Jason Barrett

Run away from the Special Features, Aug 17 2011

The Running Man is loosely based on the novella of the same name by Richard Bachman, aka Stephen King. The title, the premise of the game show, and a few character names is all that shared between the film and novella. If you came to this film via the novel, expect a very different story.
Having said that, the film itself is a good ride and was a great vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger to his status as action movie superstar.
On very negative side, the special features on the blu-ray are horrible. There is a documentary on the effects of privacy by the Patriot Act which actually makes no reference to the film at all. It seems like a random insert on the disc. The other… Read more

Just like the regular season, 162 is too many, July 6 2011

There are 162 ideas in this book. Each idea is 1-2 pages long and also includes websites or more info on how to actually do it. It's a good book to have near the toilet due to how it is organized. Not all 162 ideas are bucket list worthy and there is a lot of repetition in the book. 32 of the ideas are used to see each team in their home ballpark. 19 are movies or documentaries to watch and there are 16 books to read. 162 is a lot ideas and there are some that are really questionable. Does every baseball fan really need to see the movie Fever Pitch ? Having said that, there really are some great diamonds in the rough. Ideas… Read more

"Oh yeah, this town gots itself a few hornets", July 6 2011

I enjoyed the start and middle of the novel. But then the story starts wrapping up, then reopening, then wrapping up and reopening. I was on page 350 and I was wondering what the heck could the last 60 pages be about. It was twist after twist after twist. A musical chairs game of who is good and bad. While the twists at the end weren't that bad, there just seemed to be too many of them. Near the end of the book, I found myself rolling my eyes between every chapter. Never the less, if you find this book on the library shelf or on a shelf at home, then I suggest you read it. If you see this book on a book store shelf, then I suggest you keep looking.