Random musings and ramblings about what I'm up to and topics that interest me.
IGN has a very long article about the Top 50 Lost Loose Ends with a discussion about each. I think they've hit on pretty much everything that's been bothering me, including:
#32: The Supply Drop
#31: Why Couldn't Desmond Leave?
#26: Libby
#24: Michael & Walt
#21: Christian's Body
#8: Locke's Legs
#5: The Unusual Connections Between Castaways
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DVDs for season two of Lost came in the mail on Thursday. I watched the first two episodes last night. It's an awesome show! My plan is to watch the whole series by the end of the month, so I'm caught up before season three starts.
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I'm in good mood. It's almost the weekend, men's hockey has started at the Olympics (Canada beat Italy 7-2 yesterday and played Germany earlier today - I'm currently waiting for CBC to re-broadcast that game), I bought a new pair of New Balance running shoes that are very nice. I'm also planning on trying to cook risotto for dinner tomorrow night. (I've never tried making it before).
Last night I watched the last disc from season one of Lost. I can't believe how good a TV show it is. It's one of the best things since sliced bread. The season finale was even more crazy-mad than usual. (e.g. Pouring gun power in a wound and setting it on fire to suture it. Damn). I can't wait for season two to come out on DVD.
I finished watching disc one of Lost (which contained the pilot and the next two episodes, Tabula Rasa and Walkabout). I was impressed with all three shows. They have good pace, lots of intrigue and suspense. There are a lot of characters, but they devote a lot of time on building up their stories (and do a good job at it), which adds more layers to the show. I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the discs and watching them. (With seven discs, it might take me a while to watch all of season one. however).
Posted by Ryan at 4:15 p.m. 2 comments
I liked Collateral. Jamie Foxx is a LA taxi driver who has the misfortune of picking up an assassin, Tom Cruise, for a fare. It had a good story, good pace, and interesting characters. Four stars.
In The Recruit, Colin Farrell is recruited into the CIA by Al Pacino. The story is a little weak and Hollywoodified, but the characters are okay and the thriller has enough action and twists-and-turns in the plot to keep you entertained. So I'll be generous and say four stars too.
Monster's Ball is the kind of movie that makes the Oscars confusing. Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Barry put on good performances and I like the implemention (e.g. cinematography), but the story is just plain boring. Hence, only one star.
Disc one from season one of Lost is suppose to arrive from Netflix today. I've never watched a TV show on DVD before(*) and a lot of things have been said about Lost. Hopefully it is as good as they say.
(*) Slight lie: I watched three Seinfeld episodes last year.
