That's fair enough. How about 30 days of night? That's a big favourite of mine, the vampires are totally different.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 19, 2019 08:05 PM)
Thank you NZer. I do remember us talking about vampires a while back, and how we both had a kinship when it came to this. I'll bet between us, we've seen a good variety of flicks from spanning genres.
This one really caught me off guard because as much as I adore Tom Cruise, I like him as an action star, and just couldn't see him pulling this off, but he did it beautifully.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 10:22 PM)
Hahah! Naw, it's sort of this ongoing thang here, with a few of us who either really liked the movie, or really, REALLY hated the movie, lol. It's all good natured barbs.
I'm in the camp of enjoying it. I also did not read her book. To the surprise of many, I'm not particularly a fan of Anne Rice (except I enjoyed her Sleeping Beauty series). I read Interview, and Lestat, but she's not really my cup of tea in terms of how she can go off on tangents with excessive detail (again, something I, myself, am extremely guilty of in my own posts).
But yes, alas,…I did like the movie. Perhaps because I didn't read the book, I had nothing to make comparisons with, so I judged it on it's own merit.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 10:30 PM)
No! I didn't even know she had a son. Go figure. I was more "in tune" with her many years ago, but I haven't really stayed up to snuff with her or what she's up to.
What is her son's name and what sort of things does he write about?
Truth is I tend to read mostly non-fiction, which is why I'm not familiar with so many of these fantasy novels. I focus a lot on history, biographies, military history, psychology, philosophy, health & fitness… I don't have much experience in non-fiction work when it comes to books.
Oh, except Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. I love their work!
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 11:32 PM)
These are extremely light-hearted and can appeal to all ages, so if you're looking for something very light with typical dry Brit humour, these are some of my favourites as well (by Terry Pratchett):
The whole Discworld series is enjoyable, and you don't really have to read them in order to follow along with them or appreciate them. Easy reads, and a way to just relax and have fun.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(May 23, 2019 12:21 AM)
Yes! I saw that. I was always hoping that they'd make a movie out of it. I'm curious how this will turn out. I don't agree with the casting one little bit, so we'll see.
But
Good Omens
is one of my favourite books. I've always got a few copies around!
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Woodyanders — 6 years ago(May 22, 2019 09:06 PM)
My all-time favorite British bit player Fred Wood is reportedly in this one somewhere. Gonna have to give it a rewatch so I can find Fred in it. Moreover, Wood is also reportedly in The Hunger as well.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.
