Duma key

Duma Key is the latest Novel by best selling author Stephen king. I must admit i am a big fan of king and Horror in general so take that for what it is worth. This novel has some typical King tendencies. The character build up is long and very in depth. I persona;;y have always liked this aspect of his writing but some people have told me that hate this and don’t read him for this reason. I tend to think it makes me care for the characters a bit more and have something invested in them, so if they are in danger it makes me care a bit more. This happened several time for me in this book. I really found myself caring for the characters and was very moved when they were in danger.These are some of the most believable characters he has ever created in my opinion.

King used the fact that the book was written in first person past tense to foreshadow some big moments, which i thought worked very well in keeping me interested. This book is not nearly as scary as some of his past efforts but it is not supposed to be. It does have a good bit of imagination and some nice thrills and a few solid scares. This is one heck of a ghost story. I drive allot for my job so i listened to this on audio book. It was well read and the reader was easy to listen to.

My rating 9.0 out of 10 for the book.

My rating 7.0 out of 10 for the audio book.

Review by Elvis Lawson

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Se7en

I have seen this movie several times but the last time must have been several years ago. this movie does lose a bit of its impact on further viewings but I still remember it being one of my favorite films after my first viewing. Everything about this movie is engaging to me. From the opening credits featuring a remix of a Nine Inch Nails song to the climax at the end, this movie keeps me interested throughout. Seven has a very dark mood throughout and David Fincher (Fight Club) does an amazing job of setting the mood even further with dark lighting and interesting settings.

This movie has a great cast that delivers in every aspect. Kevin Spacey plays his part with such perfection that I am not sure anyone could have done any better. I would put it on par with Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs. Having a great cast is great but it has been demonstrated in the past that cast alone can’t hold a movie together. Luckily This film also has a great script and amazing director. Everyone does their job and does it well with this film. This film is what Saw tried to be and while it was good, it couldn’t hold a candle to the tone and performance in this film. If you haven’t seen this I suggest you immediately head to your nearest Video store and pick up a copy. Be warned though, it is a bit gory.

My rating 9.5 out of 10

Review by Elvis Lawson

Here is the trailer.

WALL-E

so this week I decided to take the whole clan to see WALL-E, the new movie from Pixar(Finding Nemo, Toy Story). As a family, all of the Pixar movies have been near the top of our list. The kids have always enjoyed them and my wife and i have always found enough adult humor to keep us interested. WALL-E was a bit of a departure for Pixar. This movie was different from their others on several levels. For starters in case you haven’t heard, it has very little to no dialogue for the first third or so of the movie. This was really not a problem for me and my kids didn’t seem to notice, or at least never mentioned it. I have heard a few people complain about it though. I felt the action of the cute little robot pulled the movie along well enough without it and kept me interested. I found allot of comedy in the movie in general and my kids laughed several times. To be fair my wife didn’t find it funny in the least.

Another thing that stuck out at me was the movie trying to push its messages. it didn’t come off as preachy but it may have been close. Also to be fair i agree with most of the messages (people getting too lazy and the world not caring enough about being green) so maybe to another person it might come off as preachy. This might push some people away form the movie since it does seem to be making a bigger point than their other films in the past (it is more in your face about it) so it seems a bit less fun on a whole.

The movie does flow well and didn’t seem long to me. it looked beautiful as well and is overall an extremely well made movie.I fell though that many adults will not find this one as fun as Pixar’s past efforts. My wife actually liked the Pixar short that showed before the movie much more than the movie itself. I liked it but it would be far from my favorite Pixar movie.

My rating 8 out of 10

Review by Elvis Lawson

Here is the trailer.