Just saw Prince of Persia at the local omniplex...and it was baaaad! And not I don't mean "baaad" as in awesome...but baaad as in "why the heck did I waste eight bucks and two hours of my life on this turd?"

I won't give any spoilers, just point out a few of the more egregious details.

First. Jake Gyllanhaal can't do a credible British accent. Which begs the question, why would they have British accents in the first place? Isn't this supposed to be taking place in ancient Persia?

The plot is a bunch of hackneyed tropes that seemed to have been culled from the bottom layer of bad fantasy movies. I used to think Dungeons & Dragons represented the nadir of that genre. Not any more.

Finally, I know there are people upset that a Persian actor wasn't cast in any of the major roles in this film. Having seen it, they might want to count their blessings. A benefit to anyones resume it is not.

Course that's just my opinion....

GODZILLA!!!!

Amateur hour...and yet it still beats the crappy version Hollywood put out a few years back...also, BLUE OYSTER CULT ROCKS!!!!

In Praise of the THIEF OF BAGDAD

Given the mass of publicity desending for PRINCE OF PERSIA, I figured now would be a good time to pay tribute to another, earlier Orientalist treasure from the Hollywood Golden Age (even though it was a British fim)...the THIEF OF BAGDAD.

A true fantasy film treasure...needless to say, as with so many things, they don't make 'em, like they used too...

Cool entry on Hollywood history

Sorry for the delay in entries...things god really hectic.

Anyway, here's an interesting item: who was the better prankster, paul newman or George Cooney?

Eye candy....

Just for the heck of it...and because I'm feeling lazy.

Eye candy...a perfect substitute for actual effort...

Ronnie James Dio is dead

The Holy Diver will dive no more....

"Ronnie James Dio, a singer with the bands Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, whose powerful, semioperatic vocal style and attachment to demonic imagery made him one of the best-loved figures in classic heavy metal, died on Sunday morning, according to an announcement on his Web site by his wife, Wendy. He was 67." (NY Times)

No one did power metal better than Dio, a soundtrack to my imaginative your. Rest in peace! You will be missed...

Gantasy TV is alive....

For those bummed at the cancellation of LEGEND OF THE SEEKER...here's some welcome news...

Rest in peace Kahlan...we hardly knew ya...