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I watched The Green Hornet when I was kid and loved the theme play by the great Al Hirt, and was amazed by Bruce Lee's Kato....This movie was not entirely bad but it was made by people who don't get it, and probably did not care either. They just wanted to make a quick buck while making another piece of top forty pap for the masses.

What was amazing about Bruce Lee's Kato? Well he really did all those amazing stunts without wires or CGI and the America loved being amazed by a human being really doing this. With wires and CGI Kato loses anything remotely amazing or awe inspiring. All this Kato achieved was pedestrian action that had nothing cool or unique about it. So what he could make a good cup of coffee.

The one scene where Britt and Kato where fighting in Britt's mansion reminded me of the Pink Panther and his butler..perhaps that's what Rogen was channeling. But it was laughable and not a good way.

The original Green Hornet was popular because of Bruce Lee so much in fact it was referred to as The Kato Show in Japan. They took the most important key element of the show and turned him into a caricature with true cinematic impotence.

Yes it is sad there is no Shatner....however you are not given any time to contemplate his absence because this movie waste no time in putting the story into Warp Drive.....There is many things that this movie takes the time to acknowledge about what us "Trekkies" already know that you have to say, "thank you" to the writers and that maverick director...but shortly the rug is pulled out from underneath the "Star Trek" universe....very clever and original......

I actually was trying to resist liking this movie...being an old school Trekkie......The movie won me over in about 15 minutes..... Yes this young cat playing Captain Kirk.....tried to make the role his own...and I admire his effort....but...perhaps because of what I know of the character, and the natural, association with the Shatner....it was inevitable that the audacious and cavalier personality of Shatner played to my heart strings.

But for you newbies to Star Trek, and skeptics....well...I think you're going to enjoy the future....It has been awhile since I wanted to go out and see a movie again the very next day...

Summer is off to a good start.....

Hearts in Atlantis Another great Anthony Hopkins performance in "Hearts in Atlantis" based upon best selling author Stephen King 's short story "Lowmen in Yellow Coats" from the book of short stories "Hearts in Atlantis".

In a wonderfully acted and directed piece "Hearts in Atlantis" tells the story of Robert Garfield, (David Morse), as he reflects back on his youth.

After receiving an old and tattered baseball glove in the mail, with a letter notifying Robert of the passing of a childhood friend, Robert departs to attend his friend's funeral and also to face the ghosts of his youth.

At the funeral Robert learns of the passing of his childhood sweetheart, Carol Gerber, (Mika Boorem). This hits Robert unexpected, and particularly heart breaking.

Robert then returns to the house of his youth, now abandoned and condemned, where he begins to vividly recall his youth and in particular, his coming of age, when a enigmatic boarder named Ted Brautigan, (Anthony Hopkins) arrives.

Bobby's mother is suspicious of Ted, however Bobby is intrigued by Ted's wise and disarming, demeanor. Part of Bobby's interest, in Ted, is his father died when Bobby was younger and, as result has not had a father figure around.

Bobby's mother, Elizabeth, (Hope Davis) neglects Bobby's emotional and material needs in order to fulfill her selfish obsessions. This will have tragic consequences for Elizabeth, as she will experience a cruel epiphany of her own design.

Though the story centers around Bobby, it's Ted who captivates us as we learn there is more to him then just a mysterious stranger.

Anthony Hopkins demonstrates why he's one of the finest actors around when he relates, to Bobby, the tale of the legendary Bronco Nagurski, of the Chicago Bears. Hopkins weaves a hypnotic magical tale that captures young Bobby's imagination, not so much as Hopkins enraptures the audience.

I have heard it said that Hopkins could read the phone book and make it sound like a thespian masterpiece. I could not agree more with that sentiment.

Bobby's childhood friends of John "Sully" Sullivan, (Will Rothhaar) and Carol Gerber are rich and deeply connected with Bobby's maturing emotions. Stephen King is the undisputed master, in many aspects of writing, but in my opinion, especially childhood relationships.

Ted retains young Bobby's assistance in reading, Ted, the daily newspaper, and alarmingly as a lookout for Lowmen. At first Bobby is concerned that Ted has a shady criminal past, but Ted allays his suspicions with his avuncular manner. Yet Bobby's fear becomes genuine worry for Ted because he does not want to loose this special man who has become his friend, adviser, and guide of insight.

Ted's description of the Lowmen hints at something sinister and pervasive that creates real dread for Bobby and Ted.

I cannot begin to say enough about how Anthony Hopkins made this a deeply satisfying movie experience. His performance alone would be enough for me to recommend this movie. And yes all the performances were grand and deeply enjoyable. And combined with Hopkins acting, and Kings writing, for a time, my Heart was in Atlantis.