And so it begins

Having written my introduction, I half thought of biding my time before writing my next entry, waiting for a truly poignant moment to occur, so that I could start my off my blog on a poetic note. Alas, as poetic as life can be, it's also balanced with a healthy dose of mundaneness (yes, apparently that's really a word. One truly does learn something new every day) and boredom has gotten the better of me.

Also, writing this seemed preferably to watching the recent 'Clash of the Titans' remake which is what I was doing and is shit in that special kind of way that only Hollywood can deliver.

And don't get me wrong, I love a good bit of Hollywood tripe. Even as someone who tries to take in as broad a range of world cinema as possible, I still like to kick back every now and then and indulge in a bit of testosterone fuelled, macho bullshit, high octane action. I mean let's face it, as much as I love a bit of Bergmanesque existentialism or that unique brand of surreal melancholia that only Jim Jarmucsh seems to be able to deliver, it's just not quite the same as watching Schwarzenegger or Stallone blow the shit out of people.

This should be borne in mind when I say that 'Clash of the Titans' is one of those films which was so shit, I couldn't actually finish it. Some might argue that if I'm going to set out to systematically undermine someone else's hard earned attempt at artistic expression, I should really watch it all the way through in order to make a fully informed opinion. And perhaps they're right. But honest to God, I'm just not that masochistic. There is only so much of Sam Worthington barley concealing his Australian accent (in an ancient Greek epic for fuck's sake) that any reasonable man can or should be willing to take. Indeed, we've established that a ridiculous plot isn't necessarily a deal breaker as far as I'm concerned and I sure as hell wasn't expecting an Oscar winning performance, but I'm only human.

On the plus side, this experience has highlighted one of the definite benefits of blogging. As forums for indulging my passive-aggression go, this is actually quite good. I feel nice and safe, sitting here behind my laptop, basking in knowledge that Sam Worthington is fairly unlikely to read this and beat me up. Some might wonder about the mentality of a person who genuinely entertained such a thought, even if it was only for a fleeting moment. With that in mind, I do feel the need to point out that just because an event is highly improbable, that doesn't mean you can't take comfort in reassuring yourself it probably won't happen (and yes, I will be checking under my bed before I go to sleep, just in case Sam Worthington is lurking under there. Deal with it).

*Ahem* Anyway, moving swiftly on, while I'm on the subject of films, I was finally able to catch 'The Dark Knight Rises' the other day (don't worry, no spoilers). As an all round geek/huge Batman fan, I was pretty impressed. It was no where near as good as 'The Dark Knight' but hey, it was never going to be. But Mr Nolan stayed true to form and there now exists a super hero trilogy where the final film isn't a complete let down (although I've still got my fingers crossed for 'Iron Man 3).

We can mock Christian Bale for his cheesy Batman voice (and hate him a little bit for his role in finishing off the ruination of 'The Terminator' series) but he all things considered, he made a pretty good Dark Knight. I also appreciated seeing Catwoman and Bane handled properly - as a femme fatale with a wonky moral compass and an criminally insane but genius turned terrorist respectively. The set pieces are a little OTT but it is based on a comic book and as long as one keeps that in mind, it's a lot of fun.

I guess next on the list of films to flap over with nerdy gusto is 'Skyfall' and even putting my slightly unhealthy man crush on Daniel Craig to one side and looking at it objectively, I think I can safely say that it's going to be pretty good.

So there you have it dear reader (if indeed I have any)! I promised my deepest, darkest and most trivial thoughts for your perusal and I have delivered. What riveting things shall emerge from the deepest recesses of my psyche for my next post? You'll just have to wait and see...