Booty!!! ARRRRRGH!

I was blessed with an abundance of gifts for Christmas this year and I've had a chance to play, read or watch just about everything now. Being the conceited person that I am I thought it might be fun to list some of the stuff I received.

I got the Blade Runner: Final Cut but I haven't had a chance to watch it just yet. I'm waiting for the perfect mood to strike before I sit down and take it all in. There does seem to be a wealth of extras and four different versions of the movie so that's cool.

I also received Hot Rod and Bourne Ultimatum as well as the final season of Seinfeld. I've seen all of these before and love 'em all which was why I was screaming with giddy excitement when I opened them. Hot Rod was one of the dumbest movies released ever and that may be the reason I love it so. It's hysterical but I think you have to be able to regress to a 12 year old intellect to really enjoy it. Bourne Ultimatum is a fun action movie. Very enjoyable and though I don't exactly love the other two I have to profess no small amount of admiration for the latest. I still hate Matt Damon though.

This was the year of the graphic novel for me. My sister bought me over 90% of my Amazon wish list. This included the Captain America Omnibus, the Fallen Son premier HC and the Death of Cap premiere. Fallen Son fell short of being good although issues 4 and 5 were both pretty excellent. The Death of Cap storyline drug a little and for some reason lacked emotional resonance. The Omnibus is awesome though and I will discuss it more in my forthcoming massive best of 2007 list.

I also got the Goon: Chinatown graphic novel which I started last night. Its not comedic but it is great so far and as usual Eric Powell does not disappoint. I still love his work. Grant Morrison's Batman and Son hardcover was also given to me and though I already own all the issues, I felt this was one I'd want to own. It reads better all in one fell swoop.

Also got the Artemis Fowl graphic novel which reads well only if you've already read the book. It's definitely a little hard to understand at times and I found myself lost as to what was going on due to some poor visual story telling. Still rather enjoyable.

I also got the Stephen King on Writing book. I read it about a month ago and asked for it for Christmas because, frankly it's the most helpful book on the craft that I've ever read. Like a creative writing class in under 200 pages.

My niece Penny also saw fit to buy me the new Spiderwick book. Haven't had a chance to read it yet but I'll get to it some time here. I love those book and eagerly anticipate the movie.

Video game wise this year I was given Call of Duty 4 and the Orange Box. So far I've only played Team Fortress and a tiny bit of Half Life. I love Team Fortress so far but my Internet is being screwy so my 12 month LIVE subscription hasn't been getting as much use as it otherwise would. Call of Duty 4 is awesome.

It was a good Christmas all in all even though I spent it in abject misery due to my horribly mangled ankle. The lying around did allow for a handy excuse to do nothing but read and play my gifts. I hope your Christmas was a good one. What all did you get?