In his latest adventure, Indy is caught up chasing a mysterious crystal skull that our old friend Ox (Professor Oxley) managed to stumble upon. Shortly after, Ox goes crazy, tries returning the skull to a mythological city made completely out of gold, and is later captured by the KGB.

The movie is very Indy-esque; equipped with WAM BAM sound effects for kicks and punches and the same general theme/color of the original films. The movie really holds true to the originals, for the most part.

As an aging actor, Harrison Ford surprisngly looks very similar to the earlier iterations of Indiana Jones. He has a lot of great action sequences and does take jabs at his age (as do the other cast members).

On a scale of 1 to 10, I’d say this movie is about an 8. The actors were fantastic, the movie had great sound and visuals, and the story is about the only thing preventing it from getting a perfect 10 from me.

I won’t give anything away about the story, other than the fact that this mysterious crystal skull is oh so much more than a crystal skull. A twist you wouldn’t have expected from an Indiana Jones movie, for sure.

After seeing the movie, I’m not so sure that the plan to create more sequels starring Shia LeBeouf is such a good idea, but only time will tell. Without Harrison driving the film, it just won’t be Indiana Jones anymore, or, well, it will be, but… yeah, you’ll just have to see the film to understand that.

This particular How-To gives you the low down on hooking up a home theatre receiver. It goes in depth describing each type of input, laying out your setup, and connecting the cables. Check out How to Hook up a Receiver today!

Today, Warner Brothers announced it will discontinue support for HD DVD  after May of this year. From then on out, Warner will only put out Blu-Ray and regular DVD movies.

You can read more about it from the Warner Brothers press release indicating the move to Blu-Ray exclusively.

HD DVD still has Paramount and Universal, two huge players, but they support both HD DVD and Blu-Ray. I was really hoping HD DVD would pull through, but it doesn’t look good.

If you’ve seen some of Rudy’s election ads on TV, you might have seen the ones that insinuate America will be under attack by terrorists in the near future, and that Rudy is ready to kick some ass.

Read on to see one of these ads and find out why Rudy should never be your president.

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Two scoops of Syntha-6 gives you approximately 44 grams of protein. More than enough for one workout. Ideally, you should have 2-3 of these shakes every day and especially three on workout days. Your body needs anywhere from 80 to 180 grams of protein per day to build new muscle. Don’t starve it!

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The One XL unit in particular seemed to receive your typical reviews with some ups and downs. Overall, it looked like a solid unit, and at a price of $200, I figured it was a good buy.

Oops.

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Why is this?  For lack of better words, ignorance. Rolling Stone has an article all about why our audio quality has slowly degraded over the years and tells us what we’re missing out on.

Click on that Rolling Stone link to read about the decline in audio fidelty. Then get angry!

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If you liked Hellboy, I think you’re going to love Hellboy II. The masterful creatures created under the influence of everyone’s favorite horror/fantasy directory, Guillermo del Toro, really shine in this trailer. Even with a realtively low budget, the monsters and effects involved here are extraordinary.

If you saw Pan’s Labyrinth (a fantasy by del Toro), you’ll see some similarties in The Golden Army creatures to those of the Labyrinth. Not a bad thing at all; they were fantastic, and in Hellboy II, Guillermo looks to really push the creative envelope. Hellboy won’t be dueling with just one or two baddies this time around, and it all looks to be very exciting. Can’t wait to see it.

To fully appreciate the effects of Christmas on your fellow man, head on over to Snopes for an article about a particular Christmas during World War I.

As much as I feel Christmas is just a race to spend money for reasons unknown, that article really shows you that the Christmas spirit can be one powerful force.