Category Archives: Movies

Robin Hood… again? Seriously???

Posted on May 10, 2010 by SamuraiMarine

  If you search IMDB (Internet Movie Database) for Robin Hood, you will be accosted by a list that goes on and on and on.  This will include the various cartoons, parodies, comedies and musicals that are out there. Most … Continue reading →

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Crank??? Really?

Posted on April 4, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

A while  back the wife and I watched a movie called  Crank.  This was not really something that I was looking forward to, but to make the wife happy, I relented.  I knew she had a thing for Jason Statham, … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica – The End… Maybe

Posted on March 30, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

So… a couple weeks ago Battlestar Galactica ended. I really liked this show, a lot.  But like Babylon 5, years before, the writers were smart, and instead of creating an open ended storyline that would keep going until it was … Continue reading →

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Gone but…………

Posted on January 17, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Not forgotten…………………….. When is the moment you realize that you will never forget those who have gone from your life. You can’t really pinpoint it or plan for it, it just happens. Whether it’s sitting watching a movie, seeing an … Continue reading →

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…Not without my cat!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

Tonight I watched the movie “Alien”, this will make the… oh, I stopped counting so long ago it is not even worth mentioning.  Let me just say that I have the script memorized and will speak the lines before they … Continue reading →

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Searching for Guy Fawkes.

Posted on October 16, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

I am not a radical. I am not a revolutionary. I am not a promoter of violence or chaos. But there is a question I would like to ask, in general, to you, the readers. Is there ever, in your … Continue reading →

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Review: The Andromeda Strain

Posted on June 18, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

To be fair, I went into this movie expecting a poorly made remake of a movie about a book.  That is to say that while the original movie was good, they had to make some changes in order to make … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Iron Man

Posted on May 13, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

I will rarely go to the movies anymore, usually when I post these reviews, it is based on a movie that I have waited to make the transition from the BIG screen, the the little screen. It is not because … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: SunShine

Posted on April 29, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

Last year I saw a couple previews for the movie SunShine, but it never made it to my local theatre. Before I knew it, it was in the DVD rental list on my Netflix account. I ordered it, and then … Continue reading →

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Review: The Astronaut Farmer

Posted on December 12, 2007 by SamuraiMarine

This last weekend my wife and I watched The Astronaut Farmer. This is truly an outstanding movie. Not for the reality or the graphics, but for the story itself. Obviously the chances of a person being able to build an … Continue reading →

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