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September 20, 2010 – 9:15 AM 

In Brandon’s defense, I am sure this sort of thing happens to a lot of people. 

So I have to apologize for missing Friday’s Facebook preview. Between work responsibilities and family visitors I actually missed Friday altogether last week and skipped right to Saturday. To the best of my knowledge aliens were not involved. 

One thing I did manage to do this weekend was watch “Dragonslayer” on Netflix. I have not seen it since I was a kid and I expected to have a “Clash of the Titians” experience where I would cringe at the stilted acting and dated special effects and lament the loss of a cherished childhood memory. (And yes I do this voluntarily in the name of fun. Sometimes I am a masochist) 

Instead I was surprised by how well the movie holds up, fun, engaging and intentionally goofy. It is not at all the film I remember. THAT film was scary…an action-packed thrill ride that made me hide my face in the seat cushions. I did not remember that the star of the show, the hero I had emulated so many times in the woods by my house, was none other than Peter MacNicol. Seriously? The guy from Ally McBeal? Go figure. The film I watched this weekend was a fun fantasy with some pretty good camera work and seriously decent effects for the time. I was pleasantly surprised and genuinely pleased. Childhood memory updated, but safe.