I actually finally watched Turistas and was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. I half expected the repulsive tripe that has splashed its way across cinema screens of late and instead got a fully functioning film with a not half bad story and good acting. I am not saying this movie was Oscar worthy by any means but compared to films such as The Devil's Rejects and Hostel which revel in the grotesqueries and torture this film instead focused on the story and kept the gore on the back burner. Granted there was gratuitous nudity and some blood showing up from time to time but the movie did not pause to rub the viewers proverbial nose into the wound. I would say that out of everything this movie was a surprise to me and for that I recommend it to intrepid movie goers all around. Check out the scenes underwater. If for nothing else this film scored high for me because of the tension built by unique situations.

Lisey's Story Finished, and on to something else

I have always enjoyed Stephen King due to the original ideas, smooth writing, and escapism I felt everytime I picked a book up. Lisey's Story was a little labouring for me. Not because of anything in particular but because there was something lacking in the execution. The story was good, the fantasy was great, but it didn't grab me like the early works. This was Stepehen King reflecting on a long and productive life. On the way things could be, on what may have happened along the way.It is all about the journey and inevitably the end that has to always come.

Here's Looking forward to Richard Bachman's Blaze