Saturday, May 24, 2014

Godzilla 2014 Release

I have seen  a lot of the old Godzilla films black and white and technicolor ones as a kid. I even saw the one with Matthew Broderick in it, which I liked, though Godzilla looked more like a mutant iguana.
     But this version, though Godzilla, does seem to have put on some pounds, form the classic version, is well done.
     The 3-D is definitely worth the extra cash to see the film. Its a good balance of monster, action, and story. Mostly on a believable scale, there is a slight hole in the story when dealing with the monsters, I won't spoil anything, and the soldier, Ford, seems to be the luckiest and well rounded soldier out there, but otherwise, the story is worth seeing on the big screen. Well done.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

     This is the third and final book in The Infernal Devices Trilogy. The first book is Clockwork Angel. This is the same author of  The Mortal Instruments Series: Which starts with City of Bones, in case you didn't know or what to delve into the world of The Shadow Hunters again.
     If you haven;t and want to read City of Bones, I suggest reading this trilogy first because there are connections and comments on occasion that make more sense if you do. Just a friendly suggestion.
     It was Clockwork angel that made me interested in trying City of Bones. I have for the most part liked The Mortal Instruments series, but this trilogy is better in my opinion.
     Clockwork Princess takes place two months after Clockwork Prince. It starts with the planning of the wedding, and from there the story soon becomes a roller coaster ride. A row of dominoes one event starting another till the end. All is soon revealed.
     I did have a few issues in this story. You build up a bad guy in two other books, and then in like a paragraph, though a slightly ironic death, its over.
     To be honest, I would have rather not have had the epilogue addition. To me it just didn't feel right. I can't say anymore without spoiling it.
     The last thing was, once you got past the climax, the book felt slightly too long. Things could have been moved forward more quickly and summed up efficiently with out losing anything to the story.
     Otherwise, this was good end to a great story. Worth the read.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Amazing Spider Man 2

I did see the first film. I really like the change in the Spider man reboot.

     This sequel had a good balance of action, and story. One of those game changer tales for the character. Liked the change in the Green Goblin. Felt more realistic than the previous version with the mask. An excellent installment and I liked the peek of possible future bad guys. 3-D was a great plus for this film too. Added the right zing to it. Worth seeing in the theater.