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 January 23, 2012
This episode is based primarily on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes story: A Study in Scarlet. It was quite amazing how they adapted the story in modern times. For instance, John Watson is blogging his adventures with Sherlock instead of keeping notes and writing memoirs. Another example would be the cars populating the streets of London instead of carriages. But this is without a doubt a proper Sherlock Holmes story. The way Sherlock explains his deduction is just like how you would expect him to do it in the canon: quite amazing when you first hear about it and yet so simple once you’ve caught up with his train of thought. (Not to mention it makes you feel like an idiot for not thinking about it in the first place.) January 20, 2012 So season 2 of the BBC series Sherlock aired its season finale last Monday. And what a way to end the series! The writers have been trolling posting tweets about how this final episode will make you shed tears before bedtime, making the Sherlockians fear for the fate of the titular character and the series itself. But of course, everyone knows by now that season 3 has been commissioned. With this announcement, the viewers are now asking: How on earth did Sherlock survive the fall? January 19, 2012 Sorry I’ve been busy with a lot of things. I’ve been off the blogging world for quite some time because of Twitter. Hopefully 2012 will be better. Let’s start the year with one of the most talked-about TV series, Sherlock. It’s going to take a while before I published my review for each episode, so for now I’m starting it with my theories on The Reichenbach Fall. As Sherlock said, “Laterz.” December 5, 2010
Just like its predecessors, this film attempts to be really faithful to the book but suffers from lack of continuity. And since the source material isn’t really that good, you are either drowning in all the cheesy lines (for the romantics) or wishing that it was all over (for the cynics). If there is one character that saved the entire movie from total disappointment, it’s Jacob. His lines are getting wittier, it’s a surprise that Bella doesn’t fall for his charms. He acts naturally and he is the only believable character in the film. Even Bella’s acting is actually a bit better if she has a scene with Jacob. Edward, on the other hand, is still delivering those awkward lines. For someone watching the movies alone with no idea whatsoever on the source material, it’s probably a big mystery why someone would choose Edward over Jacob. It would have been the most exciting part of the sequel to turn into the movie, because we get to see actual fight scenes between vampires and werewolves. I wish they invested more on the special effects, and maybe people will not bash the movie that much. This is the last time I would bother watching this series. I’m not watching the last installment. Argh. December 5, 2010 So I heard that they had crowd-control problems during the AME fair. Because of that, UP AME has issued their public statement. Click here to read their official statement. October 28, 2010
Plot-wise, it reminds me a lot of Harry Potter. Here we have another retelling of the fight between those who want to protect the innocent (“To make strong the weak”) and those who want to conquer (“the strong shall rule the weak”). It ultimately leads to the showdown between brothers Soren (who joined the Guardians) and Kludd (who joined the Pure Bloods). What I really loved about the movie is the way they rendered it in 3D. It has the feel of Lord of the Rings, especially during the battle between the Pure Bloods and the Guardians. Well, I wasn’t surprised when I learned that the director of this film was also the one who directed 300. The animation studio who worked on this film (Animal Logic) also worked on Happy Feet, another film with amazing animation effects. I’m surprised that that I don’t hear that much buzz when this film was released. It makes me wonder if they will write a sequel to this film. This definitely deserves a sequel, unlike some other movies out there. *coughTwilightcough* Oh I can’t wait to get my hands on the book series by Kathryn Lasky. Visit the main website here: http://legendoftheguardians.warnerbros.com/  Tags: Animal Logic, Anthony LaPaglia, David Wenham, Digger, Emily Barclay, Ezylryb, Geoffrey Rush, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Gylfie, Helen Mirren, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Kathryn Lasky, Kludd, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Nyra, Ryan Kwanten, Soren, Twilight, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Zack Snyder  Leave a comment September 8, 2010
A friend’s visit to Paris prompted me to seek out a bookshop that sells math reference books in English. There is this bookshop very near our university, so we decided to give it a try. Librairie Eyrolles is the bookshop for professionals, and they sell books written both in French and English. Their collection of reference books is even larger than the entire collection found in WH Smith. They mainly specialize on computer books, and indeed you can find lots of shelves dedicated to different softwares and programming languages. They also sell books in the sciences, architecture, finance, graphic arts and several other topics. Something that makes me a bit sad: Their collection of math books puts our own library in the Philippines to shame. They are open from Mondays to Fridays, 9:30 am – 7:30 pm. They are also open on Saturdays, from 9:30 am – 8 pm. Follow them in Twitter: @Eyrolles August 6, 2010
I dragged my friend to visit one of the top 5 bookshops listed in my Lonely Planet guidebook. We settled with Tea and Tattered Pages since it is the only store that is open on Sundays at noon. It took us a while to find it, and when we got at the door we thought it was closed. But after a few seconds the owner of the shop opened the door and let us in. Hilda (the shop owner) gave us a brief overview on the different sections of the bookshop. She was very helpful when we asked for specific books. It was the first time I’ve been to a second-hand bookshop and find the books arranged as if I’m in a regular bookstore. General fiction are shelved at the ground floor, arranged in alphabetical order. There are more books housed at the basement, where you can find the mystery/triller section, the children’s books, science fiction and fantasy section, and even some nonfiction books on the arts, music, Christianity, U.S. politics, economics, and so on. August 3, 2010
The mere concept of the movie is enough to intrigue you. You are presented with a different crime scene: the dreamworld. The technology to enter someone elses dream exists, and the people who get inside your dream can steal information that you are hiding deep within your subconscious. Now is it possible to do the opposite, that is, to plant ideas inside your head and make it appear that it was your own idea (a.k.a. inception)? Spoilers after the cut. July 22, 2010  Click image to enlarge. It pains me to announce that the manga streaming site One Manga has announced that this is their last week of hosting scanlations. They will remove all content by next week. *sniff sniff* This site has saved me from insanity many, many times. I learned lots of philosophical stuff here, more than what I’ve picked up from books that I’ve read for the past 20+ years. You will be sorely missed. |
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I will admit that this is not the first episode in this series that I watched. I was just checking out the third episode in this series while I was on the plane back home. I was immediately hooked, and I looked it up and completed the series. So hooked that I ordered the DVDs from Amazon, because they are not selling the DVDs locally. Shipping charges be damned.
So I finally had the chance to watch the third installment of Twilight. Yes, I watched it. Just because I’ve read the books and I watched the first two movies anyway. Besides, I wanted to know why this movie had higher ratings in Rotten Tomatoes compared with Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender.
I discovered a nice book series to follow, thanks to Hollywood. I watched Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole in 3D, and it did not disappoint.
This entry is a part of the Paris English bookshops series.
This entry is a part of the Paris English bookshops series.
My friends were raving about it on my Facebook wall. It has inspired memes all over the internet. People talked about what happened towards the end of the movie, and they did not mind watching the movie again just to prove their point. These are just some of the signs that say that this movie is really good.
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