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Entries from December 2009

Milk (2008)

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

I understand why this film won Oscars. Great story, great acting, well paced, visually interesting. I cared about these people. I didn’t want the ending I knew was coming to happen. Penn was understated and really inspiring in this part. But then he is a really great actor. And after vowing to never watch another [...]

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Tags: Drama · One of the Best · Period piece

Sex Drive (2008)

December 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Predictable film about some loser kids deep desire to lose his virginity. Fun moments such as the giant donut with a gun, the Amish community and Seth Green. The rest has pretty much been seen hundreds of times in various teen films. imdb.com A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook [...]

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Tags: Comedy · Mom don't rent this · Teen

The International (2009)

December 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Interesting enough, but predictable. Bad big corporation. Everyone is in on something, no one is good… imdb.com In The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization [...]

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Tags: Action · Drama · Suspense

Taken (2008)

December 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Fast moving thriller about a father finding his daughter that was sold into the sex trade. Suspenseful, with a happy ending, though less happy than one would expect. It takes a special man to shoot a man’s wife in front of him to make his point. imdb.com Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy [...]

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Tags: Action · Drama · Suspense · teh awesome action

Feast (2005)

December 16th, 2009 · No Comments

We watched this film come together on Project Greenlight years ago and coulnd’t find it on cable until recently. This film was actually pretty fun. The body count was high. The director started taking out cast members about 5 minutes into the film. A lot of the people in the film are people you recognize [...]

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Tags: Action · Comedy · Horror · Indy · Suspense

Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

December 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Happy ending, rich guy, everyone finding their true calling? Well, how the hell could that happen in a Hollywood film straight from the best seller shelves of Borders and the plot machine for chick flicks? Girl finds love in buying things. Loses everything, gets unexpected job giving financial advice while being stalked by creditors, finds [...]

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Tags: Chick Flick · Comedy · Drama · You CAN Make a Difference

Objectified (2009)

December 13th, 2009 · No Comments

A documentary about design and how it changes the use and perception of common items. imdb.com A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

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Tags: Documentary · Indy

Far from Heaven (2002)

December 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Visually stunning film that captured the look and feel of both the people, homes and film making look of the 1950′s. Predictable plot about the ugly side of marriage, homosexuality, racism, and small town social circles in the 50′s. So pretty to watch even if you have seen the film before under dozens of different [...]

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Tags: depressing · Drama · Period piece