Ethan Parke Author Blog

  Seeing the trailer for the new film, One Battle After Another, I thought it would be an action-packed thriller, and though it had action, the focus was more on Leonardo di Caprio protecting his daughter, which is relevant today. It is difficult to write a story with a ton of action, and still have the emotional weight to it, to give it depth, but it is not impossible. My point is it was a fun movie I just feel like it could have used a few more action scenes, because Benicio del Toro was fun as di Caprio's sensei and Sean Penn was a fun villain. If you are interested in reading books with touching stories and nonstop action, the novels in my series The Covert Militia Campaigns are available at Smashwords.com and soon will be on Amazon, where you can find books by many independent authors telling stories they always wanted to tell, and you can click on the link.  Smashwords.com

 The Long Walk, which was based on Stephen King's first published novel, which was under his pen name, was a damn good flick. There was not much excitement, but throughout the movie, when the contestants were walking, it established their relationships well. Mark Hammil did a good job as the major overseeing the walk, and I think that was the first time I ever heard him say a swear word, I don't know why I find that weird. Though I favor action movies, and while there was not much of that, it was still entertaining, as it established relationships, and building the tension, and revealing the protagonists' connection with the major.  I always thought books were the best source material for movies, and if you are interested in my books and the work of many independent authors, click on the link.  Smashwords.com

 If you love baseball and a good crime thriller, I highly recommend the new movie Caught Stealing. Austin Butler tells how a former baseball player, who was injured in a car crash which ended his career, and now serves as a bartender in New York City. While watching his punk rock neighbor's cat, he gets roped in with criminals who think he hid something his neighbor was watching for them and finds himself running from a gang, who threatens to murder his girlfriend and family. All in all, it was a fun crime thriller, and if you are interested in crime thriller novels, and the work of independent authors, click on the link.  Smashwords.com

 I had a good time when I first saw the movie, Nobody, and when I saw they were making a sequel, I had a feeling it would be the same good action-packed time, and it was. It was just an assassin, who killed criminals, on vacation trying to protect his family. Unfortunately, the place he took his family to, was run by a corrupt law enforcement, allied to criminals, and he had to protect them, and he did. It just got him injured badly but was all in all a good time. If you are looking for a good time in literature, you can click on the link to find my novels in The Covert Militia Campaigns, as well as the work of many other independent authors.  Smashwords.com

 The Naked Gun remake was fun. Liam Neeson was a good replacement for Leslie Nielson, and it was funny when he talked to his picture. In addition, the moment they show in all the trailers, where the son of the character O.J. Simpson played talked to his father, looked to the camera, and shook his head. Some might say it is insulting to law enforcement because Neeson's character is such a klutz, but it is only comedy, and he does do the right thing in the end. It was also funny when Dave Bautista took Neeson's place when he went to the restroom, and during the closing credits there was a funny fourth wall break. In summary it was a fun movie, but I had not seen the original in years, so that is why I don't have much to say about it. If you are interested in reading my books, and the books from other independent authors, click on the link to Smashwords.com.  Smashwords.com  

  While not exactly "Fantastic" First Steps was finally a decent Fantastic Four movie. In this they actually fight crime, instead of sitting around being idiots. When they caused things to go wrong it was for an understandable and relatable reason. The multiple universe aspect was fun, and I liked the 1960s aspect to the world the Fantastic Four lived in, showing homage to '60s comics and sci-fi. I look forward to seeing how they connect with the rest of the Marvel Universe, and what they will do in Avengers: Doomsday. If you are interested in books with a similar theme, including the ones I write and the work of many other independent authors, click on the link.  Smaswhords.com