rangertx

Member since 8/24/2008, last signed in awhile ago.

Send a message

Add to contacts

Invite to a group

Personal statement:

I can't live without a dose of mine own suspension of reality. Thanks to the movies!

[more]

Interested in:Action, Epic, Fantasy, Film, TV & Radio, Historical Film, Travel, War, Western

rangertx's movie tags

Talk

The Godfather

Re:Weekly Theme for November 3: ...
By rangertx in Weekly Theme
"So here I am again... Watching another flick and realize that I have observed an instance that fulfills this discussion. In the film In the Name of The Father the prison population watches The Godfather. Jim Sheridan splices scenes of the main characters father and sons to a scene between Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. " [More]

The Godfather

It's a Wonderful Life

Re:Weekly Theme for November 3: ...
By rangertx in Weekly Theme
"[quote user="leeroy711"] Here's an idea I got from Gremlins. I bought this one from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart this weekend to show my kids on Halloween. One thing that struck me while watching this was the unusually high amount of references to other movies contained in withing the film. At one point we see It's A Wonderful Life being watched on a TV in the kitchen. This is a pretty common reference for Christmas movie. Then, in the pivotal scene that the mogwais are fed after midnight, we see the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Later the gremlins are watching Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are quite a few references to Spielberg films, both blatant and subtle. The marquee of the theater has two films being showed: A Boy's Life (which was the working title for E.T.) and Watch The Skies.( working title for Close Encounters of a Third Kind.) There are really too many to name, I even saw The Road Warrior poster hanging in the bedroom. So have at it. There it is. ... " [More]

Scarface

Re:Weekly Theme for October 20: ...
By rangertx in Weekly Theme
"The first that comes to mind for me is the Karate Kid. Also I really enjoy theScarface montage. I am sure that some parts of it are mundane due to the type of social icon that this movie is. But for me it still personifies the essence of cheering for the chamipon of the film. " [More]

The Happening...What happened???
By rangertx in rangertx Blog
Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"So I just watched the M. Night Shyamalan movie The Happening. All I can say is what happened. I am a fan of some of his movies such as Signs and The Sixth Sense. But this movie was just bad. I kept waiting and waiting for it to get better. I also was hoping that the reason that everyone was killing themselves was not the plants. I am a tree hugger but really is he serious. The cinematography was good. Who doesn't love Mark Wahlberg? Yes his acting is predicable but boy he is still gorgeous. It did make me said to see that Night was given so much money to make such a low budget film. My advice is don't waste your time. Go out and enjoy the plants and trees on your own. " [More]

Almost Famous

Re:Introduce Yourself
By rangertx in Introduce Yourself
"Well, well I am new to Spout! But so far I love it! Film is a very large part of my life without being a part of the industry. But I have made a decision to remedy that. With my 38 years of life experience I made a promise to myself. The promise is that in one year I will quit my current job and go to film school. Currently I have been taking the occasional community college class in the hopes of achieving a degree. Upon much self examination I will apply to several film schools and then see where I shall move. This might sound so adventureous but I am actually scared shi...less if you will. But an ephiphany has come my way. All I want to do is live what I love. Film.............. It encompasses so many ideas, feelings and manifestos. Film is why we turn on the tube, travel to the video store or look on the web to see what new adventure will be in our mailbox today. So I hope to one day tell a story to the world and hope that at least one person will realize what I am trying to sh ... " [More]