tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10506663861874667962024-02-20T08:10:15.963-07:00Boma Butt.com -If you don't know, don't ask.A blog about movies, tv shows, zombies,star trek, and all the random stuff I find funny. Follow and enjoy! :)Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-91758688085014917672012-04-24T22:34:00.002-07:002012-04-24T22:34:54.388-07:00Letters from Iwo Jima, A Historical ContextIt has been forever since I have written a post and the sad thing is that I have seen a ton of movies. Well maybe I will write one for the Avengers when I go see that next week (midnight showing!!!). Well anyways, I wrote this for my history class and decided that it is relavent so I will post it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Iwo Jima was a brutal battle that saw the death of 6,800
American soldiers and 19,000 Japanese soldiers. Iwo Jima was the first island
that was officially part of Japan and meant a great deal to the Japanese. For
the Americans, Iwo Jima was closer to homeland Japan for B-29 bombers to land
on. The fighting began on February 19, 1945 and ended on April 4, 36 days of
intense fighting. The Marines requested 10 days of initial naval bombardment
but only received three. As seen in the movie Letters from Iwo Jima, Lt. Gen.
Tadamishi Kuribayashi had his troops concentrate their defensive efforts on Mt.
Suribachi and hills in the center of the island by building an expanse network
of interconnecting caves to hold troops and weaponry. Four days after the
initiation of the battle, Mt. Suribachi was defeated and the troops raised the
American flag atop, becoming a symbol for our nation (history from The Navy
Department Library). Not many stories are told of the Japanese soldiers that
also lost their lives on Iwo Jima. The movie Letters from Iwo Jima is the story
of the Japanese troops as the struggle to defend the Japanese island of Iwo
Jima. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
story focuses on two characters, the General Kuribayashi (played by Ken
Watanabe) and a private Saigo (played by Kazunari Ninomiya). Saigo is a lowly
soldier who was drafted into the war, as was most at this late point in the war.
He and his fellow soldiers are trying to survive and prepare for the coming war
with no supplies, because the American submarines had sunk most of the Japanese
maritime fleet (Roy, 2009), and no reinforcements. The Japanese fleet had been
sunk in the Marianas battle and most of the air force had been pulled back to
protect the homeland. Saigo talks with a buddy about how they shouldn’t fight
the Americans and just go home, but his talk gets him punished, being termed
unpatriotic because it does not fit with the Japanese code of Bushido, to honor
the Emperor and fight to the death (Pyle, 1996). Later, his buddy dies of
dysentery because there is no good water on the island and no medical supplies
were coming in because there was no fleet to bring the supplies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>General Kuribayashi comes to the island and sees that the
soldiers are building trenches on the beach and have not coordinated their
attacks with the army. Kuribayashi had been to American and knew of the
superior industry that could build warships at a ratio of 16:1 compared to
Japan (Roy, 2009). With this superior might, the Americans would destroy the
beaches and the soldiers there if they stayed. He had the soldiers pull back
and spend their efforts building caves and pillboxes to confront to Americans. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Later in the movie, a new character arrives, Shimizu
(played by Ryo Kase). The he joins Saigo’s company and the other guys ask him
where he is from and where he was trained. He says that he was trained at Koho
Kimmu Yoin Yoseijo in Tokyo, which is where the Kempeitai were trained. The
Kempeitai were the military police, charged to make sure everyone was fighting
and loyal to the Emperor (Roy, 2009). Saigo and his buddy suspect that he is
there to arrest anyone caught with unpatriotic talk. Later, it turns out he was
sent to Iwo Jima because he couldn’t kill a dog that his commander decreed was
a disturbance to military communications. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the American troops arrive, they quickly take
Suribachi. Kuribayashi tells the commander to take his troops and retreat to
the northern caves. The commander believes that this is not honorable because
they are going to die defending Suribachi. The commander tells his troops to
commit honorable suicide (hara-kiri) and he will meet them all at Yasukuni
shrine. According to the code of bushido, you do surrender because that is
dishonorable (Roy, 2009). Yasukuni shrine is the shrine that the war dead go to
and are made into kami (Nelson). Saigo and Shimizu don’t kill themselves
because Saigo convinces Shimizu that joining the other troops at the caves and
continuing to fight would better serve the Emperor. When they get to the
northern caves, the commander there tries to kill them, believing that the
surrender and are dishonorable, but Kuribayashi stops him because he believes
that they are more useful alive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As the war is coming to a close, Saigo and Shimizu decide
that they want to surrrended to the Americans. They believe that the propaganda
that has been fed to them is a lie and that the Americans are barbarians.
Shimizu leaves first and gives up to a squad of Americans. Another Japanese soldier
is there and tells Shimizu that they will get food from the Americans. The
Americans decide that they don’t want to guard the Japanese and shoot them. Not
many Japanese prisoners were taken in the war (Roy, 2009). When the Japanese
did surrender, it was usually a trap and the Americans would stop taking
prisoners for that reason and also for the reason that there was deep racism
and hatred of the Japanese (Roy, 2009). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Iwo Jima was a very bloody war for both sides, but
especially for the Japanese. They had a code of dying in the service of the
Emperor and they would not surrender or give up fighting. Only 14% of the
Japanese troops lived through the battle. These soldiers had families and
lives, too. Both sides could not get over their hatred and racism against each
other, leading to the bloody battles and atrocities that happened during the
war. The movie Letters from Iwo Jima gives a look at a side that is rarely seen
and shows that there was good in the Japanese, too. They were trying to fight
for what they believed was right, just like the American soldiers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Nelson, John. Yasukuni
excerpt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Pyle,
Kenneth B., 1996. The Making of Modern Japan Second Edition. D.C. Heath and
Company. Lexington, MA. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Roy, Denny, 2009. The
Pacific War and its Political Legacies. Praeger Publishers. Westport, CT.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Navy Department Library, 2012. Battle for Iwo Jima, 1945. United States Navy.
<http: battleiwojima.htm="" library="" online="" www.history.navy.mil=""><o:p></o:p></http:></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Yamashita,
Iris and Haggis, Paul, 2006. Letters from Iwo Jima. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
Produced by Warner Brothers Studio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-76569998928576387172012-02-25T15:44:00.000-07:002012-02-25T15:44:12.823-07:00Act of Valor, Dedicated to Our Serivce Men and Women<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/">Act of Valor</a> was a very good movie. If you like movies that are like this, then this is one for you. There were explosions like every five seconds and shoot outs and awesomeness all over. The cool thing is that the actors are real active duty Navy SEALs. When I went, there was approximately 5 women to about 40 men. Haha. <br />
The movie is about a team of Navy SEALs that have to go after a terrorist who wants to bomb America. It starts with a CIA operative getting captured and tourtured to give up the information that she knows. The SEALs are called in to go and get her back out and find out any information that she had. They go into Costa Rica to get her and have huge shoot outs. They find out that the bad guys are working with a terrorist who is going to bombs in the the US. The bombs are ceramic ball bearings that are hidden in vests that explode and do a ton of damage. They follow these terrorists to the town of Mexicali and have to take out the terrorists and the Mexican cartels that are hiding them in the city. <br />
The movie is very fast paced and loud with some sad parts. At the movie, there were a bunch of guys from different brances of the military, including the Navy, and it sounded like they didn't like it so much. So if you are in the armed services, I kind of don't suggest it for you, but if you are a civilian like me who likes war movies, I highly recommend it. I will say that the movie is rated R for war violence, war gore, and language, so if you have a adversion to a lot of blood don't see it. <br />
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FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are two best friends who work for the CIA. They are assigned to take down a man named Heinrich, but fail to capture him. So they are sent home to wait for him to turn up. Tuck then decides that he needs to start dating again and so he goes online and puts his profile up. Meanwhile, Lauren (Reese Witherspoon) is a single, working woman who constantly keeps running into her old boyfriend, Steve (Warren Christie, the guy from Apollo 18). So her friend, Trish (Chelsea Handler) decides that she needs to put Lauren up on the internet too. Well Lauren finds Tuck and they go out on a date. They hit if off and have a wonderful time. After the date, Lauren runs into FDR and he gets her to go on a date with him. This puts Lauren in a dilemma because she likes both of the guys. She goes on a bunch of dates to try to determine which she likes more. Tuck and FDR find out that they are dating the same girl and decide that they need to let her pick. That doesn't mean that they are not going to try to sway her vote. They bug her house and track her to find out what she likes and all these covert things. They also try to ruin each other's dates by hilarious means. All the while Heinrich is looking for them to make them pay.<br />
This movie is really funny and awesome. There are some cute parts in it for the girls to enjoy. When I was in the theater, all I could hear was guys laughing super hard, so this also a good movie for any guy. It was fun to try to figure out who Lauren would choose and see if you guess right in the end. If it were me, I would have a hard time choosing, too. I would probably have to choose Chris Pine so I could say that I accomplished a life goal and got with Captain Kirk. Haha. <br />
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OMG! I have been waiting for this! Jeremy Renner is soooooo hot. So excited this looks super cool.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-89559283325104336502012-02-04T16:03:00.001-07:002012-02-04T16:03:59.195-07:00Chronical, I Wish I Had Telokenisis<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706593/">Chronical</a> was pretty darn good. What would you do if you suddenly had the power to move things with your mind? I would probably do a bunch of stupid things, then become a superhero ("with great power..."). This movie is simple in its special effects, but still looks very real. <br />
This movie is about Andrew (Dane DeHaan), a kid who buys a video camera to document his life and show what is happening to him in his home (his mom is dying and his dad beats him). Andrew goes to school with his cousin, Matt (Alex Russell), who tells him that he needs to be more cool and go to a party. Andrew goes to the party with Matt and ends up out in the woods with Matt and the cool kid, Steve (Michael B. Jordan). There is a huge hole in the ground and they decided to go down and find out what is in it. In the hole, there is a strange looking, glowing, crystal-like thing. Then the ground starts shaking and the screen goes black. The story then rejoins some days later where they are practicing their new powers in the backyard. They had the ability to control objects with the power of their minds. The more they use their power, the stronger they get, eventually getting to the point where they can fly. One day when they are all driving in the car, a truck pulls up behind and is honking at them. Well Andrew uses his powers on the car and ends up pushing the car over the road and into a pond. The man is the car is injured and they decide that they need to have rules on their powers so they don't hurt people. The boys continue to get stronger and some problems arise.<br />
This movie was great and kind of funny. It makes you think of what you would do if you were in the same spot as these boys. What would you do if you came across great power like this? I suggest you check this movie out. Rate PG-13 for intense action and violence, thematic material, some language, sexual content and teen drinking.<br />
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This is the first trailer for the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1975159/">7500</a>. I decided that I want to see it cause the main guy is kind of attractive and it's a ghost movie. Super cool looking. I love scary movies!Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-23700440944982714702012-01-28T17:00:00.000-07:002012-01-28T17:00:13.951-07:00Man on a Ledge, Sam Worthington Can Stand on my LedgeThe title isn't suppose to be dirty. I mean stand on my ledge as a in a ledge outside my window. Haha. Well <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568338/">Man on a Ledge</a> is freaking awesome (Rotten Tomatoes and Katie can suck it!) Sam Worthington is super hot and so is Jamie Bell and so is Edward Burns. This movie was super intense and good. I was on the edge of my seat (Woman on an edge). <br />
The movie is about Nick Cassidy (Sam Worhtington) who is an escape convict standing on the ledge of a huge building in New York. Nick is an excop who was accused of stealing the Monarch diamond from David Englander (Ed Harris). When negotiators go to talk him down (Edward Burns and Elizabeth Banks), the feel that his is not out to jump but has alterior motives. His alterior motives is to get the Monarch diamond from David Englander and prove that Nick is innocent. Nick's brother, Joey (Jamie Bell), and Joey's girlfriend, Angie (Genesis Rodriguez) are sneaking into Englander's bank to get to the diamond. <br />
This movie is super intense and there are some twists and turns that you don't expect. Then Sam Worthington is jumping around on the building and the made me super nervous. I didn't want him to fall (you know that he won't but it still makes you nervous). If you like heist movies and hot dudes, check this movie out. The movie is rated PG-13 for violence and some language.<br />
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Mark Wahlberg is Chris Farraday, an exsmuggler. He got out of smuggling to have a family, but his brother in law, Andy (Caleb Laundry Jones), messes up his smuggling job when Customs boards the boat he is on. Andy then dumps the drugs he was hiding and goes to the man who he was working for. The man, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), is not happy and hurts Andy. Chris tries to reason with Briggs, but Briggs wants the money and gives him two weeks to get it to him or he will come after Chris's family. So to get the money, Chris gets onto a cargo ship to Panama City to buy 50 million dollars of counterfeit money. Chris and his friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), set up the deal and get Chris and Andy on the boat. Chris devises a plan to get the boat to stop long enough for him to get the money from the dealer and get back on the boat and hide the money. But the captain, Captain Camp (JK Simmons) is suspicious and is watching Chris. When Chris goes to get the money, the plan goes wrong and starts Chris into a tailspin that jeopardizes the plan, while at home, Briggs is harassing Chris's wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale).<br />
This movie was very good. A bit violent and a lot of swearing, but a good movie if you like movies like the Italian Job (also starring Mark Wahlberg). There was one twist in the movie that surprised me and the end was making me really worried, but of course it all comes together in a way you don't expect. I would say check it out!<br />
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This is a promo for the soon coming <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855325/">Resident Evil: Retribution</a> movie. Long live zombie movies!!! I was way super confused when it started, then I finally understood. I love zombie movies and Resident Evil movies. Way excited.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-64548952350558319942011-12-27T15:41:00.001-07:002011-12-27T15:41:41.669-07:00We Bought A Zoo, Awwww Cute<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/">We Bought A Zoo</a> is so cute and funny and I surpisingly liked this movie. It's a good famiy movie, cute for the children and funny for the adults. There are good preformances by the adults and even by the children. The little girl, Rosie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones), was super cute and funny. <br />
Benjamin Mee's (Matt Damon) wife has died six months ago and his family is still struggling with this loss. His daughter, Rosie, is dealing with the death of her mom fairly well, but the son, Dylan (Colin Ford) is having lots of problems. Benjamin decides that he needs to move and his brother, Duncan (Thomas Haden Church) agrees with him. Benjamin goes on a house tour and finds the most perfect house for his family, but with the house comes a zoo. He decides it will be good for his family and moves to the house and will keep the zoo going. The zoo manager, Kelly (Scarlett Johansson), doesn't think that Benjamin can do it. There is a lot of work and a lot of money that goes into the zoo. The zoo does really good for Rosie, but Dylan just is upset with his dad. Dylan does make a new friend at the zoo, Lily (Elle Fanning). To get the zoo up and running, they have to pass inspection with a really mean dude from the USDA. <br />
This movie was really funny and had a lot of family love and drama. I laughed a lot and was touched in my heart. It was cute and a good family movie. This movie also based on a true story of the Mee family who still ownes the zoo. Movie is rate PG for some language and theatrical elements. <br />
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The movie is set in Moscow, Russia. Sean (Emile Hirsch) and Ben (Max Minghella) are in Moscow to try to promote their business, but get shut down. So to drown their sorrows, they go to a Russian night club where they meet two pretty girls, Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) and Anne (Rachael Taylor). They are having lots of fun until all the power and electronics go off. Curious, they all go outside to see yellow lights falling from the sky. One of the lights lands in front of them and then goes invisible. A cop goes to poke the spot where the light was before and gets turned into dust. The people realize they are under attack and rush back into the club to try to take cover. The alien light follows them in and starts dusting everyone. Our hero four and their business rival, Skyler (Joel Kinnaman) end up in the basement of the club and hid there for five days. They finally have to go outside and they decide to try to make it to the US embassy. That plan doesn't work cause everyone is dead, but they did learn that the alien lights make all the electronics light up when they are near. So they use lights as warning signals and they also find out a way to hide from the aliens. <br />
I wont say more about the movie so not to spoil more of it, but it was pretty good and if you like alien movies, this would be one to check out. The drama is good and there is some what of a romantic subplot for those who like that. If you don't want to spend money at the theater for it, it is defiantly one to rent. Rated PG-13 for si-fy action and some language. <br />
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Emile Hirsch hiding from the alien lightsClarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-59925344561618587762011-12-23T13:19:00.000-07:002011-12-23T13:19:25.802-07:00First Trailer for Prometheus (6/8/2012)<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/#lb-vi2035129881">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/#lb-vi2035129881</a><br />
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First trailer for the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/">Prometheus</a>. This kind of makes me think of Alien mixed with 2001: A Space Odyssey. I didn't like Space Odyssey but I do like Alien. I guess I will have to wait for more trailers to figure if I want to see it.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-41915720240419372402011-12-22T15:15:00.000-07:002011-12-22T15:15:20.276-07:00Wrath of the Titans (3/30/2012) First Trailer<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646987/#lb-vi3846741529">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646987/#lb-vi3846741529</a> <br />
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This is the first trailer for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646987/">Wrath of the Titans</a>. This is the sequel to the Clash of the Titans that came out a couple of years ago. I think I will go see this one (it has Sam Worthington :D )Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-79493999370828411382011-12-21T14:23:00.001-07:002011-12-21T14:46:22.424-07:00Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, AwesomeWell Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol was pretty dang awesome. Well awesome if you like action, explosions, hot dudes, awesome technology, and all that stuff. I especially liked Jeremy Renner cause he is really hot. <br />
The movie starts with an operative running from people but then getting shot by an assassin. Then to Benji (Simon Pegg) and Jane (Paula Patton) breaking Ethan (Tom Curise) out of a Russian jail. They need him to get in to the Kremlin to get secret papers on a bad guy who just stole Russian nuclear missile launch codes. But it turns out that the files had already been taken by another person and that person plans to blow up the Kremlin to hide the fact that he took those files. Well the bombing of the Kremlin gets put on Ethan and his team. So the Secretary of the IMF tells Ethan that he has to find the guy who bombed the Kremlin, but the Secretary gets shot and Ethan and analysis Brandt (Jeremy Renner) have to get back to the team and follow the clues to get the codes back and stop the bad guy.<br />
The movie was soo boss. They go to Dubai and are hanging out the windows of the tallest building and there is a sand storm and they go to Mumbai and chase people and all this awesome stuff. If you like the Mission Impossible movies, then you will like this one. If you like all the other things I mentioned above, then you would like this movie. If you are just bored and want to go to a movie, then go to this one. The movie is rated PG-13 for action and violence and some swearing.<br />
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Jeremy Renner in MI4Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-60194923107824338012011-12-21T14:05:00.002-07:002011-12-21T14:05:48.802-07:00The Hobbit (12/14/2012) First Trailer<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/#lb-vi1699192345">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/#lb-vi1699192345</a><br />
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First trailer for the first part of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/#lb-vi1699192345">the Hobbit</a>!!!! So excited! Nerds unite!Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-70943380178063629642011-12-20T13:41:00.000-07:002011-12-20T13:41:20.091-07:00New Dark Knight Rises (7/20/2012) Trailer<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/#lb-vi2823134745">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/#lb-vi2823134745</a><br />
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The newest trailer for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/#lb-vi2823134745">The Dark Knight Rises</a>. This trailer is a lot cooler than the first one. And besides Bane is played by Tom Hardy :DClarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-78124976665273363412011-12-19T13:21:00.000-07:002011-12-19T13:21:46.421-07:00Jack the Giant Killer (6/15/2012) Trailer<a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3965689369/">http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3965689369/</a><br />
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Trailer for the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1351685/">Jack the Giant Killer</a>. I think it looks pretty cool. I was expecting it to be a cartoon, but it's not. Maybe I will see it.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-59142417326525380572011-12-18T17:59:00.000-07:002011-12-18T17:59:38.131-07:00Saturday Night Live: Tebow, Jesus, and Mormons<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ul2dhNaQgxM" width="560"></iframe><br />
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The end is the best and I think this beats out the Mark Wahlberg talks to animals skit for my favorite. HahaClarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-42681992660849238072011-12-13T18:16:00.000-07:002011-12-13T18:16:29.836-07:00Men In Black 3 (05/25/2012) Trailer<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1409024/#lb-vi2656345625">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1409024/#lb-vi2656345625</a><br />
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Men In Black 3 movie. This is Jay going through time looking for Kay. This looks like this could be good but also could be bad. We will have to see.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-5843159292937952352011-12-03T17:23:00.000-07:002011-12-03T17:23:23.640-07:00The Muppets, Freaking Hilarious<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204342/">The Muppets</a> movie is sooo freaking hilarious. I was laughing soo hard and there was some awesome music (AC/DC, Jefferson Starship, etc.). It was funny and awesome and rated PG so its good for children. <br />
The movie is a story about a kid/muppet named Walter and his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary's girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams). They are going to LA to the Muppets studio. At the Muppets Studio, Walter overhears a greedy tyrant Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) is going to buy the studio to get the oil under the studio. Walter gets Gary and Mary to help him talk to Kermit so they can fight Tex. Kermit figures they have to get the gang back together and do a telethon to raise 10 million dollars to buy the studio back. They go on a road trip to collect all the Muppets and then pitch their idea for the telethon. They get their time slot but have a limited time to set it all up.<br />
This movie was super funny and full of great songs and some funny dancing. If you are a fan of the Muppets, this is a movie for you. If you like cute, happy movies, this is for you. If you like family movies, then check this movie out. I loved it and I think everyone will like it and enjoy bringing their family to see it. :)Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-92035539876047775262011-11-24T21:47:00.000-07:002011-11-24T21:47:32.137-07:00Mission:Impossible- Ghost Protocol Clip (12/21)<a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1761713689">http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1761713689</a><br />
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This looks really cool and I really want to see this movie. This is a clip for<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229238/"> Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol</a>.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-45352899181244446282011-11-17T10:11:00.000-07:002011-11-17T10:11:16.181-07:00Mirror, Mirror (3/16/2012)<a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3708919321">http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3708919321</a><br />
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This is a trailer for the Snow White adaption called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667353/">Mirror, Mirror</a>. I will have to admit that this looks a bit better than Snow White and the Huntsman. Well this movie looks like its is a comedy and the other one is serious. And Julia Roberts is the evil stepmother. :)Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-70875244865461392952011-11-15T12:48:00.000-07:002011-11-15T12:48:48.219-07:00New Hunger Games (3/23/2012) Trailer<a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2402131481">http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2402131481</a><br />
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New trailer for the Hunger Games. I am actually kind of excited. My roommate said that we will have to go see it for my 21st birthday. I was planning on seeing it anyways that weekend. :) <br />
Team Peeta!Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-81339082396372430112011-11-12T12:48:00.000-07:002011-11-12T12:48:45.300-07:00Snow White and the Huntsman (6/1/2012) and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2/10/2012)<a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1982242329">http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1982242329</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/">Snow White and the Huntsman</a>. This actually doesn't look as bad as I thought it would be.<br />
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1397514/">Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</a>. The first one sucked, but maybe this one will be better and it has The Rock.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050666386187466796.post-57373791854789600072011-11-08T13:58:00.000-07:002011-11-08T13:58:41.555-07:0021 Jump Street (3/16/2012)<a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1681366553">http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1681366553</a><br />
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I was watching A Night at the Roxberry the other day and this made me think of it. <br />
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This is the first trailer for the new movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/">21 Jump Street</a> and it looks soooooo freaking hilarious. I highly doubt the lame tv show from the 80's was even this cool. Well I didn't want to see it before, but now I really do. This movie has Channing Tatum and Johan Hill and they are freaking dorks.Clarktrekkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511765739410225328noreply@blogger.com0