This would have made a much better film. The voice acting was a mixture of great and fair. Bishop was a treat to have from Lance Henriksen, bút hið age was apparent in his voice, cutting into the emersive experience.
The story itself felt like a light touch on the Alien universe, with only two new developments in works building: the contagion aspect of alien procreation (which Cameron resurrected in his prequels) and a synthetic hybrid. All together it feels like had this been adapted to the screen it would have made for a fun third film but not a stand out favorite.
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Tomasino rated Make Me No Grave: 3 stars
Tomasino reviewed Alien III by William Gibson
Review of 'Alien III' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Tomasino rated Boundary Crossed: 4 stars
Boundary Crossed by Melissa F Olson
When two vampires try to kidnap her baby niece Charlie, former US Army Sergeant Allison “Lex” Luther finds herself in …
Tomasino rated A Girl in Time: 1 star
Tomasino reviewed Galactic Outlaws by Jason Anspach
Review of 'Galactic Outlaws' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I finally got around to this one and I'm glad I did. The story is very different in tone and setting than the previous book. This felt more like an adventure with colorful and memorable characters than the military story in book one. The ending has set some major changes in motion for the next story as well. Can't wait to read that next.
Tomasino reviewed A crucible of souls by Mitchell Hogan (Sorcery ascendant sequence -- bk 1)
The Aurealis Award-winning e-book bestseller now in print. An imaginative new talent makes his debut …
Review of 'A crucible of souls' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Did not finish.
The story had some interesting elements. To much telling, not showing. Juvenile dialogue. Very repetitive.
Tomasino reviewed Renegades by Craig Alanson (Expeditionary Force, #7)
The battle-scarred star carrier Flying Dutchman is finally on her way back to Earth, after …
Review of 'Renegades' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Skippy books are always fun
Tomasino rated Statue of Liberty adventure: 4 stars
Statue of Liberty adventure by Ellen Kushner (Choose your own adventure -- 58)
Your class is visiting the Statue of Liberty, and your first stop is the museum in its pedestal. One picture …
Tomasino rated The Forever War: 5 stars
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
"The legendary novel of extraterrestrial war in an uncaring universe comes to comics, in a stunningly realized vision of Joe …
Tomasino reviewed Trouble on planet Earth by R. A. Montgomery (Choose your own adventure -- 11)
After finding every drop of oil has disappeared in the world the reader determines how …
Review of 'Trouble on planet Earth' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This book has the charm of weirdness. The endings are quite varied and I never felt railroaded into a single path. Deaths aplenty in these pages!
Review of 'Cook It in Your Dutch Oven' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Some fantastic recipes in here that really show off the creativity of a Dutch oven. You know you're in for something special when a recipe calls for flipping the lid upside down.
The into has a nice guide to Dutch ovens as well. Glad I picked it up from the library. Many note cards have been filled!
Tomasino rated Fat Quarter: 4 stars
Tomasino reviewed Sewing bits and pieces by Sandi Henderson
Review of 'Sewing bits and pieces' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
One or two good ideas here