Movies I've seen and what I thought about them.
Prince Caspian Music
May 31, 2008
Meredith and I saw Prince Caspian in the theatre tonight, and while I did enjoy it, it didn't really captivate me. I was actually a bit bored! Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood. That being said, I think they did a great job producing the movie. When the credits rolled, there were two songs that I really liked. The second of the two sounded suspiciously like the work of Jon Foreman, and I was right!
The artist of The Call is Regina Spektor. Here's another nice song:
Samson
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Battlestar GalacticaMay 21, 2008
I've always been a Star Trek fan, but I've never tried watching Stargate or Battlestar Galactica. During this past year, I started hearing more people talking about Battlestar Galactica (BG), especially a couple of guys at work, and I could tell they were hooked. This past weekend, I finally rented the first DVD, which was originally a miniseries on TV. So how was it? I'm impressed!
The mood of the show is darker than Star Trek, which is a welcomed variation. It definitely has a more realistic feel to it, which engages me.
Another interesting facit is the religious undertones of the show: First, that the AI is religious, and secondly the irony of the AI being monotheistic while the humans polytheistic.
Tricia Helfer is undoubtedly a significant part of BG's success. She combines an obvious visual interest with a fascinating character. How do you act like a biological robot? I don't know, but she does it well. In this day and age, some actors choose to reach back out to their fans through
blogs, such sa Tricia's. It's sort of creepy to be seeing "behind the scenes" pictures of these people as they live their real lives. Why creepy? I'm not sure, but there's a strange comfort in the celebrity barrier -- seeing into their lives is somehow jarring! It was nice, however, to learn that Tricia grew up in Alberta. Go Canada!
Katee Sackhoff is another great character, and she acts it well. She's the tough girl who's great at what she does and doesn't let authority get in her way.
Oh boy, four more seasons of addictive television!
The Last Sin Eater
May 19, 2008
This weekend we watched The Last Sin Eater down at the cottage. It's an interesting movie, based on a novel, about an ancient practice brought to North America by Welsh settlers. It doesn't really have a "mainstream" feel to it -- it's a bit low budget -- but I found it to be a worthwhile watch.
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