Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

Category: Reviews

  • Review: Blood Diamond

    What I love about this movie is that (in the same way as Crash did the year before) Blood Diamond takes care not to have Hollywood goodies & baddies. Say what you like, but white Southern African white males are always portrayed in the Western media as violent racist thugs, but it is just not…

  • Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    Lené suggested this book to me. Her previous recommendation (Life of Pi) was outstanding so I had hopes for this one. I was however disappointed. It just wasn’t a story I could get into. I know its good how the autistic boy figures things out etc. But to me there’s not enough of a story.

  • Mini review: Life of Pi

    I have just finished Life of Pi by Canadian Yann Martel. There were bits at the start of the book that made me doubt whether I was going to enjoy this book, but I’m glad I kept on reading because Pi dragged me into his world without much trouble after that. There are some hilarious…

  • Review: "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

    Finished reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman today. This book can be classified as Americana with a mix of mythology, but I prefer Urban Fantasy. It has won the 2002 Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker awards, all for Best Novel. It was also nominated for Best Novel in the 2002 BSFA Award. This is not…

  • "Inside man" mini review. No spoilers.

    I was really not expecting too much of this movie. I know it has been getting some good reviews, but surely it was just another bank robbery movie. Well it ain’t. Do yourself a favour and go and see this movie. This is Denzel Washington’s best movie in a long time. Clive Owen is superb…

  • King Kong? More like King Con.

    This movie is utter utter nonsense. It shows what happens when a Kiwi directs a movie about animals (they don’t have them in NZ). It also shows how many people still have no concept of nature. I realise this is just good yarn, but for crying out load it is supposed to be a gorilla after…

  • Nothing beats Beethoven (for me anyway)

    I have been suffering of music fatigue lately. You know; when everything on your iPod sounds old. Then last night I stuck Beethoven’s Triple Concerto by Herbert von Karajan and I just realised again what an absolute genius this man was. Nowadays we use the word genius way too much, but I don’t think anyone…

  • Review: The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks

    I’ve recently finished The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. It carries some of the themes from His Dark Materials (some of the best books you’re likely to read) and The Matrix (the good one). If you enjoyed either of these, you’re likely to enjoy The Traveller. Almost…

  • Brideshead Revisited: Best tv drama of all time?

    They are currently repeating Brideshead Revisited on ITV3 in the UK. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that this is probably the finest adaptation of a novel put to film. It is a real work of astounding and living art. It is very rare that you find something so perfect. The cast alone…

  • The Best Harry Potter yet?

    SPOILER! I have just finished reading the The Half-Blood Prince, the 6th Harry Potter book. I don’t know why, but the critics did not rate this book as highly as the others. I thought it was very good; possibly the best one yet. I’m glad no-one spoiled the ending for me so I won’t spoil…