Sequels absolutely no one demanded

Until maneaterlad posted about it last night, I had absolutely no idea that they'd made a film called Dungeons & Dragons 2: Wrath of the Dragon God, featuring Bruce Payne and absolutely no one else from the first movie. What's more amazing is, following in the illustrious footsteps of Cube 2: Hypercube, it made its debut on the Sci-Fi Channel, which actually places it lower on the quality rung than direct-to-dvd.

Even more sadly, the Sci-Fi Channel is the launch point for Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave, neither of which are even announced as coming out on DVD or in movie theatres. Nothing like cut-for-tv zombies!

I swear. Wrath of the Dragon Gods? Rave to the Grave? Is there someone who thinks up suck-ass subtitles for bad sequels? I long for the days of Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman and Leprechaun in the Hood.

(Oh, and for those wondering, I have not yet acquired Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood, as I'm afraid it'll fail to live up to the high standards that the first movie set.)

Wallace and Gromit

Just came back from seeing Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Was quite fun, with a bonus short featuring the Madagascar Penguins that was also damned funny. Definitely the best animated movie featuring Helena Bonham Carter that I've seen in ages. And I've been craving carrots and cheese (separately) ever since seeing it.

Alas, the trailers before the movie included both Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Yours, Mine, and Ours, two movies that clearly prove that someone in Hollywood hates me. A lot. The feeling, needless to say, is mutual.

Why I go to Ren Faires

I mean, how bad can a boiled egg packed in sausage mince and breadcrumbs and then fried in a deep vat of oil be??

Seriously, I adore these things (although I don't recall the yolks being quite so runny). They're like the perfect compact breakfast food. If they ever opened a Scottish breakfast joint close to me, I'd die of a heart attack within a week.

And in other news, Jets win! Woohoo!