Movies

🍿 Off to see β€œJoker: Folie Γ  Deux” shortly. If I can peel myself off this sofa, that is.

Having a very lazing, relaxing morning here in Fife. I might go for a walk while it’s dry. Then it’s time for a roast dinner, followed by taking my mum to the cinema to see Alien: Romulus.

I’m sure we’ll all sleep soundly tonight!

🍿 Saw ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ tonight and it was a riot. Again, Michael Keaton is just the best. Excellent use of practical effects and the music is the cherry on top.

πŸ’» A summary of what I did, thought and experienced this week:

πŸ‘‰πŸ» That was the week that was…002

πŸ“Ί In preparation for tomorrow’s trip to the cinema to watch the sequel, I watched the original Beetlejuice last night. Seeing it for the first time in at least a decade was quite the experience!

πŸ‘‰πŸ» Just the one Beetlejuice

🍿 I went to the see the new Alien​ movie yesterday evening and really enjoyed it. Satisfying jump-scares, nice references to the original movie, and some lovely details filling out the Alien universe, particularly around Weyland-Yutani. All in all, good stuff.

🍿 Thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s viewing of ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’. I laughed pretty much all the way through, and lost count of all the easter eggs and in-jokes. Which means I’ll have to go back and watch it again.

You know, for science.

🍿 Just been to see ‘Despicable Me 4’ and it was as fun as I had hoped. Just can’t get enough minions.

Banana.

πŸŽ₯ Watching ‘Godzilla Minus One’ on Netflix, as I missed it when it was in the cinema. Amazing stuff - the special effects are incredible.

🍿Re-watching β€œDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.

πŸŽ₯ The new trailer for ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ has activated all the feelings.

I can’t wait for July. For lots of reasons. But this film is very near the top of the list.

Check out this masterpiece. 🍿

πŸ“† 2024: Week Ten

An unusual week, this one. I started it in a hospital and I’m finishing it on the sofa. Feeling fine now and looking forward to the week ahead. Wellbeing After Monday’s hospital tests, which all went to plan, I’m now waiting on my next appointment with the consultant to get some …

2024: Week Nine

After a couple of weeks off due to my visit to Japan, I’m back into the weekly habit of posting an update of the week that was. Travel and adventure The main update here is my return from Japan. It always feels like a wrench to leave Tokyo, but this was somewhat lessened due to my excellent …

🎬 I really, really enjoyed Dune 2.

Even better than its predecessor. Incredible design and music - a totally engrossing cinema experience. The 2hrs 47mins runtime flew by.

I went to see The Creator this afternoon and really enjoyed it.

A lovely story, stunning visuals and a walloping score. This sci-fi geek loved every minute.

I might even have shed a tear or two.

So Barbie was just the most amazing experience.

I could sit down and watch the whole thing over again. It exceeded all my expectations and had the entire cinema audience laughing throughout.

My most fun visit to the cinema this year.

So, Oppenheimer was stunning.

Beautiful to watch and the soundtrack was simply amazing. I could sit down and watch the whole thing again.

And, personally speaking, the time just flew by.

Just booked tickets to see Oppenheimer for this Sunday lunchtime.

Bringing a friend, as my partner simply doesn’t have the attention span to last three hours in the cinema. I’ll give him the summary over dinner afterwards.

And yes, Barbie is booked too. But next week. I don’t think I could handle five hours of cinema in a single day. And I get the impression I might need some decompression and a long walk once I leave the cinema post-Oppenheimer.

And there we have it: the reason I don’t watch horror films that much any more.

A ton of anxiety-filled nightmares, followed by several hours of insomnia. Having tried all the usual tricks, I’m just lying here, reading and cursing past me for pressing play on Netflix earlier.

Why do I ruin my own sleep like this?!

I watched Insidious for the first time this evening.

An endless series of jump cuts and scares. Quite exhausting and not something I’ll be watching again.

Indiana Jones and the Disappointing Finale

I’m still trying to figure out what I thought of the latest Indiana Jones movie. I watched it yesterday evening and, while there were some great moments, overall I left the cinema a bit disappointed and a little relieved it was over. There were some very strange edits, some distracting sub-par CGI …