Follow Up to the Friday Night (Home) Movie

I'm bringing sexy back

It's Monday again, but on the upside, it's the first Monday of autumn. Soon, there will come cooler weather, fall colors and soft rains.

On Friday, I watched Eight Below and survived. Of course, some of the less trusting folks out there might be thinking, "Oh, sure, you quote unquote watched it, but what does that really mean? For all we know, you could have had it playing on the television while you stared at the ceiling and hummed "SexyBack" over and over again."

While I have no witnesses to vouch to the contrary, I can only give you my word that I didn't zone out and sing a Justin Timberlake tune while the film was on. And no, I didn't watch it while napping, reading or surfing the web. I sat on the couch with my eyes open and focused on the movie, which wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be.

Take 'em to the chorus

The snow-covered vistas captured on film were incredible and the sled dogs did a fine job of acting. Anyone who has a soft spot for dogs (or pets in general, like cats or kinkajous) will likely find himself or herself drawn to the dogs' plight and the protagonist's quest to rescue them.

The human acting left something to be desired, but I thought the one bright spot in the cast was Bruce Greenwood. He's been in numerous television shows and movies, but I'll always remember him as Thomas Veil from a short-lived show that aired a decade ago called Nowhere Man. The show's first (and only) season is available on DVD and is now at the top of my queue.

With the excitement of Eight Below out of the way, I can now return my regular television viewing.

Go ahead, be gone with it