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Films
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First off I want you to know that I will probably be writing most of these reviews myself. I also think you should know that I have a tendency to be a bit biased in my opinions. I like more often than not what some would call genre pictures. Anyhow, here's a short list of films that I like and recommend. Perhaps you agree with my favorites or perhaps not. Either way, I just want you readers to know where I'm comming from in my reviews.
My Favorites:
Fight Club, Usual Suspects, True Romance, Naked Lunch, 12 Monkeys, The Abyss, Blade Runner, Starship Troopers, The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Spiderman, Lord of the Rings, Romeo + Juliet(1996), Resivior Dogs, all the Star Wars films, etc...
10 Things I Hate About You
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
A.I.
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
American Beauty
Genre: Drama
Geoff's Rating: 4.5/5
Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre
(French)
Genre: Comedy (family)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Bend it Like Beckham
Genre: Drama
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Cast Away
Genre: Drama
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Dancer in the Dark
Genre: Drama (musical)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Dark City
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Die Another Day
Genre: Action (spy)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Equilibrium
Genre: Sci Fi (disutopia)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
The Fast and the Furious
Genre: Action
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Fight Club
Genre: Dramatic Action
Geoff's Rating: 4.5/5
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Genre: Fantasy (animated)
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Genre: Drama (classic/action)
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Gei ba ba de xin
(Chinese)
(aka - The Enforcer)
Genre: Action (matrial arts)
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Genre: Action (philosophical)
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Gladiator
Genre: Action (fantasy)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Genre: Fantasy (family)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Genre: Fantasy (family)
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
High Fidelity
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Jurassic Park III
Genre: Action (sci fi)
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Genre: Fantasy
Geoff's Rating: 4.5/5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(Extended Edition)
Genre: Fantasy
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Guest Review by - Stephen Chan
Genre: Fantasy
L’élu
(English dubbed to French)
Originally: Bless the Child
Genre: Thriller (supernatural)
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Mallrats
Genre: Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
The Matrix: Reloaded
Genre: Sci Fi/Action
Geoff's Rating: 2.5/5
Memento
Genre: Drama (psychological)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Moulin Rouge!
Genre: Drama (musical/romance)
Geoff's Rating: 4.5/5
Le Pacte Des Loups
(French)
(aka - Brotherhood of the Wolf)
Genre: Drama/Action/Horror/Thriller/Mystery
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Planet of the Apes
Genre: Sci-Fi (fantasy/action)
Geoff's Rating: 2.5/5
The Recruit
Genre: Thriller (spy)
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Requiem For a Dream
Genre: Drama (psychological)
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Resident Evil
Genre: Action (horror)
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Shallow Hal
Genre: Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Sliding Doors
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Genre: Sci Fi Epic
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Swingers
Genre: Dramatic Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Genre: Sci Fi Action
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Wasabi
(French)
Genre: Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Wo Hu Kang Long
(Chinese)
(aka - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)
Genre: Epic Drama (martial arts)
Geoff's Rating: 5/5
X-Men
Genre: Action (superhero)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
X2
Genre: Action (superhero)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Zoolander
Genre: Comedy
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Books
American Gods
Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Fantasy
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
As on a Darkling Plain
Author: Ben Bova
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
The Bachman Books
Author: Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
- 4 novels -
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: various
Batman: Knightfall
Author: Dennis O'Neil
Genre: Superhero Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 1.5/5
Billy and Girl
Author: Deborah Levy
Genre: Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
The Changed Man
(collected short stories)
Author: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Horror (mostly)
Geoff's Rating: Various
Childhood's End
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Collision Course
Author: Barrington J. Bayley
Genre: Pulp Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 1.5/5
The Coral Island
Author: R.M. Ballantyne
Genre: Fiction (classic)
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Dead Famous
Author: Ben Elton
Genre: Fiction (satire)
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
The Depths of Time
Author: Roger MacBride Allen
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Driving Mr. Albert
Guest Review by - Cyndi Howson
Author: Michael Pateriniti
Genre: Fiction (travel)
Cyndi's Rating: 2.5/5
End of the Affair
Cyndi's Review,
Geoff's Review
Author: Graham Greene
Genre: Fiction (suspense/romance)
Cyndi's Rating: 4.5/5
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Engines of God
Author: Jack McDevitt
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Faerie Tale
Author: Raymond E. Feist
Genre: Fiction (suspense)
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Author: Hunter S. Thompson
Genre: Biographical Drug Craziness
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
The Galaxy Primes
Author: E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Genre: Pulp Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Gridlinked
Author: Neal Asher
Genre: Sci Fi (cyberpunk)
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: J.K. Rowling
Genre: Fantasy
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
High Fidelity
Author: Nick Hornby
Genre: Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Idoru
Author: William Gibson
Genre: Sci Fi (cyberpunk)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Jingo
Author: Terry Pratchett
Genre: Comic Fantasy
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
The Jungle Book
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Genre: Childrens (fantasy)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
The Last Continent
Author: Terry Pratchett
Genre: Comic Fantasy
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Legacy
Author: Greg Bear
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
Orbital Resonance
Author: John Barnes
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 0.5/5
Pastwatch
Author: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Author: J.M. Barrie
Genre: Childrens (fantasy)
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
The Red Badge of Courage
Author: Stephen Crane
Genre: War
Geoff's Rating: 3.5/5
The Roaches Have No King
Author: Daniel Evan Weiss
Genre: Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Robot and Empire
Author: Isaac Asimov
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Rum Punch
Author: Elmore Leonard
Genre: Crime Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 4/5
Seetee Ship
Author: Jack Williamson
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 1.5/5
Sewer, Gas, and Electric
Guest Review by - Cyndi Howson
Author: Matt Ruff
Genre: Sci Fi
Cyndi's Rating: 3.5/5
Siddartha
Author: Herman Hesse
Genre: Philosophical Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 5/5
Stark
Author: Ben Elton
Genre: Comic Fiction
Geoff's Rating: 1/5
Stranglers' Moon
Author: E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Genre: Pulp Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Tangents
(collected short stories)
Author: Greg Bear
Genre: Sci Fi (mostly)
Geoff's Rating: Various
Timeline
Author: Michael Crichton
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 2/5
Venus
Author: Ben Bova
Genre: Sci Fi
Geoff's Rating: 3/5
Other Stuff
Geoff's Stuff
Comic Book Reviews
Samurai Jack Reviews
ICAL Mod 1 v2
YMCA Advertising Proposal
YMCA Digital Studio Equipment List
Cyndi Stuff
The Little Fish Devours The Big Fish
A poem by Alan Ginsberg
Untitled
A poem by Cynthia Howson
ICAL Mod 1
New Reviews
A chronological listing of the reviews
Key:
YELLOW = Film
GREEN = Books
BLUE = Other
09/08/03 - Robot and Empire
09/08/03 - Stranglers' Moon
09/01/03 - Bend it Like Beckham
09/01/03 - As on a Darkling Plain
08/25/03 - Childhood's End
08/25/03 - Equilibrium
08/14/03 - The Recruit
08/14/03 - X2
08/13/03 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
08/13/03 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
08/12/03 - American Gods
08/01/03 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
07/28/03 - Rum Punch
07/28/03 - Jingo
07/28/03 - Collision Course
07/17/03 - The Galaxy Primes
07/05/03 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
07/05/03 - Die Another Day
06/26/03 - The Matrix: Reloaded
06/16/03 - The Roaches Have No King
06/16/03 - Stark
06/05/03 - Siddartha
06/05/03 - Timeline
06/04/03 - Batman: Knightfall
04/15/03 - The Coral Island
04/14/03 - X-Men
04/11/03 - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
04/09/03 - Seetee Ship
04/08/03 - 10 Things I Hate About You
04/08/03 - Resident Evil
04/07/03 - Fight Club
04/06/03 - Dead Famous
04/05/03 - The Last Continent
04/01/03 - Samurai Jack
03/25/03 - Dancer in the Dark
03/23/03 - A.I.
03/20/03 - Shallow Hal
03/20/03 - Planet of the Apes
03/09/03 - The Changed Man
03/07/03 - High Fidelity
03/05/03 - Lord of the Rings:Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition)
03/05/03 - YMCA Digital Studio Equipment List
03/01/03 - Mallrats
03/01/03 - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Steve's review)
02/28/03 - The Red Badge of Courage
02/28/03 - The Jungle Book
02/28/03 - The Fast and the Furious
02/19/03 - High Fidelity
02/19/03 - Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
02/19/03 - The Little Fish Devours The Big Fish
02/19/03 - Untitled (a poem by Cyndi)
02/15/03 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
02/15/03 - Jurassic Park III
02/15/03 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
02/07/03 - Zoolander
02/07/03 - Requiem for a Dream
02/04/03 - Wo Hu Kang Long (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)
02/02/03 - Swingers
02/02/03 - The Bachman Books
01/31/03 - Le Pacte Des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf)
01/25/03 - Gei ba ba de xin (The Enforcer)
01/24/03 - Moulin Rouge!
01/23/03 - Billy and Girl
01/21/03 - Memento
01/11/03 - Orbital Resonance
01/11/03 - American Beauty
01/05/03 - Idoru
01/04/03 - Tangents
12/27/02 - Gridlinked
12/26/02 - Cast Away
12/18/02 - Gladiator
12/17/02 - Comic Review Page
12/14/02 - Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
12/13/02 - End of the Affair (Geoff's review)
12/07/02 - The Depths of Time
12/04/02 - Faerie Tale
12/02/02 - For Whom The Bell Tolls
11/27/02 - Legacy
11/26/02 - Sliding Doors
11/19/02 - Engines of God
11/15/02 - Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre
11/12/02 - Dark City
11/05/02 - End of the Affair (Cyndi's review)
11/02/02 - Driving Mr. Albert
11/02/02 - Pastwatch
11/01/02 - Sewer, Gas and Electric (Cyndi's review)
11/01/02 - L’élu (Bless the Child)
Unknown Date - Wasabi
Unknown Date - Venus
Unknown Date - YMCA Advertising Proposal
Unknown Date - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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