Mark's Rating: 1.75 out of 5 stars
Friday, Ariesna and I were originally planning on having guests over. When we found out they were all canceling due to the weather; we hit up the video store and got a couple of movies. When we got home, the first one we watched was The Marine. [...]
25 February 2007 – 10:35 pm
Mark's Rating: 3.75 out of 5
Johnny Blaze a motorcycle stunt rider with a carnival sells his soul to Mephistopheles in a bargain to cure his father's cancer. The next day Blaze Sr. dies in motorcycle accident. Johnny blames Mephistopheles for his father's death, but is still bound by his contract. Years later, [...]
18 February 2007 – 2:24 pm
Mark's Rating: 4 out of 5
A dark, brutal and depressing movie that touches the heart. Pan's Labyrinth was imported form Spanish (original title: El laberinto del fauno) and is a modern fairy tale. Don't let that fairy tale description fool you, this is no film for young children. The setting is somewhere [...]
2 November 2005 – 11:04 am
Threads of Malice
My rating: 4 out of 5.
I read Threads of Malice last week1 and wowsers! If you've read Ghosts in the Snow then you need to be warned before reading Threads that Ghosts is a much lighter book than Threads. The villian in Threads is far more evil than the one in [...]
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Why I Read?
A friend of mine recently asked if other people had similar reactions when reading a good book. Since this site has been heavier on the brainless fluff of late; I decided to answer the question here rather than in her comments.
When I've got a really good book in my paws, -- mind you this [...]