3d/ http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/03/21/john-carter-3d/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:37:36 +0000 William_T_Goodall http://blog.williamgoodall.name/?p=596 Went to see John Carter 3D today. Two other people were in the less than 1% filled theatre. The retrofitted 3D didn’t add much. Having read A Princess of Mars nearly forty years ago I was able to follow the over-complicated story but I found it very rushed. Important story elements whizzed past without any weight. Lynn Collins did a great job as Dejah Thoris. Taylor Kitsch was a little bland as John Carter. I guess there won’t be a sequel.

]]> http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/03/21/john-carter-3d/feed/ 0 New Oven http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/02/27/new-oven/ http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/02/27/new-oven/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:11:57 +0000 William_T_Goodall http://blog.williamgoodall.name/?p=593 Our old microwave expired so we got this one on sale.

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It has a 900W microwave, an 1100W grill and a 2500W convection oven that goes up to 240°C. The turntable diameter is 315mm so it is quite a bit bigger than the old one. All stainless steel.

]]> http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/02/27/new-oven/feed/ 0 The Artist http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/02/09/the-artist/ http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/02/09/the-artist/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:25:03 +0000 William_T_Goodall http://blog.williamgoodall.name/?p=588 Today I saw The Artist and it was good. Very entertaining. I don’t think there was any more to it than that despite some weird theories on the internet, but being entertaining is my number one criterion for a film so I have to rate it highly. And cute dog.

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]]> http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/01/24/underworld-awakening-3d/feed/ 0 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/01/11/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-3/ http://blog.williamgoodall.name/2012/01/11/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-3/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:57:25 +0000 William_T_Goodall http://blog.williamgoodall.name/?p=580 Today I saw the David Fincher version of the film of the book. I think it is slightly better than the Swedish version although I still prefer Noomi Rapace’s take on Lisbeth Salandar to Rooney Mara’s.

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