First and foremost: A well done book, film, radio drama, etc., must, at the very least, appear to be somewhat plausible for my mind to fit comfortably around whatever respective world is being offered -- no matter how outrageous the plot line and/or setting. The Hunger Games fits my definition of an implausible future or alternate universe. I, simply, could not accept the whole, combined premise of nuclear war, starvation (they all looked pretty, healthy and nourished), rebellion, districts and gladiator style human sacrifice (of varying ages and genders). Even a film like, Never Let Me Go (which greatly disturbed me), did not stretch credibility to the same degree.
That and a lack of character chemistry aside -- especially between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) -- the survival and action scenes were extremely satisfying. I would rate this movie no higher than three stars. It was good. Perhaps, if I had read the books, I would be more of a believer....
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
My Valentine - Paul McCartney
Nice, Paul. Natural and meaningful tune. You're starting to sound like Sinatra ;-)
My Valentine - Paul McCartney
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 (2011)
A solid four out of five stars -- I'm subtracting one-half star for a few prolonged (potential yawns) scenes and some overly gushy/mushy, cliched dialog; and, one-half star simply because it's not the greatest movie in existence. That being said, however, TBD proved to be a thoroughly intense and engaging, preternatural (Anne Rice word) romance/thriller. I can't wait for part 2. Without providing any spoilers (hopefully): Bella (Kristen Stewart) slew me with her emotional and extremely realistic wedding isle walk. There is a fantastic confrontation between Jacob (Taylor Lauther) and the other werewolves. Lastly, the ending moments (I won't tell you what happens) were suspenseful, riveting and all together satisfying. Highly recommended. Go see it!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Rand Not Too Grand!
Here I am worrying daily over the horrible treatment President Obama has consistently received (mostly from republicans) since his term began, and it seems that I've been worrying for naught -- the tea-people are proving to be the GOP's own worse enemy. Rand Paul must retract and/or clarify the Civil Rights comments he made (or refused to make) on the Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 9:00 pm).
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Obama Space
It really is becoming laughable. Anything and everything President Obama supports, the republicans/tea-people (and a handful of misguided democrats) reject. Would any other president receive such hateful criticism for suggesting a (temporary) hiatus on the manned portion of our space program?
Sending people into space (at this time) is exorbitantly expensive -- and so much more can be accomplished (cheaply, in comparison) utilizing private industry, the international space station, sophisticated orbiting telescopes and advanced robotic probes while we work on a larger, more powerful booster rocket (and other technologies) for future manned missions (to Mars and beyond).
Sending people into space (at this time) is exorbitantly expensive -- and so much more can be accomplished (cheaply, in comparison) utilizing private industry, the international space station, sophisticated orbiting telescopes and advanced robotic probes while we work on a larger, more powerful booster rocket (and other technologies) for future manned missions (to Mars and beyond).
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Sad Demise of GeoCities
The demise of GeoCities will cause a great disturbance in the force.
A huge number of historic websites will, simply, cease to exist (except perhaps within the vaults of the Internet Archive).
It is nice to be able to taste human food, once again....
Girls of SciFi
A huge number of historic websites will, simply, cease to exist (except perhaps within the vaults of the Internet Archive).
It is nice to be able to taste human food, once again....
Girls of SciFi
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