More DVD reviews and random thoughts

Don't expect too much from "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." If you liked the first one, you will probably like this one, but I thought there were fewer funny jokes. It had its moments, particularly any scene with Neil Patrick Harris, who reprises his role as himself. On the other hand, I think the movie relied too much on shock value, with raunchy sexual and potty humor and lots of nudity (Booger from "Revenge of the Nerds" would love this movie, if you know what I mean, and I think you do, gentlemen!). All in all, not a high recommendation from me.

I kind of wanted to see "Clone Wars"... until I read about the plot! So Anakin (not voiced by Hayden Christensen) is mentoring a teenage female Jedi-in-training who calls him "Sky-Guy" and their mission is to protect Jabba The Hutt's baby, who is named Stinky! The reviews say the movie is a steaming pile of Bantha fodder. Entertainment Weekly gave the film an F, and it is the first movie to ever receive a 0/10 from Joblo.com. Another critic said that it makes the Ewok TV movies look like "Citizen Kane." The movie made a mediocre $15 million over the weekend, overshadowed by "TDK" which has already passed Star Wars Episode IV as the second highest-grossing movie of all time. Back to "The Clone Wars," One of my main complaints about the new trilogy, and even parts of "Jedi" was the childish slapstick humor that completely didn't fit the tone of the story, and it looks like it was taken to extremes here. So we have this, an upcoming "Clone Wars" TV series, another live action  TV series and yet another re-release of the original trilogy, this time in 3-D. Hear that thumping sound? That's George Lucas beating a dead horse. You won't find a bigger "Star Wars" fan than me, but Lucas needs to move on or retire with the billions of Republic credits he has amassed over the years. And one other thing.... HAN SOLO SHOOTS GREEDO FIRST! 

Finally, Rock Band is the greatest party game ever invented... My wife's work friends were over, and we took out all of the instruments and jammed... Even for a novice, the game is pretty easy to pick up. Most people had no problems on the easy level, and some people even moved up to medium. Most importantly, we all had a great time.