Sitzman: Book Vs. Movie: “Casino Royale”

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Ryan

(She's not really purple, though. This isn't Star Wars.)I'll try to write a short, fast review for this, but that's what I say every time.OK, I just recently read Casino Royale by Ian Fleming for Sitzbook. It was OK; not that great, but also somehow addicting. It was published in 1953, and the (2nd) movie version came out in 2006, so there are obviously going to be some differences, especially in things like technology. But the movie was very different.The main characters are the same, at least Read more [...]

Sitz’s Review of “The Fighter,” Along With Thoughts About Marky Mark “Wahlberg”

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ryan

What the hell, movie poster??"Duhrr, I wonder if he wins??"Last night I watched The Fighter. I had actually seen about 10 minutes of it in Colorado a while back, but I never got to finish it for some reason. I thought I'd see what it was all about, although I admit I went into the experience with some trepidation, seeing as I knew the movie had three things I try to actively avoid, both in real life and in film: 1) Boxing; 2) Amy Adams; and 3) New England accents. I'm (un?)-pleased to say that I Read more [...]

Carbonite Is Forever

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Ryan

I know that Star Wars fans, especially a few years ago, seemed to get into a sort of "Boba Fett" fetishism ("Boba Fettishism"?), and I don't really want to be like that. Still, this looks like it would be pretty cool: Read more [...]

Sitz’s First Review: Get Low

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ryan

Actually, Deuce, I like the way you review movies, if it's like the movie diary thing you showed me. I looked again at what you emailed me a while back, and it was mostly comments, but without the "extra" stats like ratings, years, if you'd seen it before, etc. (By the way, I think the stats are cool). I tend to NOT write reviews sometimes because I think they need to be big and meaningful, and it's hard to live up to one's own expectations. Anyhow, a short paragraph will likely suffice for 95% of Read more [...]