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magictreehouseLast Wednesday we went to see 'Avatar'. I find that it helps to go and see films with the lowest expectations possible so that you'll enjoy them no matter what. Either way, I got past the ropey plot, predictable bits and boring script and had a brilliant time. I got absolutely sucked in. It took me a while to get used to the 3Dness of it all and there was still something a little off about the 'real' bits, they were slightly blurry somehow. Still, the bits on Pandora were amazing to watch and even ignoring the 3D some of the shots were incredible. So yeah, I really enjoyed it. It's a four out of five for me. I'm still not convinced that 3D is the future. It works for CGI but in other respects it can be really distracting. I'd never want to see a slower film in 3D for example. It worries me that there's talk of 3D TV. I don't want it!
I'm aware that this makes me sound like an old fuddy-duddy but I don't think that it is that. So much of technology seems superfluous to me, I just don't get it! The tiniest upgrade seems to be lauded as the next big thing, it no longer seems to be about big leaps. Now if they invented hoverboards then maybe I'd be interested...
Over the weekend we watched 'Baby Mama' which was good simply because Tina Fey can do no wrong. Actually, it was funny regardless of that. And it didn't over-labour the romantic aspect which was great. Sigourney Weaver in a comic turn is always a treat too.
Things have been slow otherwise. Julia came to visit over the weekend so we played Trivial Persuit and Lego games. I still need a new job although there's one going at the University of Huddersfield which is looking promising. Anything to get me out of here! I hate January for many reasons but one biggie is that there are no jobs out there to make being back at work more bareable.
Oh, I finished Sarah Waters' 'The Little Stranger' which I really enjoyed. It probably wasn't as good as 'The Night Watch' but that doesn't mean that I wasn't compelled until the end. It's an interesting period to set the book in too, you don't often hear about the late 1940s, probably because it was very much still wartime in many respects. I love books which are clearly well researched. Speaking of which, the next book that I desperately want in paperback is Michael Crichton's last book. It's about pirates!
January is also miserable because there isn't much new music about. The Delphic album is pretty much all I've been listening to lately and I adore it. It's wonderful. Guitar music as it should have evolved. The lull in activity does mean that I get to re-visit some older albums though which is always good.
I'm aware that this makes me sound like an old fuddy-duddy but I don't think that it is that. So much of technology seems superfluous to me, I just don't get it! The tiniest upgrade seems to be lauded as the next big thing, it no longer seems to be about big leaps. Now if they invented hoverboards then maybe I'd be interested...
Over the weekend we watched 'Baby Mama' which was good simply because Tina Fey can do no wrong. Actually, it was funny regardless of that. And it didn't over-labour the romantic aspect which was great. Sigourney Weaver in a comic turn is always a treat too.
Things have been slow otherwise. Julia came to visit over the weekend so we played Trivial Persuit and Lego games. I still need a new job although there's one going at the University of Huddersfield which is looking promising. Anything to get me out of here! I hate January for many reasons but one biggie is that there are no jobs out there to make being back at work more bareable.
Oh, I finished Sarah Waters' 'The Little Stranger' which I really enjoyed. It probably wasn't as good as 'The Night Watch' but that doesn't mean that I wasn't compelled until the end. It's an interesting period to set the book in too, you don't often hear about the late 1940s, probably because it was very much still wartime in many respects. I love books which are clearly well researched. Speaking of which, the next book that I desperately want in paperback is Michael Crichton's last book. It's about pirates!
January is also miserable because there isn't much new music about. The Delphic album is pretty much all I've been listening to lately and I adore it. It's wonderful. Guitar music as it should have evolved. The lull in activity does mean that I get to re-visit some older albums though which is always good.
