Okay I know that everyone loves it, so I am just going to say it. Star Wars rocked!!!! I myself am a fan the original trilogy, episodes 4, 5 and 6. These movies started the huge war between the Star Trek fans -- I don't like Star Trek -- and the Star Wars fans. Everyone is always asking which is better and yet it can never be said because everyone has their own opinion on why they were the better one in their differences.
Episode 4 - A New Hope:
This movie was the very first Star Wars movie, made in 1977. This futuristic view of an everyday man turned into a hero was a huge hit the moment it came out. Gun fight, chase scenes, evil emperors, hot main characters and a woman in trouble..... kinda sounds like a western but with technology. At the beginning of this movie, it shows how normal and plain the main character, Luke Skywalker's life is. Like everyone his age, wanting something more, wanting something better. Soon after he realizes that his normal old life wasn't so bad. Then, the ever badass Han Solo, portrayed by Harrison Ford, shows up to help Luke with his journey. This movie marked the beginning of the original trilogy and the beginning of the Star Wars craze.
Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back:
Out of the original three, this movie was my favorite. It had the action, the strategy and Yoda. He rocks! When Luke goes to find out how to use his Jedi powers, passed-down to him, he encounters a short, green, powerful, old man who helps him. Being apart from his friends -- Han, Leia and C3P0 -- gives him time to concentrate on his own powers. Being apart from each other also gives Han and Leia time to argue uninterrupted...... except for one time by C3P0. Later in the movie, some people show up that give the audience a little understanding to what the main characters's pasts were like and how they came to be where they are now (an example would be Lando). This movie kicked the sci-fi genre's ass!!!!!
Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi:
The last movie that did the series justice. The fall of hope, no escape, close encounters with defeat.... sorry, I lost myself for a moment. This last movie put all of the missing pieces together, explains how this terrible war started, though you kinda have to figure it out yourself. And has an awesome conclusion.
Would I recommend this series to the world? Hell yes!!!! And if you don't watch it then you are way way behind the times and you obviously have no life, so watch it right now.... I can give you sites.
Showing posts with label 1983. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1983. Show all posts
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Book - Stephen King's Pet Sematary (1983)
Almost every horror fan has a favourite Stephen King novel. For me, that novel is Pet Sematary. A gripping tale about a young, rural family and the traumatic veil of death. It starts out when the Creed family moves from the city into Ludlow, Maine. The family befriends their neighbours, Jud and Norma Crandell. The Crandell's have been in Ludlow for years and they seem to know a lot about the area. The story really starts to take off when Jud shows the young family the Pet Sematary one day while they are on a walk. The Pet Sematary, a sanctuary for dead animals made by the children of Ludlow many years ago, is initially what introduces the family to death and it's imminent approach.
Though the story can be quite traumatic, as it features many hard deaths and grim images, it is very complex as well. In the true spirit of any Stephen King novel, it pushes us to the edge of suspense and believability. Of course, few people would see the story as anything but a tale, it brings almost a sense of realism to the monster story. A normal family plagued by ghosts of the deceased. A family within walking distance of an ancient mystical site. Why, anybody who has lived in a similar rural area could easily believe such a thing.
I first read this in high school. It terrified me, simply shook me to the bone. Why? Well, because we know families like the Crandells, we live within walking distance to multiple cemeteries, we live on the edge of a highway. In fact, so much is similar to my own family in this story that it was hard not for my imagination to run wild. Of course, for all intents and purposes, it is just a story and nothing like that could happen to someone like me. It's practically a fairytale. The moral of the story, is don't mess with something you don't understand.
Pet Sematary was such an amazing read. I've read it twice more since my first intital read. It still shooks me by how close, yet terrifying it is. Stephen King is a literary genius. Not many other authors could pull such fear and emotion from me. I literally could not put the book down until I had finished. It was seriously the best page-turner I have read. I recommend that any horror-lover read this book if they haven't already. I can almost guarantee that your local library would carry a copy. Mine does.
Though the story can be quite traumatic, as it features many hard deaths and grim images, it is very complex as well. In the true spirit of any Stephen King novel, it pushes us to the edge of suspense and believability. Of course, few people would see the story as anything but a tale, it brings almost a sense of realism to the monster story. A normal family plagued by ghosts of the deceased. A family within walking distance of an ancient mystical site. Why, anybody who has lived in a similar rural area could easily believe such a thing.
I first read this in high school. It terrified me, simply shook me to the bone. Why? Well, because we know families like the Crandells, we live within walking distance to multiple cemeteries, we live on the edge of a highway. In fact, so much is similar to my own family in this story that it was hard not for my imagination to run wild. Of course, for all intents and purposes, it is just a story and nothing like that could happen to someone like me. It's practically a fairytale. The moral of the story, is don't mess with something you don't understand.
Pet Sematary was such an amazing read. I've read it twice more since my first intital read. It still shooks me by how close, yet terrifying it is. Stephen King is a literary genius. Not many other authors could pull such fear and emotion from me. I literally could not put the book down until I had finished. It was seriously the best page-turner I have read. I recommend that any horror-lover read this book if they haven't already. I can almost guarantee that your local library would carry a copy. Mine does.
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