Celestine Prophecy – DVD
Oh yawn. Don’t bother. Watched the DVD last night. Mediocre acting, cinematography, screenplay. Will be reading the novel in a few weeks and see if that’s any better than this very underwhelming film.
Harry Potter – The Order of the Phoenix
In a word: Fabulous! Despite some liberal tweaking of the novel, the pace and story of this installment of the series is excellent. The acting is better and better. Some very artistic and adept cinematography that does everything to portray Harry’s isolation and urgency in those scenes of action. The film very skillfully echoes the darkness of the novel, and is in a way a coming of age for both Harry and the film series….
Harry Potter – The Deathly Hallows
The much hyped and awaited last installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, arrived in our home last Thursday. A good read.Was it fabulous? No.Will I remember this series with great fondness? No.Is this one of those literary accomplishments that will twine through my memories and my sensibilities in years to come? No.Which brings me to the conclusion I am mildly disappointed by the series. Oh sure, yes, it started…
300
The film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller I’m afraid doesn’t go much beyond being a graphic novel with stunning cgi. Plainly the target audience of this film wasn’t much beyond 20. It viewed for all of its length as somewhat of a yawn if you were looking for plot, character development, milieu, in short anything that might have made this a great film instead of a dull film with lots of…
From the Dumb Housewife
The weather last evening was hot and muggy at the Old Stone House. Dinner seemed like an effort, and I, and I knew Gary would, long for something cool, light, crunchy and refreshing. No grilling for us yesterday. So I browsed the garden and my stock to see what I had and came up with this lovely summer salad, I think you’ll find a hit. If you like this, I know you’ll like the other…