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A review of "Allegiance (Star Wars)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (biblioadonis) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:54:29 GMT

by Timothy Zahn

Zahn brought back Star Wars novels with the “Heir to the Empire” series. I was very excited about this book, but I didn’t really enjoy it until about halfway through. The ending was well done, but I didn’t really care about the characters…even Luke, Leia and Han. They just didn’t ring true to me.

Everything else Zahn has written has worked well and he is one of the few authors to introduce a character that has become part of the SW universe (Mara Jade).

Does it add anything to the SW universe? Not really. He makes Mara a more powerful jedi than before. The coolest part was bringing the 501st into the universe again.

What Happened? (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (biblioadonis) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:34:09 GMT

Hellboy

I really liked the film until the ending. The Hellboy character was funny, likable and you really got a sense of him as a character. It just seemed to fall apart at the end.

I wasn’t quite sure what was happening. I would like to watch the film again after I have read some of the Hellboy graphic novels.

This is a strange review to me, because it was a great picture until the confusion at the end. I would hate to turn someone away from it, but the ending was un-fulfilling.

A review of "Jersey Girl" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (biblioadonis) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:00:04 GMT

Jersey Girl

by Kevin Smith

I enjoy Kevin Smith’s work. Dogma was my introduction and I quickly went through his catalog. I was able to watch Jersey Girl on TNT.

It is a cute film. George Carlin was superb. The actress playing Gertie was very talented and Ben Affleck was believable.

I am assuming that most people were looking for Chasing Amy or a Silent Bob film. I think Kevin did go “hollywood” but he did an excellent job of following the formula. It almost seemed like a love poem he was writing to his child. You could see the transformation of the main character which (I assume) followed Kevin’s life.

It made me laugh out loud several times and it was heart warming, if not formulaic.

I do recommend it and I would watch it again.

Why I recommend "Empire"

nobody@allconsuming.net (biblioadonis) — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:47:37 GMT

Empire

by Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is one of my favorite authors. This book starts off pretty slow and it takes about 75 pages to get into the story. It isn’t like his other books, but it kept me interested and looking at the world a little differently.

It is an “alternative present” story. Not like Alvin Maker, which is “alternative history.”