Still felt unwell, but a bit better than yesterday,
especially after I took some powdered electrolytes drink, and got a bit of
shopping done. But I also chipped a tooth and not just a little bit, a bug
chuck, so didn’t have much to eat, which may have made me a bit more
lightheaded/unwell!!!
So, I spent the day at home, hoping I’d feel better tomorrow
and watching DVDs:
3000 Miles To Graceland – this film has had some very harsh reviews, but I love it! It’s a weird mix of
dark crime drama and screwball comedy that ticks all my boxes. It’s not a deep,
deep film, but it is entertaining and has a great cast (Kurt Russell, Kevin
Costner, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Christian Slater and others) that chew the
scenery when it’s needed, but keep it subtle when that’s needed.
Laura – is
a great film noir with a nice little mystery. It also stars Vincent Price, but
without his moustache! He looks so odd without it! I can’t say much without
spoiling the mystery, but if you want a good mystery and story about obsession,
this film is for you.
…and because it’s the 35th anniversary of John
Carpenter’s The Thing I watched all three Thing films:
The Thing From Another World – I think I first saw this on the BBCs Moviedrome series and it’s a great fifties,
horror/sci-fi movie.
John Carpenter’s The Thing – is a great updating of the ’51 film and Who Goes There?,
the short story that the films are based on. The film has great special effects
and does a great job of depicted the paranoia that would occur if there was a
shape changing alien in your midst.
The Thing – does a good job of showing what happened before John Carpenter’s film, but
there are a couple of problems, the biggest for me is that the Norwegians don’t
accidentally blow up the crashed spaceship when they try to dig it out, as shown in the Carpenter’s film.
I really like The Thing (and Who Goes There?) and I plan to
do a longer article about them.
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