Roundup

Thanks to the HBO/Starz free play I was able to get in a good amount of newer movies. Here is this week's list:

The Brave One (2007) 7
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) 7
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) 6
27 Dresses (2008) 6
Everyone's Hero (2006) 6
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) 6
Racing Stripes (2005) 7
Shrek The Third (2007) 8
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) 6
30 Days of Night (2007) 7
Sunshine (2007) 6
Transformers (2007) 8
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (2008) 5
Unaccompanied Minors(2006) 6
Mr. Woodcock (2007) 7
Music and Lyrics (2007) 5
Smokin' Aces (2006) 1
Waitress (2007) 6
Daddy Day Camp (2007) 4

The pick of the week was an easy one this week. Despite having some pretty decent films to choose from I have to go with Transformers. For anyone who grew up with the show and the toys they will easily love this movie. But even if you are new to the concept it still is an awesome movie. The special effects are top notch. The story was fantastic and even the acting was pretty good. Shia LaBeouf has really been doing some great stuff these days and this continues the trend.

In other media this week I read The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952, Rose, and Incognito #1. All of which were great.

Anyone who has ever read Peanuts (who has not really) will probably be interested in reading this first volume which collects the first couple of years of the strip. It is fascinating seeing how the story began and how it developed in the beginning.

Rose is great. The artwork is fantastic and the story is done very well. If you have not yet read Bone (what are you waiting for?!) then you will probably want to read that first as this is a prequel to that story. It is great to see how things began prior to the Bone story line and to learn the stories of Rose Harvestar (Granma Ben) and Lucius.

I also finished Overlord on the XBox 360 and must say that this game is damn fun. It mixes a slightly open world environment with a fantasy realm where you play an Overlord who uses his hoard of minions to defeat his enemies, plunder, and or terrorize the villagers (if you choose). The story line is very intriguing and quite hilarious. It will bring you right in and make you feel like a part of the world. All of the characters that you meet on your journey are all quite creative and imaginative. Go ahead and give it a go and most likely you will enjoy it.