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• Canister X Movie Review #106: The Number 23 (2007)

  Posted on August 11, 2015 8:25 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  

  The Number 23 (2007)
  Written by Fernley Phillips
  Directed by Joel Schumacher
  Runtime  101 min.
  3 out of 5

  They say it is just a number. They say it doesn’t mean anything, but for Walter Sparrow, the number 23 quickly becomes his whole world and he begins seeing it in everything he sets his eyes on.

  At first things appear to be mere coincidence—the numerical value of his name (23), his birthday (2/3), but as time goes on, the number seems to take on a life of its own and leads him down a pathway to darkness and psychosis.

  Jim Carrey stars as Walter Sparrow in this Joel Schumacher-directed flick and once again Carrey proves he’s more than just a goofball actor. Carrey plays the serious role well. He blew me away in Man on the Moon. I loved him in Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. If anything, I prefer him in his more dramatic roles than playing the funny man.

  Virginia Madsen did an excellent job portraying Sparrow’s wife. The unconditional love she had for her husband was in every scene even when things got crazy.

  My first reaction as to how it all wrapped up left me wanting more, then, after thinking about it prior to writing this review, the way it all came together in the end worked perfectly.

  This is a movie for those who enjoy intrigue, the hidden threads of Reality and how exploring those threads leads a person down the dangerous and dark path of obsession and skewed perception of the world around them.

  Numerology, which plays a part in the Reality you and I live in, is dangerous and this movie shows why. Though this was a work of fiction, the dangers of getting into numerology are real. It has the potential to control you. Be careful.

  The only reason for the lower rating was because, despite its detailed plot, I still felt I was only getting part of the story and not a deep submergence into Sparrow’s psyche.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews 📎and tagged Fernley Phillips jim carrey joel schumacher Number 23 numerology obsession virginia madsen Walter Sparrow

• The Canister X Transmission: Year One

  Posted on August 8, 2015 2:44 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  The Canister X Transmission: Year One

  

  Begin transmission . . .

  Running weekly from May 2014 to May 2015, The Canister X Transmission was sent via email to readers worldwide.

  Serving as a source of inspiration for writers and artists everywhere, its impact was made known by the replies sent to A.P. Fuchs’s inbox week-to-week.

  The newsletter covered four main topics:

  The Creative Thought of the Week, in which Fuchs added his two cents on the ups and downs of being a writer, staying motivated, advice and encouragement, and other topics that were part and parcel of making up stories for a living.

  Work Updates, in which readers were informed of works-in-progress and where what stood on the publishing schedule.

  Fanboy News, in which was relayed something of interest from the world of pop culture.

  Marketing/Publishing Tip of the Week, in which ideas and strategies were conveyed to further one’s reach with their books and comics, and were also advised of some of the traps to avoid.

  Exclusive to this collection is a special Issue Zero newsletter unavailable anywhere else.

  Welcome to The Canister X Transmission: Year One

  Available as a paperback at:

  Amazon.com
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  Available as an eBook at:

  Amazon Kindle
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  For the next book in the series, Year Two, please visit here.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Books Newsletter Self-publishing Social Media Writing 📎and tagged A.P. Fuchs artists Books collection comics creative thought exclusive fanboy inspiration marketing Newsletter pop culture Publishing readers The Canister X Transmission work updates writers

• Canister X Movie Review #105: Aeon Flux (2005)

  Posted on August 5, 2015 7:43 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  Aeon Flux

  

  Aeon Flux (2005)
  Written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi
  Directed by Karyn Kusama
  Runtime 93 min.
  4 out of 5

  In the early twenty-first century, a deadly virus wiped out 99% of the Earth’s population. Now, four hundred years later, all of humanity lives in a walled-in city named Bregna and are led and monitored by a group of scientists. But not all are happy with this arrangement and a rebel group called Monicans have risen to oppose those in charge.

  And Aeon is one of them.

  At first glance, the main story of this movie is like many others that have come before it: a small band of rebels going up against an oppressive government. But this movie isn’t that simple and the aforementioned plot is just what gets us from Point A to B. There are other factors that play into the story, complicated ones, taking what could have just been a B-sci-fi movie all the way to A-level.

  Charlize Theron stars as Aeon, the Monicans’s cold, stick-to-business top assassin. The intensity she brings to the role drags you in and makes you want to discover what makes her tick. Yet she also has a warm side, but one hidden and numbed by years of training and running top secret errands for her team. Theron put on a wonderful show in the lead.

  The supporting cast, though they all did a good job and their characters were believable, were just that: a supporting cast. No one’s performance really stood out except maybe Sophie Okonedo as Sithandra (the girl with the hands for feet). She was just plain cold (in that good way).

  The special effects are astonishing. There is not a single element in this film that is “everyday.” Everything was built for it, whether physically or via CGI. The action is astounding, part Matrix and part Underworld.

  Action and sci-fi fans should really get into this movie.

  More movie reviews.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews 📎and tagged action Aeon assassin Bregna Charlize Theron Karyn Kusama Matt Manfredi Monicans Phil Hay sci-fi Sithandra Sophie Okonedo

• Canister X Movie Review #104: MegaMan: NT Warrior (Vol. 2) – Log On! (2004)

  Posted on July 29, 2015 12:56 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  

  MegaMan NT Warrior, Vol. 2: Log On! (2004)
  Runtime 88 min.
  5 out of 5

  Lan and his friends are back, this time getting ready for a huge NetNavi tournament. Of course, all kinds of things happen along the way as they prepare—MagicMan and NumberMan, just to name two—but it’s all good. MegaMan and his fellow cyber warriors are there to save the day! However, WWW has entered their own Navis into the tournament and it’ll be bad news for all if they win.

  This volume picks up where the previous volume left off and now that all the character introductions are out of the way (see Vol. 1), you get to just sit back and watch them interact.

  The chemistry between Lan, Yai and Dex is great. They all have their own attributes and rhythms that make them unique so they’re not two-dimensional like other cartoon characters out there.

  MegaMan has proven to be a great hero—strong and quick-thinking. The villains harken back to the video game, each villain having a special power that MegaMan and the gang need to overcome.

  This fan is looking forward to checking out Vol. 3.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews 📎and tagged cartoon cyber warriors Dex Hero Lan MagicMan MegaMan NetNavi NumberMan villain Yai

• Canister X Movie Review #103: MegaMan: NT Warrior (Vol. 1) – Jack In! (2004)

  Posted on July 28, 2015 12:22 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  

  Megaman: NT Warrior (Vol. 1) – Jack In! (2004)
  Runtime 88 min.
  5 out of 5

  The world is hooked up to the Net. Everyone uses it constantly, especially Lan Hikari and his friends. Using handheld computers called PETs, they jack in to the Net and have huge cyber battles with their NetNavis. Lan’s NetNavi is MegaMan. And when Lan receives special new software from his always-traveling father, the upgraded MegaMan reaches a whole new level of efficiency and power.

  This first volume of the anime series details MegaMan’s origin and follows Lan and his friend along on several adventures.

  This isn’t an exact translation of the video game or, from what I’ve heard, the manga (though my copies of the first three volumes are en route to me as I write this). But it is similar in that MegaMan is always fighting another “something-man,” the villain in the handheld PET simultaneously wreaking havoc in the real world.

  The major characters—Lan, Dex and Yai—are witty and fun. The action is fast, exciting and speed-lined, making each episode an enjoyable viewing experience.

  Very recommended.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews 📎and tagged computers Dex Lan Hikari MegaMan NetNavis PETs Yai

• Canister X Movie Review #102: The Passion of the Christ (2004)

  Posted on July 27, 2015 11:31 am by A.P. Fuchs

  

  The Passion of the Christ (2004)
  Written by Benedict Fitzgerald and Mel Gibson
  Directed by Mel Gibson
  Runtime 127 min.
  5 out of 5

  The Man would make history. His life, death and resurrection would rock the world and challenge every man, woman and child for generations to come. His existence had been foretold since the beginning of Time. He would save the world from their sins. He would turn aside the wrath of Almighty God from all those who believed in His name and lived for Him.

  His name is Jesus Christ. Today, He’s alive.

  But the world killed Him when He came because it did not know Him.

  Mel Gibson’s controversial film about the final 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth has been met with one of two responses: extreme love or extreme hate. I have yet to meet anyone who was 50/50 about the film.

  This reviewer loved the film. I make it an annual event to watch it as a personal reminder of what Jesus Christ did for me nearly 2000 years ago.

  Jim Caviezel’s portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth is one filled with love, serenity and, yes, passion. You can see the love of Jesus for all people in his eyes when he speaks. You can see the hurt when he is treated unjustly. If Jim Caviezel did so awesome a job portraying Jesus, one can only imagine the Lord’s expression when the events in this film actually happened a couple millennia ago.

  Based on the Gospels and Roman and Jewish history, Mel Gibson has crafted a well-executed account on what Jesus Christ went through on our behalf.

  Many complain the film is nothing but sheer gore. Yes, it is bloody, but if you look into Roman history and discovered what Roman scourging and crucifixion entailed, you’d find Gibson’s film is bang on. He also made the right choice to display what happened how it happened instead of just putting a few scratch marks on Jesus and a robe splashed with red paint like other films have done. By seeing Jesus murdered as He was, the audience feels the impact of that day long ago. It forces them to pause and reflect.

  This film serves as a reminder for believers in Jesus and serves, hopefully, as a touching account of the ultimate sacrifice from the ultimate Love to those who don’t believe.

  It would take a terribly cold heart to not be moved by this film.

  Very recommended.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Christianity Movie Reviews 📎and tagged Benedict Fitzgerald Christ crucifixion God Gospels history Jesus of Nazareth Jewish Jim Caviezel Mel Gibson Roman sacrifice

• Switching to Broadcast Mode

  Posted on July 27, 2015 10:51 am by A.P. Fuchs

  For the next week, I’ll be off all social media outlets as I’ve got some deadlines to attend to. At most, I’ll be using my social media channels as a means to broadcast various bits from this blog or other book-related items. In terms of direct communication with me, please use my email or, if you’re in my inner circle, the studio phone number.

  If you do try and contact me via social media, please note these will go unanswered. If I stumble across the communication upon my return to the channels next week, I’ll get back to you. If not, please hang up and try again.

  Part of being a writer. There are times to disconnect and get some work done.

  Have a good week.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Stuff 📎and tagged blog broadcast communication social media writer

• Canister X Movie Review #101: Zoom (2006)

  Posted on July 12, 2015 7:38 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  

  Zoom (2006)
  Written by Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum
  Directed by Peter Hewitt
  Runtime 93 min.
  3 out of 5

  Captain Zoom used to be a great superhero and leader of the government-sponsored superteam, Team Zenith. When the government tried to enhance his powers and those of his brother, Concussion, something went terribly wrong and Concussion turned evil and killed his teammates. Zoom stopped him and after the explosion, Concussion was presumed dead and Zoom lost his powers. Thirty years later, the government tries to resurrect Team Zenith using new kids with superpowers and recruits the retired Captain Zoom to train them. At the promise of a big paycheck, Zoom reluctantly agrees and when it’s revealed that the real reason behind the resurrection of the team is because the government discovered Concussion is still alive in another dimension and is plotting his return, Zoom takes it upon himself to make the team ready before his evil brother comes back and puts the planet in jeopardy.

   

  This movie is based on the children’s book Amazing Adventures from Zoom’s Academy by Joe Lethcoe. It’s a lighthearted superhero comedy, which is kind of like X-Men but with kids and tailored to that audience. Which is totally fine because kids need superhero movies, too, and with the majority of mainstream superhero stuff geared toward adults, I’m glad flicks like this are made.

  This flick is chock-full of big names and recognizable faces: Chevy Chase, Rip Torn, Courtney Cox, and, of course, Tim Allen in the lead. Speaking of whom, Tim Allen was pretty funny in this and if you liked him in Galaxy Quest, he’s pretty much playing the same character of someone who once had glory but has fizzled out. The thing, too, is aside from the funny bits, when it came time to be serious and/or reflective and sad, he nailed it as well and you genuinely felt bad for the guy.

  Courtney Cox was the biggest dork in this movie, which was perfect because that was her character. And she played it straight, too, that is, there was no tongue-in-cheek here, but a beautiful nerd that made you love her and roll your eyes at her at the same time.

  Chevy Chase—big fan. As the head scientist for Team Zenith, he’s just following orders, and with his trademark deadpan humor and wit, I can watch the guy all day.

  The kids who made up Team Zenith: just fine. Cute. Funny with kid stuff. The little girl with the superstrength was adorable. The teenager stuff played by actors who were older in real life than their characters—such a Hollywood thing—I could do without, but I hate teenage angst garbage and wish we as a species could just skip those years as we go from kid to grownup. The superpowers displayed were definitely budget: superstrength, telekinetics, invisibility and clairvoyance, and a kid who can blow his body up like a balloon. Yet they worked those not-so-awe-inspiring abilities into the story and made them work for what they needed them to.

  I will say that when Captain Zoom cranks up the superspeed later on, it’s pretty cool and makes me excited for a Flash movie if it ever happens.

  Overall, Zoom is a decent flick, good for kids, and if you’re a superhero fan it’s worth checking out for the sake of a fun time. However, if you’re one of those people where everything has to be top notch, then you’ll be disappointed.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews Superhero Movies 📎and tagged Adam Rifkin Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy Captain Zoom Chevy Chase clairvoyance Concussion Courtney Cox David Berenbaum invisibility Joe Lethcoe Peter Hewitt Rip Torn superhero superhero comedy superpowers superspeed superstrength Team Zenith telekinetics Tim Allen

• Canister X Movie Review #100: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

  Posted on July 11, 2015 3:35 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  

  X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
  Written by David Benioff and Skip Woods
  Directed by Gavin Hood
  Runtime 107 min.
  3 out of 5

  Little James was born in the 1800s and was always sick. His family background . . . well, he didn’t have much of one, at least, one that cared. Except for his friend, Victor. One night, during a drunken upset with his later-to-be-found-out father, James learned he could produce bone claws from his hands and defended himself, killing his father.

  That night, James and Victor were on the run, and promised to always stick together. The years go by and the two find a great outlet for their rage: war. Victor (Liev Schreiber) also has a special ability and he is more animal than man, with claws coming out of his fingers. The two are very similar and age very slowly. War after war goes by, and the two eventually end up working with a secret team run by William Stryker (Danny Huston). While on one mission, James—now calling himself Logan (Hugh Jackman)—feels Victor has gone too far in his attack on an innocent and walks out on the group.

  Years later, the group’s been disbanded and Stryker comes to warn Logan that Victor is behind the recent string of deaths of its former members. The only way Logan will be strong enough to fight the always-stronger Victor is to undergo a special experiment of Stryker’s own design: graft the indestructible adamantium to his bones. Logan agrees.

  But there’s something Stryker hasn’t told him about what’s been going on and when Logan finds out, he’s furious and wages an all-out one-man war against Stryker, Victor and anyone else who stands in his way.

   

  On the action: cool fight scenes and neat concepts. However, it seemed to me Logan was a little too acrobatic and was able to survive way more and take way more pain than even a mutant with a healing ability could.

  On the story: works for me, in that we knew Logan had a history going in. He was the star of the X-Men movies after all, and X2 especially focused on Logan’s origins as much as they were able to without detracting from the main story. I did like seeing what really went on and, more specifically, how Logan lost his memory. I was under the impression that he lost it because of the adamantium experiment and not after it. Doesn’t matter, but I did feel for the guy when the love of his life wasn’t all she was cracked up to be.

  On Deadpool, because, you know, it has to be covered: the whole story involving the secret ops group Logan was a part of made for fun action. Deadpool’s origin, hey, why not? To be honest, I don’t know if they followed the comics or not because I’m more a DC guy than a Marvel one and don’t know too much about Deadpool other than he’s the “merc with a mouth.” His transformation from normal-looking Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) to disfigured Wade—good stuff.

  Was this a perfect movie? No, unfortunately. It felt too cartoony as opposed to carrying with it the realistic tone the other X-movies had, namely the first two.

  Will I see the sequel? Absolutely. I’m a saga guy so I want to see what happens next.

  Check this film out if you’re the superhero-movie-completist type like me.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews Superhero Movies 📎and tagged adamantium Danny Huston David Benioff Deadpool Gavin Hood Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber Logan Marvel Ryan Reynolds Skip Woods superhero Wade Wilson William Stryker Wolverine X-men

• Canister X Movie Review #99: X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

  Posted on July 8, 2015 6:25 pm by A.P. Fuchs

  

  X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
  Written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn
  Directed by Brett Ratner
  Runtime 104 min.
  3.5 out of 5

  When a cure is developed to rid mutants of their unusual abilities, the mutant community is torn in two, with some more than happy to get rid of what they view as a curse, while others are vehemently against it. Outraged at this development, Magneto makes war on the humans for trying to rid the world of mutantkind and the X-Men stand in the gap to stop him.

   

  This movie has a lot going on and seems to serve as an ending to the previous two movies, bringing to fruition a major confrontation between the X-Men and the Brotherhood. These two teams, while having skirmished in the other movies, never had an all-out battle and this flick shows that. It also brings to pass a version of the Dark Phoenix storyline with Jean Grey returning from the dead as the Phoenix and working for the bad guys.

  From an action standpoint, this movie has tons of it and it’s really cool. Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) kicks butt as usual, while having the Juggernaut (Vinnie Jones) running around and smashing into things makes you cheer. Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) ups the metal-controlling ante in this—I mean, lifting a bridge? Flipping semis? Awesome!—and even having Beast (Kelsey Grammer) beasting it up adds a level of excitement that makes this comic-book-come-to-life a thrill. And when Jean Grey lets loose and destroys her childhood home while a bunch of X-Men and Brotherhood folks are fighting inside it? That was some jaw-dropping stuff!

  From a story standpoint, it kind of falters. In a general sense—the overall story, I mean—it’s fine as is. That is, the “what it’s about.” The delivery, however, seems to suffer from the same thing Spider-Man 3 did: too much going on and not enough time to tell it in. Had this third X-Men movie either been part one of two or even the first in a trilogy where the mutant cure is introduced, a war brews, there’s a big battle, some people die, etc. then that would’ve been fine. But it didn’t happen that way. I don’t know if that’s because of a change in hands of directors or what.

  The other thing that I didn’t like—but could’ve worked had the story justified it/been expanded into another movie or two—was everyone dying. We lost some major people in this movie and for seemingly no good reason. I have no trouble with killing off major characters. It can definitely add to the story . . . when done right. In this flick, there didn’t seem any justification for it.

  What’s amazing is thanks to the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014, depending on how that plays out, there’s a chance of undoing some of the stuff that fell short in this outing and bringing back some people from the dead. After all, isn’t that what time travel’s for?

  In the meantime, yeah, if you want a fun superhero movie, I’d still recommend X-Men: The Last Stand.

  
  

  📂This entry was posted in Movie Reviews Superhero Movies 📎and tagged Beast Brett Ratner Dark Phoenix Hugh Jackman Jean Grey Juggernaut Kelsey Grammer Magneto mutants Simon Kinberg Sir Ian McKellen superhero Vinnie Jones Wolverine X-men Zak Penn