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A story about "Neuromancer"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:54:33 GMT

by William Gibson

I started reading this but just couldn’t get into it. My biggest problem was that the imagery was just too far out and I had trouble visualizing it.

A story about "The Last Starfighter"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:49:50 GMT

The Last Starfighter

by Nick Castle

The guy who played Centauri (a supporting character) was Robert Preston, the guy from the movie version of “The Music Man”. I kept expecting him to break out in rhyme or song, and I kept thinking:

He’s a music man
He’s a what?
He’s a what?
He’s a music man…

Otherwise the movie was ok. It had a few funny parts, but the casting of Robert Preston was just too distracting for me.

A story about "Sin City"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:12:40 GMT

Sin City

It was quite graphically violent at times, but as I long as I averted my eyes, it was enjoyable – a really good story.

A story about "Orange County (Ws Sub)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:20:18 GMT

Orange County (Ws Sub)

by Jake Kasdan

This movie was not as bad as I expected. It had some funny parts and an interesting message.

A story about "The Last Action Hero"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:40:22 GMT

The Last Action Hero

by John McTiernan

I’m surprised so few people (55%) thought this movie was worth watching. I really enjoyed it. Sure, it’s campy, but that’s what gives it its charm!

A story about "Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:38:15 GMT

Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)

by Leo Tolstoy

To me, this was worth reading for some particular personal reasons, although I had to slog through much of the book. I kind of wish I’d read a reader’s digest version :-)

Hippie1427’s comment below is valid, it probably would have been much more enjoyable to listen to on tape, since it would be easier to vaguely ignore the boring parts.

A story about "The Core (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:47:26 GMT

The Core (Widescreen Edition)

by Jon Amiel

The science was garbage, but the movie wasn’t as terrible as it could have been. Or maybe I was just in a good enough mood not to mind how terrible it was.

A story about "The Science of Sexy: Dress to Fit Your Unique Figure with the Style System that Works for Every Shape and Size"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:37:43 GMT

The Science of Sexy: Dress to Fit Your Unique Figure with the Style System that Works for Every Shape and Size

by Bradley Bayou

Anyone who’s interested can find my review here.

A story about "Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:22:35 GMT

Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

by Anthony Minghella

I watched this just after having read the book and I have to say, it wasn’t a terrible interpretation. And I am usually disappointed by movie interpretation of books. I knew that Renee Zellweger would be a good casting choice for Ruby, but I thought Jude Law and Nicole Kidman wouldn’t be great for their roles. I was half wrong – Jude Law turned out fairly decent. Nicole Kidman turned out…like Nicole Kidman.

A story about "Futurama - Bender's Big Score"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:13:57 GMT

Futurama - Bender's Big Score

by Dwayne Carey-Hill

It’s like watching three or four regular episodes in a row. Enjoyable, but I was ready for it to be over. I may watch it again at some point.

A story about "The Simpsons Movie (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:52:39 GMT

The Simpsons Movie (Widescreen Edition)

by David Silverman

Ditto to junggle’s entry below – it’s pretty much like an 80 minute episode. But a decent episode, not like the crap they’ve been showing these days.

A story about "Ocean's Thirteen (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:08:27 GMT

Ocean's Thirteen (Widescreen Edition)

The whole point of the movie is a “revenge” job, but there wasn’t really enough character development to make the viewer feel like the revenge was justified or appropriate. I just didn’t feel “involved.”

A story about "Broken Arrow"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:00:49 GMT

Broken Arrow

by John Woo

Many of the lines are so corny. And the acting is pretty bad. At least there were a few decent stunts.

A review of "The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:13:54 GMT

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)

by Oscar Wilde

I think I would have liked the original, shorter version of this better. Wilde went a little overboard with the lists of music Dorian listened to, stories he heard, fabrics he collected, etc. Ditto on the comment two below: the allusions were overwhelming. I generally liked the plot though.

A story about "The Office - Season Four"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:39:55 GMT

The Office - Season Four

It’s not out yet on DVD, but NBC has them available at their website. The downside, of course, is that you have to sit through some commercials.

A story about "Babylon 5 - The Complete Fifth Season"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:58:25 GMT

Babylon 5 - The Complete Fifth Season

The season got off to a slow start, but was pretty good most of the way through. The last three or four episodes were really slow, almost as if they ran out of story but had to drag it out to meet their quota of shows. I think all the “goodbye” stuff could have been compressed a lot.

A story about "Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:47:31 GMT

Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End (Widescreen Edition)

The movie might have been ok if they had cut down the length by about half and gotten rid of all the jokes which were repeated from the previous movies. They clearly left an opening for yet another sequel, which I would take some severe convincing to see. I was actually bored during most of the second half of the movie, and was counting the minutes till it was over.

A story about "Almond Roca"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:13:00 GMT

Almond Roca

by Brown & Haley

It’s yummy, but that’s the problem. DH always gets tons of this from my mom and then it’s just sitting around the house, begging to be eaten. And I can’t help myself.

A story about "Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:34:45 GMT

Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)

by Christopher Nolan

I loved this movie! I thought they jumped too quickly into getting Bruce out of jail and into training (pacing was too fast at the beginning) but otherwise I thought the pacing was good, with a good balance of action and character development.

A story about "Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:30:52 GMT

Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition)

by Larry Charles

I saw all the really funny parts of the movie months ago on the internet. The rest of the stuff wasn’t that good, so I felt like it was a waste of time to watch the whole movie.

A story about "Reading The Trail: Exploring The Literature And Natural History Of The California Crest (Environmental Arts and Humanities Series)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (madamwitty) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:05:45 GMT

Reading The Trail: Exploring The Literature And Natural History Of The California Crest (Environmental Arts and Humanities Series)

by Corey Lee Lewis

I was sort of disappointed by this book; I guess I’m just not interested in reading literature analysis – I’d rather read the literature itself.