It’s a space movie. I like space movies. But this is not the best of its genre IMHO. I can’t complain about how it’s made, really. I definitely enjoyed the acting and most of the visuals and sets. But the story is a bit so-so. I found it a little awkward making everyone explain everything all the time. And Mark Watney’s good mood with its constant funny-cool slogans went a little on my nerves (together with the partly cheese music). The final space scene is just bonkers. So: “ok”, I’d say.
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This is so absurd, you can not not be entertained. And if you just take Jack Burton’s view and go with it, you can just indulge yourself in this. Chinese clans fighting themselves in back alleys? Sure! Superfighters flying in form the sky? Why not! Cursed villains with superpowers? Ok!? Surprise monster? Ok, what the hell!
It’s a weird Carpenter movie. I liked the old-school-ness of it all. The humour was actually pretty great. But it’s not my favourite from him.
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I always love a good band documentary. This pretty much explains, how they made their by far shittiest album. But I really would have liked to know how they landed on the decision about that snare sound.
👍 Recommended!
Ahhh, yes. Haven’t seen this in a long time. That’s a mistake. So good from start to finish.
👍 Recommended!
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Hm. I probably expected something different from this movie. Both thematically and visually. It certainly has its good (and funny) scenes. The main character is very likeable. And the tongue in cheek references to slashers are good, too. But the story was weird and too meta for my tastes. And visually this was all over the place, and I was partly really turned off by the CGI and the kitschy landscapes. So, not quite my cup of blood.
When melancholia hits you hart, you’re done.
Absolutely love the depressing atmosphere in this movie. And what a scenario with another planet hitting earth!
Love the classic soundtrack. The space images are fantastic. The opening slo-mo sequences remind me of Crewdson photographs.
Part one might be a bit too long, but part two is absolutely perfect.
👍 Recommended!
My whole Mac kept freezing during test runs. Menus, graphs, even switching Spaces.
Turned out pytest-xdist renames its worker processes before and after every test, and macOS did not cope well with that. Since I switched it off, the freezes haven't come back.
How I tracked it down: https://wersdoerfer.de/blogs/ephes_blog/pytest-macos-desktop-freezes/
A guide to hikes, sunday walks, and peaceful nature spots you can reach from Berlin in under an hour
I have been using Musikcube (a terminal based music player) for a couple of weeks now, and I really like it! Completely keyboard based navigation and controls (although mouse clicks are supported too). It feels so simple and does not suggest any crap! Just my library of MP3s. I found it after looking for a simple music player for my Ubuntu machine, but I am now using it on the Mac as well.
Can’t wait to play Ocarina of Time again! Release date is November 5th 2026!
That’s not a movie for me. I really did not care about anything or anyone in this. The story is boring and it’s all pretty pointless. While some images are great, the dream-like sequences border on ugly. Then it has some short funny scenes weirdly inserted. The end At the Gates of Hel is just disappointing. I’m sorry.
Platz ist in der kleinsten Hüpfburg!
Absolut wahnsinniges Buch über das und aus dem Bewusstsein einer Irren. Aber einer intelligenten Irren.
Ewige Gedankenabschweifungen und Erzählungen u.A. über die Leute, die sie kennt oder glaubt zu kennen.
Sehr lustig, aber auch etwas tragisch. Super unterhaltsam geschrieben. Nicht lang. Empfehlung! Man sollte allerdings vielleicht nicht zu zart besaitet sein.
