Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter

Where would I be without this wonderful, wonderful novel. Well, not many people would like it; especially the passive ones. But this is a very entertaining read. I only came across this book when I was browsing through National Book Store. I read the synopsis, bought a copy. Now I've read the 2nd novel; Dearly Devoted Dexter.

This book is written by Jeff Lindsay. It's about a serial killer who kills serial killers; Dexter Morgan. That alone got me hook, line, and sinker.

The kills were described so wonderfully. Bodies sliced up and neatly disposed of. No blood. Gift wrapped. Wait, there's more. The second book describes living slabs of meat; bodies cut up; no limbs, no lips, no teeth, no ears, no nose, no eyelids, but alive.

I know what you're thinking. "These books are sick!" Well, they would be for most people but for me it's witty. It's catchy. And I like it.

Like I said, it's not for many people. It's witty and suspenseful. You should give it a read even if it's just the first book.

Jumper

Anakin Skywalker is back. Oh, alright. It's not really Anakin. It's only Hayden Christensen.

This movie is about people who have the ability to teleport to enywhere they wanted. Much like the way Nightcrawler does but with out the puff off brimstone. These teleporting people are, as the movie suggests, called Jumpers. They are hunted by Paladins. And they have been on it for a very long time.

Paladins are ordinary humans with a credo that "Only God should be at many places at once." Thus, all Jumpers should die. Big boss Paladin is played by Samuel L. Jackson. Yup. Kick ass. War against good and evil. Only, you don't really know who's good and who's evil. There was no clear cut definition who.

As far as I'm concerned, this is a pretty good concept. The effects were very good, too. And the fight scenes were neat. Double decker bus on the loose. In your face jeep. The fights are everywhere. Sugoi. Sugoi. Sugoi.

However neat-o the movie seems to be, it is not without it's downside. I failed to see some twists in the story. It was pretty straightforward. It went like this; boy discovers powers, boy abuses powers, boy gets discovered, boy gets stupid (and I do mean stupid), fight, fight, fight, battle, battle, battle, end. Discovering that his mom was a Paladin wasn't much of a twist. It was more of a convenience as far as I was concerned.

Over all, it's a good movie... If I put a rating on it, I'd give it a 7 out of 10.

Vantage Point

The premise: A terrorist attack on the United States President.

There are different vantage points to the movie. A rewind here and a rewind after that. If it were made like 24, it would only take around 40 minutes or so. The different vantage points were shown in a sequence such that when the next one is up, you'd go, "Oh... Nice." I mean there are twists to each vantage point.

"So she's a...." "So he's a...." "He's not really a..." Something like that.

The story telling is very good. However, I am not about to go wow on the ending. I mean if I am a terrorist, I am ready to die. I am prepared to kill and have killed a lot. So why in the world would I want to swerve out of the way of a kid? I will run that kid over in order for my mission to be completed. Hmm... Oh well. That's how the movie ended. The terrorists' escape foiled by kid whose parent didn't teach her not to get into the middle of a busy highway.

All in all, it's a good movie but minus the ending. Of course, that's just me.