Clear and Present Danger

What's not to like about this movie? Anything Harrison Ford is in is an instant classic. Plus any Tom Clancy books always make for great screen plays. I love this movie because it is non-stop and action packed. Its filled with twists and turns and your always left wanting more. It has an all star cast with Willem Dafoe, James Earl Jones and Benjamin Bratt to name a few. This movie shows how corruption, money and power rule the government, but gives us hope that there are a few good men willing to do the right thing still out there. This is by far one of my favorite movies I could watch it again and again forever.

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Do you see Laura's Strength in you?

"That was the night that I died and someone else was saved. Someone who was afraid of water but learned to swim, someone who knew that there would be a moment he wasn't watching, someone who knew the broken lights would lead the way."

I love the movie Sleeping With The Enemy because it represents the struggle to overcome abuse. Julia Roberts takes us through the emotions of being abused and finding the strength within to change the situation. What better way to represent the change of picking a new life than dressing up and trying on different hats, so I guess I should have remembered how many...oops. It may have taken Laura 3 years 7 months and 6 days to find the courage but it is never to late to make a stand for you. I believe that many people can relate or wonder what they would do if put in those same shoes and that is why Sleeping With The Enemy is a Classic. We can all overcome whatever holds us back and find a new joy! Dress up and dance like Laura did...Believe!

I hope everyone enjoyed watching Cinemania as much as I enjoyed playing the game!

Mad Men - Episode 9 Thread

What's in a Name - I'm a newcomer to this blog and a passionate Mad Men fan. Has anyone noticed Matthew Weiner's clever use of names? For example, the office problem drinker is named Freddie RUMson. I also really like the nostalgic names: Peggy, Betty, Sally, Roger, Don, Hildy, Jane, Ken, Kitty - these are names that almost no one gets anymore. Further, I wonder if Mr. Weiner thought up Crab Colson just to accommodate the delightful Crab Duck, Duck Crab introduction. Weiner very correclty is poking fun at typical Wasp nicknames of that era.

TNG Going out with a Bang!

So what's new about this movie? Picard embodies the perfect Starfleet officer. But take that uniform off and replace it with tattered clothes and remove that individual form his starship and place him in the deep recesses of a sunless world mined by slaves, tortured by Romulans and ...you get the picture.

What I think people missed in this movie was the big question: Are Picard and the clone so different? Shinzon even asks Picard that in the movie. Could Picard have changed or convinced the clone had he had more time? Could the original Picard in a similar situation become evil? Either way, it is the human element and conflict within each of the Picards and is what will intrigue an audience and is what I especially liked about this movie. It wasn't just some random bad guy.

What was also interesting, with all of the technology, sometimes you just have to solve things the good old-fashioned way: just ram your ship into them. I'm surprised that another captain never thought of that.

Great end to a great crew!

See me talk about Star Trek: Nemesis tonight on AMC's Cinemania at 8PM | 7C

Star Trek Nemesis - My favorite Movie

Yep, I am a Trekkie. Since I was a teen. This movie is my favorite because I have wondered if my DNA has been stolen and a nemesis of me is somewhere in the galaxy just waiting to surprise me. Captain Jean-Luc Picard was surprised by Praetor Shinzon as his nemesis. Picard is curious about where Shinzon came from and how much alike they really are, just as we as an audience are.

I think my favorite part in the movie is where B4's head is in the center console asking inappropriate questions, including the question about Picard's shinny head. The music and crew in this film continues the journey of Star Trek and they feel like my friends in space. This is a classic film that can be watched over and over and never tire of the conflict of good and evil. So enjoy the film with a cup of Earl Grey Tea, hot.

See me talk about Star Trek: Nemesis tonight on AMC's Cinemania at 8PM | 7C

DVD_TV schedule?

Would it be possible to either have a schedule page for DVD_TV versions of movies, or at least a mention of it in the regular monthly schedule that would at least show up in a blog or schedule search for "DVD_TV" or "Enhanced Version"? I can't get enough of these enhanced movies, and it kills me that I miss them because they are either not or very quietly announced

Tomorrow Never Dies- A brick in 007 classic wall

Guns. Gadgets. Girls. Every Bond film has them. But that doesn't mean that we as an audience get tired of them. Tomorrow Never Dies not only lives up to the Bond expectations but also delivers a great villain that could easily be found in every day life. Elliot Carver, the media baron will not go down as the most vicious villains in the James Bond collection but e will go down as the one of the most realistic. In a world of corporate greed and globalized media ownership, Elliot Carver
is not to far of a leap. Every hear of a guy called Rupert Murdoch? But international business aside, Tomorrow Never Dies keeps the Bond series all well and will be enjoyed by fans for years to come.

Cinemania - Tomorrow Never Dies

Alright...exciting stuff, Tomorrow Never Dies, a good and very entertaining Bond classic, lots of gadgets, and lots of fun. I happen to be one of the fans on Cinemania this evening, I won't tell you the answers, but if you're true fans you'll know them already. I like this film a lot for Michelle Yeoh and her woman butt kicking, usually it's the bad girl who's got moves, not the good girl. I think her connection and playfulness with Bond is great in the film. Not enough usage of Teri Hatcher, but she looks pretty for 5 minutes. It's pretty amazing that for a 100 million dollar movie budget it was all made using product placement, nothing was spent... genius. When you watch it you'll see a lot that. The car is pretty great in this one too, I wish I had a remote that controlled my car, could we make this a reality? On second thoughts that's pretty scary. Being on the show was fun, and Regan Burns is a nice guy too, in fact everyone on set was great, that always helps. Enjoy the film, as I have many times, mostly for the handsome face and accent of Pierce, who made a fine Bond for those four films.

Two Weeks Notice Commercial song

I am in love with the AMC commercial for Two Weeks Notice. I've been trying to figure out what song is playing during it and I have had zero luck finding it. In the commercial it goes "You can close your eyes. Close your eyes tonight. Close your eyes tonight."

Anyone have any clues? It's killing me!

Why not a Barracuda sea monster movie?

Hollywood has had a love affair with sea monsters since day one, but they never used a barracuda. We all know the great Jaws movie and the many spinoffs. There have been numerous films featuring alligators, pirahna, octopus, squid, orca, crocodiles etc. Why not a barracuda? They are fearsome and are armed with an awesome arsenal of razor sharp teeth. A newly published book titled, Barracuda, would be a great horror movie. The author, Mike Monahan, starts with the radiated waters of Bikini Atoll to inspire his tale of a mutant barracuda. If you liked Jaws, you'll love Barracuda. Maybe Hollywood will see the benefit of using a different sea monster to terrorize us in the future. Any would be movie producers can obtain a copy of Barracuda from the authors website www.mikemonahnbooks.com/ or from Amazon.com