Convergence

A lager advert on the TV has Violent Femmes as a sound-track, which made me pop onto iTunes and grab it, as it made me think about Grosse Point Blank, one of my 20 favourite films (come on! "I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork, how have you been?" Lines don't get much better). Riding back from Inverness today and the same tune came on my iPod, I think "must watch that film again soon" and lo and behold, right now on UKTV Gold, it's Grosse Point Blank.
*edit to add* just seen one of my favourite scenes on film. As a single guy I have a certain image to maintain as a climbing, boarding, kayaking, martial arts blokey bloke but the bit in the film with Robbie (at the reunion with Under Pressure in the background), it's just fantastic. If you've seen the film you'll know it. Just gets to me, you know. ;D */edit*
Score!
Tis a good day.

Also managed to get a few pictures of Scotland today as well, this is one of the better ones.

You know, I'm really lucky to live up here. I was faced with the dilemma of do I go snow-boarding, to the cinema, walking on the beach or walking on a snow covered mountain on my day off. Woosed out, went to the cinema, saw 21, not bad. Grosse Point Blank's better though. Mountains later, wine now.

Adverts part deux

It's been while since I went to the cinema, and looking at my finances it's going to be a while longer, but up here they have a few different adverts in the trailers. There's an organisation called Project Scotland that is trying to get people to volunteer for stuff. Doesn't sound very interesting yet does it? The thing is their adverts are brilliant. Warning: There's a close up of spider for about 2 seconds near the end.

I want to see teenage wizard transforming spider pirates 3!

It's a shame that these won't get shown down south, Ginger gorilla milky milky sounds just like that line from The Mary Whitehouse Experience.
Oddly enough, went down to London a couple of years ago to see a mate and we went out to watch the November the fifth fireworks on the Thames. His girlfriend and one of her mates were with us and we randomly got talking about the Mary Whitehouse Experience. Was quite a surreal moment.

Northern Lights

(There are soooooo many things that title could refer to...)
Or, to give it the name it goes by, "The Golden Compass."
I'm re-reading the book atm, so I'll tell you how they compare soon, but for the film itself, great.
First off, and google it if you don't understand, what a steam-punk world!!!! If you're a fan of girl genius or any of the other gas-lamp/steam-punk worlds, or a fan of the book, have a look. Not as much of a PG as some others I've seen, but not for very young kids (ie, Matt, don't take Ellen!). Obviously a set up for the next couple of films and the film manages to NOT mention the Catholic church at any time, unlike the book! But a huge cast, and Daniel Craig is brilliantly cast. Not as world conquering as New Line's other recent ventures (cough *LOTR* cough) but looks promising.

Thinking about the PG thing, went to see something a while back, can't exactly remember what but there was a scene in it that was a bit gory, nothing really horrific but enough that a few people I know would go ewwgh. On the way out I heard a parent, who had taken their child along with them, complaining to a member of staff. The queue monkey called over the manager who gave the complainer the address of the head office and two pieces of advice: you can leave the cinema any time (they hadn't), and it's a PG, which means that the parents are advised to view it first and then decide whether or not to take their children, so if they choose not to do this, it's the parent's responsibility.
I almost cheered.
As it was, as she went off in a huff I caught the manager's eye and grinned. Bugger me if there wasn't a flash of answering smile.
As we used to say in Blacks, the customer, while possibly stupid and potentially about to do something suicidal, is not always right but is always the customer.

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