The whole title was supposed to be: Paris Hilton kicks the bucket and Liam Neeson kicks booty (and Leverage is just plain awesome) but it didn't all fit.

House of Wax was the worst money I'd spent on a DVD in a long time. I wasn't expecting it to be anything wonderful, but I was surprised by how absolutely awful it was. I fast-forwarded through most of it, especially after Jared Padelecki's characters dies. But I stopped when Paris Hilton's character got speared through the head. That was enjoyable, since the rest of the movie was a waste of time.

The next movie I watched was Taken. It was a good enough action movie, but Liam Neeson definitely rocked hard. He's such a hot Irish guy, and he's aged well (just like Pierce Brosnan). It's a different role for him, this kind of action movie. I was pleasantly surprised. He does a good action hero. He could rescue me anyday.

And speaking of someone who could rescue me anyday... Christian Kane from Leverage. He plays Eliot Spencer- retrieval specialist. There isn't much known about his character, besides the fact that Eliot liberated Croatia, has been to Belgrade, cooks, plays chess and doesn't like guns. I like the fact that he plays a badass, has long hair, wears glasses sometimes (he should wear them more) and isn't a slimy bad guy like Lindsey (his character from Angel) was at times.

And to think I didn't waste my entire weekend- I did *finally* go to the YongHeGong Lama Temple and the Confucious Temple yesterday and today I ended up in Sanlitun and found a place to get a decent burger. And next weekend- Chengdu.