I picked up NorseCode based primarily on the strength of the back cover copy and first chapter, which is usually a good sign (Not always. See The Electric Church for first chapter readings that went wrong). Turns out this is the sort of book that makes me second guess my aversion for books clothed in […]
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This movie would have been better if I wrote it. It wouldn’t have sucked as hard. How about this: they could have written all the parts that had to do with robots. And I would have written everything that had to do with the people. It’s true, the new Terminator machine concept was great. I
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“We are not a game, Nicholas.” I am sad we had to have a white male protag to follow around in order to tell a black guy’s story. The Ugandan doctor who saves his ass would have made a much better protagonist. Forest Whitaker is amazing in this movie. It’s worth every blessed penny to
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I think this movie was supposed to be funny. I found it absolutely terrifying. I felt uncomfortably nauseous the whole way through. I don’t know that I’ve seen a movie that so… effectively portrays women as a slave class. No, I’m serious. This one hit me personally hard. As somebody from a small town who
Oh Star Trek, I will forgive you these things, because you move so damn fast and your characters are so damn good. This is a Star Trek remix, and it’s wonderful. That said, here’s what actively annnoyed me (noet these aren’t plot points. I could give a crap about handwavey Star Trek plots. This is
Hollywood at work: Kevin and I started with a concept: What if we did the entire thing in one shot? We follow a girl from her bathroom mirror, to a car ride, to a convenience store, to a seedy party where she finally shoots and murders someone. All in one shot. Problem then, became exposition.
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That was… that was… that was a special, special film. Oh, and they’re doing a remake. DEAR GOD WHY??? There are few films that are totally iconic of their times. This is one of them. You can’t remake this movie. Outside of the context of the late 60s, early 70s, it makes no sense. I
WIN! I’m always delighted when I find women who thought fan-“boy” movies like The 300 and Fight Club were full of awesome. Because they were.
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