Monday, April 22, 2013

Carlucci's "A Dinner To Die For"

Saren & Bill and I had a fantastic time! Some of us guessed who the killer was. We had a fantastic dinner, and we met some fun and interesting people. I think both of us would do this again. 9/10

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Oblivion:

Buzz Lightyear...I mean Jack Harper...I mean Tom Cruise...actually did a decent job acting here. There's a story with some pretty good depth, and both female leads (yup, two) are really good. There's a taste of Matrix-ness, a touch of Mad Max...and dammit, he should've been #42. I love the sky pool, and Maverick...er, Jack Harper can really fly that thing. I'm left with quite a few questions, and wishing I could read it as a hard sci-fi novel to get the story's depth and background. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. However, like almost every sci-fi flick in recent years, it makes me feel like a broken Star Wars droid, stuck repeating one phrase over and over: "Post apocalyptic... Post apocalyptic.. Post apocalyptic.. Post apocalyptic.. Post apocalyptic.. Post apocalyptic..." 8/10

Dan

Monday, April 1, 2013

The Host:

Perfect movie for Easter Sunday. This flick has what the other critics rating it clearly need a lot more of; love and kindness. Maybe it's just the breath of fresh air of a sci-fi movie that isn't awash in complete darkness and destruction, but I and several others I know loved it. Yes, there are a couple of big holes in the story; how did they take over in the first place, and a "healed environment," but the cars and trucks and aircraft all clearly run on some type of liquid fuel... All the same, definitely worth seeing, and the young romance isn't so bad, either. 8/10

Dan