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The Worst Movies of the 2000s: #16-11

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I do my best not to see bad movies. If you look at my average ratings for the films I see, they tend to be pretty high. That’s not me being too soft in my reviews, it’s just that I’m fairly selective in what I see (and getting more selective as time goes by). However, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t seen some real stinkers in the last 10 years. It’s probably a good thing, because it makes me appreciate the good ones more, but it’s hard to feel good about seeing a crap film when you’ve spent 9 dollars on the ticket and 2 hours of your life you can’t get back. Bad movies, for me, tend to fall into three categories: generally awful movies, disappointments, and overhyped/overrated films. So without further ado, here’s part one of my worst movies of the decade list, numbers 16-11. I’m only counting movies I actually saw in the theaters, so there’s no Gigli or Jackass or Napoleon Dynamite, as much as I’d like to include them. Continue reading →

The end of a decade!

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In just a few short weeks we will start a new decade. This of course has everyone looking back on the previous decade, the 2000s. 10 years ago I was 15, a sophomore in high school. Now I’m 25, a college graduate, married, and I have a beard. I could easily write about the events in my life over the past 10 years, but that’s a pretty straightforward story. I could write about the many events of the past 10 years; 9/11, two new wars, Katrina, 4/16/2007, eight years of the worst president this country’s ever seen, the splintering of America along any number of lines (political, religious, racial, social, economic) and the general loss of civility, and any other number of fascinating moments of the past decade. Continue reading →

Zombieland (Rule #31: Always Check the Back Seat)

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It’s been over two years since I reviewed a movie (Hairspray) and I feel it’s time to make a return. Due solely to the brilliance of Shaun of the Dead I stepped out of my comfort zone and saw Zombieland. I don’t go see scary movies, I’m not a big fan of gratuitous gore, and I usually find the humor of people in my generation to be far too sophomoric to be funny, but the prospect of zombie comedy combined with the always entertaining Woody Harrelson was too much to pass up. Continue reading →

John Hughes

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Popular filmmaker John Hughes passed away today at age 59 from a heart attack while out for a morning stroll. Hughes had been absent from the film industry for a decade or more, but for a short span in the 80s, he was the king of teen films. He managed to capture a youth culture, despite being in his 30s, as if he had intimate knowledge of everything the average teen was going through in that period. Most of his successes came when I was too young to even know what a movie was, and most of my early exposure to them came through repetitive airings on TV.   Continue reading →

What he means to me…

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There are many people out there who don’t understand what the big deal is about Michael Jackson. Some acknowledge his talent, his philanthropy, and his influence on entertainment over the years, but miss the point by labeling him (singer, dancer, entertainer, etc…). Some can’t comprehend his importance because he wasn’t part of their lives, and are merely frustrated with the seemingly “excessive” coverage of his death. And some, the disgusting, vulgar, and relentlessly stupid but highly vocal few, find it fun or even the right thing to do to degrade and spit on a good man with lies and hatred, and label all those who love him as messed up, gay, or psychotic. So in the face of all those who just don’t understand, I submit this, so that it might help you see how much a part of me he is. Continue reading →

Connections (Obsessions?)

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I have a tendency in my life to form deeply personal connections to things.  Sometimes it’s to people, sometimes books, movies, thoughts, ideas, it could be anything.  It brings me great joy to feel that connection.  Some of them last a lifetime, some of them just for a short time. Continue reading →

I had to post something, this is all I could come up with ::sniffs::

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 The world feels a little darker, a little colder today. A genius, a humanitarian, a revolutionary, an inspiration and an entertainer has left us. I’m completely devastated by today’s news. It’s especially hard for me with my birthday being tomorrow. Michael Jackson was 50 years old when he died today. When I was born, he was the same age I was now, “Thriller” was the number one album that year. His music has always been a part of my life, and a source of comfort, inspiration and beauty. I hope and I pray that he is remembered for his amazing contributions to this world, and not for the eccentricities of his life. The media did their best to destroy the man, and the American public cheered them on, relishing in every oddity and humiliation, and some trying to take advantage of his fame by hurting him the worst ways possible. I endured countless ridicule for defending and supporting him, but I’ve done it my whole life and will never stop. He was a good man, and so much more. I’m sure people will roll their eyes and hold on to their prejudices and their entertaining presumptions of the man, because as much as people love a hero and a success, they get more entertainment from watching the destruction of that hero, and the media is happy to oblige. Continue reading →

Susan Boyle

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By now you all have probably heard and heard of Susan Boyle. In case you haven’t yet, take a few minutes to watch this, you won’t regret it.

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The 81st Annual Academy Awards

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The Oscars are tonight, and even though I’ve waited until the last minute, I thought I’d offer up my opinions, picks, and predictions. Last year I correctly predicted 13 out of the 24 winners, and an abysmal 4 out of the 8 winners in the major categories (acting, picture, director, and screenwriting). I’m now going to give you my breakdown of the categories. For each category I have my prediction of who will win (the nominees can be found here), and my pick if I could choose from any film eligible, whether nominated or not. So without further ado. Continue reading →

“Heather”

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            Another beautiful day in paradise, the same as yesterday. Sunny skies, mid-eighties, breezy. A perfect day.

            God, how I hate it.

            Purple skirt, white shirt, colorful apron. The same as yesterday.

            I wish it would rain. God, please send me rain. I ache for a thunderstorm.

            It never comes when she asks. She’s come to accept disappointment as her fate. Besides, wishing for rain on a desert island is a waste of her time.

            If it rained I’d run around outside in my underwear. I’d go swimming and drive around with the top down on my rusted jeep. But it won’t rain today.

            She arrives at the Pelican Nest Bar and Seafood Grill on the Pelican Pier ten minutes before it opens, and half an hour before Krista. Same as yesterday. She nods to the cook, Charlie, and begins to prepare the tables. She takes a moment to look down the beach, tinted blue from her sunglasses. She sighs. Continue reading →