Movie and Book Reviews

I don't like westerns so it better be a darn good movie if I'm going to invest the time to watch it. 3:10 to Yuma is better than darn good and I highly recommend it. It stars Christian Bale as a rancher who volunteers to join the group of men escorting a high profile outlaw, played by Russell Crowe, to the train that would take him to prison. The beginning of the movie is good, but as the movie progressed and the characters developed I liked it more and more. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see how it was going to end (I was not disappointed). Add this to your list of movies to rent.

The book I just finished reading is Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer. This is the sixth book in his Artemis Fowl series and I love it as much as I loved all the others. I think these books fall in the genre of young adult literature, but if JK Rowling taught us anything it's that a good book is a good book no matter what section you buy from in the book store. In this one, Artemis' mother becomes deathly ill with a disease that can only be contracted through tainted magic. Artemis has to call on his old friend, Holly Short, a fairy and officer in the Lower Elements Police (LEP) Recon division. He also calls on his new friend, No 1, a demon (but a happy and friendly one to be sure) to them back in time so he can find the cure for his mother in a now extinct lemur. But to save his mother's life he has to triumph over his most cunning adversary yet - his younger (and much more obnoxious) self. My favorite character in all of literature has an appearance - Mulch Diggums, a dwarf and thief that creates tunnels by eating the earth, then expelling the debris out the other end in rude but hilarious ways. This book is a fun ride. If you've never read one you should give it a chance.