Movie Review: Wall-E

Wall-E

Wall-E was an interesting movie. It tries to make a political point while at the same time be cute and funny for kids.
It wants to convince you that Man has ruined the planet and filled it with garbage. And that even though Man has become fat and lazy we should still fight for the Earth. Blah, Blah, Blah. It was so over the top it was annoying.
It also wants to be cute and funny, and it really was. Wall-E and his girlfriend are great. The animators and voice actors do an amazing job. There is some genuinely sweet parts of the movie. There are some genuine laughs.

So, if you like the movie depends on how sensitive you are to being called fat, and lazy and all you do is make garbage.

On a rating scale of

1. See in the theater
2. Buy the DVD
3. get it from Redbox
4. wait till it's on TV
5. Never, ever see.

I give it a 3. I recommend you wait to only pay a $1 for the whole family.

Brian

Fun Picture

Thought you all might get a kick out of this.

Don't make too many comments about the styles.

Slackers

no posts for a while here...

so, here's some helps...

I'm not an expert in digital cameras, or video cameras, but I generally know some places for info.

Here's the best site I've seen on video camera reviews.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/

tons of great info. site is a little heavy on ads. But the reviews of each camera are great. The ratings with approximate prices helps too.

For digital camera reviews this site is great
http://www.steves-digicams.com

He doesn't review everything, but the reviews are great.
Click on either Our Reviews or a better starting point is "The Best Cameras" where it gives some recommendations in different categories.
I always jump to the conclusion and look for the times to take a picture which he will usually list.

Stats

For the curious. We set up some free tracking on the website, and here's some stats.

182 Visits from 1/10 to 2/10
Avg Time on Site 2:22

17 Visits from the UK (Hi Josh and Alex)
80 Visits from Hawaii
68 Visits from Utah
8 Visits from California
2 Visits from Florida

Highest Visit in one day: 12 on Jan 14th
2nd Highest: 11 on Feb 8th
Lowest: 1 on Jan 29th

Brian

Note

Also, me or Dave may change the look of things every once in a while, don't be alarmed. All the posts will stay the same.

First Post

Welcome to the Barlow Family Blog.
Dave set it up. It's for everyone to post. You don't have to put pictures, just post what's going on.
Definitely all trips and trip plans should be posted. Trip ideas should be posted. Kid happenings should be posted. Teeth loss, hair loss, anything. If Heidi gets a speeding ticket, post it! If you add pictures to your Multiply, post it.

Also, make sure to put a label on the post. Labels and frequency will be tracked on the side. I think just put the barlow kid name or Parents.

Anyway, contact me, Dave or Karen for the username and password to post. If you need help make sure to ask.

I think this will help to keep everyone better informed. For example, I didn't know that Anne will graduate this April.

And of course check back often for other peoples news.

We will keep the blog "hidden" so too many non-fam from the internet don't show up, but be slightly circumspect when talking about things. No need for addresses, full names, etc. Don't make it easy for crooks.

later,
Brian