Ethan Parke Author Blog

 Sometimes, a simple premise is enough to make a fun action movie, and the new flick Novocain is a good example of it. Nathan Caine is an introverted bank manager with a condition making him impervious to pain, and afraid of social situations not knowing he could accidentally kill himself. After meeting the right girlfriend, Nathan starts to see there is nothing wrong with interacting with others, and just when he starts to overcome his fear, she is kidnapped by robbers. Because the police are no help, Nathan turns vigilante and goes after the robbers, using his condition as an advantage, learning more about the girl he is rescuing than he thought.  With a single plot twist near the end, and well acted performances, Novocain is a fun way to spend time. If you are interested in reading my books and the books of many other independent authors, click on the link for Smashwords.  Smashwords.com

 I think we are getting close to a time where standalone movies, where the people who make them put real effort and passion into them, are coming, particularly with the story. That is good, but we can use a compelling story with action, and despite that, Mickey 17 was a good movie. It had a creative premise, though the action was minimal. It had some nice commentary on modern politics, in Mark Ruffalo's character, being a corrupt politician who lost his bid for reelection and was trying to use animals on a foreign planet for scientific research. In Robert Pattinson's story arc, it was commentary on why you should listen to and get the picture of what particular job opportunities are, now that the internet is an A.I. false information cesspool, and he had no idea only signed up to die repeatedly.  If you are interested in reading my work, where I do what I can to find equilibrium between action, character, and story, and read the work of many other independent authors, click on...

  Prior to the Barbie movie, most films based on classic toys were criticized the instant they were announced, but that is not what I am talking about. When I heard that Paramount was planning to make live action G.I. Joe movies, I was excited because they were my favorite childhood toys, and I still collect them as a hobby for sentimental reasons. I had colleagues when at Kroger who often told me it might be good, and they were mostly teenagers who did not know any better.  Case in point, I enjoyed the first one, Rise of Cobra, as nothing groundbreaking but a fun way to spend time, which is what a movie is meant to be, and the same for the solo Snake Eyes one. However, the one I am talking about now is the second movie, Retaliation. It not only featured Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who is always fun no matter what, and Bruce Willis, who reminded me of Die Hard, it also stuck to something a sequel should do and in some way was a head of its time. At the end of Rise of Cobra, Za...

 Because I love movies, sometimes I go to them because there is nothing else playing, and it was Deep Breath. It was an interesting premise, based on true events, but I think it would have made a better documentary. It was mostly rescuing a guy who lost his air supply, hoping he would survive, and it was not terrible, just again, would have been a better documentary. I have a feeling that movies where the people who make them work passionately, and based on stories they always wanted to tell, are coming back, and I look forward to them. If you are interested in book that would make great movies, including the ones I write, click on the link.  Smashwords.com