Very old but I'm hitting publish anyway

Scarina of Scarina's Scary Vault of Scariness blog has nominated me for the Liebster Award/chain letter. If you’re nominated for a Liebster then you automatically win. Also, you have to answer eleven questions about yourself and nominate eleven blogs for a Liebster. 

1. What angers you the most when watching a movie in theaters?
Noisy people and those that play on their phone. Can we just talk about how it has taken over peoples lives? Ten years ago we all got along fine without everyone knowing what we were doing at every moment in time. Taking public transport everyone is on their phones. It depresses me, especially for the Z generation who have not even known a time when this was not the way of life.
2. What do you love about watching movies in theaters?
Comedies are just funnier and I've always bonded with my girlfriends at the movies.
3. Name a movie you never want to watch. Ever.
IT, I am scared for life following an incident when I was younger.
4. Name a movie you’re ashamed you haven’t seen yet.
Die Hard
5. Favorite weekend hangout?
My couch.
6. Favorite band or music artist for the past week?
I have not been listening to anything in particular this week, but always Sia.
7. 3D. Yay or Nay?
Nah.
8. Name a movie you wish you could have been on the set while it was filming.

9. How do you stream movies (Computer, Blu-ray Player, Game Consoles like PS4 and Wii)?
Computer mostly.
10. What are your top five favorite movie podcasts to listen to?
N/A
11. Who is your movie celebrity crush? You have to answer for both guys and girls.
Henry Cavill and Romola Garai - coincidentially both in I Capture the Castle.

Double creature feature

Wow, where the hell did 2014 go? I got married which was nice, but other than everything involved with that, I'm not sure what else has happened. I'm still fostering, but had to cut back over the wedding period, but of course have now just taken on a mum cat and her 5 kittens who unfortunately have ringworm. Ah well back to the grind.

In what feels like ages ago, our local station played 2 Australian creature features back to back (and no ads being the public broadcaster!) and I thought they were worth a mention.

The Reef
Released in 2010, friends on a boat which of course capsizes and they need to swim to the nearest island. This has obvious similarities to Open Water but I connected more to the characters in this one. I thought the effects were quite good, it was creepy, it really looked like the actors were swimming with sharks, and put yourself in the water with them. Living in a country that mostly populates the coast, I can't help but think of sharks when swimming. Particularly as there have been a few deaths in the last 3 year and we were named as one of two international hot spots for shark attacks (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-12/wa-identified-as-one-of-two-shark-hotspots/4514138). Obligatory Jaws reference: I also have a black dog, though not named Pippit.

Black Water
Released in 2007, and based on a true story: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/23/1071941726873.html
This time the terror is crocodilian. An older sister, her husband and the younger sister go on a fishing trip in  Northern Australia, and a crocodile capsizes their dinghy and kills the guide. The rest then have to survive the stalking crocodile.
I liked this film but didn't feel as much for the characters, I'm not sure if the threat just didn't feel as real to me, maybe because I don't have such a greater fear of crocodiles or the scares in The Reef just felt more real. I thought the ending was just a bit unbelievable too. But hey what do I know about crocodiles!? For another Australian crocodile movie but with an American lead actor, check out Rogue (2007).