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very enjoyable

Posted : 2 weeks, 6 days ago on 14 June 2008 08:02 (A review of Rescue Me - The Complete Fourth Season)

season 4 of rescue opens with a bang. the very first episode is about the events that happened in the end of season 3. with the raping of tommy(Denis Leary) by Shiela(Callie Thorn) (who had drugged him and then accidentily burned down the house that they just bought(which happened in the season 3 finale)). the epsisode starts off that Tommy is being questioned by an insurance investigator and is really tommy questioning himself while having the conversation with the investigator. which could really mean jail time for him and sheila.

this season really focused on everyone moving on and the trying again of tommy and wife, janet(Andrea Roth). for example Mike (probie,michael Lombardi) graduates probie shcool and starts working another shift for ladder 62 and Black sean or what he likes to be called bart(larenz Tate)joins the cast. then Tommy and family start having their own family AA meetings which focus on Maggie(Tatum O' Niel) and uncle teddy(Lenny Clarke) which turns to turmoil Gavin style. Lou(John Scurti) discovers dating a former nun is not what it is cracked up to be. Franco(Daniel Sunjata) proposes to natalie. while Maggie and sean discover they need to give each other some space.

rescue me season 4 is by far my favorite so far and has classic memorable moments i myself am looking forward to season 5 coming out on dvd in the near futre.

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very, very, funny

Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago on 12 May 2008 11:04 (A review of Flight of the Conchords)

Flight of the conchords is really a soundtrack, however not categorized as one though. the cd covers every song from season one. the songs are edited and are longer than what is shown in the show. some of which is thrown into places that does not fit. with randomly thrown in lines which is the comedy is what makes this cd awesome not to mention the fact that the singers Jemaine Clement and Bret Mckenzie are easier to understand as well vs. watching the songs in the show, but it is always good to have a visual too.

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very good soundtrack

Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago on 12 May 2008 10:58 (A review of Battlestar Galactica - Season 3)

Bear Mcreay's work is phennominal although most people bought the soundtrack for one song "all along the watchtower" wich was recomposed rearanged and preformed by bt4. the song nods at Jimi Hendrix's original and the words are used from Bob Dylan's version which really makes the song work. the idea was originally Ron D. Moor's and turned out to be quite a success. the music on this soundtrack is some of the best in the music world today. the soundtrack covers from the "razor" episodes to obviously the season finale of season 3. my to favorites from the soundtrack are tracks 18 and 21. However, the soundtrack is worth every penny of the fifteen dollars.

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i am iron man

Posted : 1 month, 3 weeks ago on 8 May 2008 09:35 (A review of Iron Man)

iron man starts off with a bang. meet tony stark he's your average smart ass filthy rich weapons manufacturer played by a wonderful Robert Downey Jr. the first 20-30 minutes of the movie shows tony getting to know our troops in the middle east wich is rather hularious too.then later we see tony get captured by terrorists and build his first suit and makes an escape. Jeff bridges is obadiah stane stark's right hand man whom you won't even recognize in the movie until the credts roll and then you'll remeber that he's the dude without hair. leslie bibb is Christine Everhart the reporter that stark sleeps with also in the first 30 minutes of the movie only to try and down stark industries later in the movie.pepper potts is played by an all to charming Gwenyth Platrow who looks like clare danes in the movie more than anything else. pepper is stark's personal assistant and love interest throughout the movie. iron man is no doubt the best superhero movie we've had since the punisher. i wish i could say that iron man is true to the comics however i have not read them. iron man is truly something good and is very entertaining throughout the whole movie with powerful performances from the cast iron man it well worth the ten bucks.

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RENTAL

Posted : 6 months ago on 4 January 2008 12:34 (A review of National Treasure: Book of Secrets)

National Treasure 2: book of secrets is more of the same (i.e. Pirates Of The Carribean franchise). For example, remember how the first film was very fast paced left open alot of questions only to be answered by the end of the film? Book of secrets does just that with the sequel formula. The only thing new to this film, besides the non-stop quirky jokes from Riley Poole, is the new additionto the cast. which includes Ed Harris, Helen Mirren, and Bruce Greenwood. National Treasure 2: Book Of Sectets is for die hard fans of the first film thats assuming you don't catch on to the very obvious re-writes throughout the film.

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a tarrantino delight

Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago on 16 December 2007 09:07 (A review of Jackie Brown (Two-Disc Collector's Edition))

Quent Tarrantino's Jackie Brown which is based on the Elmore Leonard's novel "Rum Punch" follows the book to a tee. with an A-list cast which includes Pam Grier, Samule L. Jackson, Robert De Niro,Robert Forster,Chris tucker,Sid Haig, Bridget Fonda, and michael Keaton.the film starts off with Jackie Brown(Pam Grier) getting off the plane which she happens to be a stewardess on. only to be stopped by an ATF agent who is played by michael Keaton. the movie itself is nearly 3 hours and is very much worth the watch considering that this is the film tarrantino did after his breathrough classic pulp fiction. but with an A-list cast and terrific acting on all the actors and actresses you can't help but love the movie

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oscar worthy

Posted : 7 months, 3 weeks ago on 12 November 2007 10:32 (A review of American Gangster)

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe star in "American Gangster" the the movie about the rise and fall of Frank Lucas a herion dealer who buys right from the source. Russell Crowe plays Ritchie Roberts the cop that brought down Frank Lucas. "American Gangster" follows in the tradition of Martin Scorsese's earlier work in "GoodFellas","The Departed",and "casino". "American Gangster" opens with Frank brutally killing someone dousing them in gasoline ,setting the person on fire, and then unloading 9 bullets on the person finally killing him. Followed shortley by the opening title. "American Gangster" is a gritty ,yet powerfully dramatic and dark crime thriller to please everyone who is a fan of the crime/drama genre.Rusell Crowe and Denzel Washington provide Steller performances. Followed by a great ensemble cast.

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not bad, still worth watching

Posted : 8 months, 1 week ago on 29 October 2007 09:36 (A review of Evan Almighty)

Evan Almighty stars Steve Carell as evan baxter. your every day funny man elected to congress.who happens to be a former newsman in Buffalo anlongside Bruce Jim carrey's charcter in the first film. Evan Almighty isn't as funny as Bruce Almighty but, still shows us a good lesson about life. The suppporting cast really holds the movie together with wanda sykes and Jonah Hill as Evan's researcher and secretary you can't help but laugh. For a sequel to a comedy this worth the watch.

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same story different city

Posted : 8 months, 1 week ago on 28 October 2007 11:48 (A review of Escape from L.A.)

John carptenter's Escape from L.A. has a parallel story to that of his earlier film "Escape from new york". Kurt Russell is back as the Badass he was in New york just this time theres new co-stars and a diferent city. This time steve Buscemi is Ernest Borgnine's shoes this time around instead of being the cab driver he's Hollywood ED the guy who knows the street. The same could be said about Peter Fonda's character who is the surfer dude who wants to catch the big wave. Stacey Keach is the guy who tells Plissken whats up and what he has to do. Michelle Forbes is basically just a supporting actress getting a paycheck. Pam Gier and and A.j Langer make up for the female lead because there really is no female lead act. when langer dies off Grier is there to cover. The story is so similar that even Carpenter's cool and fun score in the begining of the film is the same as the opening in New york. Not to mention the same female voice over is almost the same. But, no matter how the story is told it's till a classic movie.

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"the names Snake"

Posted : 8 months, 1 week ago on 28 October 2007 11:22 (A review of Escape from New York)

"the names Snake" thats the line that made Kurt Russell famous (in my opinon) but, also inspired the role for which Kurt Russell played in Quentin Tarrantino's "Death Proof".The movie stars Kurt Russell as a Hero of of war who lost in an eye in battle. But, is later brought in for committing a crime or two. But, when air force one goes down in New york City. which is now a prison for "crazies' and those who have committed major crimes. it's up to snake Plissken to save the day.
the movie co-stars Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasence, Harry Dean Stanton, Adriene Barbeau, and Lee Van Cleef

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