S. A. Loney

A well told story, July 19 2009

I had great anticipation for this movie after seeing the trailer for it. And the full feature didn't disappoint.

The story flows along nicely, keeping to key events while allowing the viewer to keep focus on what is going on.
Subplots added greatly to the story, while managing to not impede upon the main story at hand.

The performances in the movie from all actors were top notch. They were believable, which made it easy to dive into the film and forget that it was a movie.

Defiance has great dialogue, well balanced action, timely suspense, and the proper dose of humanity all swirled together.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who… Read more

Far, Far from Perfect, Mar 23 2009

I had high hopes for this game. But upon playing it, I felt heavily let down. Though, some fun and redeeming aspects did surface from the experience.

From the start, the gameplay feels unpolished. I had hoped that later levels would improve, but they too carried the feeling of something being unfinished in the game's design and execution.

Enemy and Allie intelligence can at times be very buggy, sporadic, and largely incompetent. This really draws away from the overall experience, keeping the game from feeling truly alive and engaging as the Star Wars universe should.

The game does display some nice visuals at moments, and features a wonderful new physics… Read more

Remarkable Miracles, Jan 24 2009

I have read this book for over 30 years and keep coming back to it. It shows what can happen when a person takes God at his word in simple faith. This book is shocking, encouraging and revealing as it shows us what we can be in believing faith.