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I went for many years without a TV in the bedroom. One woman I dated insisted on it as she couldn't fall asleep without some distraction. She brought over a small screen that had a timer. If I recall, her favorite channel was Oxygen. TV shows for and about women. The late night format was stories about women who were abused by the entire world, not to mention disgruntled ex's.
Oh, I mentioned it.
I'm a believer that when you sleep your subconscious is still absorbing your surroundings. That said, a few times I jumped out of my sleep to hear a woman shrieking when a man holding a knife was approaching... Sorry, no more TV when I'm sleeping.
That forced her to buy a clock radio that also played the sound of the ocean waves crashing on the shore! I was glad when that relationship was over... and take your stinkin' TV with you.
Fast forward 15 years. There is a TV in the bedroom now. It doesn't get used very often. In the past 3 months, a few evening news reports and on Sunday mornings, it's seen some Kung Fu martial arts and one Chinese comedy with English subtitles. That's it. No more chic channel.

This is one of those "it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when" movies, since this movie very well will come to reality in the near future.

The Wave is based on the true story of a huge tsunami that hit Norway 80 years ago. The disaster was triggered when a mountainside collapsed, causing huge damage and casualties in a number of villages along Norway's fjords. A Norwegian geologist (played by Kristoffer Joner) and his family (Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Edith Haagenrud-Sande) fight for survival when a massive landslide causes a 250-foot tidal wave. Such an event is very likely to happen again, but they don't know when.

Written and directed by Roar Uthaug, the movie is well paced and the buildup is great. The disaster itself is very impressively done, with some great VFX work.

There are a few Danish people in this movie, and they are, of course, killed off. And people wonder where us Danes get our small hatred to the Norwegian people. Just kidding, I love you, Norway!

Anyway, the movie.. It's well acted, and it's a genuine nail biter. A sequel, The Quake, is out now, and hopefully I can watch that at some point

8/10

I was told about a movie called Point Blank, and it was hyped up to be a fun action movie, so I decided to see if it was worth the hype.

The movie, which is a Netflix production, stars Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie, two people who have worked together in the MCU. The story is extremely straight forward: To save his pregnant wife, an emergency room nurse teams up with an injured murder suspect in a race against time, rival criminals and renegade cops.

I enjoyed myself watching it, and I caught myself laughing a lot during some of the bits. It has everything you could ask for in an action thriller: Fights, shootouts, explosions, intense bits and the ever present "Oh man, who will survive at the end of it?"

Besides Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie, the movie stars Marcia G. Harden, Christian Cooke, Teyonah Parris, Boris McGiver and Markice Moore.

The task of controlling all those actors, and bringing a film to life, has fallen to Joe Lynch, who has directed tv series, low-budget horror movies and a Faith No More music video.

I really liked this movie a lot, and it is a fun hour and a half of entertainment.

Rating: 7/10

Point Blank streams NOW on Netflix!

So yesterday, I was down in the living room, and my roommate put on a movie. It looked fun, so I asked him what movie it was. "It's the first Kingsman," he told me, so I decided to watch it.

What is it about? The synopsis reads: "A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius"

Taron Egerton plays the street kid, named Eggsy. He is into some bad stuff, with an abusive kingpin-stepfather and a penchant for petty crime. One such petty crime lands him in police custody, where he is being freed and recruited by Galahad, played by Colin Firth. Together with 9 other people, he embarks on a brutal training programme, that will shape him into a secret agent.

One of the people working for Kingsman is named Merlin, who is played by Mark Strong. I liked his character, because he was a welcome sight. He was extremely dry, but kind at the same time.

The tech genius is played, very well I might add, by Samuel L Jackson. His character, whom Samuel L Jackson made have a lisp, was one of the best things about the movie, which had plenty of actors where you go "Eeeey, nice!".

The action in the film is also one of the strong parts. There is one scene in a church that is both chaotic, brutal and funny at the same time, and it sends the entertainment value skyhigh!

A new feature of my movie review is to rate them on the John Wick scale. For those of you, who doesn't know what "The John Wick scale" is, it's primary objective is to rate movies on three criteria:

1: How heavy are the punches? Can you feel them in your face, once the movie is done?

2: How many times do they sacrifice something to the Lord of Fire? (explosions)

3: How many times do they call The Grim Reaper? (Deaths)

Kingsman: The Secret Service gets 7 John Wicks out of 10. Lots of death and fights, but not enough explosions.

Overall, the movie was enjoyable. There is a sequel, which I will look into tomorrow!

Last night Colbert returned from a hiatus with some revealing insights into how Trump was faced with the decision to kill the Iranian general.
Colbert suggests that our US generals gave Trump a menu of choices in which killing the Iranian general was the worst choice.
The generals never thought he would make that choice. They don't know Trump very well, do they.

Here's his monologue from last night, including mentions of the Golden Globe awards featuring
a view of Salma Hayek's award winning globes.

A few months ago, I watched the first season of Designated Survivor. I liked it, but I noted that the season ended on a flat note. I decided to knock out the remaining two seasons these past few days, and here is what I think of it: I loved it!

I really didn't think I would, but something about it really tickled my funny bone. Kiefer Sutherland is back as President Kirkman, as is Adan Canto as Aaron Shore, Kal Penn as Seth Wright, Italia Ricci as Emily Rhodes, Maggie Q as Hannah Wells and LaMonica Garrett as Mike Ritter.

New faces include Kim Raver as Andrea Frost, a brilliant tech genius, Paulo Costanzo as Lyor Boone, a hypochondriac and somewhat awkward fellow, Julie White as Lorraine Zimmer, a brash and no-nonsense political strategist, Anthony Edwards as Mars Harper, the new Chief of Staff who is extremely by the book and Geoff Pierson as Cornelius Moss, the 44th President of the United States.

Season 2 starts off with the continued look for Patrick Lloyd, the bomber responsible for blowing up the Capitol. On top of that, they also have to fend off terror plots, political smears, intrigues and good old fashioned office-rumors.

Season 3 is much more violent, and you can tell that Netflix picked it up, since the language is far more rough and non-kid friendly, not that the show is that anyway. In typical Netflix fashion, they push the envelope regarding sex and language, and I don't mind that at all. It's refreshing to see a show like that.

We also get to deal with an incredible amount of losses in the two seasons. Some are more vicious and heart wrenching than others.

All in all, I liked these last two seasons of the show. I have yet to hear anything about a season 4, but it will happen, I think.

Season 2: 7/10
Season 3: 8/10

From the Huffington Post;

I was browsing Netflix, looking for something to see, when this movie popped up in my recommended feed. The synopsis reads: "Two roguish brothers' penchant for stealing vintage sports cars gets them tangled in the animosity between two French mafia rivals", and the cast was listed as Scott Eastwood, Freddie Thorp and Ana de Armas.

Now, I am a sucker for movies with cars in them, so I thought "Fine, I'll watch this. It'll probably be terrible, since most car movies are."

The movie begins in Monaco, with an auction where they are auctioning off a rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, of which there are only 2 in the World. (I did some fact checking on that one, and it turns out it's correct information. Nice research!).

Anyway, the car is sold, and is put on a transporter, bound for an unknown destination. On the way out of Monaco, two brothers are ready to intercept and steal the car. They manage to do so, but upon delivery, they are knocked out and taken to a guy called Jacomo Morier. They wake up, tied to a chair, with the threat of impending death. They are given an ultimatum: Steal a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO within one week, or die. Naturally, our two brothers decide to steal the car, or at least attempt to.

They gather a crew, and then the movie really kicks into high gear (no pun intended).

I enjoyed this movie immensely, and it's a fantastic movie for any car fanatic out there. A few of the cars in this movie is an E Type Jaguar, an AC Cobra, numerous Ferrari's and of course that stunning 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. It has some great stunts, but some of the car chases felt sped up. A pity, considering it would have been a joy to watch some intense car chases.

Overall, this movie lands in the 8/10 area.

You can see it on Netflix, or own it on blu-ray/dvd!

Today was the day when I was gonna be an extra in a new ad campaign. I was excited, because I have never filmed in a prison before. Particularly not in a prison like this which is very famous. When I arrived, two people were already there. We got talking, and we joked around a bit. My first comment was "They finally got me!". They found that one pretty fun! The last few people came to the meeting point, so we were let in. The prison itself is old. It was opened in 1859, but was closed in 2017. Now the prison has been turned over to the local council, and they plan to include it in their urban development - whatever that means.

Anyway!

Once we were led in, we signed a NDA. I am not allowed to talk about what happened, but I am allowed to talk about the basic plot line of the campaign. Once we did that, we were led into a round area, where some chair were waiting for us. There, the costume department came by and looked at what we brought with us. I only had to wear the things I was wearing at the time, so it was pointless to bring a whole bag of clothes.

Once we were ready to start filming, we were assigned our positions. I had the hardest one - I had to lay in a sofa, pretending to play the guitar. After they got their scenes with the actors filmed, it was time for my/our close-up(s). I had to repeat what I did before, while they filmed every extra again. Once that was done, it was time for audio. Everyone went silent. The director looked at me, and said: "Right, what you need to do is play some random stuff. Just pick away, and let it flow."

Everyone looked at me and listened. The director gave me some pointers, like rummaging around in the sofa, making sure they got the sound of creaking leather. Now, I am not one to boast, but I nailed my take on the first attempt.

So to sum up: I spent around three hours in a sofa, playing a guitar.

Being an extra is exhausting.

The ad campaign will air here when this pandemic dies down, and they hire for new prison officers.

I obsessed on YouTube for the last few weeks and needed a break, so I decided to see what's on TV. 10 Local channels are available with an indoor antenna and about 30 free ones are provided on cable. That is called CCTV in other countries.

I lean toward reruns of crime scene, detective shows with a splash of old science fiction movies like Outer Limits. The worst part is 6 minutes of advertisements 4 times an hour. I'm sure they chop bits and pieces of the original movies to squeeze so many commercials into an hour, but it's free. My complaints fall on deaf ears.

Not much more captures my attention. I'm resistant to activate the 'smart' part of my TV because it requires setup to a cellphone. I used to have an older phone and used an alternate Gmail account to drive my Amazon Echo Dot aka Alexa. Unfortunately, the app was updated and it no longer supports the phone. I consider it their loss and not mine!

I smelled something cooking that wasn't inviting and asked what is was. The response pork 'something' confirmed It wasn't for me. She suggested I close my eyes and she will feed some to me. My answer was "Thanks, but no."
My lunch was the other half of the frozen pizza doctored with a few spoonfulls of marina sauce.

I read that HBO will be offering free service on a few shows during the pandemic, but I haven't found any.