Category: Movies
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS AND BACK AGAIN
Let me nerd up one more time for a final post on the new Star Trek movie. I posted two last week and a third is probably overkill, but its my blog so I’ll do what I want. WARNING–RED ALERT–SPOILERS FOLLOW For starters, I would rate this as a middle of the pack Star Trek…
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THE STAR TREK COUNTDOWN
Yesterday I blogged (READ IT HERE) about the new Star Trek movie, Star Trek Into Darkness. Today, though, I am ruminating about the other films in the franchise and where I rank them in order of excellence. 1. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan–without a doubt this is the best. It ranks in my…
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STAR TREK INTO HALF-LIGHT
I, along with about a billion people I think, are pretty excited about the release this weekend of Star Trek Into Darkness. The trouble is I will not be able to see it until Tuesday, probably, because my weekend is slammed full of stuff (UPDATE AND CORRECTION–LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT…
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2013 BEST PICTURE–THEMES AND A PREDICTION
UPDATED: I just finished watching the Oscars. See, I told you about Ang Lee and Argo! Jennifer Lawrence was a real shocker but I do think she was worthy of it. The “James Bond” material was weak, very weak. I could have put together a much better tribute. Seth McFarlane was terrible and very narcissistic. …