Book #39

"Doctor Who: Apollo 23" by Justin Richards

Rating: ♣ ♣

The plot itself was quite interesting, the book was simply too long. Way too long. It would've worked perfectly as a 45 min. episode or a short story. As a 5+ hours audiobook/300 pages book? Not so much. After a while, I got the feeling the story was running in circles just so lines could be added. The result is a slightly boring story with a lot of lost potential.

Trailers & DVDs

Trailers I saw yesterday at the cinema:

Pain and Gain - whoever thought this was a good idea? O.o Not even Dwayne Johnson could make me want to see this!
Man of Steel - this time they showed the trailer that's narrated by Zod. MUCH better than the previous one with Clark as a kid. This trailer actually made me want to see the film!
RIPD - great special effects but I'm honestly iffy about Ryan Reynolds as the lead. He's cute and sweet but he simply lacks charisma.
The Heat - looks hilarious, though I'm a bit afraid that all the good puns have already been put in the trailer and the rest will be a disappointment. DVD material for me, I think.

DVDs I bought:

Contagion - I love every actor in the cast! That's why I bought it.
Transformers 3 - only because it was on sale and I already own parts 1+2. So...
Welcome to the Punch - GOSHGOSHGOSH! They had WttP with James McAvoy! My friends LOL'd at my reaction when I spotted it!

Having a Bad Day?

For those who are having a bad day and need more cuteness and fluff in their life. Have a happy fox!

Star Trek 2009

Re-watched ST 2009 again. Wonderful, truly wonderful. I love JJ Abrams' style - it is the man who brought us Fringe, after all!

My favorite bits?

* The sequence that starts with McCoy bringing Kirk on board of the Enterprise. HILARIOUS and epic at the same time. Kirk's allergic reaction. McCoy's pursuit of him! And then Kirk being all smart and getting Pike to sound Red Alert and raise the shields which saved everybody's life.

* Kirk and Old!Spock meeting Scotty! Again, so cool and HILARIOUS! Simon Pegg's always funny but here he outdid himself!

I can't wait to get my hands on the new movie and watch Benedict do his thing again. He's breathtaking there *_*

Confessions of a Shopaholic

It was kinda hard for me to feel for Rebecca. I mean, I also like shopping - for me it's mostly DVDs - but to the point of amassing huge debts, lying and cheating and betraying the trust of people who gave you a real chance at happiness? That's something I don't get. Isla Fisher made Rebecca immensely likable, that's true, but... As a daughter of an alcoholic, I have no sympathy for addicts, none whatsoever.

So, why did I buy the movie? HUGH DANCY, my friends. Hugh Dancy who's perfection pure in this one and using his native British accent. I want a Luke of my own. What a gorgeous, sweet, loving, patient man...

Another think I liked, besides him, that is? Luke's secretary, that she went with him when he left the company. That was incredibly sweet. She was like a doting mother, wanting him to be happy.

Also, I skipped Rebecca's outing on the national TV. It was pushing my second hand embarrassment squick buttons way too hard.