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Tag Archives: review
Review: Sucker Punch
Review subtitle: Fun, crazy flick, with one major black eye that this review will put some raw meat on to take the swelling down. One sentence review based on my own imagined dialogue when speaking to the waiter who brought … Continue reading
Review: Battle: Los:: Angeles :::
Two word review: extremely silly. More than two word review… I have come to the conclusion that almost all science fiction movies are *not* for fans of science fiction, but for fans of movies that go bang, boom, ping, clank, … Continue reading
Review: World Without End
First review of 2011 is for the novel, “World Without End” by Ken Follet. It is, essentially, a sequel to his earlier historical fiction novel, “Pillars of the Earth.” I say, essentially, because events in “World” take place more than … Continue reading
In which I change the plot of “Avatar” by less than 15% and improve it at least 250%
I keep coming back to “Avatar” in my head. Partly because new people in my life keep seeing it and then asking me what I think. They do this for a couple reasons: 1) I’m the avowed hard-core sci-fi buff … Continue reading
Happy in Lala-land
Just signed up (a few days ago, anyway) for the service Lala. This is an online music service similar, at first glance, to Pandora, which I have now loved for years. Lala, though, may be my new best friend. Pandora … Continue reading
“Entertainment Shopping:” Grand Theft Lotto
[Alternate sub-titles for this post were: "Social Betworking," "Stoopidity 2.0," "The Venality of Crowds," and "Nothing for Money and Your Clicks for Fee."] In line at the cafeteria this last Wednesday, I heard a couple guys I don’t know talking … Continue reading
I feel as if I should write
It’s been a long time. But I just don’t have anything to say. Which is about the least interesting way to start a blog post I can think of. I mean… I have things I *could* say, certainly… 1) I’m … Continue reading
Chaos vs. Mess — 2 movie reviews
Years and years ago, I read the excellent “Chaos: making a new science,” by James Gleick. I recommend it; very interesting stuff. But the point I remember most vividly is that there is a big difference between stuff that’s random … Continue reading
Public then edit
I was on vacation last week. The beach in SC. Lovely, thank you, but very windy the last couple days. Good for surfers, bad for families with kids. I try to read one non-fiction book while on vacation (along with … Continue reading
Singularity follies
I saw Disney/Pixtar’s “WALL-E” yesterday with my son. Fun movie, excellent animation, some good laughs. A bit heavy-handed on the overarching messages about society side… but that’s Disney for ya. B+ Based on the film, I was going to write … Continue reading
The Happening: mysterious moviegoing madness
Something is “Happening.” Massive spoilers below about the newest M. Night film. But, if you don’t feel like having the movie spoiled, know at least this… it’s really, really pointless.
Mad Stupid
So I downloaded the free trial of “Spore: Creature Creator.” I’ve been drooling in anticipation of the full game of “Spore” now for… I don’t know, Will… how long? 3 years? 5? Something like that. Anyway… played this little mini-preview … Continue reading
Triple movie review: You don’t mess with the kung fu skull
One of the things I grew up doing while waiting for movies — once the multi-plex took over from the single-screen cinemas — was to play “mix up the movie titles.” Nothing better to do while hanging out in the … Continue reading
Five mini-reviews
“The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” by Michael Chabon: Another great one from Chabon. Not quite as rich and chunky as “Cavalier and Clay,” for which he won the Pulitzer… but truly great. Chabon is an author you have to read slowly, … Continue reading
24 x 6: Now I can stop
I never watched the TV show “24″ when it was on. I’d heard the name “Jack Bauer” of course. Upon looking him up in the Wikipedia just now I was a bit surprised at the length of the entry (around … Continue reading