Some thoughts from the last week

I'm playing with Blogger settings and trying to make collapsible posts. This means I can talk about films without ruining them. Click on Read More! if you want the film ruined anyway, or if you've already seen them.

Pirates of the Carribean 3: At Worlds End. ....(cont.) More of the same from the popular nautical franchise, as the reviews probably all said. It was too long by about half an hour, but if cutting it had meant taking out Keith Richards' appearances, let it run for an hour or so more, as far as I was concerned. I've been waiting, like many others, a few years now to see the Stones' guitarist make this cameo, so it was great to see it finally happen. He didn't do much, but he didn't need to. Great outfits, outrageously contrived storylines, ridiculous special effects and Johnny Depp camping it up for what must be the final time as Captain Jack Sparrow, made for a fun evening. Afterwards I ate chicken.

28 Weeks Later. Another sequel, I must be getting a taste for them. ...(cont.) Set in London a few months after 28 Days Later finishes, the British Isles are now supposed free of infection. Children are even being brought back in, among them the two heroes of the story. Taken to a secure compound in Canary Wharf, they escape to find pictures of their mother who was taken by the infected. And they find more than they bargained for when they make it back to their old house. Some incredible moments from Robert Carlyle, the bit with the eyes was particularly nasty, and when all the people are trapped in the room, and the boy sees his daddy you know what's going to happen. It's like amore grown up version of the bit in Gremlins with the swimming pool. At the end, when they pan up to the Eiffel Tower, you can't help but wonder if they'll call the next film 28 Months Later, and how they can possibly contain the virus now it's on mainland Europe.

Australia vs Wales, Telstra Stadium. I was so tempted to go, there were loads of tickets left, and now I wish I had....(cont.) Wales took off to an early lead, with two tries from nowhere, showing some pretty sloppy Australian defence. The Wallabies fought back, really working for their points. By half time the score was 17-12 to Wales. The second half was dominated by the Wallabies, but this wasn't reflected in the scoreline - by the whistle Wales were still 2 points ahead. Heartbreakingly for Wales, Australia crossed the line in the final play and ran away with it. As neither an Australian or a Welshman, I was on the edge of my seat. Oh, and I didn't abridge this for spoiler reasons, I'm just enjoying the new settings, and it'll make the post look prettier.

Circus Oz, Opera Theatre. ....(cont.) Like lots of circuses these days, no animals, just some stunnign acrobatics. Drunk contortionists, singing stuntmen, trapeze-artist-choolgirls, all giving a distinctly Australian flavour to the circus theme. There was a great variety of performance, with my least favourite being the rock-singer/ringmistress, and a slightly dissappointing 'stage engulfed with fire' ending, but well worth a look if you're in town.

I'm off to see another film tonight, an independent thing at a cinema by the Opera House, and then we're into Elissa's Birthday territory (Elissa's birthday officially runs from Wednesday to Wednesday, though it's actually this Friday). More on that later.