Ethan Parke Author Blog

 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  

 I don't remember much about the other two Now You See Me movies, but they were entertaining, and I felt the same as the new one. Like in the other ones it was cool how they showed how the tricks were done, and the way they stood up for the average person, which is much needed now. If you are interested in reading books that would make good movies, click on the link.  Smashwords.com

 It is weird to say this, but despite being a bookworm, I have not read a lot of Stephen King. However, I did see a lot of the movies based on King's books, and a lot of them were good. That said, a lot of people are split on the remake of The Running Man, but I enjoyed it. I have only seen parts of the one that was made in 1987, but it was entertaining enough. The new one, however, had a story we can relate to now with media manipulation. The way the producer Josh Brolin played showed the viewers things that did not happen, making them think they were under tyranny, especially the way he only told Glen Powell things to infuriate him. I feel that is relevant now because it could happen if we keep electing leaders that only want power and never yield to the people that serve them. For more books about such people and adventures, click on the link.  Smashwords.com