Nic Jones (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} nicwrites) wrote,@ 2008-11-14 21:06:00 |
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Movies
I thought I'd ride to Rosebud instead of driving. I'm taking a break under some trees outside Mt Martha.
Google maps made this ride look much shorter than it seems to be turning out to be. Carrying my laptop in my backpack has proven to take the energy right out of me. It's like I'm carrying two people. I should make the distance though. I'm past Frankston and and stopping for a break.
There's been a headwind since I stopped heading south, though, and it's killing me. It's a nasty headwind, too, and I think it's going to double my effective distance.
My iPod is playing up and I think it's time for a new battery.
I realise I've been watching a whole stack of movies recently and not giving reviews. So, those that I can remember:
Wall-E
Absolutely fantastic. Pixar once again pulls of movie magic and shows how sad it is that Disney has reduced itself to dross like High School Musical 3.
Horton Hears a Who:
Reasonably enjoyable. Moreso than expected. Jim Carey gives a fairly good performance as Horton.
Burn After Reading
Slow and uninteresting for the first hour or so, and I only really persevered because I was bored. It gets some laughs toward the end as things really unravel, though.
The Bucket List
Why is it that people regard Jack Nicholsen as an actor of notable talent? I just don't see it. Skip this one.
Babylon A.D.
Vin Diesel doing the same thing he usually does, with odd shades of science fiction thrown in. Michelle Yeoh seems to be taking roles far below the calibre of her acting would warrant and this is one of those.
The Mutant Chronicles
Can you say "Direct to DVD"? More video-game-like than Silent Hill. Devon Aoki is cute, but Little Miss and I spent most of the movie places bets on who would be the next to die. Suffice to say we weren't ever surprised.
Get Smart
This was much funnier than I had expected. It also was much better than I expected. It didn't try to recreate the series and managed to find its own, genuinely funny tone. (Though it did swing and miss every now and then) So yes, surprisingly enjoyable.
(Later, in Dromana, after getting a wee bit lost)
Ahhhh, I give up. I've come some 50km and I'm exhausted. I've called for a lift.
(No NAULS because it's too hot for them)
I thought I'd ride to Rosebud instead of driving. I'm taking a break under some trees outside Mt Martha.
Google maps made this ride look much shorter than it seems to be turning out to be. Carrying my laptop in my backpack has proven to take the energy right out of me. It's like I'm carrying two people. I should make the distance though. I'm past Frankston and and stopping for a break.
There's been a headwind since I stopped heading south, though, and it's killing me. It's a nasty headwind, too, and I think it's going to double my effective distance.
My iPod is playing up and I think it's time for a new battery.
I realise I've been watching a whole stack of movies recently and not giving reviews. So, those that I can remember:
Wall-E
Absolutely fantastic. Pixar once again pulls of movie magic and shows how sad it is that Disney has reduced itself to dross like High School Musical 3.
Horton Hears a Who:
Reasonably enjoyable. Moreso than expected. Jim Carey gives a fairly good performance as Horton.
Burn After Reading
Slow and uninteresting for the first hour or so, and I only really persevered because I was bored. It gets some laughs toward the end as things really unravel, though.
The Bucket List
Why is it that people regard Jack Nicholsen as an actor of notable talent? I just don't see it. Skip this one.
Babylon A.D.
Vin Diesel doing the same thing he usually does, with odd shades of science fiction thrown in. Michelle Yeoh seems to be taking roles far below the calibre of her acting would warrant and this is one of those.
The Mutant Chronicles
Can you say "Direct to DVD"? More video-game-like than Silent Hill. Devon Aoki is cute, but Little Miss and I spent most of the movie places bets on who would be the next to die. Suffice to say we weren't ever surprised.
Get Smart
This was much funnier than I had expected. It also was much better than I expected. It didn't try to recreate the series and managed to find its own, genuinely funny tone. (Though it did swing and miss every now and then) So yes, surprisingly enjoyable.
(Later, in Dromana, after getting a wee bit lost)
Ahhhh, I give up. I've come some 50km and I'm exhausted. I've called for a lift.
(No NAULS because it's too hot for them)