What are ten films that you can watch over and over and never tire of watching them?
Here are ten of mine:
1. The Boondock Saints
2. Tombstone
3. Man on Fire
4. Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)
5. The Outlaw Josey Wales
6. Gladiator
7. Braveheart
8. Dead Poets Society
9. The Green Berets
10. The Big Short
11. Bonus Selection - 300
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better
word -- is good.
Greed is right.
Greed works.
Greed clarifies, cuts through,
and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind.
Life is a gift. As sweet as a ripped peach, as precious as a gilded
jewel. I have never been able to understand the logic of willfully
surrendering such a treasure. And what is there to gain? How dark can
your existence be when compared to an eternal void? Unless of course,
you have faith that there is something beyond. What do you see from
where you stand? A bright light at the end of the tunnel? Is it a ray
of hope? A glimmer of something better? Or will it burn you like the
rising sun? Is that sound you're hearing the trumpeting of St. Peter's
angels, or the screams of Memnoch's tortured souls? You can't answer
that, can you, because you will never know the answer, until after the
deed is done. And is your faith, really that strong? I understand the
need to move on; it is something that happens to us all, and your time
has truly come. I also understand that with the beauty of this life
there comes pain and despair. No one is immune. But consider what you
have in your hands before you give it up. Don't trade a treasure for an
empty box.
I took the kids to see The Spiderwick Chronicles this evening and my response is solidly tepid. The animation was very good, the acting was mediocre, and as is the case 9 times out of 10, the book was much better. Unfortunately, as is the case in many book to movie situations, there are too many details that hold the written story together that must be omitted from a 2 hour movie. This causes the plot to either be choppy, hurried, or disorganized. In this case, the plot seemed forced, as if they were running toward the conflict instead of allowing it to unfold naturally. My grades for his film would be a B for animation, a C- for acting, and a C- for adaptation.
Fair warning, the ogre in this movie is not Shrek. He looks like a demon from Dungeons and Dragons and may be too much for younger kids. He scared the crap out of Maria for sure, and maybe Anthony too. When we got home he wanted to make sure that we had a magic circle around our house to protect us from any goblins that might try to attack us for our wizard knowledge. I assured him that we would be fine.
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