cinema – Iain Douglas Stewart

The power of X

By Iain July 29, 2013Books, Films/TV, ReflectionsNo Comments

I'll try and keep the spoilers to a minimum, I won't ruin endings or anything. As I said a few days ago, I felt like a traitor. From what I've heard, the Superman movie is good in a Summer blockbuster type way, but not faithful to the source material. Particularly, Superman shouldn't kill. Ever. Anyway, I had also heard that…

When we get a new cat I want to call it Richard Parker

By Iain May 19, 2013Books, Films/TVNo Comments

If you hadn't guessed by the title, I watched the incredible film Life Of Pi recently. I loved the book, and while the film was a little slow to start, the delightful Richard Parker more than made up for it. Although he was CGI, he was very life-like, and behaved how I would imagine a tiger would behave on a…

Dark Of The Moon

By Iain June 29, 2011Films/TVNo Comments

So I went to the cinema (by myself - no shame in that) and watched this today. There are spoilers, so be warned. The plot was the best of the three films so far, and while by no means a literary masterclass, it fulfilled it's role in providing a reason for the giant robots to fight. The special effects were…