I’m not sure why I went into this movie with low expectations, but I did. I was surprised, this movie was excellent! In this current era of superhero re-inventions and re-reinventions, I think it was actually bold of them to make this movie a continuation of 70s-80’s series. I was surprised they tried to make the new superman look so much like Christopher Reeve.

Kevin Spacey really was great as Lex. He annoys me so much, I forget how good he is at playing unlikable characters. He should stick to bad guys exclusively.

My biggest beef with this movie was that Superman was too powerful. But when I remember back, that was always my beef with the Superman comics. Other superheroes have limits, he seems to have a random conglomeration of undefeatable powers. But I guess that’s just who he is.

Four Stars

Not as good as the first, but I digged it. I feel like it had been a while since I’d seen a movie that was actually exciting.

A common sin of modern action/adventure movies are the “Twenty Minute Action Scene That Really Lasts Way Too Long, Is Not Related To The Plot, And Gets Boring After Awhile.” POC2 had a few of those scenes.

Still, when all was said and done, it was an extremely enjoyable movie, and I can’t wait for the third one.

I’m not a big fan of the serious romantic comedies, but sometimes Missy picks out one I enjoy. It had some really funny parts, Jason Schwartzman’s character was hilarious, and it was a bit touching.

Three Stars

Really, I feel that I have been lied-to by The Hype. I was told that this was going to be a Gay Cowboy movie. As the movie began, were they driving cattle? No, they were herding sheep. It was a Gay Shepherd movie, and who in their right mind would want to watch that?

In all seriousness, I assumed it would at least be a good drama. But it was very boring and slow, and quickly lost my interest. I left the room to work on my computer after about half an hour and left Missy alone to sit through the all the 45 second dramatic pauses.

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Today, we plopped down our $11 to see Jack Black in Nacho Libre . I’ve been known to thoroughly enjoy stupid movies. In my “stupid movie” category, I put such classics as Happy Gilmore, Zoolander, and Anchorman. Nacho Libre is stupider than all of them.

By the end of the movie, my smile muscles and gut-bustage-preventing muscles were hurting. Sure, the movie is offensive to Catholics, Mexicans, and Catholic Mexicans. But between The Da Vinci Code and the House Republicans, those groups have bigger things to worry about.

Nacho Libre is full of slapstick the likes of which I haven’t seen since The Three Stooges. The dialogue, the facial expressions, the body language were all perfect. And Black’s sidekick Héctor Jiménez was a true find. I want to see this movie again and again. I can’t wait until Comedy Central inevitably picks it up and shows it 4 times a weekend.

This sequel to American Gods recaptured a lot of the humorous aspects of the original while keeping the story light and engaging. Where American Gods was epic complex and multi-faceted, Anansi Boys was a simple, well-told story.

I’m looking forward to many, many more novels in the “Gods” universe.

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The Magic Numbers are a great live band and this is a very fun album. I don’t seem to enjoy it as much as Missy, though. She can’t stop listening to it. I’m a sucker for boy-girl harmony, and the band has seemed to capture a very enjoyable sound.

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He’s one of my favorite authors, but this was not among his best work. It was interesting, but up until the last few chapters, it was simply boring. The characters were interesting enough for me to care what happens to them, so I may end up finishing the trilogy eventually. But the second book will have to pick up the pace.

Books about lobbyists and scientific beureaucrats aren’t always the most exciting stories in the world.

It was quite enjoyable, and I plan to see it again on DVD.