Super-Mega-Updatathon

So it's been about a month, mostly cause I have been away in New York and even managed to do a few things I had never done before in the city as I have been there a bunch of times. This included my first gig in the states, saw Alice in Chains at the Nokia theatre in Times Square, really good show including them playing a 30 minute acoustic set in the middle of the show which bizarrely was the time when the crowd was most rowdiest with crowd surfing and moshing.

Running Scared

Loved 75% of this and hated the other 25% which is a pity as most of that 25%could be cut out as its mostly unnecessary, Paul Walker even manages to act a bit in this . Thumbs Up

Neil Young: Heart Of Gold

Concert movie of Neil premiering songs from his Prairie wind album
in Nashville, as a visual experience its not up to much but the music is so good it makes up for it. Thumbs Up

The Longest Yard

Adam Sandler Comedy, Still waiting to laugh. Thumbs Down

The Dirty Dozen

Telly Savalas, Jim Brown, Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, Of course it's awesome. Makes me wish Tarantino would hurry the fuck up and make inglorious bastards. Two Thumbs Up

Saw 3

Finally went to a cinema again, first time since Miami Vice, mostly due to Portrush cinema closing meaning not only do I have to pay again I would have to pay to go the Jet Centre or Movie House Coleraine as its now called and thats not going to happen. Saw it in the states where there crazy ratings system meant that a few folk that couldn't get baby sitters brought there babies along. Anyway, really like the first one and don't like the second and this is a mix, like the start and the end but found the middle section very dull. Thumbs in the Middle

Brick

Best new film this year, that I have seen. It's a Film Noir set in a High School which does the great thing of not telling you whats going on so you learn as the main character does so you can think along with him. Two thumbs Up

Slither

Great wee alien invasion flick that doesn't take itself seriously so its a lot of fun, in the tremors vein. thumbs Up

JuneBug

Semi-Decent indie flick with good performances but a disappointing story. Thumbs in the Middle

New HD-DVD's

Yep I have jumped on the HD-DVD bandwagon, prepare for the wheels to fall off and Blu-Ray to run away with the format war now. the decision came down to a few reasons, first HD-DVD is producing a better or same picture and the hardware is half the price, second current HD-DVD is region free they haven't decide on regions yet so the early player don't and never will support it whereas blu-ray is region coded and finally any films I currently want in the new format are out on HD-DVD but not Blu-ray. There are downsides, those being that Fox, Disney and of course Sony are Blu-ray exclusive at present but based on the reviews of the shitty quality so far I'm not too fussed

So I have a few discs but I don't have a player yet it arrives in January

Mission Impossible 3
The Thing
V For Vendetta
Out Of Sight

New DVD's

The Office: An American Workplace Season 1
The Office: An American Workplace Season 2
Samurai Jack Season 3
Garth Merengi's Darkplace

New CD's

Bjork - Surrounded - Dual disc versions of all the albums all remixed in 5.1
The Magic Numbers - Those the Brokes - Not as catchy as the first but some good tunes, also tickets to see them in Derry next month
Damien Rice - 9 - Growing on me but not as instant as the first album
Tenacious D - Pick of Destiny - Again not as great as their debut but still Good
Juilette And the Licks - Your speaking My Language
Juilette And the Licks - Four on the Floor - Juliette Lewis's band and its half decent, Dave grohl plays drums on the new album which has some decent rock tunes on it