All Consuming : paperstars

Consumed "How Not to Look Fat"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:26:25 GMT

How Not to Look Fat

by Danica Lo

Consumed "Why You're Still Single"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:25:12 GMT

Why You're Still Single

by Evan Marc Katz

Consumed "You Didn't Hear it From us"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:24:07 GMT

You Didn't Hear it From us

by Dushan Zaric and Jason Kosmas

Consumed "Carrie Pilby"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:21:47 GMT

Carrie Pilby

by Caren Lissner

Consumed "Pineapple Express"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:14:41 GMT

Pineapple Express

by David Gordon Green

WORTH IT!

A story about "The X Files: I Want to Believe"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:11:51 GMT

The X Files: I Want to Believe

by Chris Carter

As a die hard X-Phile I HAD to see the movie no matter how bad it was, that’s what I told everyone, and I reasoned that no matter how terrible, at least I’d see Mulder and Scully again, that had to be worth a few points, right? So I showed up at my local theater for the very first showing on the very first day… and left in a sulky rage. It was like a very long boring episode that I wouldn’t have paid much attention to on tv (okay, can we all admit that there have been some REALLY boring episodes of our favorite show? This would have been the single worst episode and it was extra long). There were few redeeming qualities to the movie, all of which were too short, too little, and for most of them, far too late in the movie. I’ve actually recommended everyone wait til the DVD to come out—even to my crazy X-Phile friends who were of the same mindset I was, the “I HAVE to see it in the theater, I just HAVE to… it’s THE X-FILES, I HAVE TO!” mindset. To them I said, “Wait for the DVD… and even then maybe don’t even bother.”

I WANTED to like this movie. I wanted it to be great, and my expectations weren’t even very high to start with. But it was lazily written with none of the scariness, none of the wit, none of the dark mood, none of the unexpected and weird the X-Files used to pony up. I wish they hadn’t made this movie at all, it’s like a belated, undeserved black mark on the record of one of the greatest tv shows of all time.

Consumed "The X Files: I Want to Believe"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:11:51 GMT

The X Files: I Want to Believe

by Chris Carter

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:02:17 GMT

Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives

by Laura C. Schlessinger

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Nothing Burns in Hell"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:22:39 GMT

Nothing Burns in Hell

by Philip Jose Farmer

A story about "Nothing Burns in Hell"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:22:39 GMT

Nothing Burns in Hell

by Philip Jose Farmer

This was a very strange book. It calls itself “A Really violent, sometimes funny novel” ... but I’d say it was a sorta violent, less-than-sometimes funny novel. It also was more of a mystery than I expected, particularly because I did not find it in the mystery section of my library which is where I think I’d have put it after reading it. For the most part I could have done without this novel.

Consumed "To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:19:17 GMT

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar

by Beeban Kidron

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Dark Knight"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:18:16 GMT

The Dark Knight

by Christopher Nolan

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Be Kind Rewind"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:17:09 GMT

Be Kind Rewind

by Michel Gondry

Consumed "Baby Mama"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:16:33 GMT

Baby Mama

by Michael McCullers

Consumed "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:16:03 GMT

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

by Nick Stoller

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Little Lady Agency"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:35:26 GMT

The Little Lady Agency

by Hester Browne

A story about "The Little Lady Agency"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:35:26 GMT

The Little Lady Agency

by Hester Browne

This was SURPRISINGLY good for so-called “chick lit.” Much smarter than a number of books I’ve read and very reminiscent of Bridget Jones. The end was a little weak is pretty much my only complaint.

Consumed "As Seen on TV"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:47:35 GMT

As Seen on TV

by Sarah Mlynowski

Consuming "Stumbling on Happiness"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:53:05 GMT

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert

A story about "Rush Hour 3"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:52:09 GMT

Rush Hour 3

I love Jackie Chan movies (guilty pleasure). I greatly enjoyed the first two Rush Hour movies. So it’s not surprising that I really liked this one. It was hilarious and had lots of fun action sequences. The downside is that it seemed EXTREMELY short, though it was supposedly 90 minutes, it felt even shorter—I felt like they needed another 10 minutes or so just to complete the story arc and build to a real climax—almost every battle had the same amount of tension so when the end fight scene came I didn’t know it was the end! I thought it was the “one just before the boss fight” you know? Where it’s pretty bad but then the MC has to face his personal demons and succeed where he’d previously failed. I felt like that was missing and so the movie seemed rushed, especially compared to either Shanghai Knight/Noon movie. But as a fun, funny action comedy, as a Jackie Chan movie, I’ll let it go.

Very funny and as always, the bloopers are half the fun. If it’s not your scene, this won’t convert you, but it’s a 90 minute escape for the Jackie Chan believers out there. ;)

Consumed "Rush Hour 3"

nobody@allconsuming.net (paperstars) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:52:09 GMT

Rush Hour 3

WORTH IT!