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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland
So I finally watched this yesterday. This version wasn’t very much like the original as far as I can recall. They changed it up a bit. But the added changes and alterations made for a very good movie. I enjoyed it very much. The cast was stellar. The special [...]
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Movie Review: Clash of the Titans 3D
I watched this yesterday when it came out. It was epic. Though I think I liked the original better. The special effects and 3D experience was awesome. The action sequences were great. The cast was good too. Liam Neeson made an awesome Zeus. Although this version was better [...]
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Movie Review: Wolfman
I didn’t really want to see this movie. My friends did. *grin* Anyway Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins are in it. It’s about werewolves. Some scenes were gory. Anthony Hopkins’ acting was top notch as usual. Benicio was good too. The plot was a bit weak. [...]
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Fate/Stay Night
From Wikipedia:
“Fate/stay night (フェイト/ステイナイト, Feito/sutei naito?) is a Japanese adult visual novel game created by Type-Moon, which was originally released on January 30, 2004, for the PC. It has been adapted into an anime television series, which was animated by Studio Deen and aired between January 6, 2006, through June 16, 2006.
Fate/stay night chronicles a [...]
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes
Well I just came back from watching this movie. It was pretty good. I’ve never read any of the Sherlock Holmes books that I can recall. I do recall seeing other Sherlock Holmes movies on TV though. I think I might have read one book. I’m familiar with them, so [...]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
James Cameron and anime
I’ve been watching a lot of anime lately, particularly all of Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Like “Princess Mononoke,” “Nausicaa: Valley of the wind,” and “Laputa: Castle in the Sky.” All great anime.
Miyazaki’s themes are pacifism, harmony with nature, flying aircraft, floating castles, etc.
These are all themes that can be found in James Cameron’s “Avatar.”
So [...]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Movie Review: Avatar
I saw this movie on Monday. I haven’t had time to review it until now. It’s a very long movie. 163 minutes. That’s almost three hours. It’s from the Director James Cameron known for his blockbuster hit, “Titanic.” It’s reported that he spent between 250 – 300 million to [...]
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Movie Review: 2012
Roger Ebert’s Movie Review
2012
BY ROGER EBERT / November 12, 2009
Cast & Credits
Jackson Curtis – John Cusack
Kate Curtis – Amanda Peet
Adrian Helmsley – Chiwetel Ejiofor
Carl Anheuser – Oliver Platt
Charlie – Woody Harrelson
President – Danny Glover
Laura Wilson – Thandie Newton
Columbia Pictures presents a film directed by Roland Emmerich. Written by Emmerich and Harald Kloser. Running time: 158 [...]
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen
Roger Ebert’s Movie Review
Law Abiding Citizen
/ / / October 14, 2009
Cast & Credits
Nick Jamie Foxx
Clyde Gerard Butler
Dunnigan Colm Meaney
Jonas Bruce McGill
Mayor Viola Davis
Overture Films presents a film directed by F. Gary Gray. Written by Kurt Wimmer. Running time: 108 minutes. Rated R (for violence and torture).
by Roger Ebert
“Law Abiding Citizen” is a taut thriller about [...]
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
“Strange as this weather has been” by Ann Pancake
Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com
From Publishers Weekly
A hard-living Appalachian family weathers a contemporary coal boom in the debut from West Virginia native Pancake. Soon after their first meeting in the 1980s, college freshman Lace See and 15-year-old local boy James Makepeace Turrell (Jimmy Make) conceive their first child. Nearly 20 years later, Lace is uneasily settled [...]
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