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Not as easy as it used to be
Jul. 9th, 2008 07:15 pmI'm sure I detect the tide of opinion on Indiana Jones and the thingy of the Crystal wotsit going the same way as that of the Star Wars prequels - i.e. - initial reactions fairly positive, quickly turning to "Meh", and eventually hitting "It was Teh Shite! George Lucas must DIE!!!!1!!1138!!"
So, before it gets too late, let's do a quick poll. I might repeat this one in six months to a year's time, to see whether opinions have changed.
[Poll #1220500]
So, before it gets too late, let's do a quick poll. I might repeat this one in six months to a year's time, to see whether opinions have changed.
[Poll #1220500]
You lied to us, Steve Moffat!
Jun. 10th, 2008 09:19 pm...in which Rich argues with himself in a slightly mad fashion.
( Cut for those who haven't seen last Saturday's episode yet )
( Cut for those who haven't seen last Saturday's episode yet )
FFS, don't believe everything you read!
Mar. 12th, 2008 07:09 pmThere's been an awful lot of drivel about Lord Goldsmith's citizenship report in the news over the last couple of days, particularly about how kids will supposedly be "forced" to swear allegiance.
( Cut for rant )
So, without further ado:
[Poll #1153070]
( Cut for rant )
So, without further ado:
[Poll #1153070]
Apropos of absolutely nothing...
Mar. 27th, 2007 07:52 pm...here's a poll!
[Poll #955020]
On an entirely different note, I wasn't one of those who e-mailed in to the BBC, but this did amuse me :o)
[Poll #955020]
On an entirely different note, I wasn't one of those who e-mailed in to the BBC, but this did amuse me :o)
Rule Britannia?
Jan. 16th, 2007 08:37 pmToday marks the anniversary of Scotland signing the Act of Union and, in May this year, the UK will be 300 years old. So are there going to be loads of big celebrations? Nope, thought not.
[Poll #908081]
[Poll #908081]
Yes, sorry, it's another Casino Royale review, which ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gourou, bonedancer, grok_mctanys and I went to see on Monday night. But I'm only writing this because I wanted to ask, am I the only person who thinks this film was overrated?
Don't get me wrong. It was good; it just didn't live up to the hype. Daniel Craig makes a really good Bond, and I like that he occasionally gets beaten up and that we get to see the vulnerable and human side of him.
But I miss the theme tune and the massive set-pieces, and I think the film-makers did too. There were several one-on-one fights that threatened to get bigger but never quite managed it, and the theme music kept almost breaking out but not quite. Despite having fight scenes bolted on to all sides, the film never quite managed to disguise the fact that it was an action movie centered around - not a nuclear missile or a giant space laser - but a card game.
So whilst it was fun, it was also forgettable. Hardly the OMG-it's-the-best-Bond-flick-EVAH!!! that everyone seems to be making it out to be. I'm neither surprised nor bothered that a tap-dancing penguin has trounced it in the US.
The fight near the start is a classic example of the point I'm trying to make. All that leaping around a construction site (or "Parkour" as all the cool kids are calling it nowadays) was very well done and a highly entertaining action sequence. But it was nothing I haven't seen Jackie Chan, Jet Li or Tony Jaa do a dozen times before, and to hear people go on about it you'd think it was The Most Amazing Set Of Stunts Ever Seen On Screen In The History Of Anything Ever.
What do I know about these "franchise reboots" anyway? After all, I thought Batman Begins wasn't a patch on the two Tim Burton movies. So over to you guys...
[Poll #872783]
gourou, bonedancer, grok_mctanys and I went to see on Monday night. But I'm only writing this because I wanted to ask, am I the only person who thinks this film was overrated?Don't get me wrong. It was good; it just didn't live up to the hype. Daniel Craig makes a really good Bond, and I like that he occasionally gets beaten up and that we get to see the vulnerable and human side of him.
But I miss the theme tune and the massive set-pieces, and I think the film-makers did too. There were several one-on-one fights that threatened to get bigger but never quite managed it, and the theme music kept almost breaking out but not quite. Despite having fight scenes bolted on to all sides, the film never quite managed to disguise the fact that it was an action movie centered around - not a nuclear missile or a giant space laser - but a card game.
So whilst it was fun, it was also forgettable. Hardly the OMG-it's-the-best-Bond-flick-EVAH!!! that everyone seems to be making it out to be. I'm neither surprised nor bothered that a tap-dancing penguin has trounced it in the US.
The fight near the start is a classic example of the point I'm trying to make. All that leaping around a construction site (or "Parkour" as all the cool kids are calling it nowadays) was very well done and a highly entertaining action sequence. But it was nothing I haven't seen Jackie Chan, Jet Li or Tony Jaa do a dozen times before, and to hear people go on about it you'd think it was The Most Amazing Set Of Stunts Ever Seen On Screen In The History Of Anything Ever.
What do I know about these "franchise reboots" anyway? After all, I thought Batman Begins wasn't a patch on the two Tim Burton movies. So over to you guys...
[Poll #872783]
First experiment with creating polls
Nov. 7th, 2006 07:57 pmWork is being extremely demanding this week. So rather than complain about how knackered I am, I thought I'd give you all a random food poll instead :o)
[Poll #862451]
[Poll #862451]
Spawned from a pub conversation last night
Aug. 5th, 2006 09:49 amI'm too cheap to get a paid LJ account, so (unless anyone wants to do it for me) this isn't in proper poll form. Sorry.
The Star Wars Prequels:
(a) Fab! As good as, if not better than, the originals.
(b) Not as good as the old ones, but still bloody good, fun films.
(c) They were okay, I suppose. Worth seeing once.
(d) I thought they were a bit rubbish really.
(e) Worst. Films. EVER.
(f) I haven't seen them.
I'm a (b) as far as episodes 1 and 2 go. Episode 3 hits the (a) mark.
Opinions? Comments? Rants?
The Star Wars Prequels:
(a) Fab! As good as, if not better than, the originals.
(b) Not as good as the old ones, but still bloody good, fun films.
(c) They were okay, I suppose. Worth seeing once.
(d) I thought they were a bit rubbish really.
(e) Worst. Films. EVER.
(f) I haven't seen them.
I'm a (b) as far as episodes 1 and 2 go. Episode 3 hits the (a) mark.
Opinions? Comments? Rants?
