Ethan Parke Author Blog

 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple clearly gave viewers the impression of what life would be like after a zombie apocalypse, and it looks like the next one is going to have some thrilling action. Ralph Fiennes character was the best thing in the movie, and I especially liked when he used Iron Maiden's song "Number of the Beast" to calm the zombies. I know a lot of people who would have trouble looking at the screen because of some of the imagery and people who would consider it blasphemy and not entertainment, but if you can give all that a pass it is a fun movie.  If you like a good book and if you support independent authors, click on the link to find some good reads.  Smsahwords.com

 For some reason, a lot of people find the final season of a particular show, not very good. Either it ends in a hurry, like Game of Thrones, ends abruptly like The Sopranos, or makes the hole series pointless, like Lost. That being said, I found the last season of Stranger Things, appropriate enough, but can see why people did not like it. I know a lot of people don't like seeing something they enjoy coming to an end, and can't think of something new to watch, and I understand that. I felt that way when Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in December 2003, because ever since I missed having a movie to look forward to at the end of the year. The last episode of Stranger Things had an ending akin to Return of the King, showing everything that happened to all the characters, but that show had a lot of characters and it was necessary to show what happened to all of them. I was surprised none of the main characters died, likely because people expected a lot of th...

 If you like horror films, I would highly recommend Primate, but if not, you should skip it, especially if you don't like seeing a rabid chimpanzee rip people's faces off. The majority of the movie is a bunch of kids hiding in a pool, bewildered about the ape's condition, and the rest is easily predicted. The one thing I like, is it took place somewhere I'd rather be this time of year, when Tennessee flip flops between pleasant and freezing cold, and I always feel like a minority when people wish for snow, but that is off topic. If you are interested in reading my books, and the work of many other independent authors, click on the link.  Smsahwords.com

 I remember liking the 1997 version of Anaconda OK, and I felt the same about the new one. The performances were funny, and there was some nice commentary on how nothing in Hollywood is original, and there were jokes about how movies are made today. As a novelist, struggling to find readers interested in my books, I can relate, and if you are such an artist, I highly recommend it.  And if you are looking for good books, that could be made into good movies, or just something enticing to read, click on the link.  Smsahwords.com  

 When the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, I could tell from the trailer where the story was going to go, and it was the same with the two that followed. Like the first movie and Way of Water, Ash and Fire had very cool visuals and action scenes, which always kept the main characters in view, and then they talk. There were no surprises in it, though it was fun to see a film like that in the theater. It is clear a lot of people like those movies and let the generic stories slide, but I have a feeling that movies that tell stories that resonate with people and have more charismatic characters are slowly making a comeback, and I look forward to them. There are a lot of controversies among conservatives about modern movies, but the way things are going I believe the magic about them will return, and they will look and feel like them again. All we need is to find equilibrium between being liberal and conservative. If you are interested in reading books, though works if fiction give ...

 Most critics panned the first Five Nights at Freddy's movie, but many audiences enjoyed it, despite not being great, and I felt the same way. The situation is similar with the new one, and I found it quite entertaining. I am not surprised when somebody says they don't like it, but I enjoyed the scenes with the robot monsters, especially mixing practical effects with CG. They are obviously planning another sequel, and I am OK with that.  That is a movie, clearly intended for people who like those games and comics, which I never read or played. I am doing my best to write books that can appeal to a variety of readers, and if you are interested in them click on the link.  Smashwords.com