I really liked Name of the Wind. Do you guys know when the 3rd book is set to release? I've been reading the First Law series by Joe Abercrombie and am really enjoying it as well (about 1/2 way through book 2).
I've been looking for some good, fairly gritty, dark, fantasy to read. After failing at a starting a few series, I just started The Blade Itself (The First Law: Book One), by Joe Abercrombie. So far, I'm enjoying it. We'll see how it goes.
Things to remember about Star Wars: George Lucas is a TERRIBLE director. He has no report with actors/actresses and makes scenes feel awkward. He didn't direct Empire or Jedi (arguably, the 2 best SW movies). I actually think the Star Wars universe is much better having him on the side...
Its Halloween-ish, and I watched a few scary movies this weekend, sadly they were all eclipsed by the first:
The Woman.
This movie was awesome. It was suspenseful, intense, and disturbing. The relationship between family members is interesting. A lot of people didn't like the soundtrack...
Yesterday I rocked a double feature of Looper and The Master. Both great films. Looper looks to be Rian Johnson's breakout movie (I adore Brothers Bloom and Brick). It had solid action, and I'm a sucker for time travel. The Master, well, wow. It may as well be titled "And the oscar goes to...
I thought about making a separate thread, but figured I'd just toss this in here.
Today at work, I ran into my favorite album, in its entirety on soundcloud (the band linked it on facebook).
http://soundcloud.com/branvan3000/bran-van-3000-discosis-entire-album
Now, I rarely listen to...
I watched Warrior last night.
Tom Hardy was awesome. The story was solid. The MMA only had a few obvious faults (I'm not a huge mma guy though). Overall definitely worth a watch.