Impostor  took place in the future during a time when aliens have been attacking Earth for quite some time. Of course, we're losing the battle. Don't go into this one expecting an alien shoot 'em up, tho. That's simply the cover story. The real plot lies in the fact that one man has been accused of being planted by the aliens with a bomb in his heart. The whole time I kept saying to myself that there had to be some way to prove one way or another. Of course, the man in question gets away and strives to prove he's human. My question is, why didn't his captors give him the test anyway? I'm sorry, but I'd like to think the government would want proof before possibly killing an innocent. Maybe that's only in my idealistic world, tho. All-in-all, I enjoyed the movie. I was curious what would happen when the truth ultimately came out. Of course, I can speculate as to why things happened as they did, but I'll leave that up to you. The ending was a surprise; not really impossible to guess, but unlikely.

Night Watch is another movie I have no idea why I added to my list. The movie is a Russian vampire movie, but there seemed to be a lot more than just that. The begining introduced a grand story, but the rest of the movie didn't seem to live up to the promises of that story. I feel like there were huge holes in the story that just weren't filled in like I would've hoped. I will say that the special effects were top notch, tho. Actually, I can't say that the story was bad; it's more the implementation I didn't like. With a few tweaks here and there, this could be really good. As the movie went on, tho, I eventually found myself begging for an end to it all. I just have to say that it wasn't the story at all, simply the implementation. I would really like to see this remade. The real question is whether or not I'll track down the other 2 movies in the trilogy -- I don't even know what they are right now, I just saw some mention about them in the movie description.

I just saw The Forsaken , a non-traditional vampire movie. I initially got it because Brendan Fehr  was in it. Fehr was in Roswell , an old TV show I liked. The movie was decent, but I don't really know how much I liked the back-story for the vampires. Not that it had a whole lot to do with the storyline, but apparently a demon came to take the souls of those left on the battlefield. When the sun came up, they couldn't stand to look at each other because of what they'd done. I'm sure I missed something or got that wrong somehow, tho, but you get the basic idea.

One thing I noticed at the end was how similar the concept was to Supernatural . Not that it's dead-on or anything, but it is very similar. I wonder if the creators of Supernatural brought any inspiration in from The Forsaken. Just a thought.

When I got The Shipping News , I wasn't really sure why. My Netflix  queue is pretty long and it's been that way since I started it years ago. Sometimes movies bubble up to the top without me realizing it and I end up with some real winners... ok, that was intended to be sarcasm. Luckily, this one was pretty good. If my powers of deduction are working today, I got this movie because of Jason Behr , which is perhaps the unlikeliest of actors after taking into consideration the fact that Kevin Spacey  and Julianne Moore  are the major headliners. Behr played in Roswell , which I really liked, so I had to find out if he was in anything else. He's made a fairly sizeable list of appearances, but most of those have been in minor roles -- as was his role in The Shipping News.

Anyway, the movie was good. One thing I thought was interesting is that Quoyle and Bunny both seemed to have visions, which were never explained. Perhaps the "bloodlines" concept set in during the move was the intended to be explanation enough. All-in-all, I was suprisingly pleased. Spacey proved his acting skills once again in his quirky character. I did notice his character's quirkiness being chipped away over time. I'm assuming this was due to the positive reinforcement he was getting, which was a first. He wasn't the brightest of folks, but ended up proving he had more strength than he himself thought.

My girlfriend continues to get odd movies. When they get here, she never remembers what they are or why she added them to her list. Sometimes they're good; sometimes they're bad; most of the time, they're so-so with a few quirks here and there. Ripley's Game  was one of those. As with most of the quirky movies I see, this one was slow. Part of that was probably John Malkovich's  character -- a near life-less hit man. Well, I think he was a hit man. I'm still not sure if that's how he started out, but apparently he was fine with it. There's really not much I know to say about the movie, honestly. It was decent, but nothing to get excited over. Perhaps one of the few things I really liked about the movie was the ending, which is odd -- usually, the ending is the part I don't like. The symbolism in that smirk was probably what made the whole movie, in my opinion.

When Profiler season 3 started, I was excited to see what was going to happen after last season's cliffhanger . Unfortunately, what ensued was a very big disappointment. The first few episodes seemed to bring about a lot of change... unwanted change. The first 2 seasons were somewhat dark, while the 3rd must've had a new producer or something, because there was a completely different spin on everything. The one constant with each season has been a change in characters, so it only makes sense that this change might affect the show behind the scenes, as well. A gleam of hope burst back into the show about 2/3 of the way thru the season, tho. I was once again excited to see what was going to happen; despite my disappointments in the season. Unfortunately, this hint of things to come didn't come to fruition until the finale, Las Brisas  in the last moments of the double-feature episode, which seemed to drag out a little too much, if you ask me. I should've just skipped to the last 5 minutes of the episode, honestly. I am excited to see the next season , but my hopes for something good aren't that high. Ultimately, I was disappointed in this season because of the major change they made.

I will say that one episode did have me really intrigued. In Grand Master , there was essentially a cross-breeding of shows -- Profiler and Pretender . Jarod, played by Michael T Weiss , only played a small part, but I love Pretender, so I was excited by it. With that spark of interest, I'll probably start that show next, after I finish with Profiler.

The Girl in the Cafe  was kind of a quirky movie. I'm not really sure what to think about it. Bill Nighy  plays a somewhat dorky government worker who meets a younger girl on his lunch break. Honestly, I have to say that the two don't really fit together and I'm not sure how (or why) it worked for them. Ultimately, he invites her to the G8 summit where he will be working for a while. Of course, this is where the controversy comes in as he is torn between his feelings for her and his career. While I think the movie was ok, I just don't know what to say about it.

For those wondering where they might have seen Nighy, he was in Underworld  and Pirates of the Caribean 2: Dead Man's Chest , which are my 2 favorites of his; although, he has a pretty good list of movies in his filmography.

I've admitted to myself that I have a problem, but nothing seems to change. What's that problem? Sequels. Despite the fact that the first movie may pass as a semi-decent movie, as was the case with Mimic , I'm a sucker, so I go watch the second , which might as well be a B movie. As if that wasn't crazy enough, a few years later, another sequel comes out. What do I do? Well, I just have to see it, don't I? Of course I do. Once again, I'm not surprised. Mimic 3  wasn't even close to the level of the first -- not that it was outstanding, but it was decent -- but, since I'm a sucker for sequels, I fell for it again. Actually, it's not that I expect these movies to be any better. I'm typically just attracted to the storyline and like to see where it's taken. Every once in a while, you'll find a diamond in the rough -- well, perhaps relatively, but a diamond nonetheless. Maybe it's that or the fact that I don't like leaving something half done. Either way, Mimic 3 was slightly below decent. You could tell they were low on funding because the whole movie is based on two apartment buildings next to each other and there are very few special affects, which is one of the things I liked about the first movie. Honestly, I don't remember much (read: any) of the second movie, so I can't even speak to that.

If you liked the first two, I'd suggest sticking it out, tho. The movie's not horrible, but I wouldn't pay $10 to see it in the theater. Then again, I don't think this one made it that far.

Season 5  of Stargate SG-1  was great, as I've come to expect. This season was all about wrapping up old stories, tho. I want to say there were 7 or so episodes that simply ended or at least tried to wrap up previous open-ended episodes. That almost made this season seem like it was on the verge of being the last. Luckily, there are 5 more. I can't wait to see them all, but I better slow down if I want to see them all without waiting for season 10  to be released on DVD. One thing I do have to say, tho, is that the season finale wasn't quite the nail-biter some of the previous seasons. There was a very big surprise at the end, tho -- something I never would've guessed. All I can say is that I have always been a great fan of Michael Shank's  character, Daniel Jackson. Despite his nerdy ways, he has definitely proven himself as a strong member of the team. This season finale simply echoed that. In spite of the fact that this finale wasn't as action-packed, I'm actually more intent on starting the next season than I ever was before. Man, these writers really know how to throw some punches!

UPDATE: It turns out I missed an episode. What I earlier thought was teh finale was the second-to-last episode of the season, Meridian . The finale, Revelations , was exactly what I was expecting -- an action-packed episode with a very big surprise. While I was admittedly surprised when I saw Meridian, Revelations was even more surprising. And, some of my primary fears from Meridian were left with a glimpse of hope for the future. Season 6 will definitely bring some interesting times.

Leo was a good movie, but seemingly hard to follow. Well, I was working at the time, so that might have had something to do with it. It was good, tho. There's not too much you can say without giving away the story, but there's a small twist at the end. Honestly, you can probably guess it as time goes on, it's not that hidden. I will say that the movie's better than I expected. When it started, I had pretty low hopes.