Archives – November, 2008

The Inner Struggle Between Peace & Heroism – “The Incredible Hulk” Movie Review

November 27th, 2008

“The Incredible Hulk” picks up the story of Bruce Banner 5 years after his botched experiment that turned him into the Hulk when his pulse reaches a certain level (e.g. he becomes agitated – angry, scared, excited). Bruce (Edward Norton – “The Illusionist”) is in hiding in Brazil, looking for a possible cure for his condition by working with a scientist code-named “Mr. Blue” over an encrypted internet connection.

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Card Counting, Blackjack, and Vegas – “21″ Movie Review

November 19th, 2008

Based on the true story of six M.I.T. students, “21″ is a movie about a group of M.I.T. students who, under the tutelage of one of their professors, learn how to count cards and take their skills to Vegas to win a large sum of money at blackjack at the various casinos there. Although counting cards isn’t technically illegal, the casinos frown heavily upon it.

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Movie Review – Shaun of the Dead

November 15th, 2008

Poor Shaun, (Simon Pegg) he’s having a rough go of it lately. His girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) constantly nags him about his lack of devotion to her and his complete devotion to his best friend Ed (Nick Frost) and his pub “The Winchester Arms.”

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Is Everyone “Glee” Crazy?

November 8th, 2008

It sure feels like it! Fox is running incessant promos. The critics are falling all over themselves giving it stars, thumbs, feet, the kitchen sink and whatever else they can heap on the praise pile. The fans are writhing on the floor in agony from the “Glee” withdrawals.

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Movie Review – I Love You, Man

November 4th, 2008

Last night, I watched the movie “I Love You, Man.” It wasn’t “Knocked-Up” good, but I wasn’t expecting it to be and it definitely had it’s fair share of amusing moments. Since I didn’t go in with any great expectations, I was allowed to just enjoy the amusing aspects of the film–which was glorious and something I need to do more often!

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