Well, I’m 29, and that was one of the better birthdays so far.
Apart from all the birthday fun including a Japanese themed party, photos will follow, I discovered that two of my favourite bands have decided to reunite. C’mon Fugazi, let’s make it a turkey, there’s still time.
Time for some COD.
Two men working at an isolated weather station in north east Russia, one goes off fishing and the other gets a disturbing message from headquarters, then it all goes downhill from there.
One of a very short list of Russian made films I’ve ever seen, its essentially quite a frustrating watch, as events escalate from a seemingly easily avoidable situation. The performances are superb, the visuals magnificent and the pace just correct.
Also, if you watch this and fail to enjoy anything about it, at least you will have learned how to properly salt a trout. Yes – its that kind of film.
Really liked this film. It might get 9 stars if it holds up on a second viewing.
And the winners are… (view nominations)
Source Code – A nice understated Sci-fi that doesn’t overstay its welcome.
After starting to write the odd note for all the films I’ve watched, since earlier this year, its been interesting to have a reference place to quantify them all against each other. Despite some ratings being inevitably debatable, i don’t think its been a great year for films. Aim for this year – watch less mediocre 5-7 stars and more 8+ stars.
Pointless – So good I bought the board game.
Beach House – Teen Dream - may have been somewhat subconsciously lured to choose this by its use in adverts for Guinness.
Black Francis – Six Legged Man
Willy Mason – Review here.
Portal 2 - A really great, good head scratch inducing, game with some very amusing characters. Only downside is a severe lack of re-playability once the puzzles are solved.
So good I bought it twice. 
Also spawned this excellent fan mod.
Not the best from Pegg and Frost but pretty entertaining fair. Kirsten Wiig and her learning to swear being the general high line of amusement, spare one huge, geeky, belly-laugh near the end.
Ruth Buggs: You bet your hairy love-eggs!
Well, that wasn’t terrible, by any stretch. What this lacks in special effects, compared to the John Carpenter movie, it almost makes up for in the quality of beards on show.
Its much the same really, pretty enjoyable, but not really sure it needed to be made. There aren’t as many of those memorable moments such as the defibrillator scene in the old one. Certainly though it’s not one of those remakes that diminishes the joy of the original… remake.
Not really everything I would have hoped it would be but still, a worthwhile trip to a chilly Glasgow.
When WWPJ get going with the older faster stuff its really 10 times better than most of the stuff off the new album. I guess their still learning their trade somewhat but they could benefit from some lessons in showmanship and crowd interaction.
Also what happened? I remember when bands used to be older than me.
Looking for a role model uncle. Do you know where we can get a decent one?
That sound’s stressful and exhausting.
That’s got to be one of the best endings to any film.
Man is the warmest place to hide.
Little bit tempted to go see the new The Thing now. It’s going to be terrible isn’t it.
The not-so-short-short-list for the Owen A Pollock Media Consumption Awards 2011 (or N.A.M.B.L.A.). As always, not necessarily this years hot new releases but stuff that’s new to me.
