With the Oscars upon us a young man's fancy turns to cinema. So does mine, and I'm guessing yours too. We can't help it. It lures us with its pretty people and its big screen magic.

Perhaps the hottest movie of the moment is one that won't be featured on Sunday, but rather this summer in the form of the latest Indiana Jones installment: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (trailer).

It's only natural that blockbuster movies make their way into everyday situations, be they language or fashion, and while you probably won't see the hat rocked as much as it should be, there is one movie tie-in that is sure to thrill everyone.

The Indiana Jones Sound FX Whip ($19.99) is intended for ages 6 and up. I'm going to guess the market will be somewhere in the "up" range. You see, while a whip that plays the theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark and makes authentic "whip sounds" has a certain appeal to six-year-olds, the real money is surely to come from a more adult crowd, one that crosses the lines of fanboy and S&M enthusiast.

I don't know that I'd buy my kids another weapon toy built to terrorize each other, but I'm not above pretending to buy my kids another weapon toy and taking it home to channel my inner-professor. You know, for fanboy purposes.