what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “Obviously because whatever plans Equilibrium has, they deviate substantially from our own. What they are, I cannot even begin to tell you. All I know, Ambassador, is that I was used. My government was used. My planet was used. And now all of us are going to pay for it.” The End of All […]
Best of the best Amadeus Possibly not historically accurate, but lots of fun. Mozart is a genius composer but he’s not very good at holding onto his money — jealous rival Salieri takes advantage of both. Blade Runner Redefined the look of a SF movie, and full of big ideas. In 2019 Rick Deckard hunts […]
Best of the best Fiddler on the Roof Happy and sad, the music is top notch. A musical about Tevye and his family in Russia in 1905, when his daughters start thinking about getting married. Stars Topol. Grease The music will keep your toes tapping. A musical about two summer lovers who are surprised to […]
Best of the best 2001: A Space Odyssey Full of stunning visuals and ideas. A monolith is discovered on the Moon that sends a signal towards Jupiter — so a ship is sent to investigate. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove One of the funniest movies ever made. An insane general orders planes with nuclear […]
{3.5/5} “I must say I am disappointed with the ease with which I could pull you in. The one thing my honourable mother taught me long ago was never to get into a car with a strange girl. But you, I’m afraid, will get into anything. With any girl.” You Only Live Twice, released in […]
I went to the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s performance of “James Bond: The Music.” It was glorious — this is music I absolutely love, and the K-W Symphony never lets you down. The orchestra’s brass and percussion section were beefed up from what they are for playing things like Beethoven. The conductor was John Morris Russell, who […]
{4.5/5} “If things continue as they are, based on historical CDF fatality rates, in three years we’ll no longer have sufficient forces to defend our colonies from predation and genocidal agression by other races… From there, our best estimate is that the Colonial Union as a political entity collapses within five to eight years. Without […]
Here’s an updated version of my list of science fiction and fantasy TV shows I’ve watched. 5/5 Angel 5 5 5 5 5 5 Babylon 5 4.5 5 5 5 4.5 4.8 Battlestar Galactica 5 5 5 5 5 […]
{4.5/5} “The first rule of magic is: you never do you same trick twice… So we’re gonna.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 2, aired in 2015 Even though it’s been 4 years since season 1, this show is back — with more magic and more fun. Penn and Teller, even with their encyclopedic knowledge […]
{4.5/5} “Your sweat smells like cinnamon.” Pitch Perfect 2, released in 2015 The Barden Bellas have been shut down due to an unfortunate incident in front of the President. Their only hope is to win the world a capella championship in Copenhagen. But Americans have never won, and the reigning champion German team is fantastic. […]