Of all the movies I’ve seen recently, this one seems to be the most impressive and I can say it’s left definitive scars on me, probably because it came at the right time … allowing me to better understand the story. continue reading…
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I haven’t seen many films that would stir such mixed impressions as James Cameron’s Avatar. Reviews are terribly mixed even if the average impression leans towards positive. I guess the heavy advertising around the movie manage to create a wave of high expectations that were never truly and completely fulfilled. continue reading…
I am sure that John Grisham’s name is far from unknown to commercial literature devourers. As a former lawyer himself, Grisham endows his novels with amazing detail with respect to legal procedures and practices while giving his characters a great degree of personality. continue reading…
Space… the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
In 1966, nobody had the vaguest ideas how these words would change the world. From computer science to medicine and architecture, almost every chapter of art and knowledge was somehow inspired or touched by what is now known as the most influential sci-fi series of all times. Star Trek has inspired scientiest, philosophers, visionaries and has shaped the childhood as well as the adult life of millions. continue reading…
The thunderball of movies made from graphic novels is rolling ever since “V” came to the big screen and Batman was reinvented. We’re not talking “Looney tunes” here, not the old “Batman” movies or the caricatures of the second generation “Batman” movies, nor the feel-good “Superman” or “Spiderman”.
We’re talking message here, we’re talking deep, dark and gritty. We’re talking about a real ‘what if’ question, what if superheroes existed? How would they be? what would the human side do? What would they fight for? How would they feel? While “V for Vendetta” packs a strong political message alongside a good dose of humour and action, “X-Men” came with some interesting but inssuficiently explored moral question. But playing ‘catch-up’ came the third generation of Batman movies and now “Watchmen” with a bigger picture about the people behind the masks, the people behind the costumes. Batman with his ghosts and fears was a comic-book masterpiece, but how is “Watchmen”? continue reading…
Yesterday, the “Battlestar Galactica” reinvented series has come to an end. The one TV-series which has come as close as possible to being not only the best Sci-Fi series of all times but, in my opinion, also the best TV-series ever created, reached it’s final double-take episode yesterday.
Like many fans of the series, I can only wonder rethorically: is there life after Galactica? Of course, I am kidding, not to mention that a full-length prequel is in the making now. But now, at end of all things, it is good to take a while an wonder about “Galactica”, how it came to be and how a 4-series cinematic experience was able to gather such a huge mass of fans so quickly. continue reading…
Here’s a quick FAQ regarding my previous post about finding quality movies on torrents. These questions have been compiled from google queries used to find that post as well as my experience on torrent forums and questions I’ve answered in various places around the internet. They are posted here in no particular order. continue reading…
I was watching a movie the other day, a rather interesting movie based on a story by Philip K Dick. I am not really a Philip K Dick fan, but I have an enormous respect for this author who has pioneered many philosophical and ethical concepts in today’s literature.
The story to which I’ll be referring is called “Minority Report” and it’s one of my favorites as it explores quite vividly one of the most fundamental existential questions of humanity: are we the masters of our own destiny or are we guided by an already written (and learnable) destiny? The story of the movie differs in many aspects from the written story, but I will try to refer to both (with an accent on the movie, which features some evolved concepts). continue reading…
Since I’m on a few minutes break, I decided to present you a couple of movie ideas that were great but not pushed to the level set by their potential.
