Review: Eat, Pray, Love

Posted by Cynical Sarah on June 17, 2010

Generally I chose books like I choose the movies I watch; I look for entertainment value above all else. However, sometimes I stumble across a more artsy/enlightening/literary/soul searching book that catches my interest. This time it was Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert.

In a moment of weakness I was watching Julia Roberts on Oprah discussing the book and her experience starring in the movie. I’d never even heard of Eat, Pray, Love and here it was inspiring Julia Roberts, being talked about on Oprah and developing a small cult following.

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Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Posted by Cynical Sarah on June 15, 2010

I can’t recall ever reading a Jane Austen novel. I’ve seen a few of the movies based on her books, but based on what I saw, I had no urge to read the books. At heart they seem to be basically Victorian era romance novels; however, you throw in some zombies, and I’m intrigued.

I had actually stopped at the bookstore the other day to pick up a different book, but in a moment of judging a book by its cover, I decided I had to give Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith a try. I was curious how someone could incorporate zombies into a Jane Austen novel without treading too much on her own style of storytelling as well as her basic storyline.

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Review: The Hurt Locker

Posted by Cynical Sarah on March 26, 2010

I’m finally starting to get around to watching some of the movies that were center stage at the Oscars. Might as well start with the big winner for the evening, best picture The Hurt Locker.

My initial feeling after the movie was over was that it was intense. Most movies will give you a break from the stress with a little humor break or just a break in the action. The Hurt Locker puts you on edge from the very first scene and the only break you get is at the end.

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Transformers

Posted by Cynical Sarah on April 14, 2008

One of the biggest Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid was the Transformers. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that I’d watched that cartoon as a kid too, but when I sat down to watch the movie the other night, I didn’t remember any of the salient details beyond the [...]

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 10, 2008

A few months ago I happened to stumble upon an article about Johnny Depp taking on a role in a musical that was going to be directed by Tim Burton. It’s certainly not a surprise to see Depp and Burton teaming up for a project again, but I was surprised to see it was Sweeney Todd.

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