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The FighterThe Fighter, DVD
DVD - 2011DVD, 2011
Added May 19, 2014
Zero Dark ThirtyZero Dark Thirty, DVD
DVD - 2013DVD, 2013
Added May 19, 2014
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Zero Dark Thirty is a movie based on a true story of the United States Government searching for Taliban leader Osama Bin Laden. The Zero Dark Thirty plot was exciting to follow the investigators get closer and closer on the hunt Osama Bin Laden. Although I did find the plot to be hard to follow at times with some plot holes that left me with unanswered questions. It was very eye opening how the United States Government used certain techniques to get information out of Taliban members. The actors were very well done. I believe the actors they selected were perfect for their roles as some scenes made me get emotionally involved with the film, although I do believe there was not as much character development as there could have been. Zero Dark Thirty had the perfect mix between action and the actual story. I never felt bored watching this movie, as it always had exciting plot twists that kept me on the edge of my seat. I really felt that the investigators were obsessed with finding Osama Bin Laden and you can see what limits they go to in order to get the information they need to find them. It made me question the United States Government integrity in the ward and the limits they are willing to go to, to end terrorism. I give Zero Dark Thirty a 7/10. I recommend this movie to anyone that is interested in war. If you have little to no interest I would advise you stay away from this one.Zero Dark Thirty is a movie based on a true story of the United States Government searching for Taliban leader Osama Bin Laden. The Zero Dark Thirty plot was exciting to follow the investigators get closer and closer on the hunt Osama Bin Laden.…
Escape From Camp 14Escape From Camp 14, BookOne Man's Remarkable Odyssey From North Korea to Freedom in the West
by Harden, BlaineBook - 2012Book, 2012
Added May 19, 2014
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Escape From Camp 14 is a book based off a true story about a man who was born in a North Korea labor camp who has no knowledge of life outside the camp and his journey to escape the hard labor he is forced to do every day. This book is incredibly informative, it opened my eyes to how truly awful the North Korean leaders are. People are sent to hard labor for the rest of their lives if they commit a crime. This book kept me wanting more and more as I read, and the more and more I read I become emotionally connected to the people who are still in the labor camps today that are beaten frequently and severely malnourished. The book was very well written and easy to follow. I was never confused throughout the book and always knew what was going on. It made me imagine in made head what was going on very clearly. This book made me realize how lucky I am to live in a developed country that does not have corrupt leaders. I would recommend this book to everyone because I believe everyone should know what is happening in North Korea and how they cover it up. I give Escape From Camp 14 a 8/10. The gruesome truth about North Korea I learned from reading this book changed the way I look at the world and to see how fortunate some of us in the world. If you do end up reading Escape From Camp 14 remember that this is a TRUE story.Escape From Camp 14 is a book based off a true story about a man who was born in a North Korea labor camp who has no knowledge of life outside the camp and his journey to escape the hard labor he is forced to do every day. This book is incredibly…
RevolutionRevolution, DVDThe Complete 1st Season
DVD - 2013DVD, 2013
Added May 19, 2014
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Revolution is set in a world where electricity is no more. The world mysteriously blacked out and everything from cars to phones no longer work. Governments no longer exist, people are separated by militias and republics. You follow Miles Matheson, his daughter Charlie Matheson and his wife Rachel Matheson on their mission to turn the lights back on, but while doing so they are trying to avoid Monroe the militias leader that is trying to recover electricity only to himself so he can conquer more land in the apocalyptic United States. The sets in the film I enjoyed very much, they were very well executed and kept me looking around the screen at the beautiful sets. I found the plot to be very interesting but hard to follow. I found myself occasionally jumping back in the episode to figure out what was going on. It is a bit much to handle. Besides that the plot I found was to be very well created and exciting to follow. I did find however that is was poorly executed. The characters in the show did not get me emotionally connected with them as other shows have. When something bad happens in the show I found myself to be unaffected by the event. The acting I found was to be very poorly done. This show rarely made me wanting more and anticipated to watch the next episode. I give Revolution a 6/10. I would only recommend this movie to people that are interested in the post apocalyptic genre.Revolution is set in a world where electricity is no more. The world mysteriously blacked out and everything from cars to phones no longer work. Governments no longer exist, people are separated by militias and republics. You follow Miles Matheson,…
The Walking DeadThe Walking Dead, DVDThe Complete 1st Season
DVD - 2011DVD, 2011
Added May 19, 2014
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If you love zombies the Walking Dead is the show for you. The show starts off with Rick Grimes waking up in a zombie apocalypse with no memory of how it came to be. He goes on a mission to figure out what happened and to find his family. The characters in the Walking Dead are very well made up and get you emotionally attached to them. I quickly found my favorite character that made me hoping that he would survive as the show went on. When a character does end up dying I found myself to be emotionally affected by it and feeling sad that I wouldn't be able to seem them anymore. The plot itself I found to be very well executed and made up. They are constantly on the move trying to survive in the zombie apocalypse world. Zombies are not just the only problem they face, they are constantly on the search for food and trying to avoid potential bandits that want to kill them. Although I did find the plot to sometimes be a bit slow. Every episode starts off with high intensity action and then it dies down. Then towards the end you are left off on a cliff hanger that makes you want to watch the next episode. The easy to follow nail biting plot, great characters and zombies makes the Walking Dead a great television show to watch if you are interested in zombies. I give the Walking Dead season 1 a 8/10. I also recommend you continue to watch the Walking Dead as it only gets better as time goes on.If you love zombies the Walking Dead is the show for you. The show starts off with Rick Grimes waking up in a zombie apocalypse with no memory of how it came to be. He goes on a mission to figure out what happened and to find his family. The…
Breaking BadBreaking Bad, DVDThe Complete 1st Season
DVD - 2009DVD, 2009
Added May 19, 2014
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Breaking Bad is a movie about a high school chemistry teacher that decides to start cooking meth with his old drug dealing student to provide for his family. The plot of the first season of Breaking Bad is amazing. You follow Walter White change from being an innocent high school chemistry teacher to a criminal all for his family. Watching Bryan Cranston become this drug cook is very different after watching him in Malcom in the Middle, but he pulls it off wonderfully. Along side with Jesse Pinkman, the right hand man to Walter. The show adds a very good problem Walter has to constantly face, his brother in law. His brother is a drug enforcement officer that is trying to find the new meth cook in town, little does he know it is his brother in law Their personalities are constantly clashing which makes for very humorous events but also very dark events. The actors in Breaking Bad make you get emotionally connected to each and single one of them. You watch them grow as the season goes on. Constant plot twists and traumatic events kept me on the edge of my seat wanting more. The first season does a great job of getting watchers to get hooked on the show and keep watching future seasons. This season only has seven episodes but these episodes were very well done. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is interested in suspenseful, humorous and dark events. I give Breaking Bad season 1 a 10/10.Breaking Bad is a movie about a high school chemistry teacher that decides to start cooking meth with his old drug dealing student to provide for his family. The plot of the first season of Breaking Bad is amazing. You follow Walter White change…
Pacific RimPacific Rim, DVD
DVD - 2013 | 2-disc special edDVD, 2013. 2-disc special ed
Added May 19, 2014
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In Pacific Rim the premise is that giant robots are fighting giant monsters that are invading Earth through a portal in the Pacific Ocean. The movie is mostly fighting and trying to save the world with a little love story as well. The story was very easy to follow along to understand the basic premise of the story. Although there were a lot of plot holes in the movie that made me have a lot of unanswered questions at the end of the film. The visuals in this movie are very outstanding. The computer generated imagery was beautiful. You can tell a lot of money and time was spent perfecting the computer generated imagery. This made all the fights exciting to watch and very visually appealing. The fights themselves were very entertaining. Sometimes the fights would destroy entire cities. The monsters sometimes seemed weak and that they could have nuked the monster in the first place when in came into Earth through the Ocean. The action in the movie overall was outstanding and kept me on the edge of my seat wanting more. Despite some of the plot holes, I found the movie to be a great movie I would watch once and never watch again. This movie is perfect for everyone. Kids will love it because of the mindless fighting and visually appealing battles. I give Pacific Rim a 7/10, a great movie to watch and no need to concentrate on the story but just watch the beautiful battles it has to offer.In Pacific Rim the premise is that giant robots are fighting giant monsters that are invading Earth through a portal in the Pacific Ocean. The movie is mostly fighting and trying to save the world with a little love story as well. The story was very…
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