25 January 2010
Genre: graphic novel, sff
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Writ: Mark Millar & Illus: Bryan Hitch
I was a little disappointed in these graphic novels. Mainly because they often seemed to look for the cheap laugh while at the same time trying to be all gritty at the same time. You can usually go for one or the other, but both at the same time usually doesn’t work.
7 December 2009
Genre: general fiction, sff
Setting: England
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Author: Audrey Niffenegger
For a lot of this book I really really liked it. I never quite loved it; but for a while I did really enjoy it. The writing is great. And the premise was interesting. But it just didn’t work in the end. And I think that one of the major problems was that the character who makes this big decision, well, I just didn’t get why she made it. And I really didn’t understand why other characters went along with her. That wasn’t the only problem, it just meant that I was less forgiving of the others Continue reading
19 November 2008
Cast: Amaury Nolasco, Beau Bridges, Chris O'Donnell, Ludacris, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Olga Kurylenko
Script: Beau Thorne
Genre: thriller
3 Comments
I knew going to see this film that I’d be disappointed. Was a big fan of the game but I’d heard negative things about this film. Often when that happens you go to the cinema with your bucket of popcorn … Continue reading
17 June 2008
Cast: Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, John Leguizamo, Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel
Script: M. Night Shyamalan
Genre: sff
7 Comments
IMDb ; Other reviews I just don’t know. I really wanted to like this film. The few trailers I saw really seemed to hint at an interesting film. And despite the low-key opening weekend I was expecting some form of … Continue reading
16 November 2006
Cast: Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson
Script: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Genre: sff
Setting: C18th, London
6 Stars
7 Comments
I did like the film, but I couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed in it.
20 September 2006
Cast: Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane, Scotty Noyd Jr., Tony Perez
Script: Chris Gorak
Genre: thriller
5 Stars
7 Comments
I’m not quite sure what I was expecting from this film, but I didn’t get it. The plot should have been able to create tension and drama easily enough. After all you can’t really get more tension filled than a … Continue reading
11 June 2006
Cast: Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen
Script: Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn
Genre: Action, sff
5 Stars
8 Comments
In this, the third X-Men film, there are two main plot lines. One concerns Jean Grey and her return from death in the form of the ultra powerful Dark Phoenix. The other revolves around a cure for the mutant gene, … Continue reading
6 May 2006
Cast: Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, Judi Dench, Karl Urban, Thandie Newton, Vin Diesel
Script: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: alien
7 Stars
9 Comments
I’m a big fan of Pitch Black, that low budget horror in space. And I used to be a big fan of Vin Diesel’s but recent film-roles have made me all a bit meh. Still, I’m surprised it took me … Continue reading
11 June 2004
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction, sff
3 Stars
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ISBN: 0006483879 Found this to be a very disappointing read. I read the previous two in this series: The Silver Wolf and The Night of the Wolf and while neither of them are spectacularly great novels they were both interesting, … Continue reading