Saltspring ⇒

May 12th, 2003 by

Christine and I decided that we need a little bit of couple time, so we planned a quick trip to Saltspring. Initially, we just wanted to go for the day, but the ferries don't work well for that, so we decided to stay the night. We hunted around a little and found the Cusheon Lake Resort. Not a bad little place for $94/night. Free hot tub and canoeing and a view of the lake from the porch. I think they are called "rustic cabins"; small but cute with horrendeous decor!

We...

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X2 ⇒

May 12th, 2003 by

X2 is a movie that needs to be seen on the big screen, so we headed out to the Silvercity in Richmond. Unfortunately the movie time we were trying for was sold out, so we had to wait an extra 45 minutes...yuck.

I really enjoyed this movie. The plot is paper thin, but the action sure moves along! I have to say that the only X-man that I am really afraid of is Wolverine. For some reason he is really frightening. He doesn't have many superpowers, but he is really scary! Maybe it is because...

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Catch Me If You Can ⇒

May 11th, 2003 by

Time to catch up on some recent movie reviews. First Catch Me If You Can, then X2.

Having missed it in the theatres, we rented Catch Me If You Can from our local neighbourhood DVD store (conveniently located on the ground floor of our building!). It is a two disc set with the all the extras on the second disc. This movie is based on the real life, Frank Abignale Jr., a teenage con artist. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie basically tells the story of young Frank from his first...

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