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NEW; My Movie Review Format

2008-08-21T08:33:00.002-04:00

The Synopsis

IMDb: The IMDb synopsis will appear here...

Other Reviews

Main Critics:

Roger Ebert:
Richard Roeper:
Michael Phillips:
Lisa Schwarzbaum:
A. O. Scott:

Other Sites:

At The Movies:
Thumbs Summary:
Fandango: XX Oh No, XX No, XX So-So, XX Go, XX Must Go
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: XX% (Rotten), Top Critics: XX% (Rotten), RT Community: XX% (Rotten)
Metacritic: Critics: XX out of 100, Users: X out of 10
Yahoo Movies: Critics: X Users: X

My Review

What I thought of a film will appear here…

The Best Movies for This Month

2008-08-21T07:28:00.003-04:00

For the Month of August:

National: Death Race
Indies: Henry Poole Is Here
Comedy: Tropic Thunder
Family: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Reminder for September: Movies I Recommend To See In 2008

Number Ones for September:
National: Eagle Eye
Indies: The Duchess
Comedy: Burn After Reading
Family: Igor

UPDATE: Movies I Recommend To See In 2008(Sep- Dec)

2008-08-21T07:17:00.003-04:00

Number Ones for October:
National: Max Pyane
Indies: The Changeling
Comedy: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Family: City of Ember
Halloween: Saw V

Number Ones for November:
National: Quantum of Solace or Twilight
Indies: Milk
Comedy: TBA
Family: Bolt

Number Ones for December:
National: Curious Case of Benjamin Button or Will Eisner's The Spirit
Indies: Defiance or Youth in Revolt
Comedy: Yes Man
Family: Tale of Despereaux

THE FUTURE

2009

Inkheart
Watchmen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Angels and Demons
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2010

Alice in Wonderland
Iron Man 2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Thor
M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

2011

The First Avenger: Captain America
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
The Avengers
The Hobbit

Ebert & Roeper Review

2008-08-19T12:01:00.001-04:00

Here is what Ebert (Phillips) & Roeper say about the movies. For other reviews check them out here http://kplusb.org/ebertroeper/ or http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Two Thumbs Down

Tropic Thunder

Two Thumbs Up

The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2

Two Thumbs Up

Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008-08-18T04:07:00.003-04:00

Synopsis: The Clone Wars are raging between the Separatists and the Galactic Republic. When Jabba the Hutt's son is taken by a group of renegades, two Jedi are summoned to investigate. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi depart in search of answers: where is the Hutt's son, and who is controlling this mysterious renegade group? Yoda sends Ahsoka Tano along as Anakin's apprentice, Obi-Wan duels Asajj Ventress, and Anakin finds himself dueling Count Dooku once more. Meanwhile, the Sith plan to instigate a three-way war, including the Hutts. http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: Not yet http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
Fandango: 120 Oh No, 76 No, 212 So-So, 328 Go, 281 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 18% (Rotten), Top Critics: 5% (Rotten), RT Community: 54% (Rotten) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 35 out of 100, Users: 5.1 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: C- Users: B- http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review: I put this film into the Expanded Universe (EU) category, I am not a 100% sure of Lucas dose or not but, I do. I only canonize the six film (the nine original planed films and stories), and the things directly connected to the films and filmmaking process like the screenplays, notes, the novelizations, the deleted scenes, the added special edition scenes, the DVD extras, Like Lucas said, "The movies are Gospel, and everything else is Gossip". Yes this is a film but it was more or less an hour and half television pilot set on the big screen. The main point of this movie was to kick off/ continue the animated series on Cartoon Network. As for if it was good or not, it ranks with those awesome So-So films we have been getting as of late. Films that have many flaws but some how keep you entertained. This has a lot of the classic things that make it a Star Wars film missing. The music was butchered; it wasn’t classic John William, it was John William notes thrown into a blender. The classic Star Wars craw that sets up the story was replaced by a narration resembling a “fake news cast” One thing that was added that made it less of a Star Wars film was the new character named Ahsoka Tano. She is Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan learner. What makes here character bad is her annoyingness. One: attitude, she is the mixture of the younger version of Anakin Skywalker (reckless) plus a prom queen/princess/I gets what I want/daddy’s little girl: the stereotypically blond prom queen in every teen comedy. Two: nickname/pet name, she had a nickname/pet name for every one. Here are the nickname/pet names: Skywalker= Sky Guy, R2= Artooey, the baby Hutt = Stinky. I hate that Skywalker also t uses nickname/pet name he calls Ahsoka Snips, he also referees to the baby Hutt as Stinky. Beside these major flaws the film is entertaining and has amazing colors and action. The Great action comes from the clone battling the droid army and the two Jedi-Sith battles (which every Star Wars movie should have.). I agree with who ever first stated that Star Wars has the same color quality as Speed Racer. Speed Racer had vibrant, bold and flashy colors while Star Wars had vibrant, suddle, and beautiful colors. I am not saying that Speed Racer wasn’t beautiful I am saying it was more in your face were Star Wars utilize that same color techniques but made it more appealing. Both had a very beautiful color pallet but I enjoyed Star Wars more. If this opened as a two hour pilot episode I would give it higher marks but since it is a movie, and the fact that it is competing with its predecessors, it is only an awesome So-So film.

Movie Studio Websites

2008-08-15T03:45:00.002-04:00

The Big Six:

Walt Disney
20th Century Fox
Paramount Motion Pictures Group
Sony Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment (WB)
Universal Pictures

Others:

Pixar Animation Studios
Lionsgate
Dreamworks
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)
Legendary Pictures
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Independent:

Miramax Films
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Paramount Vantage
Sony Classics
Warner Independent Pictures
Focus Features
Magnolia Pictures
Think Films
Newmarket Films
Yari Film Group
Zeitgeist Films

Fall Seson= Award Season

2008-08-15T02:31:00.002-04:00

Now that the fall season is staring we as a movie audience will start to see more and more Oscar worthy films. Fall is one of my favorite times for movies because of the Oscar buzz and beginning of the award season. As the fall/ award seasons progress I will try my best to stay updated. I will be using the following links/ sites as reference: Boston, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Chicago, the Envelope (LA Times), In Contention, L.A. National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, New York, Oscar.com, Oscar.org, Washington D.C.

Review: Tropic Thunder

2008-08-15T01:55:00.003-04:00

Synopsis: Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: NA Yet http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
Fandango: 47 Oh No, 40 No, 77 So-So, 142 Go, 211 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 83% (Fresh), Top Critics: 84% (Fresh), RT Community: 83% (Fresh) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 72 out of 100, Users: 7.0 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: B Users: B+ http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review:This is a true action-comedy. I know the point of the movie was to make fun of action movies, war movies and the movie business in general but it had some cool explosions. I might add funny explosions. This movie was entertaining while at the same time “action packed” especially the end. Even with a full cast of comedian actors the funniest character in the movie is Robert Downey Jr’s character. Right now there are three “big” comedies out Step Brothers, Pineapple Express, and Tropic Thunder; out of those three I would recommend Tropic Thunder. I also like the cameos, not over used and equally as fun as the principal cast. This movie is a good one and one of the better comedies of this summer. I want to say good bye to the summer movie season and say hello to the fall movie season.

Review: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008-08-09T04:36:00.001-04:00

Synopsis: In "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," based on Ann Brashares' best-selling series of novels, four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have-with honesty and humor. Discovering their individual strengths, fears, talents and capacity for love through the choices they make, they come to value more than ever the bond they share and the immeasurable power of their friendship. http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: NA http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
Fandango: 79 Oh No, 39 No, 85 So-So, 123 Go, 176 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 66% (Fresh), Top Critics: 77% (Fresh), RT Community: 64% (Fresh) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 63 out of 100, Users: 6.2 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: B- Users: A- http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review: For a chick flick it’s a pretty good movie. Don’t get me wrong I went to go see it for the eye candy. But as I left the theater I was saying to my self that it would have been a better movie if I had a girlfriend to enjoy it with. If a chick flick can or almost make a guy (who’s not gay) cry then in my opinion it is a very good chick flick. The same goes for “dick flicks” or guy films you know the testosterone driven movies. If a girl (who’s not butch) is like “kick ass” then it is a very good guy film. I am just say a single guy can watch a chick flick and enjoy it and if they want to call me gay go ahead because I know I am not. Hey chicks adore the sensitive guy. I say see it but bring your significant other it will make the experience better.

Review: Mamma Mia

2008-08-09T04:09:00.000-04:00

Synopsis: 20 year old Sophie (Seyfried) is preparing to marry her boyfriend Sky (Cooper) at her mother's hotel on an island in Greece. She seemingly has it all -- a carefree life, a loving fiancé, and happy friends -- but one thing has been missing all her life: a father. Her only wish now is to be given away by her dad at her wedding. By reading her mother's diary she discovers that she has three possible fathers. Sophie then secretly invites all three men to the wedding in a desperate bid to discover which of them her father is before the wedding bells start to chime! But not all goes according to plan: old loves are re-kindled, new loves are formed, and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her father. Featuring the songs of ABBA, and based on the world's number one musical comedy which has people dancing in the aisles every night, this movie is sure to be the hit of summer 2008! http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: Phillips (Skip It) Roeper (See It) http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
Fandango: 365 Oh No, 188 No, 510 So-So, 1418 Go, 3236 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 54% (Rotten), Top Critics: 41% (Rotten), RT Community: 74% (Fresh) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 51 out of 100, Users: 7.6 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: B- Users: A- http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review: I have seen better musicals in my opinion. This one wasn’t bad but at the same time it was not my cup of tea. The music was toe tapping but its ABBA and from the 70’s so I don’t remember it. So I couldn’t sing along expect for Mamma Mia and Dancing Queen. Another thing that made this musical different from musicals that I like was the musical format: the whole break out in song and dance number then the whole town breaks out to the same song and step. It is a musical so it suppose to do that but in other musicals that I like it less noticeable. I compare this to The Phantom of the Opera and Moulin Rouge. I can’t wait for Wicked

Review: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

2008-08-09T03:08:00.003-04:00

Synopsis: The blockbuster global "Mummy" franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force...unless the O'Connells can stop him first.http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: Phillips (Skip It) Roeper (Skip It) http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
Fandango: 250 Oh No, 210 No, 685 So-So, 896 Go, 787 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 12% (Rotten), Top Critics: 10% (Rotten), RT Community: 36% (Rotten) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 31 out of 100, Users: 4.4 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: C- Users: B- http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review: At first site of the trailer I was like “another Mummy really” I very much so a skeptic when came to a third mummy movie. I saw that Jet Li was going to be in the movie, that raised my hopes for the movie. I like the concept of him having power over the five elements. But when I saw Rachel Weisz wasn’t going to be in the film my hopes where brought down again. The new girl sucked compared to Weisz. The best part of the film for me was the opening scenes with Jet Li that told the back story of his character. The rest of the film was way to cheese and lame. I am not saying it was all bad just mostly. This was just a disappointment to the other two films, three if you want to count The Scorpion King side note: (The Scorpion King 2 : Rise of a Warrior looks like it’s going to suck also. What can you get out of a direct to DVD movie) any who, The Mummy 3 not a must see but you might want to see it if that’s the case save your money and rent it later.

Signs That An Up Coming Movie Is Going To Tank: Mainly Those Pertaining To Sequels

2008-08-07T02:37:00.005-04:00

These aren't in any particular order:

1. A re-casting or change in principal cast.

This isn't always the case but most of the time one of the original cast members read the scrip to the sequel and turns it down because it looks "stupid" or "Not as fresh as the original story". The other reason actors don’t do sequels is the shooting confects from there other movies.

2. Release dates get push back because of the production.

What usually happens is the producer see a problem with production or the story and "has to rethink the film" and pushes back the release date. Sometime this isn't all of a bad idea: the film may have a stiff compensation with another film and is waiting until the other film runs out of steam before releasing.

3. Direct to DVD

This is a sure sign that a film is going to be a bad one. This is the Producer seeing the film not having any major profits at the box office. He/She may see the film having a chance to have a slight profit in DVD sales. I see time and time again movies go to the big screen and tanking right of the bat, then a week later it is pull from theaters. Shortly after that the movie ends up on the slaves of Wal-Mart usually a month or so later. Here is example of a fake movie title that would get a Direct to DVD release (Bring It On 10: Don't Drop The Spirit Stick).

4. When major crew member is replaced or fried.

If a writer has to come and re-write almost the entire film after more than half of the film is shoot, that’s a disaster waiting to happen. If your direct is fired in post production and your film is giving to a second or even a third party editing team to fix, this is also a disaster waiting to happen. If an actor quits in the middle of production claiming: "this isn't what I sign on for.", disaster waiting to happen (just read point one).

5. When concepts rain over story.

When a filmmaker makes a movie based on a concept and has no real story to back him/her up, in doing so they bring to the table a “in it for the money” attitude. No should take a concept and run with it to the bank, especially a movie. I hate filmmakers who have this thought progress: "It will make us great money...lets get that movie out there as fast as possible...If you play it they will come...money." No more of these good primuses but bad execution movies.

If you want to add or commit on what I have already written or give more signs that an up coming movie is going to tank; mainly those pertaining to sequels go ahead and do so, I am open to all who have an opinion.

Number Ones for September: Trailers

2008-08-03T03:26:00.001-04:00

Number Ones for September: Trailers
National: Eagle Eye
Indies: The Duchess
Comedy: Burn After Reading
Family: Igor

Thank You http://www.videodetective.com for the trialers

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

2008-08-03T03:14:00.001-04:00

Want to watch HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE trailer well here are many links to the clip:

IMAX: The Dark Knight

2008-08-03T02:36:00.001-04:00

Six scenes from The Dark Knight were filmed with IMAX camera. So when you watch the movie on an IMAX screen only those six scenes will fill the entire screen. The other part of the movie is like watching a DVD in the widescreen format but ten times bigger and better. The biggest difference between regular and IMAX besides the giant screen is the experience factor that IMAX brings. Talk about surround sound your seat shakes with every explosion. See how much more you get with IMAX.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/14/how-the-dark-knight-went-imax/

REVIEW: The X-Files: I Want to Believe

2008-08-03T02:34:00.001-04:00

Synopsis: When a group of women are abducted in the wintry hills of rural Virginia, the only clues to their disappearance are the grotesque human remains that begin to turn up in snow banks along the highway. With officials desperate for any lead, a disgraced priest's questionable visions send local police on a wild goose chase and straight to a bizarre secret medical experiment that may or may not be connected to the women's disappearance. Its a case right out of The X-Files. But the FBI closed down its investigations into the paranormal years ago. And the best team for the job is ex-agents Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully, who have no desire to revisit their dark past. Still, the truth of these horrific crimes is out there somewhere...and it will take Mulder and Scully to find it! http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: Phillips (Skip It) Roeper (See It) http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
Fandango: 276 Oh No, 208 No, 514 So-So, 600 Go, 638 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 32% (Rotten), Top Critics: 27% (Rotten), RT Community: 68% (Fresh) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 47 out of 100, Users: 6.4 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: C Users: B http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review: I am not a fan of the TV show and I vaguely remember the first movie. So I went into this movie with an open mind and no expectations but exited it with the same feelings as when I entered …nothing. It wasn’t a half bad movie but it didn’t do anything for me. If you are a fan you may like it more than I did. As a avoid movie fan and a partial movie buff I don’t recommended it. BUT fans of X-Files and “nerds” alike could have a good time and may enjoy it. Besides that small demographic I see this film not doing that great. This film fit into the So-So category of film with Handcock being near the top of the list and X-files near the bottom.

Movies I Recommend To See In 2008 (Sep-Dec)

2008-07-29T04:07:00.002-04:00

For more info visit: http://www.comingsoon.net, http://www.kerasotes.com/Home.aspx, http://www.movieweb.com/, or http://www.videodetective.com/Default.aspx ,

Number Ones for September:
National: Eagle Eye
Indies: The Duchess
Comedy: Burn After Reading
Family: Igor

Number Ones for October:
National: TBA
Indies: The Changeling
Comedy: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Family: City of Ember
Halloween: Saw V

Number Ones for November:
National: Quantum of Solace or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Indies: Milk
Comedy: TBA
Family: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa or Bolt

Number Ones for December:
National: Frost/Nixon or Will Eisner's The Spirit
Indies: Youth in Revolt
Comedy: TBA
Family: Twilight

2009

Inkheart
Watchmen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Angels and Demons
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

The Best Movies for This Month

2008-07-29T04:02:00.002-04:00

For the Month of July:

National: The Dark Knight
Indies: Take
Comedy: Step Brothers
Family: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Reminder for August: Movies I Recommend To See In 2008

Number Ones for August:
National: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Indies: Henry Poole Is Here
Comedy: Tropic Thunder
Family: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

REVIEW: The Dark Knight

2008-07-29T02:50:00.001-04:00

Synopsis: Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) continues to eliminate crime in Gotham City with the help of Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). The Dark Knight wants to finally get rid of organized crime for good and be free of their corruption. Batman soon finds that a new psychopathic mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger) has taken over organized crime. After the fall of Carmine Falcone, the remaining crime bosses try to pick up the pieces. However, the Joker is killing them off one by one. The Joker's plan is to terrify the citizens and throw the city into chaos, and then kill Batman. Batman takes the fight with the Joker personal, which makes him confront his own beliefs. The Joker is the most dangerous criminal that Batman has encountered, and he will need all his strength and vigilance to defeat him. http://www.imdb.com

Other Reviews:

Ebert & Roeper: Two Thumbs Up http://kplusb.org/ebertroeper/
Fandango: 210 Oh No, 183 No, 753 So-So, 2901 Go, 32799 Must Go http://www.fandango.com
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 94% (Fresh), Top Critics: 90% (Fresh), RT Community: 93% (Fresh) http://www.rottentomatoes.com
Metacritic: Critics: 82 out of 100, Users: 9.2 out of 10 http://www.metacritic.com
Yahoo Movies: Critics: A- Users: A http://movies.yahoo.com

My Review: As I was off build in house for Christ (Casas Por Christo) I fell behind in my movie reviewing and blogging. So this is for those who haven’t seen The Dark Knight yet, go see it as soon as possible. I mean it worth both the time and the money. Yes it is a two and a half hour movie but it is worth it. It has set the bar for comic book/ superhero movies. It is better than Iron Man but D.C. Comics seem to rain supreme in that department. I mean who is the top five superheroes people name off the top off their heads? Most of the time the top five will be heroes from D.C. Comics, with one exception, and that is Spiderman. But I think Marvel Comics have better storylines that translate into film. That’s why I personally lean toward Iron Man when comes to which film was better (can’t forget about Marvel’s master plan the lead to the Avengers movie in 2011) But the Dark Knight gives you more bang for your buck: Oscar worthy performance from Heath Ledger. The other performers didn’t do that bad either. You can’t go wrong with Aaron Eckhart or Gary Oldman. Very Good, A Winner, Awesome, Amazing.

None Movie Related Topic: My Ideal Wife

2008-07-29T01:54:00.001-04:00

These are my five stipulations I have for my ideal wife.

I. CHRISTIAN

a. Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? II Corinthians 6:14-15

i. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind Matthew 22: 36-38

1. By obeying his commands. John 14: 15-21

ii. Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22: 38-40

1. By feeding the hungry, quenching the thirsty, befriending strangers, clothing the naked, comforting the sick and visiting prisoner. Matthew 25: 34-40

iii. Being a light unto the world by teach the love of Jesus Christ.

1. By going and making disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28: 16-20

II. PURITY

a. Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything. "Food for the stomach and the stomach for food"—but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh.” But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. I Corinthians 6:12-20

b. A firm believer in saving there body until marriage

i. Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Hebrews 13:4

c. VIRGIN

i. Thou shall not commit adultery. Exodus 20:14

1. No Vaginal Sex

2. No Oral Sex

3. No Anal Sex

4. No Hand Jobs

5. No Sex of Any Kind

d. Pure of Heart

i. xXx Straight Edge xXx

1. No drug (including tobacco), No alcohol, and No premarital sex (point b.)

a. Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. I Timothy 4:12

III. MOTHERHOOD READY

a. As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle among you, LIKE A MOTHER CARING FOR HER LITTLE CHILDREN. 1 Thessalonians 2:7

i. Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. Genesis 1:22

1. Can you raise children

2. Can you love children

3. Are you good with children

4. Cable of being a “good” mother

5. Wanting Children

IV. BEAUTY

a. Keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife. Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. Proverbs 6: 24-26

i. Inner beauty that reflects outer beauty.

ii. Outer beauty that reflects inner beauty.

V. A CHRIST CENTERED RELATIONSHIP

a. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5: 22-33

b. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 1 Corinthians 7:3-5

DARK KINGHT

2008-07-29T01:53:00.001-04:00

VERY AWESOME I RECOMMEND IT.

??? The Dark Knight ???

2008-07-18T05:39:00.001-04:00

I lied just a little bit about The Dark Knight. I am leaving for Mexico Saturday night Sunday morning (3am). So I will most likely pay to watch it tomorrow. (Normally I don’t have to pay because I am a employee at my local theater but sometimes employee pass are restricted, meaning I can’t watch it for free. Restricted employee pass are usually Sony film for the first three week and blockbuster film for the opening week end.) So I either watch it twice: once for $6.50 not in IMAX and then again in IMAX after my mission trip to Mexico, OR I wait until after my mission trip to Mexico and watch it once or more than once for free at IMAX or regularly at my local theater. Knowing my self I will most likely go with option one and watch it twice. If that is the case and I do watch it twice you won’t see my review it until I watch it IMAX verson. This way I can kind of compare and contrast the movie in the two different formats. What I will do is give my initial reaction to the film giving it either: Recommend It (Very Good, Good, So-So) or Not Recommend It (So-So, Bad, Very Bad). Until next time God bless and happy times at the movies.

Mission Trip

2008-07-15T19:43:00.002-04:00

Sorry movie fans but I will be out of town this coming week on a mission trip to Mexico. I will review The Dark Knight as so as see it when I return. I will be watching it at a IMAX theater to get the full experience. As you can see Ebert and Roeper has revealed their review. I will also be watching Mamma Mia as well so for you less Batman fans. I will try to update this blog as much as possible until I leave, but if I don't post between now and the time I get back I leave you with this: God bless and happy times at the movies.

Ebert and Roeper Reviews

2008-07-15T19:35:00.003-04:00

Hellboy 2: Two Thumbs Up
Journey to Center of the Earth: Two Thumbs Up
Meet Dave: Two Thumbs Down

The Dark Knight: Two Thumbs Up

My Favorite Filmmakers

2008-07-15T04:38:00.003-04:00

Wes Anderson, Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro, David Fincher, Ron Howard, Peter Jackson, George Lucas, Frank Miller, Christopher Nolan, Jason Reitman, Robert Rodríguez, M. Night Shyamalan, Bryan Singer, Kevin Smith, Steven Spielberg, Gus Van Sant.

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Thank You,

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