Friday 2 November 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012)



Theme: The American civil war was between the vampire and human alliance of the South and humans of the North. Abe Lincoln was a trained by a good vampire to kill bad vampires.

Where: Qantas 747 business class to Sydney Australia.

Activity: None, just relaxing. The concept was too unique to do anything else and we were too comfortable in the big seat.

Audience: With my mum in the other seat

Sound: Headphones in Qantas business class

Multitasking: Taking photos and interacting with mum

Like: An intriguing tale combining history with vampire lore from the 'Twilight' series.

Check it out at http://www.abelincolnvampirehunter.com/

Actors: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper

Director: Timur Bekmambetow



Wednesday 24 October 2012

BattleShip

A contemporary  science fiction movie of good versus evil.

Theme: Human ingenuity wins against superior alien technology and firepower.

Where seen: Qantas economy on the way to Singapore.

Audience: Other Qantas passengers from teenagers to young adults.

Sound: Sony noise cancelling headphones.

Activity: chair abdominal crunches, yoga postures modified for air plane chair, aerobic cycling in chair.

Multitasking: It is not possible to work by writing or reviewing articles while watching this action packed movie. Have to use pause button whilst reading or writing on computer in front of movie. Pause again while meal service is being provided by Qantas cabin crew.

Check it out at: http://www.battleshipmovie.com/

Liked: Lots of gung ho action with true dogged determination to bring down the bad aliens. Nice touch to pit Japanese against USA in navel manoeuvres in Hawaii. Then bring Japs and Yanks together to fight the aliens. Gotta be a good thing there extending the brotherhood of man.

Ideal audience: Teenage boys or sons who are celebrating a sporting or physical achievement.

Not ideal: Glorifies war


Wednesday 3 October 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman on Qantas

Snow White And the Huntsman




Theme: Fantasy tale where heroine overcomes impossible odds to triumph over evil

Where seen: Qantas aircraft entertainment system in economy class

Audience: Other Qantas passengers from teenagers to elderly people.

Sound: Sony Noise cancelling head phones

Activity: In chair upper and lower limb exercises as recommended by Qantas

Multitasking: It is possible to write or review written material but have to use to pause button whilst doing this. Also have to pause movie while meal service is being conducted by Qantas staff.

Check out the movie at http://www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com/

Liked: Huntsman bringing the new twist to an eternal fairytale. The beautiful Charlize Theron going against the debutant princess to be played by Kristen Stewart. Who wants a purple heart?


Sunday 30 September 2012

Men in Black 3

MIB 3

Theme: Time Travel and aliens

Viewed with: Family and friends

Where viewed: As DVD on 55inch flat screen HD TV in living room. Logitech speaker sound system.

Age of audience: 11 to 50 years old

Activity: In chair exercises for upper and lower body, breathing and simple stretching in chair

Music: Lively, theme song by 'Pitbull'.

Summary: Good family entertainment for teenagers to mature adults.

Check it out at http://www.meninblack.com/

Multi tasking: I was uploading pictures onto my blog while watching the movie. It was possible to multitask while watching the movie without losing the plot or missing major pieces of information.