Summer Suckfest

This has to be one of the worst summer movie seasons ever. So far, I think the best one I have seen is Over the Hedge, the animated kid flick. Steve Carrell was hysterical as Hammie the Squirrel. After that, it goes downhill in a hurry. MI-3 started out promising as a tense, psychological thriller that came completely off the rails in the last third. And could somebody tell me why Brett Ratner is allowed to direct movies that don't have Rush Hour in the title? He completely butchered the new X-Men movie with such ham-handedness that even George Lucas cringed while watching it. It seems Bryan Singer and his Superman movies are the last shot for a decent popcorn flick, but I'm not holding my breath. Kevin Spacey does look like he'll add plenty of cheese, though. Too bad we're talking movies, not nachos. Oh well. Maybe next summer will be better.

Further Itunes Adventures

I just recently purchased three more albums with my itunes gift certificates. They include: All the Roadrunning, by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris which I highly recommend; this in turn prompted me to buy Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler which was a great buy as you get 22 songs for about 12 dollars which is quite the deal; and lastly I bought The Body Acoustic by Cyndi Lauper, where she strips down her old hits and duets with people like Sara McLachlan, among others.

I have to say I'm pretty impressed with all three, and have found that Cyndi Lauper is really an excellent singer. Back in the 80's I didn't enjoy her all that much, but she has aged really well.