Wednesday, July 22, 2009

I had an unfortunate salad experience with an orange slug.

I saw Harry Potter 6 with Michael (I meant to ask Paul to go as well), which I liked, though just as when reading the book I felt somewhat unsatisfied, the movie felt the same way. Tons of things were cut out, but I expected this. There were several additions to the story which also worked quite nicely.

How I rate the movies:
01 Order of the Phoenix
02 Goblet of Fire
03 Half-Blood Prince
04 Chamber of Secrets
05 Sorcerer's Stone
06 Prisoner of Azkaban

How I rate the books:
01 Order of the Phoenix
02 Deathly Hallows
03 Goblet of Fire
04 Prisoner of Azkaban
05 Half-Blood Prince
06 Chamber of Secrets
07 Sorcerer's Stone

I rewatched "Donnie Darko" this morning. I've not watched it in so long; it was interesting seeing how differently I perceived everything.

I'm really cherishing this DS9 book I'm reading. It's the 3rd volume of a DS9 prequel trilogy. I read the first 2 last year when they were new. I loved the first one, and was a bit disappointed by the 2nd, and sort of felt like I'd had enough, but the 3rd one is a huge improvement. It's acually not so much a trilogy, as a stand alone prologue kind of book, followed by a duology. It's interesting, and really ties all the Cardassian / Bajoran threads together, setting up DS9...while feeling very much like a lost episode of the series. It's really impressive. It also ties into the post-series books, so it's very DS9. Very cool.

For instance, I think I'm about to read how Natima Lang met Quark and how he came to work on Terok Nor. There are also passages setting up The Oralian Way (Cardassian religion) as set up in the Garak novel, A Stitch in Time. And Odo is now developing rather well, and the story is also following Dr. Mora Pol, the Bajoran who's kind of like a father to him. It's just...very DS9. It feels like I'm wathing a prequel movie that sets up the series. I think anyone who's familiar with DS9 and loves the characters, and is interested in the Occupation, and the long history between the Bajorans and the Cardassians would love these books. And while the Cardassians are obviously not the heroes of the tale, their plight is expanded and almost nobody, no matter their race is identified by purely positive or negative details. It's very grey.

Anyways. I'm gonna read a bit more, though for once this year I know why I'm reading so slowly. This is a special gift to be treasured.

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