tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post4939546379433489723..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Book and Movie ReviewsCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87431213827418795142010-02-10T09:31:14.474-06:002010-02-10T09:31:14.474-06:00I am also working through 'Nightmares & Dr...I am also working through 'Nightmares & Dreamscapes' between other books.<br /><br />You've hit it on the head what's been bothering me - overly long and slow stories. Good stuff in there, still. But yeah - not as quick hitting as his earlier collections, 'Night Shift' and 'Skeleton Crew'.Paul R. McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498380385001618758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69755999633770119822010-02-05T17:42:56.901-06:002010-02-05T17:42:56.901-06:00You haven't been lazy, hon! You've been bu...You haven't been <i>lazy</i>, hon! You've been <i>busy</i>, which is the antithesis of lazy, so stop flogging on my husband or I'll come over there & make you!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28363895878016933172010-02-05T17:31:30.606-06:002010-02-05T17:31:30.606-06:00That Fuller book does have a great cover. Good lu...That Fuller book does have a great cover. Good luck to your Saints. I'll be pulling for them :)L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54890949981220664922010-02-03T17:30:05.524-06:002010-02-03T17:30:05.524-06:00So glad that you and L thought IB was too long!!!!...So glad that you and L thought IB was too long!!!!!!! I watched it, bored out of my mind. I couldn't believe how bad it was. And I loved Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Looking forward to Bitter Steel!Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-36072511032288292482010-02-03T09:26:54.692-06:002010-02-03T09:26:54.692-06:00Erik, Lana actually wanted to see IBs more than I ...Erik, Lana actually wanted to see IBs more than I did but I had expected it to be better.<br /><br />Stewart Sternberg, Tarrantino is almost always interesting, although I don't always like his stuff. I certainly liked Pulp Fiction a lot.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-39545013146765024852010-02-03T08:21:06.962-06:002010-02-03T08:21:06.962-06:00I've been lazy writing as well, but then I'...I've been lazy writing as well, but then I'm trying to graduate.<br /><br />Charles, Tarrantino is a strange one. I loved Pulp Fiction, was indifferent to his contribuition of Grind House, loved Kill Bill, and am nervous about Inglorius Basterds, which apparently won an Academy award. I think the thing that I love about the man is his ability to twist the real into the surreal and to push it an extra step.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31927421437902729112010-02-02T23:42:15.412-06:002010-02-02T23:42:15.412-06:00Excellent takes. For some reason, I've got no ...Excellent takes. For some reason, I've got no interest in I.Bs. and this reinforces why. <i>The Devil's Rose</i> sounds fun, though.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-55424621265383466382010-02-02T22:03:04.437-06:002010-02-02T22:03:04.437-06:00Bernardl, glad to be of assistance.
Cloudia, yes,...Bernardl, glad to be of assistance.<br /><br />Cloudia, yes, I definitely got more read in those 'olden' days.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-56373538953549329352010-02-02T13:18:04.659-06:002010-02-02T13:18:04.659-06:00Yes, there is so much to read and do, that it make...Yes, there is so much to read and do, that it makes me wonder at all the books-entire I have read in the past...pre-web days I suppose..<br /><br />Aloha, Friend<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-68264167199528786942010-02-02T11:05:07.966-06:002010-02-02T11:05:07.966-06:00Your reviews come just in time.Your reviews come just in time.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-19087118655603059182010-02-02T07:51:52.954-06:002010-02-02T07:51:52.954-06:00Barrie, I haven't watched that although it act...Barrie, I haven't watched that although it actually looks interesting. The only current sitcom I'm watching is Modern Family.<br /><br />Merisi, My wife reads almost all nonfiction these days, but I have to have my fiction fix. I like that pause for inpsiration. I'm gonna have to remember that.<br /><br />Vesper, I actually liked teh Cell better than most other King I've read lately, but almost all of King's stuff actually starts slowly. That one started fairly fast but did have its slow moments.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-21183081991984581782010-02-02T06:41:02.806-06:002010-02-02T06:41:02.806-06:00Very interesting to see what you're watching a...Very interesting to see what you're watching and what you're reading. Thank you for the reviews.<br />The last King I read, The Cell, seemed kind of slow to me.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-8853056084620578982010-02-02T04:49:42.186-06:002010-02-02T04:49:42.186-06:00I am always delighted to read about the movies you...I am always delighted to read about the movies you have seen and the books you have read, especially since I have been reading mostly non-fiction ever since I moved from the States. Thank you for taking the time and care!<br /><br />As far as your own writing output is concerned, a beautiful German expression for a period of reflection or seeming inactivity comes to mind, "schöpferische Pause " - pause for inspiration, creative break (I'd love to know how you would translate that).Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-62134319636124877762010-02-02T02:02:29.971-06:002010-02-02T02:02:29.971-06:00Both my critique partners are hooked on The Big Ba...Both my critique partners are hooked on The Big Bang Theory. So, I just put the first season at the top of my Netflix queue. Always interesting to read your reviews!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-64985411607533082042010-02-01T23:11:59.821-06:002010-02-01T23:11:59.821-06:00Sam, we were bored too by Basterds. As for the St...Sam, we were bored too by Basterds. As for the St. Cyr series, I kind of like Kat, but she seems like she could be a polarizing character. She must just hit a bad nail for you. Later, Sebastian develops a relationship with Hero, although I haven't gotten that far in the series yet.<br /><br />Leigh Russell, there sure aren't. time doesn't slow down when I need it to.<br /><br />L.A. Mitchell, I'm also just trying to keep my head above water at work and that is draining me pretty good.<br /><br />jodi, I hope so. I need some kickstart.<br /><br />Travis, I try quite a few new writers each year but I think we all have a tendency to reach for a known quantity when we are looking for a comfort read.<br /><br />ivan, thanks. I guess I can see that trousers have their advantages. Certainly over poofy skirts. ;)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-92102112168899730092010-02-01T19:45:09.175-06:002010-02-01T19:45:09.175-06:00Nice, very nice review in the Cimmarian blog.
Th...Nice, very nice review in the Cimmarian blog.<br /><br />The very word Cimmarian kind of turns my crank, as Cimmarions were sort of Scyths, my ancestors who...well, who knew it!... invented trousers.It's cold out there in the Russian steppes. Yet even today the Greek Army prefers pouffe skirts with elaborate leggings.<br />(I swear I must be changing polarity and have become a frustrated fashion writer!)ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34702856199000964742010-02-01T19:42:42.253-06:002010-02-01T19:42:42.253-06:00I gotta keep migrating to new writers. I have a t...I gotta keep migrating to new writers. I have a tendency to run back to what I know.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45282016710929389592010-02-01T19:40:40.665-06:002010-02-01T19:40:40.665-06:00Charles, don't you think all the movie and rea...Charles, don't you think all the movie and reading stimulation will later help your writing? Let me know..jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-88008297013347559002010-02-01T18:25:29.077-06:002010-02-01T18:25:29.077-06:00I think that's always the way...we're eith...I think that's always the way...we're either heavy on our own writing or busy filling the well reading. I rarely strike a balance of the two.L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24626731078333364142010-02-01T17:25:37.560-06:002010-02-01T17:25:37.560-06:00Can't write all the time, Charles. You've ...Can't write all the time, Charles. You've been reading and watching interesting movies - call it resarch and ditch the guilt. You're doing what you can. Your problem is, like mine, that there just aren't enough hours in the day.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31157141475347706562010-02-01T14:27:37.674-06:002010-02-01T14:27:37.674-06:00I was bored by Inglorious Bastards - it just didn&...I was bored by Inglorious Bastards - it just didn't hold my attention. And I bought the first three of the St Cyr mysteries, but I have an awful confession - I can't stand Sebastian's girlfriend. She ruins the books for me and I didn't really care for the first two, although I do agree there is great atmosphere and the writing is terrific, but I can hardly wade through the last one. I keep putting it down and forgetting to pick it up. I've just got such an aversion to that character, lol.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43316579557469520122010-02-01T14:08:25.449-06:002010-02-01T14:08:25.449-06:00pattinase, I spoke to someone else today who reall...pattinase, I spoke to someone else today who really liked it so don't let me overly influence you. Lana and I both thought it was pretty slow, though.<br /><br />ivan, invented trousers? How horrid. So they are to blame.<br /><br />jennifer, I like the depth of texture in the Sebastian series. Very good so far. You have a daughter to be proud of.<br /><br />David J. West, I hope it will be out relatively soon although I have no way of knowing for sure. I did like elements of Basterds as well. There were some really good scenes.<br /><br />David Cranmer, I thought the 'hip Heathers" element of Jennifer's body was well done but we all have different tastes. Even the fact of seeing them one right after the other may have affected how I judged them.<br /><br />Harry Markov, well I always take, and give, movie criticisms with a grain of salt. People are so different in what they like and can tolerate. I actually was surprised to find that Megan Fox did a good job, in my opinion at least. The acting in Basterds was certainly not the problem. I thought almost everyone did a good job there.<br /><br />Voidwalker, five! Five! I feel your pain, man!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28361786654033934012010-02-01T11:54:37.382-06:002010-02-01T11:54:37.382-06:00Ah, I remember the days when I got to watch movies...Ah, I remember the days when I got to watch movies at home... Haven't had the opportunity to in a while. It's tough to do with 5 little rugrats runnin around.<br /><br />I'm overdueVoidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3191761815611774452010-02-01T11:31:56.958-06:002010-02-01T11:31:56.958-06:00Mhm, I loved Inglorious Basterds, even if it was l...Mhm, I loved Inglorious Basterds, even if it was longer than usual and yes I agree that the two story lines did not mesh well. <br /><br />Jennifer's Body would have been better with a different cast, because the concept is worthwhile. <br /><br />And as far as books go... I have read entirely different things.Harry Markovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140305922494369576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23945336124539923262010-02-01T11:20:22.064-06:002010-02-01T11:20:22.064-06:00This is one of the few times we disagree. I though...This is one of the few times we disagree. I thought Inglorious Basterds (including length) was spot on. Jennifer's Body was trying to hard to be a hip Heathers and failing. I couldn't even finish it. <br /><br />I ditto Randy J's comment.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com