Pirates...

Let us hope this is the end of this trilogy. POTC:AWE represents the perfect example of Hollywood's desperate need for cash. Instead of developing a story and then a movie, this was the process in reverse. Clearly they wanted a movie and who cares about the story. Who needs a coherent storyline, character development, or even quality acting when you can drown the audience in millions of gallons of water and special effects. POTC: TCBP was a high quality movie because it was clever and brought to the screen something audiences had not seen before. It combined an authentic nature, a flawed yet lovable hero, and action. As moviegoers, we should demand higher quality movie making before the pursuit of money overwhelms and destroys another franchise. Can Ocean's 13 succeed where Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, and Pirates 3 failed? Who knows, but it does have one thing going for it...a second film that set a very low floor.

Summer Reading Assignments

I have created forum pages for the Honors Government and AP US History classes on the mcpedia site. You can access these forum pages from the class pages. You should post any problems, questions, comments or insights you have on these pages.

Honors Government: all four assignments for Culture War? have now been posted. Please access them on the mcpedia site.

AP US History: Please post the title, author, and subject of your chosen book on the AP US History Forum page on the mcpedia site.