Review: 21 Jump Street

Starring: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise, & Steven Williams
Language: English
Genre: Crime, drama, mystery
Episode Running Time: 60 minutes

Officer Tom Hanson (Johnny Depp) was known for having a short temper and getting his partners hurt on every case he takes on the street, until the department decided to move him to a special department called Jump Street. The Jump Street program is a special division for officers that have a younger appearance and are able to go undercover as high school students to investigate illegal or suspicious activity. The department was started by the late Captain Richard Jenko (Federic Forrest) and picked up by Captain Adam Fuller (Steven Williams). Officer Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete), Officer Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise), and Officer Harry Truman Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) are also part of this special force and help Hanson adjust to the way things operate and later become like a family.

This was a popular teen crime series back in the late 80's that ran for about five seasons. It gave a jump start for not only the main characters, but some of the guest appearances by Blair Underwood, Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, and even legendary basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The show deals with common teen issues including pregnancy, drugs, gang violence, racial and sexual discrimination, divorce, and everything in between. Not only does it deal with serious situations, but it has funny moments as well and characters you can relate to. Despite it being an old show, it is still relevant and a great show for families to watch together.

Review: Labyrinth

Starring: Jennifer Connelly & David Bowie
Directed by: Jim Henson
Language: English
Rating: PG
Running Time: 101 minutes


Tired of her mundane world of babysitting her baby half brother Toby, Sarah wishes Toby to be taken away by Goblin King Jareth. To her surprise, her wish comes true and goblins appear right before her playing little tricks on her until the great Goblin King Jareth makes an entrance to remove her troubles away. Now one would think that she would be grateful, but it causes a huge conflict for young Sarah. She begs the king to have her brother back, but she must complete the labyrinth and reach the king's castle within 13 hours.

Labyrinth may be an old movie from the 80's, but it is a classic to young and old. It is pure fantasy, fun, and musical. It has a storyline that is relatable throughout any time period of teenage responsibility and wanting to be sucked into a fantasy world. The effects are a little cheesy, but they are amazing for that time period. Mr. Henson does not fail to entertain the audience he deeply cherishes and gained from the well known franchise the Muppets. Please check out this fabulous classic featuring the great idol David Bowie and beautiful, young Jennifer Connelly.

New Young Adult Items in Stock

Incarceron, Hunger Games, Awakened, Prince of Tennis, Gravitation, Superman's Death, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and much, much more can be found here at the Rosenberg Library's Young Adult section. We have not only ordered new items for the children and adults, but we have increased the selection in the young adult section from fiction, non-fiction, audio books, DVDs, manga, and graphic novels. Feel free to make a trip up to the Mezzanine level and browse through our collection!

Anime Showing

Saturday, November 20, we will be continuing Samurai Champloo. It will be in the Board Room (3rd floor) at 2 pm. Drinks and snacks will be provided at this event. If you would like to attend, you can either comment here, sign up at the Reference Desk (2nd floor), or RSVP via Facebook.

Event Reminder!!

Saturday, November 13, we are having a National Library Gaming Day here at the Rosenberg Library. It will be held at 2 pm on the 2nd floor near the DVDs. If you're interested in joining us, you can still sign up at either the Reference Desk (2nd floor), commenting here on this post (or the previous gaming post), or RSVPing on Facebook. Hope to see you there!

National Library Gaming Day

Saturday, November 13th will be our National Library Gaming Day. It will be held on the 2nd floor of the library, in the DVD area from 2 pm until 5 pm. Games of choice are: chess, checkers, Chinese checkers, clue, battleship, and backgammon. Participants are encouraged to sign up at the Reference Desk.

Review

A favorite video and book that I would recommend to all of you is Ray Bradbury's "Something wicked this way comes." It is about two boys who desire to see a most unusual circus. Led by Mr. Dark all the people in the circus have been changed from their normal selves. To the boys' horror Mr. Dark is after them. He wants to change them as well as the town's people into something else. One of the features of the circus is a ferris wheel that when put in reverse turns back the clock, transforming one from whatever age to infancy. The opposite is true, that going forward ages you.

It is one of the boys' father, who works in the library, who comes to their rescue. He must defeat Mr. Dark in order for their town to be restored.

It is great story and a bit scarey. I think you'll enjoy it.

Halloween at Rosenberg

We would like to thank everyone who came out and enjoyed delicious sweet things with us. We had a competition with the staff members and it was really fun dressing up. Here are a few pictures that were taken. Also, we would like to congratulate Xingyi Wen for winning our scary story contest with her essay "The Devil Child"! We hope to see you guys on our upcoming events before the year ends!

Don't forget that we're still accepting reviews for the blog as well.