My First Movie Review, "Pascheendale"

-BRAINSTORMING

-Great battle scenes
-About Canadians in WWI
-Too much of a love story
-Scary at parts
-action packed last half
-stumbles at beginning
-Great Effects work
-very accurate costumes
-real people
-slow motion
-great sound editing
-gritty landscapes
-great cinematography
-Strong character development
-strong connections felt between characters
-many sad moments that show the true face of war

Review of Pascheendale

I first heard about Pascheendale only a few days ago from seeing a clip on youtube. I was just browsing around on youtube watching some material on WWI when I came upon this great clip from Pascheendale. I immediatley was enjoying the film due to the epic landscape the battle was on, and the amazing sound editing for the battles. After the three minute clip ended I quickly decided to start the whole movie from the start. After a couple minutes of searching the web I found a suitable site, youtube!!!!! Right away the movie starts in the action which I was excited about, but it quickly brings you back to the homefront of the war where the movie will than stay here for quite some time of the movie. These parts got to be a little slow, but to be fair I was trying to see it for the action. This movie is set apart from many war movies in that it covers the Canadian effort in the war, a part well underlooked, out of the 600,000 Canadians who went to war one in ten would not return. The story turns into quite a double sided romance story, where it will stay for quite some time. It is not until the later half of the film that we see a ruturn to the frontlines of the war for our main character. This is when we get to experience some really well crafted scenes that make for some great cinematography and really add to the intensity of the fighting. Finally action returns to the film and in great force. You get to witness some of the best filmed WWI battle scenes ever done, and the effects used were nothing but top of the line. The director also does a splendid job on developing these very real characters who have dozens of layers to them that even they themselves don't see right away. When the movie was over and all said and done, I really enjoyed the film despite some of the slow moments, I give it a three out of five.

Toll the hounds redux 44559732

Today in my epic book I read some pretty amazing things that were really awesome and I thought I would come out and share with all you guys about my book. Well first their was a grand duel between the Malazan magicigian Grundlewald and the Crevelii Mage Ognotor. The malazan magician won the battle, but just barely. Medical attention was needed tremendously for Grundlewald. The wizard of the rock came down from his cave in the town hall to feed Grundlewald some magic berrys from his patch of magical healing berrys in his cave deep down. Luckily Grundlewald was able to recover from the epic duel and continue on with his quest to save the little boy Harllo.

Putting hounds to rest and tolling the best....

So now in Toll the Hounds the main character, Cutter has just gotten back to his home city of Darujhistan, and like said by the famous Biggy Smalls, "The east is my home, but the west is where I rest." Well boys Cutter is back home and well rested and ready to raise hell. That is exactly what he does his first day back. He gets some hunnys gets some 40's and gets some chron and heads to the Phoenix Inn where his old posse resides. Upon his return everybody is totally happy and going nuts. Everyone has a great time and gets really messed up and enjoys the hunnies. Afterwards though Cutter must get back to business. He informs Kruppe of what he has seen and experienced on his travels across the empire. Meanwhile on the other side of the city the little boy Harlo is being beaten by his older cousin who is constanly abusing his little siblings and cousins. Because Harlo lives with his uncle and aunt who are always busy trying to make ends meet his home life is not very great since his cousin is always beating him. This is as far as I have gotten. I am super excited to continue the novel. My stomache rumbles with unrest as I frothe due to my desire for more of Toll the Hounds.

Toll the hounds again and again all night long.

In this week's blogpost I will discuss the amazingness that is the character Anomander Rake. Anomander is the son of darkness, but do not let this name decieve you for Anomander is a great man and a true champion of the people. He has lived for millenia and experienced many things. He is very wise. I decided I would compare him to another wise mentor like character Dumbledore. While both are eternally wise and both value great virtues such as patience and slow deliberate calculation before hasty action. But the similarities do not stop there. While Dumbledore's body is that of an old man, he can still kick some major ass (refer to the raw power exhibited against Voldemort in the chamber duel at the ministry in the final conclusion of the fifth book of Harry Potter with his wand. Anomander is also a master of arcane arts, but he is also the wielder of the magnimous weapon Dragnipur, a great two-handed sword that is a portal for all the souls it steals into a realm eternally fleeing chaos. If I was to pit the two of these fellows in a duel I would say that Rake would easily destroy Dumbledore. Whether it'd be from the fell prick of Dragnipur or by an onslaught of darkness Dumbledore would crumble to the ground. ALL HAIL THE GRAND STRATEGO AND LORD SAVIOUR OF THE TISTE ANDII , LORD ANOMANDER RAKE!!!!!!

Toll The Hounds, Opening Day

So tonight I am posting on my brand new novel that I recently picked up from the store, Toll The Hounds, by Steven Erikson. And oh boy oh boy I will say that with out a doubt this book is the most intense and epic story already of not only the entire Malazan Books of The Fallen series but of all written word that has been put upon this planet since Gerhber's, Heinshakt ur Leig' which was a mastserpiece that surely is to never be thrown off of the top of written works. Right at this very second I am just about one hundred pages into the work and I have already noted down many questions that I have for the author. In the book I quickly found myself identifying with a young male character by the name of Harllo. Harllo is a poor child being raised by his " uncle and aunt" along with their children. I really relate to him because he has no clue what the world is about and that is alot alike to how I feel all the time. We are also similar because he always will choose to see the good in people even when it seems impossible, like me and how I will try and try to find a good trait in all people. So, so far the book is a killer work, and I already with out a doubt can say that all students should be required to read this, as it teaches many life lessons such as always wash your hands.