http://www.hifiwigwam.com/ Talk about what you are reading and what you are watching here. en Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:09 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.hifiwigwam.com/digitalvb/morbid/misc/rss.png http://www.hifiwigwam.com/ http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87480-Best-male-speaking-voice&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 16:47:35 GMT Who do you think has the best male speaking voice in TV and film - and why?
I put forward Morgan Freeman. He adds 'gravitas'. ]]> Books and Films Non-Smoking Man http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87480-Best-male-speaking-voice http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87389-More-Scando-crime-drama-on-the-telly-box-Arne-Dahl&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:32 GMT Anyone else watching?

Characters are probably stronger than the plot lines at times, but it's good stuff. ]]> Books and Films browellm http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87389-More-Scando-crime-drama-on-the-telly-box-Arne-Dahl http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87188-Falling-Skies&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:30 GMT Back on next month. In the States.

Proper scifi, done with the same dirty grittiness as 'The Walking Dead'.

No hokey cliches unlike some of the recent 'lets put a few people in a funny mask' shite.

Recommended. ]]> Books and Films lazycat http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87188-Falling-Skies http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87184-quot-The-Bourne-Identity-quot-(1988)&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 14:39:36 GMT I'd never heard of this one, until I came across it by accident on YouTube:



The modern Bourne, like Bond, suffers from the problem of the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, meaning that new plots had to be devised. The Bourne trilogy preserves the killing machine with no memory and Treadstone, but that's about all. In this case, this film was made when there still was a Soviet Union and a terrorist called Carlos "The Jackal" (Bourne's adversary in the books), so it is actually fairly true to the book, except that the book is part of a series and this film wasn't, so a different ending had to be provided.

My problem with Richard Chamberlain as Bourne is that I go back to him in the incredibly soppy Dr. Kildare TV series, when he was a dashingly handsome heartthrob, and I can't get that image out of my head! And somehow Matt Damon was more fun. But it was an interesting watch. ]]> Books and Films tones http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?87184-quot-The-Bourne-Identity-quot-(1988) http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86868-Star-Trek-Into-Darkness&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 08:28:53 GMT Got to see this last night in Berlin, 3D version...

Absolutely fabulous, don't miss this if you're a Trekkie! ]]> Books and Films s2000db http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86868-Star-Trek-Into-Darkness http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86685-quot-The-Rock-quot&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 12:53:26 GMT I know that this film is absolutely ancient, but for some reason I've never managed to see the whole thing. In addition, the bits I've occasionally caught on German TV seemed to have been edited oddly, as if bits had been cut out (too much gore?). Anyway, I finally succeeded the other night, because someone has put the whole thing, gore, bad language and all, on YouTube.

Normally I find action thrillers a bit of a bore, as they constantly rehash the same themes. However, I really enjoyed this one - as Matt Damon somehow brought life to the inherently cartoonish Jason Bourne, so the combination of Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage (plus Ed Harris) really worked well in this one. The plot holes and improbabilities could have swallowed an entire depot of London buses, but I found the whole thing really entertaining. I guess one really can say that they don't make 'em llike that any more. ]]> Books and Films tones http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86685-quot-The-Rock-quot http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86539-Untouchable-French-film&goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:59:56 GMT Watched this recently. Wasn't sure about the premise of a comedy about a paraplegic and his carer - but it was funny, touching and not over sentimental. ]]> Books and Films Samantha http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86539-Untouchable-French-film http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86460-Filth&goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:32:39 GMT Having enjoyed the Irvine Welsh book a few years ago I'm looking forward to the film!

Trailer. NSFW

]]> Books and Films pure sound http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86460-Filth http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86277-ANother-great-show&goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:03:04 GMT Hannibal. So good man. really. check it out ALSO.. Hannibal.

So good man. really.


check it out


ALSO..

Longmire ]]> Books and Films ncdrawl http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?86277-ANother-great-show