25
Jan/10
2

The Invisible Novelologist

Saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs again.  What a fantastic film.  I planned on buying the DVD, but put it off because I knew I’d probably be seeing it again at the bargain cinema.  But after seeing it, I almost stopped and picked it up.  This is just such a wonderful movie.  Bizarre, goofy, funny, and heartwarming.  Highly recommended.

Onto the subject at hand…

Recently, I found myself in a short debate on the nature of villainy.  What makes an interesting villain?  What doesn’t?  Is a colorful villain the same as a more subtle villain?  Stuff like that.  Rather than repeat it all, I recommend you check out the comments on my Opinions Vary blog entry.  Some ideas are shared, and it makes some interesting reading.

12
Jul/09
5

Opinions

Opinions are a funny thing.  We all have them, and, no matter how much we might have in common with each other, no matter how similar 95 percent of our thoughts may be, there’s always disagreements.  My buddy Nik and I both share a love of pulp, of Transformers, of superheroes and Heroscape.  But we don’t always agree.  He thought The Dark Knight was a good movie.  And I thought it stank on ice.  And that’s weird.  And it shows how delicate and peculiar our opinions are.