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Trouble the Water – A Movie Review

February 1, 2010February 1, 2010 John Carl Deal, Katrina, Kimberly Rivers Roberts, LA, louisiana, new orleans, Tia Lessen

This is one of the most interesting films I’ve watched all year, and it is basically an “accidental” film. On the day before Hurricane Katrina–just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew–Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, turns her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. “It’s going to be a day to remember,” Kim declares. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue to film their harrowing retreat to higher ground and the dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors.

Culture Movies Religion

Book of Eli, The – A Movie Review

January 22, 2010January 22, 2010 John Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Apocalypse, Bible, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis

In the not-too-distant future, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water… or for nothing at all. But they’re no match for this traveler. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Overall, this movie is probably worth watching, but wait until it is out on video.

Culture Movies

Avatar – A Movie Review

January 20, 2010January 21, 2010 John Action, Adventure, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Science Fiction, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

AVATAR takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world he has learned to call home. Reborn in his avatar form, Jake can walk again. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na’vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na’vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake’s life, and this changes everything. Jake is taken in by her clan, and learns to become one of them, which involves many tests and adventures. This would normally be a film I’d recommend seeing, but suggest waiting to see it on DVD. However, I have to suggest watching it in the theater on a big screen.

Quick Change Artists on America’s Got Talent

January 20, 2010 John America's Got Talent, Magic, Quick Change

Okay, this may have been around for a while, but I had not seen it, and I’m amazed. This is a performance by a couple named David and Dania on “America’s Got Talent”. Even in one change, you can kind of see the dress change while it’s on her, but I can not for the life of me figure out how it’s done.

Culture Movies

Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 – A Movie Review

January 17, 2010January 17, 2010 John Action, Crime Drama, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Thriller, Tony Scott

In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he connects by phone with Walter Garber, the dispatcher watching that line. Garber is a supervisor temporarily demoted while being investigated for bribery. Ryder demands $10 million within an hour, or he’ll start shooting hostages. He’ll deal only with Garber. The mayor okays the payoff, the news of the hostage situation sends the stock market tumbling, and it’s unclear what Ryder really wants or if Garber is part of the deal.