A nice weekend Posted January 18, 2005 at 8:50 pm

It took most of today to collect my thoughts after a nice, relaxing weekend in Auburn, Alabama, with friends and family. I left Atlanta Friday afternoon and stayed through Monday afternoon. We watched movies, played games, and enjoyed both home-cooked and dine-in cuisine. Mom & Dad and Grammy & Granddad even came up for the day Saturday to see me, which made the weekend pretty special. It’s not often that all of us get together at one time and place.

Shaun of the Dead vastly exceeded my expectations. I was expecting some clichéd Army of Darkness remix, but I was pleasantly surprised with a movie that is actually pretty accurately described by its tagline, "A romantic comedy. with zombies." It’s great. Watch it.

Harald and Kumar Go to White Castle didn’t seem nearly as entertaining as I thought it would be. I was expecting a dumb, fun movie along the lines of Road Trip, and this one just didn’t hold my interest. I was playing World of Warcraft through most of the movie, so my experience may have been colored by other distractions. I think a re-viewing will be necessary.

Meet the Fockers basically re-hashes Meet the Parents as one would expect. It’s funny and it’s way over the top, but it’s ultimately more of the same. Greg’s parents, played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, are really the only interesting new additions to the formula. It’s worth seeing if you’re a fan of the first movie.

World of Warcraft really tanks on my PowerBook. My PowerBook is over two years old now, though, so I guess I can’t complain too much about performance. I can appreciate that Blizzard still develops for the Mac in a time when many other developers have long since thumbed their nose at Apple’s platform.