Review of Sunshine...

...I found a good review of Sunshine, that includes spoilers, that match my own feelings about the film:

The Register

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Wiiiiiiiii...

A predictable heading but I thought I'd mention that I finally got my hands on a new Nintendo Wii console! It's been a bit of a nightmare buying one in the UK because it's sold out everywhere, including the online stores; as soon as any new stock arrives it's sold within hours if not minutes! In the end I ordered one through Gamestation's online store and using the Wii Pre-Order website; I still have my Comet pre-order and the damned discounted vouchers I planned to use... :S

On the subject of playing the machine itself, it's a lot of fun although there are far too many short and simple games available at the moment. There aren't many titles that you can sink your teeth into aside from The Legend of Zelda (7+ hours in at the moment). Scarily the mushroom in particular appears find the boxing game in Wii Sports very satisfying...

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Visual Entertainment

Easter weekend was first time in a long time that I've been to see 2 films in the cinema in quick succession. There hasn't really been much on lately so the last time I'd been was when I posted last.

On Friday I watched watched Blades of Glory, a new film from Will Ferrell, and on Sunday I watched Sunshine, a new film from Danny Boyle. Both had pretty good reviews so there was some expectation when the lights went down. Luckily they were both excellent and exactly what I had envisioned. The former being a predictable and silly comedy that didn't cross the line of being just plain stupid; the latter was a very serious and slow science fiction "thriller", although the mushroom would probably question where the thrill was to be found. I've not watched 2001 properly but I would probably compare it with Sunshine in terms of style and pacing.

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