Movie Review: The Millenium Trilogy

The final movie chapter in Stieg Larsson’s so-called Millenium Trilogy books finally came to my local independent theater, and I decided to see it before I actually read this book, since I knew it would not be around long enough for me to finish reading. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” actually wraps up the ongoing story of Lisbeth Salander in a very neat and tidy way. There aren’t loose ends, so much as there is the possibility of more to come, and in fact Stieg Larsson, who died at the age of 50 before seeing any of these books published, left an unfinished book behind, and possibly synopses for more.
Actually, I haven’t even started the last book in the trilogy, though I’ve read the first two. I probably won’t even buy it, now that I’ve seen the movie. All of the movies stayed relatively true to the plot and the spirit of the books.
Of course there are details omitted, but the basic stories remain mostly unchanged. This isn’t like the complete rewriting Ludlum’s Bourne books received, where the end product in no way resembled the novels.

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare Original Movie DVD Review

 Scooby-Doo Camp Scare DVD cover - image copyright 2010 Warner Home VideoScooby-Doo is the show that refuses to die. First cranked out by the Hanna-Barbera animation factory in 1969, the premise of 4 teenagers and a Great Dane driving around solving mysteries in their psychedelic Mystery Machine has been rebooted more times than a Windows Vista computer.
Warner Premiere's latest direct-to-DVD animated film, Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare, takes the show back to its roots while updating it for the 20th Century. With classic hijinks matched to taut action sequences, this flick should please older fans and newcomers alike.

The Penguins of Madagascar - I Was a Penguin Zombie DVD Review

 I Was a Penguin Zombie DVD cover - image copyright 2010 Paramount Home Video
Nickelodeon's The Penguins of Madagascar has been an audience hit for DreamWorks Animation, the television show based on the successful Madagascar feature film franchise. In addition to its respectable ratings, the show also earned a 2009 BAFTA for Best international children’s programming,

Ugly Americans Volume One DVD Review

 Ugly Americans Volume One DVD cover - image copyright 2010 Paramount Home Video
Monsters living and working alongside humans in New York City? That's the premise of Ugly Americans, the Comedy Central animated show created by Devin Clark and developed by former Simpsons writer David Stern. It follows the trials and tribulations of Mark Lilly, a bureaucrat trying to help vampires, werewolves and other monsters integrate into American society.
While the show has its moments, it currently relies more on its concept and design for its success, rather than execution.