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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.

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.

Culture Featured Holidays Religion

Being Friends with God

January 17, 2010January 17, 2010 John Haiti, Martin Luther King, MLK, prayer, Sunday School

Today in Sunday School, We still going through the Rick Warren book. This discussion was about being friends with God. The discussion went off in a number of directions, and I’m not sure how much I got out of this week. Today is also the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so I wanted to work in a reference to that in today’s prayer. I heard a great story this morning on NPR about how King had once been asked, in his teenage years, what he was looking at as he stared out the Window. He was watching the gas lamp lighter going along lighting the gas lights. King said he was watching the man, “knock holes in the darkness.”

Culture Movies

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day – A Movie Review

January 2, 2010January 2, 2010 John Action, Billy Connolly, Boston, Clifton Collins, Drama, Julie Benz, Norman Reedus, Patrick Flanery, Sequel, Troy Duffy

When a priest is murdered in Boston, the MacManus brothers abandon their secluded life in Ireland to look into the case. Don’t let the lack of promotion for “Boondock Saints 2” fool you. The plot picks up in Ireland where brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flannery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) McManus are hiding out after the events of the last movie. A priest shot in Boston, in the same style the brothers are known for, makes them the prime suspects. Writer/ director Troy Duffy is going for the old-school Charles Bronson-style vigilante movie, and achieves something pretty close to that.