IT WAS MUCH was better than I had expected.

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Now as I implied in my last post, I intentionally lowered my expectations to almost nothing after Ep. 1. (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, . . .) Even so, it was an enjoyable movie. I would give it a solid 3 out of 5 stars. Better than Jedi, much better than Ep. 1.

I can't think of any single movie that I have ever seen in which I was terrified, laughed, and cried tears of both sadness and joy. Signs did it for me.

Mel Gibson was in fine form in this movie, as was the entire cast. With the exception of one bit character in the movie (you'll know who when you see him), I felt as if all these people were real.

One would think from the commercials that it is a movie about an alien invasion. It is not. Shyamalan has taken the background of an alien invasion to examine faith and family. This is what the movie is about, and most likely why it resonates so deeply with me.

I would highly recommend this movie. 4 out of 5 stars. Go see it.

My old Air Force buddy sent me this one for my birthday. I've gotta admit, my initial reaction was, "Hmmmm, I'll watch it sometime, but no hurry."

Well, we sat down and watched it last night. Now I was born in Alabama and raised in Texas, so I may be a bit biased in my assessment.

Side. Splitting. Funny.