Terminator Salvation

Well, summer movie time is here, and being a huge fan of the "Terminator" series, we just had to go see this one. I remember seeing the first one and thinking "Great movie", but then the second one just blew me away. I still think "Terminator 2 : Judgement Day" is the best of the four, while the third one marked a shift towards new things, as Ahhhrnold is getting older, and has other problems than the studios to deal with right now. "Terminator Salvation" is interesting in that it gives a bit of back-story into Skynet that's never been told before. I don't want to give away too much in case you're planning on seeing it, but if you liked the other three, you'll probably like this one. The SF/X were VERY good, the acting decent, and the action non-stop.
Besides, it has the best looking A-10 pilot in the known universe!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend to everybody, and God Bless our troops, both past and present.

Taking Chance....

....Is the name of an HBO movie that's been running this week. I saw it tonight for the first time, and it's quite good. It's the story of a Lt.Col in the Marines taking one of our fallen soldiers back home to his final resting place. I hadn't seen Kevin Bacon in anything since my son and I went to see "Hollow Man" 9 years ago. He gave quite a performance. Seems the critics were split on the movie, some seeing it for what it is, and others seeing it for what they thought it should be.
Just make sure you have a full box of Kleenex with you.
God bless our soldiers!