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Thank you for dropping-by, I hope you enjoy your visit. The main content is to be found in the blog, where I discuss everything and anything, but, topics including: photography, nature, technology, food, movies, music, politics, and life in the Highlands of Scotland, make regular appearances.
I commonly write reviews of movies (or films, if you prefer). Some movie reviews are short, others will be discussed in more detail. The scope covered will be mainly mainstream English language movies from the 1930s until the present day.
About me
My name is Iain MacDonald, and I live in the Highlands of Scotland (although I have lived elsewhere in the past). I use Fitheach as my online pseudonym, on this website, on Mastodon, and on Matrix. I am a big fan of Free & Open Source Software, which I use both professionally and at home.
Computing and technology tend to infuse themselves into my other interests, as once you learn some skills in one area it is convenient to use them to solve problems in other spheres.
When not tinkering with computers, I am likely to be found repairing things because living in the countryside you learn to be resourceful.
Of course, man doesn't live by SSH tunnels and kerosene vapour burners alone, so, food, as a subject, makes regular appearances, too.
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Fitheach
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:01:47 +0000
The cast were all excellent. The movie had a stagey feel, as most of the action happened in the inn (and even then just in the bar), but, this wasn't a bad thing. The actors made it feel real.
The only exception was the boy, Tommy, who I found to be annoying. I invariably find kids in movies to be annoying.
Nyah, the Devil Girl, was very good, and quite menacing. Although, she was in and out of the bar about a dozen times. A directorial decision to build suspense, I suppose.
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:33:44 +0000
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
I should first mention the setting, location and the cast.
The movie opens with a BBC radio announcement stating that a meteor was seen in "Inverness-shire". Cool! I live within the boundaries of that old county. The action is mainly set within a country inn that must've been plucked from Surrey. The bar looks very English.
Unusually for the time quite a few of the cast WERE actually Scottish, although not Highlanders. I guess that would be expecting too much.
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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:14:48 +0000
This is VERY special.
This motorhome caught my eye in the retail park. I've never seen anything like it before. I always like posting images of unusual campers. I went for a closer look.
That's when I realised it was a Hyundai motorhome which had come all the way from South Korea. It had an SK registration plate with a blue yin and yang logo, and the letters "KOR".
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:32:56 +0000
Woohoo!
Look what's back!
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:06:40 +0000
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
The two characters think they are about to die. In an attempt to lighten the mood, and appear upbeat, the man starts talking about mankind reaching the stars:
"We'll reach them some day. Probably the moon first, and then out into space."
Not a bad prediction for a movie released in 1954. Let's see if the second part becomes true.
More discussion about the film coming later.
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:26:24 +0000
To-night's movie is going to be:
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
This is a British-made movie, the making of which was probably inspired by the 1950s craze for #SciFi alien abduction/invasion movies in the US.
Plot: Mars had a gender war, and all the men were killed. The Devil Girl has come to Earth to abduct some men to re-populate Mars.
The best bit is the Devil Girl crash lands in MY part of Scotland. Yay!
Full review coming, unless I get abducted. 😃
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