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4.0 out of 5 stars Joyce brings depth in characterization and atmosphere
As an ardent reformist in New York in 1902, Francesca Cahill refuses to be bound by conventions. She studies secretly in Barnard College to refrain from incurring the wrath of her mother and is socially active especially in the plans for the Police Department to eliminate rife corruption.
By chance of fate, she now takes on the role of a female sleuth to investigate...
Published on March 30 2002 by Desmond Chan
1.0 out of 5 stars The WORST Brenda Joyce novel I've ever read...
If I could have given this book no stars I would have! I absolutely HATED this book. I've read Brenda Joyce before and really enjoyed her novels. This book has very little to do with romance. I didn't feel as if Rick even liked Francesca through about 90% of the book. She comes across as more of a pest. There's one steamy scene between Francesca and Rick, and that's...
Published on Jan. 25 2001
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4.0 out of 5 stars Joyce brings depth in characterization and atmosphere,
Desmond Chan (Bishan North Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
As an ardent reformist in New York in 1902, Francesca Cahill refuses to be bound by conventions. She studies secretly in Barnard College to refrain from incurring the wrath of her mother and is socially active especially in the plans for the Police Department to eliminate rife corruption.
By chance of fate, she now takes on the role of a female sleuth to investigate the disappearance of Jonny Burton, a child of her neighbour who was mysteriously abducted. A series of notes and clues are sent. She joins forces with the new police commissioner, Rick Bragg to solve the crime and discovers that things aren't always what they seem....
Francesca Cahill is also the protagonist of Brenda Joyce's Deadly series to dabble in historical romanctic suspense. Deadly Love as the maiden book proves refreshing in the period of 1900 and is atmospheric in the description of New York's socialite. The mystery kidnapping itself isn't much of an intricate plot but the stunning revelations explores human foibles and crimes of passion which is rare in today's romances. The suspense is fast-paced and the chemistry between Bragg and Francesca crackles. Joyce succeeds in bringing out the complexity of her sub-characters like Connie, her sister and Neil, her sister-in-law through engaging sub-plots.
Though choppy at times and a rambling mystery yarn, Brenda Joyce is laudable for her humane portrayal of her characters and her penchance for historical details. It offers some high-voltage drama and grit at times and DEADLY LOVE is an auspicious start to her new series.
4.0 out of 5 stars Ambitious Project-- Victorian Mystery,
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This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
Brenda Joyce makes a bold choice with the story "Deadly Love". She sets it in 1902 among the New York elite. One young woman from a well-connected, prominent New York family, Francesca Cahill, doesn't want to be married off. She has secretly enrolled herself in Barnard College and works to reform the social ills of New York (somewhat reminiscent of Jude Devereux's Temptation). It makes for an interesting premise that doesn't work so well on paper. I didn't warm to Francesca Cahill-- she was forever crashing into the middle of tense scenes, bungling police operations (although she did ultimately help the investigation). That kind of headstrong naivete is not a pleasure to read, especially in a mystery. And, yes, I think that kind of characterization insults readers' intelligence. But, yes, Francesca might mature in the books to follow. I hope she does.
I also did not like how one woman, who was supposed to be sympathetic, had committed adultry with half the men in New York. Sometimes Brenda Joyce creates characters who are hard to like. Warning: This novel is not a romance, but was marketed as one to pick up Brenda Joyce's romance readership. There are hints of romantic feeling, but that's it. So, Five stars for the interesting setting.
Five stars for the historical detail.
Three stars for the characters.
Plot, eh, three stars. Recommended for a quick one-time, one-night read. For better romantic suspense try Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, J.D. Robb's "in Death" series, and Dianne Day's "Fremont Jones" series. Anne Perry also sets her mysteries in the Victorian period in England.
5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for More,
By A Customer
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
Deadly Love is the first Brenda Joyce I've picked up, and I enjoyed it tremendously. Although the main character, Francesca, acts a bit ditsy at times, her behavior only added to the humor Ms. Joyce included throughout the book.
The relationship between Fran and Rick has a lot of potential. I hope they make significant progress in the next volume of the series though -- I hate it when writers string us along for ever before allowing characters to move beyond flirtation (Of course Fran's mother Julia may have more to say about this than Ms. Joyce does!).
The secondary characters will also be a force in upcoming volumes. Young Joel Kennedy adds a humorous note, and I'm anxious to learn more about future sister-in-law Sarah. I must say however, that I hope Ms. Joyce dosen't plan on portraying brother-in-law Neil as a sympathetic character. His behavior in this book was awful. In fact, I wanted him to be the bad guy this time around so we could be done with him! This feeling goes beyond a negative reaction to his infidelity -- his whole attitude is obnoxious.
While some of the negative reviews seen here express valid concerns regarding genre and character shortcomings, when you consider that this is the first of what will hopefully be a long series of related novels, and that it needed to set the stage for future volumes, it is an outstanding read.
1.0 out of 5 stars The WORST Brenda Joyce novel I've ever read...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
If I could have given this book no stars I would have! I absolutely HATED this book. I've read Brenda Joyce before and really enjoyed her novels. This book has very little to do with romance. I didn't feel as if Rick even liked Francesca through about 90% of the book. She comes across as more of a pest. There's one steamy scene between Francesca and Rick, and that's pretty much it. The only other sexually explicit scene is between Francesca's brother-in-law and another woman as Francesca watches him commit adultery. I couldn't believe that was included in this story! There was way too much focus on Francesca's sister's marriage problems. If that storyline (Connie & Neil's relationship) is to be included in a future book, the author could have been more subtle about the problems in their relationship. After reading this book, I don't think that I could forget the mental picture I had when reading about him cheating to ever like his character in a future book. I also disliked the ending. It seemed incomplete - I felt as if I was left hanging.
4.0 out of 5 stars an engrossing read,
tregatt (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this first book in a series featuring Francesca Cahill, aspiring private investigator. Seldom have I read a book that is brimming with the same kind of raw energy as that of the main character, Francesca. I was so caught with the enthusiasm and energy that this novel possessed that time passed without me realising it until the book was finished. This novel definitely makes for engrossing reading!
Francesca Cahill believes in doing something worthwhile with her life. An ardent reformer, her current ambition is to be the first female newspaper reporter in New York. However, Francesca is also the member of a prominent New York family, where the daughters marry well, have children and partake in the social functions -- they do not attend college and get jobs!
At one of her mothers social dos, Francesca meets the new police commissiomer, Rick Bragg, and is immediately drawn to him. Unfortunately, she also finds herself, to her chagrin, behaving quite awkwardly. Later that same night, she discovers a cryptic unsigned missive, which she dismisses as some kind of prank while she tries to work out her uncharacteristic response to Bragg. The next morning however, the Cahills are shocked to discover that while the party was going on, someone had kidnapped one of their neighbour's sons. Francesca immediately realises the significance of the note and rushes off to inform Bragg. And even though Bragg warns her not to get involved and to leave the matter to the police, Francesca cannot help but become involved. The search for the truth and the little boy is too important to Francesca to give up. And soon she is knee deep in the race to find the missing boy who seems to be in the hands of a mad man bent on revenge rather than a ransome. Francesca's investigations will lead her to the seamier side of New York City, through the slums and into danger; her search will also lead her to discover some rather uncomfortable truths about her own family, truths she may have prefered not to know at all.
This is probably going to be the last book I read this year, and I'm glad that I closed out the year on a high note. Brenda Joyce has created a wonderful protagonist in Francesca Cahill, who is brave and passionate and simply brimming with energy. It is obvious that this charcater is young and a little naive -- in fact her naivety lands her in danger more than once! But we not only overlook this but root for Francesca to somehow come out on top and go on. The plot is clever one and the pacing of the sequence of events is flawless: the tension is palpable as page after page one wonders at what new horror will be uncovered and if the unfortuante little boy will be found alive.
A masterfully written novel. I look forward to the next Francesca Cahill novel eagerly.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best new series of the year,
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This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
If I could give Brenda Joyce's novel "Deadly Love" a sixth star on the amazon scale I would. This is the best new beginning of a historical series romance that I have ever read. The book itself reads like old fashioned chapter novels and has left me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment in this fantastic, yet disturbing book. I say that it is disturbing because it has its characters be human, with the same kind of human foibles that we all have. In "Deadly Love" however, Joyce somehow allows her characters to be heroic and larger then life, despite their humanity, in the way that we want our romance novel characters to be.
Francesca is a woman ahead of her time who wants to both be her own woman (she is attending the first women's college in England) and she wants to keep her family happy so she keeps her endeavor from her mother. Even though it means attending balls to the wee hours of the morning, attending classes a scant few hours after falling asleep, and studying every spare moment.
Of course, it would not be a romance without the flawed hero, a.k.a. Rick Bragg, the head of the police, Francesca's love interest, and her almost nemesis. He is sexy, brooding and mad bad and 'dangerous to know."
At the end of the book there are serious personal problems in the love lives of both her brother and her sister, a new mystery for the amateur sleuth, Francesca to solve and budding love for Rick and our heroine. This is both a great ending and a fantastic beginning of a new book and a new series for Brenda Joyce.
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the best in mystery and romance,
Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
In 1902 New York City, even her family believes that kindhearted, social issues advocate Francesca Cahill is an eccentric. Francesca belongs to every known society trying to reform the ills of the universe. However, her family knows only the tip of the iceberg of Francesca's efforts. The do-gooder attends college with no one the wiser and belongs to many more organizations that help the needy than either her parents or sister Connie even know.
While attending a ball, in which she meets police commissioner Rick Bragg, Francesca finds a ransom note making demands for the return of her neighbor's little boy abducted from his bed. Unable to let it go, the do-gooder begins making inquiries. Rick, vowing to remain clean, tries to stop the enchanting, but obstinate Francesca from continuing with her investigation. When that fails, he joins her efforts mostly to keep her safe, not yet knowing the danger that awaits them.
DEADLY LOVE is a superb merging of an amateur sleuth novel with a historical police procedural mystery. It turns into a fabulous reading experience for genre fans. The story line works on several levels. The investigation is filled with a sexual tension between the fully developed lead characters and the infusion of historical tidbits makes the Big Apple at the turn of the century seem very much alive. Romance readers already know that B.D. Joyce by any other name (Brenda Joyce) means a fabulous well-crafted novel and now mystery fans will know likewise.
Harriet Klausner
3.0 out of 5 stars Weak yet Strong,
ACWJ (CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
This isn't really a romance book, but hints to be one. This book is more on mystery than romance. While we know that Francesca and Rick are the heroine and hero of this series, I do not feel that Rick feels anything for Francesca, from the beginning to the last page, even after Joel's last comment, which I was like "duh... how did it seem so?"
This book is weak by itself in storyline and definitely in the aspect of romance. However, let us not forget that it is the beginning of a series of romance mystery between Francesca and Rick, and the people around her.
Deadly Love is like a small piece that makes up a big puzzle. While it may not be an enjoyment to read and does not live up to its expectations, Deadly Love, as the first book to the series, introduces and builds a set of characters we need to know for the future stories.
Thus, I think I will appreciate this book more as the story develops when more books are released.
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a MYSTERY,
By A Customer
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
When will publishers learn to market books honestly? This is NOT a romance novel; it is an atmospheric character study with a mystery thrown in for good measure.
The descriptions are well done and accurate. The cast of characters is quite interesting - conflict building for future books, I hope.
Re the main characters, Francesca is too much the feminist for my personal taste - a budding Hillary comes to mind. We are told early and often that she's quite liberal and out to change social ills.
Rick, on the other hand, is totally opposite of the sappy males written by many female writers. He is masculine, intelligent, tender when necessary, and does the heavy lifting the Francesca's often avoid.
In short, I hardly ever read Brenda Joyce's romance novels - too light and sappy - but decided to give this one a try. I'm glad I did.
2.0 out of 5 stars unappealing heroine makes for tough going,
Amazon Customer (bx, ny USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadly Love (Mass Market Paperback)
After seeing reviews copmparing this to the likes of Anne Perry and Caleb Carr,I decided to give this a shot. How disappointing. I had trouble warming up to the heroine,Francesca. Ms.Joyce was trying to make Francesca into a enlightened young upper class woman of the turn of the last century-secretly attending college,befriending lower class people,ect. I think another reviewer hit upon the main problem with this story-it couldn't decicide if it was a mystery or a romance. Francesca was supposed to be a bright and articulate person,but when she meets the new police commissioner she becomes just another simpering ninny. I also found her interest in the abduction of the neighboring child to be more of voyuerism than that of true concern. Rick,the new police commissioner was correct in being annoyed with her interst in the case. A most disappointing book.
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Bill and Carol's Senior Years Abroad: Merhaba, Hoscakal (Hello, Goodbye)
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Published: May 22nd 2012
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We hang out here with Annie, Dave and our friends in good weather
With nine remaining days in Turkey, we are writing from our Antalya flat, which is already denuded. Each day friends and strangers come by to haul off items they have purchased during our moving sale, and they stay for tea and conversation. "What's the matter? Why are you leaving Turkey?" they ask. "When are you coming back?" In a culture in which plans are seldom made more than a few days in advance, the notion that we came for two years and that the two years are ending just doesn't cut it. So we speak instead--with complete truthfulness--of how much we long for our U.S. friends, children and grandchildren--mentioning that a third grandchild (Kate and Lisa's baby girl!) is due in September. "Tamam" (okay), they say. "But you will miss the sun and the sea and Turkish food too much. You'll be back!"
Well, we're not sure when we will be back. And bringing an end to this magical and rich two -year adventure is tougher than we imagined. Several of our blog readers have suggested that we will face "reverse culture shock" on return, and we suspect that they're right. We've thrived in a less scheduled life: we've become
Bill at his swimming hole
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more spontaneous, savoring time to admire a cloud formation or an unfamiliar birdcall. As in two previous years, we love hanging out in our friend Annie's rustic, flower-filled garden, surrounded by 200-year-old crumbling stone walls. We'll miss the endless explorations into the countryside and especially the jaw-dropping sites of history and pre-history (back to 12,000 B.C.) that have completely revised our sense of what is meant by the word "ancient." And the Sea--what will Bill do without his morning swims in the Sea?
And so, during March, April and early May, our travels with guests have had a special poignancy for us. As we visited again favorite spots with visitors, we were acutely aware that this would likely be the last time for us. And when we explored new spots with them, the thought was, "We're so glad we didn't miss doing this!" There were three sets of guests this spring, and we enjoyed each visit enormously. Rather than a log of each set of travels, though, we'd love to give a couple of quirky or memorable moments from each visit.
In March, Gayle and Bob Reid came to spend a week of their Turkish trip with us.
Gayle and Bob
Visiting the mysterious flames that --since pre-history--have arisen from the rocks at Chimera, on the base of Mt. Olympos.
(Gayle and Carol have been fast friends since they met at the beginning of college--50 years ago.) Though we had many colorful adventures, one especially conjures true Turkish culture. After a happy day of other explorations, we decided to stop by the gorgeous Roman theatre Aspendos on our way back to Antalya. (Aspendos, built in 2nd Century A.D. is considered the best preserved Roman theatre in the world, and hosts live, un-miked, opera in the summer.) But before we arrived, we were seduced by the aromas of an outdoor gozleme stand, where we have gone with guests before. A village woman was grilling a savory thin pancake that is stuffed with goodies: spinach, cheese, potato, meat. We luxuriated over lunch, then realized it was late--in fact, too late to get into Aspendos. We decided to drive by Aspendos anyway, and were hailed in the parking lot by what appeared to be an employee. He admitted that the theatre was officially closed, but he said "No problem, come in, come in. I have special price for you." Bob paid the price, which as indeed 5 TL per person lower than usual. Moments later, we were approaching the entrance, but the man
The guard at the Aspendos Roman theatre earned a little extra cash by supplying a ladder for after-hours viewing
guided us around the side of the theatre, indicating an after-hours entrance (or something like that). The theatre is built into a steep hill, with the back perhaps 8 - 10 feet higher than the top of the hill. We found ourselves following an irrigation ditch up the steep incline. Then Gayle said, "Wait a minute! Why is that man carrying a ladder?" Sure enough, we were being led to the back of the theatre, where we climbed up the man's rickety metal ladder onto the very top ledge of a 1800-year-old Roman treasure about 150 feet above the stage below. From there the view was spectacular--perhaps more so because it was a bit hard-earned.
With Gayle and Bob, we headed west along the Mediterranean, stopping at the village of Dalyan, a spot Bill and I had been wanting to see. We stayed in a small pension just across the river from some amazing, huge Lycian rock tombs carved into the opposite cliffs. The next morning we took a small boat down the river, heading toward the beach that is famous as a nesting place of endangered loggerhead turtles. In a major environmental accomplishment for Turkey, this beach is
Tombs of the Kings at Kaunos
These Lycian tombs are across the river from the village of Dalyan near the Mediterranean coast.
now off limits to visitors during the parts of the year that are crucial for mating, nesting, and hatching. When we were there, the beach was pretty but turtle-free. However, as our boat headed back down the river to Dalyan, some crab fishermen pulled along side and persuaded us to buy some freshly-caught, freshly-steamed little blue crabs. Oh my--they were so good!
In April, Ruth Otto (Carol's longstanding close friend and former colleague) came for another rewarding week.
(Note: Our camera had a defective memory card on this trip so photos in this section were provided by Ruth Otto--Thanks, Ruth!)
We began with daytrips out of Antalya, but spent the last three days and nights exploring a region Bill and I had longed to see: Antakya, which is the ancient city of Antioch. (We'll call it Antioch here, just to avoid confusion with the similarity of the names of Antalya and Antakya.) Antioch is an hour's flight east of Antalya but still close to the Mediterranean coast--just 10 km from the Syrian border.
Antioch is famous for two things: its wonderful, Arab-influenced cuisine and its multi-faith/multi-ethnic culture--extremely rare in contemporary Turkey. We stayed in Antioch's oldest section in a
Old Section of Antioch
When Bill managed to turn the rental car around in one of these narrow alleys, a local woman screamed "Ilk defa!" (First time!)
handsomely-restored former convent beside Antioch's Catholic Church.
Finding our way to the convent made a mockery of our western reliance on aids such as Google maps, which were useless in the labyrinth of curving and extremely narrow alleyways that have no labeled names. The very idea that anyone would even try to take a car on those pathways designed for donkeys was laughable. As is usual in Turkey, the solution was to get help from a bystander. In our case, a young boy led Bill on foot through the intersecting alleys to the church where we were staying, and Bill later found a car-worthy route via more modern streets. Over the course of our days in the Antioch area, we found our way almost completely by asking directions, sometimes with touching or hilarious results. One man led us in his car to a special restaurant; another sent us on our way after presenting us with three oranges he had picked from his tree.
Of course, we knew that Antioch had figured prominently in early Christian history, but we were sketchy about the details. It turns out that Saint Peter had dug the world's first church out of a
1st Church of Christianity
St. Peter 'dug' this church out of a cave in Antioch. Ornate facade added in recent centuries
cave just above Antioch--the site where the word "Christian" was first used. Also, St. Paul spent considerable time there--as well as Matthew, Mark, and Luke. (It is believed John cared for Mary in Ephesus but never made it as far east as Antioch.) Maybe that's why those ancient narrow alleyways with ornate metal doors reminded me of paintings from a Sunday School tract! For Christians, this is, indeed, a second Holy Land!
This trip also provided our second befuddling brush with tollroads in Turkey. When we rented our car in the city of Adana (2.5 hours from Antioch), we were given a tollcard and told that we could put the necessary cash on it once we entered the tollroad. When we got to the first gate, there was no human around and no sign of a place to put money on the card, so we just drove through--to the expected sound of a brief siren. At the second gate, same thing, but there an arm came down, blocking easy exit. But without a way to put money on the card, what could we do? So Bill drove carefully
the arm/barrier. A short ways down, we stopped to talk
Ruth at the Spice Market
to some men in police uniforms and asked where to pay. They pointed to a small square building on the other side of six lanes of tollroad traffic with two waist-high metal barriers (no gate) in the middle. We were incredulous that such risks were necessary, and Bill declined to race between the cars and climb the fences to fill the card. So we continued on to Antioch as jolly criminals, expecting to hear a siren at any moment. Mercifully, none came, and we were never stopped. On the way home, however, we found the identical situation, and Bill DID run across all lanes of the tollroad and climb the fences to pay. But that time, it was 5:00 a.m. so there was little traffic. Ah, Turkey, you never fail to provide us with memorable experiences!
Our last guests, Cindy Phillips and Eileen Stretch, are our Seattle friends--and also our doctors. And they were definitely not here to monitor to diet and health practices because we all ate like fiends--well, healthy fiends. A particularly enjoyable daytrip with Eileen and Cindy took us deep into the countryside, close to the mountains where there are more goats than people, very few
Trout Valley River
cars, a few picturesque villages, and certainly no tourists. It was the first time we'd made this trip, and what a pleasure! The translation of the region's name is Trout Valley, and we stopped at a little fish restaurant for lunch beside a river swollen with snowmelt. There was unusually large snowfall in the mountains this year, and the river had expanded so much that it was catching dozens of huge trees in its path--quite a sight. The fresh grilled trout had been stuffed with herbs and wrapped in grape leaves to preserve the succulence. And succulent it was. It was served with salad, grilled onions, and potatoes--a simple meal but certainly one of the best we've had in Turkey! Going home, we took the "back road," an extremely narrow path carved into the sides of mountains with some jaw-dropping views complete with adorable (but foul-smelling) goats and dazzling fields of poppies. There were also some terrorizing potential plunges--so we in the back seat focused a lot on goats and flowers while Bill kept the car hugging the verticle rocks to the right.
Later in the week, the four of us took a scenic route toward their last main
Library at Ephesus
stop, Ephesus--the crown jewel of Turkey's ancient sites. Though only partially excavated, Ephesus is a larger site than most and has benefitted from a great deal of European money for professional-quality restoration. St. Paul spoke at the large theatre there, and of course, the Letters to the Ephesians were written to residents of the ancient city. We had been there earlier, and agree that it is a "must-see" in Turkey.
Since Eillen was reared Catholic and has the (secret) first name of Mary, we travelled to another nearby site--the alleged home of the Virgin Mary during the last years of her life. The story goes that just before the Crucifixion, Christ asked John to take care of his mother because it was very unsafe around Jerusalem. It is believed that John brought her to the coast of what is now Turkey, near what is now Izmir (once Smyrna). There is evidence that John was in what is now Selcuk, just beside Ehpesus, but the exact whereabouts of Mary were less certain. In the late 1800s, a German nun who never left Germany had a vision about Mary's house and wrote a tract describing in exact detail where it could
Courtyard at Mary's House
The Virgin Mary is mentioned 7 times in the Koran..
be found in the mountains above Ephesus. Some believers traveled to Asia Minor, following the nun's directions and excavated a ruin with a few feet of standing walls in the exact spot. The site was later authenticated and consecretated by two different Popes. The cynic in me was very skeptical about the truth of this story, but when we visited (twice, actually!), I found the experience quite compelling. There's a lovely quiet park there with a tiny chapel built up from the walls of "Mary's House." And--to our surprise--there is a plaque listing all the quotations about Mary from the Koran. As Cindy said, "When the Koran was written, Islam obviously revered both Jesus--as a Prophet--and Mary. So what's the deal about Christians being 'infidels' "? Bill thinks the little matter of several centuries of bloody Crusades fought around here may have caused the Christians to lose favor in this region. Could be.
Well, it's time to sign off of our last blog from Turkey.
(If you want to see more photos, scroll down for several pages more of pictures with captions.
) After we leave next week, we plan to spend a month in various parts of Poland and
Cindy and Eileen at Phaselis
Germany, then back to Seattle on July 2.
As always, we're really so grateful to all of you who have followed our adventures and encouraged us to persist with the blog through your many comments. It's wonderful that we'll be able to see many of you in the flesh before long!
Affectionately, Carol and Bill
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Carol and I have moved to Antalya, Turkey where we will be living for two years. We wanted to live in another culture, learn Turkish, possibly teach some English and enjoy a beautiful place and friendly and welcoming people. We would like to experience Turkey as people who live here rather than as tourists, passing through....
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Gozleme is a thin, stuffed pancake of cheese, greens and meat grilled on a dome by the side of the road
Aquaduct at Aspendos
Built by the Romans in 2nd C. AD
Bill and Bob sampling olives
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Ooh, Sharing Pomegranite Juice
Public toilets at Ephesus
This provided a social experience to the Ephesians in 1st C AD
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22nd May 2012
Doug Wilton
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Bon Voyage!
(I don't know how to say that in Turkish.) Contratulations on a wonderful adventure, and thanks for sharing it with us. Travel safely, and savor all that you have experienced. All the best! Doug
22nd May 2012
Al and Sharon
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Extraordinary Journey
We have been mesmerized by your beautiful pictures and Carol's longtime gift of writing--what a treasure you have imprinted on us! We had actually talked of the end of your journey being near, so this entry is most welcome. Have good travels on your way home, and welcome home to you in July. Love, Al and Sharon
22nd May 2012
Kim Becklund
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Wherever you are- there's your family!
Bill and Carol - Congratulations on what sounds like a life-altering, joyful adventure! I so wish I could be there with you! Thanks for sharing your experiences. Looking forward to catching up upon your return to your US family.
22nd May 2012
Stephanie Abbott
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How wonderful
I love your blog - we have good memories of Ephesus and Istanbul but 2 years in Turkey is wonderful. We will be in Seattle for a week beginning August 11 and we hope to see you both. Love Stephanie ps. Stork porn!
22nd May 2012
catherine crain
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Thanks for sharing these wonderful stories and photos!
It sounds like leaving is bittersweet - this is probably the sign of a wonderful experience. I wonder what the next chapter in your life will bring?! I am so excited to have you back in Seattle soon. Safe travels and see you in July! Love, Catherine
22nd May 2012
Judi Kalitzki
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Excited to see you!!
I'm not suprised it's going to be a huge wrench to leave Antalya, but know that we in Seattle are thrilled at the thought of seeing you again. My department chair had a party the other night, and I was talking to his wife, who mentioned that once her husband retires in Dec. they might go back to Turkey where he did a teaching stint at the University of Koc back in 2001-2. She said that may have been the happiest year of her life--she loved Turkey! When I told her about my friends who were coming to the end of two years in Turkey, she was so envious and said she'd love to hear about your time there. So I told her I'd invite the four of you to dinner sometime and let you compare notes about Turkey. See you soon, Judi
22nd May 2012
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thanks for the virtual adventure!
I so enjoyed your blogs, prose and pictures. An amazing place and I feel that I've experienced some of it with you. Safe travels home.
22nd May 2012
Rick Wilson
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Such a treasure!
Thank you so much for your sharing of these incredible adventures through these past two years. It has made the missing you almost worth it! Take care and continue enjoying as your brain wraps around other 'old world' parts of northern Europe before you get back to us where we get excited over our homes that were built "nearly a hundred years ago!"
23rd May 2012
Carol Merrill
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so much for sharing your travels. It was an absolute delight to hear the stories and see the pictures. Hope your travels to the north are a great finale for you.
24th May 2012
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Have a safe trip back home
Dear Carol and Bill, Thank you so much for sharing your great experience in Turkey. We are looking forward to seeing you again this summer in Seattle. Your blogs are a great introduction to our October trip. Love, Elsie
24th May 2012
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Thanks, Bill and Carol, for all the interesting stories and pictures of Turkey. Looking forward to seeing you in Seattle later this year. Love, Vince and Sylvia
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PAWTUCKET ŌĆö A marriage of carefully crafted breads and pastries combined with high quality coffee has led to much success for the husband-and-wife team of Lynn and Jim Williams. Just don't call their Seven Stars Bakery a ŌĆ£coffee shop.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£Jim bristles when he hears that,ŌĆØ jokes Lynn. Although the two veteran bakers are quick to point out that they didn't want to be ŌĆ£just a bakeryŌĆØ either, and having coffee and morning newspapers available to accompany their baked goods helps bring customers in and keeps them coming back.
Seven Stars first opened in 2001, an ŌĆ£adventureŌĆØ that the couple started when they were ŌĆ£boyfriend and girlfriend,ŌĆØ as is noted on their website. Lynn, originally from western Massachusetts, had attended the Culinary Institute of New York, where she took courses in baking and pastry making. Along the way, she met Jim, a native of Southern California, who had worked in various West Coast bakeries.
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In the earliest days, Jim would work during the night making the breads and Lynn would come in during the early morning hours to finish off the pastries and open the store. ŌĆ£We worked like this for a long time,ŌĆØ she said.
At Seven Stars, the baking process involves an age-old method of long fermentation for breads and pastries. This means that after the dough is mixed, it is given a pre-determined time at a controlled temperature to develop flavor and strength. It's a process that can take hours or even days, but fermentation coaxes flavor from the wheat, they explain.
Seven Stars uses basic ingredients and never any preservatives. Most of the breads are made with unbleached, untreated flour that, unlike white flour, keeps most of its natural nutrients. Their whole wheat flour, rye flour and all of their whole grains are organic.
Seven Stars pastries are made with whole fresh eggs, high butterfat butter and all natural ingredients. Croissants and Danish are made by a process called ŌĆ£laminationŌĆØ where butter is folded into a piece of fermented dough. A painstaking process of rolling and folding chilled butter into dough creates the layers of light, flaky pasty that customers love.
Likewise, all of the cookies, scones and muffins are made from scratch, and, again, it's the high quality butter than makes the difference, the Williamses say. Jim Williams notes that when making pastries, many bakeries rely on ŌĆ£Danish roll-in fat,ŌĆØ which is an inexpensive lard. It's what leaves a filmy texture behind on the tongue.
Lynn notes that all of Seven Stars' cookies and pastries contain only ŌĆ£realŌĆØ ingredients such as pure vanilla, nuts, chocolate, salt, brown sugar, etc. ŌĆ£If it wasn't made in nature, we don't use it. No lab coats,ŌĆØ she says.
Jim noted that on the West Coast and throughout other parts of the U.S., this natural, more organic style of baking was already being embraced. He said that in the mid-1980s, the Acme bakery on the West Coast and Bread Alone in Upstate New York opened and ŌĆ£paved the wayŌĆØ for baking in the tradition of what Seven Stars does now.
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We are proud to welcome the following honorary jury members who will award prizes to our screened films (participation subject to professional conflicts):
Randal Kleiser '68, MA '74
Director of The Blue Lagoon, Flight of the Navigator, White Fang, and the 1996 AIDS drama It's My Party. His first film Grease is the most successful movie musical ever made.
Neal Broverman
Managing editor of The Advocate magazine, its website and its sister magazine, HIV Plus. He also serves as an editor for Curbed LA, covering real estate, architecture and urban planning.
Tina Mabry '05
Best known as the director of Mississippi Damned, she was named among the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in Filmmaker Magazine and was featured in The Advocate magazine as part of their "Top 40 Under 40" issue.
Jason Clodfelter '00
Senior Vice President, U.S. Drama Development and Programming for Sony Pictures Television where he guides the development of scripted programming for drama series, working on projects for both broadcast and cable.
Glenne McElhinney
Director of LGBT documentary "On the Shoulders We Stand" who founded Impact Stories, a California oral history and documentary film project.
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Stand-up comedian, television personality and one of OUT magazine's "Out 100." He is best known for his online impersonations of Chloe Sevingy.
Selected Films
Heterophobia | Michael Roma Class of 2015
Imagine a world in which there exists a queer majority and heterosexual minority. Follow Alex and Nathaniel, a straight couple who deal with societal pressures to hide their true identities.
Teens Like Phil | Dominic Haxton '07
Phil and Adam are closeted gay teens at a conservative private school. They used to be best friends but after an unexpected encounter in the park their friendship unravels.
Niagara | Leopold Dewolf MFA Student
Two guys drive with one million dollars in a bag. One of them wonders how he's going to steal it all from his lover. A road trip begins...
Genderfreak | Rebecca Louisell MFA '12
When Rachel, the "token straight girl" in her group, bumps into new kid Sammy, who doesn't identify as he or she, the two come together to take Wexler High by punk rock musical storm!
Bingo Night | Conor Fetting-Smith MFA Student
The characters of Bingo Night put their own spins on an old game, while following their dreams of becoming successful performers. Bingo Night pulls back the curtain and shows us their hopes, their struggles and their closets. It's more than just a game – it's bingo!
Dream Girl | Tulica Singh MFA Student
Laura is about to marry Daniela, the girl of her dreams, but quickly realizes that the scene in front of her is just too good to be true.
HEW | Laurie Tsou MFA '11
A contemporary homage to Camille Claude when she was together with Auguste Rodin (the father of modern sculpture and "Thinker"). HEW is an interpretation of an imagined, modern Camille Claudel and her tipping point into madness.
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Has good size and strength. Shows ability to get leverage at the point of attack. Effective in a short area that can beat a guard one on one on occasion. Plays with a good motor and will give chase outside the pocket in pursuit.
Doesn't have much quickness and is not a disruptive player. Struggles to anchor consistently against the double team and gets pushed off the ball. Gets redirected too easily by blockers. Doesn't do a good job getting off blocks and doesn't show much ability to use his hands. Doesn't have speed or range to be effective in pursuit.
Lumpkin is a bit of a tweener, because he's not quite big enough to play in a two-gap scheme, and definitely not quick enough to play in a one-gap scheme. But if there is any one that he's closest to, it's the former. A two-year starter at Kentucky, playing multiple techniques inside, but more of a nose guy. Combined for 47 tackles, 7 for loss, and 1 sack the past two years. Battled injuries early in his career with hip and ankle injuries causing him to miss time his first two seasons.
Lumpkin isn't bad, he's just not a playmaker. If he can continue to get a bit bigger and improve his technique, he has a chance to compete in a two-gap scheme at nose tackle. But he's a short area player that rarely dominates in a short-area. He doesn't take on double teams well and lacks the burst and range to get consistent push on the pocket. He's a one-dimensional player that is just Ok at his one dimension. He should compete in a camp but he's a hard worker, but he just doesn't have the athletic upside besides bouncing around a couple of camps for a couple of summers before he has to hang it up. Even if he was to start to improve his technique, he'd still be a marginal backup NT that teams would be able to find more talented guys in future drafts in the middle and late rounds that would pass him by.
Lumpkin plays in a hybrid 3-4/4-3 scheme at Kentucky, so playing in a one-gap scheme in Atlanta wouldn't be completely foreign to him. But he lacks the disruptive capability to be anything more than a camp body.
A 3-4 team should bring him to camp hoping he can push somebody else, but don't expect him to make your roster.
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Strength: 3.5
Point Of Attack: 2.0
Quickness: 1.5
Pass Rush: 1.5
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Those who like it, like it a lot!
This movie seems to be aimed squarely at me. I'm a 30-something gamer, and this movie pulls obscure references from all over the gaming spectrum. The indie band influences, and hipster joking just add to the meat of the movie.
It's a great adaptation of the quirky 6-book comic set. As with any book to movie adaption, there were some things left out that I...
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great movie but..
This movie is full of fun and original humor for the 80s-90s kids. However, there's a big caveat: get it on bluray for only a little bit more and not only do you get the bluray, but the DVD, the digital copy, and an additional choice of another digital copy movie included! What a deal!
Published on Nov. 25 2010 by D. Gillies
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Those who like it, like it a lot!,
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Bilingual) (Blu-ray)
This movie seems to be aimed squarely at me. I'm a 30-something gamer, and this movie pulls obscure references from all over the gaming spectrum. The indie band influences, and hipster joking just add to the meat of the movie.
It's a great adaptation of the quirky 6-book comic set. As with any book to movie adaption, there were some things left out that I missed, but they only have so much time. The comic couldn't have the amazing soundtrack, or crazy visuals that the movie has.
The extras are great, and extensive, from the usual kinds of 'making of', commentaries, bloopers, deleted scenes and such, as well as a short cartoon chronicling one of Scott's highschool flashbacks that didn't make it into the movie. The extras FILL the blueray's free space. Which is a TON.
Having read the comic, I find the casting pretty darn good, except for the two main characters. I have nothing AGAINST either actor... they just don't look like the comics made me think of them. They did a good enough job though. The many musical performance segments in the story are pulled off amazingly.
To mangle a quote from the director, "In a musical, when feelings become too strong, people break into song. In this movie, when feelings get too strong, they break into fights." And fight they do. No bloody brutal fights, crazy impossible funny fights rarely seen in cartoons, let alone in live action.
If you like the movie, do yourself a favor and consider getting the soundtrack, or the books.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Top 5 Movies Of 2010,
James D White (Toronto, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Bilingual) (Blu-ray)
What a gem of a movie. I was very skeptical in regards to this movie, because I am a huge fan of the source material; that being the 6 book graphic novel series. But Edgar Wright did justice to all the fans of the series and made something really special, not for just the fans; but everyone who grew up in the last 20 years.
The story is about a 22 year old man named Scott Pilgrim. He has no job, plays in a band that's trying to get somewhere and just started dating a high school-er named Knives Chow. After he dreams about a girl than sees her at the library some days later he needs to know who this dream girl is. After running into her at a party he finds out she just moved her from America and works for Amazon.ca, she's Ramona Flowers. When he finally starts to date he finds out she has 7 evil ex's and he must beat them all to win her as his girl friend.
Edgar Wright did what many have tried and failed at. He made a comic movie that is within a comic world. When someone gets punched hard you see a BLAM and when the phone rings it make the noise and the words BRING, BRING, BRING come up. And it all works, and works well. It's fun and takes some of the major highlights of the series and makes it into one fun movie.
Michael Cera is great as Scott. Everyone else does their job and they do it well the casting is just amazing every single person works as who they are. Except for Kim the drummer for Sex Bo-omb, she does not look right and they don't show ***SPOILER*** how Scott dated her and their history that was a very important part of their relationship and why she is the way she is. And that there is another huge fight sequence that goes along with that. They did change the story but that is to be expected, but I did not expect to enjoy it so much it worked really well. And man was it funny, everyone in the theatre was laughing.
But what really made the movie was the music. If you read the comic you know it's heavily musically influenced and this movie is as well. With parts playing Zelda sound effects to full Zelda music to the songs done by Beck for Sex Bo-omb or the other bands it works so well and is extremely enjoyable and really adds to the colour and feel of the world of Scott Pilgrim.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World gives mad prop's to everyone who loves entertainment, its funny and action packed and has huge influences from video games, movies and music. And I have to say this is now in the top 5 of movies this summer. Don't think about seeing this movie go see it you will have a fun time watching Scott fight for Ramona's heart; Highly Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Joy to watch,
Charly Pazdor "Charly" (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Bilingual) (Blu-ray)
At the end of 2010, I read a reviewer's top 10 list for the year. His number 1 was Scott Pilgrim. His point was that no movie in 2010 gave him more enjoyment to watch. That's how I felt about this movie. My two sons ages 18 & 21 both loved the film, the younger one almost as much as me. I loved that there was no hiding Toronto in winter and some of its landmarks, but that was only worth a few points. I loved the humour -- the mere fact that there were characters called "Lady Dudes"; the recurring joke about the bad haircut, are just two examples. The story, the music, the images, the acting performances, the action, the colours and sounds were all part of the enjoyment. (The Blu-ray with the 7.1 sound helped too.) It was a movie that I was happy to watch 3 or 4 times.
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch the movie, THEN read the books...,
Simon Bergeron - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Bilingual) (Blu-ray)
People often read novels or comics before embarking onto their cinematic adaptations. And how often have I heard about "this part was missing" or "they screwed the whole character", etc.
The trick, my friends, is simple: should you wish to enjoy both, you would be better to watch the film first. THEN read the source material. Sure, sometimes people delve into it before it even becomes a film, but then it kinda defeats the purpose of my post :/ where to begin, then...
Just take your time. As much as possible, try and do it at least once: watch the movie and read its novel or graphic novel afterwards.
This is an example I'm happy to have done this because there are quite a load of changes and deletion that had to be done to condense 6 massive Scott Pilgrim volumes in one 2-hour long movie.
Does it hurt the result? Well, not really. From my experience, it takes a very gifted director and an even wittier writer to avoid such trappings, and luckily, Edgar Wright has everything in Aces here. Comedic timing, surrealistic moments, the gold was already there when Bryan Lee O'Maley crafted his ingenious graphic novel, but Edgar, with such limited screen time, managed to make the trip worthwhile. Fast paced, fun, funny, never dull, filled with colorful characters, quirky and witty dialogues galore... the list goes on. It is easily one of the best most satisfying experiences I had in a long time and I hesitate not one minute to recommend it to anyone and everyone who's curious about watching this.
Then, read the source material ^_^
As far as special features go, there's plenty to end your appetite. Hours upon hours of bonus truly give you the experience of filming it, writing it, meeting with the comic's creator, deleted scenes, outtakes, interviews, featurettes about the music, etc... Edgar Wright's movies never disappointed me in terms of features... and this is no exception.
Scott Pilgrim is just about one of Wright's absolute BEST (toe-to-toe with Hot Fuzz so far). Please watch it :D
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-See for Anyone Under 40,
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (DVD)
Edgar Wright's take on Bryan Lee O'Malley's series of slacker-indie-gamer comics came a true delight to fans of the source material.
Although the movie moves at a breakneck pace through the set-up and confrontation with each of seven evil-exes, it was necessary to cram all six books worth of story into a single film. As viewers we lose a lot of the witty dialogue and quieter moments between characters, but this is more than balanced by the insanely kickass action sequences and visual eye-candy on display. Wright's ability to seamlessly integrate comic book imagery and conventions onto the big screen is nothing short of incredible.
I would have preferred the narrative to be split into a two-parter to allow more room to explore (I mean, the Twins were pretty much glossed over completely!), but I can understand why that wasn't possible. Above all, as a Torontonian I was ecstatic to see my city portrayed as itself instead of disguised as an American city like usual. This movie makes Toronto look COOL, and makes me excited to live here.
I must admit that although I had reservations about Michael Cera being tapped for the dim-witted but loveable hero, his Scott shines with just the right mix of vulnerability and toughness. Cera manages to portray something other than the same version of himself that shows up in all his other movies. The rest of the cast turns in some great performances as well. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a ringer for the mysterious Ramona, Ellen Wong captures Knives' teen exhuberance, and the evil exes turn in some delicious performances as well, particularly Chris Evans and Brandon Routh as Lucas and Todd.
All in all, if you are a child of the 80's or later, if you grew up with videogames and indie bands, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is a movie made specifically for YOU. Buy it, watch it, re-watch it, share it with friends.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Epic Blu-Ray of Epic Epicness,
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Bilingual) (Blu-ray)
There is nothing more moving, and more real, than the fake world of Scott Pilgrim. You follow the ups and downs of this boy turning into a man. You follow the trial of carnage he leaves in his wake. You follow them both through the star door into subspace. Then you end up at the store, buying the Blu-ray. This particular bundle is packed with goodies. All the blogs are here as well as "Music Videos" for the 4 major songs in the movie as well as different commentaries and special pre-production features. Well worth the money and I am surprised they were able to get this much content bundled together so quickly after the movie was released. This is well worth even the full price tag of $45 once it clears the initial sales boost.
5.0 out of 5 stars Pilgrim Rules!,
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (DVD)
I don't usually write reviews but I feel compelled to rave about this movie; Scott Pilgrim is a seriously amazing and innovative movie. The influences of the directing style, from video game to classic comic strip, are spectacular and it's essentially filmed for today's ADHD mentality. The Canadian references in the film are such a joy to recognize and the cast is really superb. It's a quirky, funny and just plain clever movie that I would highly recommend to any film watcher who is looking for a movie made with a contemporary stroke of genius.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hipsters will rule the world,
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If you're from Toronto this is a must buy. Michael Cera plays an amazingly lame super hero.
Movies good, extra features are good, comes with concept art, deleted scenes worth watching
and steller movie stills. This movie will give you nerd chills, it will make you laugh, cry, scream well not scream
but you defeninetly will be in awe at what a good performance and quality CGI movie can bring. This movie has sound effects that will tantalize you. Look how much I'm writing about how good this movie is! MORE WORDS!!!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A veritable zeitgeist of pop-culture,
Steve Johnston "Bus Stop Boxer" (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a veritable zeitgeist of pop-cultures mashing up against each other to deliver a romance unlike anything we'll likely see for the next decade.
A great comic book is made up of a delicate blend of artwork and storyline that leaps off the page. With comic books adapted for the screen already having made said leap, they must do more than simply use the source material as a storyboard - a vibe must be captured, some kind of sync between the creator and the director must be demonstrated, an evocation of nostalgia for the reader of the comic must be stirred and ideally, those not familiar with the material will be swept away onto the bandwagon. Edgar Wright manages to hit all of the above-mentioned notes to create a Torontonian experience unlike any other, blending elements of comic books, video games, indie music, and most importantly, movies.
Chances are, you've met a guy kind of like Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera); a likeable slacker who is lucky and clumsy with the ladies, and plays bass in a mediocre indie band. Scott is taking some time off from serious relationships by spending his time with a high school girl 6 years his junior when he meets the girl of his dreams, literally. Ramona Flowers (the completely unrecognizable Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a roller blading courier for Amazon.ca, recently transplanted from the United States, has been taking a subspace shortcut through Scott's subconscious. When he finally meets her face to face, he is instantly smitten, and Ramona soon warms to his less awkward than usual Michael Cera-esque charms. There's only one problem, Ramona's got some skeletons in her closet. Skeletons covered in muscles, flesh and clothing with crouching tiger kung fu skills in the form of Ramona's ex-boyfriends (and girlfriend, rrrrraow!). Turns out that if Scott wants to be with Ramona, he'll have to defeat the League of Evil Exes...and maybe even clean up some of his own messes while he's at it. Fortunately, Scott is the number one rated fighter in all of Ontario, so he can handle them. (It might not say so in the movie, but trust me, it's in the books.) (Besides, the fights are just allegorical for the personal issues Scott and Ramona have to lay to rest before they can get together, so why does it matter whether this 98 pound weakling can nail a 64 hit mid-air combo?)
The first thing you'll notice about this movie is the pre-credit Universal logo, rendered in glorious 8-bit like a Donkey King table top at your favourite seedy tavern. And with that, the tone is set for the next two hours. Just about everything hat unfolds on screen, from the bathroom breaks to the high scores in the aftermath of each skirmish is coloured with the same playful Nintendo brush. Edgar Wright, the mad scientist behind such genre benders/blenders as Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead has proven himself to be positively soaked in the language of cinema. And I don't mean the techniques of Orson Welles or Jean-Luc Godard, I mean every pop-culture gem of the last 20 or even 30 years. He understands exactly how we glean information off the silver screen and he's devised his own cinematic shorthand to deliver that information faster and funnier than anyone else. It's the kind of style that comes in handy adapting a book that tends to express itself in images in feelings more than thoughts and words.
What is at the heart of its triumph, besides its innate sense of fun, is the tension/conflict/torsion between Toronto's reality in which it is so cozily nested with locations like Lee's Palace, Casa Loma and Pizza Pizza, and the fighting flights of fancy as Scott engages in fisticuffs that are one half Street Fighter 2 and one half Dance Dance Revolution. The mundane and the magical collide with each other to a deftly handled soundtrack as only a music lover like Wright could deliver.
With all of this bombast going on, it's easy to forget that this really is a love story. And that is perhaps where I find this movie's only shortcoming. Even if it's Wright's scrambled take on the "boy meets girl" story, there needed to be a tender heart to this take, and that is what Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is lacking. Everything is just too neon & plastic - and perhaps that's the point. Perhaps Wright was trying to make a statement of the transitory nature of young modern love... or perhaps Wright's directed a little too much bromance and not enough romance.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great and Origonal,
This review is from: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Bilingual) (Blu-ray)
loved this movie. any fans of old school video games will definatly dig the style of this movie. the sound effects and random video game style effects make this movie a refreshingly origonal watch. there is also a good sense of humor as well especially if you watch it with a group of friends you will probably be chuckling the whole time. the movie is definatly out there and has a few weird moments but all in all you have to love how origonal the style is and the humor!
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You can tell a lot about a man by how he acts in a strip club. Does he treat it like a consequence-free environment, or does he act like the same person he is outside? So many of my coworkers at the club make no personal use of all their professional experiences observing and interacting with different types of men. In fact, I know they're ignoring this inside knowledge, because I hear at least one screaming fight on a cell phone a night in the dressing room. Some of us are thinking, "Girl, when he made you pay for two dates in a row, you should've known," or "That man is a serial stripper dater—what were you thinking?" Bad boyfriends reveal themselves pretty readily whether they're on dates or in the club, and I'm here to connect the dots, so you don't have to waste your time. Obviously, not all men frequent strip clubs, but all types of men do. After the jump, five archetypal bad boyfriends and their warning signs, in the club and out. The Frisky: Why Do I Always Try To Change Men?
The Control Freak: One of my married-with-kids coworkers was talking about her latest Skype conversation with her enlisted husband. She was getting ready for work, putting on her makeup and video-chatting, when he asked, "Why isn't your hair straight? Why is it curly?" "Well, I'm tired of straightening it every time I go in," she told him. "I just thought I'd wear it curly for once." He angrily informed her that "'Macy' (her stage name) has straight hair. MY WIFE has curly hair." Needless to say, by the time she got to work, her hair was straight. As customers, these guys say things like, "If you were my woman, I'd never let you do this." I don't want to know what else he doesn't think he would "let his woman" do. It's a short step to crazy jealousy when he insists he's just really loving you when he doesn't want you to go out for girls' nights or keep exes as Facebook friends. It's all part of an eventual plan to control and isolate "his woman" from the world. The Frisky: 10 Tips For Ending A Bad Relationship
The Creep: I worked with the sweetest girl—whose husband would show people a camera phone photo of her in mid-facial. Yikes. It's nice to date someone who's cool with you taking your clothes off for a living, but someone who gets off on it can present a problem. He's the customer who says, "I bet you get so turned on at work. Your man is so lucky, I bet you come home and want to do it all night." Actually, I just want to get into my Snuggie and turn on the DVR, hot stuff. When dating, initial excitement with the variety and novelty of his requests turns into the fear that an unworkable sex life is around the corner. Be cautious, lest the contents of his hard drive someday be in violation of the law or end up on the internet. The Frisky: Strip Club Etiquette From A Stripper
The Deadbeat: The number one stripper boyfriend stereotype is the guy who's living off of his girlfriend's lapdance money. Still, supporting a deadbeat boyfriend is not strictly the domain of sex workers. An informal dressing room survey did show 100 percent of us have been in this situation, though. I've seen it happen to civilian friends, too. In the club, this is the guy who thinks it's cool to hang out and watch for free and doesn't tip the bartender or waitress. He's probably only there because a friend paid his cover and bought his drinks. As it's well documented that we dancers judge men based on their tipping behavior, I'm surprised that these guys still get laid. Charm is still worth something, I guess, but there are plenty of charming men who will pick up the check or find something within his budget if he's, you know, legitimately broke because he works for the ACLU or is a student. Expecting you to pay for everything is a good predictor of other selfish behaviors. The Frisky: MERRIme, A New Web Comedy About Online Dating
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