All Consuming : Joshua Marshall

Consumed "The Bridge"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:24:50 GMT

The Bridge

by Eric Steel

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The French Connection"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:57:04 GMT

The French Connection

by William Friedkin

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Consumed "The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Dr. Phibes Rises Again!"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:10:23 GMT

The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Dr. Phibes Rises Again!

by Robert Fuest

Consumed "The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:45:48 GMT

The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories

by Nicholas Gurewitch

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Shining"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:58:37 GMT

The Shining

by Stanley Kubrick

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:30:10 GMT

Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen)

by Mike Nichols

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Glengarry Glen Ross"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:13:02 GMT

Glengarry Glen Ross

by James Foley

WORTH IT!

Consumed "X-Men Collection (X-Men/X2: X-Men United - Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:36:44 GMT

X-Men Collection (X-Men/X2: X-Men United - Widescreen Edition)

WORTH IT!

Consumed "X-Men (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:35:06 GMT

X-Men (Widescreen Edition)

by Bryan Singer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Robocop (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:34:46 GMT

Robocop (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

WORTH IT!

Consumed "They Live"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:42:39 GMT

They Live

by John Carpenter

WORTH IT!

Consumed "There Will Be Blood"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:08:00 GMT

There Will Be Blood

by Paul Thomas Anderson

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Consumed "Phantasm"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:07:05 GMT

Phantasm

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Consumed "THX 1138 - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:07:51 GMT

THX 1138 - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

by George Lucas

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Taking of Pelham One Two Three"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:12:50 GMT

Taking of Pelham One Two Three

by Joseph Sargent

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Platoon (Special Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:46:21 GMT

Platoon (Special Edition)

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Consuming "Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:34:28 GMT

Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

by David Michaelis

Consumed "The Quitter"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:34:40 GMT

The Quitter

by Harvey Pekar

WORTH IT!

Consumed "post office: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:33:15 GMT

post office: A Novel

by Charles Bukowski

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (Seasons 1 & 2, Pilot)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:46:21 GMT

Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (Seasons 1 & 2, Pilot)

by David Lynch

Why I recommend "The Golden Compass"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Joshua Marshall) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:51:40 GMT

The Golden Compass

by Chris Weitz

See, here’s the thing.

The movie version I watched wasn’t really why I recommended it.

It was rushed – really rushed, the character development was pretty much non-existent, they missed out a bunch of the good stuff in the book and skipped over a ton of the reasons why it’s as good a read as it is, but here’s what I’m hoping (and why I still recommended it):

Given what happened with Lord of The Rings, I can see them getting the initial movie releases out the door, then releasing a proper “Directors Cut” version that more closely matches the books and fills things out properly.

That’s what I’m hoping for anyhow. Whether it happens remains to be seen, but if it gets more people to read the books and find out what all the fuss was about then it still deserves a recommendation or two.