Wooglie's Thoughts

May the fourth be with you

Wooglie — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:50:44 +0000

This also marks the eighth anniversary of me starting my current job.

The Avengers

Wooglie — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:58:46 +0000

Wow it’s been a long time since I posted on here. I’ll have to fix that.

Saw The Avengers last night at the cinema. It was a brilliant mix of action and humour, there were various times when the whole screen was laughing. All the lead actors were great as well, I was particularly impressed with Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, the Hulk got some of the best scenes/lines. I saw it in 3D, but I don’t think it added much. This is one of the best superhero films I’ve seen and so I’d definitely recommend you see it.

Happy Christmas

Wooglie — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:35:23 +0000

Enjoy yourselves.

13 Assassins and Pandorum

Wooglie — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:51:30 +0000

Watched these two films on BluRay over the weekend. I enjoyed both of them.

Pandorum is a space horror, set on a space ship sent to colonise another earth-like planet. Two crew members wake up with no memories of their mission or lives and have to save the ship.

13 Assassins is a Japanese Film about 13 samurai who are sent to kill a notorious, evil Lord before he manages to become one of the Shogunate (high ranking Japanese leaders).

Robots

Wooglie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:25:52 +0000

This very cool picture is making its way around the internet and I thought I’d share it here:

30th Birthday Photos

Wooglie — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:24:04 +0000

I’m now 30. Here are some photos from various festivities:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Wooglie — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:22:58 +0000

Saw this film on Friday and it was brilliant. The story is set during the cold war and centres on George Smiley (player by Gary Oldman), a veteran spy, who is forced out of retirement to find the mole in MI6. This is what some would call a “proper film”, it doesn’t rely on flashy gimmicks, CGI, explosions or car chases, it relies purely on the story and the characters and pulled it off. This was helped by some stunning performances from the cast. Gary Oldman was excellent and you wouldn’t believe this was the same person who played Zorg in The Fifth Element. Without trying to sound old (and failing spectacularly), my guess is some of the younger generation would find this film boring, but I found it riveting. It probably helped that I haven’t read the John le Carré novel the film was based on, but as the film came to it’s climatic ending and I still didn’t know who the mole was, I was on the edge of my seat. Definitely one I’d recommend you go and see.

Nerds

Wooglie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:06:23 +0000

“…because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. When people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.” – John Green

Super 8

Wooglie — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:08:31 +0000

Saw this film last night. Brilliant. The film centres around a group of kids who accidentally witness a train crash, while filming their own super 8 film. They are then embroiled in the weird events that happen in their town and the air force trying to cover it up. The film is like a cross between ET, Son of Rambow and Stand By Me, but with 2011 special effects. The group of kids are played excellently by a group of child actors largely unknown to me. I was very impressed with the two leads Joel Courtney as Joe and Elle Fanning as Alice, especially Elle Fanning, who managed to pull off the difficult job of acting a character acting. Definitely worth going to see.

The Social Network

Wooglie — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:55:30 +0000

Just finished watching this film. Very interesting film about the founders of Facebook and especially the inventor Mark Zuckerberg who became the world’s youngest billionaire in 2008. I’m don’t know how accurate the film is, but I believe the events are accurate even if the portrayals aren’t. Jesse Eisenberg does a brilliant job of portraying Mark as a genius, who can be a bit of a jerk and gets some brilliant lines. I’d like to quickly mention the soundtrack, which I really enjoyed. It was written and performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who also won an Oscar for their efforts. I’m downloading it as I write this. I particularly like their unique take on Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. I’d definitely recommend you watch this.