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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Post Schedule
Here's the general time frame of what I'll be posting and when:
Saturday: Movie Review.
Monday: Cool Link.
Tuesday: Random Thoughts.
Wednesday: Book Review
Thursday: Quote.
And other random stuff to appear... randomly.
Update 10/10
Ignore everything above. Check the New Post Schedule.
Saturday: Movie Review.
Monday: Cool Link.
Tuesday: Random Thoughts.
Wednesday: Book Review
Thursday: Quote.
And other random stuff to appear... randomly.
Update 10/10
Ignore everything above. Check the New Post Schedule.
Somebody Smarter Said - 1
"Few people are interested in a religion that has nothing to say to the world and offers them only life after death, when what people are really wondering is whether there is life before death." - Shane Claiborne.
Writing
Well, work on 300 stalled at the gate. I wasn't ready to start it, and until I feel the absolute need to write it, it will probably remain stalled. I'm still working through the second draft of Ashram, and that is going well. I'm allowing more people to read it, and am getting some good criticisms (positive and negative). I might start a few small personal projects, but I'm not sure. I'll let you know if anything else comes up.
Narnia: Prince Caspian Review
This is where everyone calls me a bad christian, because I didn't like Narnia.
Yeah, so shoot me.
The allegory is heavy handed. Aslan is not my favorite picture of God. The elements that are good are underdeveloped - in particular the leadership conflict between Caspian and Peter. Edmund, my favorite kid from the first movie, has very little to do here. He does have one nice moment, which plays off his arc from the first movie, but thats about it.
I also did not thoroughly enjoy the first movie, but it did a nice job of introducing the world. In this movie, Narnia doesn't feel magical anymore. It's true, that supposedly 1300 years have passed and the magic is suppposed to be gone, but that was the greatest appeal from the first movie for me.
So... I'd pass and wait for DVD. If you liked the first movie, or if you loved the books, you'll probably like it. I'd rather catch Iron Man again.
Yeah, so shoot me.
The allegory is heavy handed. Aslan is not my favorite picture of God. The elements that are good are underdeveloped - in particular the leadership conflict between Caspian and Peter. Edmund, my favorite kid from the first movie, has very little to do here. He does have one nice moment, which plays off his arc from the first movie, but thats about it.
I also did not thoroughly enjoy the first movie, but it did a nice job of introducing the world. In this movie, Narnia doesn't feel magical anymore. It's true, that supposedly 1300 years have passed and the magic is suppposed to be gone, but that was the greatest appeal from the first movie for me.
So... I'd pass and wait for DVD. If you liked the first movie, or if you loved the books, you'll probably like it. I'd rather catch Iron Man again.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Speed Racer Review
This movie is like crack cocaine for your eyes.
I think the movie was not very good, as far as movies go. As far as experiences go, it was pretty sweet. My roommates and I caught the midnight opening, and chugged Red Bulls and Pop Rocks throughout. So it was crazy!
I left, convinced I was going to be able to make my car do backflips.
But... The storyline is slow at parts. When they weren't racing, I was fairly bored. Also, the live action 'anime' didn't really appeal to me. I think it made some bold choices, and was full of great visuals, but overall, I'd recommend Iron Man first.
I think the movie was not very good, as far as movies go. As far as experiences go, it was pretty sweet. My roommates and I caught the midnight opening, and chugged Red Bulls and Pop Rocks throughout. So it was crazy!
I left, convinced I was going to be able to make my car do backflips.
But... The storyline is slow at parts. When they weren't racing, I was fairly bored. Also, the live action 'anime' didn't really appeal to me. I think it made some bold choices, and was full of great visuals, but overall, I'd recommend Iron Man first.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Juno Review
Juno is such a sweet hearted movie. It's funny, it's warm, and it's caring. It's also really funny.
Ellen Page is hilarious, and she reminds me of some friends in great ways. Except most of my friends aren't pregnant sixteen year olds.
That's the plot, really. A young girl sleeps with her friend, because shes bored. Then she's pregnant, and decides to give it up for adoption.
It's so funny too. And sweet. I definitly recommend it.
Ellen Page is hilarious, and she reminds me of some friends in great ways. Except most of my friends aren't pregnant sixteen year olds.
That's the plot, really. A young girl sleeps with her friend, because shes bored. Then she's pregnant, and decides to give it up for adoption.
It's so funny too. And sweet. I definitly recommend it.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Iron Man Review
Heck yes!
If the rest of the summer can be this awesome, we're in for a heck of a ride. Looking at the line up of upcoming movies, I'm now wondering if we might have started off spoiled.
Because Iron Man was awesome.
It's a great (perfect?) superhero movie.
Do you remember when you saw the first Spiderman movie? Well I do, and I remember being blown away that someone had done a good comic book movie. That they had brought Spiderman to life. Well, here, they've done just as well, if not better. I know absolutely zero about Iron Man mythology, so I can talk about the little sly nods to fans, but I do know this - any sequel of Iron Man just jumped into my must see list.
Robert Downey Jr is perfect as Tony Stark. He's batman, but never bothered to learn any sissy martial arts. Just decided to create a human tank. Terence Howard is also pretty awesome as his friend Rhodes, and his line at the end - "Next time baby..." That is such a perfect set up for a sequel that I love it. Everyone in the theater knew it too, and loved it.
Here's the best praise I can give for Iron Man - immediately after seeing it, my desire to learn how to weld went up a hundred fold - simply so I can make my own Iron Man suit.
If the rest of the summer can be this awesome, we're in for a heck of a ride. Looking at the line up of upcoming movies, I'm now wondering if we might have started off spoiled.
Because Iron Man was awesome.
It's a great (perfect?) superhero movie.
Do you remember when you saw the first Spiderman movie? Well I do, and I remember being blown away that someone had done a good comic book movie. That they had brought Spiderman to life. Well, here, they've done just as well, if not better. I know absolutely zero about Iron Man mythology, so I can talk about the little sly nods to fans, but I do know this - any sequel of Iron Man just jumped into my must see list.
Robert Downey Jr is perfect as Tony Stark. He's batman, but never bothered to learn any sissy martial arts. Just decided to create a human tank. Terence Howard is also pretty awesome as his friend Rhodes, and his line at the end - "Next time baby..." That is such a perfect set up for a sequel that I love it. Everyone in the theater knew it too, and loved it.
Here's the best praise I can give for Iron Man - immediately after seeing it, my desire to learn how to weld went up a hundred fold - simply so I can make my own Iron Man suit.
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