Something old, something new

First up, I read something NOT written by Stephen King (the peasants rejoice). Tami Hoag's Guilty as Sin was a pretty solid detective thriller. In a small rural town a little boy is abducted, and every lead only ends in more questions. When hope is fading, and while a suspect with mounting evidence sits in jail, the boy is miraculously returned in the middle of the night. However, he refuses to speak, and offers no clues as to who his captor was or how he was returned. The case then takes a hellish turn for the worse when, in a neighboring town, another boy is abducted (while the prime suspect is still in the clink). There are twists and turns aplenty, and while this wasn't the most incredible book I've read (it took awhile to really get hooked into the story), it was an interesting diversion and worth a look from the library.

Next, we have an entry that became an instant classic in the eyes of our son. Mel Brooks' Spaceballs has been revisited. It is just as tacky, just as cheezy, and just as funny as I remember. The bulk of the parody is in the Star Wars/Star Trek vein, with some minor tips to The Wizard of Oz and Planet of the Apes thrown in for good measure. Mr. Brooks knows how to make a movie that appeals to the 11-year-old boy in all of us. If you're unabashedly childish, I can't recommend this one enough!