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Mission: Impossible (1996)

this is my favorite movie. i keep going back to it over and over again. i know what happens, and yet i always get excited about it. Tom Cruise has lost interest over the years by fans and the overall public, including me, but I can't deny that he is one of our best actors. It's hard not to watch him and not root for him.

Mission: Impossible might be Cruise's best performance....I think...maybe it's just me. Brian De Palma helps his case with great camera angles, especially at the Akvarium where Hunt blows up the aquarium themed restaurant in Prague. Close-up on Cruise-"Kichrich, you've never seen me very upset."

It's hard to pick a best scene in the movie, whether it's Ethan Hunt propelling 30 feet from a heating duct, Hunt at the apartment after the mission gets botched, or just watching Tom Cruise run. If I ever had to choose to watch an actor run, it would be Cruise. Try watching him run. Do it.

Posted Saturday, April 14, 2007 6:23 AM by peeter | with 0 comments

the end of an awesome adventure

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

talk about the end of a trilogy going out with a bang! the extended version of this film is almost an hour longer than the other installments!

return of the king is probably the best film out of the three, seeing as it owns the rights to a best picture of the year oscar. I'm not a huge nerd-haven't read these books- but i will be never be able to stop watching this movie. special effects-best you can get. acting- not a weak link among the cast. length-far exceeds normal epic movies but you stay with it throughout (the film follows at least three different stories). Sean Astin should've gotten a best supporting actor nod for this.

If you have never seen Return of the King, you are missing out. IT IS FANTASY. But it is also one of the best pictures in years, hands down great movie. Although if you haven't seen Return of the King, you probably haven't seen the Fellowship of the Ring or Two Towers, which rank high right up with this one. These are all not to be missed.

Posted Saturday, April 14, 2007 6:12 AM by peeter | with 0 comments

what every movie about inventors should be like

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Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)

I love this movie. Growing up I have always been a huge supporter of Apple, even if we didn't own one half the time. Pirates of Silicon Valley tells both sides of the story, Bill Gates and MIcrosoft, and Steve Jobs and Apple. I used to despise Microsoft, and I still do, but this made-for-tv movie does a good job at showing how MIcrosoft started and what it had to do to get to where they were. Sometimes I end up liking that half of the story more than the Steve Jobs-Steve Wozniak story. Noah Wyle does a great job as Jobs. Not only does he look very much like Steve, but he acts the way Jobs did back in the 80s.

If you like movies about origins of products, in this case the personal computer industry, of movies about two groups of people who ultimately collide with each other to make history, then do not pass up the opportunity to see this. It has become one of favorites through good replay value and quotable lines. I can't go a week without quoting it!

Posted Saturday, April 14, 2007 5:54 AM by peeter | with 0 comments