The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe (BBC Review)

 Watched this again with the kids. 

After reading the books, I couldn't help it. Had to re-watch these. 

The first one is BBC GOLD. 

So much fun. I must have rented this out at the library 100 times, I remember it so well. The actress playing the White Witch was excellent. 

Costumes, set, pacing and how true to the book the show kept is remarkable. 

Worth your time if you were fans of the book. 

Have a good weekend folks! 

Ghost Bubblesious

 Finally tried this flavor. It taste exactly as it looks. Bubble gum flavor. Not bad...but I ain't a kid anymore, so this flavor doesn't really appeal to me. 

I remember when I was a kid, bubble gum ice cream was my FAVORITE flavor. Even the hard ice cold bits of bubble gum that came within, were a treat. 

These days? I've never get it. (though oddly I don't see it anymore at ice cream shops)

Either way, I'm glad I got the chance to try it, so I could scratch that itch and move on. 

Grizzly Bear Energy

 I've seen this around for a while but haven't given it a try...until now. 

Not bad....actually good!

I'm interested in other flavors after trying this one. They're pretty tasty! Not that they will replace Ghost. Buuut, I'm all for trying other flavors. 

In price they are equal which is a shame. Drop these cans by 50 cents and I might be enticed to switch. But until then, I'll call things a tie for now and move on. 

Nerf football

 Who DIDN'T have one of these as a kid growing up?? 

They were the best to play football with your friends. The worst when they got wet and you'd continually squeeze them to get the water out. And the saddest, when people tore hunks out of it, signaling the beginning of the end for the football. 

Though I remember playing with a ratty version way more than a newer one, these bring back good memories. Even the new designed ones that came out later were cool to everyone you new. Gaining a new nerf football back in the day gave you the kind of social status that just isn't around anymore. 

Those were the days...

Jackpot!

 

I'm reminded of another game from Tomy someone had, that I played with all the time when I went over to his house. It was a simple stupid game of flipping the lever and seeing if you got matching symbols or not. The sticker on the toy told you what would count as a jackpot. Though you never won anything, it was fun to see when all three symbols popper up. 

I loved this little thing, but because it was similar to slot machines, which was gambling, which was a sign of Satan, we were never allowed to have one of our own I'm sure. 

Tomy Games

 

I remember one year for Xmas, My 2 brothers and I got these mini-games from Tomy toys. 

The wind up figures all fit in the carry case that you could take anywhere and play a mini game with. I got the football one which was really the lamest of the three. Essentially, you used the footballs (that neither figure could carry across the board until they were pushed down or off the board. You have 4 downs to do so. 

My brother's had much better games. Like this bowling one you wound up to see how many pins he could knock down on the edge of the board. We played this one a lot. 

Another winner was the boxing one. Uber fun as you'd see if you could knock down or shove your opponent off the board to win. 

Simple games for a simpler time. 

Have a good weekend folks!

 

Jackass: Best and Last (review)

 I've seen them all. But this was the only one I didn't see in theaters. 

Just was over it by now. The gangs have a lot of "been there-done that" to them and the franchise should've bowed out after the 4th movie, but the money was just too good I guess. 

This movie bombed in theaters and I think the main reason is they admit showing old footage we'd seen before. Like a highlight reel to pad time for half a movie they made. The new people are completely forgettable and some of them who received opening credits do NOTHING in the entire film. Like, what was the point??

I will admit, the movie shows a few "never-before-seen" stunts and even one or 2 newer ones that made me chuckle but the magic is certainly done with this series. 

Johnny Knoxville said this was the last one. And even if he was lying the box office numbers aren't. This one was truly the last. 

RIP