Northern Ireland Screen film locations showreel 2012

Probably better than any tourism video I’ve ever seen. Can we turn subtitles on and see a list of the places. I have to plan some day trips for next summer. Related posts: The Broadband Blueprint (re DETI Telecoms Consultation) Digital Surveillance: why are we surprised? Onlive: Gaming in the Cloud review Locations Services Developers … Continue reading “Northern Ireland Screen film locations showreel 2012”

Probably better than any tourism video I’ve ever seen. Can we turn subtitles on and see a list of the places. I have to plan some day trips for next summer.

The Dark Knight: may contain a spoiler

Last night a small group of blokes descended on Belfast to watch The Dark Knight, latest in a long line of Batman movies. Before I get into any specifics which the reader may want to skip – let me just say – that movie is LONG. I expected the credits to roll a couple of … Continue reading “The Dark Knight: may contain a spoiler”

Last night a small group of blokes descended on Belfast to watch The Dark Knight, latest in a long line of Batman movies. Before I get into any specifics which the reader may want to skip – let me just say – that movie is LONG. I expected the credits to roll a couple of times!

The Dark Knight lacks the style of Batman Begins. It’s action packed to be sure but there’s much too much of it and not enough acting and dialogue. The only person who actually gets to do any acting is Heath Ledger and maybe that was a decision made on the cutting room floor; considering this was the actor’s last film it would seem they took the opportunity to give him the stage. Batman Begins was a character piece. The Dark Knight is a lot of explosions and fighting.

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