Best of 2012

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Here in this blog entry are the best of 2012.

Best films of 2012.

1. The Artist
2. The Angel's Share
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Skyfall
5. Killing Them Softly
6. Argo
7. The Grey
8. Ruby Sparks
9. The Hobbit
10. End Of Watch

Best DVD's (that I rented in 2012)

  

1. Brief Encounter
2. Drive
3. Midnight In Paris
4. Moneyball
5. The Descendants
6. The Help
7. Cristina Vicky Barcelona
8. The Quiet American
9. The Hunter
10. Winter's Bone

An honourable mention to the following TV series' that I really enjoyed:

Breaking Bad
Damages
The Killing (Danish version)
Lie To Me

Best Albums (that I borrowed from the library or bought in 2012)

1. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
2. Out Of Time by R.E.M.
3. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey
4. The Haunted Man by Bat For Lashes
5. A Creature I Don't Know by Laura Marling
6. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
7. I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling
8. Abbey Road by The Beatles
9. Alas I Cannot Swim by Laura Marling
10. Rhythm and Repose by Glen Hansard

Best Books (that I read in 2012)

1. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
5. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
6. Pure by Andrew Miller
7. The Sense Of An Ending by Julian Barnes
8. Regeneration by Pat Barker
9. Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
10. If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor

Best Babes of 2012 (the list every woman wants to be on)

                                                Jennifer Lawrence

1. Berenice Bejo
2. Alex Jones
3. Jennifer Lawerence
4. Michelle Dockery
5. Alexa Chung
6. Jodhi May
7.Christina Ricci
8. Rooney Mara
9. Laura Marling
10. Carey Mulligan

                                                 Berenice Bejo
                                                   
On behalf of everybody here at Gilfedder Corporations.com I wish you a very blessed and fruitful 2013! May it be the best of times!

 

The Hobbit (film review)

13 Dwarfs, one wizard and one hobbit in search of adventure. All from the imagination of JRR Tolkien, adapted for the screen by Peter Jackson. When given the green light to go ahead with The Hobbit I'm guessing that Peter Jackson saw this project as something of an opportunity to redeem himself after the critical and commercial flop of his 2009 adaptation of The Lovely Bones. Personally I didn't think the film was that bad, but it was certainly far removed from the giddy heights of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. So does The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey live up to The Lord Of The Rings? Not quite but there is still a lot to admire and enjoy. The set and costume design is outstanding, and the CGI looks great. The cast boasts a rich array of talent, with Sir Ian McKellen leading the way as Gandalf the grey. Martin Freeman, who I had doubts about at first, fits into the role of Bilbo with great ease and assurance and I particularly liked Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the dwarfs. Biblo, Gandalf and Thorin take up most the two and a half hour screen time but the other dwarfs still manage to provide a rich and colourful tapestry. There are some nice touches of humour throughtout, mostly delivered by the dwarfs and Bilbo. Lots of nasty looking orcs, trolls and goblins trouble our brave protagonists but The Hobbit is not as dark or serious as The Lord Of The Rings. A hugely enjoyable romp through Middle-earth. 8/10

Be fruitful and multiply. Not according to Ashley Judd.

"It's unconscionable to breed, with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries" - Ashley Judd, Actress

Speak for yourself Ashley. I don't really understand her twisted logic. To follow that path, denying ourselves everything that the poor don't have, will not bring any relief or improvement to their lives. Every person is entitled to a good standard of living, and equally every person has a God given right to breed. What is unconscionable is to breed and not provide a loving home for children. What is unconscionable is to spend extravagently and not give to charity. If Ashley Judd is so concerned about the poor, then maybe she could give up one of her two houses. To be fair she does a lot of humanitarian and charity work and should be applauded for this, but telling us not to breed for the sake of the world's poor is a step too far.