SHREK THE THIRDShrek, Donkey and all the gang are back in an all new adventure in
Shrek The Third. Princess Fiona's father, the King, dies and Shrek is next in line for the throne, which he dreads. He finds out that there is another heir to the throne named Arthur, voiced by Justin Timberlake. Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots set off to find Arthur. Meanwhile, Prince Charming and a band of misfits invades the castle in Far, Far Away, imprisoning Fiona and her royal girlfriends. In the end, all is well and order is restored in the land of Far, Far Away.
This movie dragged on in spots for me, but there were a few times when I laughed as well. It wasn't as good as the previous two, yet it wasn't a horrible sequel, either.
THE KEG STEAKHOUSEThere is a restaurant near our favorite
Mexican restaurant that we've talked about going to for quite some time. It's called The Keg Steakhouse. From the outside it doesn't look like anything too fancy, just another steakhouse.
Once you enter through the doors you see everyone dressed nicely and low lighting throughout. The wait staff is very friendly and the ambiance is pleasing.
Our waiter was very attentive and friendly, however the food was less than stellar.
The bread was ordinary, yet the salad was very fresh. I don't know what high dollar grain they are feeding their cows, but they happily pass on the cost to the diner. My steak was supposed to be teriyaki flavored, but it tasted like plain sirloin along with a big strip of fat. Also the baked potato is served with only a pat of flavored butter.
I've eaten at many steakhouses and had better tasting food with a cost that was more acceptable.
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMThis was a fun movie. Ben Stiller plays a night watchman at the museum of natural history. Little does he know that when the sun goes down, everything comes to life. His attempt to restore order creates the slapstick humor for this family friendly movie. An All-Star cast makes
Night At The Museum a movie that will hold up for years to come.
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESSWill Smith plays a struggling salesman trying to do the best for his family. When he decides to change careers, his wife leaves him and he fights to keep his son with him. This movie is about family bonding and pursuing your dreams. I tried to resist seeing this movie, but found it to be very enjoyable.
The Pursuit Of Happyness is a keeper.
FANTASTIC 4Jessica Alba is reason enough to watch
Fantastic 4. The special effects were well done. To my chagrin, the four scientists were not in harmony with one another, neither before the accident nor after. The banter between them brings a chuckle or two. In the end, as in all super hero movies, they save the world.
CHINA KING SUPER BUFFETChina King Super Buffet in Mansfield has the best Chinese food in a 20 mile radius. They have traditional Chinese food on four bars, American and Mexican on two bars, a sushi bar, a fruit bar and a dessert bar. If all this food isn't enough try the Mongolian grill, which is my favorite. Choose raw meat and vegetables and give it the cook where he'll grill it for you while you wait. About $10 each with bottomless beverages.
TWISTERAlthough this movie came out in 1996 and I have seen it several times, sharing it with the kids made it seem new again. Helen Hunt plays a girl who loses her father to an
F5 tornado and grows up to be a
storm chaser. Although some people discredit this film because of some unbelievability, you have to keep in mind that it is a movie. Bill Paxton gave a poor acting performance, but is overshadowed by Hunt's acting and the special effects.
Twister still holds up!
WAR OF THE WORLDSTom Cruise stars in this 2005 film where aliens supposedly buried tripod craft millions of years ago and decided to wait until now to take over the world. Other than the lame premise, I found this movie to be exciting and action packed. Great special effects with wholesome family bonding sub-story.
War of the Worlds won 11
awards with 18 nominations.
MEET THE ROBINSONSThis past weekend we actually went out to the theater and caught
Meet The Robinsons during the matinée. Lucky for us there were very few people in the theater and we had no distractions. In 1953,
Disney made a Stereographic 3-D animated cartoon called "
Working For Peanuts" with Donald Duck and Chip and Dale which they shelfed until now. It was like watching a movie through a
View-Master. I enjoyed it.
Meet The Robinsons was also in 3-D and was pretty good. It deals with orphans and being adopted. Throw in some time travel and a villain and you've got the makings of a fun family movie.
Walk The LineWalk The Line is a movie about Johnny Cash. I found this to be an enjoyable movie even though it had a lot of music. I learned a lot about Johnny that I didn't know before. For example, June Carter was not his first wife and he toured with Buddy Holly and Elvis. I'm not 100% sure how well this movie followed his life, but I thought it was good.
The TerminalWhen we first saw the trailer for this Tom Hanks movie, we were intrigued. How is it that a person can be stuck in an airport
terminal? Come to find out, he's Russian and lost his citizenship while in the air and therefore cannot be admitted into the U.S. He ends up living in the terminal for 9 months! Not exactly believable, but he finds love and follows his dream. I enjoyed this movie quite a bit.
ZoomAlthough I like Tim Allen and think he is very funny,
Zoom was horrible. It could be called a remake of
Sky High with Kurt Russell except that it came out about the same time. So I'll tell you what they are both about. They gather a bunch of kids that have extraordinary powers and train them to use those powers. In Zoom they are rushing to become a team to defeat Zoom's (Tim Allen) brother Concussion who decimated the world before he was banished to another dimension. Zoom hasn't used his powers in 30 years but when his brother returns, he and his team come together to bring Concussion back to the good side. The
small difference with Sky High is that they are all students whose parents are super heroes and a villain comes to the school. The group comes together and defeats the villain. If you haven't seen either of these movies, I recommend Sky High as worth the time.
