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I just wanted to drop everyone a quick line and say that I have not been able to post due to a recent medical situation dealing with two of my children. Both are different issues, but both have been time consuming. To tell you the truth, going to the movies has been the last thing on my mind. Right now I am focusing on fast recoveries for my two little ones and praying that one of them will not be needing any form of chemotherapy.

I project that after this weekend things will be a little more normal and my postings will begin again full tilt. I appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.

Your humble film reviewer,

Marti

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Georgia Rule Rules Nothing

May 22nd 2007 04:02

I cannot tell you how disheartened and disappointed I was in Georgia Rules. Buying a ticket to the movies, I plan to be entertained, not shocked and angered. If I wanted that, I would rent a Michael Moore video.

Georgia Rule stars Lindsay Lohan as a promiscuous 17 year old girl who is so out of control that she has been driven to a small Idaho town to by her mother Lilly (Felicity Huffman) to spend the summer with her God-fearing grandmother (Jane Fonda) to snatch up some of the slack in her life. Rachel (Lohan) shows her rebellion early on and carries it well through out the movie (I wonder, is that really acting? Don’t get me wrong…I think Lohan has remarkable talent. But this is the movie that got her called in to the principal’s office by CEO James G. Robinson). Rachel can’t stand her alcoholic mother Lilly and Lilly can’t stand her non-stop rulemaking mother Georgia, hence the name for the film. The movie is horribly dysfunctional beyond anything humorous.

When Rachel declares that her step-father (played by Cary Elwes) had been forcing himself sexually on her since she was twelve years old, the audience has to wonder, is she telling the truth? Or is she playing a mere joke? If she was telling the truth, Rachel is extremely open and non-chalant about it. If it was a joke, what a great message to send to teens everywhere! Why, incest is a GREAT topic to joke about! (please note the sarcasm). On top of that, Rachel recants the confession, but then recants the recantation, saying it did happen! What’s one to believe? Oh, and did I mention she recanted it AGAIN?

Rebellious Rachel played by Lindsay Lohan

Rachel is bent on rebelling against everything and everyone, and I mean everyone. When she comes into contact with a Mormon farm boy (Garrett Hedlund) that admits he’s a virgin, what does she do? Perform oral sex oh him while they are in a rowboat! She never cared that he was laden with guilt afterwards. She never cared that it was a SIN to him…she only did it to empower herself, to break a rule, no matter what it did to the other party involved. Throughout the film she struts and shows herself to virtually anyone who will look, creating more of a slutty display than one that would desire an ounce of sympathy. And her declaration: “Harlan, I gave you a bl—job, it wasn’t even a date!” made her even more unlikable, shallow, and superficial.

Lilly has her own problems as well, falling off of the wagon in a supposedly funny scene (I failed to miss the humor) leaving her topless on her mother’s lawn following the bombshell of the molestation allegation. Again, how is this funny?

Georgia is more supplemental to the story so I have to wonder the film was named after her. The most enjoyable parts were watching her stuff a bar of soap in someone’s mouth when they would blaspheme.

Garry Marshall directed this horrible fiasco of a film. A family that is devastated by dark secrets simply cannot be made whole with a hug. And I have to say that not only was I offended by the casual mention of what is child rape, but I was also appalled at the sheer lack of concern of morals. In a society that teaches us to be respectful of race, gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity the scene in the rowboat was in extremely bad taste. And it just wasn’t that scene. It was the following scenes with Rachel; the complete cheapening of the act, of what Harlan thought was right and wrong. Basically, it was okay for Rachel to throw herself on Harlan…that is what girls do now, right? Wrong! Not all of them do! It creates a stereotype. Not to mention that the movie also presents that it is acceptable not to be respectful of one’s beliefs. The lying, the manipulation was probably not the best context for feel-good director Marshall to undertake.

In conclusion, Georgia Rule fails miserably to be anything more than a demeaning made for television movie. Garry Marshall needs to read his scripts before he accepts them.

I give Georgia Rule no stars out of five. No stars are awarded for family friendliness as well. With rebellion, manipulation, sexuality, nudity, and language, I can only urge parents to keep their children (and teens for that matter) far away from this one.

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Celebrity Birthday Tribute- Dennis Hopper

May 17th 2007 15:05

As a token of my appreciation for some great work by some great actors, I am going to try the best I can to have at least one celebrity birthday a week. Today, it seems the lot falls to Dennis Hopper, a great force in the acting profession.

Born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas, Dennis Hopper grew to love acting. Moving to La Mesa, California, he found himself voted in high school most likely to succeed. In 1955 Dennis had his big break into show business playing the role of an epileptic in the series Medic. His horizons broadened when he was cast with his film idol James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause as well as the movie Giant. Following the death of Dean and still grieving, Dennis agreed to do the film From Hell To Texas with director Henry Hathaway. Hopper was blacklisted from working in Hollywood for a few years due to his confrontation with Hathaway and refusing to follow his directions.

Hopper set his sights on television and appeared well over 130 episodes of shows such as Combat, The Twighlight Zone and America’s favorite: Bonanza.

His attention turned back to movies, and he appeared in Cool Hand Luke with Paul Newman in 1967. Hopper was cast alongside John Wayne in 1965 in The Sons of Katie Elder and in 1969 for True Grit. True acknowledgement of his talent came when he made the movie Easy Rider with Peter Fonda. As director, he created new visual enhancements in film making such as stop action photography. He became known for his improvisation.

He has since appeared in movies such as Mad Dog Morgan, Apocalypse Now, RumbleFish, Out of the Blue, and Speed (this is only a few movies). He directed the movie Colors starring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn. He won critical acclaim for his role of Frank Booth in Blue Velvet. He was awarded an Oscar nomination for his role opposite Gene Hackman in Hoosiers. He was given an Emmy nomination for the HBO films Doublecrossed and Paris Trout. He has appeared in the television series 24, as well as the E-Ring.

In addition to his acting and directing, Dennis Hopper is also a painter, poet and photographer.

I want to especially applaud this actor for overcoming his own demons by checking himself into drug rehab (early 1980’s) Anyone who can be addicted to a substance that can take away your identity, overcome it, and come out better than before should be noticed.

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENNIS HOPPER! I WISH YOU LONG LIFE AND HAPPINESS!

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28 Weeks Later Weak in Plot, Strong in Gore

May 17th 2007 03:36

If you like the blood, guts, and gore of 28 Days Later, hold on to your seats…you get a full serving in the sequel! Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo this gory flick makes up for in body count what it lacks in plot.

The film picks up (you’ll never guess!) 28 weeks later after the zombie making virus outbreak began. I would like to add that the music is perfectly fitting and gives you a good feel for the vibe. Hiding out in a farmhouse Don (Robert Carlyle) and his wife (Catherine McCormack) are attacked by the chomping zombies. Don gets a case of the willies and abandons his wife by taking a window exit, leaving her to her horrific fate. The story tries to have a character development of Don having a case of the guilts for leaving her, but to tell you the truth; it’s secondary to the endless killing and body count.

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Delta Farce No Force To Be Reckoned With

May 14th 2007 23:34

Today my wonderful husband took me to see Delta Farce, the next attempt at acting by the now infamous Larry the Cable Guy. Despite the absolute weirdness of some of the scenes, we found it mildly entertaining. (And my hubby is an Iraqi vet). The plot?

Larry (played by GASP!!! Larry the Cable Guy!) is a redneck living in trailer park central who goes with his best friends Bill (played by Bill Engvall) and Everett (DJ Qualls) to their weekend National Guard post. They wind up being deployed under the demeaning eye of their sergeant played by an angry Keith David. I think the only decibel level he knows is LOUD

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DJ's Disturbia Does LaBeouf Good

May 12th 2007 02:38

Okay, Okay, I broke down and did it. After hearing all the cracks about Hitchcock’s attempted “Rear Window” attempt, I had to check out Disturbia. And I was very surprised with what I saw.

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Spiderman 3 Swings Into Summer

May 7th 2007 16:13

To all of you out there who were wondering if I would review this film, yes, of course! How could I not with a brood of little ones at home? As I stood in the thirty minute line for the blockbuster hit (the movie grossed $59 million on its opening Friday night alone) I noticed that the cinema had opened up eleven screens and were beginning the movie in fifteen minute intervals. Not too shabby, I remember thinking. Of course, I had my youngsters tugging at my arm and telling me their suspected plots. After sitting through the two hour and twenty minute movie directed by Sam Raimi this is what I have to say

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Blades of Glory Kicks Ice

May 7th 2007 02:37

Blades of Glory is an entertaining figure skating farce teaming up Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights, Anchorman) and John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite, School for Scoundrels). When Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) tie for the gold at a world competition and then promptly get into a fight, the result is both of them being banned from figure skating. There is a loop hole as Coach (Craig T. Nelson) points out, and both of them find themselves skating together in the pairs competition, and once again, for the gold medal

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