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I finally had the chance to catch up on a few current films last week courtesy of Pay-Per-View.
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What an amazing film. I was a teenager living in the Bay Area just a few miles from San Francisco when all of this of this history was going on. I well remember when Diane Feinstein - then President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors - gave the shocking news that Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk (the first openly gay man elected to office) were shot and killed inside City Hall. Sean Penn does the most wonderful job portraying Milk. He definitely deserved the Oscar. His acceptance speech was the highlight of the evening for me -- "You Commie Homo-Loving Sons of Guns". I've appreciated Sean Penn going all the way back to Taps and Racing With the Moon.
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My kids were dying to see this and I must say all the adults in our house loved it too! One of a kind characters - played by very funny actors (Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bernie Mac, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Alec Baldwin, etc.) - non stop humor with lots of little inside jokes and those commando penguins definitely steal the show. Better than the original - in my opinion.
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OK, I finally get what all the fuss is about. I myself love vampire movies - I've seen um all - but this one is different somehow, and you can very easily get drawn in. My 11 year old daughter has watched it two times already, and I have to admit I watched it with her. Although I must add that we skipped through some of the moderately violent scenes that aren't really appropriate for her age. I can also see why girls/women might be drawn to this movie - a gorgeous (where did they find this guy), mysterious, intelligent, protective, obsessed vampire guy (Edward Cullen) who finds his true love, and can barely control himself from drinking her (Bella Swan's) blood. Got it! This series of books - four in all - leaving three more films left to make and release - New Moon - Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.
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