Watched 2008 ( Read more... )

I set a goal for this year ... well, actually, two (2) goals ... and I waited until February to set them. My goals are not exactly lofty. Truth be told, they are rather mundane. I would probably accomplish the first without much effort; the second is a bit of a stretch - even though I cheated a little ( Read more... )

Across the Universe ( Blu-Ray / Musical / Premiere Date: 12 October 2007 / MPAA Rating: PG-13 / Running Time: 2 hrs., 11 min. ) was an interesting story of the upheaval of the '60s told to the music of the Beatles. I am a huge Beatles fan. I am not, however, a big fan of musicals. I thought the songs added to the story but, at times, extended the ( Read more... )

Beowulf: The Director's Cut ( Standard DVD / CG Animation / Release Date: 16 November 2007 / MPAA Rating: Unrated; originally, PG-13 / Running Time: 1 hr., 54 min.; originally, 1 hr., 53 min. ) was interesting technically from an animation stand point but uninteresting otherwise. As a matter of fact, I watched a lot of the movie in 1.5x speed - a ( Read more... )

Justice League: The New Frontier ( Blu-Ray / Animated / DVD Release Date: 26 February 2008 / MPAA Rating: PG-13 / Running Time: 1 hr., 15 min. ) is a good translation of the comic book series of the same name by Darwyn Cooke. My only complaint is that I wish it were longer ( Read more... )

Good Luck Chuck ( Blu-Ray / Release Date: 21 September 2007 / MPAA Rating: Unrated; originally, R / Running Time: 1 hr., 41 min.; originally, 1 hr., 36 min. ) started out funny enough but ended up just bad. Not even the copious gratuitous nudity of the unrated version could save it; unfortunately, Jessica Alba kept her clothes on. I cannot even ( Read more... )

The Bourne Ultimatum ( Blu-Ray DVD / Release Date: 3 August 2007 / MPAA Rating: PG-13 / Running Time: 1 hr., 55 min. ) is the third movie in the Bourne series. If you liked The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy (which I did), you will like this new movie (which I did) - as it is more of the same. Jason Bourne, while being chased by the CIA ( Read more... )

Family Guy: Blue Harvest ( Standard DVD / Original Air Date: 23 September 2007 / MPAA Rating: Not Rated / Running Time: 48 min. ) is an extraordinarily funny spoof of the original Star Wars. I have only seen a few episodes of Family Guy - just enough to recognize the characters. That did not stop me from enjoying the "movie."

This is not for ( Read more... )

The Lost Room ( Standard DVDs / Release Date: 11 December 2006 / MPAA Rating: / Not Rated Running Time: 4 hrs., 30 min. ) is the best mini-series that SciFi has produced and one of the best I have ever seen. This is the third time I have seen it. I am very happy that I bought it ( Read more... )

Turok: Son of Stone ( Standard DVD / DVD Premiere Date: / MPAA Rating: Not Rated / Running Time: 1 hr., 13 min. ) has a very intriguing story and is well animated. I am glad that I added it to my collection ( Read more... )