Reviews by Gwenny

An incredibly delightful film about a panda, Po, raised by a goose (Which they never explain.) who yearns to do more than be a noodle maker. At once an homage to martial arts film and a parody of them, it follows Po on his journey to become the legendary Dragon Warrior. Plenty of laughs, some well done pathos and extraordinary animation make this a "watch again" for me. Suitable for all but the smallest and most sensitive children.

Oh, and stay to watch the credits.

Very complete guide to magical and religious symbolism. A must for the casual or serious student of the occult!

A thoroughly enjoyable ramble through history that was written with an eye toward the dramatic. The authors have set out not to disprove that the Shroud of Turin was the burial cloth of Jesus, but to prove he didn't die and the resurrection, as it is believed in, was a fake.

I'm afraid I have to start this review by saying that the director failed. By his own admission he set out to make a new Princess Bride, for a new generation. And, not sadly, he failed totally. Stardust is as far from Princess Bride, as much as I love Princess Bride, as 2001 was from Mars Needs Women. Princess Bride is an adult, tongue in cheek look at fairy tales. Stardust is, in every sense, a true fairy tale.

There is so much to love about this movie. But I think what I loved best was that for two hours I was transported to a world where there was truly only good and evil, where the questions of life were simple and the answers even more simple. I was transported back to the world of my childhood where you knew who to trust, where nothing could stop Love and where, even if he was afraid, the Hero did what was right.

The third in Asimov's Robot series, Robots of Dawn sees Elijah Baley once more called upon by the Spacers to solve a crime, in the case the "murder" of the human-form robot. Asimov is deft in his doling out of clues as the detective struggles to adapt to an exotic, foreign culture that challenges the reader to evaluate our own culture. Although worthy of praise as a whodunit, this novel examines many issues still relevant today and what it means to be human.

Not your average vampire tale, this fast paced story takes you from the beautiful foothills of Boulder, Colorado to dark Transylvania. Alternating between the quest of a young doctor to save the child she has adopted and the first person memories of Vlad himself, Simmons, as always, leaves you with the feeling you have actually been to the places he takes you.

Definitely a page turner (I stayed up to 4 am to finish it) that brings Dracula into the 20th century!