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Groundhog Day - (1993 movie)

2018-03-28

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/

An asshole anchorman is sent to a little town to do a fluff story on Groundhog Day, but karma bites him in the ass when the town gets snowed-in.

A fantastic movie not just for the usual things, but for the execution of its idea. Unlike so many movies that have its elements, this one stays grounded and accessible. This movie is well-loved and highly recommended.

This movie has its title because it's set on Groundhog Day.

Andromedia - (1998 movie)

2018-03-15

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303658/

A girl is digitized, becoming a valuable commodity for people seeking power and immortality.

This might be interesting for fans of science fiction history, but it's dumb in too many places for me to enjoy it.

If you end up watching this, here are my edited Andromedia subtitles.

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Of Mice and Men - (1937 book), by John Steinbeck

2018-01-14

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Of Mice and Men - (1937 book), by John Steinbeck cover

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(on Wikipedia)

A too-forgiving man and his stupid brute of a friend travel as farm hands to scrape together money for the dream of owning their own land.

A thriller, a gripping tale ... that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick.
-- The New York Times, who are about as smart as Lenny.

An unforgivably-terrible book. Awful almost beyond reason. Plodding and boring, it's only a "page turner" because it's tauntingly short enough to tear through like ripping off a bandage. But on the plus side, although it's littered with written-accents, it's not difficult to read.. plus the ending is great!

2019-08-07 - Wow, this was so forgettable that I couldn't actually remember reading it until I read the first few paragraphs..

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Much Ado About Nothing - (1623 play), by Shakespeare

2017-11-05

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Much Ado About Nothing - (1623 play), by Shakespeare - Signet Classic image

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(on Wikipedia)

An man works to undermine his brother's happiness by meddling with his son's marriage. Also two smart people dual with words.

A pretty good book, though my reading of the Signet Classic was seriously interrupted by footnotes. Not because of the shifting up/down to read them, but because the footnotes are crammed all together. Given that this book is 1/4 commentary, axing one for clearer footnotes would have been amazing. Maybe another edition will be better. I intend to collect many of this particular play.

I highly recommend Much Ado About Nothing - (1993 movie), even for those who have no interest in this book.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275773/
FIXME - link an archive: movie.softgarage.com/versus/

In a forest where any who die rise as zombies, an escaped convict does something something.

I got 1/3 in and got bored. It's too over-the-top.

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Real Genius - (1985 movie)

2016-12-26

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089886/

A boy-genius is brought into an elite university to work on a laser project with a genius-misfit, but after its spectacular success they learn of its nefarious purpose.

While old, it holds up perfectly. A great movie, with a bunch of laugh-out-loud moments. Unlike the "frat boy" movies which are all about booze and boobs, this one shows genius with its hacker spirit.

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Hardcore Henry - (2015 movie)

2016-11-19

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3072482/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190803051359/http://hardcorethemovie.com/ (gone)

A man wakes, reconstructed as a cyborg, and finds himself hunted by unknown forces.

A fucking astonishingly great movie! Fast, bloody and fun. It's effortlessly hilarious, and without being a comedy.

I was initially rather annoyed at the found footage-style shaky camera, but it got so intuitive so fast that it really helped me get into the character and movie. If you like bloody non-stop action movies, definitely give this movie a chance.

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The Year's Best Science Fiction, ed. by Gardner Dozois

2016-11-19

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Collections of science fiction short stories, curated by.. people I don't know and who have no authority in my mind. They came into being pre-internet and still cling to relevancy.

I was excited to find these, but their stories are hit-and-miss.

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The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury - (1887-1908 stories), by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2016-11-18

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This may take me quite some time to read through.

Not the cover of my edition

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A classic work combining classic works.

I bought this because it's considered one of the great works of literature and has survived into common culture. Though I can see why this would have been popular at the time, especially thanks to the forward saying that the brief writing style was rare, I don't yet see why this would appeal to today's person. Perhaps it's just me, but so far I find the writing style rather insulting.

Unabridged:

1887 - A Study in Scarlet
1890 - The Sign of the Four
1892 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1893 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1902 - The Hound of the Baskervilles
1904 - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1908 - The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
1908 - The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Properly titled The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury - Revised & Expanded
ISBN 0-517-43614-0
ISBN 0-517-43614-2 (lib. ed.)
- Library edition?

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Afflicted - (2013 movie)

2016-10-20

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(trailer)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309961/
https://www.cbsfilms.com/afflicted/

Two friends go on vacation, with one of them seriously ill and possibly dying, but a new illness progresses.

How do I describe this without spoiling it? I know a lot of people don't like found-footage movies, but this one is quite good as it actually shows everything.

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Groundhog Day - (1993 movie)

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Of Mice and Men - (1937 book), by John Steinbeck

Much Ado About Nothing - (1623 play), by Shakespeare

Versus - (2000 movie)

Real Genius - (1985 movie)

Hardcore Henry - (2015 movie)

The Year's Best Science Fiction, ed. by Gardner Dozois

The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury - (1887-1908 stories), by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Afflicted - (2013 movie)

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