A novel – by Andy Weir. I had never heard of this before, Christina gave it to me for Christmas, and it had a lot of glowing comments on the cover. It would (will) definitely make a good movie, along the lines of the recent Gravity. While it is definitely a good read, interesting and exciting, it is more of a meat-and-potatoes
read than I am used to, Continue reading
Netflix streaming. They predicted it at 4.9 for me, with the general audience at 4.2. While it’s not normally what I would give 5 stars for, in this case I gave it five stars for the story and the man and not so much for the movie-making, which I felt was better in, say, The Crash Reel (see review several posts below).
This guy was amazing, a really unique person. I had read previously that his Mom said that she guessed that he had gotten over his fear of heights, but he said he hadn’t, and that was what made it fun. In the movie he mentioned, after landing yet another spectacular stunt, that he was still shaking. He had incredible courage to keep doing it. His wife’s comment, that making him stop would be like caging an eagle, was an eloquent way to describe his spirit. And his gift.
Netflix DVD – they rated it as a 4.4 for me, with the general audience giving it a 4.0. I gave it 5 stars, it was one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen, up there with Senna, which was also created with archival footage. I watched it again the next morning and it was just as good the second time.
Kevin Pearce was a top snowboarder, an Olympic contender, right up there with the much more famous Shaun White, Continue reading