Jolie, Salt, & trading suspsense for surprise

Last week I went and saw Salt. Wow. The movie started with a bang and was off to the races with lots of great action. Unlike many action films where the characters perform stunts which are simply too hokey for me to buy into, I found myself believing in all but two of Salt’s. So I was wowed most

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Cinefour theaters & the goodreads.com pricer

I think I could write a horror novel about some dollar movie theaters. The unsuspecting movie goers are lured in. They blindly walk into the theater and take a seat, but, no! When they sit down, they find they’re trapped, their feet glued to the sticky soda floor. The doors close behind them. Outside the

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The Blind Side, Blink, Tandoori Oven, Bischoff Cookies

The Blind Side Every time I see a sports movie advertised, I groan. Gee, what could this be–yet another story about an individual who, through pluck and determination, overcomes great odds to yadda, yadda, yadda win the game, yea, go team? Yawn. I enjoy sports, but only those where the outcome really is in question.

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Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon, Rumbi Island Grill

Toy Story 3 It’s interesting that two of the most enjoyable films this year are both animated. The first is Toy Story 3. We all know how awful sequels can be, and, in fact, I didn’t like Toy Story 2 all that much. But Pixar defied the sequel slump with this one. Andy has grown

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Other Movies I Enjoyed: 2000 – 2009

Other Movies I Enjoyed: 2000 – 2009 Don’t have time to provide the logline and comments for each. But those with an * are movies I especially enjoyed. 2009 Avatar: except for all the moments when I thought the characters were going to break out in Pocohantas songs–“haaave yooooou ever heard the wolf cryyyyyy to the bluuuuuue cooooorn

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