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The Interview (II) (2014)

Good but not earth shattering

[10/10 · 22 December 2014]

I'm rating this movie ten of ten because of circumstances, not because anything special.

A friend of mine has been in the employ of Sony for 20 years, and it turns out that because of all of this nonsense, they have had threats made against them, their personal, financial and health information has been leaked and their job will be negatively impacted, all because someone has their panties in a wad.

This movie is typical by today's standards. There is absolutely nothing about it that I care to quote, and it would not be memorable except for the brouhaha it has caused.

If you get a chance to watch it, don't rate it for the content, but because a rating of ten will serve to further upset those who try to disrupt the lives of innocent people and control freedom of speech and expression.

Deck the Halls (2006)

My family thought it was cute

[6/10 · 25 November 2006]

The reviews and the comments were quite harsh, so I decided to take the gamble and go see it. Glad I made that decision. I laughed and so did my wife and 13 year old daughter. The 11 year old boy didn't spend nearly as much time laughing.

Some of the funniest scenes are in the trailers, as with the majority of movies, but there were a number of surprises.

It starts out great and does slide downhill just a bit. Maybe they ran out of good material towards the end... Or possibly they wanted to actually make a statement, about the seriousness of Christmas. Either way, I would not pay to see it again, but I would rent it or watch it on TV.

Merry Christmas...