tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post3621209816036608364..comments2023-12-01T04:51:31.087-08:00Comments on Don't Feed The Pixies: Final Film Review of 2012 (from me)Don't Feed The Pixieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-52081969987382976762012-12-17T00:24:43.995-08:002012-12-17T00:24:43.995-08:00Samurai - mainly my problem with Quantum is that i...Samurai - mainly my problem with Quantum is that i have no idea what they were trying to achieve - there was lots of running around, a big secret organization, some vague mutterings about water and then a hotel went foom!<br /><br />Mind you, continuity wise i have a problem with Skyfall, because just two films ago they rebooted the bond series with him getting his 00 prefix - and all of a sudden they're talking about him as if he's been around forever.Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-57777117988630138752012-12-16T09:55:39.413-08:002012-12-16T09:55:39.413-08:00Actually, that's not true. I also seen "G...Actually, that's not true. I also seen "Goldeneye". I don't remember what I thought of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-66147080733932631812012-12-16T09:54:04.655-08:002012-12-16T09:54:04.655-08:00I don't understand what the problem with "...I don't understand what the problem with "Quantum of Solace" was. A lot of people said that they didn't like it, but I thought it was good. I thought "Skyfall" was pretty good as well, although I some what agree with you about the camp performance from Javier Bardem. I only go as far back as Pierce Brosnan's Bond, and of those, the earliest one I remember is the one with Michelle Yeoh.<br /><br />I haven't fully decided on whether or not to see "The Hobbit", only because that series has already been milked, much like "Star Wars", which Disney has picked up and decided to start making again. However, I am glad that they didn't let Guillermo Del Toro ("Hellboy", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Hellboy 2",) make "The Hobbit", as I think he is awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-27027456030653940632012-12-13T00:56:52.642-08:002012-12-13T00:56:52.642-08:00Bug - i don't generally like musicals, but Le ...Bug - i don't generally like musicals, but Le Mis is the exception and I'm intrigued by the idea that they had everyone sing live when filming, rather than pre-record the vocals, so will be taking Herself to see that. Will also make contact about hats and pictures - my paintings usually take 2-3 evenings, but i don't regard them as work<br /><br />Pete - I heard a rumour that Jackson had thought about including bits of The Silmarilion - but didn't purely because they didn't have the rights on the book, which i guess saved us from a fourth film<br /><br />Philip - the artshouse cinema showed Scrooge recently with Alastair Sim and I was very tempted. I agree on the issue of mobile phones and was rather depressed that people couldn't leave them alone for the duration. And yes, Johnny Weismuller was great - i loved the fact that the kid was just called Boy<br /><br />Titus - Live And Let Die is one of my favourite Bond films and is certainly one of Moore's best (they got too jokey towards the end)<br /><br />Really, really good films are still out there - and some of them are in the art house cinemas made in other countries. I definately recommend trying a non mainstream movie because at the very least they look and feel different to the popcorn production ones of <br />Hollywood<br />Stephen - it does seem to have divided optinion. Perhaps in the wake of Quantum anything would have looked good to meDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-11418814048492631272012-12-12T16:21:10.624-08:002012-12-12T16:21:10.624-08:00I loved the House of Wax! These days, 3-D just giv...I loved the House of Wax! These days, 3-D just gives me a headache, and mostly it's just like a pop-out book with one layer of image on top of another. The genius cinematographers of yore seemed to achieve a far more 3-D effect through the proper use of light. She said sniffily.<br /><br />I haven't seen Craig as Bond yet! And yes, Connery is Bond, but I really enjoyed Mr. Moore in Live and Let Die, which is the last Bond film I saw at the cinema when it was released.<br /><br />Hobbit? Not bothered. No Viggo.<br /><br />And what has happened to really, really good films. Where are they? I'm hoping to get to The Master to see if it's all it's cracked up to be.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-55035073994433906172012-12-12T14:43:06.611-08:002012-12-12T14:43:06.611-08:00PS: When I was a kid I thought ALL Tarzan films we...PS: When I was a kid I thought ALL Tarzan films were real!<br />I yearned to live with Tarzan, Jane, Boy and Cheetah in their fantabulous tree house.<br />It WAS all real, wasn't it? ;-}PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-48365890243940202762012-12-12T14:06:58.088-08:002012-12-12T14:06:58.088-08:00I've seen Skyfall and thought it very mediocre...I've seen Skyfall and thought it very mediocre. The plot just wasn't exciting enough to keep me engaged.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-4018524392368700752012-12-12T13:55:57.414-08:002012-12-12T13:55:57.414-08:00We've not set foot in a cinema for 25 years or...We've not set foot in a cinema for 25 years or more. Just hate the way cinemas 'work' nowadays. Mobile phones, popcorn, crackling sweetie bags and suchlike put me off and keep me off.<br />I used to love going to a small cinema in South Croydon many decades ago; The Classic. It was an independent concern that did not have the usual 'new film releases' and it was always well attended.<br />I have a few films that I will always watch when they are shown on the telly:<br />1. The Third Man - really great.<br />2. Wizard of Oz - fabulous.<br />3. Scrooge, with Alastair Sim B/W.<br />4. The Man Between (James Mason)<br />5. Halfway House, Mervyn Johns 1944<br />6. Any Tarzan films as long as it stars Johnny Weismuller!<br /><br />Modern productions are far too 'colourful' and overdone for me. So-called 'action films' are so 'samey' as to be boring. <br /><br />3-d films! No thanks. Saw these some 50 years or so ago and didn't reckon them then! House of Wax was one such film, I think, and it was poor.<br />Oh well, we all have our different tastes; the old ones suit me!PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-57954588281524725482012-12-12T11:36:07.648-08:002012-12-12T11:36:07.648-08:00P.S. I forgot to mention - I would LOVE to do an e...P.S. I forgot to mention - I would LOVE to do an exchange :) Although it's hardly fair because I might have about 2-3 hours of work (at most) in a hat & I'm sure that you spend a great deal more time on a painting. So, really, I don't mind just sending a hat without any swapping. <br /><br />I'm going to work on one for Mike at some point - let's see what that looks like & what you think. Unless it's for the Mrs. in which case let me know what colors & I can whip that up pretty quickly.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-33318675301904808312012-12-12T10:39:35.181-08:002012-12-12T10:39:35.181-08:00I'm apprehensive about The Hobbit. I'm sur...I'm apprehensive about <i>The Hobbit</i>. I'm sure it'll be a great spectacle, but given the penchant of Peter Jackson and his co-writers to stuff about with classic material — they were going to change to storyline of LOTR until the fans got word and were sufficiently outraged (and even then, Jackson et al. couldn't resist adding their own material) — now, where was I? Oh yes, I'm apprehensive. I expect the film to be loosely based on the book but with so much self indulgence (as you aptly predict) that I'll have to force myself to see it as a spin-off rather than the real thing.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-68730437622419431512012-12-12T08:38:03.664-08:002012-12-12T08:38:03.664-08:00I liked Casino Royale - & really as long as I ...I liked Casino Royale - & really as long as I can gaze upon Mr. Craig it really doesn't matter (which must be why, although I recall kind of liking Quantum, I don't really remember anything about it - ha!).<br /><br />We never go to the movies, but I think we're going to actually go to the theater to watch Le Mis!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com