Prometheus - D

Yeah not so much

OK so a little while ago my wife (K) and I went to see Prometheus. We were both pretty excited for one of those few movies that make it so you understand why horror/sci-fi are often grouped together in video stores (yes some of those still exist!). We wanted a great thriller in space, like Event Horizon, or Pitch Black (both excellent films). This was originally billed as a "prequel to Alien" until Ridley Scott backed out of it and gave the whole "Same universe, different story" interview, this of course was complete bullshit. In all fairness I was never a huge fan of the original Alien trilogy, but I was definitely looking forward to a intense sci-fi thriller, and boy howdy was I ever let down. If you're a big fan of the series by all means you'll probably like it, a lot of people have. If you're hoping for an intelligent thriller, well you should just skip it, or at least wait till it hits those video stores and find a local one to support. (SPOILERS ABOUND BELOW)


Update: I saw this and found it to be both hilarious and accurate :)

Hanna - K

Hanna - circa 2011, a movie I was actually interested in going to the theatre to see, but as we've cut down on our at theatre movie intake, managed to refrain.  Tonight, watched it on our On Demand.  Short summary plot - girl grows up trained as an assassin and is set loose for a specific purpose.

First Music Review from Kronicles

Naturally, Kronicles of KD's first music review has to be hosted by the expert. And the expert would be....Dave, Kronicle's contributor of the awesome review of "The Sitter".

The Hunger Games (Movie) - K

Let me start with saying - this review is coming from someone who has not read the book(s) yet.  So, the review is only about the movie, no comparisons to the book included here.  And the movie?  I loved it.

Source Code - K

If you're not already familiar with the plot, or have forgotten the previews (movie was released 4/1/11 and is now on video)  - Source Code is an action-thriller where a soldier, Colter Stevens (played by Jake Gyellenhaal) is given a short time frame on a train to figure out who bombed said train.

Safe House - K

Safe House – It’s sad when I like the last (and preview) track (No Church in the Wild – Kayne West ft. Frank Ocean & Jay-Z) better than I like the movie itself, Safe House, especially when said movie features Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.  

Midnight in Paris

For anyone with an English degree, this movie will be your wet dream. 

"The Sitter" Movie. Innapropriate? Yes. Funny Enough To Make You Pee? Just Did. Excuse Me.

The Sitter - Photo @ Flikr user dno1967b

Underworld: Awakening (From D)

I was with K last Friday watching this movie and had a similar, yet somewhat different outtake. First I'll say I'm not a huge fan of the series, I think it's kinda fun and definitely better than some of the other vampire fare out there (for one they don't freaking sparkle!).

Underworld: Awakening (From K)

Went to see this fourth installment in the Underworld series on Friday night.  The more removed I am from the viewing the more disappointed I am in the movie.  The story had so much potential, humans versus vampires and lycans, and yet it let me down.

Lionheart - Sharon Kay Penman

Long have I been awaiting this book, Lionheart; the beginning of the end of Penman's tale of the Angevin Plantagenet Dynasty spanning generations and countries.  It did not disappoint.

I AM (The Documentary) - Kiggins Theatre





     I attended a free showing of I AM at Kiggins Theatre on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 and was pleasantly surprised at the attendance, theater and the film’s content.  Tom Shadyac’s search for what’s wrong with the world lays the foundation for discovering connection and meaning in this uplifiting documentary.

The Presence - Heather Graham

I've read Heather Graham's books for a few years.  I'm not sure which book of hers I started with, but I am sure it was one of her Adam Harrison books that hooked me.  Since then I've read her normal along with her paranormal "romantic-suspense" genre books.

Welcome Another Reviewer!

Introducing Patrick Michael, author of the blogs Forcing the Issue and Doin' Sh*t with Pat.

Scarecrow Returns - Matthew Reilly

While I'm doing my Wheel of Time re-read I must be reading other books as well, otherwise I'd get way too backed up with books waiting to be read.  Yesterday, it was the long awaited Scarecrow Returns.  

Introduction to a (More Than) Avid Reader

You've heard avid readers talk about their libraries, right?  Stacks of books, overflowing bookshelves, hardback, paperback, signed hardback, fiction, non-fiction....fantasy over there, mystery over here, romance over yonder....