Jason's Blog, page 80

Lethal Weapon

Die Hard holds up really well as a film, Lethal Weapon... not so much. And not only because of Mel Gibson's mullet. There's a limit to how much suspension of disbelief you can take. Shouldn't cops behave like... oh, I dunno, cops? And how stupid does Shane Black think the viewer is? We see Gibson putting a gun in his mouth. And also holding a photo of his dead girlfriend to make it more clear. I believe he also says -I miss you, babe, or something, for the people in the back row. Then we see him behave suicidally at work. Three times? Sure, why not. And then have the psychiatrist explain to the captain of the police station that Gibson is suicidal, just in case we missed the clues.

Russian film posters 2

Films of 2014

I saw four films in a cinema this year. In order of preference:1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier2. X-men: Days of Future Past3. The Grand Budapest Hotel4. Gone GirlI didn't really love any of them. The three first films on the list I found uneven, and Gone Girl I thought was not very interesting at all. I'll be getting Grand Budapest Hotel on dvd. I found it disappointing, but it may be one of those films that gets better on repeated viewings. Why didn't I go see Boyhood? I dunno. I'll be getting it on dvd, same with Only Lovers Left Alive and possibly Nebraska. Which film do I look forward to in 2015? Mad Max: Fury Road. Now that's what I call a trailer.

Happy birthday, Lewis Trondheim!

50 years old today!

2 panels, 1 film huit

http://lewistrondheim.tumblr.com/

Fruit Tree

F'murr

Taking a break from Hermann and started rereading my old Ullkorn albums by F'murr, published back in the early 80s. The French title is Le Génie des Alpages. Absurd humour at its best.

Happy birthday, Tom Waits!

Story titles in new book

1. If You Steal
2. Karma Chameleon
3. Waiting for Bardot
4. Lorena Velazquez
5. New Face
6. Moondance
7. Night of the Vampire Hunter
8. Polly Wants a Cracker
9. The Thrill is Gone
10. Ask Not
11. Nothing

Nostradamus / Kennedy page

(That's David Ferrie, played by Joe Pesci in JFK, in the first panel.)