Posted by moviegeek916 on December 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Django Unchained (2012) – There is a musician that performs under the name Girl Talk. What he does is creates new songs composed entirely of samples of other songs. Yet what he creates manages to be something new. Quentin Tarantino is one hundred percent the cinematic version of that and, as Entourage pointed out, “Tarantino … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on December 26, 2012 · 1 Comment
Django (1966) – The American West. It’s been endlessly romanticized in film, with the likes of John Wayne and Gary Cooper showing us how men should act. It’s American as apple pie. Truthfully, the legend of the Old West like so many other parts of American history was written in blood. The Italians (perhaps being … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Cars 2 (2011) — I don’t know why I ever have doubts about Pixar. I thought a cooking rat sounded dumb and it turned out to be one of the best movies they’ve ever done. I was also pleasantly surprised by the first Cars (particularly the ending). That being said it’s probably my least favorite … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Letters to Juliet (2010) — This movie played out like an endless series of missed opportunities. The best things in this stupid little movie were just teasing reminders of the potential good movies that could have been made if someone with a soul had made this film instead. The premise of this movie is that … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 