I am really upset with the size of the bill that I pay for cable television and broadband internet. My long term view is that I shall have to get one of the satellite services on the best deal that I can, but for now I might just dump cable completely for wireless internet. I live in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina and around here I can get about 30 channels over the air. I can also watch free movies online with a bit of work and some effort. It is possible to do that legally if [...] Continue Reading…
Saving Money on Your Entertainment Budget
June 19th, 2013Commercials Are a Lot of Fun
June 13th, 2013
There are so many people that have a favorite commercial. One of my favorite commercials has an animal that likes to talk about how cheap car insurance is with his company. I like to listen to the different voices that the animal has. The creators of this commercial are genius, they really know how to make people laugh. I think it is important for people to laugh at a commercial if they are going to remember the product because those are the things that we think of when we are shopping for a good or service. Many companies are [...] Continue Reading…
Selling Shirts for a Good Cause
June 1st, 2013My daughter is a senior at the local high school, and my son is a junior. A classmate of theirs was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and it struck most everyone at the small school pretty hard. Her parents had medical insurance, but there were certain costs that were not covered by them. They had a lot of traveling and lodging expenses, and her classmates wanted to do something to help with that. My daughter did an online search for promotional clothing because she thought it would be a cool idea to order tee shirts in her [...] Continue Reading…
They Created a Top Notch Website
May 30th, 2013
I have loved books ever since I first learned to read, so it did not surprise anyone when I announced an early retirement so I could open up my own bookstore. Even with electronic books being all the rage, I knew there was still a viable market for classic books in their true forms. Since I needed to be available to patrons all over the place, I knew the best way to do this would be to hire a top notch web design team to help me get my name out there on the Internet.
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Servicing All of Your Television Viewing Needs: Direc4u.com
December 3rd, 2012What do you look for when you’re watching TV? Everyone is different, so don’t you need a service proivder that is going to give you what you want? This means there should be plenty of options, and you want to be able to select what you need or get the whole deal. With direct tv you can sign up for DirecTV and you will just be amazed at all the channels you can get. Are you tired of cable? Do you want sleek access with the nicest equipment, best customer service, and the greatest packages available? All the football, other [...] Continue Reading…
More unresolved mysteries
March 9th, 2012To the shame of the Wachowskis I have to add that also other parts of the trilogy are left unresolved and are degraded to meaninglessness in the same manner.
Matrix Imploded
- Take the speech of the Architect. A masterpiece of filmmaking. During the months after Reloaded his words were dissected in Matrix forums. “This is the 6th time we will destroy Zion”.
Did this have ANY effect on Revolutions? None.
What would differ if Neo hadn’t gone to the Architect? Not much. Smith would have spread and Neo could have gone to the machine god directly. - Persephone says
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Wachowskis, where is the twist, goddammit?
March 9th, 2012I love the movies, and that’s why I am angry. Something’s different. I cannot feel them. It’s not what the movie shows. It’s what the movie does not show: The twists and the mind-puzzles!
I can honestly say, that in forums around the web (including this site’s forum) there have been better ideas for Revolutions than in the resulting movie. It seems the movie DOESN’T EVEN TRY to make us marvel (except on the level of visuals). Didn’t the brothers realize the potential of what they have created with Matrix 1 and Matrix 2?
Here are a few twist ideas from
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March 9th, 2012Don’t get me wrong: I really like Matrix Revolutions for its powerful scenes and its dialogue and never-seen-before battles. It’s one of the finest pieces of film history.
But what’s wrong with Matrix Revolutions then?
I reproach the movie for its lack of answers. Answers to questions that Matrix Reloaded raised (and seemed to promise to answer in Revolutions).
Dude, where is my matrix?
Imagine you make a movie and suddenly your hero has telekinetic powers: He stops 4 incoming war machines just by thinking it. Wow, that is a twist.
Matrix fans around the globe discussed for MONTHS
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