I have found a new love... and it's called Torchwood

For those who are not familiar with this tv-programme: Torchwood is a spin-off of Doctor Who. So it's British, it's sci-fi and it's bloody good.

Torchwood is a secret facility under Cardiff. It was founded by the Doctor and it's goal is to keep an eye on aliens and their technology.

The characters are realistic (well, Captain Jack comes from the future, but hey, let's not hold that against him) and the humor of the show is witty. Plots are original and the stories are well written.

I am currently two episodes away from season one finale and I must say that I'm addicted.

Review: Zombi 2 aka Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)

Director: Lucio Fulci
Starring: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCullough, Richard Johnson, Al Cliver

Plot: A woman searches her father and ends up on an island where an epidemic turns dead people into zombies.

Highly entertaining. Very nice make-up effects that look good even by todays standards. Plot runs smoothly and the cinematography serves calm camera movements and terrific looking angles. Gory and ridiculous (a zombie fighting a shark?!), but makes you want to watch more movies like this.

Why don't they make them like they used to?

Stars: ****

I Got Tickets!!!

This morning I woke up at 7am. At 7.30 I was the first in line to get tickets to U2's 360-tour. And as it turned out, I was the only one to get the tickets from that place.

Anyway, when the ticket sales opened at 9am, I waited for the cashier to get me the tickets. It took 4 minutes to get through to the computer system, and I got my tickets!

The gig is in August 2010. I'll be there!

Thank you U2 for coming to my country! I love you!

I had a dream...

...about Bruce Campbell. That's all you need to know on that subject.

Review: House On Haunted Hill (1959)

Director: William Castle
Starring: Vincent Price, Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, Carol Ohmart

Plot: An eccentric millionair and his wife invite five strangers to spend a night in the house on haunted hill. Survivors will get 10,000 dollars.

Even though this is an old horror movie, it really startled me at one point. The movie is well filmed and the special effects work. Running only 75 minutes, the plot is dense but there is still enough time for character development.

One thing that I find funny in most of the old horror films: when there is a thunderstorm, the flash and the rumble always come at the same time. If this happened in the real life (which is rare) it would mean that the lightnings are hitting near you all the time.

Excellent movie. Classic. Watch it!!

Stars: ****