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Tag Archives: Movies
Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, episode V: The Praise Awakens!
The Force Awakens review, parts one, two, three, and four By this point, it probably sounds like I hate The Force Awakens and want to excise its memory from every human mind. Not so. My complaints are real, and they frustrate … Continue reading
Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, episode IV: That Kid Ain’t Right
The Force Awakens review, parts one, two, and three Continuing my examination of The Force Awakens, from the standpoint of character, my stance continues to be that the film does some things well, but not all of them, and not enough. … Continue reading
Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, Episode III: Poe, Rey, Me (or, the Whodats and the Waddadaywants)
The Force Awakens review, parts one and two So, if I found the basic story bones of The Force Awakens unsatisfying on a lot of levels, what about the other area where the film has been picking up major praise: its … Continue reading
Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, Episode II: Wait, what?! (or: Stop me if you’ve seen this movie before!)
The Force Awakens review, part one Might as well jump in with my biggest problem with The Force Awakens, right? Well, as I watched the movie the first time, and again the second time, and again still the third time, I … Continue reading
Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, episode I: The Phantom Lucas
So. The Force Awakens. I liked it. A lot. I loved a lot of the things in it. But I don’t think I loved it, overall. It’s a weird thing, seeing Star Wars just keep on truckin’. I had mostly … Continue reading
“Let’s get the shit kicked out of us by love!” (a repost)
(Goodness! I wrote this post almost seven years ago! But I stand by every word: Love Actually is the best Christmas movie ever, and I will entertain exactly zero debate on this point.) So. Love Actually. This is one of … Continue reading
May the SQUEEEE be with you!
So of course I watched it: Random reactions: :: Interesting how the first couple of trailers were about revving up the excitement level for the return of Star Wars, with money shots like the crashed Star Destroyer, the Millennium Falcon … Continue reading
Thoughts on a Matter of Extreme Importance and Relevance
After listening to one of my regular podcasts recently, I realized that there exists a deeply important topic about which most people seem to be deeply confused. As I have a good deal of understanding pertaining to this particular issue, … Continue reading
Let’s talk about STAR WARS!
Some random thoughts on recent Star Wars stuff (or not-so-recent Star Wars stuff that is nevertheless new to me: As Episode VII draws nearer and nearer, we are seeing more groundwork being laid for the fictional state of affairs in … Continue reading
A few random thoughts on STAR WARS stuff
:: I am officially in SQUEEE!!! mode for The Force Awakens. That’s all about that. :: How about Star Wars: Rogue One? I’m more intrigued by this than SQUEEE!. I’m not really sure that this is a story that needs … Continue reading