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Banned Books Make for Interesting Reading/Listening

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I have talked about banned books in the past. They are the best to go to. There is a reason people do not want you to read or listen to them. I read them in high school. I found most to be better than the assigned books. I went on the web and looked up banned books to see what was out there. I found a bunch. When I go through my library, they are always on hold or the library does not have the book. I did find one called Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. I have started listening after a waiting period. It is really good. I believe it is describe as Catcher in the Rye for modern times. If you can't find it through your library, Amazon has an audible free trial. You could listen that way. I also like the reader of this book. Readers can be very important! The wrong reader can put you to sleep or you will notice how they may not fit the character. Check it out! Audible Free Trial Through Amazon
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I'm a Comedy Sidekick!

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This line came from The Last Action Hero. The main character comes up with a plan. He is very knowledgable in action films. He thinks it will work until he realizes thos movies have Comedy Sidekicks. Great movie if you have not seen it. I am bringing this up because that is what I feel like. I write this blog. I got thousands of views. I am on top of the world. Only, I have nothing to show for it. I have been writing this for over 10 years and only have $10 to show for it. They won't even cash out until I hit $100. I don't think I will make that in 10 years. Then the bombing of a data farm hits Russia. Now I am down to half. Who know bots like reading stories on a blog. To give a little on this movie, it is about a boy being propelled into the action movies he loves. It is a world where movie rules and box office dictate the direction of the story. I thought this was a fun movie. The biggest problem it had was it's release date. The executives set a date...
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The Danger of Revealing the Man Behind the Curtain

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Prequels and sequels that try to explain a good movie are just money grabs. For some movies, it is like revealing the magicians tricks. Who wants to see Friday the 13th and being scared of Jason only to learn he was some kind of experimental project. I like the mystery. I like thinking the evil brought him back to get revenge for what happened in his life. For the most part, I think people like the ideas of carrying on stories and concepts, but maybe in a different for. In the case of Friday the 13th, they kept pushing the story along without out any real changes. That is until number 5. From there, they just kept bringing in new concepts. 5, an imposter, 6 Lightning brings him to like a la Frankenstein, 7 Carrie meets Jason, 8 he goes to "New York", 9 The Hidden Meets Jason, Freddy VS. Jason going back to the Abbot and Costello meets Frankenstein days. Alien has that some problem. Why can't the Alien just exist? Instead we have a long drawn out explaination a...
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Poltergeist

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In 1982, Poltergeist was released. Of course, this was one of the greatest years for movie releases. Some of the most classic films were released this year. Poltergeist was a Steven Spielberg haunted house movie. Only, he did not direct it. He was the producer and came up with the story. Another master of horror directed it. That man was Tobe Hooper. He is the man who gave us The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. People try to act like he did not direct it. Spielberg was a very busy man. He was working on ET at the same time. The story follows a family that starts noticing supernatural events that lead to the disappearance of their youngest daughter. The movie blew me away as a kid. It was PG, but it is one of those movies that pushed into a harder rating. Not quite R, but definetly not PG. If you have not seen this movie, you need to. I would say it was close to perfect. Poltergeist Blu Ray Buy Now
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