http://swordsedge.ca The Thoughts and Ideas of Fraser Ronald Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:53:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Highlander is just not a movie that stands up. I loved this movie when I was in high school, and it became the font of all quotes in university, but even during the latter, I could see its failings. It was a good-bad movie. It had fuckin’ Sean Connery in ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/09/lowdown-on-highlander/ Things are quiet, and I apologize for that. I’m working hard on Sword Noir, a game I’m designing subtitled “A Role-Playing Game of Hard-boiled Sword & Sorcery.” Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when it’s out. I feel bad about letting Sword’s Edge take a hit due to my focus elsewhere. Just when ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/09/he-of-the-gigantic-mirth/ So, very sick family ensured that I would miss SurvivorCon. I can't tell you how saddened I am about that, especially since it sounded like such awesome fun. Honestly, I was kind of depressed all weekend long, thinking about the gaming coolness I was missing. In order to try to ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/cheesy-fantasy-films/ From the world of “are you fucking kidding me?” comes the movie Battleship. Now, having a movie based on that particular game in and of itself is kind of a WTF decision, but in a recent article, we learn that the movie is going to be about “an alien invasion ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/you-sunk-my-blockbuster/ Comic Book Movie has pics of the final design for Kilowog from the upcoming Martin Campbell/Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern movie. It looks pretty cool. The question is, will we have Gollum or Jar Jar? Gollum—for me—integrated seamlessly into the movie. I totally believed in his actual existence. Jar Jar was ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/alien-gl-goodness/ It seems that John Woo may be back to form. Anyone who has seen the outstanding Red Cliff will know that Mr. Woo’s most recent movie is both astounding and from China. Woo left Hollywood, and I am very glad he did. Now here’s news on another movie coming out of ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/reign-of-woo/ Edgar Wright is pretty much a golden boy. I haven’t seen Scott Pilgrim yet (and likely won’t until it hits DVD), but everything I’ve read about it make me think cool! So Mr. Wright talking some Ant-Man movie is pretty sweet. Seems there’s a second draft of the script in the ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/iredeemable-bad-size-small/ If you like spy or special operations stuff, I think you'll dig Hard Graft, a webcomic. I read a bunch of it over lunch, and I'm ordering the book. Yes, I'm going to pay for a physical copy of something I read free over the internet. Why would I do that? ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/get-the-hard-graft/ A new review has appeared of On Spec issue 79, the one that ran “For Simple Coin.” I wish I could claim this was a big, long loving review of my story, but it’s nice just to see it considered “A solidly entertaining piece.” Now that Dark Horizons is done (penultimate chapter ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/08/solidly-entertaining-thats-me/ I don't know how long it will be up but there is a trailer for Thor available on the Tubes. I got wood. My only complaint: too many car explosions. And please, please don't let Odin actually die. Anthony Hopkins as Odin (and the stuff he delivers in this trailer) is just too ... http://swordsedge.ca/2010/07/this-trailer-is-viking-approved/