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Captain Hammer: I hate the homeless– [switches card] –ness problem that plagues this city.
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Trailer Tuesday: Carrie
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.
This is the trailer I intended to share and discuss last week while on vacation, until I encountered problems posting it on my phone. Take a look at the trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Carrie, and read on for a few thoughts below:
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The Muppets
Rowlf: How come you didn’t use me in the montage? I thought my story was pretty interesting.
[cut to Rowlf snoring in a hammock on his porch surrounded by other Muppets]
Kermit the Frog: Rowlf?
Rowlf: Huh?
Kermit the Frog: You wanna get back together?
Rowlf: Okay.
[cut back to the car]
Rowlf: Classic.
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Captain Hammer: You see, little Penny’s giving it up, she’s giving it up hard. ‘Cause she’s with Captain Hammer. [holds up his fists] And these are not the hammer. [walks away from Billy, but then returns] The hammer is my penis.
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Billy: Hey, this is weird. I ordered one frozen yogurt and they gave me two. You don’t happen to like frozen yogurt, do you?
Penny: I love it!
Billy: You’re kidding? What a crazy random happenstance!
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Jack Sparrow: You know, these clothes do not flatter you at all, it should be a dress or nothing. I happen to have no dress in my cabin.
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Happy Feet
Mumble: I’ll just appeal to his better nature.
Nestor: How you gonna do that?
Raul: Cruel and unusual punishment?
Lombardo: Unimaginable torture?
Ramon: Imaginable torture?
Rinaldo: Your singing?
Friday Favorites: Favorite Speech – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
I’ve mentioned my love for a good movie speech before. So it was only a matter of time before we got to Elizabeth Swann’s speech at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Take a look:
There are a lot of things that are required for a good speech. Continue reading
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Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph: You’re a winner!
Vanellope von Schweetz: I’m a winner…
Wreck-It Ralph: And you’re adorable!
Vanellope von Schweetz: I’m ADORABLE!
Review: The Butler
I suppose this review should actually be titled “Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler”, because of a silly dispute with Warner Bros. which required them to turn the simplistic title of The Butler into something that sounds vaguely ridiculous. But title disagreements aside, The Butler is an interesting amalgam of a film, which works as a whole even when some parts don’t hold up as well as they should. It’s one part biopic, one part fiction, with a healthy serving of Forrest Gump along with a good deal of racial politics. It has an immensely impressive cast and a solid balance between the family drama at the heart of the film and the somewhat gimmicky side of the story. Plus, it’s one that’s destined to tug at the heartstrings.
The Butler tells the story of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who began life as a boy picking cotton on a Georgia plantation in the 1920s and ends up as a butler in the White House. Continue reading
The Love Pirate 