Sunday, January 6, 2008

Pan's Labyrinth

In the wee hours of the morning, I decided to give Pan's Labyrinth a spin. I had not seen this movie all the way through, and I certainly had never seen it in HD. The Blu-ray does an outstanding job of conveying the different color motifs as the palettes change radically between the different settings in the film. The HD transfer was excellent overall and I have no serious complaints. The film itself is visually stunning and well acted. Captain Vidal makes for just about the most evil villain in recent memory and Ivana Baquero gives a particularly good performance as the young and imaginative Ofelia.

The Wisconsin Men's Basketball team beat Iowa yesterday, which is more good news. After the Broncos disappointing season, I need some sports victories. The win consolidated the Badgers #25 ranking and will hopefully allow them to move somewhere up near #20. And today, Arsenal produced a convincing FA Cup win over Burnley, 2-0. Youngster Nicklas Bendtner scored his first goal in several games, while Eduardo continues to prove his worth as an all-star striker by scoring his sixth goal in the last four matches. Go Gunners!

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