This Blu-ray DVD had sat gathering dust here for a few months and I wasn’t sure whether this latest ‘re-imagining’, inspired by the original films from the 60s was really going to be worth it. How wrong I was! – this was definitely worth the wait and right up there on my list of fave …
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DVD: Woman in Black
With Ann working away tonight, it’s a rare opportunity to review this Blu-ray as Ann would be hiding behind the sofa by now after just reading the title on the DVD sleeve! 🙂 Those of us of a certain age will recall the ‘Hammer House of Horror’ who turned out quite a …
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DVD: The Artist
<img src="https://lh5.ggpht.com/-c11sv_f0oRg/T98buwwq76I/AAAAAAAAJVU/vmTZ0pBPr6g/videoe074ce59ea53%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('ee855012-2e83-479b-bfdf-e9991baa3150'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = " https://www.youtube.com/v/OK7pfLlsUQM?hl=en&hd=1“;” alt=””> The Artist–November 2011 David was away singing in a Salvation Army choir tonight, so Val joined Lee, Ann and I to watch The Artist on DVD (after devouring one of Ann’s superb Lasagnes!) A hit when it was released back in …
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DVD Blu-Ray: Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows
Well, this one will be going straight onto that small pile I own, categorised as: “crap”! If you like your films loud and brash – this one is for you. Explosions, hand-to-hand combat, fancy fight moves, guns, violence and chase scenes were all in evidence – a sort of ‘Die Hard with a Deer-Stalker’ (OK, …
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DVD: The Iron Lady
David and Val popped round. Together with Lee, and equipped with Val’s Shepherd’s Pie on our laps, followed by Ann’s rice-pudding, we settled down to watch The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent. A host of other well-known faces appeared in the film too including John Sessions, Richard E Grant and Anthony Head …
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DVD: Hugo
We invited David round for Dinner tonight as Valerie is away in the USA. After stuffing ourselves with one of Ann’s humungous home-made Chicken pies (followed later by an equally sized Plum Crumble), we settled down to watch Hugo as our movie for the evening. Directed by Martin Scorsese, we weren’t sure what to expect. …
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Cambridge with Nicki and Lee
Nicki joined us for our day in Cambridge. As it turned out, the weather was just perfect – probably the warmest so far this year – 22 degrees – lovely!!!! We left around 11.30 heading for one of the Park-and-Rides. This was our first use of the service and we didn’t have to wait long …
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DVD: Source Code
It’s Saturday night and there wasn’t much to watch on the TV, so it was a perfect opportunity to dig into our Blu-ray collection of unwatched DVDs. We selected ‘Source Code’, a sort of ‘Groundhog Day’ meets ‘The Matrix’ storyline. I hadn’t heard of any of the stars in it: Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle …
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DVD: The Bank Job
After our recent run of duff DVDs (Drive and Black Swan), we decided to watch this latest acquisition – The Bank Job – not really knowing much about it. Set in London in the 70s and starring Jason Statham plus a host of other well known Brit actors including Keeley Hawes and David Suchet, it’s …
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South of the Pacific in Birmingham
Nick and Celina joined us for the weekend. it was Celina’s birthday and as a surprise, we’re all went off to Birmingham to see the stage production of South Pacific. (Wiki entry about South Pacific is HERE)Nick and Celina arrived about noon and we hurried down a quick snack before jumping in the car and …
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DVD: Black Swan
First of all, ‘hats-off’ to Natalie Portman, who carried off the lead role in Black Swan very convincingly. It can’t have been the easiest of parts to study for, and she looked very credible in all the dance scenes. Now to the story: Those expecting to see that nice girl from Star Wars as a …
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Birthday Weekend – Aborted!
SATURDAY Well, the weekend started very well – a sunny day, and we’re almost in October. David, Val, Lee, Ann and I are all ready for a bit of a celebration with David and my birthday within a day of each other. Everything was planned, and all we needed to do was to enjoy what …
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DVD: The Green Zone
I’d forgotten I‘d bought this one back in July 2010! Starring Matt Damon (The Bourne series of films), The Green Zone is about a group of American soldiers looking for weapons of mass destruction in 2003 Iraq. Directed by the same guy who directed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum – Paul Greengrass – …
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DVD: Age of Heroes
I picked this up because it was cheap and with Sean Bean and Danny Dyer, I thought it was bound to be 1. Gritty, 2. Foul mouthed, 3. Full of action. Hhhhmm… a bit of a disappointment actually! Set in WWII it tells the story of an …
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DVD: The Birdcage
There wasn’t much on the TV this afternoon, so Lee suggested we watch one of here recently acquired DVDs: The Birdcage. Starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman and Mrs Harrison Ford (Callista Flockhart), it’s based on a French farce of the same name (but in French, of course!) It turned …
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DVD: Chronicles of Narnia – Voyage of the Dawn Treader
After the hectic activity in the garden, we chilled out to this recently released Blu-ray DVD. It was one of the few Narnia books I hadn’t read, so I was looking forward to this production, although I had read somewhere that the storyline didn’t stick to the original book*. OK, so it was full …
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Another manic Saturday
Here we go then… deep breath… 7. 45am – Lee to the local Parcels office to pick up mystery parcel. CHECK 10.00am – Front path and side path pressure washed. CHECK 11.15am – OCA Magazine final design, final proof read and signed-off for printing. CHECK 12.00 noon – Truckloads of little jobs to sort relating …
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DVD: The King’s Speech
Ann and I had seen The King’s Speech at the cinema back in January – but Lee hadn’t, so we had the perfect excuse to watch it again – this time on Blu-Ray DVD. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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What a Gorgeous Day!
After a cold start and a frost overnight, today turned into a gorgeous day! Maybe a little cold, but what a beautiful blue sky! So, after a quick visit to Asda with Lee for a top-up shop, by way of Central Garage (to get Ann’s alloy replaced), we hit the garden for a massive tidy-up. …
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DVD: The Wolfman
After our busy morning, we chilled out in the evening to cold-cuts and the Blu-ray DVD: The Wolfman. I’ve had it for quite a while now, but hadn’t had an opportunity to watch it until now. Starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, it tells the story of a nobleman returning to his estate to …
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Ralph and Karen – here for a few days + DVD: Centurion
On a much more joyful note, Ralph and Karen joined this evening. They’re staying for a few days, in part, to discuss some of the details for ‘the event’, now that there’s only 351 days to go! After a tasty meal of home-made shepherds’ pie plus the obligatory quantity of alcohol, we sat down to …
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Han Job and DiCaprio
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr Nick and Celina joined us for the weekend. In spite of the appalling weather and icy driving conditions during the day, by the evening, it was just raining as we drove over to our fave Chinese Restaurant – Han – in Market Harborough. We haven’t seen Nick and …
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DVD: Shutter Island
It’s another ‘fish-chips-mushy peas-and-a-film-night’ here tonight. Jo, Janet and Lee popped round (it was Lee’s birthday too!) and the consensus for which film to watch was Shutter Island starring Leo Di Caprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Actually, the choice was pretty easy, as it was the only ones in my new batch that was …
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DVD: Centurion (Blu-ray)
Ahh, a good day, but a busy one. I had a speedy journey back (from the school), and arrived home around 5.30. The girls had bought me a chocolate bottle of wine with ‘Mr Chairman’ piped on it – excellent! We then sat down to a good meal of steak and chips with a glass …
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Fish & Chips and… Avatar
With Friday-night Fish and Chips organised, Jo, Janet, Lee and Nikki joined us for supper and then we all watched Avatar on Blu-ray (is there any other colour for this film!). Ann and I had seen it at the cinema back in February in 3D. At the time, I’d been brief about the film …
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Saturday: Johnny and Mel
A lazzzzzy day! 👍💤 The weather was indifferent, so we had a leisurely breakfast and then read the papers and chatted. That took us up to lunchtime. The sun came out (sort of!) and so we took advantage of the situation and had a light salad lunch in the garden. 2.45pm: Then, it was off …
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Busy Saturday
We’re planning to go to Kelmarsh Hall later today to see English Heritage’s ‘2010 Festival of History’. Ann’s friend Nicki joined and we just had time to whizz down to Lee’s to assemble her new bed and then returning home for a quick lunch. By 12.30 lunch was almost ready, however, the weather still looked …
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DVD: Alice in Wonderland
Jo and Janet popped round. We tucked into a curry from Mazza’s and then watched the DVD: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ directed by Tim Burton. It had mixed reviews after the cinema release, so we were looking forward to see how good it was (or not!). Well, I thought it was just brilliant – great acting, …
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Meal with David and Val
We ate-in tonight, round at David and Val’s. Val made shepherd’s pie and Ann supplied the puddings. We also watched Sherlock Holmes on DVD. Initially, I thought that the DVD contained a NON Blu-Ray version too (so we could play it on David’s player), but no such luck. So, it was back round to ours! …
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DVD: Surrogates
I’d forgotten I’d got this DVD! There wasn’t much on the TV (after Doctor Who, of course!), so I popped it in the DVD player and sat back to see what it was like. Starring Bruce Willis (minus his white vest), it’s a story set in the near future where we all stay indoors and …
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