Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Mmmmm. As soon as it happens in the 'States, Channel 4 are also showing the new TV series based on the Avengers.

There's been a few grumbles on the web, but it's not bad considering they're not going to get the A-list to be in it. The acting is reasonable and the plot's pretty good, with a nice twist, and a fair share of special effects. There is the possibility of it becoming Heroes, but it's early days.

Oxfam Sunday - Kylie!

As a break from the usual, I've been playing lots of Kylie in the shop today, Aphrodite and Fever:

Yes, I know it's a bit plastic, but she is really good at it and you can get a bit too serious. To illustrate the point, I played Nevermind by Nirvana:

I'm suprised how dated this sounds to me now.

Lewis on the downstairs till commented that he liked the Nirvana, but wasn't so keen on Kylie. "I'll play some just for you next time", I promised.

Pride and Glory

This is a cop drama through my LoveFilm subscription. A compromised detective, Ray Tierny (Edward Norton), is asked by his father (Jon Voight) to investigate the killing of four officers under his brother's (Noah Emmerich) command.

What might have been a fairly mundane film is elevated by both Norton and Colin Farrell as Ray's corrupt and out-of-control brother-in-law. The support is also excellent, especially Emmerich as a commander realising he's no longer in control. Recommended.

Oxfam Sunday - Penguin Special Blowout!

I've started college this week, so I've been rather busy and therefore been unable to make many blog postings, but I have been to the shop. Today, John had a "few" Penguin Specials. Amongst them was a Pelican Special, which counts as a Penguin Special, and this one is Modern German Art (S6) and the earliest special I have so far:

It's in good nick with an intact dust jacket. The rest are a mixed bag, some with and some without dust jackets, ranging from the thick Penguin Political Dictionary shown to the slight Miners' Day (S149). All-in-all, it's almost doubled my collection.

14 Blades - The Man with the Dragon Tattoo

It's a while since I watched a wuxia film and this is a reasonable effort, from my LoveFilm subscription. The Emperor's chief assassin (Donnie Yen) is sent to kill a government minister only to realise he's been set up and teams up with a mercenary's daughter (Zhao Wei, who played Mulan and was in Painted Skin) to clear his name.

The plot is a little convoluted, but is really just an excuse for a lot of martial arts, which are spectacular. Kate Tsui was also rather good as Qinglong's nemesis, Tuotuo, so one to watch out for.

New Lego - 'Ello, 'Ello, It's the Blues Brothers

I got some more series 11 the other day while in town. Looks like Elwood finally got busted!

All very monochrome.

Saturday - Brighton Mini-Maker Faire

Today I went to Brighton for the annual Mini-Maker Faire. I went by rail, via Victoria Station in London, which took a little longer but meant that I didn't have to drive. Despite being ticketed, it was even better attended that last year, from what I remember, although it was only £5 on the door, or £10 if you wanted a nice badge:

It has been laser-cut, and a laser cutter was being demonstrated by a fabrication company:

There was even a knitting android and I was accosted by a pushy Dalek:

I went for a walk down on the promenade before I headed home and the surf was up:

Robocop Reboot

The official trailer for the Robocop reboot is out and it looks pretty good:

It's got a strong supporting cast, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton and Sam Jackson, so it's promising!