I went to see the movie “WANTED” this weekend. The previews looked so appetizing, I couldn’t wait, lol.
A few impressions, without giving away any spoilers?
“The Matrix” minus metaphysics.
Occasionally grim.
Mega-violent.
A hero’s journey—on black ice.
Tunnel at the end of the tunnel.
Justified Murder Inc.
Keyword: I’m Sorry. *ggg*.
Was it worth seeing? Yes.
I had a few issues with the way certain things were handled—or not handled—in the film. And while I was prepared for it to be violent, and the violence didn’t consist of an abundance of blood, gore, etc., there was a lot of it. Much of it unnecessary.
Jolie oozes sex appeal all over the place, and nobody picks it up. Go figure.
McAvoy does a great job as the born-loser-secret-Superman hero ya gotta keep hoping for.
Good actors, good performances. A secret society of assassins, kill one, save a thousand. A graphic comic book come to life. But perhaps the hero was more concerned about being “the man” than really knowing himself.
While reading some of the rave reviews later, I began to wonder if I would’ve been so critical of the story if I were not in the habit of creating stories myself?
What do you think?
As authors, well-versed readers, etc., is it harder for us to simply watch movies or read books with an uncritical eye if we’re in the business of being creative ourselves?
Can you believe it’s already the last weekend of June???
Gawd! Seems like it was still snowing just a couple of weeks ago!
It’s Free-For-All-Friday at the CHICAS site today. Please join us!
SHARON CULLARS, author of this beautiful book, is guest-blogging at the CHICAS site today.
Please join us!
HAPPY NEWS:
Today is release day for WEIRDLY VOLUME 2: Eldritch from Wild Child Publishing.
And, the wonderful Bernita Harris has a story in this one as she did in the first volume of WEIRDLY—this one called “Corpse Candles”.
If this volume is even half as good as the first one, it’ll be a winner!
SAD NOTE:
I couldn’t let the passing of George Carlin occur without paying a small tribute.
I’ve been a fan of Mr. Carlin for many years. And I don’t tend to toss the words “brilliant” and “genius” around casually, as they so often are. But George was both of these things, and more.
He had a love for words. You can hear it in his stand-up routines, practically taste them as they tripped off his tongue.
He had a love for people. You could hear it, even when he spoke harshly of them. It may have been why he spoke harshly of them.
And he had a gift for finding the absurd in the mundane, for opening our eyes and making us laugh at ourselves.
I would say rest in peace, but I doubt that’s your style.
So I’ll wish you what would probably be heaven to you. Keep raising hell, George.
There are times when we get so bogged down in the drudgery of everyday life and struggling to survive, it’s easy to become mudbound.
I thought I’d throw this out there for a little inspiration.
Isn’t it beautiful?
Yes, it’s real. It’s from a photo taken by the Hubble telescope, and it’s called the Sombrero galaxy.
It took my breath away.
Er…well, for those of us in the northern hemisphere anyway. 
I’m blogging at the CHICAS site today. We’re practicing coitus interruptus.
Please join us! :D
My favorite Kiwi and good writing buddy Suzanne Perazzini is celebrating the release of her first book from Wild Child Publishing.
BENEATH THE SURFACE is a full-length action/adventure/suspense/romance novel that takes the reader from the inner turmoil of the heroine Jo to war-torn Sergavia, on a journey in which she finds love and release from her haunted past.
A short excerpt can be found here.
Suzanne is not only one of the nicest people around, but a very fine writer who deserves all the success in the world.
Wishing her many, many sales!!
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