Oct

29

Saw V

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October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Of course I HAD to see the 5th installment of the ‘Saw’ films as soon as I could (Sunday evening) and then saw it again (pun intended) Tuesday afternoon with Movie_Maven_Jr.
As a true fan of the franchise, I enjoyed the film immensely, despite less than stellar reviews by those who continually question, “why?” with respect [...]

Oct

14

Movies I Want to See…Coming Soon and Newly Released

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October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“W” - directed by Oliver Stone and starring Josh Brolin as George W. Bush during his rise to the presidency.  Experts say that Stone is the “perfect choice to bring this biopic to life.”
“Quarantine” - I jumped in the preview…my kind of movie.
“Body of Lies” - starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo di Caprio, directed by [...]

Oct

14

Final Destinations

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October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

After rereading our earlier post on Miss Congeniality, Movie_Maven_Jr. wanted to collaborate, once again, on another blog, so after carefully perusing our extensive movie collection, we agreed upon the “Final Destination” trilogy (soon to be a…um…fourlogy? with the 4th installment due 21 August 2009.)
Which was your favorite?
Ow, my mouth hurts.  What??
Which “Final Destination” was your [...]

Oct

3

My completely biased review of “Eagle Eye”

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October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Mr_Movie_Maven and I treated ourselves to a matinee, sans children, this afternoon with some spare change we found in the sofa.  We compromised on “Eagle Eye”, starring Shia LeBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Billy Bob Thornton (who really needs to do something about his oversized teeth), and Rosario Dawson, and directed by D.J. Caruso (of “Disturbia” fame.)
First, [...]

Oct

1

In honor of football season…

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October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Movie_Maven_Jr is studying personal achievement in her Life Skills class and the teacher was discussing the film Rudy (1993), the true story of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger whose dream was to play football for Notre Dame in the mid 1970s.  Being considerably smaller than his teammates, and not as athletically-inclined, he beat the odds.  Starring Sean Astin, Ned [...]