I'd have rather Del Torro had got to make HP Lovecraft's Mountains Of Madness, like he wanted to. But I agree with Gavin, this looks great fun.
What are you reading right now? Page 176
Quote: Gavin @ May 1 2013, 9:47 AM BST
...wealthy idiots trying to hamfist obvious messages in.
Messages like "America is the greatest country in the world and violence solves everything" you mean?
These films all merge into one for me.
'Lone Wolf' - Jodi Picoult. Now I'm becoming an expert on wolves.
Reading Double Take by Jean Bruce
Quote: Lazzard @ May 1 2013, 11:51 AM BSTMessages like "America is the greatest country in the world and violence solves everything" you mean?
These films all merge into one for me.
They bore the arse off me. I suppose it is entertainment for the neotenic video game generation.
Actually is a consequence of using hedge funds to finance films. Hedge Fund investors do not stray from accepted formats and prefer franchise films so as to limit their risk.
Then the market it's self is geared against complex plots unless the format is easily visualised.
The reason behind it is that Americans go to multiplex cinemas by appointment most weekends and take one of the four or five on offer.
As opposed to Europeans who tend to go to the cinema when their interest in piqued by a movie.
After the American market the next money spinner is to send the films to the far East and Asia where they are watched as second language films as such the plot has to be simple so as to limit the use of subtitles. That's why every car that crashes explodes.
Currently finishing off Them by Jon Ronson. He's always an entertaining read.
Quote: Ben @ May 4 2013, 9:51 AM BSTCurrently finishing off Them by Jon Ronson. He's always an entertaining read.
Very good.
Have you read "The Men who Stare at Goats"?
Quote: Lazzard @ May 4 2013, 5:24 PM BSTVery good.
Have you read "The Men who Stare at Goats"?
No, but I did see the film which was rather dull. I'm told the book is much better though and I plan to read it in the future. I'm fast becoming a fan of Jon Ronson as I also enjoyed The Psychopath Test thoroughly.
1. Five Go To Smugglers Top
2. Treasure Island
3. Margaret Thatcher - The Autobiography
Quote: David Carmon @ May 5 2013, 8:18 PM BST1. Five Go To Smugglers Top
An old edition? Or one of the post-1994 bowdlerized ones?
Quote: Kenneth @ May 6 2013, 8:58 PM BSTAn old edition? Or one of the post-1994 bowdlerized ones?
My book is from 1994, but it hasn't been messed with, it's a double edition of Run Away Together and Smugglers Top
Had a look, it's a Knight edition from 1993.
Quote: Afinkawan @ February 20 2009, 4:01 PM GMTIt's a completely different type of screen to a computer, called e-ink or some silly thing like that. It's actually very similar to reading on paper. Mine's silver but that pic is a pretty good representation of how it looks. I don't know how the screen works but apparently, once the words are on it, it doesn't draw any power at all!
Who owns an ereader? Can anyone advise whether it's better to get one with e-ink (old Kindle Pearl Eink) or one with a backlight (presumably any old tablet would do) or an illuminated one (such as Kindle Paperwhite)? Which is easiest on the eyes (for reading) and has best battery life and storage space? I already asked at my local ereader shop but the woman working there said she has never used one. Only sells them.
Quote: Kenneth @ May 7 2013, 2:44 PM BSTWho owns an ereader? Can anyone advise whether it's better to get one with e-ink (old Kindle Pearl Eink) or one with a backlight (presumably any old tablet would do) or an illuminated one (such as Kindle Paperwhite)? Which is easiest on the eyes (for reading) and has best battery life and storage space? I already asked at my local ereader shop but the woman working there said she has never used one. Only sells them.
As soon as you get into backlit you risk eyestrain IMHO.
You shouldn't read in the dark.
The basic £69 Kindle is brilliant ( I have a 3 with the keyboard but it's not really necessary) - not tried the Paper-white, it's meant to be even better, but you're into the back-lit thing again...
Battery life is brilliant - it only uses power when you turn the page.
Lasts about a fortnight for me - recharges off a plug in a few hours.
Of course the biggest advantage of Kindle is Amazon.
If you have wi-fi at home you can be lying in bed, finish a book and buy the next in the series and be reading it within 3 minutes.
Storage is huge - over 2000 non-illustrated books ( illustration are pretty hopeless, so don't bother).
I love mine - and I said I'd never get one....
Quote: Lazzard @ May 7 2013, 2:55 PM BSTAs soon as you get into backlit you risk eyestrain IMHO.
You shouldn't read in the dark.
The basic £69 Kindle is brilliant ( I have a 3 with the keyboard but it's not really necessary) - not tried the Paper-white, it's meant to be even better, but you're into the back-lit thing again...
Battery life is brilliant - it only uses power when you turn the page.
Lasts about a fortnight for me - recharges off a plug in a few hours.
Of course the biggest advantage of Kindle is Amazon.
If you have wi-fi at home you can be lying in bed, finish a book and buy the next in the series and be reading it within 3 minutes.
Storage is huge - over 2000 non-illustrated books ( illustration are pretty hopeless, so don't bother).
I love mine - and I said I'd never get one....
Lazzard has pretty much summed up my view. I've had mine for 18 months now, and love it. Non-fiction books, I'd still rather read a physical copy as I flick back and forth, but for fiction it's ideal.