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The Saga will continue....

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It's been said that the material that Star Wars has generated that it could go on for a very long, long time. Time will tell if it is the right decision to hand off the Star Wars franchise to Disney, but I think it's a great idea, and one that will only grow the franchise. I'm a BIG fan of Mr. Lucas, and I am very greatful to him and his vision. Go Disney! If you want more info on the deal check out the NY Times article on the sale of LucasFilm to Disney here.

So Pretty

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Here's a short film that is very well made, and since it's Halloween soon I figured why not.  Well done guys.

Taken 2 (2012)

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To say that Taken 2 is a logical movie is a bit of a stretch.  It's a story of our protagonist (Liam Neeson) getting involved in another plot where he needs to rescue his family from bad people.  The original was an interesting and powerful piece of action, adventure, and suspense.  Taken 2 does have its moments of thrills and suspense, but doesn't come close to the originals originality.  Having said that "Taken 2" is a great popcorn movie, and for an audience who has grown to like Liam Neeson's character it's got some really good sequences that will have you gripping your seat. The daughter played by Maggie Grace has a bit more to do here and she really has some good scenes.  Famke Janssen plays the mother and does a fine job at playing the damsel in distress, but it is Liam Neeson who we all have come to see.  He does a great job here playing Bryan Mills the super spy or security expert.  I really don't know what he does and for whom, but the m

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

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This week it was up and out to see " Hotel Transylvania " with the family.  It's October, and Halloween is right around the corner so why not.  It looked funny, and seemed appropriate for this time of year, and the kids wanted to see it and it's been awhile since we had a family outing at the movies.  So off we went. The film seems to be written by committee.  There are no more then 5 writers listed in the credits.  Sometimes this can be a problem, but here it isn't.  Adam Sandle r also seems to have been a bit more involved in creating the movie since he is listed as executive producer.  The film is released through Sony.  To say I didn't have fun seeing the film would be an out right lie.  I did have fun.  There were some jokes that were funny, and the humor was very much geared towards the children, and yet I still had fun listening to my boys laughing, so the movie did what it needed to do, and that was to provide some family entertainment. The