Jul 31
The good people at A List Apart are running “The Survey For People Who Make Websites“. I completed it last night. It only takes five minutes.
Jul 31
Jul 29
Andrew reminded me on Saturday that I hadn’t posted a response to his irritation meme so that kicked my ass into finishing it. Here are ze rules:
1. List two things that irritate you for a reason (and list the reason!), and two things that irritate you for no apparent reason whatsoever!!
2. Give credit to the person who tagged you - that’d be Andrew
3. Link your answers to the original blog, that’s here (http://www.skillett.com)
4. Tag four new people to participate.
Things that irritate me for a reason:
Dumbass drivers: As some of you may know, I’m studying and practicing for my driving test which is a mere two weeks away. As a result I’m at pains to observe the rules of the road and do things right. However there are some bat shit crazy drivers out there, whether it’s overtaking at hills, not indicating or just general trying to kill themselves/others. I’ve no doubt that a sixth sense is required for driving in this country.
People who arrive late/talk in the cinema: A few weeks ago, movies.ie were good enough to give me tickets for Donkey Punch. I arrived in time, got some popcorn and sat awaiting the start of the movie. Twenty minutes into the film a couple arrive and proceed to try and find two seats together. 20 minutes. 20 minutes?! FFS, what the hell is that. If I was 20 minutes late I’d forget about it. You’re interupting the damn film for those of us who know when things start. Get a damn watch. 
Oh and don’t get me started on people who think it’s cool to chat amongst themselves.
Things that irritate me for no reason:
When people tie my legs together when I’m trying to get to sleep. (RE: Saturday night)
Being called Ant-ne. Call me Anto, Tony, Anthony. Just don’t call me that. 
I’m going to skip point 4 and not link to anyone purely due to the fact that I need to get back to work. I’ve taken forever to write this blog entry. However, this guys have done it already:
Jul 25
Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moon light?
If there’s one line from Tim Burton’s Batman that has stuck with me over the years then it’s that. Uttered by the Jack Nicholson’s Joker it epitomised the character in one line. Fast forward to 2008. After Christopher Nolan’s first foray into Gotham City with Batman Begins, the sequel has been anticipated like no other this year (bar Indiana Jones). The PR job has been fantastic and the film opened last week in the States with a record breaking 3 day tally.
So what did I make of it? As I mentioned last week, I took the time to catch up with Begins and I’m glad I did. The universe that Nolan has shaped is so expansive that you multiple viewings reveal details that would slip past you normally. In short, I loved The Dark Knight. With the majority of the characters and universe set up Nolan just goes all out. The film is two and a half hours long but it’s like a rollercoaster in terms of pacing. Ledger’s Joker is the epitamy of chaos. He wanders through the film killing without a thought and being a truly menacing figure. You fear him because he fears nothing. Ledger deserves to be nominated for his performance. Simple as.
The other new character is Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) as Gotham’s new District Attorney. Darren loved his performance and believes it to be better than Ledger’s. I’ll need to see it a second time to decide but he runs him damn close. Dent is what Batman can’t be, a public figure to face down the mob in court. He’s prepared to stand up and try and bring his city back from the brink. His descent into madness in the third act, while a bit sudden, is tragic.
Christian Bale is excellent once again although the focus is on the newer characters. At the post movie beers I asked the question of ‘Where do you believe Gotham to be modeled on?’. The resounding answer was New York although I’ve always associated him with Chicago. I’m not sure why, I think it just “fits” better. I do associate Spiderman with New York though. One thing we all said was that we’d be seeing this movie again. There’s simply too much to take in first time around and that’s where this film will race away from its rivals in monetary terms. If you haven’t seen it then you should.
Blogging budies there on Tuesday night were:
- Darren Byrne: Literally bouncing after he left the screening.
- Darragh Doyle
- David Maybury
- Mr Rick O’Shea
- Sinead Cochrane
- Damien Mulley
A big thanks to movies.ie for providing the tickets.
Jul 25
Fat & Mogey huggle together and sleep one afternoon:
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