497/500
I didn’t understand a word on the album. But that didn’t matter.
I enjoyed it a lot. It became great background music to work to.
I don’t think my leg stopped tapping from start to finish.
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Suicide by Suicide
This album was okay to my ears. Some of the repetitive parts got a little boring for me.
No disrespect — just not really my bag, this one. Maybe I’ll try a re-listen in the future.
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Ask Rufus by Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
Ive never been a huge R&B fan, but what I have heard (mostly from top list recommendations) I’ve enjoyed.
And this album goes to the top of those. Wow.
I loved the whole album, but the final song, “Egyptian Song” just blew me away.
Favourite Songs:
- At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
- Hollywood
- Egyptian Song
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Funeral by Arcade Fire
Starting back on the Rolling Stone top 500 albums listing. Why not. At number 500 there is Funeral by Arcade Fire.
This is already one of my favourite albums so is a nice start to the chart.
Favourite Songs:
- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
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My first day in Novigrad
I decided to break away from my quest and head north to Novigrad.
I had some currency i’d looted, which said I could exchange at the Novigrad bank. So off I went.
I tried a direct route but that was guarded and I was unable to pass without a pass of some kind.
So I just went off-road and crossed at some marshes to the north west.
After a slight detour into a small treasure hunt, I arrived at Novigrad.
Love the size and the vibes. Prob gonna spend some time just exploring this place.
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Geralt
Took me a few hours to realize that The Witcher 3 on Playstation 5 has a photo mode. Albeit limited.
Still, I should get some decent shots out of this, my first full play through of the game.
This was taken as I was walking into the abandoned village near the start, to set the Noonwraith free.
It took me way too long to work out how to actually do damage to her.
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Looking out towards Megabuilding 4
Looking out at the city from the mountainous road outside of Night City.
I love this world.
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Charlize Fury
Found the Mad Max: Fury Road Easter egg in Cyberpunk 2077.
It wasn’t until I read the archive document on the scene that I realised what it all was.
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Watched The Fog
I do love a John Carpenter film.
Last night (and today, as I was too tired to watch the whole thing late last night) I watch The Fog for the first time.
At least I don’t remember watching it in my youth.
I enjoyed it thoroughly.
It actually made me jump in two separate parts, which was nice.
And it was more violent than I was expecting. It’s not actually that graphically violent, but there were a couple of moments I did wince.
And that’s a good thing in horror.
I loved how quick and to the point it was too. As with many of Carpenter’s films I’ve seen, it gets straight into the meat of the film and then as soon as it’s resolved it gets out quickly.
I do enjoy a slow-burn character story from time to time. But when it comes to most horror, I do enjoy it when it stays concise and gets to the point fast.
There’s still a couple of Carpenter’s films I’m yet to watch, and “The Thing” that I desperately want to re-watch.
It’s been a while since I was fourteen.
Till then, Tata.
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Watched Alien Romulus
I’ll just start by saying that I really enjoyed Alien Romulus.
After the atrocity that was Disney’s How to train your alien (Alien Earth) I have been in need of a good Alien fix.
This started with me finally playing through Alien Isolation and absolutely loving it.
I then thought I’d give Romulus a chance, on the advice of a friend. And I’m so glad I did.
What I thought worked really well
The general vibes of the film. It felt somewhere between the first and second Alien films. And that sat great with me.
The storyline is nice and simple.
The Alien itself was actually scary again. None of that running around in bright daylight rubbish.
Some nods to previous films were okay (more on this shortly).
The face-hugger scenes were incredible. Instead of being a means to get the Alien born, they actually featured in two of my favourite scenes in the film. Creepy AF.
And the ending, although I was warned that it was a bit iffy, I actually didn’t mind. Gory as hell and went to a place I didn’t think it would.
What made me cringe
The CGI Ian Holm. This was not needed in the slightest. Pure uncanny valley that just didn’t need to be.
All the bloody fan service. Whilst a couple of scenes that seemed to nod back to previous films were ok, most were just pure cheese.
The re-saying of certain iconic lines were just out of place. They sounded like a film student had won a competition to write some lines of dialogue for the film.
We don’t need fan service dialogue.
The film would have been a strong 8 out of 10, if it weren’t for those bits. I think it sits at about 6.5 for me after all is said and done.
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Arrived in the Indian Jungle
Started Tomb Raider 3.
The remaster of this game looks gorgeous.
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