Day 298 - Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

There was only one topic of conversation in the city today - yesterday's liquid tempest. The journey to and from work was negotiated with ease though, and the evening consisted of a duet of cinematic pleasures. First up was We Need To Talk About Kevin (7 / 10). A couple of years ago, I tried to read the book, but failed after about 20 pages as I found it interminably boring, but the film was great, with Tilda Swinton surely deserving an Oscar nominee nod come January time. Surprisingly good too was Footloose (7.5 out of 10), a remake of the 80s classic that is very possibly better than the original!

 

Contentment : 13 / 25
Excitement :    1.5 / 10
Memorability : 2 / 15

Overall Score : 33% (209th out of 298)

Day 285 - Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

As the autumn is upon us, so increases the number of films viewed at Cineworld, and today, it was a double cinematic treat. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (6.5 out of 10) was enjoyable, but was hard (for me) to follow at times. Next up was Drive (8.5 out of 10), which is the best film that I have seen in years - frsh, brilliantly stylish and with an incredible performance from Ryan Gosling, who is fast becoming the De Niro / Pacino of our time. He was backed up by a very strong cast too, with Casey Mulligan and Bryan Cranston (Hal from Malcom in the Middle) particularly good. Film Of The Year, methinks!



Contentment : 13 / 25
Excitement :    2 / 10
Memorability : 2.5 / 15

Overall Score : 35% (177th out of 365)

Day 269 - Monday, September 26th, 2011

The autumn is in full swing and the nights of winter approacheth, meaning that cinema attendance is likely to return to levels previously enjoyed earlier in the year. For the moment though, it remains sporadic, but this evening saw a visit to see Warrior (6.5 out of 10), doing what The Wrestler did for wrestling and what The Fighter did for boxing. Jolly enjoyable it was too - even if the background story was highly far-fetched, the fight action was superbly done, and there were superb performances from the two main leads (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton). Bryan Dennehy, not so much.



Contentment : 13 / 25
Excitement :    1 / 10
Memorability : 1 / 15

Overall Score : 30% (178th out of 269)

Day 242 - Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Cineworld was re-visited this evening for the first time in months and the chosen cinematic offering was Super 8 (6.5 out of 10) which was an entertaining romp that was a cross between E.T. and Stand By Me. Well acted, good storyline, very far-fetched in places. As it is coming towards the end of its run, there was pleasingly only about 20 other people in attendance, and mercifully none of them were beastly guffawing urchins.Great success!

Providing wonderful entertainment on the LUAS ride home were two drunk or drugged-up ladies who were heading on the ferry to Holyhead to buy a bottle of vodka. Without exaggeration, they told each other every 20 seconds that they were starving and couldn't wait to go to the chipper, and bizarrely they got off at Spencer Dock which is 2 miles from the ferry port and a mile from the nearest chipper. Hilarious space cadets!


Super 6-and-a-half

Contentment : 13.5 / 25
Excitement :    1 / 10
Memorability : 1 / 15

Overall Score : 31% (143rd out of 242)