Edventures in Normalcy

This past weekend I took the whole weekend to visit my cousin and his family in central PA.   It was a long ride there, made easier by a satisfying meal at Cheeseburger In Paradise.  Then on Saturday I worked on the family Computer as it was Blue Screen of Death’ing on them.  Still not fixed.  Erik and I finally had a chance to plan out our summer trip, and where better to go to plan but Cheeburger Cheeburger.  We both had their 20 oz. (before cooking) burger and because of it got our picture on their wall.  Later that night, Erik, Andy, Max and I went to see Iron Man:

I found it to be a fantastic beginning to a future movie line.  If you have seen the previews, it starts off really slow, as the first half is before his initial suit.  Beyond that the movie was amazing with obviously great special effects.  In response to the inquiry, I felt it stood up to the previews.  FYI, there is content after the credits.  My Rating: .

Erik and I also reveled in the newly released GTA4 for the XBOX 360.:

I found the system for hitting pedestrians and being hit as a pedestrian to have drastically improved.  The best site I have found for the game is http://www.gtagaming.com/ .  Erik and My Rating:

All in all it was a good and restful weekend.  Much fun was had by all.

I got to see this movie on my birthday and was quite happy with the choice.  I am going to be short here.  My Rating: .  Stay for the credits and even try to read some.  I saw some great out takes and a lot of other funny things.

Amanda and I saw the Ruins this past weekend. It seems as if it would have come from a book (which it did). I do not feel it related well to the theatre. Overall a good movie, but it pissed me off that the one character that started the whole issue in the movie is the only one that lived, my Rating: .

I got to see Doomsday yesterday with Erik and Aunt Lydia. It was worth seeing, and the best part about the movie is that Nothing I had expected to happen actually happened except for like one thing. I can usually see the plot line before it becomes obvious, but not with this movie. My Rating: and highly recommended.

Amanda and I saw Cloverfied. I don’t want to ruin it for others so I will tell you I liked it, I did not get sick and I saw the ending coming about 30 minutes before we got to it. BTW, there is content after the credits, listen carefully. My Rating: .

Amanda and I saw Sweeney Todd, Finally, it was a graphic musical with a sad ending, but I liked it. It had some similarities with Pirates of the Carribean, including a ship at one point and even a line Johnny Depp says is from the movie. Overall, Rating: .

So we saw Sweeney Todd today, psyche, thanks Amanda. We instead sat at the theatre for 50 minutes before Amanda decided she wanted to go home. I wanted to stay but was tired. So we went to my house and watched this instead. The movie picks up a lot from the series, I really wish it had hit theatres. Was an enjoyable video all of the way through, but I started to see the end coming about a half hour before it arrived. Rating Rating: .

Amanda took me to see this movie. It was a lot like the first, clues lead you to more clues. Although very similar to the first, still a movie worth it. A solid Rating: .

Amanda finally agreed to see this movie. it starts of with them singing, which was nice. It has a lot of them singing, which was cool. Their first official song is the Christmas one, but it also keeps the point that the chipmunks are kids and also woodland creatures. Overall, Rating: .

Amanda and I saw the move, apparently its a remake, of a remake, or they just remade the original again. Either way, not too bad, I give it a solid Rating: .