Friday, 21 December 2007
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Monday, 17 December 2007
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Monday, 29 October 2007
Tanita Tikaram
Still stuck in the 80's I'm afraid....
Cathedral Song:
Good Tradition:
(possibly the best music video ever?)
Cathedral Song:
Good Tradition:
(possibly the best music video ever?)
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out in the Fields (1985)
Couldn't help myself today. Feeling a bit "over-nostalgic" (if that gets past the grammar-nazis).
I cured the affliction by playing this track over and over.....
Check out the weird guitar Moore uses halfway through the song. It's apparently a "SynthAxe".
God-damn how I miss the 80's....
I cured the affliction by playing this track over and over.....
Check out the weird guitar Moore uses halfway through the song. It's apparently a "SynthAxe".
God-damn how I miss the 80's....
Friday, 28 September 2007
El Espinazo del Diablo (2001)
The Devil's Backbone
Guillermo del Toro's sibling-movie for "El Laberinto del Fauno" (Pan's Labyrinth).
It is similar in many ways. However, this is more of a ghost story...
My rating: 6 out of 10
Guillermo del Toro's sibling-movie for "El Laberinto del Fauno" (Pan's Labyrinth).
It is similar in many ways. However, this is more of a ghost story...
My rating: 6 out of 10
Sunday, 23 September 2007
The Matador (2005)
In short:
Pierce Brosnan plays a hitman, burned out and with no social life.
Greg Kinnear is your average business man.
The two meet at a hotel in Mexico.
Hitman needs a friend, or does he have a hidden agenda?
Some scenes were great, but it didn't quite work for me overall.
My rating: 6 out of 10
Pierce Brosnan plays a hitman, burned out and with no social life.
Greg Kinnear is your average business man.
The two meet at a hotel in Mexico.
Hitman needs a friend, or does he have a hidden agenda?
Some scenes were great, but it didn't quite work for me overall.
My rating: 6 out of 10
Monday, 9 July 2007
Friday, 1 June 2007
Sunday, 22 April 2007
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Hmm. Haven't I seen this movie before? Yes. I have.
Take one third "Yojimbo"(1961) (or "A Fistful of Dollars"(1964) and "Last Man Standing"(1996)).
One third "Leon"(1994), and finally one third of your average straight-to-video-revenge-flick.
Voila: LNS.
The twist at the end appears too early (if you hadn't already figured it out). Yawn. With 25 minutes to go, this really drags on....
Poor casting: Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu anyone (?), also drags this movie into some kind of tripe.
Bruce Willis is OK, but then again he basically did the same role in "Last Man Standing".
Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman are both auto-pilot-mode.
My rating: 4 out of 10.
Take one third "Yojimbo"(1961) (or "A Fistful of Dollars"(1964) and "Last Man Standing"(1996)).
One third "Leon"(1994), and finally one third of your average straight-to-video-revenge-flick.
Voila: LNS.
The twist at the end appears too early (if you hadn't already figured it out). Yawn. With 25 minutes to go, this really drags on....
Poor casting: Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu anyone (?), also drags this movie into some kind of tripe.
Bruce Willis is OK, but then again he basically did the same role in "Last Man Standing".
Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman are both auto-pilot-mode.
My rating: 4 out of 10.
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Clerks II (2006)
This sequal doesn't quite hold up to the standard of the first movie, but nevertheless it was quite enjoyable in parts....
My rating: 6 out of 10.
Clerks II (2006) - Trailer:
Clerks (1994) - Excerpts:
My rating: 6 out of 10.
Clerks II (2006) - Trailer:
Clerks (1994) - Excerpts:
Thursday, 15 March 2007
Sunday, 4 March 2007
Casino Royale (2006)
Watched Casino Royale yesterday, and found this formula to be a good summation:
Vin Diesel's xXx + Terminator 2's T1000 = The New Bond (i.e. robotic Daniel Craig).
...or, in other words: A poor attempt at breathing new life into the Bond character.
My grade: 3 out of 10.
This was fun though:
Vin Diesel's xXx + Terminator 2's T1000 = The New Bond (i.e. robotic Daniel Craig).
...or, in other words: A poor attempt at breathing new life into the Bond character.
My grade: 3 out of 10.
This was fun though:
Friday, 2 March 2007
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Monday, 19 February 2007
Friday, 16 February 2007
Thursday, 15 February 2007
El Laberinto del Fauno (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth
Recommended, despite being a bit hyped by the critics.
My rating: 9 out of 10.
US-trailer:
Spanish/English-trailer: (beta-version?)
Recommended, despite being a bit hyped by the critics.
My rating: 9 out of 10.
US-trailer:
Spanish/English-trailer: (beta-version?)
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
RIP Ian....

I'll begin this blog on a sad note....
The british actor Ian Richardson passed away last friday.
Those who do/did not know of him,
should remedy this immediately!
It's first and foremost the "House of Cards"-trilogy you should check out.
More info here:
Wikipedia
IMDB
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