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tropic thunder

This movie was a spoof on war movies. Specifically, it was a movie about making war movies. There were some funny moments in it and I thought Robert Downey Jr.’s role was hysterical (once they actually pointed out the fact that it was Robert Downey Jr. playing the role). Tom …

the hangover

This movie was quite funny–the scene the day after the bachelor party was priceless and the photos shown during the closing credits were hilarious. But, I think the movie would be better appreciated if you have actually been to a bachelor party before. Brian was laughing his ass off the …

away we go

This was a good date-type movie. It had the comedy/drama/romance thing going on. We both enjoyed it. Considering the good reviews it got, that was not surprising. What I did find surprising, however, was just how good of an actor Maya Rudolph is. Having only seen her on SNL and …

prayers for the dead

This was a pretty good crime novel. At times, I felt like I was reading Ed McBain, which is a compliment to the author, Faye Kellerman. The only negative, really, was that some of the dialog was forced. Really forced. The less annoying of the two examples was the main …

birthday begins

Today kicked off Brian’s month-long birthday celebration. His birthday isn’t until February 14, but my mom had us over for dinner early to celebrate–it was pretty much Thanksgiving dinner in January, complete with leftovers! Plus, he got presents, of course. Normally we watch comedies the entire month of February since …