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Ok. There are a whole lot of comic books films out the last few years. And now they’re rebooting Spiderman. (Really?) So with all these films out it can be hard to want to see any of them unless you’re a hardcore comic book fan.  I’ve seen most of them and many of them were ok.  Not blow me away fantastic (except maybe the first Iron Man.)  So when I heard that Joss Whedon was going to be writing and directing The Avengers, which puts a ton of Marvel characters in one film, I couldn’t help but be intrigued.  Whedon has a history for making some great sci-fi and has a rabid fan base. (Hello Firefly.) 

As I just recently watched The Avengers, in 3D, I couldn’t wipe the grin from my face.  Not only did Whedon nail it, he seemed to have a great time making the film.  Why should you see it?

It’s Funny!

Don’t worry, I won’t give away any spoilers.  But I will say this film had me cackling through at least half of it.  The chemistry is spot on, especially with Thor and The Hulk and Tony Stark and Capt. America.  And it helps that half the cast seems to be taking their roles very seriously and the other half seem to be laughing at some private joke.  The results are hilarious moments that are a lot of fun to watch.

Eye Candy for All

It’d be stupid not to acknowledge the fact that this cast is beautiful.  From Chris Hemsworth’s bronzed god to Scarlett Johansson’s full figured beauty, they are a sight to behold.  Not that a beautiful cast is always needed, but come on it’s certainly enjoyable to watch.  Even Mark Ruffalo has a scruffy charm as Dr. Banner/Hulk.  

Special FX

I saw the film in 3D, and I’m not usually a fan of 3D but I had passes.  And surprisingly it was pretty good!  I didn’t notice the effects until the last 3rd of the film where it really kicked into high hear with these crazy looking alien ships. Which, by the way, were so brilliantly designed in all their creepy glory.  It was like some underwater nightmare.  In an age where special effects can be cheesy and over the top, it was refreshing to see them executed with panache and they helped the movie rather than hinder it. 

Loki, Loki, Loki

I find it so hard to love a villain.  They tend to be either one dimensional and cliche or having to redeem themselves at the end and learn some forced lesson.  Not so with the deliciously bad Loki.  He has so much pain and bitterness going on it gives him a great backstory.  But they let him be bad and wallow in his torment.  He doesn’t have to have a change of heart and suddenly care for his brother Thor.  He’s literally eaten alive by his disdain.  He almost comes across like a child that’s been refused his favorite toy.  And I love that complexity.

It Has Heart

Yes, as silly as that sounds, the story was good. It was engaging and I cared about the characters because they were driven with a sense of morality and the relationships were genuine.  And with comic book films that can get overlooked.  Luckily this one had heart in bucket loads! And it was so nice to see Pepperpots and Stark have chemistry again.  

If Whedon is behind the next one, you can bet I’ll be there.  The Avengers was the most fun I’ve had at the movies all year. 

As a rule they're terrible – movies based on videogames. It seems that success in console form doesn't easily translate to box office winner once you coerce a director to take the reins and throw a few actors at it. Although some would argue they're no exceptions to this rule, I differ. Here are five titles that aren't so bad...

This film's success was about the need for the geek ensemble to see Lara Croft doing her thing in the flesh. Well, at the very least seeing two parts of her doing their thing in the flesh. That I'll admit was a cheap shot. The film actually stands up fairly well in the action adventure stakes and Jolie as the English female version of Indiana does a sterling job, as does Chris Barrie as the butler. And this translated in to dollars at the box office with Tomb Raider being the highest grossing action movie of all time starring a female in the lead role.

Although this animated movie has very little if anything to do with the video game franchise whose name it was released under, it is a fine movie. Those hoping to see the stars of the on-going adventures of cute and burly Japanese characters are going to be a disappointed. As what the viewer actually gets are pretty intense ghostly death sequences and trippy dreamscapes.

Radha Mitchell takes her spooked daughter to the very spooky Silent Hill. It's not a sensible thing to do, but when has that ever got in the way of a creepy tale. Typically a car crash leads to Radha losing her daughter and spending the rest of the film searching for her. As she digs about the decrepit town there are loads of nods to the title on which the film is based. For example the metal pipe weapons, the store called M.T. Rooms (there were very few buildings you could enter in the game) and that the music is all from the game apart from Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire.

What could be better than a revengeful cop played by Mark Wahlberg blowing the crap out of everyone? Well, quite a lot actually. Though in the world of movies based on videogames there is little to compete. And it helps that Mila Kunis stars. Plus he's called Max Payne, that's brilliant!

Paul W.S. Anderson a veteran of turning videogames in to money spinning movies is at the helm of this fight between special military outfit STARS, an over active computer and some plants come super-zombie scientists. In the middle of the mix is model actress Milla Jovavich who steps up to the mark to save the world from impending doom! All good stuff with guns and guts a-plenty!

Every business no matter how big or small needs a website. There is nothing surprising about this statement.  Nowadays, consumers are constantly shopping online, comparing prices, reading product reviews, and finding paces to shop.  Social media is heavily used to promote and advertise business websites.  Without a website, a business will lose potential visibility and may not get as many customers as they could have if they invested in a website.

What business owners may not be aware of is that a website may not be enough.  If a website cannot be found by consumers then it is as useful as not having a website at all.  A company can hire an SEO Specialist to come in or they can do some basic strategies themselves.  For a small business it may be more cost effective to have a staff member do the SEO.  In this article outlines a few simple tips that are beneficial to boosting search engine rankings.

First of all the domain name of the website and linking pages will be beneficial for a high rank.  URLs that are made up of random letters and numbers will have a negative effect on rankings.  For instance, ...com/1234 is not as SEO friendly as ...com/search-engine-optimization.  Page titles are also important.  Consumers should be able to determine what the website is about by using keyword rich titles. 

After choosing specific keywords, make sure the content on the page incorporates those keywords.  The keywords need to be readable and not look as if words are just thrown in to random places.  If a keyword is used too much a search engine spider may report it as spam. 

Even though search engine spiders cannot reference pictures, they will crawl ALT tags.  ALT tags serve as the title of the image and they are able to be crawled by search engines.  Images need to be titled appropriately with keywords.  Some users may not see the image so there needs to be a place holder so people will understand what is supposed to go there. 

This is an important technique for blogs.  Articles can be linked to other articles in the blog.  The best way to do this is to use proper anchor text.  This is done but choosing a keyword and using an SEO Strategies tag to link it to another page.  The keyword will show search engines what the website is about.

Aside from linking to pages within a website, getting backlinks from other sites is useful.  Setting up directories in Google, Bing, and Yahoo should be the first place you go to advertise your physical location and your web address.  Not only does this create a blacklink to your page, it allows customers to find a business, read reviews, and contact that business.

Use SEO strategies to increase the traffic to your business website.  Although this may take time it is worth it in the end.  SEO is beneficial simply because high ranking websites will increase customers.

As your kids are growing up, don’t you wish you could just stop time and savor every moment? Life moves so quickly, and you always end up wondering where all the time went. Especially when your kids are very small, they’re constantly reaching milestones and moving on to the next big thing.

When your kids get older, you’ll tell them lots of cute and funny stories about their younger selves. You can only hope your words evoke even a fraction of the emotions you’re trying to describe. The memories are as timeless as they are priceless, and you don’t want to lose them. So besides just keeping them in your thoughts, how can you tangibly record those memories for your children? Here are some creative ideas.

When your kids are little, they’re preferences and opinions are constantly changing as they learn more about their world and their personalities develop. Isn’t it funny how they once hated their now favorite food? And how at one point all they could talk about was how much they loved school? Track all these different stages by recording interviews with your kids. Either on video with a voice recorder, tape a question and answer session with your kids. Ask them about their least and most favorite things, and ask open ended questions about themselves. Make it a yearly event. One day they’ll love looking back and seeing firsthand how they changed over the years.

Occasionally spend an entire day documenting your kids’ days, from the time they wake up in the morning until they go to bed at night. Take pictures to represent different things they do, including the mundane like brushing their teeth, eating lunch, or watching a movie. It’ll be interesting for them to see what an average day was like during their childhood. You can also do this for special occasions, like going to an amusement park or the beach. If your kids love spending time with relatives like their grandparents, join them and document their day together. Document a few days per year, and organize the memories in a special “day in the life” scrapbook. 

You probably spend some time writing down milestones in the baby book, or creating a photo album of special moments. But there are so many little things that happen on a daily basis that are just as precious, like the funny thing your child said to the cashier at the supermarket, or the way they taught themselves to turn on the TV. Things like this make you laugh and smile, but over the years they’re forgotten. If you enjoy journaling, then keep a journal for each one of your kids by your nightstand. Every night, or as often as you can, take just five or ten minutes to write down just a couple sentences about any nice memories of the day. You won’t forget the little things, and when your kids are older they’ll love reading your thoughts.