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- Saw Logan on the weekend. I'm not squeamish at the sight of gore nor a big prude when it comes to the f word, but I'm not a huge fan of R rated movies so they're not something I necessarily need to see. Hell, I haven't seen Deadpool yet. So I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a family of four sitting behind me. The family consisted of the parents, a son who was probably no older than ten, and a daughter who was around six or seven. This is an R rated movie! Okay, it's 18A in Canada, so technically a minor can see this movie if accompanied by an adult, but come on. This isn't like the other X-Men or Marvel movies. If you've seen the trailers, you know that Logan stabs a guy in the head with his claws, and that's just one example of the amped up level of violence. I get that your kids may love superhero movies and you wanted to do a family outing, but this didn't seem like a great choice.
Anyway, the movie. It was actually pretty good, blood and gore and language aside. I seriously could watch an entire movie that consisted solely of Logan and Charles taking a road trip and complaining with/about each other. Charles is slightly dotty in his old age, so Patrick Stewart was just delightful to watch. But the most amazing thing about Logan is how it doesn't feel like a superhero movie. It has mutants in it, but no one is in a colourful spandex suit nor is the fate of the world at stake. It's a very personal journey for Logan and that's more engaging than stuff blowing up or cities being destroyed.
( Spoilers for Logan )
- My flight to Cardiff is booked! I'll be in Wales for my birthday, which I plan to spend at the Doctor Who Experience. I can't think of a better gift to give to myself than an afternoon of sheer geekery. I'm still trying to figure out how to get to Portmeirion from Cardiff. I'm sure figuring out which trains to take is really easy, but my experience with booking train trips is next to nil. This is what happens when you live in a country that's ginormous. Convenient rail travel isn't a thing so you don't get any practice at it.
- This also means that I'll get to watch an episode of Doctor Who while in Cardiff. I know it's not a huge thing, I can easily watch Doctor Who at home, but I like the idea of watching it on its proper channel. It's like an observing a wild animal in its natural habitat. ;-)
- And speaking of Doctor Who, they announced the villains for episodes 11 and 12. I won't provide a link to the article since it's spoilery (damn io9 spoiling it for me *grumble*), but I'm very intrigued.
( Spoilers for Doctor Who season 10, episodes 11 and 12 )
Anyway, the movie. It was actually pretty good, blood and gore and language aside. I seriously could watch an entire movie that consisted solely of Logan and Charles taking a road trip and complaining with/about each other. Charles is slightly dotty in his old age, so Patrick Stewart was just delightful to watch. But the most amazing thing about Logan is how it doesn't feel like a superhero movie. It has mutants in it, but no one is in a colourful spandex suit nor is the fate of the world at stake. It's a very personal journey for Logan and that's more engaging than stuff blowing up or cities being destroyed.
( Spoilers for Logan )
- My flight to Cardiff is booked! I'll be in Wales for my birthday, which I plan to spend at the Doctor Who Experience. I can't think of a better gift to give to myself than an afternoon of sheer geekery. I'm still trying to figure out how to get to Portmeirion from Cardiff. I'm sure figuring out which trains to take is really easy, but my experience with booking train trips is next to nil. This is what happens when you live in a country that's ginormous. Convenient rail travel isn't a thing so you don't get any practice at it.
- This also means that I'll get to watch an episode of Doctor Who while in Cardiff. I know it's not a huge thing, I can easily watch Doctor Who at home, but I like the idea of watching it on its proper channel. It's like an observing a wild animal in its natural habitat. ;-)
- And speaking of Doctor Who, they announced the villains for episodes 11 and 12. I won't provide a link to the article since it's spoilery (damn io9 spoiling it for me *grumble*), but I'm very intrigued.
( Spoilers for Doctor Who season 10, episodes 11 and 12 )
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