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I don't have time to see a lot of movies and when I do I tend to see science fiction or family fare. I think the last movie I wrote about was Eragon -- which apparently nobody liked except for me. I blogged about it -- my summary: Give me a break people, it's a movie about a giant fire breathing dragon. Just relax and enjoy and stop taking things so seriously!

I was flying recently and I had the choice between

Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties

and

The Last King of Scotland.

I skipped Garfield. To tell you the truth, I hate Garfield. I have never understood why people like Garfield or why it hasn't become old after all these years. Seriously, who cares about a fat cat and a stupid dog? OLD. The good news though was that The Last King of Scotland was nothing short of brilliant. It's based on a true story about a young Scottish doctor who moves to Uganda to have some fun and avoid joining his father's practice and by chance ends up becoming the personal physician of Idi Amin. I don't want to give too much away here, but I will say that the story is very compelling and the acting superb. I can't say that Forest Whittaker should win the Best Actor Oscar only because I have not seen any of the other movies in contention -- but he's got to be a serious contender. At the end of the movie they show some actual footage of Idi Amin and it just blows you away. See this movie friends.

By Myron Gushlak