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Joss Whedon and The Upcoming Buffy Movie

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I can only imagine what it feels like to have someone else take your creations and mess with them.  Joss Whedon reacts to the announcement of a new Buffy movie to be made without him.  Read it at E Online: follow this link.

Movie Weekend

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I spent this last week-end watching movies, doing a bit of writing in between.  Here are the movies we watched in no particular order and my rating for each one.

Youth in Revolt (Rated R) A-
Very funny movie, with a lot of great actors, so many really that not all had a chance to shine. 

Pretty Birds (Rated R) C-
More great actors including Kristin Wiig who was barely used.  Ultimately though, went nowhere.

Death at a Funeral (Rated R) C+
Funny moments that descended to overacting.  Should have watched the 2007 original.

Kick Ass (Rated R) A
Best superhero violence/action yet– all by a little girl.  Good story.  Yes, it’s violent!  It’s a superhero movie…called “Kick Ass”.  What were you expecting?

The Oscars – Part I

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It wouldn’t be right to just let the Oscars slip by without a single comment, would it? It probably would– especially since I didn’t watch the awards show. I did see some of the movies though. The only best picture nominee that I saw was “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. I liked it, but since I didn’t see the others, I don’t know how it compares. I want to see “The Reader”, but not until after I read the book.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if we were only allowed to see a movie after we had read the book first? Yes, I know some movies have original screenplays….