An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

I had heard some good things about this documentary and had been looking forward to seeing it. Unfortunately it was not laid out the way that I had hoped. Had there been more of the presentation that Al Gore did I feel it would have been better. But through out the film there were scenes of him at the farm were he grew up and of him doing research on his laptop that I feel did not mix well. Over all though the message was there though. To learn more go to www.climatecrisis.org 8 out of 10

21 (2008)

I was pretty excited when I first heard that they were making "Bringing Down the House" by Ben Mezrich into a movie. Unfortunately though I found out that the movie is not so much based on the book as it is inspired by it. So basically that means that they have made some pretty major changes to the story. I am a big fan of Ben Mezrich's and I have read the majority of his books and have loved them all. But unfortunately I got myself a little too over hyped for this film and I can not lie it did let me down a little. It still was pretty good though just not nearly as good as I hoped. If you have not read the book then perhaps you may enjoy it more than one who has. 7 out of 10

Netflix possibly coming to XBox live

Netflix might bring movie rentals to XBox live. Read more here.

Mars rovers get reprieve

Earlier this week NASA planned budget cuts would have shut down Spirit and Opportunity. But just yesterday they have announced that the rovers will not be shut down due to budget cuts. read more here.

Full South Park Episodes

South Park Studios have started showing full South Park episodes on their website. You can now watch any South Park episode at their website, which can be found here.

Man of the Year (2006)

I had heard so many good things about this film that I thought it would be great. But unfortunately what happens to be the case all to often is that when things get hyped up so much can they really ever live up to ones expectations. Although it was alright and kept my attention for the most part, it just was not as funny as I thought it was going to be. Outside of that I thought Robin Williams did an excellent job. 6 out of 10

Vantage Point (2008)

At first I was unsure about whether this would be all that good. But afterwards I am so happy that I saw it. It is a great action suspense film that kept you guessing exactly what was going to happen all of the time. It has many twists and turns and one of the best car chases I have seen in a while. The way that the story unfolds is rather unique as well showing an event from different view points letting you in on new details with each view. I highly recommend it. 9 out of 10

Court Will Examine Profanity Rules

The Supreme Court will examine there indecency rules when curses are said on a live broadcast. More here.

Highlander: The Source (2007)

So I have enjoyed pretty much every Highlander movie that I have seem thus far. Unfortunately I feel that this one did not live up to my expectations. It was alright but not great. I have seem all of the movies in the series thus far but I have not seen any of the TV shows. Perhaps there is a hidden correlation there that I missed which is why I did not enjoy this one as much. Anyways If you are a fan of the series then you should probably give this a shot. I may even give it a second chance once I see the TV series and see whether I enjoy it any more. 3 out 10

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

I thought that this was a great interpretation of the Dr. Suess classic. It was a slightly different outing for the Seth Rogan/Jonah Hill crew. Usually you will see them dropping the F Bomb every other word that comes out of their mouths, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that I loved Superbad. So it is good to see that they can do more than just curse. These guys have a great path laid out in front of them and I look forward to seeing where they go to next. 8 out of 10.

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006)

Follows in the usual American Pie style of teen raunchiness. Though not nearly as good as the originals it still was decent and had a good amount of laughs. If you like the franchise thus far then you should probably give this a shot. 6 out of 10

Trend Micro's site hacked

Trend Micro's website was hacked the other day which led to many other sites being compromised. Here are the details. Also here is another article with a video showing what the exploit looks like from an end user's perspective.

Google Sky

Google has launched Google Sky in the browser. Some really nice stuff here.

MASH (1970)

OK, so I really liked M*A*S*H the sitcom but my god how did it develop from such an awful movie. I was really surprised at how unfunny this movie was. I also thought that more of the cast from the sitcom was also in the movie but apparently that is not the case. I gave it a chance and had to invoke the half hour rule. Therefore it gets a 1 out of 10.

Fool's Gold (2008)

I was a bit apprehensive about whether this movie would be any good. After seeing it I must say that it turned out to be really not that bad. Is the acting perfect or the story the best thing I have ever seen, no. But does that mean that it is not a good movie, absolutely not. It has the elements of a treasure hunt with the added features of a romance. While it is no Indiana Jones or National Treasure it kept my attention and entertained me for a afternoon. I give it a 6 out of 10.

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Despite only loosely following the books I feel that this film was good. Whether it be because of cost, time allocation, or some other reason there were a bunch of scenes that were significantly changed. Despite that however they told a great story that was easy to follow and entertaining even for someone who has not read the books. Also for the fans of the books that may be worried that they completely butchered the stories, fear not because all of the basic elements are there and it can be enjoyed by you as well. I give this movie a 8 out of 10.

Training Day (2001)

Denzel Washington plays a corrupt narcotics detective and Ethan Hawke plays a rookie cop riding along on his "Training Day" and learning the ins and outs of the job. Whether this movie has any sort of truth to it or whether it shows on actual scenarios that a LAPD narcotics officer would run in to I do not know, but the characters were well written and it was very interesting to watch the story unravel and see the development of Ethan's character as he realizes that things are not always as they seem. Overall I feel this was a great movie therefore I give it a 7 out of 10.

Driving Lessons (2006)

I am a pretty big Harry Potter fan and I think the Rupert Grint does a pretty good job playing Ron Weasley in the films so I thought I would give another film of his a shot. From the trailers that I have seen it looked like it would be decent and funny. But wow was I deceived. I found it very dry and boring. I will give any movie a shot and will watch the first half hour before stopping it if it has not grabbed my attention. Which was the case with this film. I give it a 1 out of 10.

Fracture

I liked this film quite a bit. It kept me guessing all the way to the end. Anthony Hopkin's and Ryan Gosling's performances were great. I also found the kinetic art devices that were featured very interesting. It turns out that they are created by Mark Bischof and a quick search on Youtube brings up an interview that he did showing a massive device that he created. Also if you search kinetic art you get a bunch of videos including this one that are pretty good. Overall I give Fracture a 9 out of 10

A Bug's Life

In an effort to create some more content I figure since I watch a decent amount of movies I would throw up some quick two cent reviews. Nothing big or fancy just a quick blurb.

So I finally saw A Bug's Life last night. I have heard many people say good things about it and I must admit I was not disappointed. It had a decent story line and the animation was top notch as all Pixar films generally are. It had many laugh out loud moments and even though it is probably considered a children's film by some it can be enjoyed by adults as well. I give it a 8 out of 10.