Four more movies this past week and I am expecting double that this week. SO... lets get started

RV - Starring Robin Williams as a hard working father who tries to make up for missing time with his family by taking them on an RV trip. Or does he, let me save you some time, you might want to skip down to the next one if you plan on watching the movie and want to be surprised... no ok. This is your typical "old school" Robin Williams movie. He always plays that Dad who messes up, try's to fix two things at once but in the end his family comes first. This makes for a good family story but not a movie you would run out and buy. In this one Williams has an overpowering boss and Williams job is in jeopardy if he doesn't do this "one major deal"! So of course he decides to try and please his family, while sneaking around behind their back while on vacation to save his job. As usual there is a happy ending with a few laughs in between. Worth a rental for the kids, but probably not worth your time.

Equilibrium - Finally, FINALLY I found it on DVD! Both Amazon.ca and HMV lowered their prices and I picked this up for $15 on the weekend. If you have yet to see this amazing movie, don't bother with the rental... just go straight out and buy it. Worth every penny. Set in the future, humanity has decided that our emotions play too big of a part in our lives and are what cause wars and are the reason we kill each other. So the government creates a drug to suppress all emotion and an elite group are trained to detect emotion and eradicate it. Go pick it up.

Empire of the wolves - Another Jean Reno movie you say, why yes, yes it is. I bought this to add to my collection but after watching it... not really worth it. The story is, the government is experimenting on a girl and a cop is investigating a serial killer. Get the connection? Neither did I, but it does come full circle, it just takes a long time. Just stay away from this one.

The Transporter - I picked this one up along with Equilibrium. Completed my collection and finally got to watch this one all the way through. Besides being Luc Besson, this collection is one of the coolest driving and fighting movies ever. I can't wait to see Crank next weekend.

What do old people complain about? Well I recently spoke with two distinguished gentlemen and here are some of the things in their everyday life they would like to change. They live in a condo (age 25+) with most of the residence being 70+. All of it seemed to be reasonable requests.

Rising of the sun should be changed to 3am as that is when any normal person should get up. Setting should be around 3:30pm, promptly after dinner.

Bridge should run from 10:30-11:30am, right after Lunch.

No phonographs to be played louder than a whisper, unless it needs to be cranked up to hear the music over the hiss of a badly scratched 78...

To ensure acceptable air quality, the cooking of foods with flavor or odor are strictly prohibited... with the exception of foods from the "Old Country", which must be cooked with doors wide open so as to promote the cooker's heritage.

Cooking can also be used to attract neighbors for mindless conversations that most of us don't remember we have had because of our Alzheimer’s.

Yeah! And also to attract neighbors for mindless conversations that most of us don't remember we have had because of our Alzheimer’s!

Any tenants under the age of 60 deemed to be "in a hurry", will be subject to a long, rambling story without a discernable ending. Failure to listen to said story will result in a feigned angina attack.

All vehicles parked in the garage will require being the following: Delta 88, Chrysler Intrepid, Crown Victoria, and Or Chevrolet Impala. All vehicles must be white and extremely clean at all times. 90% of the parking spaces should be designated as Handicapped Zones...

The trees around the property should be movable, to accommodate the need for shade in different areas at different times of day, or simply to satisfy an irrational whim.

No one is to own or operate a BBQ anywhere on the property. But every suite will have a wood burning fireplace. Fire should be enjoyed; it is not to cook with.

They are always looking for more suggestions. Feel free to submit any and they will be passed along.

The Fast and the furious: Tokyo Drift - I figured why not... third in the series... I saw the first two. Well this was better than both of them I must say. No big story, no chit chat or bad dialogue, nothing but racing. My bride to be even noticed (who refused to stay in the room while I watched it) that all she could hear for several minutes at a time was nothing but cars and squeeling tires. Pick it up as a rental next time your looking for a good guy movie, just don't go driving after.

Another little treat. I still can't decide... Creepy or Cool??

Two reviews... One very good... one very bad!

The good. A Scanner Darkly. What an amazing movie! Originally filmed in real life the director then hired a team of animators to draw over each of the filmed frames! Not only original but an amazing story. It follows a cop trying to find the source of a powerful drug that is taking over the L.A. area. Great movie, great story, outstanding cast. This is a definite purchase, I just can't say enough about it!

The Bad. Folks at work kept telling me... "Hey, you watch South park... have you seen Orgasmo?" and no I hadn't, so it was lent to me. Yes someone actually owns this movie. Why, I have yet to figure out. Other than this film, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are geniuses. I am glad this was their first as they only went up from there. I think I managed to force out 3 laughs during the movie. Don't bother!

and last but not least, a classic Alberta sunset.

It has been a very busy week and I haven't managed to watch any movies. Just some TV and getting some exercise cause it has been GORGEOUS!!! So, I should finally spread the news over the net.

I GOT ENGAGED!

So excited! It happened on July 22nd (ok ok so I am a little slow posting about it). It has been great, we have basicly taken the last 2 weeks to celebrate with both of our families. Everyone is excited and we are looking at early October next year for the wedding. So here is the story...

I got up that morning and went to the florist. I picked up 2 1/2 dozen flowers and came home and started to make breakfast. I told her to stay in the room as breakfast was a special one. She had no clue how special. It took about an hour after that to set up the dinning room with all the flowers and finish preparing breakfast. It was perfect! She came out, was distracted by the flowers and she turned to find me on one knee... then I went deaf. A "YES" followed by a loud scream. It was wonderful!