The other night we decided to rent a movie and relax. It has been a rather busy winter thus far and we haven't had too many chances to sit and watch a movie. We rented Dragon Wars simply because I have a love of dragons, and have had it for a long time.
Normally for me a movie needs 3 basic elements. Swords, a good movie needs a great swordfight. Killer special effects, like all great movies, special effects are a must for me, and finally it needs to have a fantasy element.
Dragon Wars had 2 of 3 elements. Although it did have a sword in it a few times, there really wasn't much in the way of a fight. So based on that we had to settle for the other 2 key elements.
I thought this movie had some really great special effects. I would say it some of the better Special Effects in a movie in a few years. Keep in mind I haven't seen a ton of movies over the past few years, but I would say this movie rivaled Transformers in overall Effects.
As for the Fantasy element, the concept of dragons is great. This movie did miss on this element. The fact that the only dragon in this movie was at the very end, and I thought they did a terrible job of portraying the spirit of a dragon.
This dragon was the typical Chinese dragon. Long, snake like body, very short, stubby legs, and long "whiskers". There is nothing wrong with this style of dragon, but let's face it, a real dragon looks more like the ones in Eragon. The real problem I had was the fact that this dragon did not have wings, yet it was flying.
Hollywood really missed the boat on this movie, as I feel it could have been far better than it was. On a scale of 1-10, I give this movie a 4, and that is simply because the Special Effects were so good.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Snow, Snow, and more Snow
It has been quite a winter here in our little corner of the world. I can't remember a winter in recent years that we have had this much snow. Not only have we had a fair amount of snow, but it came early this year. Many years we struggle to have a white Christmas, and this year we had a white Thanksgiving.
On Super Bowl Sunday we had yet another snow storm. Now the accumulation totals differ with who you ask, but it is fair to say that we got somewhere between 6 and 8 inches. Monday cam, and the threat of another storm was in the air. The kids did not have school, and I stayed home from work. Monday turned out to be a calm before the storm type of day.
Tuesday arrived and with it came the real storm. Thus far we have received around 3-4 inches of snow and sleet. Right now it is raining and freezing, but looks to be turning to snow. They are calling for us to get anywhere between 7-11 inches during the evening which should make for an interesting drive in the morning.
Until next time.....
On Super Bowl Sunday we had yet another snow storm. Now the accumulation totals differ with who you ask, but it is fair to say that we got somewhere between 6 and 8 inches. Monday cam, and the threat of another storm was in the air. The kids did not have school, and I stayed home from work. Monday turned out to be a calm before the storm type of day.
Tuesday arrived and with it came the real storm. Thus far we have received around 3-4 inches of snow and sleet. Right now it is raining and freezing, but looks to be turning to snow. They are calling for us to get anywhere between 7-11 inches during the evening which should make for an interesting drive in the morning.
Until next time.....
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