Monthly Archives: March 2010

Movie: Surrogates 2009

We just watched Surrogates starring Bruce Willis as he struggles to save humanity from itself! It was certainly worth watching and reminded me of other movies like AI and had an eerie science fiction tone similar to the classic Blade Runner (1982). Top 50 stuff? Not really, but viewers awarded it a 6.3 on IMDB. It appealed to… Read More »

American kitsch vs. Asian kitsch

The choices of Asian themeparks seem to be growing annually now. There are two Disneylands (one in HongKong, one in Japan), plus a Universal Studios that opened in Singapore. But more are planned: Shanghai is building a Disney ThemePark, and I’m sure more are planned. But for those who couldn’t bear to take any Disney vacations, Asia has… Read More »