Archive for August 2013
Elysium Review
Four years ago in 2009, Neil Blomkamp took the science fiction world by storm with a little diddy called District 9. That movie did everything right with excellent direction, great acting, and perfect world building. So, you can imagine how excited everyone was when Blomkamp announced his next endeavour, Elysium, would be another heavy science fiction film. We all waited with baited breath to see if this movie would live up to Blomkamp’s first feature film, and now it’s finally here. The Casual Vacancy Review
So I finally finished reading J.K. Rowling’s first non-Harry Potter book: The Casual Vacancy, which shows us just what Jo is capable of. This political comedy-drama is miles away from everybody’s favorite boy wizard, but I enjoyed reading it nonetheless. So is it worth adding The Casual Vacancy to your summer reading list?
Sea of Monsters Review
The sequel to 2010’s Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was a long time coming. The Sea of Monsters is an action-packed adventure that is fun for the whole family, that is, if your entire family is twelve years old. Yeah, it’s a kids movie, like the first one was, but it’s still fun to see the characters return to the big screen, along with a few new additions. Read on to find out more about the movie while I break it down.
Red 2 Review
Way back in 2010 (it really does feel like a long time ago), we were introduced to a hilarious rag tag team of Retired, Extremely Dangerous individuals. They provided us with a hilarious, action packed spy film that was 111 minutes of non-stop awesomeness. Now, three years later, the gang gets back together to stop another threat, but this time, things are a little...different. The Percy Jackson Series
Okay, the official title of the series is Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but that’s a bit long to fit into a blog post title. Either way, in light of the impending theatrical release of The Sea of Monsters, the movie based on book two of the series, I thought I’d give a rundown of the series written by Rick Riordan for those of you unwilling to read five books written for children.
The Conjuring Review
Most of you know that I’m a little girl at heart. I know that is an odd way to start a review, but just go with me. What I’m trying to say is: even though I scare very easily, I still really enjoy a good horror movie. But recently it’s been hard to come by a really excellent horror film. We had Cabin in the Woods, which was excellent, but more horror comedy than anything. And we also had Insidious and Sinister, which were superb horror films. But those have been the exceptions. Most of the horror films that come out nowadays are all about jump scares and graphic murders. This fact made me very hesitant about how good The Conjuring was going to be.
The Host Review
Everyone’s heard of Twilight, the supernatural teen romance series from author Stephenie Meyer. Well, it’s no surprise that after the success of that series, Hollywood would try to adapt another of Ms. Meyer’s works for the big screen. The Host is a novel published just after the last Twilight novel Breaking Dawn, and thankfully it’s only a stand-alone novel, not a series. So how did The Host turn out as a film? Is this a better lovestory than Twilight? Does the main character have more facial expressions than Kristen Stewart?
Brilliance by Marcus Sakey
Lets see...how do I start this review... Brilliance. It was brilliant? haha that was cheesy, but really it was a phenomenal book. It is nothing like anything I have read or watched before. Some people relate it to Heroes, but honestly I don’t see it at all.
