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    One of my biggest pet peeves is when some people who live outside the South assume that Texas (among other Southern states) is inhabited by people technologically trapped in the mid-nineteenth century.
    • February 26, 2013 at 3:42 AM
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    I’ve seen bits of Shawshank Redemption, but regrettably, I’ve yet to see the entire thing. I do enjoy The Green Mile, though. Coincidentally, it’s also an adaptation of a Stephen King novel and also an extremely profound movie. I also enjoy some of the older films like Escape From Alcatraz. As for as a theme, there are two films outside the prison genre that really speak to me. Amistad, for one, because it provides such a graphic image of what slaves endured just in their journey from Africa alone. Also, there’s Schindler’s List. Where both films obviously do depict literal captivity, I find Schindler’s moral dilemma to be a compelling story.
    • February 23, 2013 at 1:16 AM
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    Well, that says a lot about the quality of the ride and the people who designed it at Disney. Even before the movie, the ride told a great story. Also, swashbuckling is just a great branch of the action genre.
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    Oh yeah! Freakazoid was awesome! I remember for some reason I only saw it on early in the mornings though.
    • February 17, 2013 at 1:44 AM
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    Oh Yeah! Princess Bride and Zorro both have two of the best swashbuckling scenes ever! I favor the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, though (particularly the trilogy that came before Stranger Tides)

    Some of my favorite scenes:

    Jack vs. Will in the smithy:

    [BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-LQqXd0fE[/BBvideo]

    The wheel fight from POTC 2:

    “By YOUR leave, Mr. Norrington!” 😆

    [BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfkqKJohuTI[/BBvideo]

    POTC 3 (Also my favorite of the series)

    The final sword fight between Jack and Davy Jones (Of which there seem to be no clips)

    and…

    Will and Elizabeth’s wedding:

    [BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfkIlvtybWg[/BBvideo]

    • February 15, 2013 at 3:40 AM
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    ^ All those things are why I enjoy The Pacific, Saving Private Ryan. I also enjoy We Were Soldiers for the fact that, despite being a war film, much of its focus is on the wives left at home and what the war was like from their side.
    • February 9, 2013 at 9:18 PM
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    I’m terrible at picking favorites, especially when there are so many great films in this genre. Bridge Over the River Kwai stands as one of my favorites as well, but I have to go with Saving Private Ryan in more recent films. I love any war drama that Tom Banks and Spielberg collaborate on!

    Also: I’ve actually been to Audie Murphy’s grave! Random, I know, but it was exciting when I looked down and realized I was standing at it.

    • February 8, 2013 at 8:09 PM
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    ^ That’s funny, most of my family tree is southern and all of my relatives have very traditional southern values (minus the racism that people love to associate with the south) and I love Glory to bits! I do have to say that I prefer depictions of WWII over the Civil War though. I highly recommend The Pacific to anyone that hasn’t seen it.
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    Auntie comes to call

    Baby Taro’s here to play

    Girls are all stressed out

    The kid’s a handful

    Washu puts them all to shame

    When he’s gone; she’s sad

    Thorn
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    ^^ Ah, Half-Life, how I miss you! And I’m the same way with Descent as Makoto. Never played it, but I hear it’s great!
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