Dave Chappelle used to be the poster-child for stand up comic success in America. However, since the spotlight has faded on one of the funniest comics in recent memory, another stand up is trying to take the world by storm. His name is Dane Cook.

If you have not heard of Cook yet, you probably will in the next year as more of his films are released, including "Dan in Real Life," where he plays Steve Carrell's brother, and next year's Dr. Seuss animated adaptation of "Horton Hears a Who!" But Cook has really taken the college market by storm with his stand up comedy tour/HBO series "Dane Cook's Tourgasm," as well as his successful comedy CDs.

His latest film is the comedy "Good Luck Chuck," co-starring Jessica Alba. Cook plays Charlie Logan, a dentist with a curse. The curse? Sleep with Charlie once and the next person that you meet will be your true love. Charlie embraces this "burden," until he meets Cam, a clumsy but lovable woman who runs the local Penguin habitat. Charlie and Cam fall for each other, but Charlie soon realizes that if he sleeps with Cam, the curse will drive her into the arms of her true love. So, what's Charlie to do? He turns to his buddy, Stu, a disgusting plastic surgeon played by "Balls of Fury" star, Dan Fogler, for advice, which only makes things worse.

"Good Luck Chuck" starts out promising, but, unfortunately, falls flat during the second half of the film. Charlie goes from being a cool, smooth operator, to a bumbling idiot in 24 hours, and makes some truly poor choices that seem out of character for him. The film also relies heavily on crude adult humor which is really unnecessary. Many films today are sinking to new lows with the "filth factor" by targeting the 15-30 demographic. What could have been a good date movie for couples of all ages, crosses the line and will likely keep the 40 plus crowd away. Those folks are not really Dane Cook's audience, I suppose, but I shudder at the thought of high school kids seeing this movie.

Overall, "Good Luck Chuck" has some good laughs for adults, but the sexual content may be too much for some viewers and the story runs out of gas past the halfway point.

"Good Luck Chuck" gets a "Wait for the DVD" review from me.

This movie has two stars: Christina Ricci and Liam Neeson; Justin Long is almost an afterthought - pun intended. Without giving away too much of the story, Neeson is a funeral director who seems to care very lovingly about his clients, is gentle with them and their newly grieving families. Or is he? There are a couple of clues at the beginning of the movie to give away the story but basically the story begins with Ricci being involved in a car accident and winding up on a table in the funeral parlour. It is a little weird from the beginning with Neeson talking with the bodies on his table who presumably aren't ready to die yet.

Like I said I won't go into too many details but the creep factor is pretty high most of the time. The caliber of acting is obviously outstanding so that makes up for a little bit of a lame story - but it is definitely unique. I am constantly impressed by Ricci and Neeson is fabulous in just about everything he does too. Definitely worth your time and the only red light would be some language and nudity which is not done in a sexual manner at all. The ending was not a surprise for us just how it played out so hopefully you will be surprised and a little freaked out too. Enjoy this DVD with your family as long as it doesn't include little kids as the content is way too far over little ones heads.

Dead and Gone by New York Times best-selling author Charlain Harris is the 9th book in the Southern Vampire Mysteries series. The previous eight books revolve around Sookie Stackhouse's life as a barmaid in a fictional town in Louisiana, while living a secret life as a telepath.

All of the eight books were told in first-person by Sookie Stackhouse herself, and has been adapted to an HBO series, True Blood, with Anna Paquin portraying Sookie Stackhouse.

The ninth book, Dead and Gone is going to be released early this May, but the first chapter is already posted on Charlaine Harris' website as a teaser for the fans. A lot of people have been waiting on the edge of their seats as early as December of last year for the release of the book, and the sales are expected to sweep the record of sales of the sales of the eight previous books combined.

The first chapter of Dead and Gone is about Sookie Stackhouse still, with hints about other special characters appearing in the book like werewolves, vampires, and the villains in the story the Fellowship of the Sun. Somehow, Sookie Stackhouse always finds herself stuck in the middle of events, but eventually be the one to entangle everything.

I just hope that Dead and Gone will feature a different twist in the plot, so that readers will not be bored with the same structure, and be excited with Sookie's character again.

For more information about the upcoming book Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris, just follow the link.

You know what they say about underdogs, they most often come out victorious. The same is true with the MicroLife blood pressure monitor. On the list of the world's best home monitoring devices, MicroLife hardly makes it to the top at all. And yet, it is still always there, ever-lingering, ever-improving, to match up to the features offered by the giants such as Omron and LifeSource.

A Hidden Gem?

Although MicroLife is not as popular as other big-name brands, it has been proven to produce results just as accurately as other devices out there. In fact, many of its Automatic Upper Arm models have received above average grades from the British Hypertension Society and pass the standards of the European Society of Hypertension. The German Hypertension Society also grants its recognition to several MicroLife models, including the Wrist devices-aside from the Upper Arm monitors, of course.

What Measuring Method Does MicroLife Use?

Most MicroLife hypertension monitoring home devices use the oscillometric method of measuring the rate of blood pressure. This means the monitor works by detecting the amplitude of oscillations caused by the blood as air pressure in the cuff is slowly released. This method is used in the Automatic, Semi-Automatic, and Wrist devices offered by MicroLife. There are also aneroid devices, composed of your good, ol' sphygmomanometer and a sturdy stethoscope. Aneroid devices work with the user detecting the Korotkoff sound, or the swooshing or pounding sound the blood makes when the pressure is released and it is allowed to flow out again.

Is It Recommended?

Generally, the MicroLife blood pressure monitor itself is considered an excellent device both by international standards organizations and consumers. However, there have been complaints regarding the software that accompanies each MicroLife device. The software was designed to record the user's blood pressure information to better help monitor heart health, but many users say the application is full of bugs and does not work in several Windows systems.