Coraline, Reign Over Me, and more

Some decent stuff this week but also some really bad stuff.

March of the Penguins (2005) 6
Coraline (2009) 9
Into the Blue (2005) 6
Dracula's Daughter (1936) 1
Reign Over Me (2007) 9
House on Haunted Hill (1959) 5
Terror Planet (2007) 6
The Brothers Solomon (2007) 1
Bull Durham (1988) 1
Poseiden (2006) 6
Red Rock West (1992) 6

The pick of the week was again a close one but I have to go with Coraline. This was a fantastic movie. The imagery, the story, the voice acting, the music... All of it was top notch and made this a movie that I have to recommend to all. I simply do not see how anyone can not enjoy this movie. After watching the movie I do as I usually do and check out IMDB's trivia section and was surprised to find out it was all done with Stop-Motion instead of all computer animation. It seriously looks that good. If you have the chance I also would recommend seeing it in 3D. It is only the second film that I have had the opportunity to see in RealD and already I am loving this technology. It is so much better than the old school red and blue style 3D. So this movie is definitely a home run, go and check it out!

In other media I finished the The Complete Peanuts: 1955-1956 which again is great, enough said...

Salt Water Taffy: The Legend of Old Salty is a terrific story about two brothers who go on a family vacation and the adventures that they have with "Old Salty" It is kind of kiddie but the story and images are quit enjoyable even for an older person.

Heathentown is a fantastic original graphic novel. Horror based but honestly it is not all that scary. But that is OK, it still can be enjoyed because the story is solid and the art is great. I have found sometimes in the past with black and white stories drawn similar to this one can be hard to distinguish the different characters. If you are hesitant to check this out because of that do not worry this is not the case.

As for new comics that came out this week my pick of the week has to be Locke & Key: Head Games #2. Joe Hill and the gang do it again and give us another terrific chapter of the Locke & Key storyline. If you are not reading this yet then what are you waiting for. Check out the the first story in Welcome to LoveCraft and then move on to Head Games you will not regret it and trust me you do not want to miss out.

That's all for this week. Check back next Monday for more.