National Treasure: Book of Secrets: One from the entertainment list… I wanted to watch this, as I enjoyed the first National Treasure. This one was not so bad as I expected it might be, but, the reaching of big conclusions from tiny hints was back in force. It’s an enjoyable movie, if you don’t take […]
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Movie: La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita: I guess this really isn’t my kind of film. It made very little sense to me, I wasn’t sure where it was going, what was happening, etc. Right at the beginning, where he meets Maddelena, it all seemed fairly okay. But then, with the other parties, and the oddness with the party with […]
Movie: La Haine (1995)
La Haine: I found this film a bit difficult to watch at first – not because it was gruesome, but simply because the subtitles were white, on an often very light background, making it a problem to read. It also seemed rather slow moving, with perhaps far too much time on character development, which made […]
Movie: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle: A film by the same director as ‘Spirited Away’ – this film is newer than Spirited Away. What a weird film! I did not totally understood this story, I am sure. I however still enjoyed it. I have questions in why certain things were happening, etc. But, perhaps they are not meant […]
Movie: I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot: When I was younger, I remember reading some of Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, and enjoyed reading them, though I can remember very little about them now. It’s a mystery movie – and I was misled a few times as to what was going on in, and who was responsible. I give it 7/10. […]
Movie: Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy: I think I’ve been desensitized – I was warned that this was quite a violent movie, and rather gruesome in parts. It really is a very odd film – a man is locked up for 15 years, and has no idea why. He is then released, and is out for vengeance on whoever it […]
Movie: Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu: I was looking forward to this movie, so, perhaps my expectations were high. It’s probably the oldest movie I’ve watched. I was sorely disappointed. I found it difficult to make sense of the film, and the music was horrendous. I watched the ‘Eureka Entertainment’ restoration version, which I’ve since learned has a really crap […]
Book: In the Beginning was the Command Line – Neal Stephenson
Book: In the Beginning was the Command Line This is a non-fiction look at the history of computer operating systems. It’s an interesting read, with some very amusing commentary, though it’s showing its age a bit now as it was written in 1999. If you were using computers in the ’90s, then I think you’ll […]
Movie: Troy (2004)
Troy: I don’t think this film really needs much of an introduction! This was about the siege of Troy by the Greeks (though, apparently they were not called Greeks at the time of the Trojan war). Anyway, I thought it was a great movie. The action scenes were rather confusing at times, but, I thought […]
Movie: Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca: A Hitchcock mystery – the first film he made in Hollywood in fact. The film starts in Monte Carlo where the main characters of the film meet. Apart from the mystery parts of the film, I thought the young woman from an ordinary background marrying into a very rich family was well portrayed – […]