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Windtalkers, a review by addicted2dvd

Windtalkers
In the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Jo Enders (Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage) guards - and ultimately befriends - Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach), a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code. But if Yahzee shoudl fall into Japanese hands, how far will Enders go to save the military's most powerful secret?

My Thoughts:
This is one of the several I have that I never seen before. But I had always thought the trailer looked good. And I did enjoy this movie quite a bit. I didn't realize until I watched it that this movie was based on a true story. I never personally been much of a fan of Nicolas Cage... but never disliked him either. I do think he did a fine job in this movie. I would definitely recommend this movie... especially if you like war movies.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on July 24th, 2009)

Ted, a review by Dragonfire

Ted



I went to see this Friday and loved it.  It is hilarious..truly one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time.  The theater was packed..more than I had thought it would be. 

The story is interesting and on the original side with having a wish make a teddy bear come to life.  That is covered well in the first few minutes of the movie, with a narration by Patrick Stewart.  By the time the credits are over, the movie has jumped forward and John is 35 and has a few issues to deal with..some of which are tied to the fact that he still lives with his teddy bear.  The movie is very funny, though there is a more serious bit that turns up later on.  That part doesn't blend as well with the funny stuff, and it does mess up the pacing just a tad.  The movie is very entertaining overall though.  The humor is a bit rude at times and some people will be offended.  Anyone that has issues with Family Guy should probably skip this one since the same type of humor is used.  The movie just goes further with the rudeness than the series can.  Some of what is done is definitely twisted...but it is funny.  The movie deserves the R rating and is definitely not a movie for families.  Ted may be a cute looking talking teddy bear, but he drinks, smokes pot, swears like a sailor, and picks up hookers.  He is light years away from Winnie the Pooh.

The characters are very entertaining and John and Ted are great together.  Lori, John's girlfriend, starts off being very understanding about Ted, but then that changes a bit.  Donny is sort of a fan of Ted's..and really creepy. 

This is a really good, entertaining, and funny movie that is worth watching.  It isn't for everyone and the movie will probably offend some people.  It is not a kid movie, but unfortunately, people have ignored the ratings and been taking little kids too it.



I did manage to get a review posted on Epinions - before the cable went down after the nasty storm.

Ted


(From Ted on July 4th, 2012)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

What's the show about?
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan is a forensic anthropologist and works in the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C.. On occasion she works together with FBI special agent Seeley Booth on cases where only a skeleton or parts of it were recovered from the crime scene. Bones's team consists of a number of specialists who all help to solve the current case.

"Pilot"
Dr. Brennan has just come back from Guatemala where she excavated mass graves from a genocide. Now she's back and she's asked again by the FBI to help in a case. She's worked with them before but was restricted to lab work. Now she wants to get in on the whole investigation. And while Special Agent Booth is not too thrilled about this, he agrees. They have found the remains of a young woman that has been missing for two years and back then it was Booth's task to find her.

My Opinion
Just like with House M.D. I am not overly interested in the actual cases because despite the show being created by an actual forensic anthropologist, in my opinion there's a lot of "Voodoo" involved when it comes to solving the crime. For example, Hodgins can take a sediment sample and his "dirt database" can tell him exactly where the sand is coming from - down to the square mile. Or the case where the bones were dissolved by a chemical reaction but the computer recreated an image of the bones and you could see where and how the knife was going through the ribs.
But I really like Bones and Booth and their development and I also like Booth's gut approach to the crime solving. And Hodgins and Zack are real fun when they try to experiment and fight for the "King of the Lab" trophy.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on September 22nd, 2009)