And the anime people will like it, but more on that in a moment.  Epic is a shrunken world story about the Leaf Men, who are protecting nature and the Boggans, who are out to destroy it.  There is also a scientist who is looking for this small world.  His daughter comes to visit for the spring, gets shrunken to Leaf Men size and the movie takes off. [click to continue…]

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Droll is such an odd word to use in review.  Droll means funny, just in an odd or unusual way and that’s very appropriate for The Big Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation.  This is not a laugh out loud funny book, but it brings a smile to your face when you think about the concept, doesn’t it? [click to continue…]

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Fast & Furious 6…cars, racing, action, repeat-set up for #7

May 24, 2013

No matter how hard you want a cat to be a dog they will never be one. You can take that cat to dog training classes, feed them dog treats, but it will never happen. The same can be said for people who go to Fast & Furious 6 and expect to see something different, classier, more intelligent or less cheesy than its predecessors. Having said that, I liked Fast & Furious 6, I went in expecting action, a semi predictable plot and the car equivalent of The Expendables. And that is exactly what I got.

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A look at some of the Iron Man 3 toys

May 23, 2013

That’s not a deal killer with the vehicle, but going by the box ( and I know, you should never do that…), he should stand up. It’s not just me, the various kids we’ve had over at the house like the vehicle, but found putting Iron Man in and out of the vehicle too tedious. They loved the car and usually put animals or snacks in there instead.

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