Epic isn’t really ‘epic’, but the under 12 crowd will love it

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. Continue reading Epic isn’t really ‘epic’, but the under 12 crowd will love it

The Big Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation is droll, imaginative fun for kids

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? Continue reading The Big Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation is droll, imaginative fun for kids

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

Fast and Furious is the brother from another mother of The Expendables.    In a number of years we’ll be saying ‘really, there are 5 Expendable movies now’?    By then Fast and Furious will be on their 10th movie, will make hundreds of millions of dollars and be a guilty movie experience that people will semi enjoy. Continue reading Fast & Furious 6…cars, racing, action, repeat-set up for #7

A look at some of the Iron Man 3 toys

So now that you and your kiddo have seen Iron Man 3 they may be talking about which toys they want.   The folks over at Hasbro sent us a couple of the new Iron Man 3 toys to play with and wreck havoc on lesser toys in casa de Mojo.  All three toys have their moments, but two of them stand out as much more playable. Continue reading A look at some of the Iron Man 3 toys

Dad Spends a Night in the Mancave: Sherlock is top notch

I love my Roku.  We disconnected cable many months ago, purchased one and live off NetFlix, the occasional Hulu and sometimes live TV.  The benefit of this is that we’ve discovered dozens of new shows.  I finally get Doctor Who now, which in turn led me to Torchwood (even better) and the new Star Trek movie led me to Sherlock. Continue reading Dad Spends a Night in the Mancave: Sherlock is top notch

Father’s Day is soon, $50 Amazon giveaway for the cause

So goes Mother’s Day, then the end of the school year and sometime in the middle of June is Father’s Day.  This year Father’s Day is June 16 and in the near future we’ll be running down some dandy ideas for dad.  To wet your appetite, a can’t miss gift, a $50 gift certificate to Amazon. Continue reading Father’s Day is soon, $50 Amazon giveaway for the cause

Star Trek: Into Darkness-strong villain+classic cast=great

How to review a Star Trek movie, there are many ways, do I explore the mythos of the franchise and how the reboot treats the characters in their second outing?  I could just look at Into Darkness as if it existed in a vacuum and ignore the history.  It’s kind of like Christmas songs.  Just because someone records a Christmas song doesn’t mean it’ll be great, even if I love Christmas.  Continue reading Star Trek: Into Darkness-strong villain+classic cast=great

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