Some films

[ewx]

Encounters At The End Of The World. A charming ramble around Antarctica. Does include the odd penguin despite the early disclaimer. Recommended.

How To Lose Friends And Alienate People: Simon Pegg goes across the Atlantic in an adaptation of Toby Young's book. Funny and merciless.

A Quantum Of Solace: I quite like Daniel Craig's Bond, but I think this film was let down by a weak plot (by Bond standards, granting that Bold films at their best are not the most sophisticated things on celluloid) and a rather wet villain.

xXx 2: The Next Level: a poor sequel to a mindlessly entertaining action film. Don't bother.

Shrek The Third. Not quite as strong as its predecessors but should still be worth watching if you liked them.

Madagascar. OK at what it does but nothing special. Funny penguins.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Well done, Jack Nicholson sensibly cast as Jack Nicholson, intensely depressing.

The Last King Of Scotland. That Idi Amin was a real piece of work.

Comments

[simont]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nets

When zoo-keepers capture a large flock of cuckoos for an aviary, Jack Nicholson stars as the one bird who managed to escape the trap and flee to swear vengeance against the captors and all their kind?

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Doh. Fixed.

[simont]

Ah well. Cuckoos don't flock anyway.