Books & Movies 2011
Movies (Cinema)
The King's Speech (2011) (8/10)
Sucker Punch (6.5/10)
X-Men: First Class (7/10)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (6.5/10)
Parked (9/10)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (7.5/10)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (7/10)
Total: 7
Mini Series
Band of Brothers (2001) (9/10)
To be honest, (anti-)war stories aren't my cup of tea at all. I see how they may be important, I just don't like to watch them. I really only started watching Band of Brothers because Richards speaks so fondly of this project.
But about halfway through, I did find myself getting attached to some of the characters and impressed by how the mini series tells its story. It just has something so very honest and human about it. And with all the horrors of the earlier episodes, I have to say that it was the last part that got to me the most. I understand now, why this project gets so much praise.
On a side note: It's nice, for a change, to have German characters who actually speak German and not something that loosely resembles the language.
Fallen (2006)
It's obviously not the best executed show, some of the acting is just bad, and some scenes are downright ridiculous. A talking dog, anyone? Also, a female lead who claims to be an angel buff but can't make the connection from Lightbringer to Lucifer? Seriously? But the concept is pretty interesting and some of the mythology is grounded in actual angel lore: Lucifer's fall, the Nephilim, the Powers, Gabriel's horn... and for the most part it's not a clear good vs. evil story, which is something that I prefer, especially with religious themes.
Books
Joy Davidson (Edt.) - The Psychology of Joss Whedon
Neil Gaiman - American Gods
Glen Duncan - I, Lucifer
David Guterson - Our Lady of the Forest
Cassandra Clare - Clockwork Angel (d)
Danielle Trussoni - Angelology
Rebecca Dessertine - Supernatural: One Year Gone
John A. De Vito - The Devil's Apocrypha
Cassandra Clare - City of Bones (d)
Jane Jensen - Dante's Equation
Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scarlett Thomas - Our Tragic Universe
Neil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book (d)
Walter Moers - Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher
Ruth Downie - Medicus
Lauren Kate - Fallen
Anne Rice - Of Love And Evil
Cassandra Clare - City of Ashes (d)
Nathan Robert Brown - The Mythology of Supernatural
Christa Faust - Supernatural: Coyote's Kiss
George R. R. Martin - The Son Of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones
Nicholas Knight - Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 6
Hal Duncan - Vellum: The Book of all Hours
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
The Book of Enoch
Total: 25
( 2010)
italics: rewatched/reread
(d): dubbed
The King's Speech (2011) (8/10)
Sucker Punch (6.5/10)
X-Men: First Class (7/10)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (6.5/10)
Parked (9/10)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (7.5/10)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (7/10)
Total: 7
Mini Series
Band of Brothers (2001) (9/10)
To be honest, (anti-)war stories aren't my cup of tea at all. I see how they may be important, I just don't like to watch them. I really only started watching Band of Brothers because Richards speaks so fondly of this project.
But about halfway through, I did find myself getting attached to some of the characters and impressed by how the mini series tells its story. It just has something so very honest and human about it. And with all the horrors of the earlier episodes, I have to say that it was the last part that got to me the most. I understand now, why this project gets so much praise.
On a side note: It's nice, for a change, to have German characters who actually speak German and not something that loosely resembles the language.
Fallen (2006)
It's obviously not the best executed show, some of the acting is just bad, and some scenes are downright ridiculous. A talking dog, anyone? Also, a female lead who claims to be an angel buff but can't make the connection from Lightbringer to Lucifer? Seriously? But the concept is pretty interesting and some of the mythology is grounded in actual angel lore: Lucifer's fall, the Nephilim, the Powers, Gabriel's horn... and for the most part it's not a clear good vs. evil story, which is something that I prefer, especially with religious themes.
Books
Joy Davidson (Edt.) - The Psychology of Joss Whedon
Neil Gaiman - American Gods
Glen Duncan - I, Lucifer
David Guterson - Our Lady of the Forest
Cassandra Clare - Clockwork Angel (d)
Danielle Trussoni - Angelology
Rebecca Dessertine - Supernatural: One Year Gone
John A. De Vito - The Devil's Apocrypha
Cassandra Clare - City of Bones (d)
Jane Jensen - Dante's Equation
Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scarlett Thomas - Our Tragic Universe
Neil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book (d)
Walter Moers - Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher
Ruth Downie - Medicus
Lauren Kate - Fallen
Anne Rice - Of Love And Evil
Cassandra Clare - City of Ashes (d)
Nathan Robert Brown - The Mythology of Supernatural
Christa Faust - Supernatural: Coyote's Kiss
George R. R. Martin - The Son Of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones
Nicholas Knight - Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 6
Hal Duncan - Vellum: The Book of all Hours
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
The Book of Enoch
Total: 25
( 2010)
italics: rewatched/reread
(d): dubbed