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Saw Watchmen. No spoilers

By On March 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In I don't know what I'm talking about, movies, Random

I’m glad I saw it, but it almost felt more like a cliffsnotes on Watchmen than a movie out to entertain me.  It was technically accurate, but didn’t really effect any emotional response from me.  It was as if the director had a checklist of scenes, items, people he needed to show from the book [...]

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Movie Memories

By On March 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In America, movies, Random

Tonight, I’m going to go see Watchmen with a few guys.  We’re going to have wings and beers and hit the flic on a big screen.  I’m really looking forward to it. 

Movies have always been part of my life.  I believe the first movie I saw in the theater was probably Unidentified Flying Oddball [...]

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Curious Case of Comrade Benjamin Gump

By On January 26, 2009 · 1 Comment · In movies, people who are self-absorbed elitists piss me off, Random

Last week I called the “Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences” a bunch of leftist punks due to their formulaic, pretentious nominations for Best Picture.  The flick I was most surprised to see on the list was “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.  When I posted before, I hadn’t seen the [...]

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The “Academy” is still a bunch of leftist punks

By On January 23, 2009 · 1 Comment · In movies, people who are self-absorbed elitists piss me off, Random

Here’s an update… it’s not just me who thinks the Academy is a bunch of self-absorbed elitists:

The problem with the Oscars is that voters are nominating films that relatively few people have seen…

…2005, when the five Best Picture nominees combined to gross just $245M.

BOX OFFICE FOR 2005 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES

Crash - [...]

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The “Academy” is a bunch of leftist punks

By On January 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In movies, people who are self-absorbed elitists piss me off, Random

You have got to be kidding me…

Best Picture: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire.” Actor: Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler.” Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”; Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”; Melissa Leo, [...]

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