previews

Teenagers in today's society have, to a great degree, the best and the worst of all worlds.

First, they are born into a society that couldn't be more revolutionary and innovative. They have all these gadgets at their disposal that their parents dreamt of and their grandparents couldn't even imagine. They have an incredible amount of information to aid their development. They also have opportunities galore to express themselves, to extend their reach, to discover their potential and to enhance their life quality. They would not be able to imagine what my world was like, 50 years ago, having to read by candles, having no phones at all, having nothing electrical and hardly any buses (we had to walk everywhere!). The mobile, the microwave, the video and Internet appear to represent an alien world I would not have believed capable of existing in my early childhood. So our youngsters couldn't be more fortunate.

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When I sit and watch movies, I love critiquing the previews. No, I'm not one of those jerks that talk during the movie. In fact, I tend to give people that clap at the end a dirty look. It's not live, and the actors can't really hear you. lol

So here's my impressions of some upcoming films.

Eragon: Yawn. Since when are dragons and Jeremy Irons so dull? Adults aren't going to see it. Young kids aren't going to see it. And the tweens will think it's "stupid". There's no audience.

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