14th November 2014

One week of 'wubbish'! That's what this day's blog marks. Am I going to manage a second week? Only time will tell.

So, what have I got to offer today? Well, I went to the pictures/ took in a movie/ saw a film/ chilled out at a flick (Delete as appropriate:). I went to see 'Gravity'. Although I don't want to see it again, I really enjoyed seeing it once.

There are just two people in the cast, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Both play their parts extremely well. The story is simple and a little far fetched. I say a little because I remember the NASA Apollo 13 mission to the Moon. In Gravity two people hit a spot of space bother. The man dies but manages to help save the woman who, however, survives mainly through her own grit. I liked the fact that the woman played main role with the man buzzing round providing support, but did they really have to have her coming out of the water in a wet T shirt at the end? A cliché too far, perhaps. I also enjoyed the nods to the gênres greats, especially the one to 2001, 'I've got a bad feeling about this mission ... '.

Overall, it's great entertainment. The special effects are stunning and it's crying out to be shown in the IMAX format. And I hope I haven't given too much of the meager plot away, but then I don't think this is a film you'll want to see for the plot. The special effects steal the show. If you want plot, try Gorky Park, Nine Queens and hundreds of others.

The bus journey to the cinema in Cheltenham, up the Churn/ Thames valley was beautiful in the autumn sunshine. Rocking along on the bus made landscape photography just about impossible, but these recent photographs I took will give some idea of the views from the bus.