don't be dull, be fannish

Today, I was going through an Internet shop's web, choosing what DVD to buy, what movies I would like to show to my mom over Christmas. And, price aside, I realized that, out of all the movies that I have seen in the cinema this year so far, there's only one movie that I really, really, really wanted her to see: San Andreas.

This movie totally caught me by surprise. I went in with little to no expectation and I came out loving it. It's the one movie I keep thinking about, ever since. Not only does it feature Dwayne Johnson who makes everything better - and yes, my mom's a big fan, too - but it also stars Alexandra Daddario and I have a huge weakness for her. Her character in the film is simply amazing. And I cannot wait to show it to my mom.

Oh, there is one other movie I want my mom to see: Transporter: Refueled. Gosh, I loved the film. But it's not out on DVD yet, won't be for almost another three weeks, it's coming out on the 19th here.

Other than that, I was mostly disappointed by the films I've seen in the cinema so far, mostly by Age of Ultron, Spectre and The Last Witch Hunter. Only San Andreas and Transporter: Refueled really got my heart pumping and made me fall for the characters, mostly because of the family angle...

I decided to give a friend of mine Dredd for her B-day on DVD and to balance out the shipping costs, I went on a DVD splurge and bought...

Beautiful Creatures
Lockout
Odd Thomas
Sunshine
The Host
Warm Bodies
What's Your Number

2 of those movies solely because of Chris Evans. Now just to find the time - and energy - to actually watch them. I've been so tired every evening this last week or so...

I went shopping today - and don't even ask how much money I spent in Tesco, sheesh on a pogo stick! But I did buy some things of an entertaining value...

DVDs:
Princess Bride - which I might already own but... I'm not sure
So You Want To Be A Pirate - a short animated film
The A-Team - again, because the first DVD I bought had glitches
The Darkest Hour - sci-fi and cheap, so...

Books:
Rosemary Sutcliff's "The Silver Branch" and "The Lantern Bearers" - sequels to "The Eagle of the Ninth"
Henri Brunel's "Oceán v kapce rosy" or "Les plus beaux contes zen" - short zen stories

Because, you know, I have nothing to watch and nothing to read *snorts*

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 *_*

Yesterday, I saw these trailers at the cinema, in the correct order...

Now You See Me - MUST SEE! NEXT WEEKEND WITH THE TWINS! Looks really great and I love heist movies.

The Lone Ranger - Really? Like... really? Johnny Depp playing Cpt. Jack Sparrow 8.0? Remember the time when he was considered a versatile actor? Stupid looking movie. This will be the Wild Wild West of 2013.

The Man of Steel - Hm. Looks good but too... dark. They seem to take themselves way too seriously. And I want to smash Jonathan Kent's face. Like really? Clark should've let every one of the kids die to hide his powers? Also, I like Henry Cavill, liked him in The Immortals and Monte Cristo, but I'm not sure if he was charisma enough to carry this part. Also, I just don't like Superman that much, to be honest.

The Wolverine - Boring. Everybody's been swooning about this trailer but I was mostly, like, that's it? It looked all over the place, to be honest. And I don't get the insane love Wolverine inspires in fans.

Pacific Rim - I think it will be a very good movie but the rubber monsters looked really, really dumb on the big screen. Give me CGI any day. On the comp, the trailer looked amazing. But at the cinema? The fakeness of the rubber stuff was cringe-worthy. Also, Idris Elba, as much as I adore him, simply doesn't have the voice for rousing speeches.

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I also bought several DVDs...

Confessions of a Shopaholic - I don't care about the movie but it has HUGH DANCY, so I'm in!

Sliding Doors - I don't even know why I bought this one. I think the premise reminded me of JGL's Uncertainty. And I quite like Gwyneth Paltrow. Also, it cost me only $1, so...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - The one with Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist, that is. Yes, I still haven't seen/read any of the Millenium movies/books.

Sword of Gideon - Michael York and Steve Bauer as Mossad agents hunting down the Black September terrorists. Loved the movie when I first saw it.

And two more episodes from the Russian Sherlock Holmes series...

Yeah, yeah, I promised myself not to buy any more DVDs, but come on! Some of those were $1 only!

Amazon DE's having a sale! They have The Persuaders AKA Die Zwei for €29.97 only! Yes, the German dub version in which Tony speaks in tongues and the hilarity of their banter is sharpened to perfection! Usually, they sell the 8 DVD box set for €42-44. Gosh! When I saw the price, I immediately ordered it. Yes, I promised myself not to buy anything even remotely DVD-shaped for some time but this was an offer of a lifetime!

Gooooooooooosh, I can't wait to get my paws on it. I will be gorging myself silly! Danny! Brett! Brett's crazy family! Danny's on and off fortune! Hijinks across Europe!

So, rumor has it that Relativity would like to see James McAvoy as Eric Draven in The Crow reboot: link. This site has posted many The Crow related rumors before that proved true in the end, so...

That would be awesome, to be honest. Yes, James isn't exactly the "Brandon Lee" type but maybe they want to cast someone completely different, based only on his acting skills? I would love to see James in that part. Can you imagine what he could DO with it?!

Though physically, I think Joseph Gordon-Levitt would fit the role better, he is more of the "lean and dark" type. And he knows how to play guitar and sing... But I don't think he would do it even if they offered the part to him, see his no to the GotG lead part.

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Oh, speaking about JGL - I don't think I'll be getting Looper on DVD. I can't wait to buy Premium Rush, that was such a fun movie, but Looper? It was enough for me to see it once. I might buy it once the price drops but... It was too dreary. I prefer fun movies!

DVDs I bought today...

2001: A Space Odyssey - would you believe I have never seen this?
Gnomeo and Juliet - the animated movie with James McAvoy voicing Gnomeo!
King Thrushbeard - one of the most beautiful old Czechoslovakian fairy tales based on Brother Grimm's story
LD 50 Lethal Dose - an old movie with Tom Hardy
Mr. Nobody - a sci-fi with Jared Leto
The Virgin Queen - the mini-series with Tom Hardy, only cut to a 3hr. long movie (don't ask me why or how, I just fished it out of the cheap bin!)
Womb - a really controversial love story with Eva Green and Matt Smith

You know, from what I have seen, I'll have to explore Matt Smith's filmography a bit more. He seems to have some very interesting projects under his belt: Womb, Christopher and His Kind and Bert and Dickie.

Datart was having a sale, so...

Ghost Rider 2 with Nicolas Cage & Idris Elba
Jane Eyre with Michael Fassbender
Knowing with Nicolas Cage
Street Kings with Keanu Reeves, Chris Evans & Hugh Laurie
I Am Number Four
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Mostly, I just really wanted Jane Eyre! I'm also thinking of getting A Dangerous Method with Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen. And Shame maybe too - but only if I can get it cheap. The only movie of Michael's - from the latest/upcoming ones - that I'm not interested in is Twelve Years as a Slave - US history has never interested me, I very much prefer European history...

I really shouldn't be allowed into a DVD store with a credit card *cringes* DVDs I bought...

Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg
Shutter Island with Leonardo DiCaprio
National Treasure 1&2 with Nicholas Cage
The Chronicles of Narnia 1&2
Iron Angels 1-3 with Moon Lee (my favorite Hong Kong actress!)
Lexx, the first 4 DVDs

Gosh, don't even ask how much I left in that store. But they had a sale like whoa! Everything down 70-80%! And there were so many more movies there that I wanted to buy but I restrained myself. I did, really *whines*