Who wants to be a hero?

Just finished watching this documentary last night. I wouldn't say it was hilarious as Trekkies, but it was entertaining. Now, on the one hand I should be the last person to poke fun at 'these people'... I mean I have somewhat questionable hobbies (OK, I'm a nerd), but man, these peeps are a little above me.

I like my wife's comment about the film, "If these people didn't have their fantasy land to escape to, we would probably way more psychos running around killing people."

Think that dressing up like a knight and bashing skulls in is a good time? Well, if you live in the DC area, you are in luck. Darkon.

Think you deserve to join the ranks of Darkon? Go to the Ye Olde Name Generator and answer a few questions.

Thought I'd see what my name would be. Malnakur, Protector of the Hole of Glory.

Wow, wonder if that makes Clyde Squid jealous?

I Drink Your Milkshake

I'm happy that Daniel Day-Lewis was recognized for his amazing acting in There Will Be Blood not only with an Oscar but by the SNL crew. Nice.

Good SNL video if you haven't seen it. (Warning: If you haven't seen the movie, this video contains spoilers, and it won't make any sense.)

I Joined the Club

I just looked at Juno's Rotten Tomatoes score and it's got a 93%. It deserves it. I went into this movie kind of incredulous that it could be as good as the reviews said, but now I'm a believer.

Since there has been so much positive buzz about this film, all I can do here is reiterate a few things. The performances by every member of the cast are spot on, and if Ellen Page doesn't get an Oscar nod, then...well, I've never thought much of the Oscars anyway. The art direction is Wes Anderson quality. The writing is arguably better than Anderson's in parts. These characters are quirky, but not so over-the-top quirky that you roll your eyes and become overly aware of the quirkiness (OK, I'll concede that the names of the characters--Juno McDuff, Paulie Bleeker--are rather Dickensian). The soundtrack is precious. Probably one out of five people will find it overly precious, but any movie that introduces the world to Kimya Dawson and The Moldy Peaches is alright by me.

I could go on, but the bottom line is this may have been my favorite movie of 2007, even if technically I saw it in 2008. I laughed out loud several times, and towards the end I'll confess that I was tearing up a bit. And perhaps the most amazing thing is that the audience with whom I saw this movie ranged in age from about 10-years-old to about 60, and virtually everyone appeared to enjoy it as much as I did. So, yeah, go see it.