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.
February 9, 2012
February 2, 2012
Haywire
Saw Haywire today. Gina Carano is a credible action star and the rest of the stellar cast comported themselves skilfully. The plot and the script are a bit perfunctory, simply sketching in motivation for the bone-crunching and convincing action scenes. I was the only person in the screening, on the last day of the film at that complex. Underworld: Awakening (3D) is back for another week.
January 24, 2012
Underworld: Awakening (3D)
More action, less mythology. Kate Beckinsale still brings it. Better than the third one. 3D doesn’t add much. Clearly looking for another sequel if this one is successful.
January 11, 2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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.
December 26, 2011
December 25, 2011
Christmas Day
Presents.
I didn’t photograph the prawn cocktail/turkey/trifle dinner. It was very good.
November 22, 2011
More Amazon Food
Free delivery.
Punjabi Choley and pea soup with pork sausage. The ‘Do Not Split’ stickers are amusing 🙂
November 9, 2011
Lacuna Coil & Straight Line Stitch, Aberdeen
Saw Lacuna Coil and Straight Line Stitch at the Lemon Tree. Doors 7:30, I got a front centre standing position at the barrier. 8:30 Straight Line Stitch came on and played an energetic half-hour set. It was being filmed. Alexis Brown was in good form, singing well and bouncing around the cramped stage area like a spring. Near enough to touch (as some people on either side of me did). 9:00 and Lacuna Coil came on and played for an hour before taking the encore break. Then back on until 10:30. Or thereabouts. They had more stage room and slightly better sound than SLS (as usual for the headliner). Cristina Scabbia is very tiny.
November 3, 2011
Amazon Groceries
Bought some food from Amazon’s grocery department. Free delivery.
That’s spinach and cottage cheese curry and pickled cucumber soup. Delicious!
New Tassimo
The old one died (the scanner couldn’t read any barcodes) so it got replaced with this one:
