Now watching Shaun the Sheep.

Well, in about two minutes.

I love Shaun the Sheep !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ymit-Tr1WM

Ewe've been Framed !!!

This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 21 2011, 12:49 AM

We went to see Curse of the Were-Rabbit in the theater...

Yes- we are very silly people. Why do you ask?

I was watching Aardman when they were still on brown plasticine men hassling one of the most beloved children's TV presenters ever...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMkRybbABuQ

Not the 70s version, but somewhere there's bound to be a clip of Take Hart somewhere... ...

Watched Hawk The Slayer for a laugh last night... ...

Just as an aside, the episodes of Shaun the Sheep are available on Netflix- in streaming. As are several Wallace and Grommit features...

In case anyone was interested....

Or just watch all the episodes on Youtube.

I just finished watching The Town. Excellent movie. I had reservations about a Ben Affleck film, but they were all dispelled within 15 minutes of the opening credits. He really shines in this film, because here he is an actor again, like he was in Goodwill Hunting, rather than a movie star. He even looks different from the days that he was Hollywood's It Man of the minute. He's older, rougher, and like everyone else in this movie, has forgotten how to shave.

But jokes aside, he really did well here. Not just as an actor, but also as screenwriter and director. He gives us a good story - not incredibly original - but good. With solid characters who have believable motivations. The tension really rachets up as the movie goes along, as you can see the walls closing in around his character. You wonder what is going to happen next, and know it is going to be bad. No truly happy endings here, although not as bad as they could have been either. All in all, an excellent movie. Of course it helps that like Goodwill Hunting, it is set in his old stomping grounds of Boston. You can really feel his love for the city come through in the film, dirty parts and all.

I also saw Taken last night, with Liam Neeson. Another good film, this more of an action vehicle then The Town (which was more on the drama then the action). The first 20 minutes of the movie are spent getting to know the characters. Which was well spent, because the action that starts afterward has a real emotional undertone to it that would otherwise be lacking. I could feel his rage, his desire to kill everyone of the men who took his daughter. I was practically cheering when he did just that.

Its a dark movie, not only becuase of the world of kidnapping and sexual slavery that it delves into, but also because of the protagonist's actions. He is no nice guy, he plays by no rules, and shows no mercy, including to people who no longer pose a threat to him. He is vengeance, cold, hard, and final. That hardness is what makes this movie work. It is not a happy film you watch for slam! bam! fight scenes. It is all about a desperate man willing to do anything to get his daughter back. That desperation seeps through every scene of the movie.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 23 2011, 03:42 AM

Having finished Burn Notice (for now), I have moved on to an old favorite of mine, Malcolm in the Middle.

I remember watching these when they were airing. Great stuff.

Watched Barbie's Christmas Carol with the kids...Yes, yes I did...And, right, I didn't fall asleep!!!... ...

McB Bless your heart, I do hope they are able someday to appreciate the sacri...I mean appreciate the memory, yea that's it.

Farscape.

I just finished with season 2. Whoa. They bring back lots of the antagonists from season one and two for the finale, like the blood trackers, the Sheyang, Durkha, and others. The 3 part arc near the end is one of the neatest bank jobs ever in sci-fi. Coolness awaits you.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 25 2011, 01:28 AM

Watched Surrogates last night. It was... interesting. I personally felt the plot sort of fell apart in the last third though. No one to really hate, no one to love, only one I actually liked dies... Still, the premise was outstanding.

Re: Farscape. It's been recommended to me several times from several people. Seen the first episode, but it didn't really 'grab' me. Have to give the next few episodes a shot I guess.

Sorry for Double post, but a friend just sent me a link to a short vid that was very cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAlQuqzl8o

The Cello Wars.

The Doctor Who Christmas Special™...

The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe...

Beautiful programme...All the way through...

And then Karen Gillan turned up...*Sigh*... ...

Right now I'm working through the Red Dwarf complete collection I got for christmas!

Not sure if any of our Non-British members have ever heard of Red Dwarf, so if you haven't, I strongly suggest you do! heres a couple of videos of some of the best bits:


Toaster

Lying

Smeee Heeeee!

This post has been edited by The Solo Rollo: Dec 28 2011, 11:15 PM

I watched Speak again tonight. Wow. Even after the second time, it is still powerful. I think I have mentioned it before, so I won't try to write a review for it again. Still, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Loves Red Dwarf do I!!... ...

Watched Bugsy Malone yesterday... ...

God I haven't seen that film for years... ...

Went to see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol yesterday...Very excellent...Brilliant in fact...

If you like that sort of thing of course... ...

Watched "The King's Speech"- wonderfully acted. We so enjoy "big" movies that actually deal with a small group of people.

Finished up the American version of "Life on Mars." I would certainly give it a recommendation- Harvey Keitel is ALWAYS worth seeing- and this is one of his perfectly-realized character roles. Gretchen Mol is also a bonus- not gonna say anymore about that- nope, nope. (Sigh).