Any fans of Oldboy will love this. Electrifying!
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Between this and Brittany Murphy it seems to be a tragic year for celebrities.
I love the expresson on the US player's faces when they received the silver medal. Not much to hang your faces about, but I love the competitiveness. God love you US, even though I am from Canada. Good stuff!!!
Great movie but hell of an abrupt ending. Viggo is incredible as the russian mobster. We are talking academy award nomination. Great acting, great story and an absolutely brutal knife fight in the showers. There are really only three scenes of violence in this but they are absolutely unflinching. Probably the best movie I have seen all year.
Check out the new batsuit for The Dark Knight: http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5860
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Alas, I think Weis and Hickman's familiar Dragonlance cast have run their course. This book meanders through the pursuit of the Pax Tharka's slaves to the gates of Thorbadin by the draconians under new leadership. Not a bad start, but it is not long before I feel the "familarity breeding contempt" syndrome. I am just too used to these characters to give a hoot about their saga anymore. I was prepared to churn on, despite my wariness, but a neverending stay in the mountain sanctuary signalled the end. By then, I was over 500 pages in. And bored. To tears. I can't say I would not recommend it. It is well written. But anyone who has followed the books from the Chronicles might have a hard time reading a plotline stretched to strands. I am sticking to the Taladas series.
Great movie. The last twenty minutes is sheer suspense. Except for the teenage hijinks at the start, it turns into a nailbiter. Good stuff.
I am reading Fortress Draconis, the first in the Dragoncrown War series (although there is a prelude that I wish I read first called The Dark Glory War) and must say, I am fairly impressed with this author. He has rollicking action, good character development, engaging story and a page turning style. Sure beats the hell out of all those WOTC books. I am a little under a third of the way there (706 pages), all read at one sitting and it has me yammering for more. The basic plot, I gather, is a young thief by the name of Will steals a leaf shaped treasure from the house of the Vorquelves (basically elves). Pursued by it's owners, he is about to be thrashed when he is saved by two strangers who turn out to be the heroes of this realm. The strangers snatch Will from his thieving lifestyle in the city and plunge him into an adventure that involves Will being the Chosen one. Also, there is a subplot involving a female princess general who is thwarting the advance of an evil mage's hordes incursion into her land. All sound cliche? Maybe so, but it is done in a unique style and such pizazz, I can forget the weaker plotline. Some great fantasy imagery straight out of the D&D world. Gotta keep reading! All those interested, the author's webpage is www.stormwolf.com.
The film is overlong. It drags in places. The romance has no sizzle. But, hell, is Daniel Craig ever James Bond! He looks badass. Gone are the puny arms of Brosnan and the paunch of Moore. Mr. Bond is now the blunt weapon he should be. Daniel makes him a three dimensional charcter who bleeds, feels and even cries. Go watch the film that will reinvent the Bond franchise to the way it should be. Great finish, with a great line. We know what's to come.
I can honestly say that this movie was probably the best movie I have seen this year. Although there are few and far between great movies this year, this one is fantastic. And it treats the subject matter with such class and respect. It even has some of the actual participants of that dramatic day's events. This movie blurs the line between actuality and theatre and places you right in the middle of the events as a participant. Sheer magic.
Gardens of the Moon was simply fantastic. This guy put a lot of effort into this World Of Malazan with great structure and in depth characters. Deadhouse Gates was not quite as good, a little long in the middle but good start and finish. I have yet to read Memories of Ice having picked up Greg Keyes "The Charnel Prince" but I eagerly await the read. If you are into intelligent fantasy based around a militant world, then this is your stuff.
To everyone on the board, I am headed home for the holidays and want to take the chance to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. To everyone, please don't drink and drive, pull over to the side of the road, have a drink and then drive. Seriously, watch the drinking and have fun.
I was looking forward to this movie, but the reviews have been terrible so I held off. I have a hard time picturing Colin Farrell as a conquerer. Can anybody recommend this movie?
I was just recently reading the adventure "Umbra" again by Christopher Perkins(My group has escaped the mists of Ravenloft and entered the City of Sigil)and I can't help but notice the similarities between it and the Shackled City Adventure Path. Right down to the birthmarks, cages and extraplanar travel. It was also written in part by the same author of both adventures. Did you guys use this adventure as a springboard for the Adventure Path intentionally or did it just happen? Pretty coincidental if so. Also what ever happened to Paul Culotta? He was one of those guys along with Christopher Perkins, Rich Baker and Wolfgang Bauer that I knew was going to create an amazing adventure and looked forward to his writing. If he is retired, is there anyway he can be coaxed out of his layoff? I think you are missing one of the greats there.
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I am flicking back through all my old issues of Dungeon to see what ones I need to order through backstock and run upon this doozy. What a collection of adventures in 37! "Serpent of the Sands" (an amazing Yuan-ti adventure set in the desert), "A Wizards Fate" (a nice little side adventure), "The White Boar of Kilfay"(easily Willie Walsh's best effort), "Their Master's Voice"(nice little side trek)and everybody's favourite, "The Mud Sorceror's Tomb". If you are looking for the quintessential Dungeon magazine, this one comes highly recommended.
It's over! And boy am I glad! The adventure path 1 has come to an end finally. No more will I have to pick up my issue of Dungeon and read nearly six pages of character description for a twenty page adventure. No more kelubar demodands or 1/3 glabrezu/1/3 black Dragon,/1/3 tattooed monk sorceror's. I can almost cry.
I usually switch roles between playing and Dm'ing seeing our group has been playing for nearly ten years each. It's a nice break from the taxing DM role to just sit back and play and we all know the rules by heart anyway. But, I digress. I have been playing the role of Paladin and Ranger every time and want to find a different class. I would be interested on hearing everybody's selling points on their favourite class seeing most of us have been at it for a while.TY. Newfiesailor
I like crime Fiction ALMOST as much as fantasy. I have read some of the masters; Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, Dennis Lehane, Robert Parker, Val McDermid but Michael Connelly takes the cake. He wrote the movie "Bloodwork" with Clint. Here is an excerpt from "The Black Ice": " At western Bosch turned north and ahead he could see the flashing blue and yellow lights of the patrol cars and the lightening-bright strobes of TV cameras. In Hollywood such a display usually signaled the violent end of a life or the premiere of a movie. But Bosch knew nothing premiered in this part of town except thirteen-year-old hookers." If you are going to read one, pick up "Darkness , take my Hand"
I know this is a bit off the topic for Dungeon messageboard, but there's a great new book out called the Curse of Garnel Ironheart. It is written by a Canadian Medical Doctor who grew up playing D&D. When his parents were leaving their house they returned all his stuff from his childhood to him and he found all his old D&D notes. He decided to write about the campaign he and his friends explored in the D&D setting. The book is not a Wizards of the Coast product, and he has changed some minor things around but the roots are still deeply entrenched. He even gives credit to Gary Gygax and all the creators of D&D at the start. The book is amazing and brings back the gritty flavour of the D&D campaigns of old. Pick it up if you can.
While we are on the great topic of top thirty adventures, why not talk about our fav Dungeon adventures? Here goes: 1. Ancient Blood #20 - If Robert E Howard was still alive, he would have wanted it this way.
I am sitting here reading "Strike on Shatterhorn" and I am amazed. I am not a big fan of the ongoing series(not too keen on high level and extra planar adventures) but I got to give credit where credit is due. Christopher Perkins attention to detail, creativity, enemy manufacture and overall vision is awe inspiring. How much time has he put into this series? I would like to read some smaller adventures in Dungeon created by him. Hats off, guy. |