Movies

Some films need to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Lord of the Rings. Dune. We have one of the proper big IMAX in Manchester and The Odyssey is almost impossible to get tickets for.

But also like to do a film at home.

The End of Oak Street we saw at the cinema. Didnt even deserve a phone screen.

Saw the new Spiderman film at the cinema. Was excellent. I think they kept the 'baddie' well under wraps. I had no idea who it was until we heard the name.

I was with a fellow dad from school, more an acquaintance than friend (but the only person who I know that would appreciate the film as much as me). He is one of those people who has no volume control to his voice and he also talks alot, so we (he) got told to shut-up by a bloke in front of us during the trailers. I thought that was a bit OTT to be honest given the film hadn't started, and told the guy as much. Half expected him to be stood at the exit after the film had ended to continue the discussion but he wasn't thankfully.

Russ will enjoy adding that he doesn't have this problem watching it at home.

Watched Tony at our new local hipster theatre. Was a very big fan of Kitchen Confidential and Bourdains career that followed. It tones down a lot of the extremes from the book, a hell of a lot less smack, but does build that love of food.
Liked it a lot.

In The Grey is a very Guy Ritchie movie. Slick and blasty with some very entertaining performances. Completely forgettable but a perfect way to spend 100 minutes on a Friday night.

Beer film. Watched it. Enjoyed it. Dont remember it.
Mind you, im increasingly senile.

For a second I thought you wrote “The Grey.” Very much not a Guy Ritchie film.

I watched They Will Kill You. Echo almost everything Russ said about it. I especially liked the beginning fight that was shot like a martial arts movie.

I didn't love the Nobody movies as much as many seemed to, Odenkirk seems like a good dude but it feels a bit hubristic of him to expect us to buy him as an killing machine. Thankfully Normal is a bit better, it's still packed with violence and action but it's far less focused on him being an unstoppable badass, it has some very fun and funny scenes,

and Wheatley directs some terrific carnage.

Resident Evil
Wont change your life, will entertain you. Enough gamer tropes without laying on too much cheese.

I preferred Nobody to Normal. Normal had some good ideas but it was all a bit uneven for me. I do like Ben Wheatley’s stuff as a rule, though.

Send Help is very entertaining.

I'm halfway through Mickey 17 and once again reminded that I don't like Bong Joon Ho movies anything like as much as many seem to.

Ruffalo chews the fuck out of the scenery in that one. It gets a bit ropey anyway, but his telegraphing “hey, Donald Trump is a prick, right!?” Is just way too much.

There’s a similar animated short on the Secret Level series on Amazon which is sort of similar, but much better. You won’t like it tho because it’s a cartoon.

Kraven the Hunter is bad 80s action movie bad.

Sitting down to watch Star Wars for the first time.

Heading to Chile today so since we are flying a No Mark Panamanian airline, the film selection is not what you would call optimal. So downloaded some stuff off t'internet including Lawrence of Arabia extended edition (haven't seen the original) and The Mandalorian and Grogu. As well as Companion starting Jack Quaid which I believe is a bit mental.

Having said all that I will probably sleep through the whole flight unless we encounter the reminants of Hurricane Polo and wifey starts chewing on my arm like the last time we flew over a rather large storm.

Chicago: Prepared.