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Written by Ron B
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Sunday, 02 November 2008 |
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 21 - the team in Vegas | 21 (2008)Adapted from the Ben Mezrich bestseller Bringing Down The House, this movie tells the story of Ben (Jim Sturgess) a Boston student who wamts a scholarship to med school but is told he lacks life experience. He then gets recruited into a team led by a math professor (Kevin Spacey) that travel to Vegas each weekend and makes a killing by counting cards. Ben makes enough money to go to med school, but then loses it all. Thus the movie is dressed as a cautionary tale, but is not all that believable. | It seems that this roller coaster ride, where the honesty he started with is discarded, does in fact, constitute "life experience". It made me wonder whether people brought up without crises or traumas in their lives are actually missing something. I enjoyed the movie but its not a great movie. |  21 - celebrating with the Professor |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 November 2008 )
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Written by Ron B
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Saturday, 25 October 2008 |
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 Donnie Brasco DVD cover | Donnie Brasco (1997)Two great performances by Jonny Depp (as Donnie Brasco) and Al Pacino as Lefty, a gang member. The story is about Donnie Brasco, an under cover FBI agent, infiltrating Mafia gangs in New York City (with some of the action also in Florida). The operation which was meant to go for 6 months, continued for 6 years and ended when Donnie was being ordered to murder a gang member. The events this story is based on took place from 1976 to 1982. An excellent movie with great reviews. | | | |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 25 October 2008 )
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Written by Ron B
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
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 PS: I love you | PS: I Love You (2007)Holly (Hilary Swank) loses her husband before she is 30 to a brain tumor and enters a period of "over-the-top" grieving. Then letters start arriving that her husband has arranged before his exit. So the plot is unbelievable, but if you treat it as something like a fairy story and go for the ride, the movie is OK (not great). The photo shows Holly and her mother (Kathy Bates) walking in Central Park. | | | |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 October 2008 )
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Written by Ron B
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
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 Conversations with God | Conversations with God (2006)Neale Donald Walsch wrote 9 books starting 1995 based on these conversations. This movie is based on his lifestory - he was down and out and homeless, then scrambled back. I found the movie a pain and was not so interested in his God's message which seems to be that you need a good job and money - and then maybe buy the books. Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are poor (9%). The photo shows him waiting for a call about a job. So why did I buy this DVD - I think I got it confused with the Billy Connelly movie (2001) called The Man who Sued God. (DVDs here are so cheap that you just grab based on quick impressions - and sometimes hit a dud.) | | | |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 October 2008 )
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Written by Ron B
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
 Into the Wild - poster | Into the Wild (2007)Initially I thought the central character, Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsch) was selfish, and unrealistic. But as this long (2.5 hr) movie progresses, the picture of his disconnect with his parents, his rejection of career goals and personal relationships takes shape and I became more engaged. | After graduating, he drops out, breaks contact with his family, discards his posessions, and as a tramp makes a rounda-about trip from Atlanta to Alaska via the Colorado River and Mexico.
|  Into the Wild - Colorado River rapids |  Into the Wild - sharing music | He meets some interesting people, gets fairly close, then breaks away again for his solo goal of Alaska. Here we see a young singer he helps. These encounters shed light on his own demons and decisions. As this is based on a true story there is no option for a Hollywood or happy ending.
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