Glen Miller

Glen Miller is one of my favourite musical artists and I have a couple of CD's at home. Some are critical of the popular formula that he 'devised' and with which he had so much (commercial) success. However, his music can have a very moving and uplifting effect and I do not think that you can listen to it and not be moved in some way...

Skyscraper...

I do like Dwayne Johnson. He's an impressive action hero and I can't think of anybody else who is filling that gap, ie. big, expensive, B movie Action Films, like Skyscraper. The film is a shameless rip-off of Die Hard, in many respects. However, a lack of imagination, does not necessarily mean much, as it has been commercially very successful-people go and watch it anyway. There are some great, gut wrenching stunts. If heights make you nervous. Ahhhhhieee!

Rampage...again!

I'm looking at film releases in August and September and struggling to find much of interest. Thinking of Rampage...generally, if I don't go and see a film in the cinema, I will buy it on DVD later, but only if it meets my list of things, ie. is it exciting, has a likeable heroic character, a big cuddly monster...hmmm, etc. I do like those monster movies, for example, just a few...Jurassic Park, King Kong, the Alien films.

Ant Man

I would like to see Ant Man and the Wasp, though I'm not familiar with the Ant Man character from the Marvel Comic Books. In fact, I don't remember hearing of him...a bit obscure in comparison to the more established characters perhaps. Ant Man in 2015 had proved to be quite/ very successful and it had added a few dramatic twists and a good degree of humour to the genre. Not a surprise then that some sort of sequel would follow.