Movies
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Earlier tonight, I was lucky enough to score a pass to see “Lone Survivor”. This is based on the true story of Mark Luttrell and the doomed Operation Red Wings. It is a testosterone binge because it is about Navy Seals and they are essentially walking bags of testosterone. It features a stellar cast. Mark…
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I know I’m a little late to the gate, but I’ve just seen Pacific Rim and had to give it a quick review. Awesome! See, I told you it would be short. Okay… Maybe a little more meat on the bone is needed. Freakin’ Awesome! So now that I’ve had my fun, I’ll try to…
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I was fortunate to recently receive passes to the screener for “World War Z”. I’ve got to say, it was much better than I had feared. It’s not a perfect movie, but then how many are? I have a short list of favorite zombie movies. “Shaun Of The Dead”, the original “Night Of The Living…
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I have passes to the advance screening of Star Trek: Into Darkness tonight… in 3D! I am incredibly excited for this… so I lost the tickets. Last night I tore my house apart… repeatedly. Still no passes. I was incredibly angry with myself. I called me all sorts of unpleasant names and stressed myself to…
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I’m a huge movie nut. I love watching them, talking about them, and watching them again. Film snobs annoy me. I know what I like, but over the years I’ve learned the difference between “I don’t like that.” and “That’s bad.” When I’ve had a crap day, or I’m not feeling well, a movie can…
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It took a week, but the NRA (National Rifle Association) has finally decided how to respond to the Newtown, Connecticut shooting. According to them, it had nothing to do with the shooters ease of access to high capacity semi-automatic weapons. Of course not. It was his exposure to violent video games and movies. We know…
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My friend Jason came through for me again. I told him I planned to go see “The HOBBIT” on my birthday next week and he called a friend and hooked me up with passes to the press screening last night. (Thanks again J, you ROCK!) I don’t do spoilers, so I won’t give away any…
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Last night, I had the opportunity to see the new Martin Scorsese film “Hugo”. I had no idea what the storyline was, only that a friend had scored passes for it and invited my family and I along. I made a point of not looking it up so as to approach it with fresh eyes. …
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