King of the Gluesniffers (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} captainalias) wrote,@ 2006-07-13 10:57:00 |
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Books, among other things
Mirrormask (2005) - Labyrinth meets dreamworld meets today's CGI/animatronics technology. Great visuals. Feels like Neil Gaiman is trying to tell humanity something that our mortal minds just can't comprehend.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - Fun, but not as good as the first one. I mean, come on, a pirate movie with no gold? What kind of cruel alternate dimension is this? Instead the focus is on Jack Sparrow Goes to Hogworts, or alternatively, Wizards of the Caribbean.
I've been reading a lot of George P. Pelecanos lately, specifically Hard Revolution, King Suckerman, Hell to Pay, Shame the Devil, and Soul Circus in the last few weeks. They're all basically the same, gritty modern crime stories that take place in Washington DC from the MLK assassination in 69 right down to modern day. The underlying psychology and reasons behind crime is always a main theme, whether it's poverty, glory, or plain craziness. He's a good writer and keeps his stories moving despite frequent injections of characters that soapbox his views. Of the 5 listed above, King Suckerman was my favourite.
Mirrormask (2005) - Labyrinth meets dreamworld meets today's CGI/animatronics technology. Great visuals. Feels like Neil Gaiman is trying to tell humanity something that our mortal minds just can't comprehend.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - Fun, but not as good as the first one. I mean, come on, a pirate movie with no gold? What kind of cruel alternate dimension is this? Instead the focus is on Jack Sparrow Goes to Hogworts, or alternatively, Wizards of the Caribbean.
I've been reading a lot of George P. Pelecanos lately, specifically Hard Revolution, King Suckerman, Hell to Pay, Shame the Devil, and Soul Circus in the last few weeks. They're all basically the same, gritty modern crime stories that take place in Washington DC from the MLK assassination in 69 right down to modern day. The underlying psychology and reasons behind crime is always a main theme, whether it's poverty, glory, or plain craziness. He's a good writer and keeps his stories moving despite frequent injections of characters that soapbox his views. Of the 5 listed above, King Suckerman was my favourite.
