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14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - In Memoriam: Andrew Br... · 0 replies · +4 points

Quite possible...knew a 44 YO man, perfect (apparent) health, who sat down to breakfast with his wife and dropped over, no warning, from an aortal aneurysm. You never can know....

Thank you, Mr. Breitbart. You didn't have as much time as you would have wished-but my goodness, what you did with it! R.I.P.

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Ben Kingsley Nails the... · 2 replies · +5 points

I can't feel any love for DKR yet. The trailers just don't catch my interest, and Selena's monologue to Bruce about being the Evil Greedy 1%er left me thinking, "uhm...so taking down the guy who employs thousands upon thousands, is hip-deep in philanthropic causes and who gives away more in a year than you'll steal in a lifetime is supposed to be a _good_ idea?"

I am so ready for Avengers, though. And the extra bits in the German trailer were sweet.

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Last Night on 'Glee': ... · 0 replies · +2 points

^This. She watches it so the rest of us can be warned about the junk being fed our teen and tween loved ones (and their friends). I don't watch it, don't ever want to watch it- but I also know young people in that age group, and want to keep up on what Hollyweird tells them is the Cool Thing To Do.
Plus, watching the trolls attempt to be hard-hitting and clever *is* amusing....

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - D.L. Hughley Launches ... · 0 replies · +4 points

This. And, some things just don't change....

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Parents Need To Stop B... · 0 replies · +2 points

This.
Hollywood has learned that it can keep shoveling crap and that the public will keep buying it, will keep allowing it into their homes. And there are so many parents who will simply drop their kids in front of the TV and let it keep them busy for the day. I have no doubt that Spongebob and similar frenetic offerings *are* bad for kids' attention spans- and it's up to us, the consumers, to stop finding this acceptable. When we turn off the junk, H'wood will start feeling the pain in its collective pocketbooks.

(Seriously, I've watched Spongebob. My brain was whimpering and cowering after about two minutes....)

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Zoe Saldana: Racists E... · 0 replies · +6 points

Voting for someone because she believes in them, not just for their image, is a good start. Even if what they're saying is wrong, there is at least some thinking and judgment going on.
Still a long ways to go, but she's young and has probably been steeped in H'wood liberalism for much of her adult life.
Bonnie's right-there are probably a lot of young liberals who might have their eyes opened, if they spent some time discussing life with a conservative who is good at expressing what we _really_ believe and act upon.
(And let's be honest- she is, to some extent, right. Guardian Liberals and their US brethren loathe the US for everything she is, calling her racist for anything that *doesn't* smack down white people-and loathe themselves for their own, oh-so-not-PC whiteness.)

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Censorship! A Hollywoo... · 0 replies · +2 points

And a lot of us conservative women aren't that 'pretty' on the outside, either. But it's the internal ugliness of these three that I find far more unpleasant.

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Morning Call Sheet: Te... · 1 reply · +2 points

A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Review: Let’s Hear I... · 8 replies · +4 points

We saw it last night (also not in 3D) and enjoyed it. Evans actually has some nice, wordless moments that say a lot more than more lines of dialogue could have, and handles well a character whose dream is achieved partly by the risk of the SuperSoldier program, but partly when he takes things into his own hands and chooses to become more than a flashy symbol.
And the leads played well off each other-I'm not familiar enough with Stanley Tucci to judge his role here against any others he has had, but his character played well off Evans'.

I could go on for a ways here, but in short- no, no sucker punches. Captain America is still a guy willing to risk his life for his country, who inspires others to follow him.(Comics fans will be amused to catch a certain group of commandos, never mentioned by name, giving Cap a hand.) And the Red Skull is a nasty, egomanaiacal sort who thinks Hitler is not going far enough. Not a perfect film, no, but very enjoyable.

And a really sweet surprise after the credits. 'Nuff said.

14 years ago @ Big Hollywood - New 'Captain America' ... · 0 replies · +3 points

Totally agreeing with you. A Struzan poster would fit this movie amazingly well.

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