alexdiazgranados

@alexdiazgranados (678)

United States • Age 61

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Writing is My Passion

Discussions (12)

alexdiazgranados's Discussions

Which of the existing five Superman films is your favorite?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 29 Mar 07

With the 2006 release of Bryan Singer's excellent Superman Returns, which stars Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor, the once left-for-dead franchise based on the DC Comics hero has been revived...

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Favorite non-Bond Connery role?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 8 Feb 07

We all know that Sean Connery is the original (and to me, best) James Bond, but he's also appeared in many other films, including The Russia House, The Hunt for Red October, Just Cause, The Man Who Would Be King, A Bridge Too Far,...

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Sid Meier's Civilization series...I'm a fan. Are you?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 7 Feb 07

Since 1992, I've been a fan of Sid Meier's Civilization series, a so-called "god game" where you start a civilization from the humblest of beginnings, then slowly but surely get it to expand into a mighty empire by gaining...

god games

historical simulations

pc strategy games

sid meiers civilization series

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Which of the 10 existing Star Trek feature films is your favorite

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 4 Feb 07

As you may have heard, Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost) are developing an 11th Star Trek feature film. Rumors about its story center on the possibility that it'll be a prequel to the Original Series and will...

best 10 star trek films

epinions

nicholas meyer

ranking

star trek feature films

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The 2006 re-issues of the Classic Trilogy on DVD...love them or hate them?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 3 Feb 07

As most of us Star Wars fans know, the Classic Trilogy was released on DVD in September of 2004. Essentially the 1997 Special Edition re-issues with a few controversial tweaks (Hayden Christensen replacing Sebastian Shaw in the...

classic trilogy

dvd case

dvd sets special edition

star wars dvd versions

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Do you find all those "add requests" from X-rated sites annoying?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 3 Feb 07

As a daily user of the networking site MySpace, I am always checking my message box to see if any of my friends has sent me a comment or a note, or if I have any "add requests" from real and interesting people. Sometimes I get...

annoyances on myspace

porn ads on myspace

spam

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Which of the ST:TNG spinoffs or films is your favorite?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 29 Jan 07

With the success of Star Trek:The Next Generation, itself a spinoff of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry and Rick Berman ensured that the visionary view of the future would thrive in the vast wasteland of TV and capture the hearts of...

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Do you keep a blog or a journal online?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 27 Jan 07

As someone who enjoys writing, I sometimes like to write down what's on my mind or to tell my friends what's new in my life through my blog on MySpace. I try my best not to write about boring or depressing topics, and if I'm in...

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The Tom Clancy books in movie form: Hit or Miss?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 27 Jan 07

As a big fan of insurance salesman-turned-novelist Tom Clancy, I was thrilled in 1989 when I heard that The Hunt for Red October was going to be made into a film. When I saw the movie in March of 1990, I liked it even though some...

alec baldwin

clear and present danger

What is your favorite Steven Spielberg film?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 3 Jan 07

Ever since his 1975 adaptation of Peter Benchley's JAWS became one of the modern film era's "blockbuster" hits, millions of moviegoers all over the world have flocked to see films directed by Steven Spielberg. Whether he tells...

jaws

raiders

raiders of the lost ark

steven spielberg

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Is the Iraq war Gulf War II, or is it deja vu, Vietnam-style, all over again?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 16 Dec 06

In August of 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in an act of naked aggression to settle a bogus oil-related dispute, I strongly supported President G.H.W. Bush's decision to send American forces as part of a multinational...

president george hw bush

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Do you sometimes have trouble coming up with review ideas or reviews?

alexdiazgranados @alexdiazgranados (678) • United States 13 Dec 06

As a reviewer for the Epinions division of Shopping.com/eBay, I have tried to stick to a one-review-per-day writing quota, and for the most part, I've managed to do so. But after three years and over 900 reviews, plus some recent...

epinions

freelance writing

online reviewing

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