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will it be another jurassic park ?
Posted 29 Nov 2003

2HOT4U says
dunno!!! BUT AS LONG AS THERE ARE HOT GUYS IN DA MOVIE MOI'S GOT NO PROBLEM WID IT!
Posted 30 Nov 2003

lol...Hottie.....

     I like the Novel.....though kind a dizzy reading the science part......
Posted 01 Dec 2003

PumpKin says
When you step into a time machine, fax yourself through a "quantum foam wormhole" and step out in feudal France circa 1357, be very, very afraid. If you aren't strapped back in precisely 37 hours after your visit begins, you'll miss the quantum bus back to 1999 and be stranded in a civil war, caught between crafty abbots, mad lords and peasant bandits all eager to cut your throat. You'll also have to dodge catapults that hurl sizzling pitch over castle battlements. On the social front, you should avoid provoking "the butcher of Crecy" or Sir Oliver may lop your head off with a swoosh of his broadsword or cage and immerse you in "Milady's Bath", a brackish dungeon pit into which live rats are tossed now and then for prisoners to eat.
This is the plight of the heroes of Timeline, Michael Crichton's thriller. They're historians in 1999 employed by a tech billionaire-genius with more than a few of Bill Gates' most unlovable quirks. Like the entrepreneur in Crichton's Jurassic Park, Doniger plans a theme park featuring artefacts from a lost world revived via cutting-edge science. When the project's chief historian sends a distress call to 1999 from 1357, the boss man doesn't tell the younger historians the risks they'll face trying to save him. At first, the interplay between eras is clever but Timeline swiftly becomes a swashbuckling old-fashioned adventure, with just a dash of science and time paradox in the mix. Most of the cool facts are about the Middle Ages and Crichton marvellously brings the past to life without ever letting the pulse-pounding action slow down. At one point, a time-tripper tries to enter the Chapel of Green Death. Unfortunately, its custodian, a crazed giant with terrible teeth and a bad case of lice, soon has her head on a block. "She saw a shadow move across the grass as he raised his axe into the air." Try not to turn the page!

Through the narrative can be glimpsed the glowing bones of the movie that may be made from Timeline and the high tech computer game that should hit the market in 2000. Expect many clashing swords and chase scenes through secret castle passages. But the book stands alone, tall and scary as a knight in armour shining with blood. --Tim Appelo

Posted 01 Dec 2003

PumpKin says
speaking abt hot guy........

the leading actor from new zealand looks hot enough during the fight....eerrr...unless u expect him to do something else 2hot4u...

wwweehehggehhe....
Posted 01 Dec 2003

PumpKin says
I've been quite disappointed with the reviews I've read about this book. I found it to be a very enjoyable read, and have recommended it to friends. It is fast-paced and interesting throughout.
The complaint I keep seeing is about Crichton's explanation of the "science" behind the "time-travel". Is it far-fetched? Yes. But those that haven't enjoyed this explanation certainly never understood what he was describing. It is not a simple concept even when it is presented simply (i.e. "Back to the Future"). Timeline's explanation is more complex and really does take some time to sink in, but it does make sense. The pervasive fear of the unknown in the 14th century is further enhanced by this unfamiliar science.

Great sci-fi, and you'll leave with a new appreciation of the past.
Posted 01 Dec 2003

PumpKin says
wht abt

The Lord of the rings : Return of the King

will it be just another triangle love story ?
Posted 05 Dec 2003

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