A couple of films I watched recently. First off, I finally watched the Blu-rays of the Star Wars legacy. It was nice to see it all in crystal clearness and with great DTS sound. But some of the changes were laughable. Ben Kenobi's howl when he scares away the sandpeople in episode IV? Ludicrous. Vader saying, "No!!!!" before he picks up the Emperor and throws him down the chute in episode VI? Insulting. It was almost like Lucas thought too many people didn't understand why Vader did what he did so he had to add the voice over. Next, I finally got to Inception this weekend. I really enjoyed it. I heard many people tell me that I would need to watch it at least two or even three times to understand what is even happening. I thought they were completely wrong. I completely understood the premise of the film, and the whole dream-in-a-dream-in-a-dream-in-a-dream scenario was hardly confusing at all. The only reason I would watch it again is because it was quite entertaining and very interesting, not because I was all "huh?" Finally, I saw Cedar Rapids this evening. Funny on some levels but not uproariously funny, I enjoyed it. Ed Helms' schtick, however, is getting old (the lonely, needy guy.) I hope they stop that (although he plays it well.) It's hard to describe what I liked about it. It had the midwestern "charm" to it that I miss out here in Arizona, I guess.