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    We do a lot of discussing about Duke's movies but I think we need an area where we can chat about the new movies that have come out. Sorta like, Ocean's Thirteen is out, what did people think about it? If someone comes back from Evan Almighty or Fantastic Four - Silver Surfer, give us a review. I know it would help me decide whether or not to waste the time and money or wait to see it on PPV for $4. I'm kind of looking forward to Evan Almighty.

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    Sounds like a great idea.

    The wife and I just saw "Pirates 3" and we enjoyed it. It sure didn't seem like almost 3 hours. The end kind of made us mad, but what can you do?

    We don't go see that many though, for what it cost to go see one we generally wait for them to come out DVD and it doesn't cost any more that what it would cost to go out to one, and if we like it we can watch it more than once and if not it's off to e-bay with it.

    "John Wayne is not just an actor and a very fine actor,John Wayne is the United States of America."

    When the wife and I were in Winterset the Sunday afternoon show got too hot for me so we left without seeing it and went back to the hotel. I knew it was opening weekend for Pirates 3 so we ate supper and went to this huge 20-plex theater and they had two shows that were High-Def so we went to one of those and it was amazing but I did think it was way too long. And your right, the end was a bit disappointing. I hope F4 Silver Surfer is better and we may go see Evan Almighty tomorrow with back-to-back movies.


    btw... you may get an email. Don't buy any JW movies for a few days until you get your package.

    At least among our family members, Pirates was not liked. Our grandson called us while we were in Arizona, to tell us to not bother with it. Just this past weekend, we were visiting with our oldest son and he said the same thing.


    We don't go to the movies too often, so we probably won't be the first to offer thoughts on current movies, but we will check this out before we go . . . and if we do make it to the cinema, we'll post.


    Chester :newyear:

    Had the wife's 30th Class Reunion this weekend but this afternoon we found the chance to get to the movies. In particular, we went to "Evan Almighty". On a scale of 1 - 4 stars with 1 being crap and 4 being great. I would have to give this 3½ stars. It was one of the best comedy movies I've seen in awhile.


    Morgan Freeman would give George Burns a run for his money playing God. I also have to say this one was better than the first. Maybe because I'm not a real Jim Carrey fan but this one is worth every penny.


    Tomorrow... Silver Surfer

    Jim Carey, Adam Sandler, both make me want to hit myself in the head with a large hammer. They are not funny just annoying!

    "John Wayne is not just an actor and a very fine actor,John Wayne is the United States of America."

    I forgot to post this... wife had to work on Sunday afternoon so I went to the F4 Silver Surfer. Wasn't too bad... I'd probably give it 2½ stars out of 4. Special effect were decent although they do depend on that in these kinds of movies. Nice part it was short also... only 95 minutes and so was Evan Almighty. May go see Ratatouille tomorrow. I will NOT go see Sicko... the only thing sick in that movie is the director.

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    Jim Carey, Adam Sandler, both make me want to hit myself in the head with a large hammer. They are not funny just annoying!




    I never thought that Jim Carey was funny to begin with. I watched some film of his where he was a State Trooper of somekind and saw nothing funny in this movie.

    Adam Sandler I can laugh at--but not very much.

    Boy I sure do miss the likes of funny guys like: The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello, Martin and Lewis, Buster Keaton & Harold Lloyd--to name a few.

    Es Ist Verboten Mit Gefangenen In Einzelhaft Zu Sprechen..

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    I never thought that Jim Carey was funny to begin with. I watched some film of his where he was a State Trooper of somekind and saw nothing funny in this movie.

    Adam Sandler I can laugh at--but not very much.

    Boy I sure do miss the likes of funny guys like: The Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello, Martin and Lewis, Buster Keaton & Harold Lloyd--to name a few.


    It may be because they actually had talent:wink_smile:

    "John Wayne is not just an actor and a very fine actor,John Wayne is the United States of America."

    Have any of you seen, "The Shooter?" It has Mark Walhberg in it and for me it was good if you like to see the bad guys in government get what's coming to them from the good guys..It's out on DVD now. I don't go to the theater very often. I am spoiled to my pause button....

    Thanks for the review on Evan Almighty, DS. I can always use a good laugh...

    Oh, and if war breaks out here I am coming to your place since you're so good with guns....:wink_smile: That's impressive how you stay in practice...

    Cindy

    I was more impressed with Evan Almighty than I was Fantastic 4. We have a crappy theater so we never got any of the new movies this weekend so now we have to wait. Anyone can own a gun, shove it in a drawer and not worry about it but what good does it do if you don't practice every so often. An intruder shows up and you drag out that old rusty gun and either shot yourself or the robber in the foot. Of if the gun is jammed it can blow up in your face. I may watch Live Free Die Hard today sometime.

    The wife and I saw the new HP movie... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.


    It was a damn good movie, but I've liked all of them. I can sort of see the way this series will probably go. I'm waiting like everyone is to read the final book. But I think this will be the second longest movie series that will make any decent money beside Star Trek that has gone 10 movies, soon to be 11. Star Wars only went 6 movies. I don't count movies like Friday the 13th Part 8. I really think overall, the HP movies will probably bring in more money than the Star Trek series and maybe the Star Wars series of movies. I'd give this movie 3 stars.

    I can live without The Simpsons but there are a few movies I want to see yet this year...

    • The Bourne Ultimatium
    • Underdog
    • Stardust (Saw the trailer yesterday... excellent, sort of like Narnia)
    • Halloween (Remake of the original... have to wait to see the trailer)
    • 3:10 to Yuma (Not sure what to think of it yet)
    • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Another western)
    • Saw 4
    • Darfur ( I hope this movie wakes up some countries)
    • Enchanted
    • The Golden Compass
    • AVP2
    • National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (Nicholas Cage... it will be good)



    There goes his future career in pictures LOL


    I must say his stock has gone up in my eyes!!

    He knows an icon when he sees one. Duke has always been pretty popular in the UK probably because of Maureen and others that were in the old westerns that came from the UK. At least he's not one of the new generation that says, "who's that?" Unfortunate for Ratcliff, I think after the HP movies are over so is his career. He will be stuck in that role for the rest of his life. Much like others are that stick with one role for several years. I would hope that he goes from the last movie to maybe a set of speaking engagements and then take a few years off. Then maybe he could pop out in a new role of some sort. But at least he has excellent taste knowing who John Wayne is.

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    The wife and I saw the new HP movie... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. . . . . . . . .

    . . . . . . I really think overall, the HP movies will probably bring in more money than the Star Trek series and maybe the Star Wars series of movies. I'd give this movie 3 stars.



    Hey DS,

    Do you figure the inflation part of the economics with these movies?

    Cheers :cool: Hondo



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    "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it"

    - John Wayne quote

    The last 3 Star Wars movies were fairly recent and I don't want to crunch any more numbers than I have to. Onto another movie... I just got the screener for 28 Weeks Later which is the sequel to 28 Days Later. So far so good... really bloody and gory. Just the way I like them.

    I saw that movie I think. Did 28 Days later end with a military action in a church or something? I might be wrong, just trying to remember.

    Life is hard, its even harder when your stupid!!
    -John Wayne