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Comedies, or The Other Guys: An Indirect Review

This weekend, Erin and I saw The Other Guys with the Sunday Night Film Club. While there were plenty of funny scenes, it was an overall disappointment as a film. I left the theater thinking that it could have been so much better - but then again, it was pretty much what I expected.

Last month, I re-watched Shaun of the Dead, and I think that it ruined most comedies for me for the next six months or so. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the two big hits from the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost trio, set a high standard for funny movies. Read more »

The Two Towers, Live

Last night, Erin and I went with Johanna and Solomon (and hundreds of other nerds) to celebrate Solomon's birthday by seeing a showing of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers at the Wolf Trap in HD. Pretty cool on it's own, but the kicker was the full orchestra and chorus providing a live soundtrack.

It started pouring just as we got through the gates, but that didn't seem to slow down anyone with lawn seats. I mean, what kind of self-respecting nerds are going to miss a live performance of the score to The Two Towers just because of a little rain? Read more »

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