[Stu]

Attack The Block and it was bloody fantastic. I loved the aesthetic of London presented in it. I've never actually been to London but it's set in these parts of it that look almost futurist dystopian. Just endless apartment blocks, security gates and tube lighting. Proper Nineteen Eighty Four.

Anyway everything about it was just great, I thought. Good action, performances, sharp dialogue - the pallid little stoner kid is great - etc etc. Looking foward to watching it again.

Also watched the Nic Cage Bad Lieutenant which I also can't say a bad word about. I've got a crazy man crush on Cage anyway and this is another of his great performances. And he's nothing like the drunk he played in Leaving Las Vegas. In this one he's much more cocksure and slovenly. Far more of a wild caricature than the affected wino he played in Leaving Las Vegas. Eva Mendes looks hot in it too. She's no Salma Hayek but whatever.

Next up is Rocky V which surprised the balls off me by being much, much better than I remember it. He's son's still a riddiculous prick - that ear piercing is horrid - and there is no big boxing showdown so I can see why people loath it but I love Balboa's changing relationship with Tommy Gun and the street fight at the end is awesome. Rocky busts out a drop toe hold and suplex for christ sake.

Next up is the Alien films on Blu Ray.