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It seems the past 3 movies directed by Steven Spielberg, have gone past 2 hours. And “Minority Report” was no exception. It clocked in at 2 hours and 20 minutes. Yes, Daredevil was one of the trailers ( it was a bit short, though ). All during the movie, I saw several people make a beeline to the restroom. Imagine, if he was to direct “Harry Potter.” I don’t think the kids would be able to sit through 3 hour movie. We’ll never know.

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So I was at the gym on the tread mill and plugged into the TV. I flipped to MTV, and the Osbournes show was on. All I can say is, it was hilarious. Instead of Mr. Rogers in the Neighborhood, it was Ozzy. It definitely, isn’t clean cut programming like Mr. Rogers. More or less, they say what’s on their mind. And it’s just the funniest shit.

If the show was on all day, I probably be still walking or running on the tread mill. I don’t know what it is about that show. Maybe it’s the bluntness or just their oblivion to American culture. Or just simply their accent. Perhaps, it just funny to watch how Ozzy reacts to different scenarios. If you haven’t watched it, you have to check it out.

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I’ve been perusing a few message boards lately. And I ran across a forum for one of the television shows I watch regardly. It’s amazing how fanatical some of these people are. Seriously, they seem to be so engrossed in dissecting future episodes. I’m starting to wonder where they get this information. And exactly, where do they have the time for this. Crazy! That’s all I can say.

Hmm.. Is it just me. I always thought Easter usually occurs in April.

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So last night, I sat around the tv to watch the Oscars. It was a bit boring, so I started channel flipping. Unfortunately, there was nothing on except for Fear Factor. And I wasn’t really in the mood for that. The funniest moment at the Oscars was when Reese Witherspoon asked her husband Ryan Phillippe if she could read the name of the winner, and he responded, “You make more than I do; go ahead.” It was cute.

Afterwards, I was actually going to watch the View on ABC. Unfortunately, ABC switched to auxilary signal (their antenna in Alpine, NJ) at 1:30 am, that my reception went out. That was definitely an indicator that I should get to bed. And so I did. It was a pretty boring evening.

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The movie Requiem for a Dream is so mind bending and warped. It reminds me a bit of Stanley Kubricks film Clockwork Orange. The camera angles Darren Aronofsky used was just amazing. Instead of centering the movie around the character, he focused on their addiction. It’s a great movie because so thought provoking.

It makes you realize how we let our addictions take over our lives. And makes you wonder why we just sit around dreaming and fantasizing about the future, as oppose to going out there and giving it a go.

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The other day, I picked up the Enemy at the Gates DVD from the library. I’ve actually, had the movie on reserve for about 8 months. While I was watching the movie, I notice three of the main characters were Brits. They were playing Russian soldiers. I just found it peculiar, that they didn’t try to speak in a Russian accent. Considering when american actors take on foreign roles, they go through extensive training to speak in other accents (i.e. Gwenyth Paltrow in Sliding Doors). It just a question of curiousity. Aside from that minor fact, it was a pretty good movie.

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So after a sort of long week, I decided to go veg out to watch Queen of the Damned. It was okay. But a lot of inconsistent with the book, especially in regards the maker of each vampire. And I think it would have helped if they introduced the ancient vampires. And they try to create a love story between Lestat and Jesse, which never existed. At least Interview with the Vampire, was closer to the book. I think these vampires were more believable then Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. And I’m sorry, but there is no way Antonio Banderas can play Armand. The Vampire Armand, became a vampire at the age of 17, and has a face of cherubin. Sorry, but no matter how many face lifts, Antonio won’t look 17. Seriously, he should at least have a wrinkle by now. And he definitely does not have a face of an angel, even though you might differ with my opinion. Why can’t people just age gracefully like Robert Redford.

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This morning, I was watching the Today show. And Matt Lauer was going to try the sport of skeleton. Skeleton, is like luge except you go face forward. Prior to doing the skeleton, he expressed quite anxiety about going down the track. Frankly, I think if you offered the chance for Ann Curry to try the skeleton, she would be there in a heart beat. Then again, she also jumped out of a plane for an assignment for the Today show. She’s an asian sister with a lot of guts.

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I must remind myself never to have coffee at 2 in the afternoon. Especially, a large cup of Dean and Deluca coffee. The end result, I was totally wired until about 2am in the morning. Not good. But caffeine is so good. Bah!

While being wired on coffee, I decided to finish this book Playing Away. Actually, it is the British version of Sex in the City. The difference, is there are 5 characters. But the 4 major characters have striking parallels to the 4 ladies of Sex in the City. Frankly, I think they talk more about sex then the infamous Samantha.

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Anyway, this afternoon my friend had called me to see if I wanted to go to a screening of Count of Monte Cristo. Hell yeah. I just have to say it was an interesting experience. I had to stop myself from wanting to throw something at the woman behind me. And believe me when I say, if you were in my position you probably want to clobber her. This woman behind me had the nasally voice of Fran Drescher ( the actress in defunct show “The Nanny”) yelling out every person she saw entering the theater. It really didn’t help that she set right behind me. Her voice was worse then the shrekking crow. Aside, from the woman behind, the movie was pretty good. It was very funny for a drama.

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