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Stranger than fiction

Posted in history, movies, nonfic, tagged , , , on October 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

If ever there was a book which personified conspiracy theory version of Poe’s law, “The Men Who Stare at Goats ” by Jon Ronson is it. The history of PsyOps in American security forces often stretches credulity.

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Tale of a soldier

Posted in War, action, movies, political, science fiction, war movies, tagged , , , , , on August 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Once you get past the main action (Denise Richards and Dina Meyer) you start getting a distinctive “1984” feeling about the whole proceedings, especially about the newscasts. Which is why I was curious to read the actual book, Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, on which the iconic movie is based.
And unexpectedly different as [...]

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Movie: Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince

Posted in Harry Potter, movies, tagged , , , , on July 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »

So, I finally went ahead and did the fanboy thing. Grabbed my cloak, tucked in my wand (not in my jeans back pocket, I am safety conscious), and Continuing the tradition started with “Order of the Phoenix”, I went ahead and watched the “Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince” almost a day before it is [...]

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TV Miniseries: Andromeda Strain

Posted in TV shows, movies, thriller, tagged , , , on July 2, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Perhaps it is the indication of how little known Michael Crichton’s first novel (as Michael Crichton) “The Andromeda Strain ” is – the 2-part A&E TV miniseries came and went without making much of a splash. Although, there may be other reasons for that (see below).

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Movie Review: Angels and Demons

Posted in movies, religious thriller, thriller on May 17, 2009 | 21 Comments »

Once again, it’s time for lost religious treasures, Secret Societies and Harvard Symbologist Prof. Robert Langdon to the rescue.
Personally, I think “Angels and Demons”, the book is much better than “Da Vinci Code”, the book. The same holds true for the movies, if you ask me.

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Movie Review: Prince Caspian

Posted in childrens' books, fantasy, movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 20, 2008 | 13 Comments »

“Prince Caspian” is the second installment in “The Chronicles of Narnia”, one of the “Big Three” of fantasy world (others being LoTR and Harry Potter).

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Movie review: The Spiderwick Chronicles

Posted in childrens' books, fantasy, movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 27, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” is one more fantasy movie on the premise that the world around us is not exactly what it looks to be.
Jared Grace, his twin brother Simon and elder sister Mallory have shifted with their mother to their great-aunt’s house. Young Jared [...]

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Movie Review: The Golden Compass

Posted in alternate reality, fantasy, movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 8, 2007 | 8 Comments »

If the deadline for “Book to Movie challenge” was even a week later, this would have been my unhesitating choice.This seems to be the year of movies based on books. Considering the popularity of corresponding books, The Golden Compass (based on the novel by Phillip Pullman) is perhaps the most awaited after Harry Potter and [...]

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A Week at The Museum

Posted in movies, mystery, thriller, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Museums, with their ancient and often half-known artifacts are always a place of mystery for everybody. Add a basement and a sub-basement storing millions of uncatalogued artifacts, and you have got yourself a thriller.
The first book in the Pendargast series, “The Relic” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child takes full advantage of the setting.

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Dry as Desert

Posted in movies, science fiction, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 24, 2007 | 15 Comments »

I know I am going to get a lot of hate-mail over this one, and people might start looking for my photos to put on effigies (I am well aware of the irony).
If there ever was a book which came highly recommended, it was this one. But for me, the “Dune” by Frank Herbert was [...]

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