"OUTRAGEOUS!"

I've been really enjoying the new Batman cartoon, BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD. Each week Batman teams up with different super-hero. Actually there's usually multiple team-ups, a short one before the credits and the one that's most of the episode.

This week's episode is my favorite so far. The Atom and Aquaman shrink down to cure Batman of a parasite that's killing him. The combination of the scientific Atom and the blowhard Aquaman is comedy gold. Aquaman isn't exactly my favorite comic book character but I think this version is awesome. He's a little full of himself and not very bright, but he's still a hero. And he shouts "Outrageous!" a lot. :)

I think DC needs to give this version of Aquaman his own comics ASAP.

Westlake links

Links to some Westlake interviews and tributes

www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/2009/01/donald-westlake-rip.html

Donald Westlake

Donald Westlake, one of my all-time favorite writers, has passed away. I don't have much to say other than I love his Dortmunder series and the Parker books. I've liked just about everything I've read by him. I'll post a couple recommended books later on.

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Remember Santa is watching you!

Quantum of Solace

A little bit late in posting these thoughts but here goes. :)

I was a little disappointed in the latest Bond movie, QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Daniel Craig is still very good as James Bond but the rest of the film needs more work. The action scenes used the current 'shaky cam' method and were just hard to follow what was going on. The plot was pretty weak as well. The main villain even died off-screen. That's not very 'Bond.'

Overall not the worst Bond movie ever, but fairly mediocre.

Crime Time

Yeah, yeah, I never talk about the Halloween movies. Trust me, you're better off not knowing.

I do have two crime flicks to recommend. I recently rewatched THE LIMEY. It was better than I remember. It may not be everyone's cuppa tea but it's right up my alley. Terence Stamp is a British ex-con who's come to LA to look into the death of his daughter. Quirky little film directed by Steven Soderbergh.

I also rewatched THE LOOKOUT, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels. Another quirky crime film but maybe a little easier to follow than THE LIMEY.

That's a couple quick recommendations. More soon.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everybody. I'm planning on watching a few scary movies tonight. Turner Classic Movies has a pretty wacky selection of movies tonight, so I'll probably tune in for that. The've got films based on H. P. Lovecraft works and a couple of Herschel Gordon Lewis classics. Tune back in for a report on what I watch in a couple days or so.