#236 a norwich blog

In the name of content diversity, it’s film review time!

Summer blockbusters

Die Hard 4.0

Exactly what you would expect from a Die Hard movie. A good action flick carried excellently by Mr Willis. 6/10

A Michael Bay Film

As a standalone entity Transformers is top entertainment with action, humour, big robots and Megan Fox. If you loved Transformers as a child it might make you cry, but like whatever. 8/10

The Simpsons Movie

All those expensive script writers and this is the best storyline they could come up with? A Simpsons episode spread over ninety minutes makes for an average film, something The Simpsons Movie should never have been. 5/10

DVD rentals

The Fountain

It’s an art film, the story makes little sense. Knowing that will save you re-watching it to see if you missed something. A compelling audiovisual experience nonetheless. 7/10

Brick

Even though the plot is explained at the end, I still couldn’t follow it. Very stylish, more than enough to compensate for the confusion. 9/10

Harsh Times

A buddy film that is mostly about Christian Bale flipping out and becoming increasingly mental. Watch this and call people “dawg” and “dude” for days. 7/10

That’s all folks. What have you seen recently, what did you think?

Trial run for August 2007 diet.

Aside from binging on bourbons, I used my lunch break to look up the ending for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to see who dies. Turns out knowing what actually happens is less exciting than being curious about what might happen.

Shop of the week goes to Farmfoods in Norwich, partly for the offer on Bakin’ Boys flapjacks but mainly for the member of staff who has based his service style on Clerks. It’s like being served in Lidl but with the nonchalance raised to an art form.

There is a saying that everyone has a book in them, I wish I knew what mine was so I could start writing it. As much as I want to combine the best-sellivity of Harry Potter with the bloodlettery of American Psycho, it doesn’t feel like it’s going to turn into a good read.

If you know the answer to what my book is, please tell me. Or maybe you know what yours is?

Nobody cares about my internet related posts, so back to the other recipe. Sunday’s treat: home-made beef burgers.

Served in a wholemeal bun with grated mature cheddar, a shard of crisp lettuce and dollop of peri-peri ketchup. In the background you’ll notice a glass of 46% Arran whisky, from bottle 8 of 188 produced.

You might also notice Hitman Blood Money for the Xbox 360. I finally finished it using a guide – I just wanted to see how the story panned out. Really good game but could have done with being a couple of missions shorter.

PS. We have bought some Patak’s sauce for the next curry based on the collective wisdom of the comments. See – your words are valued here, so write some more.