Another excellent outing for Mad Max this time showing us the complete breakdown of order and the power of oil; with an increase in the comic element providing some light relief, Mad Max 2 is easier viewing than the first movie but no less entertaining.
Mad Max
Mad Max holds up despite being 30 years old, presenting a gripping and gritty view of the near future and spawning a generation of look-alike films.
Stripes
A classic Reitman comedy staring Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, Stripes is funny and embarassing in equal measure yet still delivers a fun feel good experience.
Stargate
A well produced, engaging sci-fi actioner with some excellent performances and only a few marginally annoying elements which let it down.
Hellboy
Hellboy is an entertaining and engaging action fantasy film with stunning visuals and only a few minor flaws.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
A lackluster and disappointing movie which feels more like a collection of one-off action sequences than a real story.
Diagnosis Technological Developments
It amused me to discover that despite this being 2009, despite the huge advances in medical science, hernias are diagnosed using the following two techniques,
- prodding and asking ‘does it hurt there’
- pressing and asking you to cough
I’m not complaining it obviously works, and it’s quick cheap and easy, but I just found it funny.
You can keep your multi-million pound body scanners, just press there tell me if it hurts and cough for me, thanks.
Grasstastic
Before Grete had major back issues for half a week, and before I really accepted I should be resting due to a potential hernia, we cleared/dug over the back and front garden areas ready for some grass seed, and then put the seed down.
It took ages for it to show through and we’d started to assume the pigeons had eaten it all – but then a couple of days ago we spotted a thread of green! It’s odd though, if you look down vertically onto the soil you can’t see the grass, if you look at an angle you can and if you look at it horizontally, it’s clear to see!
Back garden
Front garden
The front doesn’t look as good because neither myself nor Grete have been in any condition to get out and keep it weeded, but hopefully the grass will pull through. The back is looking excellent and we hope the grass will stop the soil washing down the bank in the first sustained heavy rains we get. The other side of the apple tree is on the same kind of slope and the grass keeps it all in place.
The apple tree has gone crazy as well, I thought the pruning would keep the apples away this year but the tree appears to have decided to wreak revenge by growing twice as many apples. The thin branches are dropping under the weight of the slowly forming apples already. I suspect I’ll have to take action to get rid of them before they mature otherwise the branches are really going to suffer.
Terminator Salvation
So I’m starting to see some reviews for Terminator Salvation and it’s not looking hopeful. Disappointing, let down, missed opportunity – those phrases never add up to anything good.
Maybe in the battle of the Giant Robots this summer, Transformers has already won.
Star Trek
A fast paced, well executed action sci-fi flick, with emphasis on the -fi and the characters, this franchise reboot gets it right in so many ways.