Primal Fear

Primal Fear
$14.98
Just a couple of clarification points for anyone thinking about purchasing.

Screen Aspect Ratio is NOT 2.35 as shown in the Amazon Product Details.

The Screen Aspect Ratio is 1.85 and is Anamorphic, NOT Letterbox as on the 10-21-1998 DVD release.

GREAT movie, one of my top 10 movies .... Glad I now have the WS (1.85:1) Anamorphic format.

16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
$8.99
just recieved this album (along with 'nuclear fire') from amazon yesterday. it took me a listen to get into it but i really do like it. as a PF fan i eagerly await their new albums so i can see what the band is offering and to rock my brains out to some new metal. i knew i had to add this to my collection as i own most of the bands albums (DG, BS, SS, NR, GH's, and now NF) and this one didnt disappoint. although when i recieved it from amazon, i realised that my copy didnt come with a cd booklet. a rather odd turn of events but on to the music......

the album starts off with a bunch of great tracks that get you rockin...
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is your typical 'death and destruction are coming' heavy metal album intro. then the album kicks off with the fast paced RIDING THE EAGLE. a great song with a rousing chorus. fast paced and rockin. then it leads us into SIX TIMES DEAD(16.6) which is presumably the title track of the album. with its eerie sound and crawling guitar lines this song is a keeper. next up is BLACK RAIN, a slower, middle eastern inspired track. slow it may be but it's still a great track and creates a mood when listening to it. which leads us into a couple more rocking tracks after that. UNDER THE RADAR and 5.0/TORN are rockers that will get your head bobbing up and down. especially the fast paced 'radar'. after these 2 rockers comes the fast paced SOAR. the fast pace of the verses is offset by a slightly slower chorus which works for the song. there's a wierd middle part that soundS like korn but i can overlook that for the rest of the song. the blistering rythm will get you headbanging. next up is KILLBOUND. this song oddly enough has a guitar line that reminds me of another PF song that i cant figure out just yet. maybe it's 'carniwar' or 'demons and angels'. but it definately sounds like they took the same guitar and put it to a new song. the song is pretty good but not one of the highlights. the chorus is kind of blah...
the next track, NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE, is your 'dramatic ballad' of the album. the song's ok but not one of my favs. NIGHT AFTER NIGHT opens with a great guitar intro and proceeds to pound you with some double bass drumming before slowing down for the verse. the chorus picks the faster rythm up again and throws in some helloween-esqe melody. a good song. i could see this one being even better and more dramatic in a live setting. SMITH AND WESSON is another rocker that starts off fast but slows down for the verses. it's a pretty rockin track even if the lyrics are a bit cheesy. it kinda has an 80's metal vibe to it. this is followed by THE EXORCIST. a heavy as hell song that will get you headbanging immediately with it's blistering guitar and double bass drumming mayhem. this song harkens back to the band ACCEPT. i could easily see udo screaming this one out. this one's a keeper. the albums closing song, HANDS OF TIME is definately a highlight of the album. an acoustic song where 4 band members take the vocal reins and deliver a very powerful song about life passing you by without you realizing it. the music, lyrics and vocal performance of this track are all top notch. truly amazing song.
the version of this cd i got is the digipack version which contains 2 extra tracks, CRY HAVOC and SCREAM. both of which are worth the price of admission and are better than a few of the tracks on the regular version of the cd. CRY HAVOC is an up-tempo rocker with a fun chorus and an almost tribal drumming to the verse. the final song, SCREAM, is another up-tempo rocker that will get your blood pumping and head banging. both of these tracks remind me of older PF. they could have easily come off of either of their first 2 albums.

so what is the verdict, you ask? well this album is definately a great rocker and a keeper. despite it's few flaws. pf fans will like it and i think even the casual listener will enjoy this album. i just hope for the next album they go back to the speed/power metal of albums like 'devils ground' and 'nuclear fire'.
will be seeing PF at progpower in a few weeks and i'm sure it will be awesome. cant wait to see the metal commando live!!!!!!!!!!!
KEEP IT METAL!!

Primal Fear
$9.98
Primal Fear is an excellent legal thriller movie, with outstanding performances from Richard Gere, Laura Linney, and especially Edward Norton (in his first movie role, and one of his best), who steals almost every scene he appears in.

The excitement goes from start to finish, with many plot twists to keep you in suspense, the biggest of these right at the end of the film, when you least expect it...

If you're a fan of legal/thriller movies (or even if you just like Edward Norton), don't miss out on this one! I would have seen it sooner if i'd known about it.

Primal Fear (History)
$24.95
Don't confuse this with that bad flick by Richard Gere and Ed Norton.

I once saw a great documentary series on the five senses. This work was quite similar in saying that humans need fear. It keeps us away from dangerous animals, lethal environmental conditions, etc. This work shows dangerous stuff but celebrates how our bodies have a sense to know to avoid these things.

This documentary has multiple purposes. It is historical in that it shows how ancient man or man from the recent past feared much of what we do now. It is biological in that it speaks about how the brain processes fear and how the body dies when put in some lethal situations. But then there's the Bart and Homer Simpson factor. I think this was designed for those who like the adrenoline rush of fear. The people who loved the film "Titanic" or love extreme sports may like this. It shows risky stuff like sharks, fire, bears, and all kinds of stuff that some people, mostly males, love to hate.

Here's my problem: this work doesn't really emphasize that not all fears are alike. When I think about the fear of rats or drowning, I see how that is something innate and something my ancestors and other species also feel and fear. But this work included terrorism in this list with rats and monsters. I do fear terrorism, but it's not an essential, knee-jerk part of my chemistry. My distant ancestors and pets don't fear terrorism in the way that they'd fear drowning or dangerous animals. Terrorism is a civilization-based, highly sophisticated matter that involves numerous actors. It depends upon political tension. So I wouldn't have included that in this work.

Similarly, the work said in the 1700s many people feared being buried alive, including President Washington. But I doubt most people fear that nowadays as we have medical instruments that can still tell if we are alive. Unless you have a criminal enemy out there or are a victim of violence, you are not likely to wake up in a coffin by surprise.

I enjoyed this work, but I recognize that it purposely focused on controversial or "sexy" topics to garner its widest number of potential and actual viewers.