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Friday morning, I very smoothly and efficiently dropped Alexis off at Heathrow for her flight (we left with the aim of getting there by 11am; I'd parked, dropped her off, seen her through checkout, paid for the parking, and left the car park by 11!) Then I watched the cricket for the rest of the day.
That cat is constantly wondering where Alexis is. She is also sticking very close to me just in case I disappear too.
Yesterday was even more lazy, though I did make it up to Sainsbury's to get a few provisions. The cricket was somewhat delayed due to rain (no play before 4.45pm). Then Dr Who, then out for dinner and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Science has created a "cure" for mutations (ironically, this cure is derived from a mutant boy whose power is to nullify the powers of any nearby mutants). Needless to say, Magneto and his friends don't see this so much as a cure, as a weapon to be used against them. Soon enough, a war ensues, with the source of the cure - and its destruction - the objective. Meanwhile, back with the good guys, Jean Grey - presumed dead at the end of X2 - has somehow survived drowning in a lake - and has been transformed. Suffice it to say, given what occurs in this film, it really is likely to be the last stand. Oh, except perhaps for a brief epilogue at the end. What it is, is too short. There could easily be an extra half-hour of footage - it's only 90 minutes long - allowing key moments to be developed in depth, and allowing a few more of the characters to actually say something. At least Halle Berry's Storm finally becomes more than a bit-part, but it's at the expense of almost every other X-Man besides, of course, Wolverine. As you'd expect, the set pieces and effects range from very good looking to utterly spectacular, and the whole package hangs together well enough. I miss Bryan Singer's direction (there was a trailer for the new Superman film beforehand, the project Singer went for instead of this one... and that certainly has promise). Let's face it - just what has Brett Ratner done to warrant picking up the third, and likely final, instalment in such a successful franchise as this? Good, but could have been so much more.
And now, more cricket.
That cat is constantly wondering where Alexis is. She is also sticking very close to me just in case I disappear too.
Yesterday was even more lazy, though I did make it up to Sainsbury's to get a few provisions. The cricket was somewhat delayed due to rain (no play before 4.45pm). Then Dr Who, then out for dinner and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Science has created a "cure" for mutations (ironically, this cure is derived from a mutant boy whose power is to nullify the powers of any nearby mutants). Needless to say, Magneto and his friends don't see this so much as a cure, as a weapon to be used against them. Soon enough, a war ensues, with the source of the cure - and its destruction - the objective. Meanwhile, back with the good guys, Jean Grey - presumed dead at the end of X2 - has somehow survived drowning in a lake - and has been transformed. Suffice it to say, given what occurs in this film, it really is likely to be the last stand. Oh, except perhaps for a brief epilogue at the end. What it is, is too short. There could easily be an extra half-hour of footage - it's only 90 minutes long - allowing key moments to be developed in depth, and allowing a few more of the characters to actually say something. At least Halle Berry's Storm finally becomes more than a bit-part, but it's at the expense of almost every other X-Man besides, of course, Wolverine. As you'd expect, the set pieces and effects range from very good looking to utterly spectacular, and the whole package hangs together well enough. I miss Bryan Singer's direction (there was a trailer for the new Superman film beforehand, the project Singer went for instead of this one... and that certainly has promise). Let's face it - just what has Brett Ratner done to warrant picking up the third, and likely final, instalment in such a successful franchise as this? Good, but could have been so much more.
And now, more cricket.
