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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!

I have been looking forward to seeing the new Rambo movie for some time now. So, you can imagine the pleasure I took in readin the excellent review that Cinematical gave it. It was a thorough review, and even had humor thrown in:

The last half hour of Rambo is just people exploding. Rambo shoots you with a gun, you explode. Rambo hits you with an arrow, you explode. Rambo gives you a wedgie, you explode. And those who don’t explode probably wish that they had — it’s certainly better than having your larynx slowly ripped out by a 61-year-old man in a bandana!

For the full review, click here.

Let me start off by saying that these people are not Christian. Anyone who acts on hatred like this group is clearly against the love that Jesus taught.

As you probably know, the actor Heath Ledger passed away yesterday unexpectedly. He was a great actor, a daddy, and apparently a really good guy. Well, because he played a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, the Westboro Baptist “Church” in Kansas is going to be picketing at his funeral. This is the group that thinks that if you are gay, you are going to Hell. This picture is a flyer that is going around promoting this (click to enlarge).

Does this make anyone else’s blood boil? How can you claim to be a church of the Christian faith, while at the same time judging someone so harshly to the point of condemning them to hell? Jesus said to love everyone- those who love you and those you don’t. How do they feel about people who have been divorced? Alcoholics? Anyone else who has ever sinned?

To any non-Christians out there, please see this as some wackos claiming to be something they are clearly not.

And Heath, we’ll miss you.

Earlier this month, Warner Bros. came out and said that they would not be supporting HD-DVD any longer. Well, as you can see, that announcement had a HUGE impact on the hi-def dvd market. These charts speak for themselves.

I sold my hd-dvd player a few months ago, and it looks like that might have been the right decision. What format do/will you use?

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It looks like Netflix will be releasing a set-top box soon that will allow the streaming of video from the PC to the TV. There are already a bunch of flavors of this technology out there, but Netflix’s solution will also have their movie library available, along with other video content. Currently, Netflix has something where you can watch around 6000 movies or so on your pc instantly, but this new device would be a stand-alone box, allowing you to break free from the PC.

The Apple TV is another stand-alone box that streams video from a mac/pc, and its advantage is that it can play iTunes-purchased content, something that no other player can currently do. Apple TV was named the best Internet-based TV device, so I think it will be the main competition to Netflix’s solution, especially since Apple will most likely begin to offer rentals through iTunes.

This is where I become a bit torn. I love Netflix for what they are best at, which is the through-the-mail dvd rentals. But, I love the AppleTV as well, especially if they can get the rental approach nailed down.

Who do you think will win this fight? Either way, I think we all win.

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If you’re like me and not into children’s movies of any kind, then good news — there is a whole library of R-rated Christmas classics that you can put on during the Christmas celebration this year and not have to worry about being subjected to the Dora the Explorer Christmas Special or whatnot.

Keep in mind, I do not recommend seeing all of these, as some contain scenes you might want to do without. And also, I did not type this article, but being that 1/2 of the Die Hard movies are on the list, I could not resist.

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I just got back from seeing Before the Devil Knows Your Dead, a new movie starring Ethan Hawke, Phillip Seymore Hoffmann, and Marisa Tomei. Here is IMDB’s synopsis:

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents’ jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother’s wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.

I don’t know about shattering, but the climax was pretty good. In fact, I really liked this movie. Instead of the story being told in a linear fashion, you get certain parts at certain times in no particular order. For example, one scene will take place at a certain time, then the next will take place 3 day prior, then the next would be 2 days later. But that effect makes a good story seem even better.

The acting in this movie was amazing, especially the scene where Hoffmann and Tomei are in the car and pull over for his little breakdown. Added to the story, this movie was pretty solid. Although, there was one HUGE plot hole. You will know what I mean when you see it.

I give it a B+.

After seeing these pictures, all I can say is that Harrison Ford still looks like such a BA!

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