Yesterday I picked up State of Fear at the library, and how strange it was to come home and hear the news on the radio that he had died. As a novel, State of Fear might leave something to be desired. But he surely was onto something, pointing out the chaotic and unpredictable nature of complex systems. The public simply does not know how much utter guesswork has gone into the proclaimation that CO2 is ruining the planet. He was brave to go against the flow and attempt to reveal the details that call into question our headlong rush to attempt to control something that is fundamentally uncontrollable.

MC, I salute you!

I didn't notice any actors' faces being hidden in “The 13th Warrior.” I think the action scenes were intentionally shot in low light for stylistic effect, but it's just hard to tell what's going on, partly because the Viking characters are never defined that well as individuals, so you're not sure who's being attacked, who's chasing who, etc. The first time I tried to watch the movie was in 2003, on a subpar DVD player that made the TV screen look almost pitch-black in those action scenes. When I tried to watch the movie again in 2007, on a better DVD player, the screen wasn't pitch-black, but I was still confused by most of the film. McTiernan's action scenes, like Spielberg's, are generally easy to follow.

Although I suspect Dunphy is right about the strategic murk covering stand-ins.

Yesterday I picked up State of Fear at the library, and how strange it was to come home and hear the news on the radio that he had died. As a novel, State of Fear might leave something to be desired. But he surely was onto something, pointing out the chaotic and unpredictable nature of complex systems. The public simply does not know how much utter guesswork has gone into the proclaimation that CO2 is ruining the planet. He was brave to go against the flow and attempt to reveal the details that call into question our headlong rush to attempt to control something that is fundamentally uncontrollable.

MC, I salute you!

I didn't notice any actors' faces being hidden in “The 13th Warrior.” I think the action scenes were intentionally shot in low light for stylistic effect, but it's just hard to tell what's going on, partly because the Viking characters are never defined that well as individuals, so you're not sure who's being attacked, who's chasing who, etc. The first time I tried to watch the movie was in 2003, on a subpar DVD player that made the TV screen look almost pitch-black in those action scenes. When I tried to watch the movie again in 2007, on a better DVD player, the screen wasn't pitch-black, but I was still confused by most of the film. McTiernan's action scenes, like Spielberg's, are generally easy to follow.

Yesterday I picked up State of Fear at the library, and how strange it was to come home and hear the news on the radio that he had died. As a novel, State of Fear might leave something to be desired. But he surely was onto something, pointing out the chaotic and unpredictable nature of complex systems. The public simply does not know how much utter guesswork has gone into the proclaimation that CO2 is ruining the planet. He was brave to go against the flow and attempt to reveal the details that call into question our headlong rush to attempt to control something that is fundamentally uncontrollable.

MC, I salute you!

I didn't notice any actors' faces being hidden in “The 13th Warrior.” I think the action scenes were intentionally shot in low light for stylistic effect, but it's just hard to tell what's going on, partly because the Viking characters are never defined that well as individuals, so you're not sure who's being attacked, who's chasing who, etc. The first time I tried to watch the movie was in 2003, on a subpar DVD player that made the TV screen look almost pitch-black in those action scenes. When I tried to watch the movie again in 2007, on a better DVD player, the screen wasn't pitch-black, but I was still confused by most of the film. McTiernan's action scenes, like Spielberg's, are generally easy to follow.

Although I suspect Dunphy is right about the strategic murk covering stand-ins.

I'm wondering if, during this period, McTiernan was into his shenanigans with Anthony Pellicano.