And there was I thinking that I could use my new found ability to watch plenty of films and then write snarky comments about them and that would be fun and prevent my friends and family from kiling me.
Oh and where did the 18months go then?
Ok from now on I'm going to try and seriously hit the blog and get going again. To help with this I'm opening up to the small screen as well as the big.
watch this space.
T
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Thursday 1 November 2012
happy halloween
Well its that spooky time of year when the barriers between worlds are thinnest and the things that go bump in the night roam the world of men.
So all in all probably an appropriate time to resurect the site. Now where have I been for the last year or so, battling aliens in a galaxy far far away? Digging a hole to sit in to survive the Mayan 2012 prophecy? Nope no such luck I got a serious job that sucked my time for this blog. On a positive note it did pay for a Cineworld unlimited card so I've averaged a film a fortnight since I last posted and thanks to the joy of a kindle fire and lovefilm there's even more so expect plenty of tips and tricks to survive you movie experience come to life......
Saturday 13 August 2011
Simple advice for the Bad Guys
So again you're sat in a room, in fairness you're probably with your friends. The odds are this isn't a criminal mastermind you're working for, most likely it's a small town thing, or maybe something drug related, at the extreme end of things maybe even a drugs lord. Around you are people you've known for years, you're not well paid, and you enjoy the company and the card playing (you always seem to be playing cards). Recently there's been a bit of a problem with someone who's returned to the area, but it blew over he was beaten up it's not a problem now, but the boss has asked you all to spend a bit more time "in the office", actually around the office but hey what do you care, you're probably even allowed to have the occasional beer during this overtime...Does any of this sound familiar so far?
Suddenly a knock at the door, then another, then the door flies off it hinges, you look up dazed and shocked to see that no you were obviously mistaken as the doorway is still blocked. Then in it walks a mountain of muscle, biceps that to be honest look like tree trunks and not the small ones, we're talking oaks that Robin Hood would recognise here. Yes it turns out that your boss has pissed off one Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, fantastic. So it's decision time....
Do you take the risk and think it's just one man what can he do let’s all work together and beat him with whatever is at hand, that'll work? NO let’s be honest this is The Rock, if it had been a gorilla you might have had a chance but not you try and hit him with a baseball bat and let's be honest it'll break and go home to its bat like children whimpering about the pain and misery of its day and how it wishes you were dead. A wish by the way which it probably didn't notice came true.
Option two, shoot him. Well if you're lucky you might be able to hit a vital organ but again remember the size of those arms, the odds are slim and to be frank, he'll probably still beat you to a pulp.
Option three, apologise for any wrong doing you've done and offer to hold his coat while he goes and find's your boss. This is the best option, for a change I wouldn't even suggest just running away, as by this point he's already seen you and that's you up a certain creek without a certain paddle unless you take this opportunity to make your amends!
So remember folks, if it's built like a building and named after something known for being unbreakable, apologise and offer to help, it's the only way to staff safe.
Suddenly a knock at the door, then another, then the door flies off it hinges, you look up dazed and shocked to see that no you were obviously mistaken as the doorway is still blocked. Then in it walks a mountain of muscle, biceps that to be honest look like tree trunks and not the small ones, we're talking oaks that Robin Hood would recognise here. Yes it turns out that your boss has pissed off one Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, fantastic. So it's decision time....
Do you take the risk and think it's just one man what can he do let’s all work together and beat him with whatever is at hand, that'll work? NO let’s be honest this is The Rock, if it had been a gorilla you might have had a chance but not you try and hit him with a baseball bat and let's be honest it'll break and go home to its bat like children whimpering about the pain and misery of its day and how it wishes you were dead. A wish by the way which it probably didn't notice came true.
Option two, shoot him. Well if you're lucky you might be able to hit a vital organ but again remember the size of those arms, the odds are slim and to be frank, he'll probably still beat you to a pulp.
Option three, apologise for any wrong doing you've done and offer to hold his coat while he goes and find's your boss. This is the best option, for a change I wouldn't even suggest just running away, as by this point he's already seen you and that's you up a certain creek without a certain paddle unless you take this opportunity to make your amends!
So remember folks, if it's built like a building and named after something known for being unbreakable, apologise and offer to help, it's the only way to staff safe.
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Batman Live- a review on the lighter side of the Dark Knight
So on Tuesday as a break from a busy week, a close friend of mine managed to get hold (by hook or by crook I didn't want to ask) tickets for the World Premiere of a new stage show and asked if I wanted to go. My first thought was no then I found out what it was for......BATMAN LIVE!!!!
So off I went wondering what I've let myself in for, is it going to be a musical, ar Batman and the Joker going to break into a duet of "lets call the whole thing off", or even better the 1990's Spitting Image parody, "lets blow the whole world up"?
First impressions, there's a massive screen with Gotham on it as background, then a blimps floats accross, and the clouds move, now that's pretty cool, and then I notice it's in the shape of a BAT! from our seats we can see that infront of the backing scenery there's a stage with the top portions of Gotham's architechture, again all looking pretty cool.
Then the lights dim and a really nice intro of a radio commentator talking about the crimes of the Masked criminals and then introducing the Bat.
Rather than give you a blow by blow account I'm going to point out a few positives and negatives and then see what you guys think.
First the Good:
The Bat shaped big screen is awesome, having a background that shifts and moves to portray depth etc, this was one of the best intergrations of cinema and stage I've ever seen and to be honest that includes Disney World, Universal Studios and Kennedy Space Centre. I loved the use of comic book graphics for transitions as it kept the story moving quickly which has often put me off show's before, especially when they feel the need to stay in one location because of it.
Next up, the Batmobile, this was a nice looking bit of kit and again good use of the screen to introduce it, and even a bit of homage to oldschool batman in there too!
and lastly (not saying that this is it though) the visual experience, I like acrobatics, and to have a cast where 90% plus are gymnasts, not just that, but add in a circus based theme and then you've got a stage where somethings happening all the time. This leads me unfortuantly to the first and major negative
The Ugly:
Yes it's good to have a lot happening on stage, yes it looked stunning, but this is meant to be an Arena tour, now I was sat about 15 rows from the front. and still I struggled to see the actors especially when they were at the back of the stage. I assume there were facial expressions but I could have been wrong. in the Arena in question, there are an additional 40 or so rows behond me rising in stadium seating, need I say more. So why not spend a little more and have a couple of big screens to cover the action on either side, most concerts manage it these days so why not at a completely choreographed event?
now call me oldschool here, but I found that the fight scenes missed a little something, yes that's it now POW or KAPOW, in the second act there were some sound effects for the fights, but not many and intermittent, I'd like to see this fixed.
Lastly I may have loved the Batmobile, but the only part of the show that really turned me off was the 3-4 minute bigscreen car drive to Arkham, I could see no reason for it, nothing happened and it was cheesy CGI so ruined the look of the rest of the show.
So All in All I liked it,
If anyone sees it let me know what you think
more moview reviews soon
TR
So off I went wondering what I've let myself in for, is it going to be a musical, ar Batman and the Joker going to break into a duet of "lets call the whole thing off", or even better the 1990's Spitting Image parody, "lets blow the whole world up"?
First impressions, there's a massive screen with Gotham on it as background, then a blimps floats accross, and the clouds move, now that's pretty cool, and then I notice it's in the shape of a BAT! from our seats we can see that infront of the backing scenery there's a stage with the top portions of Gotham's architechture, again all looking pretty cool.
Then the lights dim and a really nice intro of a radio commentator talking about the crimes of the Masked criminals and then introducing the Bat.
Rather than give you a blow by blow account I'm going to point out a few positives and negatives and then see what you guys think.
First the Good:
The Bat shaped big screen is awesome, having a background that shifts and moves to portray depth etc, this was one of the best intergrations of cinema and stage I've ever seen and to be honest that includes Disney World, Universal Studios and Kennedy Space Centre. I loved the use of comic book graphics for transitions as it kept the story moving quickly which has often put me off show's before, especially when they feel the need to stay in one location because of it.
Next up, the Batmobile, this was a nice looking bit of kit and again good use of the screen to introduce it, and even a bit of homage to oldschool batman in there too!
and lastly (not saying that this is it though) the visual experience, I like acrobatics, and to have a cast where 90% plus are gymnasts, not just that, but add in a circus based theme and then you've got a stage where somethings happening all the time. This leads me unfortuantly to the first and major negative
The Ugly:
Yes it's good to have a lot happening on stage, yes it looked stunning, but this is meant to be an Arena tour, now I was sat about 15 rows from the front. and still I struggled to see the actors especially when they were at the back of the stage. I assume there were facial expressions but I could have been wrong. in the Arena in question, there are an additional 40 or so rows behond me rising in stadium seating, need I say more. So why not spend a little more and have a couple of big screens to cover the action on either side, most concerts manage it these days so why not at a completely choreographed event?
now call me oldschool here, but I found that the fight scenes missed a little something, yes that's it now POW or KAPOW, in the second act there were some sound effects for the fights, but not many and intermittent, I'd like to see this fixed.
Lastly I may have loved the Batmobile, but the only part of the show that really turned me off was the 3-4 minute bigscreen car drive to Arkham, I could see no reason for it, nothing happened and it was cheesy CGI so ruined the look of the rest of the show.
So All in All I liked it,
If anyone sees it let me know what you think
more moview reviews soon
TR
Thursday 14 July 2011
IndieGoGo is a Go
Sorry folks,
It's been a long road
Getting from there to here
It's been a long time
But my time is finally near
ok so cheesy Star Trek themes aside, this is an update to let you know I'm trying to move onwards.
Actually not just onwards but upwards, so to help with this I've taken on a co writer and now begging bowl in hand I've started a campaign on IndieGoGo to try and both promote this cause but more importantly we want http://www.survivningmovies.com/ to be reborn better and stronger than before, because yes we have the technology but now we just need the six million dollars (ok actually aiming for $500 but I can dream)
so please dont hesitate to check out surviving movies on IndieGoGo
and stay safe folks
It's been a long road
Getting from there to here
It's been a long time
But my time is finally near
ok so cheesy Star Trek themes aside, this is an update to let you know I'm trying to move onwards.
Actually not just onwards but upwards, so to help with this I've taken on a co writer and now begging bowl in hand I've started a campaign on IndieGoGo to try and both promote this cause but more importantly we want http://www.survivningmovies.com/ to be reborn better and stronger than before, because yes we have the technology but now we just need the six million dollars (ok actually aiming for $500 but I can dream)
so please dont hesitate to check out surviving movies on IndieGoGo
and stay safe folks
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