Today the final trailer for The Hobbit was released. I cannot believe it is almost over. It's like Harry Potter all over again... except hopefully this time I won't cry at the end... in the theater. Don't judge.... I can nerd out with the best of them.
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Friday, November 30, 2012
Lincoln
The best Abraham Lincoln film around is the new Spielberg film. It is very well researched, quotes from his life extensively, and a great film. It also focused on Lincoln's role in the passing of the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery as the first constitutional mention of slavery) and his family life.
Some quotes:
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."
"We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing."
"Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong."
"We begin with equality, it’s the origin, isn’t it? That’s justice. See, we’ve shown that if people can endure awful sacrifice and yet cohere."
Another terrific reference--
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years by Carl Sandberg
The book was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Sandberg interviewed people who knew Lincoln personally in compiling his account.
Some quotes:
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."
"We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing."
"Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong."
"We begin with equality, it’s the origin, isn’t it? That’s justice. See, we’ve shown that if people can endure awful sacrifice and yet cohere."
Another terrific reference--
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years by Carl Sandberg
The book was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Sandberg interviewed people who knew Lincoln personally in compiling his account.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Joe's Favorite Halloween Movies
Signs (2002)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Vertigo (1958)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
**Although I have yet to see it I have heard good things about The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)**
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Vertigo (1958)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
**Although I have yet to see it I have heard good things about The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)**
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Weekend Plans
Friday night for our date we went to the mall. We ate at Red Robin and had desert at one of our new favorite spots in Provo a Japanese sweet shop called Tokyo Sweet within the Provo mall food court. We then went home and watched Jackie Chan's Shanghai Noon.
Saturday we spent mostly at home. Julia cooked an awesome dinner.
Sunday, we went to church and meetings and then watched some Psych episodes and followed Mitt Romney winning the Puerto Rico primary.
Saturday we spent mostly at home. Julia cooked an awesome dinner.
Sunday, we went to church and meetings and then watched some Psych episodes and followed Mitt Romney winning the Puerto Rico primary.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Best Movies of 2011 (JOE)
We Bought A Zoo ++
Soul Surfer ++
17 Miracles ++
The Help ++
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol ++
Harry Potter Series (-2011) ++
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Sherlock Holmes: The Game of Shadows
Warrior **Note: This movie is not for kids due to its including intense drug abuse and violence**
Rango
Soul Surfer ++
17 Miracles ++
The Help ++
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol ++
Harry Potter Series (-2011) ++
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Sherlock Holmes: The Game of Shadows
Warrior **Note: This movie is not for kids due to its including intense drug abuse and violence**
Rango
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