Bolt is an incredible tale of a dog named Bolt who is the star of his own (and self-titled) television show. The catch is, he doesn't know it's not real. Bolt believes he has the amazing abilities portrayed on the show and great lengths are made by the producers to ensure things stay that way. But, thanks to a couple of cats, Bolt escapes the safe world of the Hollywood studio and ends up in New York where he meets a street-tough cat named Mittens, whom he drags with him on his quest to find Penny, his person and co-star of the TV show. Along the way, they meet up with Rhino, a psychotic, chubby hamster who joins Bolt and Mittens on their journey.

I was a little apprehensive when it came time to go to the theater with my wife to see this movie. I was afraid all the good scenes for Bolt were shown in the trailers. I couldn't have been more wrong. The time seemed to fly while watching this movie. I'm not sure exactly how long it is, but we saw the 2:50 showing and were out by 4:30. It didn't feel like 90 or so minuted passed.

The animation in Bolt is stellar. Some of the establishing scenes looked as though filmed from real life and not from a computer. The character models for the people are rather standard for a CG kids-oriented movie, but they too looked well. I couldn't help but notice that about a third of the humans were overweight in some capacity. There is no weight-related message to Bolt, so I wonder if there was a point to it. Not that it matters really.

Where the movie shines through is in the voice acting. I'm not a John Travolta fan, but he did a fantastic job as Bolt. The same can be said for Miley Cyrus' Penny. In fact, no member of the cast was a let down and that includes the animal shelter workers and the various "species" of pigeons shown throughout Bolt's adventure.

If you have kids or don't, you'll want to see this movie. It's well made, well acted, and has a great storyline. You won't regret paying to see Bolt.

Starting with a bang, right where Casino Royale left off, Quantum of Solace delivers an action-packed, drama-filled two hours that will leave you scratching your head.

QoS features a great cast, amazing stunts, and spectacular special effects. While it has a story of it's own to tell, a very environmental guilt trip in some respects, it relies heavily on the viewers' familiarity with the events of Casino Royale. I found myself struggling to remember what came before when certain points were reflected upon.

Should you see Quantum of Solace? If you're a Bond fan or enjoy action-packed films with fast cars, hot babes, and explosions, the answer is yes. If you're a casual Bond fan, you should rent Casino Royale the night before to make sure it's fresh in your mind.

For Godzilla's 50th anniversary, Toho brought fans around the world Final Wars. In it are love, action, adventure, and more monsters than you can shake a very large stick at.

The plot is simple and a bit contrived, but who goes into a Godzilla movie looking for plot? Monsters are on the rampage around the world. An alien force arrives and captures them in the name of universal peace. Turns out that they are actually here to enslave mankind and control the "bad guy" monsters. It's up to a small band of "mutants" led by an American to bring Godzilla out to deal with the monsters with the heroes deal with the aliens. Mothra is in there too as is the US version of Godzilla, you know the one from that crappy movie starring Matthew "I kill people while driving drunk in foreign countries" Broderick.

Godzilla Final Wars is a decent enough flick and I recommend watching it with the subtitles on if you do decide to watch it. If you're even a slight fan of the world's favorite monster, you owe it to yourself to watch this movie any way you can.

If you love Star Wars and you love watching action figures kick each other in the nuts then Robot Chicken Star Wars is the DVD for you. Seth Green and his cohorts, with George Lucas' permission, put together a Star Wars special for Cartoon Networks adult swim last year. Since I don't get that channel, I had to wait over a year to see it. I wouldn't say it was worth the wait, but it's some of the funniest stuff I've watched in a while.

Featuring the voices of Mark Hamill, Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, and even George Lucas himself, Robot Chicken Star Wars delivers laughs right from the get-go with a redone opening sequence mimicking that of Darth Vader's retrieval from Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith.

You'll laugh and Luke and the Emperor throw down a yo mama fight, cheer for Admiral Ackbar's new cereal (your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!), and cry as Ponda Baba makes a poor choice to go with his friend to the Cantina.

So, if you like Star Wars parodies and crude humor, you owe it to yourself to watch Robot Chicken Star Wars. It's ****ing funny, dude!

Jumper sucks. The acting sucks. The dialogue sucks. Hayden Christenson sucks. The only thing this movie has going for it is special effects and once you've seen Hayden "jump" 20 times, it loses even that.

David, played my Hayden, discovers he has the ability to teleport and uses it to leave his abusive father and rob banks for a living. After a few years, he comes home to find his love interest and then finds himself in a war between the Jumpers and Paladins, a group of people who hunt Jumpers because... well, it's never explained. Sam Jackson calls them abomination and says that only God should have the power to be everywhere at once.

This movie lacks everything a good movie is and I'm glad I listened to my wife and we didn't see this in the theater. If you find a scratched copy in a dumpster somewhere and have 90 minutes of your life you don't want back, watch Jumper. Otherwise, go paint a room and watch paint dry. It's just as much fun.

The Fog was on TV last Friday and since there was nothing else better to do, my wife and I watched it. The best thing I can say about this movie is that I'm glad we didn't pay for it and that commercials broke up the idiocy.

I understand this is a remake, though I've not seen the original and now have no desire to, no matte how much better it may be. The story is that a ship of lepers were betrayed by the founders of some coastal city and their ghosts have come back for revenge. Only after the captain of their ship is reunited with his long-lost love do they depart.

The cast is a group of B and C-list people that couldn't get me to believe their characters were real. Tom Welling, from Smallville, was Clark Kent to me throughout the film and Selma Blair was just Selma Blair. The special effects were mediocre at best and the dialogue blows.

In short, unless someone pays you to see this, skip The Fog. You'll be more entertained by a plastic bag being blown around in the summer breeze.

Back in 1984, the second G.I. Joe mini-series aired in syndication all across America and other parts of the world. Though released a few years ago on DVD, finding it at a reasonable price is nigh-impossible. However, Hasbro has brought it back in an awesome pack with action figures and accessories from the series. The second of five sets, "The Revenge of Cobra" brings fans to the Joe's second adventure against Cobra and introduces a large number of new characters and equipment.

In addition to the DVD, which I'll get to in a moment, the set includes Destro, Lady Jaye, Roadblock with strangler vines, and the Weather Dominator, the main plot device for this series. Also included is the second of five pieces to help you build your own M.A.S.S. device, as featured in the first DVD Battle set, file cards, and stands.

This DVD release is a bare-bones version of the mini-series. The options you have are to play them all in a row or episode by episode. Considering you get a DVD, four figures and accessories for $20, I didn't expect any extras on the DVD, but perhaps a couple vintage commercials would have been a nice addition.

"The Revenge of Cobra" starts off with the Joes transporting a laser core powered cannon when Cobra ambushes them and succeeds in stealing the laser core and kidnapping Snake-Eyes and Duke (again). Back at the Cobra base, the laser core is attached to Destro's newest invention, the weather dominator, with which Cobra attempts to take over the world with. Duke and Snake-Eyes are used in the new arena of sport, but break free and get a message out to the Joe team about Cobras next Target. The Joes are able to retaliate the energy of the weather donimator and send it back to the Cobra base where is explodes, sending it's three component parts to far flung and dangerous parts of the Earth. The rest of the series is a race against time as both teams and Zartan's Dreadnoks try to recover the parts. In the end Cobra loses and Cobra Commander is captured (for the third time).

This was the series I taped off the TV back in the day and watched over and over again, so I was really excited to get this set. Roadblock still steals the show and this time around, more characters are given the spotlight. Only a few are left out this time around. The sound and animation are exactly as I remember them and are of good quality. I'm not sure if this was remastered, but it looks pretty darn good even by today's standards.

The Destro figure in this set shares the same mold as the one included in the original Cobra 5-pack and was later released individually. Near as I can tell, there's little ot no difference in the paint scheme. His only accessory is a pistol, so his inclusion in this set isn't quite as exciting as the rest.

Lady Jaye uses the same mold as the previous release, but has a new head this time around, without the hat, and looks closer to how she appeared throughout the Joe cartoon. She also includes a spear and backpack with additional spearheads. It took Hasbro only 24 years to get her right.

Roadblock shares the same mold as the original release, but is colored to better match how he appears in the cartoon. Unfortunately, he only comes equipped with a knife, but he also has the strangler vines as featured on the DVD. The best part is that they attach to his stand, so you can easily display his attacking the vines, or the other way around depending on how you look at it.

The prize of this set is the Weather Dominator accessory. It's the right size, though missing most of the bulk that attached to it in the series. It detaches from the control stand and splits into it's three fragments; the laser core, ion correlator, and hydro-master. Now, your Joes and Cobras can search for the parts in your own living room.

The M.A.S.S. device piece in this set is the section that functions as the back of the device. It's unremarkable by itself, but I'm sure once the last three parts are available it will be glorious. I've always wanted a toy of the M.A.S.S. device, and I'm now two steps closer to it now.

In conclusion, this set is great. Considering individual figures go for $7-8 each and the cost of DVDs, you're getting a lot for $20. It's almost as if the M.A.S.S. device part and DVD are free. So, if you're a Joe fan, you owe it to yourself to track this set down. You'll be glad you did.

In 1983, the original G.I. Joe mini-series aired in syndication all across America and other parts of the world. Though released a few years ago on DVD, finding it at a reasonable price is nigh-impossible. However, Hasbro has brought it back in an awesome pack with action figures and accessories from the series. The first of five sets, "The M.A.S.S. Device" brings fans back to the beginning of it all.

In addition to the DVD, which I'll get to in a moment, the set includes a radiated Snake-Eyes and his wolf TImber, Stalker with J.U.M.P. jet-pack, a Cobra Trooper with a cart loaded with catalytic elements, and the Baroness in scuba gear with heavy water retrieval unit. Also included is the first of five pieces to help you build your own M.A.S.S. device, file cards, and stands.

This DVD release is a bare-bones version of the mini-series. The options you have are to play them all in a row or episode by episode. Considering you get a DVD, four figures and accessories for $20, I didn't expect any extras on the DVD, but perhaps a couple vintage commercials could have been included.

"The M.A.S.S. Device" tells the tale of the terrorist organization Cobra stealing the technology of matter transportation from a New England scientist and using it to threaten the world into subjugation. The G.I. Joe team is slowly introduced throughout the series as climate and locale changes and specialists are needed. Almost the entire cast of the original team from 1982-1983 are featured except for, curiously enough, Hawk, Zap, and Grand Slam. Duke's the main man throughout the series and it bugs me now like it did back in the day. He's a Sergeant and outranked by others on the team, but that's a technicality for the fantasy adventures of this made-up anti-terrorist unit.

The sound and animation are exactly as I remember them and are of good quality. I'm not sure if this was remastered, but it looks pretty darn good even by today's standards.

The Snake-Eyes figure is the shares the same mold as the one included in the original Joe 5-pack. This time around, his face, elbows, and boots are a clear red, to emphasize the radiation he went through at one point in the series. He also comes with Timber, which uses the same mold as the last three TImbers, and a canister of elements for the M.A.S.S. device. The effect on him is really cool, though I think more red would have been in order. He also has bare hands, just like in the series.

Stalker uses the same mold as the previous release, but comes with a jet pack and rifle and is colored in an even lighter green camouflage than his previous initial release. Both he and Snake-Eyes have sheaths for knives on their right thighs, but none are included.

The Cobra Trooper shares the same mold are others of the same designation. His straps are painted white this time and he comes with a rifle that he can't seem to hold. He also comes with a Cobra push-cart with clear boxes containing the elements needed for the M.A.S.S. device.

Near as I can tell, Baroness is a new mold for this set and I can see it used as scuba versions for all the female cast at some point should the need arise as they only need to change the head since she's wearing her trademark glasses. She comes with a mask, pistol, and a device used to obtain "heavy water" for the M.A.S.S. device.

The M.A.S.S. device piece in this set is the section that holds the three elements needed to power it. It's unremarkable by itself, but I'm sure once the rest of the parts are available it will be glorious. I've always wanted a toy of the M.A.S.S. device, and I'm one step closer to it now.

In conclusion, this set is great. Considering individual figures go for $7-8 each and the cost of DVDs, you're getting a lot for $20. It's almost as if the M.A.S.S. device part and DVD are free. So, if you're a Joe fan, you owe it to yourself to track this set down. You'll be glad you did.

If you like monster movies like Godzilla and/or the Blair Witch style of cinematography, then Cloverfield is the film for you. It's not the best film I've ever seen, nor is it the worst. Being able to see it for free, made it worth the price of "admission."

The movie starts out as a group of friends document the makings of and farewell party for the movie's main character, Rob. After about 18 minutes of partying and testimonials to Rob is when the poop hits the fan. A couple explosions rock New York City, with the cameraman, Hud, catching only a glimpse of the monster behind the destruction.

The rest of the film features Rob, his brother Jason, Jason's girlfriend Lilly, Hud, and a girl Hud likes named Marlena as they try to escape New York along with the rest of the populace. The run from the Brooklyn Bridge, through the subway tunnels, and with the help of an Army officer that would likely get court-marshaled for doing what he did to help them, to being rescued by the military.

The special effects are descent enough and the cast does a good job at being scared while running away. However, I didn't like the Blair Witch, so I wasn't too fond of the first-person perspective, shaky-camera filming of this movie, In a way, it was neat to get a ground-level perspective in a giant, city-crushing monster movie. However, I think this would have been a better movie if it was filmed in a more traditional method.

In conclusion, Cloverfield is a good movie, worth a rental or checking out from the library (if they do that sort of thing - I don't know). It's not very long, so even if you end up not liking it, it's not too much of your life wasted.

WALL-E is what I'd like to call the perfect movie for all ages. Young or old, you will probably enjoy this movie. It has comedy, drama, a love story, and an environmental message that packs a bit of a punch, but isn't preachy about it.

The Earth has been deserted by mankind due to the amount of garbage, making the planet inhospitable. In five years, they were supposed to return was robots left on the planet's surface cleaned up the mess. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned and no human has been on Earth for 700 years. Fortunately, they forgot to shut off one of the robots, WALL-E. We see WALL-E go through his daily routine as he builds skyscrapers of garbage and collects various bits of human trash for his own collection, including a lone cockroach who he takes on as a pet. WALL-E's world turns upside down when a ship arrives with EVE, whose directive is to seek out plant life. WALL-E falls in love with the sleek, floating robot and this sets of a chain of events he wold never have imagined possible.

This movie featured little dialogue until the end, so be prepared for that. It's beautifully animated and features a great cast of characters from WALL-E to EVE to the misfit robots introduced later in the film. Every part of this movie is amazing, right down to the music. I was expecting a good film when I went to see it, what I got was a great film well worth evening admission prices.

So, in conclusion, what it boils down to is you have to see this movie. You won't regret it.

There are spoilers here. Don't read any further if you actually want to see this movie.

Wanted is based on a comic book series I've never read nor heard about until previews of this movie began to air. In all honesty, my desire to see the movie was pretty low as I had no points of reference to compare it to the work it was based on, nor am I a big fan of Top Cow's comic books nor Mark Millar's writing ability. Suffice it to say, I went into the theater expecting nothing but a lot of noise and special effects.

That's exactly what I got.

Wanted is noise and special effects surrounded by an almost laughably predictable comic book plot. There's apparently a league of assassins that get their targets from a mystical loom that weaves names in code on a tapestry. Sloan, played my Morgan Freeman, send the assassins out on their missions based on his translation of that code.

It turns out that the main character, Wesley, who played Mr. Tumnis in "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe," is the son of a recently assassinated assassin, killed by a rogue agent. He gets trained in a very long montage that shows no passage of time, so it's almost like a week later this once-accountant is now an assassin. He wants to go after his father's killer, but is sent on other assignments instead.

If you've seen the ending of "The Empire Strikes Back" is should come as no surprise that the rogue agent is his father and he's been trying to save his son from the assassin lifestyle. It turns out Sloan's been manipulating the targets from the loom and there's a big explosive, hard-to-follow battle at the end of the film with everyone except Wesley and Sloan getting offed. The very end was kinda cool, but a rerun of how the movie started.

The special effects are nice and if you like predictable movies that don't make you think at all, Wanted is the movie for you. I suppose some people will see it because Angelina Jolie is in it, though I've never understood her appeal. Morgan Freeman was the only saving grace as far as casting goes. Except for Sloan, Wesly, and Fox, all the other characters were throw-aways that had no character development at all.

This movie is barely worth a matinee price. I say borrow it from a friend when it comes out on DVD.

Over the past few years, I've seen this title and the other volumes in this series at Suncoast or Best Buy and I've always wondered what it was like. It looked like a cute, animal version of the giant robot cartoons from Japan. Well, the first volume finally came into work, so I checked it out.

The best part of this DVD is the opening sequence with it's Engrish rock music leading the way to what one would assume to be a well-animated series of robots pounding the crap out of each other. Each "episode" is less than 5 minutes long and does nothing to live up the expectations I had from the opening sequence.

"The Strongest Warrior" and "Certain Death! Rocket Punch!" are similar in that there's sort of a battle between two big robots. The Panda robot fights a chicken robot in the former and a bull-like robot in the latter, both times with a crowd of little animal friends cheering the panda on or dousing the battlefield with water because the bad guy says he's "on fire." And on that note, there's not one line of dialogue spoken, it's all on-screen, like giant black cue cards whenever someone has something to say. "Table Manners" highlights panda and his grandfather iscussing the proper way to eat batteries. "A Quiet Duel" is about a game of Old Maid. "The Midnight Angel" didn't make sense to me as I was typing this while watching and wasn't paying too close of attention.

The animation is very well done and fluid in spots and choppy in others. This is done on purpose, though I don't much care for it. The music is decent enough as are the sounds and effects. The extras are all right. There's a sequence where Panda-Z is running through a large field, trying to catch up with it's flight pack. There is also a textless opening sequence, some trailers (Mars Daybreak, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Planetes), and the credits.

So, I'm a little disappointed. I built my expectations based on the DVD case and a curiosity of Japanese robots. Panda-Z is not my cup of batteries, but anime fans may find this more enjoyable than I.

Second time is a charm with the Incredible Hulk. Instead of a sequel, Marvel apparently wanted a do-over and they got it right this time around. With an all new cast and creative team, the Incredible Hulk is the movie that should have been released 5 years ago.

The Incredible Hulk is not as cerebral or dull as it's predecessor. There are the slow moments in the story, but they don't plod along. Ed Norton makes the perfect Bruce Banner and Liv Tyler does a splendid job playing love interest Betty Ross. Even better are the special effects this time around. The Hulk looks really real this time and the transformation sequences are handled very well. Gone is the stupid slide-show effect that made the previous Hulk movie look like a bad CD-ROM animated comic book. Just because it works for 24, doesn't mean it will work for a movie.

In closing, the Incredible Hulk is worth the hype and perhaps even evening show prices, depending on how much those are where you live. While not as good as Iron Man, it's pretty darn good and makes the previous Hulk look like a grade school level play. Great acting, directing, and a few set-ups for a sequel make this a must-see film.

I was warned that this movie was bad. Online reviews said as much as did friends and co-workers that had seen it. I was warned. But, after seeing the Incredible Hulk (in theaters now), my curiosity was piqued enough to give this a try. I was warned.

Hulk is a steaming pile of crap. If this film is indicative of Ang Lee's work, that man should never be allowed near a film again. Horrible direction, editing, and special effects plague this movie. After almost an hour in, I was bored to tears. The actors, on an individual level, are fine, but there's no chemistry between anyone in any scene. Eric Bana, Jennifer Connely, all of them just stink every scene they're in. Even Sam Elliot is horrible in this and I didn't think that man could suck in any role.

The first time Banner Hulks out, it's for no apparent reason, just an excuse to get the slow, plodding story going. And then it dies down again. This would have made a better television series than a feature film. Well, I was warned.

So, don't see this movie. Don't rent it, don't watch it, and if someone gives it to you as a gift you should throw it in the garbage or furnace or deep space. Go see the Incredible Hulk starring Ed Norton and Liv Tyler. Don't watch this one. Ever. You've been warned.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (KotCS from here on) is the long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated fourth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford, Cate Blachett, and Shia LaBeouf headline a superb cast in this flick that lives up to it's predecessors.

While a little slow to start, KotCS packs a similar punch to the previous Indiana Jones films. Harrison Ford looks his age in the beginning, but cleans up nicely as the film progresses. Cate Blanchett plays a Russian operative that specializes in the paranormal. She does a decent enough Russian accent, but I couldn't help but remember, throughout the film, that she doesn't really sound like that. So, my suspension of disbelief suffered a bit there.

And speaking of suspension of disbelief, in this day and age there should be no excuse for a scene to look like it's shot on a set even if it is. There are a couple of those in KotCS and I found it jarring. Maybe that was the look they were going for, I just don't care for it when the rest of the film doesn't match it.

Shia Labeouf stars as Mutt Williams, a greaser kid sent by his Mom to get Indy's help to rescue said Mom and an archaeologist friend of Indy's. He plays an angry kid pretty good, but his character seems the same as some of hi previous roles, like Sam Witwicky in Transformers. It's probably just the way he acts.

Some critics have panned KotCS, but they're critics and really shouldn't be listened to. KotCS is an enjoyable romp through the late 50's with a friend we haven't heard from in almost 20 years. There are times your heartstrings will be tugged, mine were after the opening sequence, and the entire gamete of emotions is present. Great acting, great music (way to go John Williams), and a good storyline earn KotCS a 4.5 out of 5. But, since Multiply doesn't allow for that, I'm giving the film a 5 out of 5. The only way you'll be disappointed is if you expect the second coming of Dr. Jones.

I have been looking forward to Prince Caspian with some reluctance. I don't like going into a theater with any expectations as I'm usually let down if I go in thinking a movie will be good or great. Well, with Prince Caspian I can happily say that my expectations were not only met, but exceeded as well.

Now, I thought I'd read the book a while back, but no part of the story on the screen seemed familiar, so I must be thinking of one of the others as I've only read two or three of the Narnia series. So, there was an added bonus of not comparing the movie to the book. It also means I don't know how accurate the movie is to the book. I guess I'll have to get me a copy to find out.

The kids from the first movie are back in England, doing it is whatever English school kids do when they find themselves whisked away to Narnia again. What they don't immediately realize when they get there is that while only a year has passed for them, 1,300 have passed in Narnia. So, things are a lot different than they remember.

I don't want to give too much of the plot away, but it plays out very well over the course of about 2 1/2 hours. The actors performed very well and the special effects were not too over the top, though there were a few scenes that seemed obvious in their CG effects to me. It didn't detract from the film for me though. Fans of Wicket the Ewok and the movie Willow will recognize Warwick Davis in the role of the dwarf, Nikabrik.

I recommend Prince Caspian if you're a fan of good fantasy stories and are a casual fan of the books like I am. I can't speak for hardcore Narnia book fans though. I'm sure this movie will do very well for itself this summer.

We saw Iron Man tonight with my Father-in-law, who's visiting for a few days from Texas, and let me start by saying my expectations were exceeded.

The casting was top-notch. Robert Downey Jr. is quite possibly the best choice in the world for Tony Stark. He was incredible from start to finish. Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrance Howard, and Jeff Bridges also were the great in their roles as Virginia "Pepper" Potts, James Rhodes, and Obidiah Stane.

Iron Man is a great modernization of the original origin story and worth paying full price for evening show. Go out and see this ASAP. And when you do, make sure you stick around until the credits are through. Trust me.

If your looking to kill about 90 minutes of your life with some wannabe-Godzilla style action, look no further than D-War, Dragon Wars to those of us that live in the US.

"Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter, and he arrives at the conclusion that a girl, stricken with a mysterious illness, named Sarah is suppose to help him. The Imoogi makes its way to Los Angeles, wreaking havoc and destruction. With the entire city under arms, will Ethan and Sarah make it in time to save the people of Los Angola's?" - stolen from IMDB

The acting is mediocre at best, though my wife did find that this cast features three people that guest-starred on "Friends," one guy was featured in "The Office" for a number of episodes, and the voice of Mirage from "The Incredibles" is also in this movie. The scenes are painfully disjointed at times, there's not a single two that flow together well. The CG "dragons" (more like snakes and reptiles) were okat in most scenes and just downright obviously not there in others. What I mean is that you could tell they were inserted into the scene. There are a LOT of plot holes (and conveniences) and things that are just plain stupid in this movie.

But you know what? I'd watch this again. It was campy, crappy, and there are a lot of problems with it, but it's one of those movies that is so bad that it's worth watching at least once. Sure, you may never find yourself giving a crap about the characters, but you'll laugh every time you hear the Wilhelm scream, or hear the same voice used for every chopper pilot during the big battle between man and "dragon."

So, if you find you have a little time to spare and find yourself curious how a snake can eat an elephant, take the time to watch "Dragon Wars." It's just dumb fun.

We watched "No Country for Old Men" the night before we watched "Blade Runner." Like "Blade Runner," "No Country for Old Men" has a slower pace than a lot of today's movies. However, I found myself actually caring about the characters and not wanting the film to end.

NCFOM is well written, well directed, and well acted. There's really not anything I can say that's a negative towards this movie. It's a good drama, based on the book by the same name written by Cormac McCarthy. There's a copy in the store, presently on hold for one of our employees, and I've thumbed through it to be pleasantly surprised that a lot of the dialogue in the film comes straight from the book. Good job, Hollywood.

This probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you're in the mood for a good drama, I suggest checking out "No Country for Old Men."

A Blade Runner Haiku:

Well made (for it's time).
Slow. Plodding. I feel sleepy.
Two hours of my life.

In all seriousness, Blade Runner is well made. However, it has the pace of a snail, walking uphill, through molasses, in the winter. My God! I wanted to nod off, but I told a co-worker of mine that I'd sit through the movie this time. See, I told him that I fell asleep the first time I watched Blade Runner (the theatrical cut) and he couldn't believe it. So, when the four-disc collector's edition came into work, he suggested I check it out and watch the director's cut, which I did tonight with the misses. We both found ourselves doing other things while we waited for the end of this miserable dreck. Do yourself a favor the next time someone suggests watching any version of Blade Runner, tell them, "NO!" and watch something entertaining, like a Pauly Shore movie.