Merry Christmas Everybody!

Remember Santa is watching you!

Quantum of Solace

A little bit late in posting these thoughts but here goes. :)

I was a little disappointed in the latest Bond movie, QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Daniel Craig is still very good as James Bond but the rest of the film needs more work. The action scenes used the current 'shaky cam' method and were just hard to follow what was going on. The plot was pretty weak as well. The main villain even died off-screen. That's not very 'Bond.'

Overall not the worst Bond movie ever, but fairly mediocre.

Crime Time

Yeah, yeah, I never talk about the Halloween movies. Trust me, you're better off not knowing.

I do have two crime flicks to recommend. I recently rewatched THE LIMEY. It was better than I remember. It may not be everyone's cuppa tea but it's right up my alley. Terence Stamp is a British ex-con who's come to LA to look into the death of his daughter. Quirky little film directed by Steven Soderbergh.

I also rewatched THE LOOKOUT, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels. Another quirky crime film but maybe a little easier to follow than THE LIMEY.

That's a couple quick recommendations. More soon.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everybody. I'm planning on watching a few scary movies tonight. Turner Classic Movies has a pretty wacky selection of movies tonight, so I'll probably tune in for that. The've got films based on H. P. Lovecraft works and a couple of Herschel Gordon Lewis classics. Tune back in for a report on what I watch in a couple days or so.

More TeeVees

I'm back! Gonna try and get back to posting so keep your fingers crossed.

So the new Fall tv season is underway and I've given several news shows a try but none have really caught on with me. FRINGE, ELEVENTH HOUR, and LIFE ON MARS each got a one episode try-out. I didn't really dislike any of them but I guess I wasn't really looking for a new tv show to latch onto. THE MENTALIST is another new show I've watched and it's not too bad. I've watched several episodes of it and will probably give it a little while longer.

How about returning favorites? HEROES continues to frustrate me, LIFE is still pretty good. CRIMINAL MINDS is still good (and this week had a bonus Wil Wheaton appearance). PUSHING DAISIES might be even better in it's second season. CHUCK remains entertaining... and I can't think of anything else right now. :)

What are you folks watching?

TeeVee

Still be a slacker and not updating as often as I'd like. Here's a quick tv realted post to tide everyone over.

The new Fall season is about to start but I wanted to mention a few off-season shows, most of which air on cable.

BURN NOTICE and PSYCH are both on my must-see list. BURN NOTICE is kind of the Equalizer meet Miami Vice with a dash of Bruce Campbell. It's a fun action/adventure show. PSYCH is a detective show with a heavy dose of snark. The main character is a pretend psychic who works freelance for the police dept.

I also like EUREKA on the Sci Fi Channel. If I had to come up with a comparison, I'll say this one is Northern Exposure meets Real Genius, but the main character is a sheriff not a doctor. :)

Last but not least, there's THE MIDDLEMAN. It's sort of a superhero/X-Files type thing but funny. Or it's funny to me. Lots of pop culture references and funny, cheesy plots. Not everyone's cup of tea but I like it.

Slacker

I haven't posted in a while because I've been a slacker. :) I meant to write a review of THE DARK KNIGHT but couldn't quite put it together, so I'll just say I liked it.

I did get SPACED on DVD for my birthday, so I'll post on that once I start watching it.

More soon.