Ooooh, Muenster looks beautiful. And that's a LOT of bikes!
Now, movies: Toy Story was on TV last weekend, and I started watching it and realised I'd forgotten how good it was (and scripted by Joss Whedon, which I'd also forgotten). Toy Story 2 is as good or better. And while we're on animated films, Finding Nemo is one of my favourites, and Ratatouille is also very enjoyable.
I've really enjoyed the comedies Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made together, especially Shaun of the Dead (terrific Hallowe'en viewing) and Hott Fuzz.
The Matrix - the sequels were rubbish, but the first movie is a genius idea executed brilliantly, and at the time it looked completely fresh and original. I still get shivers when Neo asks, "Are you saying I'll be able to stop bullets?" and Morpheus answers, "No, I'm saying you won't *need* to", and that, of course, is exactly how it goes down. A superlative action film.
Little Miss Sunshine -- very funny, and just the right mix of bitter and sweet. My favourite moment is the finale, when we discover exactly what the 'dance routine' grandad was teaching little Olive.
Leon - the first 18 cert movie I saw at the cinema (I actually was 18; yes, I had a sheltered childhood). Jean Reno plays a contract killer who forms an unlikely bond with a young girl who lives in his apartment block. Surprisingly touching.
Apollo 13 - I love this because you *know* it's not a story of success -- the failure of the mission is a matter of historical record -- and so the film becomes the story of something else, human survival and ingenuity and hope in the face of failure. It's also a remarkable reminder of how much the space programme achieved using technology which now looks archaic (and yet we still haven't managed to better what they did.)
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Now, movies: Toy Story was on TV last weekend, and I started watching it and realised I'd forgotten how good it was (and scripted by Joss Whedon, which I'd also forgotten). Toy Story 2 is as good or better. And while we're on animated films, Finding Nemo is one of my favourites, and Ratatouille is also very enjoyable.
I've really enjoyed the comedies Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made together, especially Shaun of the Dead (terrific Hallowe'en viewing) and Hott Fuzz.
The Matrix - the sequels were rubbish, but the first movie is a genius idea executed brilliantly, and at the time it looked completely fresh and original. I still get shivers when Neo asks, "Are you saying I'll be able to stop bullets?" and Morpheus answers, "No, I'm saying you won't *need* to", and that, of course, is exactly how it goes down. A superlative action film.
Little Miss Sunshine -- very funny, and just the right mix of bitter and sweet. My favourite moment is the finale, when we discover exactly what the 'dance routine' grandad was teaching little Olive.
Leon - the first 18 cert movie I saw at the cinema (I actually was 18; yes, I had a sheltered childhood). Jean Reno plays a contract killer who forms an unlikely bond with a young girl who lives in his apartment block. Surprisingly touching.
Apollo 13 - I love this because you *know* it's not a story of success -- the failure of the mission is a matter of historical record -- and so the film becomes the story of something else, human survival and ingenuity and hope in the face of failure. It's also a remarkable reminder of how much the space programme achieved using technology which now looks archaic (and yet we still haven't managed to better what they did.)