Super comfortable, I’m loving it already.

Also, a creative doorstop, or for me, a cat stopper (to prevent her coming into the room and attacking my mouse cursor and/or blocking the screen during a game), shaped like a quotation mark, Stoppy. Got a red one to match the decor in my room, and Maria got a blue one.

It’s already worked once against the cat, which is excellent news for me!

Overall, wacky fun, dual personalities and a weird premise all round (even the geeky lead is likeable to a certain extent), makes it for a good viewing.

We were also lucky in that we had the entire cinema to ourselves, no one watched it with us, nice and quiet!

Munich, by Spielberg. Was drawn by the trailer, knowing a little of what happened in ‘72. Went to see it with Maria on Saturday.

Basic plot: After the deaths of the athletes, a man is hired to go and kill the people who masterminded it, leaders of a group called Black September.

You could already tell by the start that the whole thing would end in tragedy, the music playing at the assassin group’s meal (when they were discussing their ordinary jobs). These were ordinary people with ordinary lives, and you learn that from the very beginning.

However, the ‘terrorists’ were also portrayed as such, ordinary people. You feel for those who were killed, the author buying food from his local grocer in Italy, the man whose wife kept interrupting him in a fake interview, the other man who joked with Avner about the married couple next door. It was sad they way most of them died (bombs), and somewhat ironic that most of them would go wrong. There were some heart stopping moments though, when the daughter picked up the phone, the ’safe house’, the failed bomb in the TV… The ending and subsequent paranoia was well made, and you could tell the futileness of all that transpired.

For me, the sad part was the ultimate rejection at the end, how one word can make you realise that an entire country rejects you, because you refuse to return there. A powerful movie, rather gory in the gun and bomb scenes, and moving. See it if you’re after a thriller, with little out and out action, but more crafty methods, and deep thinking about morals.

Ranking: 8/10 – Thriller, unexpected twists, exciting but tragic story.

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In her shoes: Cameron Diaz and some other woman.

Basic plot: CD sleeps with man that other woman liked, big fight ensues, and they both depart from their normal lives. CD goes away, and the other changes her job and outlook on life.

True girl movie, saw this with Maria, and an open, more feminine mind (which reminds me to lock it up again). Quite funny, and emotional, lots of lovely drama, angst and romance for all women out there. Interesting to see how both their lives changed so much just by changing one tiny aspect of it. For CD, she went off to find her grandmother, a person thought of as dead. The other woman takes extended leave from being a lawyers, and then becomes a professional dog walker.

A tad unrealistic that all their problems would be solved by such a small thing, but it resulted in love, and the feeling of being whole again via family. A whole load of character growth occurred too. Anyway, mushy movie undoubtedly, have the tissues out (for the women), though be warned for one scene in the retirement home, when the bed was empty. Caught me off guard there (though not unexpected). Watch this if you’re strong enough for your (female) emotions to be played with. Note that men can also notice things that women don’t, such as the obvious shy crush/love from the other male lead.

Ranking: 7/10 – Girls only, mushy, lovey, but better than most of the other ones.

Had a nice long psychological discussion with Maria and Anastasia over what we humans consider to be a good person, and a bitch.

Conclusions reached:

The pretty girl in school will undoubtedly become a bitch, knowing that she has the best looks, and can use them to her advantage.

Likewise for the handsome boy, he’ll instantly become the person who can strut his stuff.

However, if the prettiest girl doesn’t become a bitch (it does happen), either she doesn’t want to use her power or is just so good inside that she can’t even imagine doing so, then she isn’t the prettiest girl.

Beauty isn’t necessarily good looks, if you possess the attitude of a stud/bitch, then you’ll automatically be though of as cool and henceforth pretty/handsome.

Those people who have good souls don’t instantly have ugly looks. However, they do remain in the shadows as they don’t like to draw attention to themselves, preferring to get closer to others by first making friends, then seeing where it goes.