It's time for...

something a little more in line with what you might be used to around here. My younger daughter apparently brought home some form of flu, and of course she chooses now to demonstrate how well she's been taught to share. I spent most of the day laying in bed and running to the bathroom. It's been unpleasant. I'm still not feeling 100%, but I'm feeling a bit better.

Better enough that I thought I would do a little posting.

Bad Movies

Mike came and hung out the other night and we watched a movie called Awaken the Dead. We watched the entire thing in wonder of why someone would make it.

Meanwhile, today I started watching, but couldn't finish, a movie called See Jane Run.

Here's the deal. Why make these movies. I have nothing against low budget movies, or independent films. As a matter of fact, I absolutely love them. What I don't love, however, is when someone goes through all the trouble of making a movie that is not only bad, but adds absolutely nothing to a genre.

Mike said it best while we were watching, "Making movies is hard work, wouldn't you look at this and think, why did I do this? Wouldn't you say, 'Man, this is bad.'"

It's the truth. Bad acting is one thing, a lack of budget for big special effects, but a poorly written, poorly directed story that is completely disjointed and merely 'borrows' elements for many other movies.

I can forgive a lot for an independent / low budget movies. I understand the strains that you are under when it comes to filming that sort of movie. However, if you don't have a good story, if you don't add anything to the genre, if you're not doing anything that's new and/or different, then what is the point?

The thing that amazes me is that so ma

Alright...

I'm not feeling as well as I thought for... I'm going to lay down again.

As long as I don't die from this illness, I shall return.