All that hard work and not being able to enjoy it with the person that matters most? That’s what we call irony, kids. Then again, Cami probably wouldn’t have gotten as big of a kick out of meeting Scurvy Joe as Tom and Goth Jared did.

Not much to talk about movie-wise. I feel like I’ve been beating a dead horse talking about Ocean’s 12. It’s good. Go see it. That about sums it up for me.

I guess I’ve been getting some push back on that sentiment, though. Basically, the audience has been split into two camps. Those like me who really loved it and those that have been disappointed by it.

Boy, there’s some insight for you, huh?

No, but seriously. The people who have been disappointed all make the same complaint – “There wasn’t as much heist action as there was in the first.” So just keep that in mind if you haven’t seen the movie and are thinking about spending your hard earned cash.

A couple of you have written in asking me what my thoughts are about the MPAA suing peer-to-peer networks who traffic in pirated movies.

As much as I don’t like the MPAA, I don’t really fault them on this move. Unlike music or software, pirated movies are usually of questionable quality. Basically it’s just some guy sitting in a movie theater taping what’s on the screen with a video camera, then trying to pawn it off on you for five bucks. I think any true film fanatic would insist on optimum picture and sound. So in this regard, hooray for the MPAA.

My biggest complaint with the MPAA was its shoddy treatment of movie audiences who paid the price of admission. The stern, disappointed Fatherly tone of the RespectCopyrights.org ads that appeared in front of trailers were as insulting as they were insipid.

In the past I’ve made the comparison that those ads are like lecturing a kid about shoplifting after he just put down money to buy a candy bar. In the case of the MPAA suing the peer-to-peer networks, the kid has stolen the candy bar and is half way around the block. Feel free to paddle his ass when you catch up to him.

Perhaps I’m oversimplifying things a bit. In fact, it’s more than likely. But it’s my interpretation of the situation.

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