I saw Iron Man tonight. It’s a good movie. For some reason I’d heard it was really good. I’d say it’s good, not the best movie I’ve seen this year, but definitely good.
The effects are awesome. The story itself is great, in a cheesy, comic book sort of way. The acting is acceptable, not quite oscar winning. It’s not 100% predictable, which is nice.
Given that it was $10 Tuesday, I’m glad I made the effort to see it. I’m glad I didn’t take the $31 gold class seats though!
Conclusion: If you’ve got a spare couple of hours or the tickets are cheap, go see it, it’s entertaining and enjoyable.
I was just reminded that I saw I am Legend recently. It was one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. Will Smith acted fairly well, I like him as an actor. But the story itself was dreadful.
However, I did watch it in a drive in cinema in San Diego, which was fun! It was a little cold, but it was great to see a drive in cinema in the flesh. It’s essentially a big car park with bumps in it, so you can park your car pointing upwards slightly. Oh, and it was damned cold.
Upon a recommendation, I watched Why We Fight this morning. It’s a well made film which makes its point very clearly. War is about money, pure and simple.
I’d thoroughly recommend the film, I recommend you (yes YOU!) watch it today!
I tried to watch a recent episode of CSI Miami last night. It was too much for me. I barely made it through twenty minutes, while doing other things, before I had to turn it off. Personally, I hold Jim Carrey responsible. Every since seeing this little gem on YouTube I can no longer take David Caruso seriously.
For the cunning linguists amongst my readers, I hope you enjoyed the barely bare bear!
I saw Halle Berry and Benicio Del Torro in Things We Lost in the Fire a couple of days ago. It was a special advance screening, thanks George.
It’s a seriously heavy emotional drama. I could explain the plot in 90 words, never mind 90 minutes. Having said that, it’s beautifully acted, wonderfully shot, and it feels like a well crafted piece of cinema. But I spent the first half hour bored to tears, and the rest wondering when they were going to get round to actually telling the story.
In summary, if heavy emotional dramas are your thing, you’ll love it. If not, I’d save yourself the 2 hours.
I went to see Fuerzabruta this evening. It’s a truly awesome show. It’s hard to describe exactly why or what the show is, but it’s definitely spectacular. I believe Fuerza means Force and bruta means Brute, so the literal translation of the name is brute force.
It’s an immensely physical show with some amazing staging, lighting and effects. It’s a highly technical performance, there’s lots of ropes, pulleys and other equipment. The music is fantastic, the sound system kicks some serious ass.
You’ll almost certainly get wet, you might get soaked, and I think everyone will enjoy it. If you can, I highly recommend you go see Fuerzabruta.
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