Spider-Man 2

Watched it on DVD and have bought S3. Much more enjoyable than S1 - largely due to the excellent effects and acting going on every time Alfred Molina is on screen. His character really makes you think. And the relationship between Peter and MJ moves on nicely. Looking forward to S3.

Night of the Demon

Almost forgot - watched this recently having recorded it off one of the main TV channels. Appalling stuff view-wise - both left and right sides of the screen were chopped off so didn't bother to keep it. Must look for it on DVD. Apart from that it was of course fantastic. Highlight - the medium speaking with Maurice Denham's voice and saying "It's in the trees. It's coming!" which was of course used by Kate Bush in Hounds of Love. Lowlight - the ambulance bell ringing when all they were doing was to take Rand Hobart from his secure institution to a paranormal science convention. Moves nicely into a telephone ringing I believe but I don't think an ambulance is supposed to ring its bell unless it's an emergency.

Miscellany

Forgot to mention - the other week, while painting the living room, having the DVD player in the same room, I watched (v loud) Garth Brooks Too, Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock, Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Peter Gabriel's Growing Up Live. Mmm.

Spider-Man

Watched this last week on DVD. Really don't like the design of the Green Goblin. It just seems out of place - almost amateurish. But Willem Dafoe as excellent as ever, and otherwise v enjoyable, and lots of nice touches, especially the performances of Cliff Robertson and Rosemary Harris as Peter Parker's parents and the "will they/won't they" between Peter and MJ.