This is your transcontinental film critic again, folks! It’s a good way to pass some of the hot, humid day in a cool cinema (and it’s 50% cheaper at least than Irish cinemas!)! Unfortunately, it’s not possible to stay in the cinema and see multiple flicks ala the Galway Omniplex, but hey, whose bum can take 2 films back to back on those seats anyhow?!
Saw “Walk the Line”, a film about Johnny Cash and his (2nd) wife, June Carter Cash. It was very good and highly recommended even if you don’t particularly like the man in black. I’m sure my brother was the first man in the queue for a ticket when it opened at home. If old Johnny (RIP) has farted on tape, then he’s got a copy of it!!! I’m sure Johnny’s first wife or father wouldn’t be too happy with the flick, given their portrayals. Joachim Phoenix was unbelievable as the man himself – he even sings like him. He should be in the running for an Oscar for that performance. Reese Witherspoon was pretty good too, I thought.
They sell a lot of video CDs over here, in addition to DVDs. Video CDs are practically unheard of at home, but you can think of them as a poor man’s DVD! They put the film on a couple of CDs with no bells and whistles and they cost usually less than half of the DVD version. I wondered what the quality would be like, so I bought one the other day out of curiosity to try out on my laptop. Got “Serenity”, which had received favourable reviews. It was a good sci-fi film, with a plot that seemed to be taken straight out of a computer game! It was pretty hard to follow, especially if you have to explain what just happened to a non-native English speaker, thereby missing the crucial next bit! Must watch it again toute seule while herself is at work! The quality was better than expected to be honest, but when I say no bells and whistles, I mean it! The prompt you get to change disks is a black screen!! And forget about scene selection, superfluous sycophantic interviews and the like.
For those interested, region 1 (US) and region 3 (Asia) DVDs are widely available here. The region 1 disks are specially imported and dearer (by maybe 20-30%) as a result. The local region 3 format disks are quite reasonable and roughly the same price as in Ireland, except for new releases, which may be a bit cheaper here. That concludes your consumer report for today!
By the way, 1 point for the title reference this time!!!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
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No idea about the film reference. 'Serenity' is an excellent bit of unpretentious, old-fashioned popcorn. More excitement, proper characters and humour than in the last three Star Wars films put together. The baddies (reavers?) might look a bit cheapo but who cares when the film is so much fun.
It's a TV reference (actually never said by this person!) relating to my new career as an amateur movie critic!
I'm looking forward to watching that flick again tomorrow now without the GBH of the earhole! I liked whatever humour I could hear!!! I think they are "weavers",oops - just checked the box, they are "reavers" alright. Goes to show that I couldn't listen right!!
I thought the chicks in it were pretty cute too (herself was not impressed!!!).
Those last (or is it first?!) 3 Star Wars were complete hoop! The last one seemed good because it was a lot less awful than the first 2! I think yer man that played Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen, will probably eventually die from woodworm!!!!!!
Somewhat unbelievably, I've just noticed that the TV show that Serenity is based on (Firefly) is number 3 on TV.com's all time list. You'd wonder why it got canned after less than one series, if that was the case.
All 5 of its fans must have submitted very favourable reviews!!!!
Watched Serenity again and it made perfect sense with no distractions!
It's amazing what you can miss watching a film only once, at the best of times.
I noticed on the second viewing that the ship's monitors and panels had Japanese writing on them.
Wonder was that a nod to Japanese goods being everywhere today or was it a reference to the legendary reliability of Japanese transport? That's why the locals drive Toyotas into the outback down under. And what is space, if not the ultimate outback?!!
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