June 1st - 8th 2008
Written by Geoff Forster
Sunday June 1st - Sunday June 8th 2008
The weathers been fantastic. Blue skies so temperatures are climbing.
Jane's has got a really bad chest infectuion and cough. Once she starts coughing she can't stop until she gets a drink. We've got antibiotics so hopefully they'll kick in and we'll be okay.
I've got a head cold but I can still get out to walk the dogs and see the donkeys. Thinking and web design are trickier. (What's new?)
We've had a week in the house. I've tried to get Jane out into the sunshine once or twice but as soon as she starts moving she starts to cough.
We have watched a few films.
'Grace is Gone'. Directed by James C. Strouse. With John Cusack, Emily Churchill, Rebecca Spence. Grace is a U.S. soldier in Iraq. Cusack is home with their two young girls. Emotional drama.
'Semi-Pro'. Directed by Kent Alterman. With Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin. Silly comedy about a basket ball team. Funny at times.
'The Eye'. Directed by David Moreau, Xavier Palud. With Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey. Remake of a Hong Kong film. A blind woman has corneal implants and regains her sight but can see the future and dead people.
'Jumper'. Directed by Doug Liman. With Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane. This is more like it! Sci-Fi film about a young man who can teleport himself aroung the planet just by thinking about his destination.
'The Machine Girl' aka 'Kataude mashin gâru' A Japanese girl's brother is killed, she loses her hand. She wants revenge ... She has a prosthetic machine gun attached to her arm. The geysers of blood which squirt from her victims like a Monty Python sketch make it unbelievable and unwatchable. Really poor film.
'The Shepherd Border Patrol'. Directed by Isaac Florentine. With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Stephen Lord. Set on the Texas-Mexico border. Drug barons and corrupt police have a good thing going until Van Damme turns up. Typical action movie.
'Boot Camp'. Directed by Christian Duguay. With Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare. Tearaway teens are sent to Boot Camp by their parents. A better film than it sounds.
'Fool's Gold'. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland. Treasure hunt in the waters of the Carribean. Light hearted adventure. Good family film.
'Blood Diamond'. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly. Set in war torn Sierra Leone. Brilliant film. Good story. Great acting. Amazing scenery and sets. One to watch.
'Mama's Boy'. Directed by Tim Hamilton. With Diane Keaton, Jon Heder, Jeff Daniels. 29yr old guy still at home with is mum, until she finds a guy. Quite funny comedy. Predictable.
'The Onion Movie'. Directed by Tom Kuntz, Mike Maguire. With Ahmed Ahmed, Ahmed B. Badran, Kathie Barnes. About the Onion News Network. A series of (satirical?) sketches about current events and strange human behaviour. More like a long TV show than a movie.
'The Breach'. Directed by Billy Ray. With Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney. A true story about an FBI mole. Well made movie. I've seen it before and enjoyed it again the second time.
'The Bucket List'. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes. Two terminally ill men write a list of things they want to do before they die.
Funny film, with two of my favourite actors.
'Blood Diamond' is easily the best film on the list.
A sad note. All of Tash's kittens have died. We think it's a viral herpes that most cats carry but only flares up if they are weak or stressed.
L-Lysine an essential amino acid is supposed to control an episode but the kittens were too young to be treated. It can be bought in health food shops.
Early signs are red eyes and discharge. We're treating all our adult cats with crushed L-Lysine tablets in their food for a few days. They need 500mg a day. It's cheaper buying it for humans. It's the same stuff.