Mad Tiger Movie Review

I went and watched Marley and Me today starring Owen Wilson as John Grogan and Jennifer Aniston as Jenny Grogan.

An ambitious young reporter, John Grogan, and his wife, Jenny, also a reporter, move to a Florida, buy a house and adopt a Labrador puppy they name Marley. Marley quickly becomes a rollicking force of nature in their lives. And this family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

If you have ever owned and loved a dog this movie is for you. This movie was adapted from John Grogan’s book of the same title. While this film has some true to life funny doggie moments in it I have to say that I was surprised at how much I liked this film. As many of you have had to listen to my dog stories, you know that I am an avid dog lover. I have to admit this movie made me cry. At the end of the movie Owen Wilson adapts a Louis Sabin quote. He says…

“A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn't care if you're not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born. Give him your heart and he’ll give you his.”

That quote is so true. I gave this movie 4 and half tiger paws.

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I went and watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button today starring Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button and Cate Blanchett as Daisy.

"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 to the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Benjamin Button is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

This film lasts almost 3 hours, but was so interesting it kept my attention all that time. There are some funny moments in this film. This film is a love story that is bittersweet. It is not a film for children though. I give this movie 4 and half tiger paws.

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To the Men and Women of the United States military, and all the armed forces around the world, thank you for everything that you do. And to those who are laying their heads down tonight in a foreign land, away from your loved ones, thank you so very much. Stay safe, you're in our thoughts and our hearts. Merry Christmas.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian P. Humphreys
28 years old from Fallon, Nevada
6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 49
November 15, 2008


A funny, nice guy who loved to fly. That's how Christian P. Humphreys is remembered by his friends. "He was a great guy, always happy and had a joke," said Sean Whitney, a flight medic. "We used to play with our paintball guns in the cornfields behind his house."

Humphreys flew with the Fallon Naval Air Station Search and Rescue Longhorns from June 6, 2004, to May 5, 2006. He left the Navy and joined the Army as part of the "Blue to Green" program to become a helicopter pilot.

Humphreys, along with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Donald V. Clark, 37 years old from Tennessee, was killed when their OH-58 Kiowa helicopter crashed while on a mission over Mosul, Iraq. As a rescue crew chief, Humphreys was in charge of the operation behind the pilots. He made the decisions when to deploy rescue crews out of the helicopter to assist injured people, and he also took care of the equipment.

"He was a funny guy, a nice guy, a lot of character," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Schmidt. "The guy was always entertaining, always had something to say, but like everyone here, he displayed the professionalism in saving lives."

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian P. Humphreys leaves behind a wife and parents.

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I went and watched the movie Milk this morning starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, Emile Hirch as Cleve Jones, Josh Brolin as Dan White and James Franco as Scott Smith.

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978.

Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk’s life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk’s actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk’s political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.

If you can get past all the male kissing in this film you will see the story is compassionately told of Harvey Milk’s life. Penn will probably win some awards for this film. Not a movie for children!! I give this movie 4 tiger paws.

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I went and watched the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still today starring Keanu Reeves as the Spaceman Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Dr. Helen Benson, Jaden Smith (Will Smith and Jada Pickett Smith’s son) as Jacob Benson (Dr. Benson’s step-son) and Kathy Bates as Regina Jackson the President’s representative.

The story of an alien traveler, Klaatu, who comes to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort to deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world don’t change their ways.

Keanu Reeves does an excellent job playing the stoic Spaceman Klaatu and Jaden Smith is adorable in this film. But…

About the only thing that is the same in this remake are the shape of the robot Gort and a few minor things like Klaatu getting shot. Other than that, I didn’t see much similarity between the remake and the original. And I watched the Original again last night on the AMC Channel to prepare for watching this film today. There is no spaceship but a lot of these wicked looking orbs all over the earth. The message was an environment message (move over Al Gore) not a world peace message. Gort turns into a million of these insect looking nano machines that starts eating everything its path until almost too late Klaatu stops them and they all die.

Now I admit that the original film is one of my favorite Sci Fi movies of all time, but as I had feared the remake is a travesty of the original. Maybe if they had stuck to the original story I would have liked this film more. I give this film 2 tiger paws.

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Spc. Jonnie L Stiles
38 years old from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard
November 13, 2008


Louisiana National Guard spokesman Maj. Michael Kazmierzak said Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles had been serving as a gunner on a Humvee doing route clearance when and IED detonated near his vehicle in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He said the job typically involves checking roads for bombs and insurgents.

Stiles' wife, Launa, said that he was nearly killed last month when a suicide bomber blew up a military vehicle in front of his. She said he was still able to rescue three other soldiers and returned to duty before his 30-day recovery period was finished.

"He was strong and really cared for his men," she said.

Stiles was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and graduated from Littleton High School in Colorado. He served in the military for 17 years, first joining the Marines and then switching to the Army in 1999. He served three years at Fort Carson, left the Army and then returned as a member of the Colorado Air National Guard in the Summer of 2007.

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I went and watched The Boy In The Striped Pajamas this morning starring Asa Butterfield as Brunno, David Thewlis as Father and Jack Scanion as Shumel.

Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

This movie has quite a shocking ending and I won’t spoil it by telling you what it is. I can’t say that I like the subject matter or the way this film ended but I did like this movie. I give this film 4 tiger paws.