Hopefully, you haven’t seen too many previews for Megamind. I managed to avoid most of them. And as such, all but a couple of the gags were really funny and the various plot twists were actually surprising. I can’t say the script completely avoids predictability. It is Hollywood, after all. But it is thoroughly enjoyable.

Megamind is your classic turn-the-stereotypes-upside-down tale that Shrek (you know, the good one, before it became a pathetic franchise) set the bar for. Whoever was in charge of casting on this show deserves every award they can get. The “hero” is a gag-me-sweet, suave media darling. (Brad Pitt… Heck ya!) The “damsel in distress” is a wry, sarcastic wise-cracker. (Tina Fey… Nailed it!) And the “villain” is a cutely naive klutz with a crush. (Will Ferrell… Have you seen Elf?!)

A movie poster containing both “Dreamworks” and “Will Ferrell” may have you concerned. You don’t want your kids repeating the same fart jokes for the next month. (Ahem… Shrek.) But not to fear. The humor manages to avoid the bathroom (mostly). It’s smart enough to entertain the grown ups and silly enough to keep the kids rolling. There are several pop-culture gags that the kids probably won’t even catch. (Keep eye out for the original Donkey Kong.) And most importantly, it really is just darned cute. The character animation for Ferrell’s Megamind is brilliant. For a guy with a giant, blue head; he really can warm your heart.

Long story short, see this movie! Take your kids! You will love it!! It easily earns these four grins.

I like Sarah Palin. I think she’s a true conservative. I think she’s smart. I think she’s a great mom. But I don’ think she’s presidential. I don’t think she’s electable. I don’t think she should run.

Any conservative in the public eye, politician or otherwise, must accept Lamestream Media venom and SNL mockery. Notice I didn’t say “expect.” By “accept” I mean be able to ignore it, laugh it off, and get on with business. Sarah Palin has proven she can’t do that.

Any conservative running for public office needs have a solid resume. Conservatives, by definition, don’t care about “flair.” We care about policy. We care about getting things done. Former Governor Palin had a real chance to get some things done in Alaska, to beef up her resume. And she quit. Since then, she’s written a couple of books and is now … *sigh* … a reality TV “star.”

Before I can cast my vote for President of the United States of America, I have to know the candidate is serious. Before I can vote to put someone in charge of the big red button, I need to know they can handle the responsibility. The Leader of the Free World needs to have the nerve to sit across a table from Vladimir Putin and tell him to stuff is nuke treaty, to have the chops ignore Kim Jong Il and Ahmadinejad when they are squealing for attention, and the cojones to go nose to nose with Hippy Pelosi and put her in her place.

I like Sarah Palin, but I see no evidence she can do any of those things.

Dear Sarah Palin,

America loves you. I think your great. Please please please please DON’T RUN FOR PRESIDENT!!

Thanks,
Trint

P.S. I’m not the only one who feels this way.