published by Jonathan on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:11
I recently finished reading the 3rd book in the Twilight series, Eclipse. I think I liked this one a little more than the previous one although I thought the latter portion was kind of a let-down…stuck with the people waiting for the action to be over rather than with the action that we’d been headed towards.
published by Jonathan on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 22:41
I enjoyed reading Twilight enough that I continued on with reading and then recently going to see New Moon (2009,PG-13) with Lisa. From ScreenIt!:
A teen must not only contend with her vampire boyfriend suddenly dumping her and moving away, but also the discovery that her best friend is a werewolf.
I pretty much felt the same about this one as the first one. The book was enjoyable enough, and the film was tolerable as a companion to the book.
I give it 3 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 22:10
Tonight I finished watching By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009). From Wikipedia:
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama is a documentary film that came out in November 2009 on HBO. The film was produced by Edward Norton during the 2008 Presidential election of Barack Obama. It follows Obama and various members of his campaign team, including David Axelrod, through the two years leading up to November 4th, 2008.
I heard David Plotz pan this documentary on the Gabfest, accusing the filmmakers of squandering their behind-the-scenes access and not getting any amazing Obama moments. I don’t really agree (there were several moments that I thought were great…prepping for a debate, chatting off-stage while he is introduced, etc.), especially since the film was as much about a variety of other campaign staffers as about Obama…and they were interesting to watch too. As the film closed with those folks reacting to the election results, I was reminded how I felt that night too…and that was worth remembering.
I give it 4 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 22:08
On our 15th anniversary cruise back in July, Twilight (2008,PG-13) was showing in the ship’s theater. I’d been planning to read it anyway (if the ladies occasionally watch football with us, we can occasionally read about romantic vampires), so I knocked the book out over a few days before watching it with the Crumps. From ScreenIt!:
After relocating to a small town to live with her dad, a teenager meets and ends up falling for a teenage vampire who's torn between his love for her and his appetite for her blood.
I didn’t love the book or anything, but it was enjoyable enough. Having read the book also made the film more interesting than it would have been otherwise.
I give the film 3 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Sun, 12/06/2009 - 18:10
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