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TGITDNMAR (10/30/09)
on Oct 30, 2009 in Gentleman Broncos TGITDNMAR The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day This Is It It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.(This) Is it just me, or has this been a pretty rotten year overall at the movies? The Academy's move to 10 Best Picture nominees is look...
Fletch's Mini Film Review: Paranormal Activity
on Oct 15, 2009 in film review Paranormal Activity Is it possible for a film to live up to your expectations and be a letdown simultaneously?Of course, by virtue of my having asked that question, you should know that my answer is "Yes." Paranormal Activity mostly delivers on its promise; it's a genui...
Fletch's Film Review: Zombieland
on Oct 14, 2009 in film review Zombieland Excessive narration. Working with children. Extensive use of on-screen graphics. Various cliches worked into the script. A cameo in which the star is playing him/herself.Zombieland does not care about your stupid rules, Hollywood. It will not bow to...
The Dude That Does Stuff Movie Plot Game
on Oct 14, 2009 in fun with plots The Dude That Does Stuff Movie Plot Game My lamenting about a lack of a game paid immediate dividends. Nick shows up, out of the blue (not really), and delivers this to me:"if you do a vague one-line plot synopsis (in your own words and super-basic) and we have to guess what movies they are...
Fletch's Film Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
on Oct 13, 2009 in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian film review Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs I don't know how long it's even been since I saw this duo of animated sequels, but it's safe to say that it leaves me with the biggest gap between seeing a film (or two; they were seen within a week of each other) and writing a review for it. That i...
LAMBcast #2
on Oct 8, 2009 in LAMBcast Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob Big Mike's Movie Blog Careful With That Blog Eugene Plus Trailers - Tom Clift's Movie Blog You didn't even know you were ready for the second edition of the LAMBcast, but guess what? You totally were.In it, I was joined by four of my fellow LAMBs:* Tom Clift of Plus Trailers,* Mike Mendez of Big Mike's Movie Blog,* Paul Rodgers of Careful...