I didn’t know a lot about the movie, except for the trailer, which showed Leonardo Dicaprio in what seemed to be in some kind of standard horror/shocker. However, I was looking for a film to see, and was surprised when I saw from the poster that it was directed by Martin Scorcese. I thought “this must be more than a simple horror/shocker”, and I was right.
Month: March 2010
The trip was a success – I spent a lot more time in the Trafford Centre than I had planned to, due to the rain (it is Manchester, after all!), but I had a great time. Highlights include:
Glee Nerd
A couple of years ago, I attacked this with a sensible (but not brutal) diet and exercise regime. Things went fairly well, and I started shedding the weight.
However, I have only just faced up to the fact that last year, when I was living in London and visiting mum in hospital, the diet went right out of the window – that is now over 9 months ago, and I still haven’t got back into my good habits. Although I keep resolving to start again, I haven’t put in the effort.
I’ve been sitting on the news for a month, and fit to burst. Needless to say, I am thrilled to bits.
I enjoyed the movie, but mostly because of the 3D, which I admit was very good. I thought the story was pretty thin and predictable, the characters stereotypes and I became irritated by the preachy nature of the script, which I felt was kind of insulting to the viewer – it was hard to miss the environmental message in the story, so I thought it was totally unnecessary to go on about it in the dialog as well.
It wasn’t just a case of the old boiler taking up a bit of space on the wall – the boxing in of the pipes either side of it took up almost the entire wall, except for about 2 feet of shelves in a corner. With that all ripped out, the free space looks quite remarkable, although I now have to have my kitchen ceiling patched for the second time in just 12 months!
Then, because of a friend staying with me at the time, I happened to catch the last two episodes of series 2, and I actually quite liked it.
Then, because of a friend staying with me at the time, I happened to catch the last two episodes of series 2, and I actually quite liked it.
So, a few years later, now, I noticed that all 4 series (series 4 is part the way through) are now available on the web with 4OD (4 on demand), so I thought I would see what I missed.
This was not a great problem, as I have a gas fire in the lounge (although it is soon to be removed), and no lack of small electric fires/radiators in the house; and my shower – which I prefer to baths – is electric.