All Consuming : redbandita

Consuming "Interview with the Vampire"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:21 GMT

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice

Consumed "Unbreakable"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:55:32 GMT

Unbreakable

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Milk"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:16:17 GMT

Milk

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Slumdog Millionaire"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:15:52 GMT

Slumdog Millionaire

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Superheld - Live"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:26:13 GMT

Superheld - Live

by Maybebop

Consuming "Quicken the Heart"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:34:58 GMT

Quicken the Heart

Consuming "Monument - Concert DVD"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:34:13 GMT

Monument - Concert DVD

by Maximo Park

Consumed "The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:12:39 GMT

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

by Scott Derrickson

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Zack And Miri Make A Porno"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:46:58 GMT

Zack And Miri Make A Porno

by Kevin Smith

WORTH IT!

What a load of tosh.

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:46:01 GMT

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

by Scott Derrickson

I do like (a lot to feast on the exterior of) Keanu Reeves, but boy, this was shite.
Keanu’s character, Klaatu, doesn’t say much, and I’m told that is a good thing for a KR role, although I also dig his low and rough voice. Still, I expected more PLOT for Klaatu. I found myself drawing constant parallels to other movies such as “Armageddon”, “Sphere” and the awfully bad “Deep Impact”.
The forced relationship with the kid took it all the way to friggin’ “Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom”. Taken, the kid nicely mirrors the single tracked mind of the US (destroy – destroy – destroy) and we forgive him, because he is a kid (unlike Kathy Bates, US Secretary of Defense). I still would have liked to see more of John Cleese and GORT.
Not even not having seen the original didn’t help.
OK, the CG was great, GORT was cool and all, but the predictability of both the story and the ending was sad, sad, sad.
I hear the ending of the original movie also made more sense. I wish I had spent my time watching that.

Consumed "Star Trek [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:46:02 GMT

Star Trek [Theatrical Release]

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Me: Moir"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:21:19 GMT

Me: Moir

by Vic Reeves

Consumed "What to expect when you're expecting"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:20:57 GMT

What to expect when you're expecting

by Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Stars' Tennis Balls"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:19:36 GMT

Stars' Tennis Balls

by Stephen Fry

WORTH IT!

Consuming "The Hazards of Love"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:18:23 GMT

The Hazards of Love

by The Decemberists

Why I recommend "The Life and Times of Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:45:33 GMT

The Life and Times of Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

by Bill Bryson

Excellent book for anyone to read who’s ever been young and seen his hometown change, since.
An hommage to the Des Moines of the 50’s, but it could be any other place in the world.
Hilarious. I giggled, uncontrollably, while reading.
Perfect christmas gift.

Hoping for more (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:29:34 GMT

An Unexpected Apprentice

by Jody Lynn Nye

When I read this book, I started out liking the main character, Tildi, as well as the world described, including the way in which magic manifests itself (runes Tildi can see, but most others can’t).
Tildi, last survivor of her family, cannot inherit her house and estate because she is “just” a female halfling (called smallfolk). Her village elders make plans to marry her off, so she legs it (like “Yentl”), dressed in her brother’s clothes, fulfilling his destiny, had he not died: taking up an apprenticeship with Olen, the world’s equivalent of Gandalf.
From there, the story really starts to flow (magic, the Great Book, centaurs and werewolves, runes, kings and minstrel poetry), but unfortunately, I started finding Tildi too one-dimensional and not emancipating herself enough.
I also found too many parallels to LOTR, especially with the power of the Book, the Fellowship of Tildi, a visit to the elves and the foolish royalty.
All in all, too many twists in the story were so predictable that I already knew they were coming at the end when I was half way through the book, and upon reaching the final pages, it turned out not to be a closed story, but part one of Tildi’s quest.
I think I will read the other book once it comes out next year, but just to get closure.

6 word review (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:05:51 GMT

Aeon Flux

by Karyn Kusama

predictable storyline
great visuals
graphic novel

A question I have about "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:56:16 GMT

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

by Steven Spielberg

Why do people say that it’s stupid to revive the character and then go and see the movie? If you don’t want to see a revival movie, don’t go and see this movie.

To quote Emily’s review (see below):

“Are moviegoers so nostalgic about old heroes that they need to see them struggling past their prime?”

-yes, we are. So there. Seeing an old hero struggle past his prime is part of the fun of the movie. They did hand over a lot of the action to Shia LeBoef because Harrison Ford couldn’t have done it all on his own. I thought Mutt as a character fit well into the whole story. I didn’t like the Tarzan quote, either, but let’s not forget IT’s A B-MOVIE! (So aliens are OK.)

“What about new heroes?” There are plenty of new heroes. Go see the new “Mummy”-movie, if Brendan Fraser floats your boat.

Why I recommend "Tin Man"

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:24:44 GMT

Tin Man

I like the modern fairytale twist given to the Wizard of Oz, and as I am reading “Son of a Witch” (“Wicked”-Part II) at the moment, the more Oz (or in this case, O.Z.), the better, even if the stories don’t take place in the same universe.
The adaptations of the lion as “Raw”, Scarecrow as the man with the zipper on his head (“Glitch/Ambrose”) and the Tin Man himself were great! The one thing that bothered me thoroughly, though, was that Zooey Deschanel (“D.G.”) had only one facial expression on offer, sometimes with raised eyebrows, but mostly just the same boring look of slight bewilderment.
Her depiction of D.G.’s emotional journey, finding out about her true identity, her parents and regaining her memories of childhood was bland and one-dimensional.
Still, fun to watch.

Not bad at all. (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (redbandita) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:04:26 GMT

The Good Night

by Jake Paltrow

I liked this somewhat comedic (but not really!) piece hoovering between “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Vanilla Sky”. Man in battered relationship hates himself and meets the woman of his dreams (Penelope Cruz). While sleeping. In his dreams.
Add Danny de Vito and a brunette Gwyneth Paltrow.
Nice story. Nice morale. Not amazing, but good enough for li’l old me.