what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
Many of the films on the list of highest-grossing movies are part of a series, and therefore in this list I made yesterday. Here are my comments on the ones that are left. 1. Avatar The best ever use of 3D, it was amazing to see once on the big screen. On second viewing, the […]
Here’s what I think of the highest-grossing film series. The list comes from here on Wikipedia, on September 8, 2015. Marvel Cinematic Universe I’ve seen all of them except for Ant-Man, and they are all worth seeing. Unlike DC’s mostly serious movies, most of these ones have a great sense of humour. If forced to […]
{4.5/5} Shaun the sheep is tired of the daily grind and decides to take a day off. His plan partially consists of letting the Farmer sleep in the trailer. When the trailer rolls down the hill into the Big City, Shaun and the rest of the sheep — and Bitzer the dog — must go […]
{4.5/5} “On the fourth day the members of the 8th asked for tried to tell each other jokes they found on the Phoenix data net, and mostly failed to make them work; by the time their BrainPals unpacked the context of the joke, it was no longer funny. Only Sarah Pauling seemed to be laughing […]
{3.5/5} “I’ve had a particularly fascinating life. Would you like to hear about it?” From Russia with Love, released in 1963 SPECTRE is after an encryption device and to get it they’re setting a trap for the Russians and the British. They know that the British will send their best agent, James Bond — who […]
{3/5} “That’s a Smith and Wesson, and you’ve had your six.” Dr. No, released in 1962 British secret agent James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of an intelligence operative. While there he meets Felix Leiter of the CIA. The Americans are worried about some radio interference in their rocket launches. Leiter […]
{4.5/5} “‘Do all your friends try to kill you?’ ‘Eventually.’” The November Man, released in 2014 Peter used to be a spy. He’s recruited for one last mission — bring home Natalia, the woman he loves, who’s undercover in Russia. When the Russians discover she’s playing for the other team, they go after her — […]
{5/5} “So, we met at a party, and… it was magic. Within a half-hour we were driving up into this really nice neighbourhood, and we were running down the stairs of some stranger’s back yard, and then we were swimming, and we were in love.” The One I Love, released in 2014 Ethan and Sophie […]
{4.5/5} “Whoever wiped our memories probably did it to make it harder for us to work together. Guess what? It worked.” Dark Matter season 1, aired in 2015 Six passengers awake out of stasis on a ship that’s dead in space — four men, one woman, and a girl. They have no memories, so they […]
{5/5} “I like to think that your life comes down to the choices you’ve made along the way… like standing up to a superior… or the choice to focus on what you have in common, instead of what you don’t… or the choice to let someone help you, for once. In the end, you just […]