Re: Monthly chat June 2015
@Afrim be careful, I always have a habbit of over exercising myself especially when i start up after a break and I actually have to ration myself or otherwise I'll end up in a position where I can't exercise for several days, sometimes you have to go through pain, other times pain is your body's way of telling you there is something wrong and you really need to listen, fortunately having a mum who is a physio helps.
@Aaron, the jedi robes came with a very cool light saber that made lots of noise and glowed different colours every time you waved it, however it was waaay too noisy for a concert. I took an old one my brother had which was less good on the noise and balance but looked more realistic when turned off, but I have no idea which makes either were. If I was to get myself one I don't know which, I'd probably spend time looking around but obviously this was for a specific purpose.
The film wasn't actually a new sherlock holmes f ilm like the one a few years ago (which was rather too overthetop action for me to really take seriously). It was called Mr. Holmes, see The fount of all wisdom and starred Ian Mckellan as a 93 year old Holmes in the year 1947. My dad really wanted to see it, so we popped along this afternoon.
Mckellan was really fantastic playing an older Holmes, and the relationship he has with the son of his house keeper was lovely to see. My only problem is some of the plot felt a little thin and tacked on, not really explored correctly, (I spotted one of the twists a mile off and yet a big thing was made of the fact Holmes didn't). Also as a major fan of the Holmes books at least i have to question a good few chronological issues, for example the film talked a lot about Holmes' last case before he retired, and yet Holmes actually retired in 1904 after the case "the retired colourman" basically because he rea lized himself he was slipping up and also because the world was changing.
I also didn't like the idea that Holmes fell out with Wotson, oh and btw, a point in the film was that the house keeper's son was going to get a job as a boot black, ---- but child labour went out in the twenties, as did domestic service as a life style rather than a profession, so a wee bit inaccurate there.
On the plus side, Mckellan was down right amazing, the film really hit the points emotionally, I particularly loved the way that though the film made it clear holmes was definitely not at his best, once he had any puzzle to solve or any deduction to do he just clicked instantly back into place, (I was waiting for the horrible moment when his mind failed him but it thankfully never came).
Really nice to see a film that had zero big action sequences for once and concentrated entirely on characters and making it's artistic point as well. Not that I have anything agains t big action sequences at all, (hell one reason I loved singing Duel of the fates was the awesome darth mawl fight), , but when they're basically two thirds of the film and they don't really have a point in the story accept to show off special effects I do tend to feel things have gone rather flat.
So, good to see something that went against that. Probably not everyone's cup of tea for a film, particularly sinse it was pretty dam grim in parts, but nice to see none the less.
Well I got a pleasant surprise this evening, www.fantasybookreview.co.uk. has posted up my book reviews for Tiger tiger by Alfred Bester and Perdido street station by China Meeviille.
Sinse I have now finished When true night falls I'll try and bang out a review tomorrow, although for this evening I have this month's bf Dr. who release to play with, which hopefully should explain some of why the doctor's future encarnations have been booted into his past.
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