Archive for the ‘Books/Films’ Category

Pixar’s WALL-E review

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Since the summer has started I’ve been catching up on a few films I’ve been meaning to watch, and there’s one thing that I’ve learned about myself in the process. I would never make a good critic. The reason for this is that if I watch a bad film, I will probably forget all about it within seconds of leaving a theatre. If there is nothing memorable about it, then I would find little reason to waste more time writing or talking about it. So I would’t find much enjoyment in negative criticism that many others enjoy writing and reading. However, the opposite is true of good films. If I come home after watching a great film, I will probably promptly suscribe to the IMDB message board and continue to post and check it periodically. In other words, if the film is a memorable one, I’ll never really stop writing or talking about it. Films like “Princess Mononoke”, “Ratatouille” and “Shawshank Redemption” are found in this long list, and now “WALL-E” takes its place as the latest addition……. continued)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

(Contains spoilers for the plot)

Well, after 7 books which spanned a good part of my life until now, Harry Potter has come to an end. I first got into this series, like I’ve mentioned before, on the recommendation of my elementary school teacher (Thanks Ms. Page) and I’ve loved it ever since. Sure, reading Harry Potter now isn’t the same as when I was eleven, but I still like the characters and the universe…….(continued)