Stuff I read or watched a while ago

Comic Review: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
1000 years after the previous series, Knights of the Old Republic is actually 2 seperate stories which do little more than introduce some new Jedi, Uliq Qel-Droma & Nomi Sunrider, and a few more locations, notably the planet Onderon which is in the midst of a civil war.

Comic Review: Star Wars: Freedon Nadd Uprising
Back to Onderon where the spirit of a deceased Sith Lord, Freedon Nadd, continues to wreak havok.

Comic Review: Star Wars: Dark Lords of the Sith
Finally, a great series in the vein of the movies. Uliq Qel-Droma, upset by his mistake which causes the master of his Jedi master, tries to fight the dark side by learning it's ways. Meanwhile, the Jedi Knight Exar Kun's fascination with the Dark Side leads to his conversion.

Movie Review: Hitch (2005)
Will Smith plays a dating-coordinator to help men catch the women of their dreams. Can he do the same for himself? Of course he can, is there any doubt? Not bad as an in-flight movie. 6/10

Movie Review: Robots (2005)
Young kids might like it but I was pretty disappointed in this one. The robots acted and said things that were very unrobotlike and didn't make much sense. Apart from Robin Williams it really wasn't funny and he was basically just reprising his role from Aladdin. 6/10

TV Review: Revelations (2005)
Boy did this 6 part series really blow. Ostensibly about the Book of Revelations and the end of the world but in fact it really didn't deal with either. A nun teams up with a skeptical professor to stop the birth of the antichrist that will bring about the end of the world. It's not explained why the nun would be opposed to this because the end of the world marks the second coming of Christ does it not? I thought Catholics would be in support of this. Anyways they fail and the anti christ is born but nothing happens anyways. Very anticlimactic. Bill Pullman plays the professor who is seeking revenge against the Satanist who killed his daughter in some wierd sacrificial ceremony. Oddly enough, his son is upset that Pullman is angry at the satanists?! His son is then kidnapped by the satanists and quite easily brainwashed into joining them. Besides the ridiculousness of these scenes Pullman is just painful to watch. I liked him in 'Lost Highway' but he doesn't seem to be able to do anything in movies besides being quiet and brooding. Apparently this was supposed to lead into a continuing series but was cancelled. Maybe there is a God after all. 5/10

Movie Review: Lost Boys (1987)
Caught this on TV while I was in the States. What a classic, my all-time favourite vampire movie. It's lost it's shine a little from when I watched it a a teenager but it's still great fun. Even I like the Cories back then. 7/10

Movie Review: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
I never saw the original and now I have no intention to. Just awful. Predictable action comedy with Sandra Bullock. Apparently beating innocent civilians up in public, on camera, is perfectly acceptable now. Especially for the FBI's spokesperson. Not even worth watching if someone gives it to you. 4/10