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July, 2008
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2008-07-31 10:38
Enjoyed the music, and seeing them in concert and interview footage I hadn't seen. Not a super-compelling documentary though.
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2008-07-31 10:35
I have a hard time imagining there are people living like this, but I guess there are. Mostly a fun movie.
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2008-07-21 12:31
Christian Bale and Aaron Eckhart are completely overshadowed by Heath Ledger in his amazing role as the Joker. Loved it.
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2008-07-21 12:26
One of the best chase scenes EVER! This is a great indy film.
0.3 June, 2008
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2008-06-24 13:24
Rachel and I took the boys and we all enjoyed it--especially the stapling. I also liked Bill Murray's cameo (my kind of strange), although it didn't exactly fit in with the rest of the movie.
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2008-06-05 23:20
Powerful performances make the last days of Hitler and those loyal to him seem realistic and moving.
0.3 May, 2008
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2008-05-08 08:30
A man and his family travel 2000 miles by bicycle looking for a better job and better life, along the way finding adventure and maturity.
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2008-05-01 00:32
Brazilian film with English subtitles. I loved it. The characters are all interesting and believable. Mostly a comedy, with some tragic events but the movie still ends upbeat. Really interesting work. I hope to see more from Jorge Furtado.
0.3 April, 2008
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2008-04-22 16:24
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
This is pretty good! I think I liked Bill Hader's character the best, even though his was just a supporting role. The beginning of the movie got a lot of laughs!
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2008-04-03 22:36
Every American should be outraged by the problems in the voting system this documentary highlights.
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2008-04-02 09:05
A little too tidy, but the characters are quite likable and funny.
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2008-04-02 09:04
I guess one positive thing I can say is that they're not afraid to take a joke too far.
0.3 February, 2008
January, 2008
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2008-01-17 16:11
Plot was OK. Shows a happy ending where the girl DOESN'T get the guy. The use of color in this movie is interesting...they're all vivid/saturated. Visually compelling.
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2008-01-15 01:08
Good music, good times. If you have a Netflix account, you can watch it online rather than wait for the DVD.
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2008-01-14 00:00
An entertaining movie based on Yojimbo and Fistful of Dollars. In this one, Bruce Willis finds himself in a Prohibition-era ghost town where the Irish and Italian mafia are in a war to control the flow of alcohol through the town en route to Chicago. Lots of life-hardened men having gunfights.
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2008-01-03 20:00The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
If I'd known it was just a stupid love story....
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2008-01-03 14:26
I think that Will Smith is a better actor than Charlton Heston, but other than that, there's not a lot I got from this movie that I didn't get from Omega Man. In fact, some of the plot elements are make no sense. Like, when the woman shows up to save Will Smith, I didn't buy that she could be that tough, yet allow them to follow her back to his place. And while the ending in the lab was well done, the trip to the gated community at the very end made little sense. Especially the part where God told her it was there. If God was that active of a participant, why didn't he just stop the virus, or at least save Will Smith's family too? Nope. Not buying it.
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2008-01-03 14:18
Mildly entertaining. I laughed in a few spots. My opinion, which I'm sure will be controversial, is that Dances with Wolves (1990) has some of the same story elements but is better done than Jeremiah Johnson. Discuss.
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2008-01-03 14:13Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street...
Johnny Depp gave this one his all, and Tim Burton put the dark, yet oddly upbeat touches on this familiar musical story.
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2008-01-03 14:10
Top notch acting, and a story line that gives you something to think about even after you've left the theater. This is anything but formula, and sometimes that's a good thing.
0.3 December, 2007
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2007-12-17 02:52
This was pretty fun. It had elements of about five war movies I've already seen, rolled into one, except this one was made before the others. Quite enjoyable and a stellar cast (for the time).
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2007-12-08 21:04Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
Clint Eastwood as the spark that sets off the explosion between two rival families.
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2007-12-08 20:54
Not a bad movie about wanting a fresh start without the encumbrances of your former life.
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2007-12-04 00:14
Really well done. I was intrigued throughout. The ending was daring. The movie explores how an extreme situation can make us behave in extreme ways.
0.3 November, 2007
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2007-11-21 11:48
Great show. Rachel and I had a fun time. Amazing realism. I was surprised the MPAA gave this a PG-13. My 13-year-old will be waiting a few years before he is allowed to see it. Too gory for children.
0.3 October, 2007
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2007-10-07 00:06
Very beautiful movie. Most of your senses are involved at some point in appreciating this piece of art. The love story is compelling.
0.3 September, 2007
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2007-09-09 19:06
A well-made western with traditional themes of survival, greed, and morality. Even though real people don't behave the way they behaved in this movie, I still loved it. Now I want to see the one that was made in the 50s.
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2007-09-08 13:00
I probably enjoyed this movie for the Doc Holliday dialogue more than anything else. He has some very funny lines. The movie itself was good, if a little long and muddled in places.
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2007-09-02 12:00
Once in a while I'll watch a horror movie. Rachel is quite the expert in that genre. This was one of the better ones I've seen. The interesting this about this one is that it attempts to show you how it is possible for a child to grow into a mass murderer.
0.3 August, 2007
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2007-08-27 15:34
The good thing about Bourne showing up in New York is that we can finally have high-speed car chases with beefy American cars, rather than those little European ones. There were a few problems with the story...like why everyone headed off to Morocco at one point. The reason given in the plot was weak. It was clear they just wanted a new venue to leap around on rooftops. Still, the action was good enough in this movie that you can sit back and eat your popcorn and ignore any other problems with the movie. Great fun.
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2007-08-27 15:28
I found myself on the edge of my seat through The Bourne Identity but maybe less so through The Bourne Supremacy. Sill, a great action movie that commanded my attention. The second showing I enjoyed more than my first--perhaps because the second time through I didn't notice the shaking camera effect as much.
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2007-08-19 19:30
Just the sort of sophomoric comedy that Rachel and I love on occasion. As coarse as the humor was, the movie actually has a positive message and is very, very funny. Can you tell I'm slightly embarrassed that I liked it so much?
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2007-08-19 11:52
I watched this on TV again, five years after seeing it in the theater. I really like it. It has a good amount of suspense, action, and doesn't try to explain everything.
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2007-08-18 18:11
A Japanese man with fatal stomach cancer changes his life after the diagnosis. Unfortunately, this movie was made for idiots. The first half is OK, but then the second half (which doesn't contribute anything new to the story) is just a lot of people reminiscing at his funeral about what we already knew happened in the first half, as if we hadn't caught it the first time around and it needed to be pounded into our heads again.
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2007-08-16 17:04
I haven't read the book, but Ayn Rand also wrote the screenplay for the movie, and I've read that it captures the ideas she puts forward in the book well. The plot is a little boring and doesn't stand on its own very well--it's merely a vehicle for the ideas and ideals Ayn Rand espouses. But I like that the movie (and presumably the book) makes you think and take a stand on issues such as society, individuality, conformism, selfishness, and personal motives. I think Rand is a little short-sighted with some of her ideas (she doesn't let them grow into what they could be), but I admire the unflinching way she puts them forward.
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2007-08-13 23:40
I saw this a couple months ago, but forgot to post it. Interesting, in light of Karl Rove's resignation today. Worth watching, especially if you have any question about who Karl Rove is and the role he played in the presidency.
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2007-08-13 23:25
Interesting blend of musical styles and cultures. It's also interesting to see how strong the link between music and spirituality is.
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2007-08-07 18:00Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
Documentary about student political activity at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. This wasn't covered well in my history classes in school, and this documentary filled in some gaps in my knowledge.
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2007-08-04 13:00
Documentary about a girls high school basketball program at a Seattle high school, and their coach. Well done.
0.3 July, 2007
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2007-07-24 22:58
Very entertaining. Suspense in the right places. I'm usually not very good at predicting what will happen in movies, but this movie was quite predictable. I didn't mind though, because I was having fun.
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2007-07-24 16:57
Very good performances and a riveting plot add up to a great movie.
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2007-07-22 13:42
Some of Robin William's jokes are funny, but the plot is sub-par.
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2007-07-13 17:45Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Ho hum. Sure, it was good, but I sure am getting tired of these. Jonathan and David enjoyed it for the second time though. :)
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2007-07-01 23:59
You have to kind of just go with it, otherwise it makes no sense. But if you do just give yourself over for a while, you'll have a great time.
0.3 June, 2007
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2007-06-30 13:53
There is more than a little cynicism in this movie about the marketing side of patriotism and the role it plays in funding the war effort. But I wouldn't call it inaccurate. I thought it was well done and worth watching.
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2007-06-30 13:48
Given the choice between watching this, or a nice game of cards, you should definitely go for the card game. However, this is pretty fun too, and I enjoyed Rowan Atkinson's role. The rest of the performances are somewhat forgettable.
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2007-06-20 14:00
A documentary about a young Bob Dylan on tour. I was interested in this because it was made by D.A. Pennebaker, and I enjoyed his work on Monterrey Pop. The documentary is well done, but you can't help but feel a little empty after watching an ego-filled Dylan rant about things he's too young to have much of a grasp on. You gotta love the music though.
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2007-06-16 14:08
REALLY good concert featuring the artists who performed the music in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" I can't imagine how it could be better at what it is trying to be, so, five stars.
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2007-06-06 14:18Roy Orbison and Friends: Black & White Night...
I really enjoyed this concert on DVD. Roy Orbinson is joined by Bruce Springsteen and other musicians.
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2007-06-06 14:13
Oh, to be young with no responsibilities and enough of daddy's money to do something like this. Follow two young surfers from California to Hawaii, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Tahiti as they search the perfect wave. Sort of reminds me of those two kids riding scooters across the USA this summer that you can follow on youtube.
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2007-06-01 20:29
Pretty spotty, but there were some very funny lines.
0.3 May, 2007
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2007-05-27 14:23
I like Denzel Washington as an action hero. Add a science fiction twist and it's a pretty good combo.
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2007-05-25 22:28Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End...
Parts of this are my favorites of the series, but the movie as a whole was too long and uneven. Although there were some creative parts, most of it seemed like more of the same.
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2007-05-21 14:27
Titled "Winged Migration" in the US, this is an amazing feat of cinematography in documentary form. Really liked it.
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2007-05-14 14:29
I can only hope the Broadway musical is more interesting than the documentary it is based on.
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2007-05-13 16:19
Simply not interesting to me. The storyline was too...rambling. Silence of the Lambs remains the best of the series.
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2007-05-13 16:16
I think I enjoyed 28 Days Later better, but this was a good sequel.
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2007-05-13 16:14
Made by the same guys who did Shaun of the Dead. Quite funny. Enjoyed it a lot.
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2007-05-06 11:04
Sure, the special effects were cool, but that's what happens when you spend a truly obscene amount of money to make a movie.
0.3 April, 2007
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2007-04-17 19:00The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Good movie about hanging on. Shows that fighting for the American Dream, and fighting for survival are sometimes too closely related. I would rate the movie higher, except that it was extremely predictable and formulaic.
0.3 March, 2007
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2007-03-11 16:00
In the tradition of Spellbound (2002) and Word Wars (2004), this look at competitive crossword puzzle culture is interesting and worth a rental. I had it in the background while I was doing another task and quite enjoyed it.
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2007-03-10 19:00
Visually impressive. Lots of stylized violence, but it didn't bother me as much as I thought it might, because it was more artistic than realistic. Some of the speeches were over-the-top and worthy of eye-rolling, but the rest was pretty fun.
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2007-03-05 09:30
Some say that this movie only won Best Picture because Martin Scorsese was due for an Oscar, but that other Scorsese pictures were more worthy than this one. That may be true, but my feeling is that The Departed fully deserves the Best Picture Oscar. Honestly, it surprised me how much I liked this movie.
0.3 February, 2007
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2007-02-27 00:07
A haunting portrayal of the complexities of death, revenge, redemption, kindness, and viciousness. This western is more realistic in its outlook than most.
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2007-02-24 14:00The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
I don't know how I made it this long without seeing this movie, but it is excellent. I understand how it became a classic.
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2007-02-23 10:00Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Outrage! Outcry! Awfulness! No, not the movie. General Motors. I love my Prius, but I'd rather have a plug-in Prius.
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2007-02-18 10:06
Multi-faceted, interesting work. Three different time periods from a man's life are portrayed, but since this man has been released from the limitations of time, they overlap and weave together in an interesting way. I've heard the book is better than the movie. Perhaps I should read it.
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2007-02-10 19:28
Pretty funny. Laughed quite a bit. Not as crude as Date Movie.
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2007-02-04 12:20Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)
Fairy tale for adults. Rated R: too much violence and darkness for kids. Rachel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I expected more fantasy, and less reality, but the side-story of rebel fighters battling the soldiers guarding a mill in fascist Spain was actually more interesting to me after a while. The commander of the soldiers at the mill turned out to be the real monster of the story. Very well done.
0.3 January, 2007
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2007-01-28 15:36This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
A very good documentary, although some of the methods used to make it aren't entirely ethical. I agree with much of the comentary--too much emphasis is put on sex and not enough on violence, etc. However, I do think that a rating system is a good tool for parents. The problem is that it isn't only used by parents. Films with certain ratings are actively boycotted by theaters and rental companies, for example, and that has nothing to do with parents using the ratings to decide what is appropriate for their children. So, the premise of the film--that the MPAA rating system is broken--is true, but not always for the reasons mentioned in the documentary.
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2007-01-21 15:56
Sometimes interesting...occasionally funny. Better at the beginning than towards the end. Not hugely great or anything. Maybe worth a rental (which is how I saw it).
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2007-01-15 13:13
M. Night Shayamalan made up a fairy tale and made a movie about it centered on the lives of the tenants of an apartment building. Not everyone liked this movie but it held my interest. I found it entertaining.
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2007-01-11 14:53
Engaging movie. It depicts a future world where no children have been born for 18 years and society is deteriorating. I appreciated the acting and the sets, probably a little more than the plot. I liked Michael Caine's role, but Clive Owen is also very good.
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2007-01-07 09:00Concert for George (2003) (TV)
This was a tribute concert for George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. It featured various musicians performing George's songs, including Eric Clapton and Tom Petty. Ringo and Paul were there and performed. I also enjoyed Monty Python. I would have given this five stars except my taste for Indian music is not as developed as George's was, and that was a large part of the first half of the concert.
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2007-01-01 21:47
Set at the time of the Aztec empire right before the arrival of the Europeans, the striking thing about this movie is the brutality; slavery, murder, and human sacrifice are common. However, the highlights are the enduring human themes of family, love, and commitment.
0.3 December, 2006
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2006-12-26 17:50
We took Jonathan and David to this and we all liked it. Quite a few laugh-out-loud moments. We paid 50 cents each to see the movie but a lot more than that for popcorn and junk. Fun outing.
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2006-12-26 17:46
Romance along the lines of "An Affair to Remember" or "Sleepless in Seattle" but with a time-shifting twist. Also, those other two movies are better than this one. This one is fine, but didn't hold my interest. Rachel rather liked it though--especially the scene at the party where Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock dance and then kiss, when he knows who she is but she doesn't know who he is yet.
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2006-12-21 23:00
Pretty funny movie about a screwed up family (like we most are) that just about comes apart at the seams but ends up pulling together when it matters.
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2006-12-21 20:00
Absolutely amazing, energetic performances by Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. Enjoyed Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Otis Redding, and The Mamas and the Papas. Makes me wish I was there (although I was a baby in 1967).
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2006-12-20 19:00
Great documentary. Anderson Sa is a hero. Having observed the misery of the favela, I am really impressed with what he's been able to accomplish.
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2006-12-14 21:11
No plot to speak of, but this is an interesting look into the reggae culture of the late '70s, and of course the music is great.
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2006-12-10 19:00
This movie was targeted at me--one of the ignorant masses--who didn't realize the extent of the problems surrounding "conflict" diamonds and other natural resources in some parts of the world. I thought the movie did a great job at shining a spotlight on an international problem, while giving us a great action movie at the same time.
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2006-12-07 19:00
Every time I hear a coworker tell me that they don't think global warming is real, I want to buy them this DVD. This is a good documentary. When it was over Rachel said, "Good you already drive a hybrid." I said, "There's a lot more I should do." I'm thinking I could reduce my waste, and especially Styrofoam usage when grabbing a hot cup at work or takeout at lunch. I could bring a mug to work and eat at the cafeteria with a real plate.
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2006-12-07 18:00
I really had a hard time getting into this one. I could have overlooked the highly improbable good-luck vs bad-luck premise if it had at least been interesting. Unfortunately, it was not. Rachel rented this one, but she didn't like it either.
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2006-12-04 19:00Jimi Hendrix: Live at the Fillmore East (1999)
Jimi was an awesome guitarist. I am always in awe of his music and his art. This documentary focuses on The Band of Gypsies and the highlight is the Fillmore East concert footage from late December 1969 and early January 1970.
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2006-12-03 12:00
An interesting glimpse into the world of quadriplegic competitive sport. We get a look at some off-court lives as well.
0.3 November, 2006
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2006-11-19 15:00
Good old-fashioned fun--Bond style. Might not be a good idea for young kids, as there is a scene where Bond is bound, naked, and being beaten quite severely.
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2006-11-17 20:00
Interesting and uplifting movie about how kind-hearted people can make a difference. This movie has some hauntingly beautiful music. French with English sub-titles.
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