There are 32 entries in this category.
- The Dark Knight
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Posted on 4 August
Not a lot I can say about this that hasn’t already been said a thousand times already, other than this: it’s absolutely fucking superb. I really, really enjoyed it and even though I’m not one to get swept along in hype, thought it was fairly well deserved. Heath Ledger’s performance is virtually perfect and he manages to be bewildering, mesmerising and, quite frankly,… - WALL•E 4
Posted on 23 July
The more trailers and clips I saw of this film the more excited and childlike I got about it. I love it when filmmakers manage to put to so much human-like character into something non-human and this film is a brilliant example of how entertaining anthropomorphism can be. I had a smile on my face throughout virtually the entire film and giggled like… - Iron Man 0
Posted on 16 June
After going weak at the knees every time I watched the trailer, it was pretty much predetermined that I was going to like this. - Battlestar Galactica and Schmap 0
Posted on 11 June
Tuesday (or Friday if you live in the US) sees the last episode of Battlestar Galactica before the mid-series break, the resumption of which we’ll have to wait until at least 2009 for — why, Dog, why?!? - Music to my ears 4
Posted on 14 May
I’ve always liked listening to music and have bought far too many CDs for my own good, but for far too long a period it’s mostly been a background thing that I’ve barely noticed. These past couple of months, though, I’ve really started listening again and have made an effort to find some new stuff. - In Bruges 4
Posted on 28 April
I saw this at my usual cinema haunt (Empire cinema in Rubery) and I really enjoyed it — a black comedy with great characters, a brilliant script and a superbly chosen soundtrack. All the leads were excellent and Colin Farrell was especially moving. - 10,000BC 0
Posted on 22 March
I’d read and heard nothing but bad things about this but still wanted to see it to make my own mind up. - Films to see 3
Posted on 14 March
One pleasing side effect of my recent upgrade in mobility is the increase in cinema visits. It was always possible before but, as with most things, making it easier makes it more desirable. - Diary of the Dead 0
Posted on 12 March
I guess the fact that me and my mate were the only ones in to see this film (at least until two women turned up) should’ve been a bit of a clue as to how good this film was or wasn’t going to be. That said, it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting although I’m not what you’d call a fan of zombie films. - I Am Legend, AvP: Requiem, Cloverfield, Jumper 1
Posted on 23 February
Four films I’ve seen at the cinema lately. Some were better than I expected, one was much worse than I hoped. - A kettle! A DVD! A CD! 6
Posted on 16 October ‘07
Hi. My name’s Timmargh and I like to dress up as a gorilla and dig for worms in the garden whilst humming “My Baby Just Cares For Me” by Nina Simone. - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 0
Posted on 14 September ‘07
A very funny film with a great plot and sometimes comedic, sometimes shocking action. - Children Of Men 0
Posted on 14 September ‘07
A very well made film of a grim and disturbingly possible future. - Films that have me reaching for the tissues 9
Posted on 11 September ‘07
Most of use have done it: we’ve gotten so emotionally involved in a film that it’s lead to the hypothalamus telling the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system to activate nicotinic and muscarinic receptors stimulating the lacrimal gland to produce a mixture of water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, lacritin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium, and potassium. - “The name’s Bourne. Jason Bourne.” 0
Posted on 6 September ‘07
I saw The Bourne Ultimatum at the cinema tonight and I really enjoyed it. - Robots in disguise! 5
Posted on 27 July ‘07
I’m off to the cinema tonight to see Transformers and I can’t wait! - “Here come the fuzz!” 8
Posted on 4 March ‘07
Me and some of N’s family went to the cinema on Thursday night to watch Hot Fuzz. - I could click this for hours 1
Posted on 21 May ‘06
This is too good not to share … a photographic fractal. - “Sanctuary” by Simon Webbe 1
Posted on 19 March ‘06
Readers from Europe may know Simon Webbe as one of the members of former boy-band Blue - they split up some time in the not-to distant past and each seems to be trying to make it as a solo artist/TV presenter/reality TV star. - “Heavy Horses” by Jethro Tull 2
Posted on 12 December ‘05
This is one of the many albums I can thank my brother for - he played plenty of music whilst I was a kid and as a result I grew up liking loads of it. - “Blue Album” by Orbital 0
Posted on 31 March ‘05
I started listening to Orbital back in about 1997 after hearing a friend play a 12” version of The Box - I liked what I heard, so I bought In Sides on CD. Many, many plays later it still remains one of my favourite chill-out albums. - Glider 4
Posted on 25 March ‘05
This is the first game I ever played on a Mac, many years ago at a mate’s house. It’s one of those games that’s very basic in concept but is incredibly addictive and infuriating in equal amounts. The premise is that you control a paper aeroplane in a house populated by obstacles, warm air vents, candles, switches and various other devices. - Faith No More 4
Posted on 16 February ‘05
I first heard Faith No More when my brother was playing The Real Thing in his car - I was hooked more or less instantly, so I went out and bought the CD. - Hi-fi 2
Posted on 6 February ‘05
I like to think of myself as a hi-fi enthusiast - don’t get me wrong, I’m not some kind of nerd who’ll waffle on for hours about tweeters, woofers and valve amps, I just like a good sound. - Me and my iPod 0
Posted on 22 January ‘05
I got a 20GB iPod for Christmas and it’s super. - Calvin & Hobbes 5
Posted on 16 January ‘05
This cartoon series is the funniest I’ve ever read - no question about it. The stories follow Calvin, a boy of about five or six years old, and his toy tiger, Hobbes, who comes to life when no one else is around. Together they get into trouble and are devilishly mischievous, but not out of some childish need to be naughty but simply through Calvin’s struggle to understand life and the world that surrounds him. - Imogen 0
Posted on 15 January ‘05
This was a brilliantly cunning puzzler which saw you controlling the central character who has to solve puzzles, level by level, to complete the game. The puzzles are varied and require some serious consideration if you’re to complete them. - Superfrog 7
Posted on 14 January ‘05
This has to be one of my all time favourite games. I know it’s a simple cutesy platformer based across six worlds and numerous levels within each world, but there’s something about it that’s just so … enjoyable. - Terry Pratchett’s Discworld 3
Posted on 13 January ‘05
What can be said about Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that hasn’t already been said? Not a lot, I imagine. For those viewers who haven’t read or heard of this series, it’s a collection of stories that all take place on the aforementioned Discworld - a flat disc of a planet that rests on the back of four enormous elephants who in turn are stood on the back of a gigantic star turtle that is swimming through space. The place is full of magic and, as a result, is populated by wizards, witches, dwarves, trolls, vampires and sometimes the worst of the bunch: humans. - Grim Fandango 17
Posted on 4 January ‘05
This is an excellent adventure game brought to us by LucasArts, the same people who gave us the superb Monkey Island series, the bizarre Day Of The Tentacle and the brilliantly weird Sam ‘n’ Max to name but a few. - The Shawshank Redemption 2
Posted on 3 January ‘05
This film is without a doubt my favourite - it’s just one of those films you can watch over and over again … and I often do. For those of you who haven’t seen it: it’s the story of Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins), a banker, who gets tried and convicted for the murder of his wife and her lover - he protests his innocence, naturally, but gets two life sentences to be served back-to-back in Shawshank prison. - Citadel 0
Posted on 2 January ‘05
This was an “explore and collect” adventure game that saw you roaming a giant citadel with dozens of locations, creatures and scenarios. The object of the game was, ultimately, to collect three crowns - however, to achieve this you had do certain other tasks along the way.