Close to the Chest » Reviews http://www.close-to-the-chest.com Are we close to yours? Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:50:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Review – Trillium by Kori Linae Carothers http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2009/10/12/review-trillium-by-kori-linae-carothers/ http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2009/10/12/review-trillium-by-kori-linae-carothers/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:14:31 +0000 CttCJim http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/?p=591 I lucked out on this one, it’s a really excellent album. Read my full review at paganradio.net.

If anyone has anything they want reviewed for their site, feel free to contact us; i’m not on an exclusive contract or anything!

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I was pretty harsh on it, but honestly its a pretty okay album.

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]]> http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2009/10/10/review-bloodmoon-by-heartbeat/feed/ 1 Featured comic: Ménage à 3 http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/07/29/featured-comic-menage-a-3/ http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/07/29/featured-comic-menage-a-3/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:59:50 +0000 CttCJim http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/?p=108 What can I say about this comic, aside from “it’s awesome”? Be advised that there is mild nudity from the first comic. There is also a very humorous delivery and a plot that will keep you checking back over and over for updates.

Super-deluxe link below:

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]]> http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/07/29/featured-comic-menage-a-3/feed/ 0 Featured Webcomic: The House of Madness http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/06/22/featured-webcomic-the-house-of-madness/ http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/06/22/featured-webcomic-the-house-of-madness/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:51:04 +0000 CttCJim http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/?p=86 I don’t know WHY i love THoM so much. I just DO. Shazram reminds me of myself. But with lightning powers.

Take a look. Maybe you’ll like it, maybe you won’t. I personally, inexplicably, love it. It’s witty and has a lot of potential for amusing plotlines. Plus, it’s lovely proof that a clever punchline doesn’t need stunning visuals.

Follow the amusing link below. FOLLOW IT!!!

The House of Madness!

Also I feel just a little bit of new-comic-creator solidarity. That may have an influence ;)

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]]> http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/06/22/featured-webcomic-the-house-of-madness/feed/ 0 My First Review: Iron Man http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/05/09/my-first-review-iron-man/ http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/2008/05/09/my-first-review-iron-man/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 06:08:50 +0000 Holly http://www.close-to-the-chest.com/?p=73 Okay, so my birthday gift to myself was a trip to the movies to see Iron Man… and let me say, oh my god, it was good. I’ll try not to spoil anything for those that havent seen it, but I make no promises.

First off, the story itself was great, they followed the comic canon to the letter, his origin and character model was perfect. The writing was incredible, funny at the right points, serious when it needed to be. They truly spent some time writing this story and doing their research to make good move. The characters were fully fleshed out, I actually cared if something happened to them, even the minor characters, a rare thing for Hollywood to do these days.

Visually, this movie was moving poetry, the cgi for the suit was so goddamn beautiful, it made my little artistic brain squee with delight. They again did their research and made sure they had all their bases covered. The set design was gorgeous, the tech design for Stark’s toys was the such to made any comic nerd pleased and slightly jealous that those toys dont exist yet.

The soundtrack… where to start… I loved it, simple as that. It invoked emotion at the correct points, but wasnt so overpowering to take away from the movie. Again this was something they obviously spent some time and effort on. I highly recommend snagging the soundtrack for listening pleasure to anyone.

What amazed so much about Iron Man, is that the crew, director and actors all really seemed to care that they made a movie true to the Iron Man legend. This was obviously an act of love for the director, and Robert Downey Jr. makes a wonderful Stark, and you can tell by watching it that he enjoyed making this movie, and it wouldnt surprise me if he was a fan of the comic book before signing on to do the movie.

Seriously, if you havent seen this movie, I recommend you go and see it, it one of those few movies that is worth seeing in theaters these days. I was so impressed at this piece that I will probably be dragging James to see it when I get to Calgary. This probably the best movie I have seen since Sweeny Todd, it made me laugh, gasp, and kept me on the edge of my seat at all the right moments.

Comic will be up later on today… I promise, its nearly finished… I got sidetracked…

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