Blinking Lights

     Okay, so this post is going to be a load of reviews. First off, hooray! I got a new laptop, and it is brilliant. I'll talk about that in a bit. Second, I got Red Lights on Blu-ray, and I feel morally obliged to review it because I watched it in the cinema and didn't then. But before I get onto either of those things, I want to talk about Wreck-it Ralph.

New Year, New Movies

So it's the start of another year, and one I've been looking forward to very much. Every year is a new start (because no other day can be, apparently) and right now I want to start watching some new films.

I wrote on my other blog last year about my problems with sequels, but 2013 looks to be pretty good. I liked the Hobbit (apart from a few problems with the whole 3D thing - looks like it's 2D for me this year!) and The Desolation of Smaug ought to be the best of the three; from what I remember of the book, Mirkwood will be one of the most terrifying and action-packed parts of the whole thing.

What about Second Breakfast?

Well I went to see the Hobbit today. I saw it in glorious 3D, running at 48 fps and almost entirely digital.

What can I say?

Hobbit Hang-ups

So the Hobbit is coming out tomorrow. Peter Jackson's new trilogy, and it's starring Martin Freeman and a whole ton of Hollywood heavyweights, not to mention Benedict Cumberbatch. From the cast list alone I'm expecting a flashier version of BBC's Sherlock; what can I say? I'm setting myself up for disappointment here.

Seeing the Sights

Okay, so yesterday I went to the cinema, on the basis that there are so many good movies out there right now I had to go see at least one of them. I am, for the most part, a fan of British indie film, peeling away from the greedy Hollywood corporations and making movies they want to watch. Edgar Wright is a man who captures this truly British filmmaking spirit well, particularly in his latest offering, Sightseers.

Sherlock vs Sherlock: The Great Game

I'm sure this whole topic has been pretty much exhausted by now, but hey. Here goes nothing.

This year we've had two television shows, one from either side of the Atlantic. In the blue corner, representing tradition, story and people who want to write gay slash fiction, we have Sherlock. In the red corner, representing pandering to audience expectations, Hollywood values of making everything bigger and more American, and strict heterosexuality in their fanfiction, it's Elementary. And which is better?

There's only one way to find out.

NaNo Diary - Day 20: Back on Track

So hey guys. Looks like I'm still on target for 50k, no thanks to Kingsoft Office which periodically decides it doesn't like what I wrote so hey, it deletes it for me! Thanks in part, however, to the Nexus's gesture typing, which I'm finding pretty useful for the most  part, even if it does have trouble with apostrophes.