Reviews - January 2012
-
Movie: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
You have 2 hours and 13 minutes to enjoy a fast-paced action film with spectacular cars, high-tech gadgets, and elaborate explosions. Good luck.
Read more -
Manga: Cross Game
Although Adachi has written many incredible works to date, none are as perfect as Cross Game, which seamlessly blends romance, light comedy, and a love for baseball to create seventeen volumes of sheer brilliance.
Read more -
Movie: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
A Game of Shadows had the better parts of Ritchie's Sherlock films. It had the fantastic music carried over from the first movie, the amazing scenery and cinematic effects (though the slow-motion was rather annoying at its frequency), and the obvious eye-candy (come on, what girl would not like either Downey, Jr. or Law, or both?).
Read more -
Book: Night Watch
Night Watch has been, so far, my favorite of the Pratchett books I've read. As usual, he had his treasure trove of lines that I lapped up and guffawed over. His plot was much deeper than I imagined, and I was practically hopping back to the beginning to figure out who lived and who died.
Read more -
TV: American Horror Story
This is no gore horror like Saw or a filming project like Paranormal Activity, so it’s not the usual horror story, but if you’re looking for a good horror time this is the right show for you!
Read more -
Book: Bloodlines
Fans of Vampire Academy series would be very familiar with the writer behind it; Richelle Mead. They would also likely know that Mead has decided to come up with the spin-off series from the successful VA books, the first of which is called Bloodlines.
Read more -
Book: The Lost Hero
I learned that this series is set in Percy Jackson’s world, only telling the adventures of different characters (but, as I also soon learned, Percy still made some pretty big appearances and remained an important figure throughout the series).
Read more -
Game: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
When you consider that five years were spent on its creation, it’s no surprise that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the best Wii game ever created. In fact, to many it’s one of the best Zelda games in existence.
Read more
