tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47818111488779013922024-03-13T05:32:18.315-05:00The Reel RhinoA big man who likes movies...a lot!Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-22750362335963150712015-08-24T17:00:00.000-05:002015-08-24T17:00:05.115-05:00American Ultra...Something Different<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I tried all weekend to do a review on American Ultra...it never really came together.<br />
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Here's the thing...I do actually still go to the movies, I guess writing about them is a luxury too grand to consider at this point...<br />
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American Ultra is one-part Bourne, one-part Half Baked, and one-part Chuck...yes, Chuck, that TV show you probably didn't watch, but should have because at one point Chevy Chase was an evil super-villain and there were Spies Like Us references aplenty!<br />
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I like all of these other properties more than I did American Ultra, but...against the rest of the standard Summer Blockbuster fare...it was something different, which helped elevate it beyond itself.<br />
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It was a stoner-ish flick, so Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart fit in perfectly...a bit emo, with a little adventure.<br />
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So I recommend seeing this flick, if for nothing else, to shake up the monotony of summer big bangs....this film has it share of explosions, gun fights, and some creative hand-to-hand excitement...but it is something different...and it is rated R, so bloodshed and eff-bombs are found around every corner.<br />
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That's it...that's all I could muster. It's a shadow of my former self, but its a start? Is it? I don't know.<br />
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Maybe I'll be back soon, maybe not.<br />
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At least I updated the trailers down below! (Check out the one for <b>The Final Girls</b>....looks amazing!)<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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<b>American Ultra - 3.5 out of 5 Horns</b><br />
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<b><u>PS: UPDATE TO MY FILM-GOING STATS (for those keeping score)</u></b><br />
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<b>Fantastic Four</b><br />
<b>Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation</b><br />
<b>Pixels</b><br />
<b>Ant-Man</b><br />
<b>Jurassic World</b><br />
<b>Terminator: Genisys</b><br />
<b>San Andreas</b><br />
<b>Tomorrrowland</b><br />
<b>Furious 7</b><br />
<b>Avengers: Age of Ultron (2x)</b><br />
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<b>It Follows</b><br />
<b>Hot Tub Time Machine 2</b><br />
<b>Jupiter Ascending</b><br />
<b>The Theory of Everything</b><br />
<b>American Sniper</b><br />
<b>Birdman</b><br />
<b>Project Almanac </b>- this was my first movie of 2015...on January 31st!!<br />
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The downside is this...I don't go and see "films" anymore...the majority of what you see above is the stuff summer movies are made of. I thank the Lord for Redbox and Netflix!<br />
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<b><br /></b>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0Kansas City, MO, USA39.0997265 -94.5785667000000138.310999 -95.8694602 39.888454 -93.287673200000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-83481202216937948652015-01-23T00:31:00.002-06:002015-01-23T08:00:03.814-06:00I miss you. Love, the Reel Rhino."How the hell did you get the zipper all the way to the top?"<br />
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(This post lacks the length and eloquence I would have prefered...but that's what you get at 1:30AM on a Thursday...)<br />
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I haven't posted in 2 1/2 years. I've missed you and I've missed the movies. Over a longer timeline, I've been to to a lot less flicks!<br />
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I am in Washington, D.C. tonight and while enjoying an adult beverage and a rolled tobacco product at Shelly's Backroom...I engaged in two of the coolest movie conversations I've had in some time...<br />
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#1: A guy named Keith...I didn't catch much more about his story, but my friend Robert told him I was the "movie guy," and he called me over for what he said was a "trick question." <br />
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What is your favorite Quentin Tarantino movie? Okay, so the answer may seem complex because of Quentin's great stable of flicks, the fact that that this guy presented it as a trick question, I already knew his answer....<br />
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True Romance<br />
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Not a QT directed flick...in fact directed by one of my all time favorites, Tony Scott (RIP). Keith thought for sure he had me dead to rights, but I knew his game...what followed was a 30 minuted back and forth on QT, Tony Scott, Richard Donner, and Mario Puzo....life was grand, especially with a cold Jameson on the rocks to fuel the convo.<br />
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#2: My buddy Patrick, who seems to think I have a stark resemblance to Opie from SOA, he and I bantered through the night on flicks ranging from around 1978 to 1988, centering ourselves in the realm of comedies. Good freaking times I love movies and I love talking movies! We hit on classics with Belushi and Murry and more...and ran it through the 00's talking Wedding Crashers, Old School, and The Hangover.<br />
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The bottom line is that I have missed the movies and I love talking about them and I love writing about them and I love love sharing my love of the movies with those who share that passion.<br />
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Around three years ago, I tried monetizing the Reel Rhino site. I added the Google adsense and I tried to keep churning out X number of posts per week. I lost interest, I lost sight of the time to use this as an outlet....yes, an outlet. If you don't know...I see dead people. I am a CSI and I see dead people. That can start to wear on a person after 15 years...movies have helped.<br />
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Movies have helped keep me sane for the last 15 years. For the last 2 or 3 years, i've lost site of how the movies have actually helped me relax. Tonight, I actually enjoyed my conversations and I stand here, telling you, I still love the movies.<br />
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Maybe I'll figure out a way to share that with you again. If I told you it made me sad I to be away, I'd hope you believe me...<br />
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"You've already laid the tracks, that's the hard part...now we're just gonna back it up."<br />
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<br />Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-78780236940361093242012-07-29T00:21:00.000-05:002012-07-29T00:22:01.517-05:00The Reel Rhino Continues to Exist<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yep, I do.<br />
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First Off...Happy 200th...post, that is! Yeah, I'm persistent, but I have been a stranger!</div>
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I have been really, really busy and I have succumb to the curse that befalls most folks that write for any reason, be it professionally or casually...no time.</div>
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Yeah, that's right, I've been pretty busy living. </div>
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I do live to write...in 5th grade I won the regional writing award for poetry...I even remember the first few lines:</div>
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A look to the future,</div>
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A glance to the past,</div>
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From cavemen to dinosaurs,</div>
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Astronauts to cats.</div>
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Yes, that was the AMAZING first stanza that won me a $50 savings bond and also the chance to read said poem at the Millcreek Township school board meeting. In fifth grade, that was on par with national publicity.</div>
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So I really do love to write and I would love to write on a more professional level (maybe someday), but for now, this is my venue.</div>
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That is the upside...it is my venue and I can write once a month, or once a day, and its all good. Just know that if I had my way, it would be more often than less. I love you guys, I do! Yeah, its getting misty in here!</div>
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So, seen any good movies lately?</div>
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Here's a short and partial list of what I have seen since I last wrote:</div>
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home</div>
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Men In Black III: Real-D 3-D</div>
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The Chernobyl Diaries</div>
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The Sound of My Voice</div>
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Snow White and the Huntsman</div>
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Bernie</div>
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Prometheus: The 3-D IMAX Experience</div>
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Madagascar 3-D</div>
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Snow White and the Huntsman</div>
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Rock of Ages</div>
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The Avengers 3-D</div>
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3-D</div>
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The Amazing Spiderman: The 3-D IMAX Experience</div>
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Ted</div>
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Safety Not Guaranteed</div>
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Moonrise Kingdom</div>
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Singin' In The Rain</div>
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Savages</div>
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Your Sister's Sister</div>
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Ice Age: Continental Drift</div>
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The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience</div>
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The Watch</div>
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Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story</div>
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Yeah, I've seen a bunch! In fact my count for the year as of this moment: 194 movies, theater and home viewing included! If you remember back in January, I made the statement that I would make a run at 365 in 365....well as of today, the 29th of July -- 211 days into the year...I'm still in this thing!! I was well ahead of schedule until around the end of April. I will be back! I will make 365!</div>
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As for what I have seen, I wanted to give you a list of must-sees from my list above...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">When I first heard about this idea about a little boys bear coming to life I thought it might be funny. I am a huge fan of Family Guy so I hoped there would be some damn good comedy involved. I saw the Red Band trailer in front of that stupid ass movie “The Dictator”; by the way the “Ted” trailer was the best part of the film. I lost count at how many times he said the F-WORD. I was laughing so hard just from the trailer that I had tears in my eyes. So I knew I would be seeing this film.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Thanks <i>Burned</i>! Good to have you again...be good broheim and to all of you out there in film land, head out to the theater soon....until later, take care!</span></div>
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</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-42076719986159608682012-06-24T23:16:00.000-05:002012-07-01T23:43:21.608-05:00Hello from RHINO and BRAVE with Special Guest "BURNED FILMS"<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Hey Everyone!! Long time no talk!<br />
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I feel like to catch up, I may have to break into a Billy Joel, We Didn't Start the Fire custom jam to bring you up to speed on my last month. You know, like Liz Lemon was going to do for Avery on 30 Rock. Love that show!<br />
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I have been "micro-blogging" a bit through the MISO "what I've been watching site." It is quite addictive and you can follow me here: <a href="http://www.gomiso.com/">http://www.gomiso.com/</a> and of course I am flying under the handle: <b>ReelRhino </b>If we are friends on facebook, this is the source of all those...Ryan is watching... posts.<br />
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I have also been selling lots of stuff...on eBay under the handle Rhinoterp and posting much of my wares on <a href="http://isellcoolstuff.blogspot.com/">http://isellcoolstuff.blogspot.com</a> - feel free to stop by and brows my goods!<br />
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The first photo was from a year or so ago and the one at left is from the front of the theater, sans the AMC logo. Apparently, it is being turned over, turnkey to Alamo, including some of the staff. It's a happy sad kind of thing!<br />
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Speaking of the place to be, it is ReelRhino.com - even though I've been gone, I have managed to find a pinch-writer to share some wisdom with you...I didn't see any of the new openings this weekend, so I had to look to the cadre of film geeks and buffs that I know, to give you..."<u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">BURNED FILMS"</u> - Burned is the latest entry into ReelRhino.com "staffers" and he had the chance to bring us up to speed on Pixar's Brave...<br />
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Now you listen here Burned...I have a two-and-a-half year old who is quite convinced that Cars 2 may be the greatest movie ever put to film! If you don't believe me, just watch him watch it and its like he is seeing The Matrix for the first time. I will be giving Brave a try, even with your problems with the film, because I am compulsed to do it for one, and for two, I need to find out more about this <a href="http://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/technology/cinema/dolby-atmos.html" target="_blank">Dolby Atmos</a>. When we spoke on Saturday, you referred to it as the closest thing in a theater to true real-life sound.<br />
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That, I need to see....err hear! See also, the press release <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/16/dolby-atmos-brave-theater-locations/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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BURNED FILMS, thanks for kicking in! An air pound fist to you for the effort and you are always welcome in my hood!<br />
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Until next time all, take care....I'll try and pipe in soon with more film babble....<br />
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</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-11770163034502207982012-05-20T23:41:00.003-05:002012-05-20T23:41:50.986-05:00Ready for a Short Post? Giant Mechanical Man, Dark Shadows, Avengers, and Battleship<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<b><u>BATTLESHIP</u></b></div>
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I just saw it on Saturday. It is 10X better than the critics are giving it credit for and I had a very good time watching it. Peter Berg is a completely capable director and the effects team made their bones long ago on the Transformers trilogy. The movie popped as far as summer blockbusters go, and it really was an enjoyable watch. There were some great patriotic moments and I will be honest...I got some waterworks going at one point. Battleship is everything we look for in a summer movie and I say give it a try. 4 of 5 Horns for this totally acceptable entry into the summer movie genre.</div>
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This is a great little romantic dramedy, starring Jenna Fischer, you know, Pam from The Office, and Chris Messina, a lesser known, but handsome and extremely affable actor. The film is written and directed by Lee Kirk (who is also Fischer's husband and baby's Daddy). Kirk has managed to craft an immensely likable film and for my money, I could watch Jenna Fischer in just about anything. She is cute, easy to enjoy, and easy to relate to in the "everyperson" role. Messina has charisma and he plays the titular role with passion. The two of them together are extremely likable as an on-screen pair. This is a Tribeca Film Festival selection and I had the chance to see it on Time Warner On-Demand...it is out there. If you can find it, please give it a try. At just over 90 minutes, it is a fast watch and really easy to digest. 4.5 of 5 Horns for this really sweet film.</div>
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A truly dark film, Dark Shadows has been undervalued for as good as it is. I say that it is good, comparing it to nothing and thinking about the film on its own merit. The people involved are all talented, without a doubt, but this film is really unique and an entertaining story. I am not the biggest Johnny Depp fan, not that crazy for Tim Burton's filmography...I mean I like most of it, but may not love it. But Shadows was well crafted and well made and for my money, a great time in the theater! 4 of 5 Horns</div>
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Someday, I think I will compose an ode to the Avengers. For now, I will just say that this is clearly in my top ten film of all-time...Marvel, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, Joe Johnston, Louis Leterrier, and Kenneth Branagh, to name just the helmers of this great run, have pulled off the unthinkable. This is something that I hope DC learns from and gets moving on a just as impressive run at the Justice League of America. AVENGERS was a ridiculously awesome flick. Let me say, re-donk-a-donk. 5 of 5 Horns</div>
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So there you have it...a mini-round-up. I miss writing, but not at the expense of the amount of "stuff" I am getting done in the meantime. As Arnie says it best, "I'll be back." And for now, please enjoy my more brief writings. Until later, take care!</div>
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<br /></div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-12838555840707924112012-04-30T22:37:00.002-05:002012-04-30T22:37:20.915-05:00Once Upon a Midnight Dreary...The Raven, Safe, and Revisiting COMIC-CON with Morgan Spurlock<div style="text-align: justify;">
This weekend brought four wide releases, the most we have seen in some time! It is the LAST WEEKEND before official beginning of the SUMMER MOVIE SEASON. Yes, the arrival of Earth's Mightiest Heroes will usher in the popcorn eatin', ray gun blastin', all-in-all good time at the movie season. For this weekend, we have The Five-Year Engagement, The Pirates: Band of Misfits, Safe, and The Raven.</div>
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Safe, for those keeping track, is the latest Jason Statham flick. You know, The Transporter 8: Safe</div>
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Yes, you read that right, I mean, come on, we have:</div>
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The Transporter 4: Crank</div>
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The Transporter 5: Crank 2</div>
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The Transporter 6: The Mechanic</div>
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The Transporter 7: Killer Elite</div>
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And now, this. I have to say, jokes aside, Jason Statham has found a niche that absolutely works for him. Other than being let down a bit by Killer Elite, I think that I did in fact like all of those movies. Statham has both charm and he can fight his ass off!</div>
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I wasn't feeling Safe today, and I also wanted to fulfill a request for a Raven review, which is what I did see.</div>
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The Raven is a story bearing the title of an Edgar Allen Poe poem, named as such as the lead character in the film is Poe himself, played by John Cusack. A killer is loose in mid-19th century Baltimore, MD, and his murders are modeled Poe's tales, with Poe being one of the earliest American horror writers.</div>
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The story is wholly enjoyable, but for everything it does right, there is still something missing that keeps this fantastic concept from elevating to a fantastic film.</div>
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The lead police detective, Det. Fields, was played by Luke Evans. He is exceptionally British in his filmography, and once I IMDB'ed him, I recognized him immediately. But until last night, I actually thought he was Matthew Morrison, aka Mr. Schuester from Glee. Yep, take a look at the trailer again and tell me you don't see it!</div>
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I have a very soft spot in my movie going palate for Jason Statham. I find him exceptionally likable and I will never forget the impact that the original Transport film had on me. I mean before that, his pairings with Guy Ritchie left some memorable dramatic impressions, but his early action fare was less than great in John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars and the Jet Li headlining The One. Now The One was bad, and we would later learn that Statham and Li on their own could be great, but when paired up ala The One, and later in War, their combined efforts were remarkable stinkers.</div>
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The story is that this mysterious man, Luke Wright, wins a UFC fight that everyone expected him to lose, putting him at the wrong end of the Buddy List of most of the New York City criminal underworld. Some retribution is dished upon him, and after suffering a fair amount of personal tragedy and hardship, he decides to make a stand, and help a young Chinese girl named Mei (Catherine Chan), who he sees running away from some Russian mobsters in the subway. He intervenes, and the two of them go on the run together.</div>
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Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-34693354918612025782012-04-18T23:21:00.000-05:002012-04-18T23:21:13.977-05:00Rhino and Catfish Review The Raid: Redemption and The Three Stooges<div style="text-align: justify;">Usually, I would subjugate the Catfish to the second review, keeping top billing as the Blog is my namesake. But this guy has been riding my ass all day....I'm checking the site....I'm checking the site! CATFISH, you get the first run review today, my friend!! Without further delay, the Catfish reviews...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xErXcpCOf19D51O5-uRISAAdmqwe5sDwIFsWj0laKINlZL47UAplb0ULabTLF0Qi6hqSJgF852ovFnJnfT04ArpNfm-0ot51XVr12uHtBA-WKTPgHhh9zcKSTvDARIvTKmpZeHMY8Eg/s1600/Three+Stooges+-+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xErXcpCOf19D51O5-uRISAAdmqwe5sDwIFsWj0laKINlZL47UAplb0ULabTLF0Qi6hqSJgF852ovFnJnfT04ArpNfm-0ot51XVr12uHtBA-WKTPgHhh9zcKSTvDARIvTKmpZeHMY8Eg/s320/Three+Stooges+-+Poster.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>THE THREE STOOGES</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Three Stooges movie trailer was enough to get my eight year old daughter and five year old son to quickly commit, but my ten year old daughter held fast in her refusal. I not only had a nostalgic desire to see the film, but I had just acquired two scapegoats to deflect blame in the event the movie was atrocious. There are undoubtedly fringe benefits for having common interests with your five and eight year old kids.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let’s just cut to the chase. The Three Stooges were never known as a mature ensemble trying to convey subtle dry humor. They perfected the art of slapstick, which as entertainment is timeless (but I guess that is debatable...just ask my wife).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The question now becomes: what is the expectation level of such a remake. If your pretentiousness only allows you to see Oscar nominated films then I wouldn’t recommend this one. By the way, that was not why my ten year old daughter refused to go. She just thought it didn’t look good. You know “good” like iCarly, Jessie, and Good Luck Charlie. If, instead, you want to be entertained by idiots being idiotic then have at it. I really wanted to see how well the Stooges were portrayed and I was amazed at what a good job they all did (Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso). Sasso gets extra kudos for his spot on depiction of Curly. That is not to take away from the other two who were great as well, as the integrity of the characters remained intact. We the traditionalists take pleasure in that.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Amen, brother. Now you know who I am!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I gave <a href="http://reelrhino.blogspot.com/2011/02/oscar-refractionhow-about-revie-hall.html" target="_blank">HALL PASS</a> a 3 out of 5 Horn rating last year, and on a second viewing, I actually enjoyed it a great deal more, even perhaps as high as a 4 of 5!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This movie was off the hizzy fo shizzy. That is one of the highest compliments I can pay a flick. This film was written and directed by Gareth Edwards and it was shot for a ridiculously reasonable $1.1 million in Indonesia. This film looks like a $30 or $40 million Hollywood flick, rather than the low budget indie that it is! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This movie is about 70-30...70% crazy balls-to-the-wall action scenes consisting of some gun fights, but more prominently, hand-to-hand martial arts combat. These fights are crazy and there are some kill moves reminiscent of Mortal Kombat, but done in the real world. The speed and choreography is brilliant and again, Edwards is unreal in his shot selection and it all comes together in a tightly woven sequence of battles and fights, with sparse dramatic scenes interwoven, that for the type of movie are quite acceptable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Stooges, as the most family friendly flick (it was rated PG) of the bunch, came in at second at $17.1 million, with the R-rated The Cabin in the Woods jamming a solid $14.8 million, but besting the Stooges per screen average opening on less screens overall. Number 4 was Titanic 3-D and Number 5 was American Reunion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The second flick I review today, Lockout (see below), came in at a paltry ninth place, bringing in only $6.25 million but playing on over a thousand less screens than the stooges. So the PG-13 crowd that should have been seeing Lockout, apparently was watching, or re-watching Hunger Games.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did also see The Raid: Redemption, which I am saving for a mid-week post, but let me say quickly, it is re-donk-a-donk.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, the week ahead looks bleak...the three wide-openings for April 20th....Chimpanzee, The Lucky One (Ugh), and Think Like a Man. I have little interest in any of those, so it looks like I will be searching the art houses for next week! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, on to business...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfkONDVplgyirq3AV6naoVj0Ms1mbRl0Pcp0rVYOUrwfUTT_AhMGafxQVYWgUMgPAfTuArsm3GgBB6IRw4gshXIZxb_unMFX9mp4mPAFy-pq1w_hWz6Oh1rVqEydDJXBBDfCKvAd3iZA/s1600/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfkONDVplgyirq3AV6naoVj0Ms1mbRl0Pcp0rVYOUrwfUTT_AhMGafxQVYWgUMgPAfTuArsm3GgBB6IRw4gshXIZxb_unMFX9mp4mPAFy-pq1w_hWz6Oh1rVqEydDJXBBDfCKvAd3iZA/s320/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+Poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>The Cabin in the Woods</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So...Biff wants to be a buff! <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">(what's that line from? anyone know?)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I fancy myself a bit of a horror buff, reaching back about as far as Romero's Night of the Living Dead, loving the classic era of modern horror (1970's) and most of the first installments of the era of sequeled/franchise horror (Nightmare, Friday, Halloween, etc.). Perhaps my favorite genre is the splatter film, gore film, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film" target="_blank">"Splatstick."</a> Most notable on my list of favorites here is Romero's Dawn of the Dead, which is vastly superior to Zach Snyder's 2004 remake, and also Romero's lesser seen Day of the Dead. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The "cabin in the woods" genre is almost a subset of horror in and of itself...it kind of goes hand in hand with the summer camp sleepaway horror flicks, except that with the lone cabin, ala Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead, you are on an island, so to speak, as far as being utterly alone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So we have your standard cabin in the woods flick here...insomuch that the damn title is even, "Cabin in the Woods!" Well, that's actually just a bit of tongue-in-cheek marketing at play, because this flick is anything but standard.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cabin in the Woods is much more of a comedy than it is a horror flick and while there were a few hearty jump scares that got my blood pumping, this is a flick that is wholly self aware and is played much more for laughs, than for pure horror scares.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQnDeX6-eR1p_AggaZ9vojbokxqZNqObsFXmz3mysCIKT1b1aeJlEnmOHpgNiZvDO27m2U43Uzk5SHTJ3gQFQ0cnuxGOZtsS974gm7K-s3QmNOHMbKhTBz-2R7-7_OL3Fb7zq6DuLQ0A/s1600/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+Whitford+and+Jenkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQnDeX6-eR1p_AggaZ9vojbokxqZNqObsFXmz3mysCIKT1b1aeJlEnmOHpgNiZvDO27m2U43Uzk5SHTJ3gQFQ0cnuxGOZtsS974gm7K-s3QmNOHMbKhTBz-2R7-7_OL3Fb7zq6DuLQ0A/s320/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+Whitford+and+Jenkins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the outset of the flick, you meet a pair of scientists in Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins. They are talking about some kind of operation that is going on around the world, and how it has come down to the Japanese and the Americans to come through. Out of the gate, you realize, this is a horror flick with a twist, and at no point during the movie, does the film try to keep you from realizing that things are absolutely not what they seem.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That is the beauty of this movie, it is telegraphing its differences from your standards run of the mill horror flick, but you still have NO IDEA what the end game is, and that keeps you 100% invested in seeing this story unfold!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The story...a genius effort from Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon, with Goddard also directing. Goddard has been on Team Whedon since the good ol' Buffy and Angel days, being involved as a writer on the prior and a writer and story editor on the latter. Cabin in the Woods is exactly what it sounds like...a story about a cabin in the woods. My only surprise was that we started off with only five kids headed out to the wilderness, which seemed like a little light on victims, but in the end, it all came together and it all made sense.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6zlGj_7mLa3GCFpex2rmeWzRms2_tDN68YPYT7-CIel9SyO2ng3xqPpsr4JtrQm_g6UNFIIANyt10twqcodjaj2QB8DpyjcIXife4H18kPOoNo_WZS0ctsp3VPcfD1I5ywN4CFq-HEI/s1600/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+All+Five+Kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6zlGj_7mLa3GCFpex2rmeWzRms2_tDN68YPYT7-CIel9SyO2ng3xqPpsr4JtrQm_g6UNFIIANyt10twqcodjaj2QB8DpyjcIXife4H18kPOoNo_WZS0ctsp3VPcfD1I5ywN4CFq-HEI/s320/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+All+Five+Kids.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The five kids include quite a spread of folks, most notably including Chris Hemsworth as Curt. Yes, Thor himself is one of the primaries in this thing, and this was filmed long before he hit the mainstream as Kirk's papa in the 2009 Star Trek reboot and certainly before he became the God of Thunder and started his path towards the Avengers. The other four are much lesser known actors, but things may changes as this flick is bound to launch them into somewhat of a cult status as the hapless victims in a new evolution in horror.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmTnrXU_byGMGPfUulyEZ-KbkeahY9qmohyphenhyphenc8dSEbg0IY1kJ1HYJO_J-zJ80zTC8grCh5k16hDqGwhiCJTbQw1ZL_Ia1-Shd_3640LrkfLpcJAAbskYjQwmLx671PMQa1U4v4-Kkatsg/s1600/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+Stoner+to+the+Rescue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmTnrXU_byGMGPfUulyEZ-KbkeahY9qmohyphenhyphenc8dSEbg0IY1kJ1HYJO_J-zJ80zTC8grCh5k16hDqGwhiCJTbQw1ZL_Ia1-Shd_3640LrkfLpcJAAbskYjQwmLx671PMQa1U4v4-Kkatsg/s320/Cabin+in+the+Woods+-+Stoner+to+the+Rescue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let me not spoil a thing about this story, other than to say that you have never seen anything like this and while you learn early on that a team of scientists is following the plight of our young victims, you really have to wait until the very end to learn why. Also, there comes a moment at the end of this flick when this thing just blows off the rails into super crazy, and when it does, you will either love it, or like the older couple in my theater, perhaps stand up and exit the theater. I think most of you will love it, but it gets crazy, fast, as this flick heads toward its resolution.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4.5 of 5 Horns for this fantastic reinvention of a played out subgenre of the horror scene. Kudos Mr. Goddard, Kudos Mr. Whedon....now Joss, you best not let us down with The Avengers...I have faith in you...you gave us Firefly, they took it away, but you continue to thrive, and I will consume every bit of what you serve! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In fact, given the startling rate at which Guy Pierce's Snow spews one-liners, this is almost a full fledged comedy. Produced by Luc Besson, a genius who among other things, brought us The Fifth Element, which also had a fair amount of comedy, but didn't seem to try nearly as hard. If most of his jokes didn't stick, I would have walked away from this with a completely different view, but for trying so, so hard, this script was actually pretty damn funny!</span></div><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">If it isn't the funny, it may be the pain old fashion fun. This movie would perhaps be the B-movie stuff of late night SyFy if not for Guy Pierce's absolute affability. He is just plain lovable as our anti-hero, mixing one part John McClain (badass reluctant hero), one part Snake Pliskin (concepts), and one part Michael Weston (Burn Notice -- looks...Damn if Pierce isn't the spitting image of Jeffrey Donovan in this!).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmqq6QHEcfLXgUyjnH4wGCSd-9xTxtHu-2mTbW08wyaZwlZn5VH_2U9ck4bomkRfUDJadiKxRG0NaNekIK5qRkL0zx1_apJKrR03zQNkYZTjV_sBaVJSG769Y4E3oCHzGH0NZZJ76_JU/s1600/Lockout+-+Guy+Pierce+Checking+the+Time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmqq6QHEcfLXgUyjnH4wGCSd-9xTxtHu-2mTbW08wyaZwlZn5VH_2U9ck4bomkRfUDJadiKxRG0NaNekIK5qRkL0zx1_apJKrR03zQNkYZTjV_sBaVJSG769Y4E3oCHzGH0NZZJ76_JU/s320/Lockout+-+Guy+Pierce+Checking+the+Time.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">This is nothing to write home about. It is a fun movie and it takes you on a fun ride. In the not so distant future, there is a low-orbit space station, known as MS-One or Maximum Security-One. A prison, with hundreds of beds, being used a test facility where prisoners are kept in stasis during the course of their prison terms, eliminating the troubles with your average run of the mill prisons.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">The president's daughter, Emily Warnock, played by Maggie Grace, is off on a humanitarian mission to interview some of the prisoners, to see if the rumors about stasis dementia are true and if the concept of MS-One is actually a sound one or just good for show.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Of course, her visit goes badly, the prisoners overpower her protectors, and ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a good old fashion hostage situation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Snow is a disgraced CIA operative, who has been accused of treason, and who stands to be sent to MS-One for a sentence for his own crimes, before he learns of the rescue request that is being made of him. He basically tells them to piss up a rope, until he finds out that his confidential informant, who happens to have a piece of information that proves his innocence, is already an inmate there.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Of course he accepts the mission and nearly 30 minutes in, things really start to get moving. I make a note of this because the flick is not excessively long, and for taking a few extra minutes getting snow to the space station, it really keeps the pacing of the rescue itself moving along nicely.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Look...this is not the best action flick you will ever see, but it is interesting, enjoyable, and out and out fun, for my movie dollar. I give it 3.5 of 5 Horns and say critics be damned, it was a fun time in the theater.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuj2QdvxLEsMdCu6LVrn08xO5l1-dFfV5rr9iPVDwz3poDaO4ZR6qt0ZwHV3kCwAWyBtYkQxYVm_KoWQzf-4BfYMoXaCbRaisdUdoGWsXDJiaCLRxPx-og8gt-px3XTZ2Z25i2-yjWSg/s1600/American+Reunion-Pie+Comparison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuj2QdvxLEsMdCu6LVrn08xO5l1-dFfV5rr9iPVDwz3poDaO4ZR6qt0ZwHV3kCwAWyBtYkQxYVm_KoWQzf-4BfYMoXaCbRaisdUdoGWsXDJiaCLRxPx-og8gt-px3XTZ2Z25i2-yjWSg/s320/American+Reunion-Pie+Comparison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">American Reunion</u> - 2 of 5 Horns</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am a huge fan of American Pie, and a moderately decent fan of American Pie 2 and American Wedding. The original trilogy had both heart and loads of laughs. This film leans way to heavily on the old reliable jokes, and to bring this series back after 9 years and a solid end to a TRILOGY, well, I expected a much stronger effort. Eugene Levy is great, and there are glimpses of hilarity in all of the original cast. The only problem is that the glimpses of hilarity were quickly clouded by replaying so many of the SAME JOKES from the originals. In a post Judd Apatow, Todd Phillips, Bridesmaids, Hangover world, from those who reinvented the teen gross out comedy at the end of the 90's, I expected much, much more. This was a lame duck from a crew that historically has delivered. Weak folks, very weak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Wrath of the Titans</u> - 2.5 of 5 Horns</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a movie with very little story. I mean there is a story there...a very basic hero's journey, but it has absolutely no substance! The 3-D was not terrible, but there was just so little to grab onto here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Casa De Mi Padre</u> - 4 of 5 Horns</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Will Ferrell as the protagonist in a Spanish language film. One part comedy, one part drama, one part western, one part GRINDHOUSE genius. Look, I'm not even going to make a shot at describing this flick. The comedic sensibilities are similar to the tongue-in-cheek-ed-ness of Anchorman, and while I thought it was wholly ridiculous, I also thought is was very creative and exceptionally cool! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFMv9IDVBpNniXX1zTqfaRUMtl5ob2dW9h2jVdCxOGLP7hnUWKrMfhGX7bWofXhQ8plBlOzTuk1e3SPr6RARHySHqxtJAA8hzROGJ2PW7VErBwaD-llvBLzkgPF1jAnKWvi_jbPxgDt8/s1600/Titanic+3-D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFMv9IDVBpNniXX1zTqfaRUMtl5ob2dW9h2jVdCxOGLP7hnUWKrMfhGX7bWofXhQ8plBlOzTuk1e3SPr6RARHySHqxtJAA8hzROGJ2PW7VErBwaD-llvBLzkgPF1jAnKWvi_jbPxgDt8/s1600/Titanic+3-D.jpg" /></a><u style="font-weight: bold;">Titanic 3-D</u> - 5 of 5 Horns</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just a great movie...an all-time classic! This is how films are meant to look in 3-D. James Cameron should be in charge of all up-conversions, from here on out. Line 'em up...all of Michael Bay's early work, The Matrix trilogy, all of the blockbuster wet dream flicks, give them to Cameron and let him handle the 3-D-ization, please!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sorry It's been so long, I'll try to write again sooner...till then, take care!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-66593263263278962962012-03-24T00:57:00.003-05:002012-03-27T22:13:08.963-05:00Who's Hungry? Reel Rhino Reviews: The Hunger Games<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6T_FFM3Qtn5GqzdDo2H2wvpFoVY88Q5McLKdu1lLOgm0W_FWMI8CUq9pu8HHYaPemZ5ZYiGauMSkwLRp7291FzwxaTdR3gKuOid3xhN9fN9zO48KCdvDulTRAFQ6q55VDTgSC5cDosaU/s1600/Hunger+Games+Poster+Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6T_FFM3Qtn5GqzdDo2H2wvpFoVY88Q5McLKdu1lLOgm0W_FWMI8CUq9pu8HHYaPemZ5ZYiGauMSkwLRp7291FzwxaTdR3gKuOid3xhN9fN9zO48KCdvDulTRAFQ6q55VDTgSC5cDosaU/s400/Hunger+Games+Poster+Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So until today, I have resisted this Hunger Games thing. Everybody has been raving about the books....you've got to read them, they say! I have resisted fearing that we had on our hands, the likes of the second coming of the Twilight Saga. I was wrong.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw4G25eIebFV8RhL0rZeMqqdiLe1ORSPeH03JsBD112tlK4BQcBrhOVRKEqbp53XDBoS6L1mgQfURztU-S8ZZaDVXQZRDRyiPI4SOpfveiygjJqWVMB6EtcKm3zvMRy_5SG-iO5PBEfM/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Poster+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw4G25eIebFV8RhL0rZeMqqdiLe1ORSPeH03JsBD112tlK4BQcBrhOVRKEqbp53XDBoS6L1mgQfURztU-S8ZZaDVXQZRDRyiPI4SOpfveiygjJqWVMB6EtcKm3zvMRy_5SG-iO5PBEfM/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Poster+01.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was tempted to get into the books before this came out, but I resisted for one main reason. I didn't wanted to spoil a decent movie, with a much better book. From what I have been hearing from fans of the book, the movie does justice to the written version, so perhaps my fears were overwrought with memories of The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons, both FANTASTIC Dan Brown books, both TERRIBLE Ron Howard movies. Would I have liked those movies more if I hadn't read the books? Who knows, but I wasn't going to chance it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I got up early on this fine Friday, to check out the 9:45 AM IMAX show at my home theater of AMC Barrywoods. I expected a larger crowd, but there were only about 100 in the huge auditorium. It was 9:45, though, maybe too early for some movie goers....for me, it was a great opportunity to AVOID THE CROWD. I am sure the evening showings were an absolute mess!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeRWFAx7eTLZlKOas-eKzg2vPTUggABSacp2uF8pcZZ9L0aXYBhNoqRTIORbjw8Rq1FNQ1WmxnNK_gAnbOauU5q1_G7yMd4IoNkCmDrhOzANIAIJPMxSHUooX2rRZOI-XEDM8poQARQ8/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Lawrence+Walking+to+Reaping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeRWFAx7eTLZlKOas-eKzg2vPTUggABSacp2uF8pcZZ9L0aXYBhNoqRTIORbjw8Rq1FNQ1WmxnNK_gAnbOauU5q1_G7yMd4IoNkCmDrhOzANIAIJPMxSHUooX2rRZOI-XEDM8poQARQ8/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Lawrence+Walking+to+Reaping.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The story is simple, a civil uprising in the world of PAN-AM was quelled in the past by the government. The world consists of 12 districts and as penance for their uprising, each year each district would offer up one young man and young woman as tribute to the Hunger Games. Their names were drawn from a bowl and depending on things you received from the government through the year, your name may be in there more than one time, increasing the odds of your selection. Of the 24 competitors selected for the competition, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! (Sorry, that's highlander!) But still it's true, there can be only one winner, in a fight to the death battle arena style competition, in which the arena is this futuristic gaming cage consisting of forests, mountains, fields, and rivers. Lots of places to hide, plan an ambush, or cry for mommy, if that's your cup of tea.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">This is a sci-fi, fantasy, action, adventure, love-story, but also methinks, it falls into the realm of post-</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">apocalyptic</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> (of sorts) and me likely likely!!</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a2Ni1zSLjLo0ccSoP3NTzqcei0uE80p9SG0UEdvHUZMqPXG2UecD22YOknyhfZcB4-e-VglaHWGZuT2gMkyhcN7kVRlxM7PCJB0laXq_dF09LhwV3KZakV5YsEdEUR_UhWqM2blxRp4/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Liam+Hemsworth.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a2Ni1zSLjLo0ccSoP3NTzqcei0uE80p9SG0UEdvHUZMqPXG2UecD22YOknyhfZcB4-e-VglaHWGZuT2gMkyhcN7kVRlxM7PCJB0laXq_dF09LhwV3KZakV5YsEdEUR_UhWqM2blxRp4/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Liam+Hemsworth.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We focus our attention on District 12, where young Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) struggles to survive with her mother and her sister, hunting for whatever she can find them to eat. We meet her early on and we can tell she is quite proficient as a survivor. She has a close friend in Gale (apparent man-candy to most young ladies in Liam Hemsworth), who dreams of their families running away together, away from the oppression of the PAN-AM government and their wicked Hunger Games.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The day of The Reaping (the selection of the tributes) is upon their District,.and the fancy-schmancy Effie Trinket (an almost unreconizable Elizabeth Banks) is their to lead the ceremonies as the District's liaison to the games. Katniss has a younger sister, Primrose, who is in shambles because this his her first year with her name in the bowl. Of course, the odds are stacked way against her being selected because the older you are and the more in debt you are to the government, the more times your name is in that bowl. As fate would have it (and for the sake of good storytelling!), of course young Prim is selected. With that event, District 12 is then presented with its first ever volunteer for tribute in Katniss stepping in to take the place of her much younger sister.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yY4MS3OZ-zAS9g3ALv_2FNSsrxvBrl_ulGklAlssrkxEwcQN7yT4nsFoLudl1gNA1qvOWd1JhuoXxyYfFKejzmwd_gUSsgo94O2D1k9ckaXrphFb3NWw3eXjXn6NE4l4NyfhvcWpgTU/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Harrelson+and+Lawrence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yY4MS3OZ-zAS9g3ALv_2FNSsrxvBrl_ulGklAlssrkxEwcQN7yT4nsFoLudl1gNA1qvOWd1JhuoXxyYfFKejzmwd_gUSsgo94O2D1k9ckaXrphFb3NWw3eXjXn6NE4l4NyfhvcWpgTU/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Harrelson+and+Lawrence.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), the son of the town baker, is selected as the male tribute. The two are given fleeting moments to say goodbye to their families, and then they are off to a two week stretch of pagentry, celebrity, training, and then the ultimate fight to the death.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On their travels via a high speed futuristic floating (magnets?) train to the capitol city, they meet their "mentor," a former Hunger Games champ, Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson). On the train, the are regaled with lavish food and hospitality. Haymitch is not so eager to begin their training, as he is quite jaded by all this, but he quickly comes around to their cause. Once they arrive in Capitol City, they are each given a handler to make them presentable. Katniss has the good fortune of hooking up with Lenny Kravitz himself, who turns out to be a master of style and panache.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2106SDPhF10rJdK9df0hbhYNh10v41smfcVyCMWVr2YnmJng8oxIrjWYkmKT4IB229ChoDmJjRVjOFWoIbpjCvJZU5eZoi-9gu3GfaGj6vc-vujnU7ak94IHV4ThvXNGp1-W4yHHQpak/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Kravitz,+Harrelson,+and+Hutcherson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2106SDPhF10rJdK9df0hbhYNh10v41smfcVyCMWVr2YnmJng8oxIrjWYkmKT4IB229ChoDmJjRVjOFWoIbpjCvJZU5eZoi-9gu3GfaGj6vc-vujnU7ak94IHV4ThvXNGp1-W4yHHQpak/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Kravitz,+Harrelson,+and+Hutcherson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The supporting cast of adults, Kravitz and Harrelson included, are all matched to their characters perfectly. From Stanley Tucci's jovial host of the Hunger Games talk show, attended by thousands, to the game designer, Seneca Crane (Wes Bently), who has by far the beard of the year in any movie to date. The enigmatic Donald Sutherland is perfect as the soft spoken, man of little words but harsh glances, President of Pan Am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the selection of the Tributes is complete, they are presented to the audience of thousands who have gathered for the Games. In this process, they have the opportunity to impress folks and possibly garner sponsors that may send then needed items that may aid them during the Games.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qzBnNAi1iFtdvgr10XM9gvVMPBwlNX1bs_ZxuSA_d7ZdNwaiPhrNJDBkRmxG2OoqaeDXp_HTr6eqJjdlR61H5FoKxpXm4h9g5DvyUCU0rY4U4MQK8AhJccsl30VgpXeVEngdqa4SdxE/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Donald+Sutherland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qzBnNAi1iFtdvgr10XM9gvVMPBwlNX1bs_ZxuSA_d7ZdNwaiPhrNJDBkRmxG2OoqaeDXp_HTr6eqJjdlR61H5FoKxpXm4h9g5DvyUCU0rY4U4MQK8AhJccsl30VgpXeVEngdqa4SdxE/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Donald+Sutherland.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is a training session, some get to know our characters time, and by the midway point in the film, much to my happiness, the games begin. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a PG-13 film that features a competition of battling to the death. This is mostly a bloodless battle film, but the skill in overall presentation makes you the viewer, forget how mild the violence is, compared to what it could be, ala say, The Running Man.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The game site is a beautiful landscape, that is controlled precisely by a computer control room, meaning the game designer can affect the outcome, insomuch that he tries to goad the Tributes into combat when there are lulls in the competition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-K5dt9YgVUP6iDUVps4dGYxP-D1_TXBXwKYXxLHu7q0CD4wYBM0zaWFgRSnEzLRLSY_aOefTwI539lcP64hOhHNt4uhZf6xv5Ubhh3LfXplaqk1hD-x2Uzyn1aTAF2YYskkint90so8/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Katniss+with+a+Bow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-K5dt9YgVUP6iDUVps4dGYxP-D1_TXBXwKYXxLHu7q0CD4wYBM0zaWFgRSnEzLRLSY_aOefTwI539lcP64hOhHNt4uhZf6xv5Ubhh3LfXplaqk1hD-x2Uzyn1aTAF2YYskkint90so8/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Katniss+with+a+Bow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This film reminded me of sorts of Firefly, the cult classic Whedon series, in that there is a seamless combination of high-tech sci-fi concepts intermingled with old world, outworld type of Macgyver tech, designed on the fly so that the competitors can survive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is an out an out adventure film. Jennifer Lawrence is a very strong lead and Josh Hutcherson holds his own surprisingly well. I was quite surprised at the lack of screen time for Liam Hemsworth, but from my understanding, he becomes more prominently involved in the subsequent entries in this violently popular trilogy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I learned from a co-worker today that Jennifer Lawrence and Director Gary Ross, in an interview on NPR, revealed that each day brought an hour hike in and out of the very rural set that was used for the Games grounds. That is really something...piggyback rides anyone? Sherpas? Hopefully they had some kind of a hookup!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzeYDF9zJv6hNESzhVUyBT8kByrjclfYQnNleQkjAZkGJrgiM3qUFg3TDhyphenhyphenHA736Kdmkq4_CXdCMJ9Yyy8GNM7S6fbPg6X19t1FJJ_i97lTJzL_CKIe3OzCYrrP-w_KSiNTvdzKZwxiE/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Lounging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzeYDF9zJv6hNESzhVUyBT8kByrjclfYQnNleQkjAZkGJrgiM3qUFg3TDhyphenhyphenHA736Kdmkq4_CXdCMJ9Yyy8GNM7S6fbPg6X19t1FJJ_i97lTJzL_CKIe3OzCYrrP-w_KSiNTvdzKZwxiE/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Lounging.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The screenplay was written by the novelist, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray, and the Director. I think having Collins on board is what has helped keep everyone so happy, but for my money, they knocked this story out of the park! There were some very touching moments and I thought the selection process was especially heartfelt, as even though we had only met our characters for a few moments before we learn that Katniss will be the D12 warrior, her loyalty to her family and friends is absolutely palpable. The story is well told from start to finish and I am very much looking forward to the sequel!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The big question is, now that I know for sure that I will read the first book, will I be able to keep from reading Catching Fire and Mockingjay in the interim?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNJxsufzUe7INyKD0yWdDXDEptD5RAtZFNXp-jU7ygkHVuRj9hKHR0FeiSwnhQ7vW5-Kmjre0AnZoQp2o7rvJ4bTcIG4KieYgWguLHnxk9kwyxNdiSDADd2SY1yGeQwQ3mcPwtVMDyro/s1600/Hunger+Games+-+Kravitz+and+Lawrence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNJxsufzUe7INyKD0yWdDXDEptD5RAtZFNXp-jU7ygkHVuRj9hKHR0FeiSwnhQ7vW5-Kmjre0AnZoQp2o7rvJ4bTcIG4KieYgWguLHnxk9kwyxNdiSDADd2SY1yGeQwQ3mcPwtVMDyro/s320/Hunger+Games+-+Kravitz+and+Lawrence.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The critics seem to love this film, the audiences seem to love this film, the fans of this book seem to love this film and you know what, I loved this film. I enjoyed it from start to finish and I certainly was glad to have caught it on the IMAX screen, as it is limited in that regard, playing only one week on the super-duper big screen. I wonder if the theaters will be happy that Hunger Games gets bumped by Wrath of the Titans next week? Hunger Games set the midnight record for a non-sequel opening, I think it will be tough for the Titans to knock off Katniss next week! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!<br />
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4.5 of 5 HORNS for this fine flick!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a final and interesting aside, another friend at work today brought up the similarities between this and Shirley Jackson's The Lottery. I remember reading that back in 8th grade and being disturbed (a little) but also in absolutely loving it! You can read it, if you haven't, here:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html" target="_blank">Shirley Jackson's The Lottery</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's a quick read and it is worth it. I really used to love short stories in English and Lit classes! The Most Dangerous Game, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and so many more! Such great tales, told in so few words! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you all have a great weekend!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until later, take care!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino<br />
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**Thanks to Hermione for pointing out my mistake...it is in fact Panem, as opposed to Pan Am, which I thought it was. Oops! None the less, thanks Hermione! </div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-39465457308589117132012-03-22T23:35:00.001-05:002012-03-22T23:36:02.072-05:0021 Jump Street, Friends With Kids, John Carter, Thin Ice<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrPZ2czN5j6lA1avt_HMkRTRehLaVh-OCTlH8PljraUkEyf61NflFopBzitIDYkCIo-wh2eeRsDlvUtk48HUwSfE2GpqkbeK4RAIC9sE-Nyxnf0iJoIJP1Vp4NiP7gOkGi-Vs4xziwy8/s1600/A+Thousand+Words+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrPZ2czN5j6lA1avt_HMkRTRehLaVh-OCTlH8PljraUkEyf61NflFopBzitIDYkCIo-wh2eeRsDlvUtk48HUwSfE2GpqkbeK4RAIC9sE-Nyxnf0iJoIJP1Vp4NiP7gOkGi-Vs4xziwy8/s200/A+Thousand+Words+Poster.jpg" width="128" /></a>I continue to face challenges with my health, but I have many people in my world who give me strength and for that I am thankful! I live out loud and although I will likely eventually share everything via the Reel Rhino, for now, just know that I'm not super duper, but I persist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For you, the loyal reader, my time away from work has yielded a higher theater going volume. This did have the huge benefit as I noted last post of getting me to see A Thousand Words, the Eddie Murphy gem, that will go overlooked by most, likely forever. Critics have hated on it, but if you look at the general masses response, they have been much more positive. I mention it here again for the last time, check this flick out, you will be pleasantly surprised.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ciCZ7VdDz6nJy-tPsGHUnXIHO_0yyce_iQvvHDGMsYim0mNq4hUZQH200aGJHXjdY9fCVmHn9T2bya3iXFhwfU_SILtXg2gMjYuCOLtyGv48ziBjYP0rztulBaKeQXHWohjaotovjo4/s1600/Friends+With+Kids+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ciCZ7VdDz6nJy-tPsGHUnXIHO_0yyce_iQvvHDGMsYim0mNq4hUZQH200aGJHXjdY9fCVmHn9T2bya3iXFhwfU_SILtXg2gMjYuCOLtyGv48ziBjYP0rztulBaKeQXHWohjaotovjo4/s200/Friends+With+Kids+Poster.jpg" width="134" /></a>This week brought about the 70th Anniversary theatrical re-release of Casablanca. This is truly one of the greatest films of all time and holds up and I believe it will hold up forever. Adventure, romance, intrigue, and laughs....there is something special to the movies of the bygone era. I kick myself for not reaching into the "oldies" for so long, it was only the mid-2000's before I took up the mantle of trying to watch anything older than 1980. Sad, but in the time since, I have done what I can to make up for my errant ways. If you have never seen Casablanca, check it out soon...no matter your taste in film, it is a great watch. It always gets how great the wit and zing of the jokes were from that era. Casablanca is a gem of the cinema.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Friends With Kids</b> (3.5 of 5 Horns) was a decent romantic dramady that seemed to meander about a little too haphazardly. I respect the indie nature of it, especially from writer/director/star Jennifer Westfedlt, but that being said, why were there so many marquee stars in this thing and why were they all so damn underused? This was a 3.5 that I could have easily given a 3, that easily should have been a 4 or better!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJt4cx7gvEEu6JuS4FmE9oEbVBj4mCH1GgposBDhFI-6ieS6jMmN_JImY25ZOY0nNHlDoMcybUQuNS7AJrTvoobu_Bm_aHHerw7gjuJd2w72t6oK8X2L_R97F_IpXMO13Gyu1DgCZ_kY/s1600/21+Jump+Street+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJt4cx7gvEEu6JuS4FmE9oEbVBj4mCH1GgposBDhFI-6ieS6jMmN_JImY25ZOY0nNHlDoMcybUQuNS7AJrTvoobu_Bm_aHHerw7gjuJd2w72t6oK8X2L_R97F_IpXMO13Gyu1DgCZ_kY/s200/21+Jump+Street+Poster.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>21 Jump Street </b>(4 of 5 Horns) was everything that the critics have raved about, and more. Every joke hit and the story was cohesive from start to finish. I am a big fan of Jonah Hill and much less one for Channing Tatum. He was wholly acceptable here, even for my tastes. I really liked this flick, but I didn't go gaga for it. Again...all of the jokes play out well, so I have no complaints and feel comfortable giving it a good ol' 4 of 5 Horns.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4mEJ1jGf3dKMc0wDlKTk5tPz25CcsWJFROq3-98G-4HFjGbbaffqxkIyIBuKF-Do_Jzw1H14o6gPfy4_SvsQid2rCaFy-gVE0jUt0G-HEM3_qGEmhMj3xUP7-pUC_nzdrtN54htgxxQ/s1600/John+Carter+Spanish+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4mEJ1jGf3dKMc0wDlKTk5tPz25CcsWJFROq3-98G-4HFjGbbaffqxkIyIBuKF-Do_Jzw1H14o6gPfy4_SvsQid2rCaFy-gVE0jUt0G-HEM3_qGEmhMj3xUP7-pUC_nzdrtN54htgxxQ/s200/John+Carter+Spanish+Poster.jpg" width="140" /></a><b>John Carter: The IMAX Experience </b>(4 of 5 Horns) was much like 21 Jump Street for me...I really liked it, but I didn't absolutely love it. A very rich story with very high production values in all its glorious IMAX splendor, the 3-D on that huge screen was truly something to behold. I went in not knowing much of the story of John Carter, and while this made the viewing much more enjoyable, the sheer number of characters and complexity of things made following the tale a challenge at times. I think Taylor Kitsch has chops and even though this film will be viewed as a box office failure, hopefully his performance will help him garner some star power for some more memorable supporting roles in the future. He kind of reminds me of Ben Foster in that way, not really ready for prime time, but still a damn fine actor. Of course the "not Andy Garcia" but shows up in everything actor, Mark Strong, is featured as one of the prime baddies, and he plays the role perfectly. That guy is seemingly everywhere! Go see John Carter, but for being a few minutes too long, it's a pretty good movie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4YaX6VIMnIEua9A9Zx-scFhtlS2Sx4oPEw7W-X2FmUHTqYrdKrjEEh0Frg8c_S4oclVhlLhcVobCyVWukPbg9IASGgJlpwCLD5f2OzbIpp-aioRKPr_YEpwOqR8A-CK2xvxA6y21pTc/s1600/Thin+Ice+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4YaX6VIMnIEua9A9Zx-scFhtlS2Sx4oPEw7W-X2FmUHTqYrdKrjEEh0Frg8c_S4oclVhlLhcVobCyVWukPbg9IASGgJlpwCLD5f2OzbIpp-aioRKPr_YEpwOqR8A-CK2xvxA6y21pTc/s200/Thin+Ice+Poster.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Thin Ice </b>(4 of 5 Horns) is a movie that you probably haven't ever heard of. I hadn't, until the day it showed up in the AMC movie listings the day before the film opened last week. The movie is fairly short, but was a bit draggy at the beginning. I can best describe it as Fargo-esque, with this film set in the insurance biz, rather than in that of used cars. Greg Kinnear is excellent and Billy Crudup is nothing short of genius in his role. Alan Arkin is so dynamic as an actor and as the shut-in old man, with his dog Petey, he plays the role to perfection. Kinnear is a smarmy insurance salesman and he finds an easy mark in Arkin's old man, who isn't really sure he needs insurance, but buys a policy because his TV stops works...yeah, he missed the point, which was the point of the gag, of course. When it comes to be that the old man happens to have a piece of property of great significant value, Kinnear sees it as an opportunity for a low risk heist. Things go terribly awry and there is a series of big twists that wrap things up. The story is tight and enjoyable and I have no idea why this was such a weal release. Maybe it will pick up speed as an On-Demand flick or on DVD, but if you want an entertaining day at the theater, check it out...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Or A Thousand Words, that is! Lest I digress!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Until later, "Here's lookin' at you kid!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino<br />
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PS...A happy Hunger Games weekend to all!</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-84689846139052972192012-03-15T00:44:00.000-05:002012-03-15T00:44:09.797-05:004 Horn Review for A Thousand Words - PLEASE READ ON -- Plus Wanderlust, The Lorax, Silent House<div style="text-align: justify;">The past few weeks have been tough. I have been experiencing some medical issues that have really kept me from the keyboard. I can't even apologize for my absence, because it truly has been that rough a go. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The upside is that with everything going on, I have been able to see some flicks...some posts I open by saying I am going to be short, and write all night. This time, I am going to be short, really.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17KCF_TLmZuCyaegh01Wwfw_qSvYeDFeZpxBDm0U_gwR4Wyk_G9AcjypXF_REEB1tSwfDNdEZsHTwH3cpsuQ_3LK64NaaYkbvd1r0iSV45Yt4w1fGLbL12Mz94xRbkAAFUNb8Ot39mFM/s1600/Wanderlust+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17KCF_TLmZuCyaegh01Wwfw_qSvYeDFeZpxBDm0U_gwR4Wyk_G9AcjypXF_REEB1tSwfDNdEZsHTwH3cpsuQ_3LK64NaaYkbvd1r0iSV45Yt4w1fGLbL12Mz94xRbkAAFUNb8Ot39mFM/s320/Wanderlust+Poster.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Wanderlust</b>: 4 of 5 Horns -- A really funny movie that is both a great statement on what is important in life while also being quite hilarious. Plus, this is movie that gave us Justifer Anitheroux.... :-) Tony, that one's for you. Justin Theroux was spectacular as the guru. Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston had great chemistry and Rudd was in great form, with some great outtakes included during the credits. And the supporting cast was phenomenal, Alan Alda included. Check this out for a fun, R-rated run through the theater.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Silent House</b>: 3 of 5 Horns -- This movie had me at hello. A film shot to emulate a single take from start to finish, and it worked. It worked great. Elizabeth Olsen continued channeling the talent she exuded in Martha Marcy May Marlene and for my money, she is by far my favorite Olsen, my childhood love of Full House excluded. I really thought as a home invasion film, things were working very nicely. It was set up perfectly and it could have finished just as solid. But the train came off the rails a bit, and without spoiling it, I can just tell you that this film will not take you where you think it will. I will say that a girl in my theater started crying at one point she was so afraid, there were a variety of scream out loud moments, and that there were many groans heard from throughout the theater when the film made its reveal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Lorax</b>: 4.5 of 5 Horns -- Yes, it is a movie with a message, but what is wrong with that, I ask? This movie is well made with great 3-D and animation. The story runs perfectly from beginning to end and it is appropriate for all ages. It has cleared $129 million in 12 days domestically, which ain't too shabby. The story is sweet and true and timely, and for a Dr. Suess adaptation, I think it may be the best of them yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY9uv5RU4rT5hMhVCsStvdjcrUijmxMV0jQIpDJ66SAwZ2c0Mo2bSSDlopS8BHCtYZqgGeV3kQGJx2u-UWHlDHofL1gKc_YTZ_Eo6FlBm1e0YVlCDdeWX5uFHJ56bXc2FI_FMBH1XVHY/s1600/A+Thousand+Words+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY9uv5RU4rT5hMhVCsStvdjcrUijmxMV0jQIpDJ66SAwZ2c0Mo2bSSDlopS8BHCtYZqgGeV3kQGJx2u-UWHlDHofL1gKc_YTZ_Eo6FlBm1e0YVlCDdeWX5uFHJ56bXc2FI_FMBH1XVHY/s320/A+Thousand+Words+Poster.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>A Thousand Words</b>: 4 of 5 Horns -- This film sits at the hallowed spot of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Yes, you read that correctly....0%. This is a shining example of when we as film goers have to look past the critical bullshit and think about what really makes a good movie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eddie Murphy has a stigma that he will likely carry with him for the rest of his life. He has Sherman Klump and Norbit to thank for that. Meet Dave and Pluto Nash didn't help. But he also has James "Thunder" Early and most of what he did before 1990 as proof that he has true talent and is a stupendously funny man. And for the record, I can watch Pluto Nash anytime day or night and be a happy man...check it out again and give it another chance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well A Thousand Words is a high-concept film, that much is certain. A fast-talking literary agent (Murphy) tries to woo a spiritual guru as a client, and in the process, the universe sets its sights on him. He becomes spiritually linked to a tree, and when he speaks, a leaf falls from the tree. The characters guess at the endgame that when all the leaves drop off, the tree will die, and so will Murphy's Jack McCall.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZN2Vudo-6BidefX0YxvCaytlm_ZQHJDX0jtC7PbcIKQzzJdx93uCdeYTcJBwmdveKhKlHhijeQG7NgEpy31KvSxSrLWQQtyAwBWcxjRgKUojBwvOy_2_4uoYEtz2y8qw3-hd3AoeB08/s1600/A+Thousand+Words+Clark+Duke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZN2Vudo-6BidefX0YxvCaytlm_ZQHJDX0jtC7PbcIKQzzJdx93uCdeYTcJBwmdveKhKlHhijeQG7NgEpy31KvSxSrLWQQtyAwBWcxjRgKUojBwvOy_2_4uoYEtz2y8qw3-hd3AoeB08/s320/A+Thousand+Words+Clark+Duke.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Forget that Murphy is actually funny from start to finish in this film. Forget that the talented Clark Duke is also hilarious from start to finish with loads of screen time as MCCall's assistant Aaron. Cliff Curtis is great as the guru Sinja and Kerry Washington is both gorgeous and accurate in her portrayal of a frustrated wife.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Why is this film hated by the critics? It is at 60% "liked" by the users on Rotten Tomatoes and while not great, it is at 4.7 on IMDB.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This film tells the story of a man who takes everything for granted and has the only tool he thinks he has in this world taken from him, his power of slick speech.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Things get silly at times, as he is relegated to charades to communicate to keep that tree leafy. Most entertaining are his interactions with 30 Rocks Jack Brayer as a Starbucks employee. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eddie Murphy silliness is a good thing in small doses, and for the length of this film, it is a manageable amount here. Don't forgo this film because of the critics, give it a chance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I feel that as a character, we grow with Jack McCall and I like the journey on which we are taken.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, I have some weighty things happening in my life right now, so maybe it touched me a little deeper than your average joe, but this is no 0% film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please...give this movie a chance. You will not regret it!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Go in with an open mind...stay the course!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until later, take care gang...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-14221175787160590622012-03-05T23:28:00.000-06:002012-03-05T23:28:12.899-06:00Goon and Gone with a Smattering of Project X<div style="text-align: justify;">A few quick flicks...I found it interesting that as my week went on, it was swapping an O for an E that got me from Goon to Gone...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlO1FlKspHVE8vYntftUex0N1WbcKcmCad6m8uvgmkSjZED3rXZCQiVvhV2tR2cFneSHlTtGlxM1cK03yB0ik0kwcAgfq_FBHmAqfbNVTotY3VTTjpTuCWrFYYs8IA_SHX2a0aTLjhr0/s1600/Goon+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlO1FlKspHVE8vYntftUex0N1WbcKcmCad6m8uvgmkSjZED3rXZCQiVvhV2tR2cFneSHlTtGlxM1cK03yB0ik0kwcAgfq_FBHmAqfbNVTotY3VTTjpTuCWrFYYs8IA_SHX2a0aTLjhr0/s320/Goon+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>GOON</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, Seann William Scott has two n's in his name AND he has seemingly forsaken Kevin Smith. Yes, he passed on Smith's Hit Somebody in lieu of doing this hockey flick instead. While I think that Smith's effort will in fact be genius, perhaps more in the dramedy genre, Goon holds its own as a solid hockey comedy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This movie was certainly accentuated by the fact that I caught it at home on Time Warner On-Demand, viewing it with The Kid in the Helmet and Papa Schmer. Now, Papa was far less entertained than The Kid, but having at least one cohort who got some great belly laughs at all the right moments helped out a great deal in this viewing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Goon follows Doug Glatt (Scott), a loser who is depressed because he seemingly has nothing in his life that makes him standout. Doug is down in the dumps and his friend Ryan (Jay Baruchel) takes him to see their local hockey team play. It is something of medieval times as the games are more about the fights than the hockey. When Ryan gets a little too mouthy with one of the players going at it, the player hops the wall and heads up into the stands. Doug quickly finds a talent...in beating the hell out of that player. He is quickly recruited by the team, and takes on the hallowed mantle of "Goon."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add in a little Alison Pill as a love interest and Liev Schrieber as Ross Rhea, the resident Goon who is currently serving a suspension for breaking the only rule of hockey fights...you never fight with your stick.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Written by Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, the ying to Seth Rogen's writing yang, the dialogue is crude at times, but biting and funny.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Papa withstanding, we laughed...a lot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMMxY-NO5YrgYijOiBjuMxpdazwA_9Rgo8DZaKAxjVuCMvbsIH4Wuf4tT9uRwfp6oBwQAGs41iEJEf467cPl9BucHQ4cK9GJo37DOqwxux2j7QD_XUHNKrjx8kYwIQOnyn4EIPnhTXAc/s1600/Goon+-+Alison+Pill+and+Seann+William+Scott.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMMxY-NO5YrgYijOiBjuMxpdazwA_9Rgo8DZaKAxjVuCMvbsIH4Wuf4tT9uRwfp6oBwQAGs41iEJEf467cPl9BucHQ4cK9GJo37DOqwxux2j7QD_XUHNKrjx8kYwIQOnyn4EIPnhTXAc/s320/Goon+-+Alison+Pill+and+Seann+William+Scott.jpg" width="320" /></a>I don't know if Goon will get a theatrical release, but check it out when you get a chance. If you can, watch it with friends. It is readily worthy of a 3.5 of 5 Horn high stick salute! It's short enough to get in and get out before it wears out its welcome. Also, Alison Pill is quite stellar. She was the red-haired drummer from Sex Bomb-Omb in Scott Pilgrim, she was Zelda Fitzgerald in Midnight in Paris, and she was Anne Kronenberg in Milk....she is a beautiful chameleon! Also, on a downer note, Eugene Levy is here, but its only a down note because his character is quite the straight man to his normal jokey dad role.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Seyfried is Jill, one year out from narrowly escaping from a serial killer, or so she says, but no one believes her. Around the one year anniversary, she comes home from the night shift at an all-night diner, and her sister Molly is Gone. She was studying for an exam, and has seemingly vanished without a trace. Dash in a history of alcoholism and drug abuse, and Molly's disappearance is potentially just a bender, so the coppers just don't buy it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What follows is an enjoyable detective-flick where the former victim Jill is the detective, weaving tales to the people who may have clues to where her sister is, with her prime theory that her former kidnapper mistakenly took her sister in her place, to finish the job from when she escaped.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Given that the police don't believe there is a serial killer in the first place, they are a little less than helpful in her search for her sister.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ending is a little fast in its delivery and while things are resolved to an acceptable level, the speed with which it delivers, almost makes you feel unrequited. I forgive the ending for the enjoyable ride this film takes you on. It's not a super movie, its just a solid thriller.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've read the bad reviews, look past them and consider giving this a chance. 3.5 of 5 Horns for Gone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Project X</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out the trailer for this, and you have seen all you need to see about whether or not you will like it. It is geared towards the 15 to 25 year old range, but for the likes of old men like me, there is a draw.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is produced by Todd Phillips and it is presented to some extent as a found footage film, but they really don't work hard to keep up the facade that it clearly is a studio film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will say as this thing rounds home, I sat with my jaw dropped for the last 10 minutes of this rager.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 of 5 Horns for stupid drunken fun from a life long past. Granted this film is set in the high school realm, it gets a little ridiculous to consider that a residential neighborhood could contain this kind of madness. It was much more clearly the type of debauchery that made the stuff of dreams along Route 1 in College Park, MD. Go Terps, baby, Go Terps.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's all for now...until later, here's looking towards some brighter days filled with loads of worthy flicks!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-34148436303196936462012-02-28T19:22:00.000-06:002012-02-28T19:22:21.460-06:00A Smattering of Films --- When it Rains, It Pours<div style="text-align: justify;">I have been watching movies, I promise! I actually survived a medical scare last week and spent a few days laid up in bed. I used my time in bed and my recovery soon after to catch up on much of what I haven't seen from recent months. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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For your money today, I offer smattering of mini-reviews, some longer than others...my time at the keyboard has been less than I would like, as of late, but a boy's gotta eat, and the "real" job pays the bills!<br />
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I have been writing this post for the better part of 2 weeks. The really really short reviews are the product of me being too tired to care, generating the desire to just post this darn thing! So for you, in a post Oscars 2012 world, I offer you this film buffet:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>ACT OF VALOR: 4.5 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>THE ARTIST: 5 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>THE WOMAN IN BLACK: 3.5 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>THIS MEANS WAR: 3 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>SAFE HOUSE: 4 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>THE INNKEEPERS: 4 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>PERFECT SENSE: 4 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>THE IRON LADY: 3.5 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGANCE: 3.5 of 5 Horns</b><br />
<b>JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND: 4 of 5 Horns</b><br />
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This film was culled from footage of real-life Navy Seals in action. It took the weekend overwhelming viewers, while underwhelming critics. This is a movie that truly is critic-proof though, as you don't go for the acting...seeing this movie is something of an act of patriotism. It was moving, had mind-blowing action, and while it was light in the acting talent, it just didn't matter. <br />
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There were moments when the big-guns kicked in at just the right moment, in what seemed like last minute heroics, but was actually perfectly orchestrated battle plans. I loved this movie and it made me relish the respect I have for my Brother, a Marine, whose courage has and always will inspire me to do the best I can in my life. I revere those who risk everything so we can have anything, and this film, while not a traditional Hollywood blockbuster, does proper tribute to all those who serve, but especially those who fight battles that we really have a hard time comprehending.<br />
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Simply amazing. 5 of 5 horns any day and it is everything they say it is. This is a film to behold and one to applaud for the sake of pure creative genius!<br />
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Mundane horror fare. 3.5 of 5 Horns for an acceptable, but otherwise run of the mill horror film. Harry Potter, we expect better from you. OBLIVIATE! There...that's better....but...now...who am I again?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>This Means War</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Better than I expected, but still not as good as it could of been. It was missing something special that certainly could have elevated it from what it is to what it could have been! The film is carried by the affability of Pine and Hardy, it was as The Kid in the Helmet said, impossible to watch and not see Hardy as Bane in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. 3 of 5 Horns -- Here's looking forward to TDKR and Star Trek 2!<br />
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The wold is headed for chaos as an apocalyptic-inducing disease is slowly robbing people of their senses. Ewan McGregor and Eva Green are splendid...yes, I said splendid, in this part-love story, part-end-of-the-world genre blend the likes of which is both unique and well-played. KIMBALIANO saw this last year at Sundance, and here's what she had to say then...<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">My other love of the fest so far has been PERFECT SENSE. Not because I have an obsessive crush on Ewan McGregor (which I do) or that he's a little bit naked in the film (which, ladies, he is) but because this is an amazing, emotional movie. It's the story of a couple (played by Ewan and Eva Green) who fall in love while a strange pandemic breaks out around the world. It starts with an overwhelming moment of loss and grief, then an unexplainable loss of smell. Eventually the entire world is effected. As this strange illness unfolds the human reaction, both on a global level and in the intimate details of the couple's relationship, are presented. The not-knowing in this movie will make you uncomfortable, but the story is too compelling not to watch. It hasn't been picked up yet, but I really hope it does. As with most Sundance movies, these two don't exactly wrap themselves up in a pretty bow at the end, but that's what I find most enjoyable about them.</blockquote><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Yes, it was picked up and I had the chance to see this on Time Warner On-Demand...for my taste, a solid 4 of 5 Horn movie with </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">curiosity</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> fueling the viewing more than enjoyment. But there's nothing wrong with that, is there?</span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><br />
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I watched this on Netflix Watch Instantly and remarkably, I didn't hate it. At best, I found that it kept a quarter of my attention, with the other three-quarters fulled with lament as after clicking a link, my Facebook account "upgraded" to timeline...lament, oh lament.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The film has a pair of stars in (Chris)Topher Grace and Richard Gere. I added the Chris because you and I know that it's actually there. Richard Gere's performance was reminiscent of his part in the 1997 remake of The Jackal (originally Day of the Jackal).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This film held this part of my attention, but for a thriller, it wasn't really that thrilling. There is a huge reveal about 20 minutes in that I full expected to be a twist or a red herring, but I was sadly disappointed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The film basically revolves around a manhunt for a Russian gun for hire turned serial murderer, of sorts. Grace has his moments, but also some doozy bits of acting at times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whereas the plot unravels early, some of the dialogue is exposition heavy...including Topher talking to himself, speaking outloud his theories on the case, because that's what normal people do all the time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All in all, I gave this a 3 of 5 Horn rating. See it if you're bored, but otherwise pick a classic you've never seen, lean back, relax and enjoy a better film. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYi-Z4CoCyvpYBoI7UcjvAMX1y9TFWYl06uu-fXLy-15bx1BBMQ0dkjgS6RZEfOXp_ySxDx6giG2zvydonDDkZnfNycvowetiJcOa4aNjPYFw7i1fJdUyx_ec_-l-4QNbuvVdaPehBzk/s1600/The+Iron+Lady+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYi-Z4CoCyvpYBoI7UcjvAMX1y9TFWYl06uu-fXLy-15bx1BBMQ0dkjgS6RZEfOXp_ySxDx6giG2zvydonDDkZnfNycvowetiJcOa4aNjPYFw7i1fJdUyx_ec_-l-4QNbuvVdaPehBzk/s320/The+Iron+Lady+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><u>The Iron Lady</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This as a film did not wow me; Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher did wow me. She is one of the finest actors of our generation and this film is worth watching for her performance alone. I gave this film a 3.5 as a watchable all-around story of a still-living, breathing legend of politics. It is a pretty standard biopic running three ages of Margaret Thatcher at the same time, with Streep handling the active-politics years as well as the retired, confused old woman who when she goes to the store for some milk, isn't even recognized.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let me also say that the make-up in this phenomenal and it is one of the three films nominated for the make-up award from The Academy. It'll be a touch and go race, but it may be Glenn Close's Albert Nobbs that takes the award. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUDz3OC4y9wL39E947jHnQnS48N_nUInFK6WfKhh80sxlgwy68V1MwPVJkhPwZPP1_9_c5_kFBv2WrI3ug7kc8IX_5CMJ7lk5qTwVvIR-sSJ4ZDkJs05dyk6wdCkv7tBZH3OXPfKNCDA/s1600/Ghost+Rider+-+Spirit+of+Vengence+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUDz3OC4y9wL39E947jHnQnS48N_nUInFK6WfKhh80sxlgwy68V1MwPVJkhPwZPP1_9_c5_kFBv2WrI3ug7kc8IX_5CMJ7lk5qTwVvIR-sSJ4ZDkJs05dyk6wdCkv7tBZH3OXPfKNCDA/s320/Ghost+Rider+-+Spirit+of+Vengence+Poster.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><b><u>Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengence 3-D</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This ain't your mother's Ghost Rider. Unfortunately, it ain't exact;y the great flick I thought it would be, either. It is, by far, around 100% better than the original. Neveldine/Taylor are an extremely talented pair of directors and cinematographers. This film was bumped up a whole point in my book for the stark deviation in tone and production methods from the first one. The original was a green screen nightmare and this offering is more visceral, something resembling the reality that could be in a world with the Rider.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nicolas Cage, you either love him or hate him...there is little middle ground. Fortunately for me, I am on the love him side, so in addition to the great direction, Cage's hammy delivery suits this film perfectly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The son of the devil was born to a mortal woman and his coming of age is upon the world. The boy is on the run with his mother and pursued first by the devil's minions, second by a mysterious boozy priest, played enjoyably by Idris Elba. Elba enlists the help of The Rider, convincing him with the promise that if he is successful, his order of priests can lift the curse that has him roaming the night harvesting souls for the devil.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All in all, I give this a 3.5 of 5 horn rating....This is not a $14 movie, and that's what I paid...it was also playing in ETX 3-D, which I believe would have been $16....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Things are getting crazy expensive at AMC and while I love AMC with specific affection for my Barrywoods crew, I can't go without saying pointing it out. Cinemark in Merriam is $4 bucks for all shows before 6pm, $6 for all shows after. Their 3-D mark-up is $2.75....meaning that worst case scenario for any 3-D show is a matinee viewing for a 3-D flick is $8.75. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did the IMAX viewing of Journey 2 (see below) and it was a CRAZY $16.00 for the film. At least they had the decency to play a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes short before the film. $16.00 for 94 minutes...that's $1 per $6 minutes of film, give or take. Yikes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpeBkAPfOCfQtMcGVME3fViJMAAbaQmRVYr_3OGacVQmuomOXFcbmTAgJsuZoVc8xFfy9evur-7Pifs6aXyGv5G3joBxobsdWysj0rACdijgZahVNTkpXF9TFfLkIgsQ9fgL6gPu10UA/s1600/Journey+2+The+Mysterious+Island+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpeBkAPfOCfQtMcGVME3fViJMAAbaQmRVYr_3OGacVQmuomOXFcbmTAgJsuZoVc8xFfy9evur-7Pifs6aXyGv5G3joBxobsdWysj0rACdijgZahVNTkpXF9TFfLkIgsQ9fgL6gPu10UA/s320/Journey+2+The+Mysterious+Island+Poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><b><u>Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - The 3-D IMAX Experience</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hate those who judge films like this before giving it any chance at all. This a fun, family film that makes it mark as a fine (albeit cheesy at times) adventure. Like the first film, it was built for 3-D and enhanced by its release in IMAX. I think watching this at home would greatly reduce one's enjoyment, but with the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Sir Michael Caine, and Luis Guzman, there was no shortage of talent in the acting department. Yeah, you heard me say it, I think The Rock can act. See also: The Rundown for one of my favorite action films of recent years. I enjoyed him in Fast 5 and really think he can accentuate the action element of any movie. It is, what it is, though. Either you will like it, or you will endure it. Luckily for me, I liked it...but I am easy to please! 4 of 5 Horns<br />
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Yes, I'll be headed back to the theater soon...sorry for the sporadic postings, but times have been crazy around here, and I hope it slows down soon so I can get back to writing!!!<br />
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Until later, take care!<br />
Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-40259551106923105542012-02-26T23:22:00.003-06:002012-02-26T23:57:21.586-06:00RESULTS SHOW -- 3rd Annual Reel Rhino Oscar Pool<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">(RESULTS BELOW -- My pool pick card below-below)</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">At least it wasn't Sommar!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mr. Wargo, you are the champion, my friend. I feel it was a great turnout and I am happy that the Picktainment site came through in the end, although tracking this thing live would have been fun.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">We'll see what they have to say about that in the coming days! I will be careful to host at a stable site come next year.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Wargs, you are my old friend and I feel necessary to share with the masses that they just got schooled by a serious adversary in the realm of film knowledge. I knew you were film traveler to follow when you introduced me to Clerks way way back, before anyone knew who Kevin Smith was. You are a part of my inspiration for my love of films. I stand by the first offering of You Don't Know Jack was far superior to the more recent offering of the same title! (--Actually, I didn't see the Pacino piece, but I can only imagine.) </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm glad I got a chance to visit with you and Kirsten earlier this year and I hope we have a chance to take in a film sometime soon...maybe something from Michael Bay?</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">While it would have been nice to take down TWO folks with IMDB pages, I yield to you and dub you CHAMPION! Also, if you noticed the photo of the champion has historically been displayed proudly, I promise I will raid the vault for something special in the upcoming days...with great power, comes great responsibility!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Congratulations to all who played...there are no losers when you play in the movie game. Thanks to all! </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">See you in 2013!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Reel Rhino</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">1. Mike W - Score: 84</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">2. Scott W - Score: 82</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 19</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 2 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">3. Pam W - Score: 82</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 19</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 73 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">4. Brian M - Score: 77</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">5. Jennifer B-P - Score: 73</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">6. Melissa S - Score: 72</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">7. Bill M - Score: 68</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 15</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 4 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">8. Megan W - Score: 68</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 14</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 83 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">9. Reel Rhino - Score: 68</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 13</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 11 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">10. The Kid in the Helmet - Score: 66</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">11. Tracie R - Score: 65</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 13</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 4 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">12. Adam Ka - Score: 65</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 12</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 1 minute</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">13. Jamie J - Score: 65</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 12</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 51 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">14. Kristin J - Score: 61</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">15. Kristina B - Score: 60</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">16. Adam Ke - Score: 56</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">17. Abby P - Score: 55</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">18. Hermione Granger (Elizabeth F) - Score: 52</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 12</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 4 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">19. Kathy M - Score: 52</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 11</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 84 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">20. Gary H - Score: 48</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 12</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 3 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">21. Steven R - Score: 48</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 11</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 2 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">22. Kelly OC - Score: 48</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 11</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 4 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">23. Russ E - Score: 48</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 10</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 7 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">24. Chris K - Score: 47</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">25. Jason H - Score: 46</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">26. Po. S. - Score: 44</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">27. Belinda P - Score: 43</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 11</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 91 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">28. Mike C - Score: 43</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 9</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 17 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">29. Danielle F - Score: 41</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">30. Bill P - Score: 40</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">31. Christie K - Score: 39</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">32. Timothy S - Score: 37</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 7</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 6 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">33. Barbara M - Score: 37</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 7</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 188 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">34. Charlene H - Score: 36</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">35. Vicki S - Score: 31</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">36. Cory C - Score: 30</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">37. Jon K - Score: 29</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 7</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 125 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">38. Jesika S - Score: 29</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 7</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 142 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">39. Mike B - Score: 29</span></a></div><ul style="font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Number Correct: 6</span></a></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Tie-Breaker Difference: 8 minutes</span></a></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">40. Kenfu - Score: 24</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">41. Bevin - Score: 20</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">42. Caroleann F - Score: 19</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">43. Papa Schmer - Score: 18</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">44. Becky M - Score: 17</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">45. Justin O - Score: 16</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">46. Thraxxus - Score: 14</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1515059972"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">47. Catfish - Score: 9</span></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">48. Jeremiah W - Score: 8</span><br />
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<div style="font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pickset score:</strong> 68</span></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Best Picture - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Artist</strong> (10 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Directing - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist</strong> (8 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Actor in a Leading Role - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jean Dujardin - The Artist</strong> (8 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Actress in a Leading Role - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Viola Davis - The Help</strong> (8 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Supporting Actor - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Christopher Plummer - Beginners</strong> (6 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Supporting Actress - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Octavia Spencer - The Help</strong> (6 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Writing (Original Screenplay) - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Midnight in Paris</strong> (5 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Descendants</strong> (5 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Animated Feature Film - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rango</strong> (4 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Original Song - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Muppets - Bret McKenzie, "Man or Muppet"</strong> (4 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Original Score - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Artist</strong> (4 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cinematography - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Tree of Life</strong> (4 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Film Editing - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Art Direction - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Artist</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Costume Design - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Artist</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Makeup - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Albert Nobbs</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sound Mixing - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Transformers: Dark of the Moon</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sound Editing - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Transformers: Dark of the Moon</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Visual Effects - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rise of the Planet of the Apes</strong> (3 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="correct" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/correct.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Foreign Language Film - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A Separation - Iran</strong> (2 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Documentary Feature - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory</strong> (2 points)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Documentary Short - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement</strong>(1 point)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="background-image: url(http://www.picktainment.com/images/wrong.gif); float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Short Film (Animated) - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dimanche</strong> (1 point)</span></div></div><div class="pick" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wrong" style="float: left; height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> X</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Short Film (Live Action) - Oscar Pools: <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Time Freak</strong> (1 point)</span></div></div></div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-91774093851939433812012-02-26T22:13:00.000-06:002012-02-26T22:13:28.783-06:00PICKTAINMENT IS DOWN! (Lament)So yes, the Picktainment site is down...no one is more upset than me, I promise. I hope they can fix this catastrophe, so I can claim victory :-)<br />
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Here's hoping they can sort it out...<br />
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Sad RhinoRyan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-28773931462045561572012-02-21T21:49:00.002-06:002012-02-22T09:57:56.812-06:003rd Annual REEL RHINO Oscar Pool - JOIN IN THE FUN!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyf4PxruMQe2lxOxxB45nnnxhkBLmPF_x8YFQKBSQ8ORQx1v4JKbQ2FSZ0Hk-rB1M9kXccepI0rwmIDbCpk-iKmOqkXRGsNCEHg1dmDyrQZjzu2I4uOZ15EUwegNatyKTAGJd_hC-StE/s1600/Oscars+on+Picktainment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyf4PxruMQe2lxOxxB45nnnxhkBLmPF_x8YFQKBSQ8ORQx1v4JKbQ2FSZ0Hk-rB1M9kXccepI0rwmIDbCpk-iKmOqkXRGsNCEHg1dmDyrQZjzu2I4uOZ15EUwegNatyKTAGJd_hC-StE/s320/Oscars+on+Picktainment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">**To clear up any confusion about logging in, you must create a free PICKTAINMENT account...then once logged in, the password for my OSCAR POOL GROUP is <b>rhino</b>.<br />
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Contact me at ReelRhino@gmail.com with any questions...<br />
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Folks, last year was a BEAR tracking in Excel all of the submissions to the Oscar pool. Well track no more Reel Rhino, for I have found a trusted and reliable website that runs it for FREE!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Much like the Fantasy leagues have their sites in ESPN, YAHOO, and CBS SPORTSLINE, we now have...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.picktainment.com/games" target="_blank">PICKTAINMENT</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a website that specializes in entertainment games and it was our good fortune that they have an OSCAR POOL!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">NO COST, NO OBLIGATION, LOTS OF FUN!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The password for my group is..... <b>rhino</b> ...yeah, surprising, I know!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is the link:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.picktainment.com/group/reel-rhinos-oscar-pool/show" target="_blank">REEL RHINO OSCAR POOL</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">(password: rhino)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoyKc4qKSys6K8B-tCfm17Ruc2kwUxoc6T9hc3gSc_bKoKNe2HPMO1NRAc0wprXVoujRS7R2E9mydCRfRwEVMgWFh8T15Z9MzNEoNUFCtmPzID0eRAEYTXBv-i0SdCr_9XONKjcb8plM/s1600/Picktainment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoyKc4qKSys6K8B-tCfm17Ruc2kwUxoc6T9hc3gSc_bKoKNe2HPMO1NRAc0wprXVoujRS7R2E9mydCRfRwEVMgWFh8T15Z9MzNEoNUFCtmPzID0eRAEYTXBv-i0SdCr_9XONKjcb8plM/s320/Picktainment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;">WINNER GETS TO PICK ANY MOVIE FOR ME TO REVIEW — last year’s champ had me write-up on Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never…what will you choose…oh, yeah….nothing, since I WILL BE VICTORIOUS!!!</span> <br />
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I will be posting and reposting this until the Academy Awards start on Sunday. Also, I am employing the sites recommended scoring system which takes into account a heavier weighting of the more popular categories to try to keep the shots in the dark from skewing the results.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Again, the <b>password is rhino</b> and the site is...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.picktainment.com/group/reel-rhinos-oscar-pool/show">http://www.picktainment.com/group/reel-rhinos-oscar-pool/show</a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">JOIN IN THE FUN....can you take down last year's champion, KRISTIN (See her late 90's promo head shot to see just who you are up against)!?!?!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Take care and good luck...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-48636590222757362282012-02-16T23:59:00.001-06:002012-02-17T00:16:02.804-06:00The Kid in the Helmet Gets Old with Jay and Silent Bob<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">I promise you…I’ve not gotten lazy, just busy. I must turn to THE KID IN THE HELMET, my trusted compatriot to pick up some slack for me. I have seen Safe House (4 of 5 Horns) and I felt compelled to go and see the 3-D Phantom Men-ASS…yes, you can infer from that terrible joke, that I find the Episode I calamity, my least favorite of the George Lucas’s saga…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">I leave you in the safe capable hands of The Kid in the Helmet…take it away, Kid:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XJmTzXJpMTf71ckBQEtCO04hUGc7a3xBDTVExmmEZ1VMfLJDjHJwytVijGQ0_huNxaqO25sZDVbhxQ6o2slQARAN4gyqlGU8MlehAE5ggaZuCApRYvwKHen9c13tqvex3_iW-SbCi0Y/s1600/Live+Kevin+Smith+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XJmTzXJpMTf71ckBQEtCO04hUGc7a3xBDTVExmmEZ1VMfLJDjHJwytVijGQ0_huNxaqO25sZDVbhxQ6o2slQARAN4gyqlGU8MlehAE5ggaZuCApRYvwKHen9c13tqvex3_iW-SbCi0Y/s320/Live+Kevin+Smith+Poster.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Hello Reel Rhino reader, The Kid in the Helmet here once again.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">So, a couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a Fathom event at AMC Barrywoods. For those who don't know, Fathom puts live events on the big screen around the country. This was something I never thought I would do as the only Fathom events I have ever seen advertised prior were for the ballet, the opera, and some sort of Glenn Beck thing. Nothing I would spend money on. But for those of you who have read my contributions to Rhino's blog before you know I am a big Kevin Smith fan. So when I heard he would be doing a Fathom event featuring a live recording of one of his many podcasts, "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old," (</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://smodcast.com/channels/jay-silent-bob-get-old/" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #3b5998;">http://smodcast.com/channels/jay-silent-bob-get-old/</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333;">), it was like they had decided to do this show for me alone, and I felt like a very special boy, indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">(Reel Rhino note…I added that last line. The Kid is, as previously noted, by far in the top 7 to 12 Kevin Smith fans…in the world.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">Jay and Silent Bob Get Old was as funny as always. It began with a conversation around Kevin's dog Skully who was slowly passing away...doesn't sound like a funny topic I know, so I guess I'll just say you'd have to hear it to realize that much like Kevin can do with even the most morose of topics, he spins it just right. Check it out if so inclined. The rest of the show mostly revolved around Kevin telling a story about trying to keep his large pet tortoise from...how shall I put this...making unwanted coitus with his smaller pet tortoise. Funny stuff, so give it a listen.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">(Reel Rhino note….WHA, WHA, WHA….WHAT! ~ nice!)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">Recently Jay came to Kevin and told him he was bored and looking from something to work on. Kevin tossed him a script he had written for an animated Jay and Silent Bob movie. Jay went off on his own and got it financed and produced. It is called "Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie." It will premier this year at the Toronto International Film Festival and then Kevin will take it on the road similar to last year’s Red State road show. While it is mostly animated it will also feature a live action portion for which Kevin any Jay will don the costumes once again. For more details on this and many other Smith related things check out this exclusive interview with the man himself</span>: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Overall I would rate the Fathom event experience 4.5 out of 5 Helmets. It loses a half a helmet due to the technical difficulties. Kevin will be doing another one of these soon with another podcast, Hollywood Babble-On, his weekly Hollywood Poop Chute with Ralph Garmin, made famous for his Silent Bob-esque role as the speechless Caleb in Smith’s Red State. No, actually, he is quite a well renowned voice actor and notable DJ on KROQ in Los Angeles. He is funny and great with impersonations….only the penitent man will pass…penitent man, penitent man….(Harrison Ford). So look for that soon and check it out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPRNX1QEBLqzqebC8ZK8g9lHT1gHs_7SUEdhU1hpoO-3kF_IpV_LzC5jb-1ffCkIZvLaBAuLQEeOjMI43-qxTnyAerzS39U1hft9tQArCCFYuPyrtaqwQxn5T3AV4zlrKRWvd1DBfgOY/s1600/The+Jonas+Brothers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPRNX1QEBLqzqebC8ZK8g9lHT1gHs_7SUEdhU1hpoO-3kF_IpV_LzC5jb-1ffCkIZvLaBAuLQEeOjMI43-qxTnyAerzS39U1hft9tQArCCFYuPyrtaqwQxn5T3AV4zlrKRWvd1DBfgOY/s200/The+Jonas+Brothers.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">The cost was only $15 bucks...pretty cheap for a fun and different movie going experience.</span> Hell, I heard the Reel Rhino once paid $17 to see The Jonas Brothers 72 minute concert movie….sucker. I got a 3 hour show…now that’s buying power!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Thanks Kid! You are always a welcome addition to the site…also good at picking up my slack! I promise to return soon with some reviews, pithy comments on life, and all around goodness.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Take care…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Reel Rhino</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0AMC Barrywoods, Kansas City, MO, USA39.243554484368815 -94.656243473071339.236154484368818 -94.6701439730713 39.250954484368812 -94.6423429730713tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-78751277241146822562012-02-04T01:22:00.001-06:002012-02-04T01:23:33.152-06:00Chronicle and The Big Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHauqT0D3oa8J4p0SfQkkZOr_6UvDkFxx-HQzhnZIWLvr4FnlLHuB0-rAx3c4TeSjlF3bd9xWB6xhHrJfcDVTwXaXiiz4QBjQn4dC5yMwddt3jS3DzNjGyOCAYI9BQiFUdoAoQtTRoWt8/s1600/Chronicle+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHauqT0D3oa8J4p0SfQkkZOr_6UvDkFxx-HQzhnZIWLvr4FnlLHuB0-rAx3c4TeSjlF3bd9xWB6xhHrJfcDVTwXaXiiz4QBjQn4dC5yMwddt3jS3DzNjGyOCAYI9BQiFUdoAoQtTRoWt8/s320/Chronicle+Poster.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">CHRONICLE: 3 of 5 Horns</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I went to see Chronicle with the highest of hopes. Having such high expectations is a bit dangerous for me, and I feel in this instance, like so many times before, I was let down.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn't hate this movie...I liked it, but didn't love it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What I did like a great deal is the means by which this found footage film managed to get coverage to avoid being a single camera vantage without breaking from the theme of the cinematographic method. Camera one is brought to pass as one of the main guys (Dane DeHaan's Andrew) decides, with an abusive alcoholic father and a mother dying before his eyes, that he is going to document everything in his day to day life.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a nutshell, three friends (Andrew, Alex Russell's Matt, and Michael B. Jordan's Steve) venture away from a barn rave to discover a hole in the earth, leading down to some kind of supernatural crystal thingee (yeah, that's my word, not theirs). With Andrew's camera in tow, they catch the thing on film, but not before "some kind of </span>interference<span style="font-family: inherit;">" sets the world shaking and the screen cuts to black.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8i4uCSf3NtCn1ny_MBugCuW9wF_lb44rj0zp3NUjFAmeFGL8e4Ted-6b4RGvILkmJR4ehDDxcLth6f2OVRrZrrVdOjDCIMQPbLHnFoJxOIG_iFrHOSrevHxQJafSzCSc4FgzgWNC548M/s1600/Chronicle+-+Three+Leads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8i4uCSf3NtCn1ny_MBugCuW9wF_lb44rj0zp3NUjFAmeFGL8e4Ted-6b4RGvILkmJR4ehDDxcLth6f2OVRrZrrVdOjDCIMQPbLHnFoJxOIG_iFrHOSrevHxQJafSzCSc4FgzgWNC548M/s320/Chronicle+-+Three+Leads.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">When the picture picks up, the guys are in one of their yards, taking turns realizing the beginnings of their newly acquired gift. Things start out small, but pretty quickly they realize that with each passing moment, they are getting stronger. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of my issues is that for 83 minutes, this film felt long. Those passing moments come quickly once they get their powers, but it took a bit longer than I would have liked to get to those good bits.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V2XvbhCAtKGm73-y60WBCimCk_htvFozcbAZVFe9w-98imCsATDjqDj3K_-Gc5KFzE8ssRYTPerm8B1wHbIMxLFCZsb47C1skj0QgTmco3In8U2ml9C8UI_nFzc0kyWdloRzz8HnzoI/s1600/Chronicle+-+Andrew+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V2XvbhCAtKGm73-y60WBCimCk_htvFozcbAZVFe9w-98imCsATDjqDj3K_-Gc5KFzE8ssRYTPerm8B1wHbIMxLFCZsb47C1skj0QgTmco3In8U2ml9C8UI_nFzc0kyWdloRzz8HnzoI/s320/Chronicle+-+Andrew+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Generally speaking, their powers are your standard superman stuff, plus telekinesis. I reference Superman as a point of procedure, because this film really feels like a procedural on the woes of superhero puberty. In fact I told some of the AMC staffers that if at the end of this movie, we would have learned that this was a loose prequel to some existing character or characters, it would have blown me away. I don't think this is really a spoiler, but it is not that at all. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the film picks up steam and moves past the awkward trial and error stages of what these guys are actually capable of, it really culminates nicely. As I mentioned, the found footage element was accentuated by the use of any and all cameras in the area of the action. Shots cut to cell phone video, flip cams, and surveillance footage as well to give a great perspective to the action without breaking the method of presentation.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is some nice coming of age material as Andrew is very much the recluse of this group and he finds ways to use his powers in interesting ways to gain some attention.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Things ultimately spiral out of control, but I will leave that for your viewing experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4x7m21s8UbMvNA-MNCHYJbPktliP3EEzkE1ztR62qu4CCx9XnKeoxHr-hBwEqpA_I9zDR0se34dr_wbnEqzwyPAXxiJ6aqgzuc0xLkUDzZXWQOjdOgKMdCCOVHfWnpEodrmjLACuLVw/s1600/Chronicle+-+Neat+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4x7m21s8UbMvNA-MNCHYJbPktliP3EEzkE1ztR62qu4CCx9XnKeoxHr-hBwEqpA_I9zDR0se34dr_wbnEqzwyPAXxiJ6aqgzuc0xLkUDzZXWQOjdOgKMdCCOVHfWnpEodrmjLACuLVw/s320/Chronicle+-+Neat+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel like this is a short review, but at 83 minutes, if I type much more, this write-up will possibly exceed the length of the screenplay. Speaking of, this flick has story by and screenplay credits for Max Landis. If that name sounds familiar, its because he is son to John Landis, horror genius. In fact Max's main filmography is small-time horror, TV, with the Good Time Gang already lined-up as his next major feature. I guess we can forgive both he and his father for the atrocity that was Blues Brothers 2000...or not. But he shows creativity, and while I didn't love this film, I thought it was a unique spin on the found powers genre. It was something between Sky High, a not terrible Kurt Russell/Michael Angarano flick from a few year ago crossed with the early goings of Spiderman in Raimi's original. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The other half of the story by credit went to director Josh Trank. Trank is an up and comer and I look forward to more from him in the future. Previously, he directed the FX series The Kill Point (which I liked) and served as the editor on Patton Oswalt's Big Fan. This is a respectible first major feature and given the skill to which he conducted The Kill Point, I look forward to a real live action flick from him, rather than the found footage fare.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A 3 of 5 horn score from The Reel Rhino. Catfish hollers at me all the time...you;ve never seen a movie you don't like, he complains. Chronicle is sitting pretty on Rotten Tomatoes at 85% from the critics and 82% from the users. I didn't hate this movie, but I certainly am not with the masses on this.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Pu8zyIZINsy-NUqyFWlORWaF8jf9kvpv8emeCfLLhYuJ-6UN8tieelYds6GK6Ow7-OkrK2njc9XvIh5OgxIfRz7f33aPyCU57cLXHFxX-4lOlkpLny4vH6wSYX627yxNamHIk30Y5w/s1600/The+Big+Year+-+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Pu8zyIZINsy-NUqyFWlORWaF8jf9kvpv8emeCfLLhYuJ-6UN8tieelYds6GK6Ow7-OkrK2njc9XvIh5OgxIfRz7f33aPyCU57cLXHFxX-4lOlkpLny4vH6wSYX627yxNamHIk30Y5w/s320/The+Big+Year+-+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>THE BIG YEAR: </u></b><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><u>4 of 5 Horns</u></strong></span></div><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am re-posting my review on this from late in 2011, since this was just released to On-Demand. I loved this flick in the theater and I think too few people are going to give it a chance. It is a sweet, fun movie, loaded with stars....my review:</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't listen to the critics...well, if you consider me a critic, listen to me, but ignore the naysayers!</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Big Year succeeds as a sweet, funny film, that is much better than it's Tomatometer score would let on (39%).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How about this cast...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAGTE_Ll76FjxrF2Pva1RBu7k5SFlOYvI_A4MPDjVAi_8_FI9qMyFJHHDfvXgGwQxo8t-XsxH3CqQWiA31S799Ashg1lqHdhxoukhYMvxtei2YQZ6lvn7vMKm80jn-Wd7-Xx_TtpTLNA/s1600/The+Big+Year+-+The+Main+Three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAGTE_Ll76FjxrF2Pva1RBu7k5SFlOYvI_A4MPDjVAi_8_FI9qMyFJHHDfvXgGwQxo8t-XsxH3CqQWiA31S799Ashg1lqHdhxoukhYMvxtei2YQZ6lvn7vMKm80jn-Wd7-Xx_TtpTLNA/s320/The+Big+Year+-+The+Main+Three.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A subdued Steve Martin, a sweet Jack Black, a standard Owen Wilson, Rashida Jones, Dianne Wiest, Brian Dennehy, Rosamund Pike, Anjelica Huston, Joel McHale, Kevin Pollack, JoBeth Williams, and Anthony Anderson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow! The cast alone should have your interest peaked...I went in not having seen the trailer, only having heard through the scuttle that the film was about bird watching, or birding.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is in fact based on an actual contest, called appropriately, The Big Year, in which birders try and see how many different species of bird they can see or hear within a calender year. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4ScsSwFsYoNKS4_VxQSCjXDRCX-aJI17PvPwPhB7-ra9g9HHLMMyjl48xSGAu2KlrnvhXLJF_n3SY1Aej3aXRVNldgk1e1-VALbd6xYkYBK1yfctqfHfF5ZfYR10JpQKCP0IcelMzoM/s1600/The+Big+Year+-+Owen+and+The+British+Dude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4ScsSwFsYoNKS4_VxQSCjXDRCX-aJI17PvPwPhB7-ra9g9HHLMMyjl48xSGAu2KlrnvhXLJF_n3SY1Aej3aXRVNldgk1e1-VALbd6xYkYBK1yfctqfHfF5ZfYR10JpQKCP0IcelMzoM/s320/The+Big+Year+-+Owen+and+The+British+Dude.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Barry Bostick (Wilson) is the reigning birding hero, holding the world record and being the pimp daddy of the birding community. He is as vain as they come and he is fearful of his record being broken. Among those set to challenge him, is Stu Priessler (Martin), a recently retired high-powered CEO, who has dreamed for years of setting off on his own big year. Brad Harris (Black) is a dreamer. A computer debugger by day, he is mostly broke, and like Stu, is in it for the love.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These three actors have given great performances in the past, and while I think they are good but not great hear, they play off one and other perfectly, and it synergistically combines to something much better than most people are giving this film credit for.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Being a stranger to the birding world, I was happy to learn so many aspects of this sport, albeit it a dramatized, comedic version of this world.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to being a comedy and a drama, there are elements of thrills thrown into the mix, seen in the mystery as to whether a person is actually engaged in a Big Year, a fact that is typically kept secret, for fear that other birders will set to derail them in their quest.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gg9Ke1mvP-HgqkT_9cyvNJu-qK27OHHppAy8Exn-w_J4yiDn_wFu4q8fM0Q00GiO-AqLo3PMOb9J6pyzi5Tk8X6MRLsC3SYDeqJBZT8u7mCj2Rxds6hzQ4j7W8HCcBBHPBT643wOfhM/s1600/The+Big+Year+-+The+Big+Three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gg9Ke1mvP-HgqkT_9cyvNJu-qK27OHHppAy8Exn-w_J4yiDn_wFu4q8fM0Q00GiO-AqLo3PMOb9J6pyzi5Tk8X6MRLsC3SYDeqJBZT8u7mCj2Rxds6hzQ4j7W8HCcBBHPBT643wOfhM/s320/The+Big+Year+-+The+Big+Three.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a fun story and for what I recall, a family friendly one. Minus a few S-bombs and a scantily towel wrapped Rosamund Pike in one scene, this is a pretty clean film. It is rated PG, which is rare for any mainstream film these days. The comedy is effective and it is clean.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Give The Big Year a chance. It has heart and this cast superbly comes together to make something of a Christopher Guest effort, without the tongue-in-cheekedness than comes with his mockumentary filmmaking. David Frankel is a competent director and his previous efforts include Marley and Me and The Devil Wears Prada. In my opinion, he has created a very accessible film, written for the screen by Howard Franklin based on the book by Mark Obmascik.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4 of 5 Horns for this very sweet and enjoyable film.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until later folks, have fun this weekend...see something good!</span></div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com1Kansas City, MO, USA39.0997265 -94.5785667000000138.8349835 -94.7687642 39.364469500000006 -94.388369200000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-84220096487829296962012-01-31T23:20:00.000-06:002012-01-31T23:20:16.879-06:00A Couple of Flicks - The Grey, Haywire, Contraband, The Divide, Shame<div style="text-align: justify;">Yeah, I've been slacking. Sorry...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kimbaliano has been hobnobbing with the glitterati in Sundance and I am sure she is working up quite a wrap up post. For now, I thought I would touch base on my last few flicks...and yes, I love the dot, dot, dot...I'm working on that as well...(dammit!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was on the road for a bit and I'll get to those at the tail end of this post. Stay tuned, because included in my week of viewing pleasure was the Washington, D.C. premiere for the new Michael Biehn flick, The Divide.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oIy6o1AGRp-tBsaeNWDvcJGcENcCB-6OZuxLshOvdUatIA6KaJLjrGD1gg-hf-gQlq1usEjYY0PCHN6a72Qk-zzFb-D5u9dhmR28RUQwAQHWWmJomaqqpE3Trr6DCc_oNDZ-ZFXYRmQ/s1600/The+Grey+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oIy6o1AGRp-tBsaeNWDvcJGcENcCB-6OZuxLshOvdUatIA6KaJLjrGD1gg-hf-gQlq1usEjYY0PCHN6a72Qk-zzFb-D5u9dhmR28RUQwAQHWWmJomaqqpE3Trr6DCc_oNDZ-ZFXYRmQ/s320/The+Grey+Poster.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>The Grey</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Liam Neeson continues to impress for a man approaching 60 in mere months. Not that 60 isn't the new 50, but he's rocking it as a bad mamma-jamma and he's relentless in the role of the ass kicker (Geico Gekko: Did I just say Bad Mamma Jamma?). Is The Grey the pinnacle in his trilogy that began with Taken, continued with Unknown, and is rounded up nicely here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Grey follows a group of oil drillers in Alaska, whose plane back to civilization goes down. Neeson, hired on the drill site to keep the workers safe from wolves in the area, is faced with the very same problem for the small band of survivors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This film is rocking solid at 77%/75% critics and user ratings and I am still hearing more bad than good on this flick.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I loved it and I thought the wolves were completely palatable. Forget what you've heard and give this flick a chance. The Joe Carnahan and Liam Neeson team worked well for The A-Team (deal with it) and it worked well here as well!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stay until after the credits for a short, but meaningful scene.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4.5 of 5 Horns</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61jet49PAIsbwcquDQNCYwUY-OwdvG7V4C810UBdvLXKJCaxMH8KKDrzm0RadfAU57pQx50kB6i6RGrcnQ-j-K4kmUDIScSngFff5wsl9_SZxa5X4_133OIUuSgjyPpAkEmLHqANE5rM/s1600/Haywire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61jet49PAIsbwcquDQNCYwUY-OwdvG7V4C810UBdvLXKJCaxMH8KKDrzm0RadfAU57pQx50kB6i6RGrcnQ-j-K4kmUDIScSngFff5wsl9_SZxa5X4_133OIUuSgjyPpAkEmLHqANE5rM/s320/Haywire.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Haywire</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is yet another Steven Soderbergh film that is exactly like a Steven Soderbergh film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I like Soderbergh, so I liked this film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gina Carano stars as Mallory, which is a great name for a badass heroine who can fight like a tigress! She is great in the fight scenes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rest of the cast, almost everyone of them known by BIG name, are completely competent. The direction as well, competent.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So why didn't I go gaga for this film? It was very much a thinker...most of the fights were featured in the trailer, which I hate. The trademark heavy score was ever present with the sound on the dialogue subdued and no batman like sound effects in the fight scenes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think that was the problem that most have had with this flick. It sits at 44% for the user score on RT and the critics are praising it highly at 81%. That is not exceptionally surprising for Soderbergh, as he is generally loved by critics and perhaps misunderstood by the masses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the day, this is a short, fun movie that helped me realize perhaps I could have caught it home and been just as happy. 3.5 of 5 Horns.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h9DW1YR2xvehQIPVuEcIsV4cNvP-BcuvMdXmWIzCUXuMy8WO5FYqEdjErP3juDymxmZjZnSjA5f8GM6DHtba-RY_KgKDxdOGg2Oa2SNqoPYKlRH0a_OIhkVPuKRLYj-Q5jjDx3RcD94/s1600/Contraband+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h9DW1YR2xvehQIPVuEcIsV4cNvP-BcuvMdXmWIzCUXuMy8WO5FYqEdjErP3juDymxmZjZnSjA5f8GM6DHtba-RY_KgKDxdOGg2Oa2SNqoPYKlRH0a_OIhkVPuKRLYj-Q5jjDx3RcD94/s320/Contraband+Poster.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Contraband</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you didn't hear it, Mark Wahlberg recently made the statement that had be been on one of the 9/11 flights, he'd have fought the highjackers and saved everyone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jackass.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">He should concentrate on elevating his acting game, moreso. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This film, much like Haywire was a fully palatable film, good enough to pass some time, but really nothing that blew me away.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wahlberg plays a reformed smuggler who is pulled back in the game for that oh so tired "One Last Job!" when his wife's brother is in on a job gone wrong.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mayhem ensues and lots of blood is shed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What I commend this film for, was its boldness as a solid R-rated flick. The F-bombs were well placed and I like movies that are reminiscent of the 80's action fare. I think Wahlberg is decent enough and Giovanni Ribisi is just plain dirty (a good thing) as his foil. Ben Foster is also decent and we need to get this guy in more movies! Kate Beckinsale is just plain (but looking good while being so mundane) as Wahlberg's damsel in distress, a role in a world with Underworld's Selene, she just doesn't play it well anymore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the day, yet another passing grade: 3.5 of 5 Horns.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxqg8YF0X9dhyphenhyphenKwDUVls5cKZuSb4Fsm_oh1wOvHTaqtGWv7VxrDEAYnHqHDMYh1OUSOIQwgsKR5subdXvDlQ8GMQT_nwPyzLJ05VYLZ-_MfaJVZng82f41sUbwlmkfW7PDyuixMmNJqE/s1600/Shame+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxqg8YF0X9dhyphenhyphenKwDUVls5cKZuSb4Fsm_oh1wOvHTaqtGWv7VxrDEAYnHqHDMYh1OUSOIQwgsKR5subdXvDlQ8GMQT_nwPyzLJ05VYLZ-_MfaJVZng82f41sUbwlmkfW7PDyuixMmNJqE/s320/Shame+Poster.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Shame</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is some flick.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is a very small story about a man (Michael Fassbender) with a sex addiction whose life is upended when his sister (Carey Mulligan) pops into his life and moves in with him following a failed relationship.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't even want to begin to describe this film, except to say it is a) captivating and b) very graphic (and quite bizarre).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Be prepared (or be excited)...you will see more of Fassbender's penis than we saw of the giant blue penis in Watchman.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My description above sums up the plot and the story unfolds as we learn the extent of Brandon's (Fassbender) problem and how it is exacerbated by Sissy's arrival. Yes, she is his sister, but her name is also Sissy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you can take the heavy sexual content with some serious penis shots (probably the only time I will ever write those words!), the see this movie! While Fassbender was nominated for the Golden Globe, he narrowly missed the Oscar nod, I am sure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I saw this at the E Street Theater in Washington, D.C., a great venue if you are ever in that neck of the woods.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 of 5 Horns for this full-frontal, NC-17 outing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9YfKDoHyHJ1_4JHwVJF4XbubiqzOJV8L-34gyeF38h0_AKEBUkYXO1d5jqR32a8ELZEbbnWaQP4axqtp2sOOxgzfxgdi64xeBibYEZfW3Up35h1kileUuuxYRMmIH22Du-D1_DvRdbw/s1600/The+Divide+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9YfKDoHyHJ1_4JHwVJF4XbubiqzOJV8L-34gyeF38h0_AKEBUkYXO1d5jqR32a8ELZEbbnWaQP4axqtp2sOOxgzfxgdi64xeBibYEZfW3Up35h1kileUuuxYRMmIH22Du-D1_DvRdbw/s320/The+Divide+Poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>The Divide</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was my second flick at the E Street Theater, a midnight outing featuring the new movie from the director of Hitman. Yep, that's how it was billed. What's his name? Who the hell knows!! (Xavier Gens if you're following along.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will tell you that the more notable face in the flick was Michael Biehn...you know, Kyle Reece, Seal Team Commander (The Rock), Coffey (The Abyss), Hicks (Aliens), and so on and so on. When his name showed up on the screen, the crowd went wild.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The film co-stars Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren German, Courtney B. Vance, and Rosanna Arquette. Michael Eklund also stars and while you might not recognize the name, anytime you thought you were watching Ethan Hawke, but couldn't find it on his IMDB page, it was probably this guy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rough in on the story is this...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We are introduced briefly to some of the cast and shortly after the end of opening credits, bombs start dropping. More specifically, nukes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yikes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaUOeZv1UsVT9xpmUG3xIX0gVZ0ytZTTm6revlgBqM89jd_I7CyhfsT8xPr7-eLDuoCwOU5lryD4W4wP7-Bc9PiVh23IktBQo-Q5amINlZDy1IPsVpiEBF36yfQcoPyLb0ZdN5lh4rgg/s1600/The+Divide+-+The+Cast+in+the+Bunker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaUOeZv1UsVT9xpmUG3xIX0gVZ0ytZTTm6revlgBqM89jd_I7CyhfsT8xPr7-eLDuoCwOU5lryD4W4wP7-Bc9PiVh23IktBQo-Q5amINlZDy1IPsVpiEBF36yfQcoPyLb0ZdN5lh4rgg/s320/The+Divide+-+The+Cast+in+the+Bunker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everyone starts going bonkers and a group of tenants in the apartment complex we are introduced to, start heading down to the basement. A group of them make it to the huge steel door that lo and behold is being slammed in their face by the Super, Biehn's Mickey.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Conditions are quite deplorable and panic sets in as the meager supplies Mickey has begin to run short. Add in the fact that these people have no idea what is going on outside of the walls of their bunker. Luckily, it is in fact a bunker...equip with a shower, a hole into an underground septic run, and enough space that when the story called for it, whoever was pissed could go off and sulk.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now it gets crazy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This film is deep-end, bat shit crazy and this film is polarizing to the tune of about 90/10. I figure something in the neighborhood of 90% of the people who see this movie, will hate it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is a bizarre sci-fi futuristic element of this that I won't spoil, but I will say that these elements intrigued me at first, and ultimately left me wondering what the hell I was actually watching. A super cool aspect of this film could have led to something great, instead I just left scratching my head.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Minor spoilers to the depravity of this film follows:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dismemberments..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heavy sound effect laden defecation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And a woman is raped repeatedly. To Death.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yikes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhw2Ii2umzvy13Cqot2l5VRd048fEzLL8nhgnQ17UeaGM6AYMOfPWkl4dEPpKyn_1-BOpCOdM7rPoKjqUXniOlm3dyvx5A8nUqhf15AW2qxpbN5Hhoc3zfELF268ujEZuElPraus6fpY/s1600/The+Divide+-+Beans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhw2Ii2umzvy13Cqot2l5VRd048fEzLL8nhgnQ17UeaGM6AYMOfPWkl4dEPpKyn_1-BOpCOdM7rPoKjqUXniOlm3dyvx5A8nUqhf15AW2qxpbN5Hhoc3zfELF268ujEZuElPraus6fpY/s320/The+Divide+-+Beans.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the day, I really liked this film. More so, I really enjoyed the sum total of my viewing experience. It was greatly accentuated by the full house who were hootin' and hollerin' at all the right moments. I do think that most were disturbed, but in the way that is great for this kind of depravity. This film is destined for cult movie status at best, and I predict it will get a VOD release and that its theater run may be limited to shows like the one I caught.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Throw in the emergency rations cans of "beans," well jelly beans, that the studio had sent for the screening, and this was about a perfect midnight movie in our nation's capitol. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 of 5 Horns for this demented, depraved, and genre-ificly enjoyable flick. Yes, I was in the 10%, but heed my warning...you may hate this film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other option for the midnight movie option was The African Queen. The theater was pretty jammed for both flicks and it gave me hope that folks outside of my home locale of KC are into movies...if only we could generate some excitement like this, KC would be a better place for film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, that is all...until later, take care!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-32186874864890133032012-01-24T11:27:00.000-06:002012-01-24T11:27:40.237-06:00KIMBALIANO is Back...Sundance is in Effect...The Dark Knight Rises Prologue<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am just returning from a great week in DC, I must say I am most envious of my favorite Indie Girl, Kimbaliano, who is currently rubbing elbows with film glitterati in Park City. There has been a great deal of buzz about this year's Sundance Film Festival and I am excited to get a report here and there from our girl on the streets. Stay tuned to the back half of this post for her first update…</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
In the course of my DC run, I had a chance to make it to three movies, two new in Shame and The Divide, and one repeat in M:I 4, at the Smithsonian Institute National History Museum IMAX theater. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will post soon on Shame and The Divide, but I want to focus now on my third viewing of Mission: Impossible 4…</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdQuswTvCtPAg3J8a15x0mJoXVyQ0BHg8uHb_78UKkYABOqRUnwT-JpyNqBEB9tKRk_UjsryuEm9CLTdBMfE0c2JcmaSK_8eZuwz2FzvFmycufA_p6JAYG7kOLaxPUxOtNfdWOnMW00M/s1600/National+History+Museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdQuswTvCtPAg3J8a15x0mJoXVyQ0BHg8uHb_78UKkYABOqRUnwT-JpyNqBEB9tKRk_UjsryuEm9CLTdBMfE0c2JcmaSK_8eZuwz2FzvFmycufA_p6JAYG7kOLaxPUxOtNfdWOnMW00M/s320/National+History+Museum.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, folks, this viewing was in a real IMAX theater (eat your heart out Aziz Ansari) and it had been so long since I've been to a full screen IMAX…I had forgotten how absolutely grand they are. Yes, it is very evident the slight graininess that screams (gloriously) film, but that massive screen is more than enough to give the desired viewing experience.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p><br />
</o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p>I would be remiss if I didn't mention my fellow filmgoers, Mike and Robert...fellow travelers who were as excited as I for what played before the feature... </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGz5I7BQznXBfo8keO0bfxeulXHLpfTs0BKVjf97J7e0hB006ZeLEil2OBNb7ah_AETpMXZqG36TqVUIiuCCuFkhAIOg6jg_qwKXlwUQD6gPPWrOJzZWvPEvl6dKnUeVG1COcSOu2R5J4/s1600/Dark+Knight+Rises+-+Bane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGz5I7BQznXBfo8keO0bfxeulXHLpfTs0BKVjf97J7e0hB006ZeLEil2OBNb7ah_AETpMXZqG36TqVUIiuCCuFkhAIOg6jg_qwKXlwUQD6gPPWrOJzZWvPEvl6dKnUeVG1COcSOu2R5J4/s320/Dark+Knight+Rises+-+Bane.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have commented at length on my enjoyment on my enjoyment of the M:I 4, but this was my first run at...oh, I am excited just writing about it...The Dark Knight Rises prologue. By God is it glorious!!</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is the most appropriate introduction to the new nemesis of the Bat that we could ever hope for. And folks, Bane is going to be spectacular. If you haven't seen the prologue, make it a priority now. You will not regret it…it is worth the trip, wherever you have to go to see it. I was truly flabbergasted at how intense and exciting it was. Gritty and compelling, Christopher Nolan continues to amaze me with his talent and creativity. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will be there at the midnight screening for this, I promise.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reel Rhino yields the floor to KIMBALIANO, who is back in the house for her favorite time of the year! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyMYKxn5uY4GZFqVe-JxrM7NswH8C4X_cXzElNmNluRkJ9RF1e2TAAg1DCftSHOj8ezK4fV3vQOym85PotKjesXurpIJYG2sAEXcdAafGX97lYKUqFqeWj2kvfAND7u_meGDCESg3NIw/s1600/Sundance+FIlm+Festival+-+The+Egyptian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyMYKxn5uY4GZFqVe-JxrM7NswH8C4X_cXzElNmNluRkJ9RF1e2TAAg1DCftSHOj8ezK4fV3vQOym85PotKjesXurpIJYG2sAEXcdAafGX97lYKUqFqeWj2kvfAND7u_meGDCESg3NIw/s320/Sundance+FIlm+Festival+-+The+Egyptian.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">SUNDANCE!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep, my friend gets to live the good life for a week…a life which I envy and plan to emulate sometime in the future. She works as a volunteer by day, taking in flicks by night. And thank the good Lord she has great attention to detail, and once again, is willing to share her experiences!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you KIMBALIANO…truly, thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(reposted from an e-mail she sent me Sunday evening)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sundance is going great! I got here Friday night, and my volunteer shifts don't start until Wednesday, so I'm packing the movies in now. 4 yesterday, 3 today - my movie going muscles are already sore :)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">My favorite so far has been MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a small, intimate story from the perspective of the wife of a man serving 5-10 years in prison. Really well acted, and beautifully shot. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbaZmpSbRjkWbYNLIvZ2w6uthuynFgC2NJIyOhFlHPyErIbtburLd_ACplITM7_48muQyfPr-KgM890tLEY7YdZY400rbKR-SM8VYV0L5d60TO8fQZH-H8Aoe5TEMI0plqIX4o-YANmk/s1600/The+Queen+of+Versailles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbaZmpSbRjkWbYNLIvZ2w6uthuynFgC2NJIyOhFlHPyErIbtburLd_ACplITM7_48muQyfPr-KgM890tLEY7YdZY400rbKR-SM8VYV0L5d60TO8fQZH-H8Aoe5TEMI0plqIX4o-YANmk/s320/The+Queen+of+Versailles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've seen a couple docs - one called THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES - focusing on the family who runs the Wingate Timeshare Empire (most recently having built the PH Towers on the strip in Las Vegas). What started as a story of excess, and the building of their new house (inspired by the actual Versailles which, once built, would be the largest house in America), became a story of the markets crashing and the collapse of their fortune. It was really promising and totally fascinating, but I'm not sure the film makers knew how to focus the heavy story that unfolded in front of them. Overall it was a bit of a mess and lacked a point of view, but there's no denying it provided an interesting view into a life very few people lead. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Big Boys Gone Bananas, another doc, about an amazing David and Goliath story of a small Swedish film maker who directed a film (Bananas!*) about Dole's use of pesticides in Nicaraguan banana orchards, and Dole's all out assault on the film and it's film makers. It is a really interesting story, if only 10-15 minutes too long.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouGNJ3M9Y25T2d6tu_1MBPUaaBB6wJXleNCQtXN8hblL_yYEyQfXF0gLnoINP-jOw4MvtKKc2Upjl86pEHILcoqT4hudyp2yVG5WQ2QzuiwelSzMWNOxpOOAtjmBHTn3z7msgBi-pxV0/s1600/Tim+and+Eric%2527s+Billion+Dollar+Movie+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouGNJ3M9Y25T2d6tu_1MBPUaaBB6wJXleNCQtXN8hblL_yYEyQfXF0gLnoINP-jOw4MvtKKc2Upjl86pEHILcoqT4hudyp2yVG5WQ2QzuiwelSzMWNOxpOOAtjmBHTn3z7msgBi-pxV0/s320/Tim+and+Eric%2527s+Billion+Dollar+Movie+Poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The most memorable movie so far was Tim and Eric's billion dollar movie. Now, apparently these guys have a bit of a cult following on the Internet, and there were a TON of cameos - Will Forte, Zack Galifianakis, Jeff Goldblum, etc. We actually left before the movie was over. I'm all for random, quirky, edgy humor, but I just didn't find this movie funny at all. It was just odd...and gross…and not great. We actually held out longer than about 20 other folks who left before us. Perhaps if you like their Internet show, this is for you, but it was not for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Snow has kept us stuck in Salt Lake (and sadly the film makers stuck in Park City) so the star sightings and Q and A’s have been minimal. It’s supposed to clear up, and we're hoping to get to Park City tomorrow. I'll keep you updated :).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">THANKS KIMBALIANO!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Until later…take care!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reel Rhino<o:p></o:p></span></div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-11079970170652482952012-01-24T11:15:00.003-06:002012-01-24T11:21:03.515-06:002012 Oscar Nominees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVLU1OCcqRxLZTzOS_qPxK1VXA2gXvOIBvEjOPNTL99NWDAOUS0GQ28vTbETQlKsqdewmdXfdAMW5lho5Nyc0a02x-3s54AXt88CCPeRLX1kXBLow1MYtf8oifIyHMLQeOMkiD-vxc1g/s1600/Oscar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVLU1OCcqRxLZTzOS_qPxK1VXA2gXvOIBvEjOPNTL99NWDAOUS0GQ28vTbETQlKsqdewmdXfdAMW5lho5Nyc0a02x-3s54AXt88CCPeRLX1kXBLow1MYtf8oifIyHMLQeOMkiD-vxc1g/s320/Oscar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Put your movie watching pants on and get out your pads and pens for some notes...this list will serve as your study sheet for the Reel Rhino OSCAR CHALLENGE -- COMING SOON! </div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">This is such an exciting time of year for movie lovers and for the Reel Rhino, this will be the third annual Oscar Challenge, I may add!</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the nominees, for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 84th Academy Awards are:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</u></b></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><b>Best Picture</b></u><br />
The Artist<br />
The Descendants<br />
Extremely Loud and Extremely Close<br />
The Help<br />
Hugo<br />
Midnight in Paris<br />
Moneyball<br />
The Tree of Life<br />
War Horse</em></em></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b>Best Director</b></u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Michel Hazanavicius, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist</em><br />
Alexander Payne, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Descendants</em><br />
Martin Scorsese, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hugo</em><br />
Woody Allen, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Midnight in Paris </em><br />
Terrence Malick, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Tree of Life </em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Actor</u></strong><br />
Demián Bichir, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Better Life</em><br />
George Clooney, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Descendants</em><br />
Jean Dujardin, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist</em><br />
Gary Oldman, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</em><br />
Brad Pitt, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moneyball</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Actress</u></strong><br />
Glenn Close, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Albert Nobbs</em><br />
Viola Davis, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Help</em><br />
Rooney Mara, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</em><br />
Meryl Streep, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Iron Lady</em><br />
Michelle Williams, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Week With Marilyn</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Supporting Actor</u> </strong><br />
Kenneth Branagh, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Week With Marilyn</em><br />
Jonah Hill, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moneyball</em><br />
Nick Nolte, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Warrior</em><br />
Christopher Plummer, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beginners</em><br />
Max Von Sydow, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Supporting Actress</u></strong><br />
Bérénice Bejo, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist</em><br />
Jessica Chastain, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Help</em><br />
Melissa McCarthy, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bridesmaids</em><br />
Janet McTeer, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Albert Nobbs</em><br />
Octavia Spencer, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Help </em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Original Screenplay</u></strong><br />
Michel Hazanavicius,<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Artist</em><br />
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bridesmaids</em><br />
J.C. Chandor, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Margin Call</em><br />
Woody Allen, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Midnight in Paris</em><br />
Asghar Farhadi, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Separation</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Adapted Screenplay</u></strong><br />
Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Descendants</em><br />
John Logan, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hugo</em><br />
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Ides of March</em><br />
Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moneyball</em><br />
Peter Straughan, Bridget O’Connor, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Animated Film</u></strong><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</em><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Cat in Paris</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chico and Rita</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kung Fu Panda 2</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Puss in Boots</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rango </em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Best Foreign Language Film</u></strong><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bullhead</em> (Belgium)<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Monsieur Lazhar</em> (Canada)<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Separation</em> (Iran)<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Footnote</em> (Israel)<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In Darkness</em> (Poland)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Art Direction</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist<br />
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2<br />
Hugo<br />
War Horse</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></em><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Costume Design</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anonymous<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist<br />
Hugo<br />
Jane Eyre<br />
W.E.</em></em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Documentary Feature</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hell and Back Again<br />
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front<br />
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory<br />
Pina<br />
Undefeated</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Documentary Short</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">God Is the Bigger Elvis</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Incident in New Baghdad</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saving Face</em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Film Editing</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist, </em>Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Descendants, </em>Kevin Tent<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, </em>Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hugo, </em>Thelma Schoonmaker<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moneyball,</em> Christopher Tellefsen</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Makeup</u></strong></span><br />
<em style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Albert Nobbs, </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, </em>Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </em><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Iron Lady, </em>Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Music (Original Score)</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Adventures of Tintin, </em>John Williams<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist, </em>Ludovic Bource<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hugo, </em>Howard Shore<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, </em>Alberto Iglesias<br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">War Horse, </em>John Williams</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Music (Original Song)</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Man or Muppet” from <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Muppets,</em> Bret McKenzie<br />
“Real in Rio” from<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Rio, </em>Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Short Film (Animated)</u></strong><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dimanche/Sunday<br />
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore<br />
La Luna<br />
A Morning Stroll<br />
Wild Life</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Short Film (Live Action)</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pentecost<br />
Raju<br />
The Shore<br />
Time Freak<br />
Tuba Atlantic</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Sound Editing</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Drive<br />
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo<br />
Hugo<br />
Transformers: Dark of the Moon<br />
War Horse</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Sound Mixing</u></strong><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo<br />
Hugo<br />
Monyeball<br />
Transformers: Dark of the Moon<br />
War Horse</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Visual Effects</u></strong><br />
<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2<br />
Hugo<br />
Real Steel<br />
Rise of the Planet of the Apes<br />
Transformers: Dark of the Moon</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">(The Oscars will be televised on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 26.)</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-46664911744732866262012-01-16T13:46:00.004-06:002012-01-16T14:06:01.919-06:00The Absolute Best of Film in 2011 (So Says Me)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So here it is folks...I know you all have been waiting with baited breath. Feel free to exhale for the wait is over. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This list, as with much in life, comes with a disclaimer. My top 15 list is based on the movies that I saw this year. I am an 80/20 dude, you should know that from the get go. 80% of the films I see are mainstream releases, the other 20% are comprised of indies and documentaries. Also, I rank my top flicks based on what I see in a calender year. For example, I have not yet seen WE BOUGHT A ZOO. Not to say that this would for sure make my list, but because I haven't seen it, I didn't even consider it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Okay, okay...enough rules. Get to business already!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Fine...you want it, you got it!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">REEL RHINO TOP 15 of 2011</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2YGehB-yncpV-WYJcY-_Uikb9nGjCol8ge4zPncQ8D25THJPW8ghzjkHkU_PbhDGL0VTx5hqV2IkeufVAuLDoj13niIVqA2siKD1_O4E5BIzm2hVqYCHn4U1dgCufI4S0fobD5Oxsxg/s1600/Attack+of+the+Block+-+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2YGehB-yncpV-WYJcY-_Uikb9nGjCol8ge4zPncQ8D25THJPW8ghzjkHkU_PbhDGL0VTx5hqV2IkeufVAuLDoj13niIVqA2siKD1_O4E5BIzm2hVqYCHn4U1dgCufI4S0fobD5Oxsxg/s320/Attack+of+the+Block+-+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">15. Attack the Block - 4.5 of 5 Horns</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Joe Cornish has created a unique film, which may have been the most fun you didn't have in the theater this year. Yep, you probably missed this one, but you need to give it a chance. Cornish is from the Edgar Wright camp and this is a British inner-city spin on the alien invasion tale. This film exists solidly on its own merit and the rag tag group of dudes are part Goonies, part Ghostbusters with a whole load of British swagger and cheeky humor. The special effects were creative and a bit campy, which gave great ambiance to this film. Bravo Mr. Cornish, Bravo.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">This kid's flick ain't really for kids, folks. It is a fantastic film that is rich in characters. It is not to be missed and while there are enough interesting visuals to keep the kids semi-happy, the adults will really see the humor and the depth that this film has to offer. Johnny Depp himself has become somewhat a cliche of wild character films, but he does Rango true justice and yes, even though we rarely get to see Depp in any kind of subdued role, his wild eyed range adds to Rango in the best possible ways. In most animated films, it is hard to look past the voices to see the characters. In this film, these characters live and breathe on their own. I challenge you to pinpoint any of the talent behind the voices, outside of Depp and a very obvious Timothy Olyphant-astic. This film is a pure animated spaghetti western disguised as Nickelodeon fodder. You will have a great time watching this movie!</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUlm1ZIQ3mzu4qnott4LT7pN9QkJpXW9GbK3Ft4LC7oqCA8TFXl7_6ZbzF7CihhTu7suoN4ZIg4HyUIG71DWMyjweyBfqtJddNU-pqH-FC68Zon6EDCmQaF887_4emZTq0SKLjYwJNMc/s1600/Everything+Must+Go+-+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUlm1ZIQ3mzu4qnott4LT7pN9QkJpXW9GbK3Ft4LC7oqCA8TFXl7_6ZbzF7CihhTu7suoN4ZIg4HyUIG71DWMyjweyBfqtJddNU-pqH-FC68Zon6EDCmQaF887_4emZTq0SKLjYwJNMc/s320/Everything+Must+Go+-+Poster.jpg" width="214" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The story of a man on the edge of disaster...well actually, his life is a disaster. He is fired from his job, his wife has left him, and he's an alcoholic. Oh yeah...his wife's swan song...she moves everything he owns onto their lawn before she leaves the house and changes the locks. What really made this film shine for me was Will Ferrell. His performance was a tour de force in my book and he give a performance that proves he is more than sports spoofs and occasionally funny goofball comedies. His sidekick, a young boy named Kenny is played by Christopher Jordan Wallace who is non-other than the son of the Notorious B.I.G. The young Wallace has a deadpan delivery but he is exceptional in this role, only his second ever, having previously played the child version of his pops in the 2008 biopic, Notorious. This film was somewhat depressing with an exceptional sense of catharsis head towards the finish. The film actually inspired me to get my own business together and clear out years of hoarding stuff...a few garage sales later, and I feel I now have a lot of wheat, and a lot less chaff.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">J.J. Abrams has existed as one of my favorite folks in the entertainment industry for some time now. He solidified that opinion with the wonderful reboot of the Star Trek series. I’d like to say J.J. is a wunderkind director, but he’s been in the biz for over 20 years. In the 1980’s Abrams helped Steven Spielberg repair home movies he had made as a kid. That’s a pretty good break for a young wannabe filmmaker and this was just the first of Abrams/Spielberg interactions that would ultimately lead to this project. While Abrams calls Spielberg the Grandfather of Super 8; Spielberg maintains that Abrams could have travelled this road on his own. Super 8 is something of a Goonies meets E.T. alien adventure film, that is surrounded by all the mystery that both directors love. For further reading, please see also, Abrams TED talk on the mystery of the box. Well Super 8 is loaded with mystery. For starters, the mystery of who the hell are these kid actors? If they were to remake the Goonies, I would vote these folks in. Elle Fanning is charming and a chip off the old family block. I was also happy to see Noah Emmerich and Ron Eldard back in the blockbuster feature game. Super 8 is pure adventure from start to finish. See this movie.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Impressive is just about the perfect word used to describe this film...this extremely impressive first live action effort from PIXAR wunderkind Brad Bird. He made his bones in the action genre with The Incredibles, but the question was, could he do it without the support of the great animators and collaborative effort that makes every Pixar film shine so bright. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">The answer is yes. And to our old friend </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Tommy Boy (Cruise, that is), I give you a hearty round of applause, for reascending to the ranks of proper action star. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">I think that it was as important to have the Bad Robot (JJ Abrams) team on-board as producer of this flick, as evidenced by JJ's recent successes (see also: Super 8). The IMF team assembled here </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">play off each other well, in a comedic sense, as well as running missions like well oiled heists, making the impossible possible. Jeremy Renner is the here and now, folks...he's the real deal. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Ethan Hunt is very similar to John McLane as a seemingly indestructible hero...it sometimes gets ridiculous, but somehow it works. Ethan Hunt is truly the Energizer Bunny of movie heroes. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">These action sequences really pop and watching this film gave me one of my favorite film going experiences of 2011. And, oh yeah, what a joy to see some good old fashion US/Russia hostility captured sublimely on the big screen. I'm all for world peace but the hints of Cold War conflict in this film gave me a sense of nostalgia ala Red Dawn and Hunt for Red October style of tension.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This is not a baseball movie, nor really even a sports movie at all. Written in part by Aaron Sorkin, one my favorite writers, this film is a character driven, dialogue driven film. Everything about the film is cleaver and not in a pretentious way. Brad Pitt is true acting talent and he hits way more than he misses. Jonah Hill is excellent in this film and I think his performance is something just short of perfection, potentially even an Oscar nomination waiting in the wings for him, as well as Pitt. The world of profession baseball is interesting enough on its own, but when you throw in the drama that this film offers, you get a movie that is fun to watch from start to finish. I was exceptionally impressed with the young Kerris Dorsey, who played Billy Beane's daughter, Casey. She is cute and has a unique voice that really compelled you further to feel for Billy in the various dilemma's that he faces through this film. Young Kerris sings a song to Billy in the course of the movie and when Billy listens to it, pensively looking out his window, it really his a great emotional chord.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">I absolutely loved this film. It hit my top five of the year the moment I exited the theater. This is really one of the few times that I unequivocally put a film into the mandatory viewing category. The power of film is the ability to learn from the mistakes of our past. Such an opportunity exists here, providing biting insight to the hardships faced by African Americans in the racially divided south during a truly hateful time in World history. Mistakes...such an understatement for the topic at hand. This movie demonstrates, albeit it watered down a bit for the masses, the brutality and hate of the era. But really, the brutality demonstrated here is not so much about muscle, as it was the complete demoralization of a group of people. As we celebrate the recent passing of the law allowing same sex marriages in the State of New York, it brings to mind that while we have made great strides for the equality of all people in America, we still have some tough roads to travel. I hope The Help rocks the Awards season, not because it matters, but because it will help give even more publicity to a film that everyone should see.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Win Win is an indie drama built around the spine of a sports film, loaded with comedic wit. I have never been a huge fan of Greco-Roman wrestling...never wrestled, rarely watched it in the rare instance it made it to the TV. Of course there was Vision Quest in the 1980's, but otherwise, when it came to wrestling, I was always more of a WWF guy. As far as the wrestling goes in this film, you will want more. The film is 100% a success as a comedic drama...but only built around the spine of a sports film, it doesn't give you that "hoisted on the shoulders and carried through town" ending so many sports films deliver. The hunger that you have for a stronger ending to the wrestling story will be satiated by the resolution of the drama. Thomas McCarthy is an amazing filmmaker (see also: The Visitor, The Station Agent)...you may know him as better as Dr. Bob from Meet the Parents. Yep, that guy. This movie was amazing and Paul Giamatti shines (per normal). A great supporting cast included Amy Ryan and Bobby Cannavale. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">This is the first movie for Alex Shaffer, who is Kyle, really a co-starring role to Giamatti's Mike. The filmmakers wanted a fresh face for this film and boy did they get it. Shaffer has a dry, deadpan delivery that absolutely just works. Also, he's a former championship high school wrestler. He probably still would be, except for a broken L-5 vertebrae. </span>When asked<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> in an interview if he will be able to keep wrestling, he said no, but probably will anyway. His minimalistic approach works with double success as when he does get excited about things in the movie, it has that much more impact.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The Adjustment Bureau was made with the highest of production values and the city of New York is a palpable character in this film. Matt Damon is stellar (as always) and Emily Blunt is clearly established as one of Hollywood's finest young actresses. Don't agree with me? Watch this movie. Yes, it is high concept and it is full of rich characters with roots in the oldest of human literature. It is based on the short story "Adjustment Team" by a legend in Science Fiction, Phillip K. Dick. I have heard complaints that this is more a romance than a sci-fi, but I disagree. There is such thing as a romantic sci-fi. The sci-fi is overt. The romance is overt. The message has been decried by some as corny, but I loved it. Hence it sitting comfortably here...in the top 3.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://reelrhino.blogspot.com/2011/09/warrior-its-that-effing-good.html">Reel Rhino Review: WARRIOR - It's That Effing Good</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This may not be the best movie of the year, but it certainly was my favorite. This was the best time I've had in the theater since The Dark Knight, and probably in my all-time favorite 5 trips to the theater. This was due in part to the impassioned crowd that I watched it with. Their excitement was my excitement, and we shared an experience, to that I have no doubt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">IMDB: 8.3/10 with 47,120 votes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Rotten Tomatoes: 93% fresh with 29,421 user votes</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxLdXWOtrDNS259ufrQXonx99efmwYVLrZYDo9HLHCis4e1o3VYxPa9eYlR4kSOHeuUPBQ46qfYkB2M_KjSB7WaNoG9NESDuvOIloJs6BWRdDLLcHLyPiaKJZg0nRUOEB8Xgxp1f7Y1c/s1600/Warrior+-+Husband+and+Wife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxLdXWOtrDNS259ufrQXonx99efmwYVLrZYDo9HLHCis4e1o3VYxPa9eYlR4kSOHeuUPBQ46qfYkB2M_KjSB7WaNoG9NESDuvOIloJs6BWRdDLLcHLyPiaKJZg0nRUOEB8Xgxp1f7Y1c/s320/Warrior+-+Husband+and+Wife.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I loved this movie...and so did most people who actually saw it! Please give it a chance and go in with an open mind. This movie touched me in the same way that Rocky did the first time I saw it...and let me be clear, I am talking about the Oscar winning film, Rocky...not the watered down sequels that were fun to watch but a little light on palpable drama. Warrior is that good, I promise!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It was a fun year and I'm glad to have shared it with you!! I'll see you through 2012 for more adventures at the movies! In the next week or so, I plan on doing a "what to watch in 2012" post...baited breath, folks, I know you'll be waiting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Reel Rhino</span></div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com1Kansas City, MO, USA39.0997265 -94.5785667000000138.8349835 -94.7687642 39.364469500000006 -94.388369200000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781811148877901392.post-23622330342861489712012-01-14T15:30:00.000-06:002012-01-14T15:30:03.450-06:00Beauty and the Beast 3-D...Nicely Done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLoEVhQo51p4aixxllUAk0N81arp6xjq-WYH6pC42Ueq-n3FkN1EKnimtbtPPiSoCalr6xIXWKxin18FvRGFPNE02JXfPNOOXIXGnPbzRLuwSweBdFEZ2bpXsEbbeNkelFOvbSKm-RDU/s1600/Beauty+and+the+Beast+3D+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLoEVhQo51p4aixxllUAk0N81arp6xjq-WYH6pC42Ueq-n3FkN1EKnimtbtPPiSoCalr6xIXWKxin18FvRGFPNE02JXfPNOOXIXGnPbzRLuwSweBdFEZ2bpXsEbbeNkelFOvbSKm-RDU/s320/Beauty+and+the+Beast+3D+Poster.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't see Beauty and the Beast when it was released in 1991. Hell I was 15 years old and this "mushy" cartoon romance was the last place I would have wanted to be. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smash cut to 21 years later...The Reel Rhino is in the house and there is no movie I won't watch. I lost a bet last year and endured and ultimately loved the film many view as an atrocity...Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll defend that film until I'm blue in the face, just as I'll defend my 15-year old self. At 15, I had no business wanting to go to this movie. In my current era, lifted of my filmic prejudices, I will see anything. As I remember it, I'm certain my 12 year-old sister loved it...in fact, I am quite certain that in my box of childhood toys, you would find several of the Beauty and the Beast McDonald's Happy Meal toys. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUnnTQgWG4dOnLtu85lfpfpoUiD8pmIv4BbojwEBCuOj8eoZzX78msB5nWu5ZWdBK5AMY-SlGcv8nk_MMDt28snRuPJv9kPV95AKKZwLujsxTMqnt1Bsbg3ciayJ-P0kIVAAU1wzBneg/s1600/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+Dancing+Down+the+Stairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUnnTQgWG4dOnLtu85lfpfpoUiD8pmIv4BbojwEBCuOj8eoZzX78msB5nWu5ZWdBK5AMY-SlGcv8nk_MMDt28snRuPJv9kPV95AKKZwLujsxTMqnt1Bsbg3ciayJ-P0kIVAAU1wzBneg/s320/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+Dancing+Down+the+Stairs.jpg" width="320" /></a>I have enjoyed many films on the notion "I have to see it." I have an obligation to broaden my horizons as wide as possible, for the sake of this thing I like to consider psuedo-reporting. An obligation to uncover the truth about great movies. and some not-so-great as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I do find that more often than not, I enjoy whatever it is that I go to see. I am no film snob and accusations have been made that I like too many movies. What is the harm in that, I say? At least I get the most bang for my movie buck!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoUpG7PhWFa2PkPAJurRbozFauwZEuYe36F5ALgFrLPLwhtdOfop6IezIEl7oC0eDAaGTS-iCVwHyuKwz8UJiTENU_7xP8ob5RNcon8l4mpXCULK04_hd5IAoUFWX1-GheOcQQFEyiz0/s1600/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+Gaston+Looks+Like+Bruce+Campbell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoUpG7PhWFa2PkPAJurRbozFauwZEuYe36F5ALgFrLPLwhtdOfop6IezIEl7oC0eDAaGTS-iCVwHyuKwz8UJiTENU_7xP8ob5RNcon8l4mpXCULK04_hd5IAoUFWX1-GheOcQQFEyiz0/s320/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+Gaston+Looks+Like+Bruce+Campbell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Beauty and the Beast 3-D</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Disney hand drawn animation is a beautiful thing to behold. This film is no different. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Based on the French fairytale, circa 1740, known classically La Belle et la Bete, this story is a classic one of a figurative princess, not seeking but destined to find her Prince Charming. There is a classic broad jawed villain, Gaston, that if I didn't know better was drawn in the likeness of Bruce Campbell...truly a spitting image! There is a bumbling sidekick to the villain, a sorceress, a number of moments of heroism, and some classic Disney musical numbers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is classic Disney animation at its finest and a film very worth revisiting, or in my case, giving a chance if you have missed it all these years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPdmK774Of2g15Htz7KJAPC7OxM-V_4BxkkJSOHRHlAKtF33q3sWQmDfgwnF96lqtrhAwnLNU__wVUCP-rD9O83nqvVYaakykss1qwySezgK16XDsymbZoaH8i6rH8m9W6MiQS0j85N8/s1600/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+Belle+and+Gaston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPdmK774Of2g15Htz7KJAPC7OxM-V_4BxkkJSOHRHlAKtF33q3sWQmDfgwnF96lqtrhAwnLNU__wVUCP-rD9O83nqvVYaakykss1qwySezgK16XDsymbZoaH8i6rH8m9W6MiQS0j85N8/s320/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+Belle+and+Gaston.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My friend Belinda shared with me this this is one of her favorite movies. She said one of the reasons was that Belle wasn't your typical damsel in distress and that after Ariel, The Little Mermaid, Belle heralded the new era of the growing strength of the female protagonist. I couldn't agree more. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Belle is introduced to us on her way through her small village, headed to the bookseller to return a book that she had borrowed, and to get a new one. She dances through town reading her new book, and singing the day away.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rest of town can't understand why she isn't head over heels for Gaston, the strapping hero of the town, a nefarious chap with seemingly one thing on his mind...Belle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMmyx7G2i-jy1q3o82KuDqH9rOGC0lwXhx3EGaK4wa5Ik91uGFfuO0JayiE2D2mAsSK0pwQp9EOAyvEA-AG24E9JKQtDijO_GCcokfjRvaGONAgrA7m47vBP0M0Jp6Y8Ascc0atwc35k/s1600/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+The+Crew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMmyx7G2i-jy1q3o82KuDqH9rOGC0lwXhx3EGaK4wa5Ik91uGFfuO0JayiE2D2mAsSK0pwQp9EOAyvEA-AG24E9JKQtDijO_GCcokfjRvaGONAgrA7m47vBP0M0Jp6Y8Ascc0atwc35k/s320/Beauty+and+the+Beast+-+The+Crew.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Belle wants nothing to do with his plans of domesticating her and in the opening quarter of the film, denies his proposal of marriage and embarrasses him in front of the whole village to boot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her father, an eccentric inventor, seen as crazy by the other villagers, sets off to enter one of his inventions into a competition. He gets lost along the way and finds himself seeking refuge at the castle of the Beast.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The castle is enchanted and most of the furnishings are alive and talking and singing, trying to make the most of their meek existence, living as otherwise inanimate objects subject to the rule of the Beast, a rather agitated fellow who had a spell cast on him, making him into the beast he is, when he denied shelter to a traveler as a boy, because she was so hideous. He is destined to suffer the same fate, until he can learn what love is, and also convince another to love him regardless of his looks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Belle's father is taken prisoner by Beast and Belle, in searching for her missing father, finds the Beast's castle, and offers herself in exchange for his freedom. The Beast accepts these terms.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">From here, it's a standard I hate you, no I love you kind of story, but presented magically the way that Disney does best. Through the movie, the path to confrontation is laid clear as Gaston, a hero to the town by their superficial standards, will not be denied his prize, simply the objectified concept that he has attached to Belle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRuoh49mr4wtebfkR3BPJ78dKLeluNwiP4PgdouHaxDxASLdac3YOHK5jH0NavCmLEtWNXS9bJaTfKmOCWvQWeMF2Bv3-AyqG7wl7fSMsWGucqY58yH6uhaNLIL4l7klQj2O0YMLO2Pk/s1600/Robbie+Benson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRuoh49mr4wtebfkR3BPJ78dKLeluNwiP4PgdouHaxDxASLdac3YOHK5jH0NavCmLEtWNXS9bJaTfKmOCWvQWeMF2Bv3-AyqG7wl7fSMsWGucqY58yH6uhaNLIL4l7klQj2O0YMLO2Pk/s1600/Robbie+Benson.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was wholly impressed by the voice talents of Paige O'Hara as Belle and Robby Benson as Beast. This was the end of the era of using true voice talent as the 1990's saw a shift toward star power and recognition in presenting the voices of the animated features of today. The voices of Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach are there as well, but as fitting support of the powerful voices of the leads. David Odgen Stiers has the voice of an angel and is pitch-perfect as the narrator.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a funny aside, I received a little criticism on Facebook for not knowing who Robby Benson is...he looks a bit like Fabio and while he has a great run of bit roles and directing gigs across a huge span of time in Hollywood, he really hasn't done anything in this era that makes him a face (or name) that I think most would instantly recognize!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the day, of course you should see this film. It is a classic, it is critically lauded, and it is a really good time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you go to see it, please tell me if I'm crazy, but there were some extremely bosomy side characters wearing fairly low cut garb...a little risque, I thought, for Disney fare. Maybe it was to give all the Dads who were roped into seeing it something to gawk at....ewwww.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6odNQAX_ud2VmQ3x4wtg8pTtSiE-eit33dNAu8zy8Cxr3ADAYcKz9AjDUHFLaUUHM76fBnyH-tu8XwuB2jJDDDXIExOBqLs3rVRQerr0jsEbndCE2Sxw2n7haXSEAGBUggXq7SjEresY/s1600/Tangled+Ever+After+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6odNQAX_ud2VmQ3x4wtg8pTtSiE-eit33dNAu8zy8Cxr3ADAYcKz9AjDUHFLaUUHM76fBnyH-tu8XwuB2jJDDDXIExOBqLs3rVRQerr0jsEbndCE2Sxw2n7haXSEAGBUggXq7SjEresY/s320/Tangled+Ever+After+Poster.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 of 5 Horns for this 3-D reissue of Beauty and the Beast. A great digital remastering and very enjoyable depth in the 3-D component of the film. I thought the crude character sketches featured in the credits running at the end were quite well done.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Oh yeah, the new Disney classic Tangled gets the classic Disney short film treatment to beef up the bang for your buck. It's a cute story of the wedding day of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, in which things don't go exactly as they are planned. With Beauty and the Beast coming in at a paltry 88 minutes, the short helps beef up the running time but made it tougher for the smaller tykes who had lost some interest by the end of the main feature. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until later...(the top 15 is coming soon, I promise!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reel Rhino</div>Ryan M. Rezzellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962402412995756424noreply@blogger.com0