SecondViews http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews ReViews after Re-Views Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Review: Caprica 1.07 http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/16/review-caprica-1-07/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/16/review-caprica-1-07/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:15 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3533 “The Imperfections of Memory”

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A for effort, but not quite the success it wants to be. The seventh episode of the series suffers from a haphazard, meandering approach that stifles the intriguing analgoies and other developments that take place within the episode. The turning point was the end of the episode which showcased a very important turning point in the Caprican universe but it isn’t enough to turn the sloppiness into a true classic.

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Review: Fringe 2.15 http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/14/review-fringe-2-15/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/14/review-fringe-2-15/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:57:10 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3433 “Jacksonville”

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What is this? An actual mythology episode? GET OUT! It’s about time. True to it’s pattern, the mythology episode is a heavy one that does a lot of heavy lifting, even if in this case, the actual episode itself gets bogged down at times during character development moments.

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Film Review: I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/13/film-review-i-hope-they-serve-beer-in-hell/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/13/film-review-i-hope-they-serve-beer-in-hell/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:18:40 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3356 Film Review: I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell 6a00e54ee7b64288330120a5f23e50970c 500wi 300x200


I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

2009

Starring: Matt Czuchry, Jesse Bradford, Geoff Stults, Marika Dominczak, and Keri Lynn Pratt

Written by: Tucker Max & Nils Parker based on the novel by Tucker Max

Directed by: Bob Gosse

I hadn’t read Tucker Max’s novel at the time of viewing. I have since started before I wrote this review. What works in the film, much like the novel is the unabashed raunch and the unabashed asshole that Tucker is. He’s not in anyway supposed to be sympathetic. It’s the shock value of the story which gives it it’s entertainment.

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Review: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/13/review-battlestar-galactica-the-plan/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/13/review-battlestar-galactica-the-plan/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:17:35 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3354 “The Plan”

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Ahhh The Plan. When the show began, there was reference to this mythical Plan that the Cylons had in mind. And then somewhere along the way Ronald Moore admitted that he was making things up as he went along. So he had no plan. So how did the Cylons have a plan? Well they didn’t really. BUT they decided to go back and try to fit what had happened in the beginning to what happened at the end of the series and make all the pieces kind of fit.

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Fringe Reviews Added! http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/13/fringe-reviews-added/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/13/fringe-reviews-added/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:16 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3352 2.13 – “What Lies Below”
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I feel like a broken record. So much so that I want to just write one beginning paragraph to use for the non mythology episodes of Fringe and just cut and paste…because in reality that’s all I’m doing. But as I’ve said before There are two choices when dealing with a show like Fringe with an overall story arc that has a lot of mystery to it. You either gradually introduce the mythology and interweave it through every episode in someway, slowly unraveling said mystery leaving true standalone episodes to be few and far between (and thus far more acceptable) or the way Fringe does it. BAM HUGE MYTHOLOGY EPISODE followed by 3-4 stagnant Fringe moments of the week. We are in that rut right now. It really slows down the show and in all honesty you could cut the season down completely and only watch 1/3 of it and have everything you need.

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2.14 – “The Bishop Revivial”
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More straightforward Fringe fare just treading water waiting for the next mythology episode. Again the only saving grace in this week’s episode is Walter. And in this case it is quite the saving grace. The plotline is simple. A madman scientist comes up with a virus that is programmable to DNA. It can target specific DNA (such as those with brown eyes, or those in the same family). A Nazi dream come true…and of course it is a Nazi scientist behind it.
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Review: Caprica 1.06 http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/11/review-caprica-1-06/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/11/review-caprica-1-06/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:56 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3326 “Know Thy Enemy”
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It was a tough week to guage. There was little in the way of immediate satisfaction in the wake of last week’s highly successful episode. But at the same time there was plenty of groundwork laid for future payoff — enough to see how multitudes of storylines could take off. So is that enough? Personally I think this is one of those episodes that was necessary but yet that doesn’t make it in and of itself satisfying. Time will certainly tell.

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Book Review: The Lost Symbol http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/11/book-review-the-lost-symbol/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/11/book-review-the-lost-symbol/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:28 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3324 Book Review: The Lost Symbol the lost symbol 198x300


The Lost Symbol

2009

Written by: Dan Brown

Robert Langon returns for the third time in an all new adventure. Unfortunately the novel does not approach the heights of the previous two, and in fact seems tired, uninspired, and at times boring.

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Film Review: Alice In Wonderland – 2010 http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/08/film-review-alice-in-wonderland-2010/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/08/film-review-alice-in-wonderland-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:41:55 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3309 Film Review: Alice In Wonderland   2010 Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland 300x169


Alice In Wonderland

2010

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, and Stephen Fry

Written by: Linda Woolverton based on the novel by Lewis Carroll

Directed by: Tim Burton

Before you see this film you must decide one thing. Do you like Tim Burton? If you have never enjoyed a Tim Burton directed piece than you might as well stay home. This is vintage Burton through and through…if a little Disneyfied. In an interesting move that is somewhere between deception and honesty, Burton names the film Alice In Wonderland despite the fact that it is supposedly a sequel of sorts. Alice is grown up now and she returns to a now post-apocalyptic Wond…er…Underland, as the denziens call it. And yet, the sequel does, for the most part, follow the same tale as the original, with the exception of the grown up Alice.

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Film Review: The DaVinci Code http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/04/film-review-the-davinci-code/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/04/film-review-the-davinci-code/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:47:33 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3282 Film Review: The DaVinci Code Da Vinci jpg 595x325 crop upscale q85 300x163


The DaVinci Code (Film)

2006

Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellan, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno, and Paul Bettany

Written by: Akiva Goldsmith based on the novel by: Dan Brown

Directed by: Ron Howard

Having just finished the novel and recently the film version and novel of Angels and Demons, I was curious as to how I’d like this film again. I had seen it when it first came out but honestly remembered very little. I remembered not hating it as much as some did, but that was about it.

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Caprica Reviews Posted! http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/04/caprica-reviews-posted/ http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/2010/03/04/caprica-reviews-posted/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:44:51 +0000 Paul Talon http://worldsoforos.com/secondviews/?p=3278 Caprica 1.04 – “Gravedancing”

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“Gravedancing” continues Caprica’s meandering ways. The show has yet to find any kind of central focus point or direction. It all seems to flit around to the characters and their storylines but without any rhyme or reason. There are few good moments in a series that is too young to have these kind of directionless times.

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Caprica 1.05 – “There Is Another Sky”

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In a series that is begging for a really good episode — that moment that sets the ball rolling. “There Is Another Sky” is for the most part that episode. It’s not completely brilliant or as good as other “moment” type episodes from other series, but this one does raise the bar. It defines the characters better in a way and opens up different worlds of storytelling.

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