The 7 Word Weekend Review 6/11/10

New movie releases reviewed in 7 words each.

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (limited) - Ha ha ha, wait for it... ha!

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (limited) - Such a vague title. What's it about?

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (limited) - I finally get the joke. It's her.

The Karate Kid - No, I requested that Sidekicks be remade.

Is it just me or have we really been scraping the barrel this summer as far as good movies are concerned? Sure there's been good films, but few 'must' sees. Just look at this weekend. I like Will Smith, but that doesn't mean I want to see his kid mugging on screen for an hour and a half. Besides, hasn't the franchise seen enough damage with the horrible Hilary Swank entry? I swear Pat Morita must be rolling over in Elizabeth Shue's grave. What do you mean she's not dead? Quit lying. Undoubtedly we're still experiencing some of the fallout from the writer's strike. It just feels like the multiplexes are sleepwalking through this summer.

So normally this would be the section where I would talk some random goo and then recommend a movie or two, but this week is different. I've been given a lot of awards from very lovely people over the past month and haven't really had time to properly do things up (I know I keep flogging a dead horse about this, but there was the little flood thing) so I thought I should take the time now to say some thank you's.

The following have been nice enough to mention me\pass on awards, and I hope you'll visit them and follow their blogs because they're really great.

Cal - fights everyday to protect us all from the cephalopod menace, the least you can do is follow his blog.

 Nikki - has a great collection building of classic books from childhood, remembered and given some love.

BayGirl32 - has everything on her blog from funny stories, to odd, crazy thoughts. 

Jules - has a blog that is largely geared towards the fairer sex, but is so good that I really do enjoy reading it (macho and masculine as I am).

Pat - is an incredible writer, poet and photographer. He's also funny as heck. 

Robyn - seems to be able to write equally well the beautiful and the sad, the hilarious and the whimsical, often in a single post. 

Ashley - is a fantastic writer with a flair for writing really sweet stories and really crazy ones. 

I know I'm forgetting some and if I missed you please let me know so that I can add you. 

I also want to mention some other blogs that I love reading and would like to see get some more followers.

First off, I again want to plug Reputation@Stake's blog The Stupid Bet You've read some of his stuff here but his own blog is hilarious. He's got a follower widget now so it's easy to follow. He's going on vacation (lazy) so it's a great time to catch up on his early posts.

If you don't follow Ally at Fourth Grade Nothing you're missing out on a fun mix of fantastically written posts, diary entires, and retro pop culture look backs.

Bossy Betty is an amazing writer who shares great stories and pictures. Her Monday flowers posts are a great pick me up for the start of the week.

Marlene at Disguised as a Grown-up designs the coolest looking cards and writes with humor and style. I guarantee you'll get a kick out of her Word of the Day feature at the end of most posts.

Geof at The Man-Cave is one of my favorite bloggers. Reviews of cheesy horror flicks, current movies, and concerts are only a part of the awesomeness he brings to the table. 

One of the funniest blogs you can follow if you don't already is Not Worth Mentioning -er that is to say, that's the name of the blog, which is totally worth mentioning. I read this one almost everyday.

Chuck at Apocalypse Now has a pretty sick sense of humor, something I always appreciate in a good blogger. A quick run through his posts will reveal funny graphs, fails, and humorous commentary.

Amy and Cory at Listophelia create hilarious order out of chaos by putting everyday things in their place.

No One Reads The Copy is chock full of humor and excellent writing. 

Cotton at Wit Behind the Ears is... hmm... er... well... Where do I start...?

Just kidding. One of the funniest bloggers you can follow. Anytime she starts on a mad jumble of random thoughts you know you're in for a treat.

Abbie at Abbie Turned Normal is a young blogger showcasing a lot of skill and creativity in her writing.

And now here is an award for all of you. It's my own making, so my rules, and as always when I do this, there are no rules. You don't have to write a post, you don't have to pass it on, and you don't have to put it up on your blog. 

Several of you have made comments about not wanting me to run a BTN on you so I thought it would be a funny design for an award. 

And don't forget I also have a blog of the week tab where I highlight a favorite blog. The past two weeks have been Cal, as I got too busy to change it out this week, but generally I'm pretty good at updating. 

Well, that is it for me. Have a good weekend everyone.