Rating: 7+/10 Rental worthy. This is a good movie and stands out from the usual movie fare. Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock had backseat roles to the main star, a young autistic boy who lost his father (Hanks) in 911 tower. It is a journey of self discovery movie that holds your attention and pulls you into the story. The movie rotates around the boy, Thomas Horn, who does an excellent job acting. Bullock & Hanks have smaller supporting roles as the parents – so don’t expect this movie to give them much screen time or to be about them. I don’t normally endorse many “self discovery” movies as they tend to be too self indulgent and boring. However this boy, (Thomas Horn), carries this movie and the story line (a mystery of sorts) keeps your attention to find out where it will lead the boy. Put it on your rental list
Read more →So what’s the plan? Republicans have been hell bent on destroying any type of healthcare plan or reform from day one. Is that because it is “ObamaCare” or just Healthcare reform in general? I watch Fox News and their poll quotes 74% want to repeal the “Affordable Healthcare Act” (ObamaCare). I watch CNN and their polls show 54% want to keep it. I haven’t heard MSNBC’s poll numbers but assume it would show 70+% in favor of keeping it. Poll numbers can not be trusted by themselves. How the questions are asked and to what group will define the results. So what’s not to like? and what are the alternatives? The bill assures coverage for everyone through private insurers. You can no longer be dropped if you become ill and get laid off from work. Your adult children can remain on your policy until age 26 – which gives them time to
Read more →This is a great camera bag and a pretty good deal. $50 w/free shipping. I bought one a few years ago for my Canon T1i SLR. It holds a couple lenses, extra cards, etc. I even have my Canon 450 Elf in one pocket. It has one strap that goes across your chest – head, one arm and shoulder slips through strap (sling). It has a side opening, so if you are walking and see something you want to photo, you slide the pack to your front, open the side, take your camera out, take the shot, then put camera back in, zip up, and slide it back to your back. Initially I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend that much on a camera bag, but am glad I did. If I’m going somewhere, I can just grab the bag and everything, including flash is there. And it is comfortable
Read more →Rating 7+/10 Good movie. A sleeper not to miss. If you like action movies with intrigue you will enjoy this movie. There was not a lot of advertising for this movie, so is one easily missed. Cate Blanchett may be the only name you recognize in the cast. The 16 yr old trained assassin did a great job. One of the better movies I’ve seen in awhile. I had no preconceived ideas about the movie prior to watching it which is sometimes a good thing. Some over-hyped movies tend to disappoint only because of the pre-release hype. This is a definite movie to rent. My wife gave it 8/10. Thought it was an exciting movie. I would be interested in your opinion of the movie if you saw it.
Read more →Rating: 6/10 Weak movie but good cast. If you are in the mood for a totally unrealistic, somewhat funny, heist movie — and like Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck (Ben Affleck’s younger brother), Mathew Broderick, Alan Alda, and other star studded cameo cast members, then this movie is worth renting. Some humor seemed forced, movie premise bizarre, but all in all, was an enjoyable movie with some funny spots. Just don’t expect too much. My wife gives it 6-/10. She thought it was a little over the top and silly…. but still enjoyed it… kind of.
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Read more →Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on parts of the Healthcare Bill (nicknamed ObamaCare), the original bill fell short of its mission – to lower or slow healthcare costs and make healthcare available to everyone. Unfortunately, the Single Payer healthcare initiative was blocked by the Republicans as was many other parts of the bill. Then the fear tactics were started to further diminish the effectiveness of true healthcare reform. Rumors (untrue) of “death panels” and “socialized medicine” that would ruin our high standards of care, and “refusal of treatment” after you reached a maximum amount… all lies and rumors to turn unaware citizens against actual healthcare reform. What we ended up with was a hodgepodge bill, over 2,000 pages – mostly to clarify wordings to appease lawyers. The good parts – children can stay on plans longer, pre-existing conditions are no longer cause for denial of coverage. For some reason,
Read more →Rating: 8/10 Good movie that was better than I expected. Very well done with good storyline. Good acting and photography. War Horse was an emotional roller coaster of a ride. Probably not an epic movie you will be talking about a year from now, but a good big screen movie and a definate DVD rental movie when available. I don’t usally go into storylines, assuming you already know enough about a movie and just want to know whether you should add it to your rental list or skip it. The movie had all elements going for it, war, horses, good guys, bad guys, adventure, sadness, joy. Good movie from start to finish. My wife also gives it 8/10. She gets emotionally involved in movies and this one was no exception. She said it was too sad in spots and had her hands over her eyes during graphic scenes. In a
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