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Pleasantly Surprised (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:57:14 GMT

Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series)

by Tim McCanlies

A family movie that even adults will enjoy watching.

A review of "Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Unrated Widescreen Edition)" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:55:58 GMT

Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Unrated Widescreen Edition)

You only need to watch two scenes in this movie:
1. The news anchor rumble
2. Afternoon Delight montage

Everything else was forgettable.

A review of "Love Actually (Widescreen Edition)" (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:54:39 GMT

Love Actually (Widescreen Edition)

An ensamble cast of nearly all my favorite British actors in a charming and heartwarming romantic comedy. Even my fiance, who doesn’t care for mushy chick flicks liked this movie.

Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:51:58 GMT

Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

by Gore Verbinski

How brilliant is Johnny Depp? I’m more and more impressed with him as an actor. Fashioning Jack Sparrow after Keith Richards was a freaking stroke of genuis. Looking forward to the sequel!

Fantastic Move by the Submissive!

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:49:48 GMT

Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (Widescreen Edition)

I don’t know how many times we played the scene of the playoff game with the team in BDSM gear, but it still makes me giggle thinking of it. A little reindition of “My Milkshake” always gets a good laugh, too. I was horrified at how funny I found this collection of sophomoric humor. It’s a guilty pleasure.

A story about "Meet The Fockers (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:47:47 GMT

Meet The Fockers (Widescreen Edition)

by Jay Roach

Never realized I had a fantasy about Babara Streisand as a sex therapist until this movie. Brilliant! Talk about some unlikely casting.

A story about "I, Robot (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:46:02 GMT

I, Robot (Widescreen Edition)

by Alex Proyas

Balh. Forgettable.

A review of "Magnolia (New Line Platinum Series)" (rated 1 star)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:44:57 GMT

Magnolia (New Line Platinum Series)

I love weird movies, but this was crap. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and William H Macy are two of my favorite actors, but I was soooooooooo disappointed in this film. Perhaps it was the Tom Cruise cooties that ruined it for me.

A review of "Eyes Wide Shut" (rated 1 star)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:42:09 GMT

Eyes Wide Shut

by Stanley Kubrick

That’s three hours of my life I’ll never get back.

Don't touch my stapler (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:36:04 GMT

Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Widescreen Edition)

Anyone who has ever done time in a cubicle working for a nameless corporation should easily relate to this movie. How many of us went to college not knowing what we wanted to do, or worse yet, knowing what we wanted to do and selling out for a temp job that we’re still working 5 years later? This movie is a wake up call for everyone living a beige existence, gophering in gray cubicle world and longing to be somewhere else. You are not alone! Unite and burn your TPS reports! Take baseball bats to faulty printers! And by god, don’t you dare lay a pinky finger on my stapler.

A review of "The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:30:57 GMT

The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition)

by Roland Emmerich

I read a review of this film before seeing it that described the movie as “bad in a way only $150 million dollar can be bad,” and I’d have to agree. Far fetched, at times outlandish, but I enjoyed looking at Jake Gyllenhall, even if he made the bad decision of burning books instead of all those hardwood tables and chairs in the library. I mean really – paper over wood? Give me a break! Still, in the end, it was a great mind-numbing way to pass a couple of hours. I was definitely entertained.

What a waste

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:27:50 GMT

Ocean's Twelve

by Steven Soderbergh

This was such a disappointment! Ocean’s 11 was clever and had wonderful twists to the plot. Oceans 12 was a waste of an excellent cast. It lost me completely 45 minutes into the film, I couldn’t make myself finish it.

A story about "Ray (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:22:39 GMT

Ray (Widescreen Edition)

by Taylor Hackford

Jamie Foxx was a seamless and believeable Ray Charles, but at times the film felt disjointed. The storyline felt jerky and could be perceived as difficult to follow for people who don’t know the moving story of Ray Charles’ life.

A story about "The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:49:22 GMT

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics)

by Barbara Kingsolver

This book brought back some childhood memories of sitting in church basements watching slides the missionaries would bring in of their time in the mission fields. These were always strange, somewhat detached folks in clothing that wasn’t quite mainstream with unusual languages rolling off their tongue trying to breathe life into their stories and make them real to those of us sitting in folding chairs, wearing our Sunday clothes, and distracted by the smell of coffee brewing.

I left the rigors of the church years ago, and reveled in the disenchantment the characters experienced as their well intentioned father came unglued while rying to force 500 years of change on people who didn’t give a flying frog fart about his god or his rules. It’s a glorious story.

A story about "Prodigal Summer: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:39:14 GMT

Prodigal Summer: A Novel

by Barbara Kingsolver

This is one of my favorite books; I reread it at least once a year, and each time it moves me. I think about it often, relate to the characters, and love the way Kingsolver weaves in the natural world that so many of us ignore in our daily lives.

A story about "Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:36:37 GMT

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

by Natalie Goldberg

I found the book helpful, despite Goldberg’s personal oddities. But maybe that is what it takes to succeed as a poet in Minnesota.

A story about "Finding Joy:Freeing Your Spirit"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:34:44 GMT

Finding Joy:Freeing Your Spirit

by Charlotte S. Kasl

A delightful and uplifting work. Adds a little sunshine where you need it without being preachy.

A story about "Ya-Yas in Bloom: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:33:12 GMT

Ya-Yas in Bloom: A Novel

by Rebecca Wells

Wells seems to have pushed the Ya-Ya franchise a bit far with this latest addition. The stories paled in comparison to the other books, and it reads like the author has been through some expensive and extensive therapy. It was a kinder, gentler Ya-Yas, and I’m not sure I liked that. It was a fast, entertaining read, but lacked the spark of the other books.

A story about "The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:29:36 GMT

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific

by J. Maarten Troost

hysterical! Loved this book.

A story about "The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer : Close Encounters with Strangers"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:26:32 GMT

The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer : Close Encounters with Strangers

by Eric Hansen

My two favorite stories in here were about the Bird Man and spending time in Calcutta working in Mother Theresa’s charity. A good read.

A story about "Running with Scissors: A Memoir"

nobody@allconsuming.net (SwampOpheliaGrl) — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:23:57 GMT

Running with Scissors: A Memoir

by Augusten Burroughs

This book made me feel more normal and stable than my usual method of putting my life into perspective, which is talking a walk down Telegraph in Berkeley. I alternated between amazement, horror, and awe while reading this book. How anyone could emerge from a childhood like that and still be able to string together coherent sentences is a mystery to me.