Are you ... serious?

Oh. My. God.

Click this.

Yes, it's finally happened. After all these years of waiting ... it's finally happened. A third "Mortal Kombat" film is well into production and slated for a 2007 release. Now, I know what you're thinking: do we really need another "Mortal Kombat" film? I mean ... we already enjoyed the first two so much, we wouldn't want to ruin this fantastic franchise.

I cannot wait.

(End sarcasm here)

My "Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest" review will be up early (very early) tommorow morning.

UPDATE: Alright, so I'm too exhuasted to write a full review of "Pirates," but I promise my review will be up tommorow (friday). Sorry to keep you guys waiting (if you are even waiting ... I tend to picture you guys sitting eagerly in the glow of your monitors, waiting patiently for me to update -- I don't think I'm too far off). Anyway, check back later.

Video Blog Edition: Episode 3

Happy Fourth!

Hey, just taking a few minutes out of the day to wish my readers a happy Fourth of July. Typically, I hate the holiday -- it's basically an excuse for my neighbors to blow stuff up and be generally obnoxious until 4:00 in the morning. But it's a pretty day; I had work off and I ended up going to the beach, so I'm in a good mood.

I have the day off tommorow as well, and I'll probably have the next episode of my video blog up by tommorow night. Look for that and have a good holiday.

Get well soon, Roger

This story ran in the Chicago Sun-Times today. Apparently, Roger Ebert is currently in serious condition after his emergency surgery to repair complications with an earlier cancer operation. I've been talking about Ebert a lot recently, and I've even poked a little fun at him in my video blog and a few previous entries.

Do I feel quilty about those jokes now that the man is in serious condition after cancer surgery? No, they were all in good fun, and were never intended to be mean-spirited or hurtful.

However, I would like to reaffirm my status as a huge fan and staunch supporter of Mr. Ebert, and I sincerely hope that he gets better soon. So, from all of us here at Mattinee (that would be me and ... me), get well soon, Roger. My thoughts are with you, and I hope to see you back in the balcony seat before too long.