The Dark Knight

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If it weren't for Heath Ledger, I'd let the rating slide to three stars because over all, Aaron Eckhart and Christian Bale aren't exactly the best actors for this movie, but they do well enough to keep us entertained. Michael Caine again does a wonderful job, even though small, as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's reliable butler. Morgan Freeman, another small part, pretty much does his job well too.

The Dark Knight might be one of the best summer movies thanks to Heath Ledger. If another actor had played the Joker, the movie might not have done as well. There were parts I could have done without, and Batman in Hong Kong was almost hilarious and taken to a point where it wasn't serious anymore.

Overall, if it weren't for the action, Ledger, the whole Harvey Dent fiasco, and the interesting story line, this movie would be a disaster because of its other poor choices for actors to play its well planned characters.

My Brother's Keeper by Patricia McCormick

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Okay, this isn't the best book ever, but for Patricia McCormick's second book, it's decent and an interesting read. I feel that there needs to be more development, and I think that's McCormick's flaws in this book and also a book she wrote titled Cut. I believe McCormick is still learning the ropes to writing novels, and she's on the way. I'm confident if she writes another book, it will be better than My Brother's Keeper and Cut.

This book is about a boy who is covering up his brother's drug abuse. It could be a lot better if there had been more development, like I said before. It lacks a lot of stuff. I feel like I could go and build off of what she already wrote.

But the story plot is interesting, and realistic enough to keep a reader interested. It's a quick read, only took me a couple of hours. If you like Cut, then you'll enjoy this.

Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz

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The plot itself is interesting. A group of highschoolers going to an abandoned asylum in Danvers, MA. It's supposedly haunted and one of the kids wants to make a documentary before the place is demolished. They end up growing closer to each other, forming new relationships and what now.

The writing is excellent with the different point of views of each of the main characters. While there are swear words, they come in at just the perfect time, adding that sense of realistic teenage rebel. There are a couple of inconsistencies, but they are not important as the plot comes to a pretty good ending, leaving a mystery like Danvers State Hospital (the asylum) itself.

WALL-E

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Pixar and its creators have outdone themselves again. WALL-E which seems like just another animated kids movie actually sends out a very good message that adults and teens will understand: We must save our world and that love is important no matter what.

So how can robots teach us love? Well, you go and watch the movie yourself because I'm not giving anything else away.

Bottom Line: It's worth it if you don't mind sitting in a theater with little kids. It's really interesting and Pixar has done a wonderful job with the graphics and music.

Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)

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It is not recommended you expect much from this game. The graphics are crappy and the controls are very bulky, but the song selection is great ranging from No Doubt to Daughtry, which is pretty awsome to some extent. While there may be only four button colors, the game is definitely harder than you think it is. I can beat expert on the regular Guitar Hero games and this little DS version gave me some difficulty.

If you're interested like me, you should buy it because it's fun to tinker with and wonder how you can be so stumped by what should be easy.

Of course, if you totally think it's not worth it and want to stick to the life size version of Guitar Hero, then this is not the game for you.

Bottom Line: If you're interested, buy it. If you don't think it's worth it, then don't buy it.