avatar

I absolutely loved avatar. I saw it in 3-d twice I had to and trust me when I say 3-d was the only way to see it. The movie was really beautiful so it was no surprise when it one best visual effects at the oscars. But one thing the movie did lack was story. The plot was a blend of a few movies. Two big influences are dances with wolves and fern gully. And now just add a touch of 8ft blue aliens and you have avatar. But despite the cheap plot and trust me when I tell you there was a lot of gripping about it. But despite that people really loved the movie I mean why else is it still in theaters I mean c'mon the dvd is now out. But that just goes to show you how good the movie really is. Every time I watch it I still fall in love with it. The hype about the movie is what really got me pumped about the movie. The fact that james cameron had been working on the movie for years and how this movie was his dream he just need technology to catch up with his idea. What I did not like is the fact that now there is going to be a sequel and probably a sequel to the sequel. The first one was a beautiful movie. Why try to ruin that or to try and top that. I have when people cannot let things go the movie was great let it go do not ruin it. But to talk more about the visuals for a minute. They were something to remember there were far to many moments in the movie where I felt like I was really there like when they were flying that was way to real.

dark city

Dark city is truly a cult classic. The premise of the story is shrouded in complete mystery which is how it starts and how how we come to meet the famed Mr. John Murdoc. This opening is nothing new to the science fiction world. Where we are introduced to a character who struggles to regain their memories after waking up with amnesia. Which of course makes up for an interesting story. What's nice about this set up is that that character wakes up at the scene of a gruesome murder naked in a bathtub with nothing but questions and a telephone call from an anonymous man tell Mr. Murdoc he needs to flee because the cops would be at the scene in a matter of moments. The character goes on a horrible race against time to discover the truth along with his memories. The main character becomes obsessed with shell beach a place he remembers growing up in but cant remember how to get there and for some reason no one else does for some reason. Now being pursued by more people than just the cops our faithful hero is running out of places to hide and people to trust which would be the case in that situation. But in all unlikeliness a cop comes to his aid and together they discover the truth which is really shocking that a bunch of humans had been taken by these aliens to a secret place to be studied like rats in order to understand the human soul so the aliens could survive. But there is a turn of events Mr. Murdoc can some how que like them thus altering everything. I would have to say the movie should have gotten more recognition that it did. It is a great film. I would recommend it to anyone.

blood child

Blood child has to my favorite story I have read this semester. I just wish it was not a short story. The whole idea for it was 100% original. The story did remind me of aliens only because of how the zenomorphs need a host for their species. But I still maintain that this story is original. I had to read it twice in order to understand what was going on. But I am glad I did because there was a lot to understand. And that was really important to really get the story. The book was very science fiction. The author Octavia Butler really plays with our fears. I really respect that. Blood child is not an easy story to stomach. Especially when she describes the birthing scene that was really rough. Especially on the main character who is supposed to carry the creatures eggs knowing full well what will happen to him. We often have nightmares about such catastrophe's happening to us where in some scenario we encounter some sort of bug or animal we have never seen before and then bitten by them or something much like that were DNA is exchanged. And then later on we might be fine for one minute and then all of a sudden we are stricken with horrible pain beyond any conceivable notion. And just before we die we witness these horrible little creatures coming out of our bodies and with or last breath we know what has befallen us. And it is that very fear the author left us with to feel. I really enjoyed the authors note about how many people mistaken the story for one about slavery. And to be quite honest it is not hard to see why it be seen as so. But I could also see how the book was primarily about this strange relationship between the two species.

oryx and crake

Oryx and crake was not the worst book I have read. But I expected a little more when I read the back of the book it sounded really promising. The first quarter of the book is nothing but reminiscing of a past long ago. This was really annoying for a very long time I kept wanting to get past that part. Just back and forth back and forth. I kept really wanting to know what is going on in the present. Because there seemed to be some sort of catastrophe. And snowman or once known as jimmy seemed to be one of the last originals. Who seemed to be some sort of spectacle or some sort of exotic animal. When the book would rewind you got a sense there was a lot of genetic modification going on which meant that people were sick and needing things like fresh grown organs from something called a pigoon. The post apocalyptic world the novel is set in is fantastic and wild world. The book gives up no details easily its like watching lost. You painstakingly have to read to get any details out of the book. And even then almost nothing is reveled. But it is this that make the book very strong. One thing that intrigued me is how crake formed his own society. Of nieve people making them live how he feels society should live. And when oryx enters the picture things take a weird turn. Jimmy or should I say snowman has an unhealthy obsession with her being with her is never enough. He wants to know all these details about her old life. Despite the fact that oryx tells him it means nothing. That she did what she had to and does not consider to many things bad. After all she is still alive and thats all that is important.

hitch hikers guide to the galaxy

The audio Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy was crazy. I had a really hard time picking out all the voices but it was fun to listen to it was really funny at times and I had really hard time taking it serious. My first introduction to the series was the american movie some time in the 2000's but I really enjoyed that so this was a treat and I was just that. But like I said I couldn't really pick out the different voices and a lot of time I couldn't figure out what was going on. They did a lot of talking and I could not figure out what scenario was playing out. Not that I probably could have given the fact that there were images to the sound. Because I have never read the book. So I am more than aware that the movie that I saw in the 2000's was cut up into pieces so while I was listening I only had a rough idea. So I would be listening hear something I recognized from the movie and get really into it. But I think the book and audio is way better there is so much more it is way juicier and marvin was so much cooler. He had way more personality. And I love in the audio how they really go out of the way to neglect him. And how they even forgot him on magrathia. I really enjoyed how spread out everything is. Everything is a giant adventure which is really nice it really is completley different from the hollywood movie. I really home they make a better more accurate one more like the book and lees like sparknotes. Although the one thing I did like about the hollywood movie is alan rickman he was entertaining.

the golden compass

The book is definitely an interesting on and I know I often start these things just like this but I am serious this book is definitely an interesting one. The book starts off with the girl lyra and this floating object that symbolizes her soul called pantalaimon. I know how interesting thats exactly what I said. She decides to go off on a wild chase to get her best friend back and the kids are not very old but the author hints at their fondness for each other for sex way down the line. But goes with a woman named Mrs. Coulter instead so much for roger or is it.

serenity

Ooooh I loved serenity. I saw it twice in theaters when it first came out. I really loved the show it came from firefly. Oddly enough I saw serenity before I saw firefly but since I saw serenity I have seen the entire show twice. What I enjoyed about the movie the first time I saw it was the fact that it seemed that because of it being a movie they got big budget and super sized everything. Which was really nice. But what kinda throws me off is the technology its more futuristic. But like I said I did not mind at all. What was really nice about the show firefly is that it was a mixture of old west with space. And I would have to say it was an original idea and I have never seen a show like it. What was really cool about the movie serenity was that you finally got to see the reavers. In the show they mentioned them a lot and you got to see a guy become one but you didnt get to see them. But I was curious as crazy and demented as they are how are they capable of piloting a ship and why did they never attack their own. In the movie they introduce a new character named Mr. Universe and we even see a new bad guy who had this amazing elegance to him which was really nice but you could tell he he would do whatever it took to get the job done but he was so graceful that made him so cool. I could not believe they killed the preacher he had a hidden past that I wish they would have explained. Also I could not believe they killed wash I mean wow, who could have foreseen that.