lady in the water

I am a real M. Night Shyamalan fan and I always look forward to the release of his films, and Lady in the Water was no exception. While I enjoyed the film, I must confess that I was a little disappointed - particularly with the ending of the film. Don't worry, I won't give anything away with this post...

I enjoyed the unique story behind the film, the humour (the most I recall seeing in a Shyamalan film), and the character development. I will not go into details about my dislikes, but in the end I really was not a fan of how the film ended - without question this was the most predictable of all the Shyamalan films.

My ranking of Shyamalan films ranks as follows:
1. Sixth Sense -it started it all, and it blew me away the first time I saw it
2. The Village - The story at face value is a little better than average, but when viewed in an allegorical light it is brilliant.
3. Unbreakable - A close third. A cool concept and and a sweet twist at the end.
4. Signs - A distant fourth. I like Mel Gibson, but he was not good enough to redeem the alien plot.
5. Lady in the Water - My feelings might change about this after I see the film again, but at this point it resides at the bottom of the list.

hangin' in the oc

Ocean City, Maryland that is. Five of us guys went to the beach yesterday, and we had a good time. It was the first time I had ever had the opportunity to swim in the ocean, so that was fun. We also played a little beach v-ball and some frisbee.

Throughout the day there were planes flying over top the beach with banners advertising all kinds of things, such as "all you can eat pizza for $5.99." Needless to say we had to take advantage of that offer.

forever

Wow, it has been a long time since my last post. Honestly there is not a whole lot of new stuff happening in my life at this point. I continue with my sales and I long for my wife's visit, which is coming up in just over a month now.