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I have posted about this movie before. As you know, The Happening is the latest movie from M. Night Shyamalan, the guy who gave us The Sixth Sense and Signs. This new trailer shows just how scary and awesome) this movie is going to be.

BE WARNED. It is a rated-R trailer, not for language, but for VIOLENCE. And trust me, it deserves it. Good luck:

The Happening hits theaters June 13, 2008.

The teaser looked good. I think this new, full-length trailer looks AWESOME. What do you think?

Last night, I invited my mom to come over to my place to have a “movie night”.  She came over, and we ended up watching Cloverfield.  I think the last movie she and I watched together was The Blair Witch Projoct, and it was in the theater.  So, it was only fitting that we watch Cloverfield, which is like Blair Witch meets Godzilla.

Anyways, it was nice having a movie night with mom again.

(That’s me on the left)

For the last few weeks, I have been trying out the “Redbox” machine at my local Wal Mart.  Basically, it is a machine about the size of a Coke machine, located right next to the Coke machines at many Wal Marts (and other places) across the country.  You can rent DVDs from it for $1 per day, and your credit card is charged once you return the dvd.  After renting several movies from it, I can honestly say that I love the service.

First of all, I live about 5 minutes from a Wal Mart, so it’s convenient.  I can drive over there, pick up a dvd, go watch it, and then return it by 9pm the following day, all for a buck.  That’s cheap!

The dvd itself is the retail dvd, just in a different case, so you are not missing out on anything that you would get if you bought it.  The machine itself is very easy to operate, and within a few minutes, you can be in and out with a handful of dvds to go watch.  You can even reserve movies online, so when you get to the kiosk, you just swipe your card, and it spits the movies out.

Yesterday, the movie Cloverfield came out on DVD.  So at around 9 am, I went online and reserved that dvd in the machine at my local Wal Mart.  Later that night, I went and picked it up, took it home, and watched it.  All for a dollar.

Head over to Redbox to see if there is a location near you.

And no, they did not pay me to write this!

Blackshear is a small town in south Georgia that some of my family lives in. I have been going there since childhood, mostly for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Anyways, this past Christmas, a bunch of us slept at this old house that used to belong to a relative. The house is basically empty, and we were jokingly saying it was haunted. Well, one night, I took out the camera and decided to document the haunting experience.

This video is funny to me, hopefully you won’t think it’s too dumb!

And by pirate, I mean downloading tv shows, movies, and other things off of the internet illegally.

I have mixed feelings. On one hand, paying for it is definitely the right thing to do. In the case of an up-and-coming artist, you are literally taking money out of their pockets if you don’t buy their music. Also, with the availability of DRM-free music at a great price, there is really no need to download music illegally anymore. But recently, a scenario presented itself where I justifies downloading a tv show off of a torrent site.

Some friends of mine wanted to watch the Academy wards a few weeks ago, but because they work pretty late sometimes, they could not watch it. Since they don’t have a Tivo, they were out of luck. They asked me to record it and then burn it to dvd for them. Well, after 3 days of trying to get it from my DVR to a DVD, I decided that the only other option was to download it off of the internet, then burn it to dvd for them.

In a situation like that, I really had no other choice. There was not a re-broadcast of the Oscars, so pirating it was the only option.

Was I justified in this scenario?

Anyone else peeing their pants in excitement over this dang movie?

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I watched the movie Juno last night, and my initial reaction was that it was brilliant.  I think it was casted perfectly, and the dialog seemed very authentic.  I especially loved Ellen Page’s character (Juno), and her attitude through the entire movie, especially when she calls Jennifer Garner’s character “dude”.  The story felt like something that was very real; as if it was a friend of yours going through this.

So there you have it, my mini-review of one of the best movies I have seen in a while.  For those of you that have seen it, did you like it?

Thanks Cinematical!