By General Disdain on Dec 31, 2006 in Drama, Sporting | 4 Comments
I can hear it now, the all encompassing theme to Rocky – Gonna Fly Now. Whenever, I hear that music I get goose-pimples all over my ass. And after five installments of the Rocky franchise, that’s about all that gets me excited about the movies anymore. Needless to say, most of the sequels have been [...]
By General Disdain on Dec 24, 2006 in Drama | 4 Comments
Come Christmas time, or should I say Holiday time (for all the politically correct douchebags out there), Hollywood without question drops the old rags-to-riches, feel good movies into our laps. So it is no surprise that The Pursuit of Happyness shows up just in time for the gift exchange. Even though most folks who know [...]
By General Disdain on Dec 15, 2006 in Comedy | 0 Comments
With the memory of 2002′s Van Wilder still swirling in my head – okay not really swirling, but every now and again I think of that scene where the frat guy (Daniel Cosgrove) is eating the doughnuts filled with dog semen. And each time I think of it, a freaky chill runs up my spine [...]
By General Disdain on Dec 5, 2006 in Comedy, Musical | 3 Comments
Rock operas. What are they and what do they want from us? First part of the question is easy – they’re albums or movies told in the form of song – although an album is generally considered a concept work (at least that is my interpretation of them). I’m not entirely sure what the answer [...]
Stay Away
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Not Bad
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Man on a Ledge
The Woman In Black
Safe House
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