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WELCOME to my Blog!
Intro -- Embarking on a new journey
I am tired of acting "normal", but not being accepted anyway.
I might as well "play" the fool. And such I may be.
My Blogs from here on out will probably be a little--strange, lol.
Or a lot strange, my forte.
 wpx1, 8/31/2009.
COPYRIGHT Eternally and everywhere, and ©2009, 2008, 2007, 2006. All rights reserved by me, the author.
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MOVIES SEEN 2006-2005 UPDATE ONLY
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Jan 25, 2007 3:13 am
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A Personal-Public Blog (but not Public Domain.).
MOVIES SEEN 2006-2005 UPDATE ONLY
This Blog is just an UPDATE to my MAIN movies blog for 2006-2005, etc. All of these updates should be incorporated into that list.
UPDATES:
1/25/2007. FIRST POST ONLINE.
8/18/2008. Changed font size. Added main shows Blog link, which was missing. Removed extra shows links because they are at the main Blog link. Made Read Only, because I posted a Comment below that people may comment there. (Otherwise, I'd have to keep checking all these old shows Blogs, which is too time-consuming. And I might miss someone's time-sensitive comments.)
Spoilers? Well, how much of a movie can you describe without spoiling the plot or some anticipation for the film? I try to avoid it when I can. If you feel I "spoiled" something, email me, and YHWH-permitting, I may consider removing or changing it. Thank you!
SEE RATINGS GUIDE for MOVIES SEEN by me for a guide to MY RATINGS, and for notes about the lists.
This list here -- MOVIES SEEN 2006-2005 UPDATE ONLY.
MY MAIN MOVIE AND SHOW BLOG: Who wants to DO something, like see SHOWS or MOVIES, or catch the SIGHTS?. Enjoy!
UPDATE ONLY
Casino Royale (PG-13) ###.5
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench
Action/Adventure
11/17/2006
{Probably one of the best--though most visually violent--of the Bond films. I was unimpressed with previews showing Daniel Craig, but I must say he did a great job of being convincing, probably too convincing, if there is such a thing, too on guard, which would be conspicuous for a spy, to say the least. Judy Dench pulled off a snapping M. And Eva Green, well, I'll let you decide. Her acting was fine. (But her make-up?? I found it attractive only in certain scenes; in the rest, I got almost a similar feeling as I got when I saw Demi Moore with too-dark mascara around the eyes. It's popular among some today, but I don't find it attractive. Am I talking about make-up?? LOL.)}
Conversations with God (PG) ##
Henry Czerny, Ingrid Boulting, Bruce Page
Drama
10/27/2006
{If you don't like "spiritual" movies that border on or tread into areas heretical for Christians, don't see this. (Same with "What the Bleep...".) Other than that, it was an interesting film. It could have been done better, I think. The main actor was pretty decent, but a bit on the I-know-you're-watching-me side. I wish more of the, uh, sometimes heretical "conversations" were quoted. I guess I've been drawn in to maybe borrow or buy the book! lol. Maybe.}
Deja Vu (PG-13) {Déjà Vu} ###.5
Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel
Action/Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller
11/22/2006
{I liked it. Makes you wonder if something like this has existed in certain events of history. SEE comments in Stranger Than Fiction.}
Dreamgirls (PG-13) ##
Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson
Drama, Music/Performing Arts
1/19/2007 (NY/LA/SF - December 15, 2006. Expanded Release - December 25, 2006. Wide Release - January 19, 2007)
{I kind of liked it. It didn't become a "musical" until a ways into the film. And when it did, it actually surprised me. An appreciation or liking for the development of R&B, Soul, and Disco music may help. DISCLAIMER: I myself like a lot of the best/most popular Disco music, but am not much into much of the other styles. I saw it in a mostly-caucasian-populated theater.  I thought I should mention that because audience response can affect how one enjoys or does not enjoy a show. Was also with someone who actually stated she didn't really like some of those kinds of music in the movie. (Saw 12/26.)}
Eragon (PG) ##.5
Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou
Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
12/15/2006
{Another decent dragon movie, I guess. }
The Good Shepherd (R) ##.5
Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Billy Crudup
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
12/22/2006
{Slow. But okay.}
The Holiday (PG-13) ###.5
Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
Comedy, Romance
12/8/2006
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Mean Girls (PG-13) (on DVD) ###
{I liked the start, started liking less the middle, and, well, ended with liking the end and the whole. "All's well that ends well", I guess.  Fun, humorous, sometimes painful to watch, and, well, somewhat meaningful. Oh, and I liked much of the Pop music. Am I sure I am not a teen anymore? Fetch! LOL.}
Night at the Museum (PG) (Saw at IMAX.) ###
Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
12/22/2006
{Kinda dumb, but funny. Somewhat but not terribly violent.}
One Night with the King (PG) ###
Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif
Drama, Romance
10/13/2006
{Some big names in this basic story of Esther, romantically told. I liked it. However, the acting by the main female character was shaky toward the beginning, and in certain parts of certain scenes, but the movie was pretty decent regardless. (Saw 10:20 11/8/2006.)}
The Prestige (PG-13) ####
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller
10/20/2006
{I loved the earlier movie The Illusionist. And this was great too. Dark though, very dark and twisted, even wicked. This is also mystery/suspense (at times). Sit on the edge of your seat for many scenes, and watch closely.}
The Prince & Me (PG???) ##.5
{Since I don't recall where I saw it, I don't recall whether I saw it all. Any why is this important to you? Well, it means I don't know whether My Rating is solid or not. That's why. What's with my MEMORY of late? (SEE my comment under Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13).)}
The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13) ###
Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton
Drama
12/15/2006
{Will Smith does well in this drama. The story line seemed contrived in ways that REAL life can seem weird that way.}
The Science of Sleep (R) ##
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
9/22/2006
{It had less science, but more Zs than I had hoped for. Unless familiar with the science terms already, might be better to do DVD where you can pause and rewind and listen to the big words a few times to remember it, unless you're one of those over-3-to-5-percent brain-use people who have an auralgraphic memory. (That's MY word, and I just made it up, though I like the sound of auragraphic better; hmm, maybe that would be related to auras though. lol.) Harder to follow, maybe, as it goes along, as the movie seems to start with an almost-completely-awake coherency that grows closer and closer to dream-like-consciousness toward the end. It would be interesting to see the animated sequences redone with super-high-caliber drawn animation rather than the claymation-style, which was pretty decent but certainly dated in 2006.}
Spanglish (PG-13) ###
Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega
Comedy
12/17/2004
{I liked it. It's more a drama, romance, romantic comedy than comedy.}
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) ###.5
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman
Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
11/10/2006
{Because of the concept, I knew I wanted to see it, though from the previews, I thought it would be dumb. I went though, because in truth, it has seemed that I myself have been recently going through something similar. (No joke.) But not the same, I think! LOL. I was surprised that Will Ferrell did such a good job; he (practically ) never got out of hand! And I kind of liked Dustin Hoffman's detached acting as a respected literary person. Now, HERE'S A QUESTION: Is your life written out, ALL of it, before it occurs, or are parts still Unwritten? SEE comments in Deja Vu (Déjà Vu).}
What the Bleep Do We Know!? (NR) ##.5
Armin Shimerman, John Ross Bowie, Marlee Matlin
Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
4/23/2004
{If you don't like "spiritual" movies that border on or tread into areas heretical for Christians, don't see this. (Same with "Conversations with God".) Other than that, it was an interesting film. I was left wondering how much of the Quantum Physics / Quantum Mechanics info was real. Nothing like fictional science to explain real phenomena that could be just glitches in the matrix. LOL. (Saw 9:15PM Wed. 7/14/2004.)}
Come to MY MAIN MOVIE AND SHOW BLOG: Who wants to DO something, like see SHOWS or MOVIES, or catch the SIGHTS?. Enjoy!
COPYRIGHT Eternally and everywhere, and ©2006, 2007, 2008; all rights reserved by me, the author. Thank You, Yah! Alleluia! Hallelujah! Hallelu-Yah! Praise Yah!
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Thank you for praying about the MOVE situation!
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Jan 9, 2007 7:39 am
Mood: apathetic,
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THANK YOU for your prayers in the Spirit through my moving.
However, I may have to move again in just a few months! (So here I go again?)
I would like a nice, large, inexpensive place, close-in, where I can live, and feel comfortable having company, and record, using microphones, a "large" or small group--or just me! lol--playing and singing quiet and loud music.
Buying could be Good, or better than renting, which is what I've been doing. Thank you!
Related Blogs:
PRAY about my MOVE situation! (Almost freaking out.)
PRAY -- I may have to MOVE! Maybe less time on BC.
Alleluia! Hallelujah! = Hallelu-Yah! Praise Yah!
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1000 posts! TAKING TIME OFF!
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Nov 17, 2006 4:16 am
Mood: tired,
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With my number of posts at nearly 1,000, and my apparent need to STILL find a place to move to--Yikes!--I may be taking about a MONTH off from Blogging here.
Details of the potential move situation begin at PRAY about my MOVE situation! (Almost freaking out.).
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME IN THE SPIRIT. Pray for those involved.
Finding a great move location seems as hard as finding someone to marry. LOL. (Okay, maybe not. Maybe harder! lol.)
Speaking of marriage- and dating-related topics, some Blogs I have done--
Kissing can be DEATH to purity
Kissing can be DEATH to purity
How far is TOO far? (Unmarrieds)
How far is TOO far? (Unmarrieds)
Feelings CAN be right OR wrong
Feelings CAN be right OR wrong
JUNK Dating!
JUNK Dating!
PRENUP? (Prenuptial agreement?)
PRENUP? (Prenuptial agreement?)
And my Main Web log is at [blog wantingperfectX].
But, PLEASE, p-r-a-y for me/us/the situation/the process. Thank you.
THANK YOU, folks, for welcoming me here!
HalleluYah! Praise Yah! (Thank You, Yah, elohim.)
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LIKING one another !
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Oct 26, 2006 12:12 pm
Mood: optimistic,
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"What puzzles me is, why people get so much pleasure out of, out of hurting each other. Why don't they try liking each other once in a while?"
--Verbatim quote from one of my favorite movies,
"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936),
with Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper,
and directed by Frank Capra.
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As I remembered it on two separate (typing) occasions:
"Why do people take such pleasure in hurting one another? Why can't they just try to like/liking each other...?"
"Why do people get so much pleasure from hurting one another? Why can't they try liking one another (once in a while)?"
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"Honor all!!"
--1Peter 2: 17
"And above all things have fervent/"stretched out"/earnest/intensely-caring/continuously-caring Agape-Love among yourselves: for Agape-Love shall cover a/the multitude of sins".
--1Peter 4: 8
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If you like, come see my Blog at [blog wantingperfectX].
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IF you knew the TRUTH...
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Oct 26, 2006 12:00 pm
Mood: curious,
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IF you knew the TRUTH about or had evidence regarding what is going on behind the scenes of life, would you tell people? everyone? whom?
What if it got you killed?
What if it got you tortured?
What if it got others you care about killed and/or tortured?
What if no one or few believed you ANYWAY because the TRUTH were stranger than fiction?
What would you do, keep it to yourself? go mad?
And what if the Powers that be were so incredibly powerful and PERVASIVE that you could do little or nothing to protect yourself, or the ones you love, OR change the system--including what goes on behind the scenes of life--would you tell no one? What would you do?
What would you do if such Powers knew about it (almost) instantly? Then what?
What would you do?
What could you do?
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And IF someone DISCOVERED what was going on behind the scenes of life, and the Powers that be KNEW they did, what would the They do to cover it up (other than possibly kill or hurt or threaten the person)?
I mean BEHIND the scenes of life, the INVISIBLE.
Fictionalize it through the media?
Fictionalize it through movies?
Fictionalize it through the television, and through TV shows?
Fictionalize it through the print?
Start a new religion or philosophy, and/or change ones that exist already?
What would They do?
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And what could we do, limited in our abilities and our knowledge, wisdom, and understanding?
And what if "prayer" didn't seem to help? (Don't just answer something like "Trust God, pray, and hope for the best"; I want to read about ACTION we can take that is more than that.)
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"Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean that nobody's after you". LOL.
Be careful what you believe, it just might come to pass.
Silly-seriously....
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If you like, come see my Blog at [blog wantingperfectX].
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PRENUP? (Prenuptial agreement?)
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Oct 23, 2006 11:38 am
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A marriage was made by covenant (agreement/contract).
And the Law of Moses provided protections for each spouse, covering matters such as adultery (penalty, death).
Also, there was a huge social stigma in certain time periods and places if one spouse acted badly in a marriage.
But in many countries today, there are hardly any laws left protecting marriage--adultery laws and penalties for breaking them are often a joke--and social stigmas seem much less, so much so that they may provide little protection from a fear factor.
And what with so many religious assemblies overemphasizing so-called "grace" and "freedom" when one party wants out, what is a woman or man to do to help protect their marriage to be?
They make a prenuptial agreement (a prenup).
A prenuptial agreement can be part of the covenant or contract of marriage. Each party should pray and think about how to protect not only what they may have made during their lives, but also what may have been passed down to them from generation to generation through inheritance.
Without such an agreement, such things could be taken away! or assigned by a judge to the other party. Therefore, not having a protecting prenup--unless you have enormous Faith for such--is a FOOLISH choice. You may be able to trust the person NOW, but you may not have future knowledge of how that person will behave long into the future, or of what else may occur. And you should not be presumptuous; it is foolish. (There are many verses in the Bible about trust and regulating trust.)
If one party wants a prenup, and the other party does not, and tries to say, "Well, if we love and trust each other enough to get married, then we can trust each other enough to not have a contract", then this may in all seriousness be a "deal breaker". One person may try to place blame on the other for a lack of trust or faith, but the people are entering into a legally-binding marriage that, if it breaks up, WILL be judged according to laws and judges. If that person loves you enough to marry you, then that person should love you enough to protect the marriage with an agreement stating that person's love and honor, and what may occur if one party or the other becomes unfaithful in some respect or another.
People may think of marriage as a relationship of trust, and that it's to be about Love, and these may be true, but marriage is also a relationship entered into by covenant. If one party dies, or a party splits off, then decisions regarding who pays what and who will have what WILL be made. And, unless it has been previously agreed upon, then such decisions will be made by a judge rather than by the parties themselves; and this judge may do whatever he or she sees fit to do, according to current law. (And laws do change.)
A prenup should say exactly what should be done in such and such a case.
What if one commits adultery, what then? Should that party still have full rights and full enjoyment of all privileges, including the spending and dispensing of certain property, when under the Law of Moses the person could be put to death, having no such enjoyment or ability to potentially spend property upon him or herself, or upon the other adulterous party?? Would this be fair??
And isn't "fair" an important concept??
Judges might typically award payments from one party to the other to maintain some level of lifestyle that that party had grown accustomed to. Would that make sense if the two completely split up??? Wouldn't you prefer to have a choice?? You do--BEFORE you get married.
And if there are children, what about them??
A prenup, therefore, is an important safeguard, for now--possibly stating what is expected of each party--and for the future.
It may also address issues such as what marriage means--monogamy? polygamy? concubines?? (Some do believe in it.) It may address divorce, the children, what the parties had when they came into the marriage, what they would have after, etc. And what if one of the parties remarries or develops a "domestic partnership" with another, what becomes of alimony or palimony or child support? Should one be expected to continue to pay, and at the same level? What about custody and visitation of children (if any)?
Protect your progeny, your heritage, and your marriage!
If you choose to marry, agree upon a prenuptial agreement. And make sure it can be upheld by law in the state in which it is made or that governs it, with assistance from an attorney if necessary.
It may not seem all that romantic, but then neither is dirty laundry or changing diapers. We ought to be real.
Marriage is more than romance.
And our lives,
now and in the future,
are more than just marriage.
Whatever you do, do by Faith and Wisdom from above.
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If you like, come see my Blog at [blog wantingperfectX].
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©2006-1126 (slight correction), 2006-1023 by wantingperfectX.
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JUNK Dating!
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Oct 17, 2006 11:46 am
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I've heard the term "junk dating" bandied about, and the corresponding "No junk dating!" propounded or promulgated.
When does dating become junk dating?
And what does junk dating comprise of?
THEN, what does NOT-junk dating comprise of? LOL.
And is DATING even Scriptural?
I may or may not comment, at all or much, though I have a feeling not a few people might split hairs on words such as dating, courting, and the like. (I don't recall seeing either word in the Bible.)
Thank you for your thoughts.
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If you like, come see my Blog at [blog wantingperfectX].
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