Will this be the first year that we watch more Blu-rays than DVDs? I don’t know, but it’ll be close.
Archive for the ‘Film’ Category
Watch this. I am entirely serious when I say that this review had more work put into it than The Phantom Menace.
Wow, I really haven’t been updating my recently-viewed films. Fixed now! So many I’ve seen! The best being (IMHO) Mike Leigh’s ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’, which is pretty damn near perfect. You should probably check it out.
Reasons why June will rock
Posted in Film, Gaming, Macs on May 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
1. It’s the end of the financial year, and that means tax return time! 2. E3. I’m expecting to discover the release date of Gran Turismo 5, the game that tipped me over the edge to buy a PS3 over an Xbox 360. 3. WWDC. With luck, we’ll be told the release date of the [...]
Kung Fu Panda
Posted in Film on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Short review: Entertaining, and a fantastic sound mix. Not quite up to Pixar standards visually but a lot better than, say, Shrek. I do get annoyed by Dreamwork’s insistence on using big name actors even when they don’t fit the character they’re playing (I’m looking at you here, Seth Rogen). Stunning low end in parts [...]
I yearn for a big bottom
Posted in Film on February 23, 2009 | Comments Off
I am literally moist with excitement* at the prospect of buying a truly stunning subwoofer for the home theatre. I picked up a pair of old Richter Wizard tower speakers that have replaced my tiny wall-mounted rear surrounds. Bass in the theatre is now being handled by four speakers instead of two, and there’s a [...]
This is why Gizo is awesome
Posted in Film on February 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Thanks man! When can you come and see it with us?
Slumdog Millionaire
Posted in Film on January 6, 2009 | Comments Off
You must see this film. Why are you still here? Go.
Yet more proof that copyright is broken
Posted in Film on December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here I go again, bringing politics into it. So there’s this woman who’s spent 3 years to make a film. She used music from the 1920s. The music itself is out of copyright but the sheet music is still tied up. The copyright owners want $200,000 – non negotiable. This stuff is 90 years old, [...]
The Dark Knight
Posted in Film on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Too grim, over-long and really not very much fun. The Blu-ray transfer is pretty disappointing too, being overly processed and edgy. Maybe I’m just getting old, but I didn’t get very much out of this one. Lucky I paid less for the disc than I would have for a cinema ticket, then.
