Over a year ago the rumors were circulating that they were making a new Rocky movie. I just shook my head in disbelief. This past summer when the first trailer was released, I laughed. It looked so bad. I actually downloaded it online and showed it to friends and family and the consensus was that this would be the biggest joke of the holiday season.
Then last month they released a trailer with clips including his son and some very good fight footage. Hmmm…..despite knowing how foolish it was, I was intrigued. I have seen that trailer several times since then. Last week I heard Sylvester Stallone in an interview say that he made this movie as a ‘thank you’ to the fans. That clinched the deal for me. So today, for our (Mary, Tori and myself) family Christmas, I found myself at the first showing of the day to see a movie that I vowed I would never see in the theatre. A movie that I now had sky-high expectations for…
I have loved Archway Trees and Bells and Stars cookies since I was a child. As an adult I look forward to their arrival in stores every Christmas. As the years have went by they seem to be more difficult to come by. This year was no exception. In fact, this year all looked bleak.
It is one week until Christmas day! The horror of it all! I cannot fathom why it is that time is passing by so quickly. It is really unbelievable. Be careful out there this week, the holiday lunacy is in full swing! Now that the public service announcement is complete, on with the show:
The surprising, unexpected affection for the James Bond franchise that arose with Daniel Craig’s portrayal of England’s formidable secret agent in Casino Royale stirred within me a desire to read the Ian Fleming novel that started it all. At a mere 181 pages (in the Penguin trade paperback version) there was only a slight risk of not enjoying the experience. I am happy to say that the gamble paid off and Casino Royale, the book, has won me over.
In October I shared with you my thoughts about John Scalzi’s Campbell Award-winning debut novel Old Man’s War. I come to you not quite two months later to report that he has done it again. With the sequel, The Ghost Brigades, Scalzi has once again proven just how enthralling and entertaining good science fiction can be. Actually, what John Scalzi has proven is how enthralling and entertaining good fiction can be.
