January 2011
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NUMBER 1 IS STILL NUMBER 1
Original Movies That Tower Over Their Sequels:
Star Wars: A New Hope
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Speed
Die Hard
The Matrix
Ocean’s 11
Back to the Future
Toy Story
Home Alone
Jaws
The Silence of the Lambs
Goldeneye (as compared to the subsequent Pierce Brosnan Bonds)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Blues Brothers
Some...
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Why 3D Doesn't Work & Never Will →
Wonderful letter from a film editor to Roger Ebert that closes the debate on the value of 3D in cinema.
(P.S. This is my 100th post. Hooray.)
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WHAT I’M WATCHING:
American Idol (Fox) - While Simon may have been the only person on the show with a decent ear and brutal honesty, he’s gone. The show must go on. And so far: it has. The first two have been pretty entertaining. Jennifer Lopez is leaps and bounds better than Paula, seeing as she can actually think and speak. Tyler is a wild card and his unpredictability / creepiness...
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President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address →
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s inauguration, above is a link to the text of the greatest inaguarual speech ever given. Still gives me chills. Here are the links to the videos if you want to hear it from the man himself (which you should).
Part 1 & Part 2
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Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients →
Do yourself a favor and read some of these. It’ll make you want to be a better person.
(Don’t worry they’re brief, but powerful. Click the ‘View’ link on the right hand side to get a description of what earned them the award.)
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PEOPLE I LOVE
I decided to counter point the cantankerousness of my last rant by spreading some appreciation to a couple other groups of people.
People With Fastlane / EasyPay - Thank you for keeping traffic moving and having common sense enough to know it’s a necessary item for all drivers. I think it should be mandated by law at this point. And those without it, don’t give me this,...
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Mental Floss Features Link To "Should I Go See... →
Thanks to my friend Megan L., my film review site was a featured link today on Mental Floss! Very exciting. My hits are blowing up! Tell your friends and follow us on Twitter: @sigsi_site
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PEOPLE I CAN’T STAND
[Warning: Explicit Language Follows]
People Who Talk During Movies - This needs to be on every list like this. It’s a given.
People Who ‘Don’t Watch TV’ - They’re almost as bad as the people who proudly proclaim, “I don’t even own a TV.” I love Netflix as much as the next guy but stop being a freeloader and get a goddamn...
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Since when has 'Astrology is Bullshit' been...
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New Zodiac Sign Dates Causing Identity Crisis on Twitter
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Date: Ahh, look at all this food we’re wasting.
Me: Well, I live in America. So I don’t really care.
Date: [Cringe] Ooooo, that’s really how you feel about it, huh?
Me: … Yes? …
Date: You are talking to someone who wants to go into the Peace Corps.
Me: Yea? You know who started the Peace Corps? American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Date: Yea, I did know...
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Anonymous asked: The fact that you have so much going on in your life, what do you do in your spare time?
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'Path' Photo Sharing App. Get On It. →
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