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Movie Review ~ ~ ~ 2012
2012
Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Running Time: 2hrs 38mins
I saw the movie 2012 yesterday. There have been a lot of mixed reviews on it. 
Rotten Tomatoes only gave it 38%. I have to disagree. While not a fan of “special effects” movies, I am a fan of all things “end of the world”. I did not expect this to be a “deep, moving, mysterious” tale of the Apocalypse. I expected it to be action packed, loaded with things blowing up and falling over and to keep me on the edge of my seat. I was NOT disappointed.
The acting was not great, true, but who cares. (Personally, I adore John Cusack, whether he can act or not). When you go to see a Roland Emmerich film, you’re hardly going for the heart wrenching dramatic scenes. You’re going for a roller coaster ride. On this front, the movie delivers.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS MOVIE!
If you all could take a minute or two of your time and click on the link it would help alot. I’d LOVE to see this in theaters. Wouldn’t you?
Dear friends :
The following link is to a new independent film which needs our support to expose the corruption of Planned Parenthood. The movie is called Blood Money and in order for the producers to get it into the theaters they need to show that millions of interested people have visited their website. You need only visit the website; there is no need to sign-up as a supporter unless you are compelled to do so. The second link is the trailer for the movie. PLEASE HELP GET THIS IMPORTANT FILM INTO THEATERS BY VISITING THE WEBSITE, then forward this to your family and friends! Americans NEED to see this…
http://www.bloodmon eyfilm.com/
God bless you!
Fr. Jim
“What a World, What a World”
It’s the 70th anniversary of one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies…
THE WIZARD OF OZ!
On Wednesday, they had a one night only showing of the movie in theaters. I took my kids to the 7:00 screening only to find out it was SOLD OUT! So, school night be damned, we stayed for the 10:00 showing! It was 
Charlottes first time ever seeing the movie. Of course I bought her some "Ruby Slippers" for the occasion. And Turner Classic Movies just emailed me to say my pre-ordered copy of the DVD is IN THE MAIL! Hooray!
In honor of this "momentous" occasion, I thought I’d put up a few Screen shots and throw a little Trivia your way.
1. Did you know that Shirley Temple was originally chosen for the role of Dorothy, but they didn’t think she could sing well enough?
Oh My Gosh, ANOTHER Amazing Movie from Doorpost
Seriously, if you haven’t watched BUTTERFLY CIRCUS, do so now. And then watch this one. PHENOMENAL! And I am really hard on movies. These were both absolutely beautiful! Both in their message and in the visuals. Wow. Just Wow!
http://www.thedoorpost.com/hope/film/?film=c5fa0dccbd43313785b437cfde0c9bc3
Eduardo Verastegui and Joshua Weigel present BUTTERFLY CIRCUS
This is a 20 minute short film. Well worth every second. Have a tissue handy.
http://www.thedoorpost.com/hope/The Butterfly Circus/
BLOOD MONEY / The Film
The Official Senate report on Senate Bill 158, the “Human Life Bill,” summarized the issue this way:
Physicians, biologists, and other scientists agree that conception marks the beginning of the life of a human being – a being that is alive and is a member of the human species. There is overwhelming agreement on this point in countless medical, biological, and scientific writings.8
8. Report, Subcommittee on Separation of Powers to Senate Judiciary Committee S-158, 97th Congress, 1st Session 1981, 7.
Hat Tip: Rosie
“I thirst” Vs. Thirst
There is a movie being seen in select theaters this weekend entitled "Thirst".
The Catholic League had an interesting viewpoint on the reviews that the movie is getting:
This movie, the work of a Korean ex-Catholic, Park Chan-wook, is about a Roman Catholic priest turned vampire. It is strewn with blood and gore, but that hasn’t stopped film critics from loving it.
The Los Angeles Times commended Park for “constructing beautifully composed images of aestheticized violence.” Too bad Mel Gibson didn’t study under Park: when "The Passion of the Christ" was released, the L.A. Times blasted it for its “overwhelming level of on-screen violence.”
The San Francisco Chronicle admitted that “Park dwells on disgusting images, from the priest’s throbbing boils to his sucking of victims’ blood through medical tubes, to gory vomiting and various scenes of bone-smashing violence.” But, wait, “There’s a sense of glee in all the mayhem that helps mitigate the shock effects—at least a bit.” This same newspaper found no glee in Mel’s classic, labeling the violence “numbing.”
Funness: Review of Harry Potter/HBP (Spoilers within)
I want to preface my review with the idea that I am not a literalist in any sense and I do hope this comes through. I do have some rather strong opinions and it would be fun to hear feedback on them!
Overall, I would probably rate it 3/4 or 4/5 stars total. It loses a star for the ending.
I feel that, esp considering the non-readers I have talked to, that it is relatively good standing on its own, and I do feel the cinematography and preservation of certain scenes is commended for its execution. The soundtrack is pretty forgettable, but I’m happy to learn Williams will be back for at least pt 2 of Deathly Hallows. The acting also remained pretty top notch in this film. Jim Broadbent, Tom Felton, and Alan Rickman are especially notable. Unlike the other movies, there were very few “cringe moments” outside of Bonnie Wright’s (Ginny’s) stiff character acting. Half of that I blame on the lame moments they give with her and Daniel as well as the fact that their overall chemistry was lacking, but I blame the other half that she was cast originally as a simple secondary character with no idea of her coming significance. Otherwise, series casting might have been different.
Let’s talk about Expelled
Since people have been bringing up the evolution debate regarding abortion, I thought I might add some general thoughts about evolution. I also somewhat recently watched Expelled, and no surprise there, found it absolutely ridiculous.
A lot of people, the makers of Expelled included, operate under the impression that theory of evolution=eugenics=holocaust. Not only is that a jump in logic, it’s simply dishonest.
First things first. There is a difference between artificial and natural selection. Natural selection describes the way things are. Artificial selection is selecting traits to make things how you want to be. Artificial selection has been around centuries before Darwin even existed. It’s described in the Bible; it helped agriculture to advance enough to accommodate more varied and larger populations. The idea of selecting populations for desired traits is not anything new; what Darwin did was explain how nature has its own selective process through time. It explained a lot of phenomena at the time that was being observed and the fact that it combines a lot of smaller observations makes it not only the most central theory in current Biology but also, IMO, pretty genius in its own right.
A tale of 2 abortion movies: Bella and 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Bella: *** 1/2 (out of 5)
4 Months… **** 1/2 (out of 5)
I’ve been thinking of something original to post and just realized I have seen 2 movies addressing abortion recently. Both are foreign language films. But both also address abortion in different ways and I thought it would be fun to discuss them.
Bella is hailed by a lot of pro-lifers and after watching it I could see why. They clearly show a woman in a crisis situation and someone willing to choose abortion as a quick reaction, but through the miracle of adoption show the joy that choosing life can bring. And isn’t Bella the cutest girl ever?
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