2025 Christmas Goodies

 The family really outdid themselves this year.  I'm truly blessed.  I added a new Star Wars steelbook to the collection - Rise of Skywalker.  I almost have all the Star Wars steelbook movie releases.  The Penguin will be a fun watch.  I don't have an HBO Max subscription so I need it in physical form.  The animated Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy rounded out my movies.  Three books - The Boys (Ron and Clint Howard), Can You Dig It? and the Dr. J autobiography - are all books I'm excited to read. A Mould King Firebird model.  A Hot Topic gift card which will probably that into a The Lost Boys shirt.   Speaking of, I also got cool AC/DC shirt.  And some baseball and basketball cards.  Again, I'm so blessed and thankful. Santa was good to me.

NO SPOILERS: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Quick Thoughts

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker:  Yes I liked it.  Did I have issues with it?  Yes.  Do I think others will have issues with it?  Yes.  It is the Star Wars franchise so not everyone is going to be happy.  I definitely wouldn't have gone where they did with some of the plot points.  It's really hard not to spoil anything so I'll stay away from specifics.  The pace is fast, there is plenty of action, I like how most of the characters were handled and the time flew by for me.  Rey and Kylo Ren were definitely the main focus but you'll get plenty of screen time from the rest of the main characters in this wild ride.  There are also some cook new characters as well.  I'll stick by my "I liked it" statement but I'm still digesting some of the major points of the movie.  I do wish they'd done things differently in some regards but name one Star Wars movie where you don't say that.  I can now start reading what others thought, dig into some of the details I might have missed and I'll come back in a few weeks with more thoughts.  Can't wait to see what others think as well.  May The Force Be With You.