Yeah, I did see the Harry Potter (and the Philosopher’s Stone) movie a couple of weeks ago. I really liked the books, in spite of my inclination to expect they would suck. Well, the movie was just okay… most of the cast was great, with Robbie Coltrane shining in particular, but… somehow, the pacing and direction seemed kinda flat. To me, anyway. I imagine it’d be quite confusing to people who’ve not read the books, due to the condensing of a lot of stuff. It was okay; just not great.
I still need to see Lord of the Rings.
After reading Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher, I guess I’m on a kick of picking up some more of his work I’ve not seen. Dreamcatcher was no classic, but it was pretty well paced and plotted and was about good enough to spark some interest again. So I’m working through those Dark Tower books now, which have always intrigued me. The first book is basically a collection of five shortish episodes written over a period of almost 12 years, so that one’s a bit patchy—but it does pick up as it goes along, and once I got to the second book I felt it was worth the effort. I just finished it, so I may be forced to get the third one pretty soon. It’s unusual stuff, but I like it.
So… seems like this blog, which was once the carrier of an awful lot of personal angst and ranting, has become the Book Review lately. Well, not really. I don’t want to disappoint anyone. I’ll do some personal stuff for a change. But I’ll put it in a separate entry shortly. Happy now? You won’t be! 🙂