Everything Swank

You might be feel the pain every time you fill up, but the most pain you feel is that trip that most of us have to take 2-3 times per year. That 5+ hour drive that didn’t make a dent in our pocketbooks is not a significant expense.

You may think that flying is out of the question since airlines are adding fuel taxes and increasing the prices of tickets. You’ve also likely heard the term “staycation” several times now.

Before you pack up the car for a trip, don’t miss out on one of the cheapest ways to travel. Flight,

Even as airlines increase the price of tickets, they want to fill as many seats as possible. Your willingless to drive can mean huge savings.

The simple google query “last minute flights” can yield huge savings. Just last week, I looked at a 12 hour drive. This trip is would cost $150 each way just in fuel costs. That is a $300 round trip.

As I packed up the night before, I hopped on and checked for last minute flights. I found one that was round-trip with all taxes and fees included for $202 dollars.

I was able to save nearly $100 dollars and several hours of travel. The flight times aren’t always the best and you are at the mercy of the airlines, but a little flexibility can save you hundreds.

Warner Bros. has managed to dump huge money in a film that was bound to be a huge box office bomb.  I don’t care if the Wachowski brothers threw their magic dust all over this one, this was ticking from the beginning.

Car movies are rarely compelling.  No matter how you glitz them up its hard to make them interesting.  There was so much visual flash, you had to wonder going it exactly how much this thing was going to suck.   The Wachowski Brothers are extremely talented and creative, but at the end of the day you need to know what story you are selling to the audience.  After watching the trailers and seeing the posters, I cannot for the life of me figure out what story they are trying to sell.

This movie has very intense computer graphics that are reminiscent of video games.  The problem being this isn’t a video game.  This is a video game sequences splashed in between a story and plot that never really delivers.  Movies are at the point where they cannot deliver a graphic or interactive experience on par with the top end video games in terms of “a-ha” effect.

If Warner Bros. was looking to start another franchise or show they have what it takes to translate Comics into movies, they took two giant steps back.  Let’s hope “The Dark Knight” was a much better effort.