Mmmm....Chicken

I've always been a fan of fried chicken. When I was a kid we used to go to Kentucky Fried Chicken when it was still called Kentucky Fried Chicken. Eventually we decided that was too greasy and switched to our local grocery store for our fried chicken. When I was in high school I worked at Hardee's when it had fried chicken. That was good fried chicken. I actually got really good at making it. In fact one of my best days of work at Hardee's was when we were providing supper to the fire fighters who were battling a forest fire in the Black Hills. I made over 500 pieces of fried chicken that day.

So, where am I going with all of this. Well, I've been craving fried chicken lately, but our local grocery store makes terrible fried chicken, and KFC is still really greasy. Today my 7 year old and I went to Culver's for lunch. My dad had told me that Culver's fried chicken was outstanding, and he wasn't exaggerating. The chicken was so juicy and the breading was good but not overwhelming. Ok, and here's the most amazing thing, the mashed potatoes had lumps in it...so it wasn't a mashed potatoes mix. Or Culver's has found a mix that leaves lumps to make you think it's real. Anyway, they were really good too.

I think I have a new favorite fried chicken. I already have probably eaten more Culver's food than I should have in my life, and this just gives me another reason to visit on of my favorite chain restaurants.

Movie Review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Well, tonight I finally took the plunge and saw a movie in 3D. Ok, I've seen 3D movies at Disney World and a few other places, but this was my first full length feature in 3D. I had heard that "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" was even better than "Avatar" in 3D, but I can't say for sure because I am still boycotting "Avatar".

First off, the movie. "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" was actually a really good movie. I'd give it a solid 4 stars, and my son might tell you it's a 5 star movie. The story moves pretty fast, and centers around young Soren, a barn owl who escapes captivity and searches out the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole to stop the evil owls who captured him in the first place. Along the way, Soren grows up and becomes the kind of owl he always dreamt about being. There are a couple of comic relief owls inserted as well, so it made for a good movie.

The 3D was really cool. It was like looking through a window, rather than having random things fly out at you. I eventually forgot I was wearing the glasses and just enjoyed the show. I'm not sure I'd like to see everything in 3D, but it really worked for this movie. Two thumbs up for the 3D.

I'm not sure how much longer the 3D theaters will be showing "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole", as our theater only has 2 showings left, but if you get a chance and you don't mind forking out the extra money, it's worth seeing this one in a 3D theater.

Movie Review: The Losers

Netflix was predicting 3.5 stars for me on "The Losers" and they finally missed badly on a prediction. This one is a 2 star movie. Maybe the fact that my wife and kids have been rating movies now that we can stream Netflix on the Wii is finally screwing up my predictions.

"The Losers" was a poor attempt at an A-Team style movie. But when compared with this summer's "A-Team", it lacked action, and tried way to hard to have a plot that just wasn't that good. The acting was terrible as well. The only redeeming factor for me was Chris Evans' character...he played his typical, funny, wise-cracking character.

I'd suggest skipping this one and watching "A-Team" instead.