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I enjoy watching movies. I have a degree from The University of Texas at Austin in RTF. I like it when people read my reviews and I enjoy email.

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 300: 5 of 94
Prepare for glory! 480 B.C. Thermopylae. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name, a brotherhood of 300 grossly outnumbered Spartan soldiers attempt to fend off the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. The king, Leonidus (Gerard Butler) has led this suicide mission without the blessing of ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Norbit: 1 of 14
A mild mannered Norbit (Eddie Murphy) grows up in an orphanage and falls hopelessly in love with one of his playmates. After she is adopted and placed out of his grasp a domineering obese girl named Rasputia (also Murphy) takes him under her wing. They grow up together and ultimately get married. Norbit is relatively happy i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Waitress: 1 of 13
If only life were as easy as pie. Jenna (Keri Russell) is an unhappily married, recently impregnated, waitress in the Deep South. Her husband (Jeremy Sisto) is a controlling simpleton who seems more like a child than the developing fetus living inside his wife. Jenna wants more from life, but it appears as though her current... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Reign Over Me: 1 of 11
Let in the unexpected. Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) leads a generally happy life. He loves his kids, has a beautiful wife, and genuinely seems to enjoy his dentistry practice. But soon he starts to want something more; he feels somewhat trapped and is searching for some sort of way out to enjoy hobbies and such on his own. One... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny: 1 of 8
Billed as The Greatest Motion Picture of All Time,' the D brings their rocket sauce to the big screen and attempts to violate your eye and ears to total sensory euphoria. And they do so to varying degrees of success. If you've seen the HBO original series or heard the Tenacious D album you know what kind of humor to expect h... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Children of Men: 6 of 37
The year is 2027, and the human race is on the cusp of extinction. Humans can no longer procreate and the world has turned to chaos leaving only England with any form of order due to its natural borders. The problems of today have only become worse with radical immigration laws, pollution problems, and mass apathy. The world... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Host: 2 of 10
It is Lurking Behind You. American carelessness leads to chemical dumping in Seoul's Han River and forces a mutation in a creature that preys on the surrounding people. During the creature's first attack, it captures a young girl, Hyun-seo, and her family assumes her to be dead. All the people who have come into contact with... More..
Entertainment > Movie News & Previews Movie predictions: Shrek the Third: 3 of 13
Who's ready for thirds? King Harold has fallen ill and Shrek and Fiona have stepped in to run the kingdom of Far, Far Away until the he is well again. But when things turn south for the old frog and he finally, after quite the drawn out scene, croaks; it is up to Shrek to run the land. Well, Shrek, or the last living heir, A... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Rocky Balboa: 8 of 30
It ain't over til it's over. And after this film, it had certainly better be over. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) returns for one last fight to clear all the stuff' he has in his basement.' Rocky has long since retired and is now living his life as a widower restaurateur. His son has grown up and his list of friends has g... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Knocked Up: 10 of 33
Ben is a slovenly stoner who enjoys weed, his friends, and pornography. Alison is a dedicated woman who enjoys working and her family. In what universe could these two cross paths? A no doubt drunken universe, peppered with humorous characters with snappy dialogue. After an evening out celebrating a recent promotion at work ... More..