Die Hard (1988)
[4th watch]
Rewatchathon 2018 #2. It's been almost ten years since I last watched Die Hard. Where does time go?!
Monday, 15 January 2018
Sunday, 14 January 2018
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 5 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x07 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2017/2018 Episode 5 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x07 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
The Love Punch (2013)
[#7 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
[#6 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
[#7 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
[#6 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
this week on 100 Films
5 brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
District 9 (2009)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Get Out (2017)
Her (2013)
Moon (2009)
I also selected the 22 films I must watch during 2018 for my Blindspot and "What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen" challenges. Read about those at these two links:
More next Sunday.
District 9 (2009)
The first half is excitingly original and interestingly ideas-driven, with allegory that is powerful if perhaps a little heavy-handed (I suppose that’s kind of unavoidable when you make a movie about segregation and set it in South Africa). The second half is just a shoot-em-up.Read more here.
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Once it gets past everyone’s lustfulness (it feels uncomfortably like watching the filmmakers play out some personal fantasies), there are proper big sci-fi ideas driving Forbidden Planet. There are also some gloriously pulpy action sequences, like a fight against an invisible monster. It’s backed up by great special effects.Read more here.
Get Out (2017)
Get Out unfurls with a slow-burn tension, where you can’t be sure that Chris isn’t just being paranoid. Well, we can be sure, because we know we’re watching a horror movie. In terms of that genre, it’s effectively creepy without indulging in many outright scares — it foregrounds an encroaching sense of unease rather than pure terror.Read more here.
Her (2013)
People often refer to the template of Black Mirror as “what if technology but MORE”, and Her definitely fulfils that brief: “what if Siri was genuinely intelligent and someone fell in love with her?” Also like an episode of Black Mirror, it’s as much about what this reveals about humanity as it is about the crazy sci-fi conceptRead more here.
Moon (2009)
Like so much good sci-fi, it uses its imagined situation as impetus to explore the effect on its characters (or, in this case, character) and what the human reaction would be in such a situation. Maybe this is becoming a cliché already, but it’s quite like an episode of Black Mirror in that regard.Read more here.
I also selected the 22 films I must watch during 2018 for my Blindspot and "What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen" challenges. Read about those at these two links:
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 13 January 2018
TV
Upstart Crow
2x07 A Christmas Crow [Christmas special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Vera
8x01 Blood and Bone
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
2x07 A Christmas Crow [Christmas special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Vera
8x01 Blood and Bone
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After all the new stuff and yearly stats last week, this week there's absolutely nothing to report. Not a sausage.
Number of titles in collection: 2,075 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,166 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 909 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 5,325 [no change]
Number of films: 2,314 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [no change]
Number of short films: 599 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader, when there will be some additions, I promise.
After all the new stuff and yearly stats last week, this week there's absolutely nothing to report. Not a sausage.
Number of titles in collection: 2,075 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,166 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 909 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 5,325 [no change]
Number of films: 2,314 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [no change]
Number of short films: 599 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader, when there will be some additions, I promise.
Friday, 12 January 2018
TV
Blue Planet II
Episode 6 Coasts
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Death in Paradise
7x02 The Stakes are High
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x06 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Episode 6 Coasts
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Death in Paradise
7x02 The Stakes are High
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x06 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 11 January 2018
TV
Blue Planet II
Episode 5 Green Seas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
The Great Christmas Bake Off [2017 special]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Episode 5 Green Seas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
The Great Christmas Bake Off [2017 special]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
TV
Blue Planet II
Episode 4 Big Blue
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 4 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Our Friend Victoria
1x07 Christmas [special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Episode 4 Big Blue
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 4 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Our Friend Victoria
1x07 Christmas [special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
TV
Blue Planet II
Episode 3 Coral Reefs
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 3 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Insert Name Here
3x05 Christmas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Episode 3 Coral Reefs
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 3 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Insert Name Here
3x05 Christmas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
DVD Extras
Dunkirk Special Features
The three featurettes under "Land", about how they staged the beach scenes, and the two under "Air", about how they achieved the aerial sequences. The latter was particularly interesting, because they basically invented a load of new techniques -- as well as reviving some very old ones -- to do things that have never been done before. Quite incredible.
The three featurettes under "Land", about how they staged the beach scenes, and the two under "Air", about how they achieved the aerial sequences. The latter was particularly interesting, because they basically invented a load of new techniques -- as well as reviving some very old ones -- to do things that have never been done before. Quite incredible.
Monday, 8 January 2018
TV
Blue Planet II
Episode 2 The Deep
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 2 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
37x00 Twice Upon a Time [Christmas special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Episode 2 The Deep
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 2 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
37x00 Twice Upon a Time [Christmas special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 7 January 2018
TV
Blue Planet II
Episode 1 One Ocean
Finally watching this in UHD via iPlayer (only available via certain devices). It looks absolutely stunning.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 1 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
[2nd watch]
Enjoyed this more a second time, actually.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Not Going Out
9x00 The True Meaning of Christmas [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tim Vine Travels Through Time
Christmas Special [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Episode 1 One Ocean
Finally watching this in UHD via iPlayer (only available via certain devices). It looks absolutely stunning.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2017/2018 Episode 1 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
[2nd watch]
Enjoyed this more a second time, actually.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Not Going Out
9x00 The True Meaning of Christmas [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tim Vine Travels Through Time
Christmas Special [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100 Films
With the new year only just underway, the past week over at 100 Films in a Year has been entirely concerned with looking back at 2017.
It started with the monthly progress report for December...
And continued with these four posts looking over the year in its entirety...
My Top 5 Most-Read New Posts in 2017
2017: The Full List
2017 Statistics
The Best & Worst of 2017
More next Sunday.
It started with the monthly progress report for December...
And continued with these four posts looking over the year in its entirety...
My Top 5 Most-Read New Posts in 2017
This year, all five of my most-read posts are from my TV review column... But this is a film blog (it’s in the title), so this year I’m doing two top fives: the genuine top 5 most-read new posts in 2017, which is also the top 5 most-read new TV-related posts, and then the top 5 most-read new film-related posts.Read more here.
2017: The Full List
2017 — the 11th year I’ve been doing this 100 films challenge, and the fifth consecutive year I’ve surpassed that goal. Below is the full list of new films I watched this year, all linked up to reviews and that.Read more here.
2017 Statistics
In today’s post we do the fun stuff: look at all sorts of statistics about 2017's viewing. Hurrah!Read more here.
The Best & Worst of 2017
Having listed all I watched in 2017 and analysed it thoroughly, it’s time for the finale: what I thought were the best films I saw last year.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 6 January 2018
TV
Death in Paradise
7x01 Murder from Above
I once complained that Death in Paradise should have episode titles. According to Wikipedia, it's had them all along. Hm. Anyway, henceforth I'll be using those, wherever they derive from.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x05 At Christmas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
7x01 Murder from Above
I once complained that Death in Paradise should have episode titles. According to Wikipedia, it's had them all along. Hm. Anyway, henceforth I'll be using those, wherever they derive from.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
11x05 At Christmas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I was unable to do an accurate year-on-year increases post last time because I was away from home. Although we're now nearly a week into 2018, I've not purchased or received anything new since December 31st, so this post will serve just as well.
Number of titles in collection: 2,075 [up 3 this week; up 154 in 2017]
Of which DVDs: 1,166 [no change this week; down 27 in 2017]
Of which Blu-rays: 909 [up 3 this week; up 181 in 2017]
That's my highest number of new titles in a year since records began (i.e. 2013). And I was meant to be trying to buy less!
Number of discs in collection: 5,325 [up 11 this week; up 374 in 2017]
Number of films: 2,314 [up 7 this week; up 193 in 2017]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [no change this week; up 426 in 2017]
Number of short films: 599 [no change this week; up 91 in 2017]
Not quite sure how I acquired so many short films. As far as I'm aware that's all made up of odd ones here and there included with feature films.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
393 days, 17 hours, and 40 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 12 hours, and 18 minutes from last month.)
(Up 27 days, 7 hours, and 3 minutes from last year.)
Despite that whopping number of new titles, that's not the highest yearly running time increase (that belongs to 2015, probably because I acquired nearly 50% more TV episodes that year).
See you next week, faithful reader.
I was unable to do an accurate year-on-year increases post last time because I was away from home. Although we're now nearly a week into 2018, I've not purchased or received anything new since December 31st, so this post will serve just as well.
Number of titles in collection: 2,075 [up 3 this week; up 154 in 2017]
Of which DVDs: 1,166 [no change this week; down 27 in 2017]
Of which Blu-rays: 909 [up 3 this week; up 181 in 2017]
That's my highest number of new titles in a year since records began (i.e. 2013). And I was meant to be trying to buy less!
Number of discs in collection: 5,325 [up 11 this week; up 374 in 2017]
Number of films: 2,314 [up 7 this week; up 193 in 2017]
Number of TV episodes: 8,005 [no change this week; up 426 in 2017]
Number of short films: 599 [no change this week; up 91 in 2017]
Not quite sure how I acquired so many short films. As far as I'm aware that's all made up of odd ones here and there included with feature films.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
393 days, 17 hours, and 40 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 12 hours, and 18 minutes from last month.)
(Up 27 days, 7 hours, and 3 minutes from last year.)
Despite that whopping number of new titles, that's not the highest yearly running time increase (that belongs to 2015, probably because I acquired nearly 50% more TV episodes that year).
See you next week, faithful reader.
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