This movie is bad, boring, and confusing. There is one scene, near the end, where the plot is explained to us by a surprise guest. After explaining the plot the "hero" says, words to the effect, "you have to be kidding me!" I agree. What happened here? With some good stars and interesting effects, I am going to have to blame the director 1'st and the story second. For those of you not discouraged, read on.
The basic plot of the movie involves a car thief who gets out of prison after a two years stint. His good friend, who is to be released the same day as him, gets stabbed in jail. So, instead of them both being released on the same day, he goes home and his… Read more
This story picks up where the last book left off, unfortunately. Unfortunate, because the last book was very disappointing. In a way, I guess it was to be expected because Shadow of the Hegemon was an instant classic. It was probably too much to hope that the next books in the series could be as good. Shadow Puppets certainly is not. Shadow Puppets continues the tale of Bean's war with Achilles, discusses a blooming relationship between Bean and Petra, and, by the way, does talk about Peter Wiggins, on occasion.
My first disappointment with this story is that I didn't believe it. Why or how would one homeless crippled boy with no contacts (Achilles) suddenly become the most… Read more
The Booke of Days is the story of a minor lord from Southern France who joins the first Crusade. His name is Roger of Lunel. Roger joins the Crusade because the Pope has promised absolution for any who fight, and kill, for Christianity. The irony of this is not lost on Roger who keeps a diary of his journey. At first Roger examines the ideas of the crusade even as he compares them to the reality. Knights who ravish women in southern France, wear body parts cut off from their enemies, and murder other Christians who don't follow the proper pope. These are the people who will save Christianity?
With this start, I was concerned that his book might become an anti-Christian or anti-West… Read more
