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It’s Three Tigers, Not Two Bulls

On our recent trip to Myrtle Beach, we ate at the Planet Hollywood our first night there. Apart from the fact that they were out of Key Lime Pie and bananas for the Bananas Foster Cheesecake, the meal was fine. … Continue reading

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Hollywood Release Windows Suck

A couple of weeks ago I extolled the virtues of my new Netflix Player. I’m still thrilled with it, but the other day I happened to be looking at my instant queue from a web browser, and I noticed several … Continue reading

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I Am Legend Sucks

I just saw I Am Legend and I seriously want my money back. The only two things it shared with the novella were the title and the main character’s name. My friend Tim suggested they should have included a disclaimer … Continue reading

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“The Departed” Won Best Picture? What’s Up With That?

I got The Departed from NetFlix over the weekend. We started watching it Saturday afternoon, but turned it off after about 30 minutes of incredibly foul language and boring setup. After reading several glowing reviews yesterday, I decided to finish … Continue reading

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Cars – Excellent Film

Thomas and I just got back from seeing Cars. What a great movie. I haven’t laughed so hard since… well.. since I saw Over the Hedge but that’s not important right now. Cars is great. There are times when you … Continue reading

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The Amazing Has Happened

The amazing has happened. It really has. I mean it. What am I talking about? I’ve seen a film, a remake, that I actually thought was better than the original. What movie am I talking about?? Charlie and the Chocolate … Continue reading

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Go See “Robots.” Now.

We went to see Robots last night. What an excellent film. Robin Williams, who I haven’t really liked since Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Morning, Vietnam was absolutely brilliant! I really enjoyed his voicing of the robot called Fender. The movie … Continue reading

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Hey Hollywood! Come Up With Some New Ideas!

Is every single screenwriter in Hollywood completely out of ideas for new films? It would appear so. After the absurd remake of the classic Flight of the Phoenix, I now hear that Wolfgang Petersen is remaking the absolute classic The … Continue reading

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Schultze Gets the Blues

I just saw the preview for a new foreign film called Schultze Gets the Blues, and it looks great. It’s about a German salt mine worker who is out of work when the mine closes. With nothing better to do, … Continue reading

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Toy Story 3 Without Pixar

MickeyNews is reporting that Disney Pictures plans to produce Toy Story 3 without Pixar. That should be interesting since Disney has, to my knowledge, never done 3d computer animation on the scale of what Pixar has done. I hate to … Continue reading

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Fat Albert

Thomas and I went to see Fat Albert (or “Fat Albret” as Thomas says it) Monday night. Believe it or not, it was great! I was prepared for a mind-numbing movie resurrecting the cartoon that would be painful to watch. … Continue reading

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Latest Movies Seen

I haven’t had much time to update the site recently because I’m spending most of my time working on the new company… but, in response to a plea from my mother (Hi, mom!) I decided to give you a brief … Continue reading

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Band of Brothers

Two words: Watch It. I missed it when it first ran on HBO but caught it a few weeks ago on the History Channel. Absolutely amazing mini-series. I didn’t want it to end. So much so that I promptly went … Continue reading

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The Oscars

I watched the last 20 minutes of The Oscars last night and was utterly disappointed to see that the wretched Return of the King walked away with 11 awards. What a joke. If you’ve been reading for a while, you … Continue reading

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Under The Tuscan Sun

I forgot to mention that last week I also watched Under the Tuscan Sun, which was a terrible adaptation of the wonderful book of the same name. I loved the book, which I read late last year. It reminded me … Continue reading

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Latest Screenings

I’ve watched a few things lately and here are my mini-reviews. 50 First Dates It’s about a man who meets the girl of his dreams only to discover that she has no short term memory and forgets everything from the … Continue reading

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Return of the King is AWFUL!

I went to see RotK today and it was so much worse than I ever could have imagined. Not only should Peter Jackson, et al, not win any awards for this travesty, but they should be strung up for destroying … Continue reading

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The Matrix Revolutions Kicks Unholy Ass

I just got back from seeing The Matrix Revolutions and may I say that it totally ROCKS! I went into this film with some trepidation due to the large number of negative reviews I’d read, but I was not disappointed. … Continue reading

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The Cat in the Hat Sucks Really, Really Bad

We just got back from seeing The Cat in the Hat and I can say without equivocation, that this is one of the absolute worst films I have ever seen. I sat there constantly looking at my watch to see … Continue reading

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Bubba Ho-Tep

I won free passes to see Bubba Ho-Tep at my new favorite art house cinema last night. Three words: funny as hell. It’s the heart-warming story of an elderly Elvis Presley who not only didn’t die, but is living still … Continue reading

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